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Walnut Creek Outdoor Learning Center

Camp Name: Walnut Creek Outdoor Learning Center

Phone: 614-315-4769

Web: www.walnutcreekolc.com

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Contact Person: Brian Labuhn

Age/Grade: Boys &Girls completing 4th grade thru 6th grade

Type: Day Camp

Length of Program: Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm

Cost: $190

Students participate in interactive hands-on multi-sensory lessons and activities. Our lessons include but are not limited to outdoor living skills, wetland, wildlife, and forest ecology.

Activities include;

  • Shelter building outdoor survival shelter construction
  • Map and Compass reading
  • Fishing techniques
  • Kick seining for freshwater macroinvertebrates identification
  • Survival Fire building (no matches)
  • Tree core samples and analysis
  • Educational games
  • Natural arts and crafts
  • Team building and leadership activities
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Adventure Academy at Camp Mary Orton

Camp Mary Orton’s Adventure Academy provides a summer camp experience that leaves your child with long lasting memories of adventure, discovery and friendship.  We are dedicated to providing experiences that will challenge your child in an environment where it is safe to try new things and develop leadership traits.  Days are filled with activities that incorporate hiking, swimming, archery, crafts and outdoor adventure experiences including climbing walls, zip line, team building activities and a high ropes course.  Children ages 7 – 14 can expereince this week long day camp conveniently located in Worthington Ohio.   For additional information, visit our website at www.campmaryorton.org or call our office at 614-885-1023.

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Mythbreakers

Location: Camden, Ohio – 2 hours west of Columbus near Oxford, Ohio

Address: 1259 Swann Beatty Rd. 

                 Camden, Ohio 45311

Phone: 937-452-3347

Fax: 937-452-5566

Web: www.pvmcamp.com

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Contact Persons: Rob Lansdale- Director     Joyce Reke – Registrations

Subject/Content: Fun Science
Grade Level: 4-6

Type: Overnight/coed
Length of Program: One week sessions, Sunday – Friday
Cost: $370

Dates offered: June 27 – July 2

Financial aid: Partial scholarships according to financial needs

Discounts: Early registration discounts, sibling discounts, military discounts, new camper discounts, and bring a friend discounts available.

Notes: Is it fact or just another urban myth? Based on the popular Discover Channel TV show, Mythbusters, through trial and error you will take on myths and use modern-day science to challenge and demonstrate what is real and what is fiction.

Activities: 80-ft. high zipline, rock climbing tower, challenge course, swimming, canoeing, nature hikes, campfires, and more.  

Religious Affiliations: Christian, non-denominational

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Liberty Farm Summer Horse Camp

Liberty Farm Summer Horse Camp

Liberty Farm, Inc   2620 Fisher Rd, Columbus, Ohio  43204

614-279-0346  phone

614-279-4401  fax

www.libertyhorsefarm.com

Contact: Heather Valentine at

Conveniently located inside the 270 on Columbus’ west side,Liberty Farm offers week long sessions of day camp which run 9-4 Monday through Friday from June 21-August13.

No matter which session campers attend, our highly qualified staff will teach age and experience appropriate lessons on:

• Safe horse/pony handling
• Caring of horses and equipment
• Group riding lessons
• Games on horseback
• Anatomy of a horse
• Arts-n-crafts
• and more – in a fun and interactive manner

The cost is $375 per camper per week.  Campers bring a sack lunch.  Snacks are provided during the day.

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Camp Wyandot

Camp Name:  Camp Wyandot

Sponsor:  Camp Fire USA Central Ohio Council

Phone:  614-481-8227

Fax:  614-481-8229

Web:  centralohiocampfire.org

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Contact Person:  Margie Dooley

Age/Grade:  boys & girls completing 2nd grade thru 12th grade

Type:  Overnight Camp

Length of Program:  Sunday late afternoon thru Saturday morning

Cost:  $370.00

Financial Aid:  Yes

Program Description:  Campers participate in a wide variety of outdoor activities including:  swimming, canoeing, fishing, camping skills, outdoor cooking, overnights, hiking, nature exploration, singing, crafts, and much more.  Accredited by the American Camp Association.

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Drama Camp

Location: Camden, Ohio – 2 hours west of Columbus near Oxford, Ohio

Address: 1259 Swann Beatty Rd. 

                 Camden, Ohio 45311

Phone: 937-452-3347

Fax: 937-452-5566

Web: www.pvmcamp.com

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Contact Persons: Rob Lansdale- Director           Joyce Reke – Registrations

Subject/Content: Residential Drama Camp
Grade Level: 4 – 6, & 6 – 10

Type: Overnight

Length of Program: One week sessions, Sunday – Friday
Cost: $370

Dates offered: July 11-16 & July 18-23

Number of program participants allocated: 10

Financial aid: Partial scholarships according to financial needs

Discounts: Early registration discounts, sibling discounts, military discounts, new camper discounts, and bring a friend discounts available.

Notes: DRAMA CAMP – The curtain is raised, the stage is set, and the spotlight is on you! Join our actors as they have loads of fun performing skits, learning characterization, costuming, improv, make-up, and more. The daily schedule will include 2 1/2  hours of acting class, techniques and performance. From complete goofiness to serious role-play, this camp definitely hits its mark.

Activities: 80-ft. high zipline, rock climbing tower, challenge course, swimming, canoeing, nature hikes, campfires, and more.  

Religious Affiliations: Christian, non-denominational

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Aqua Camp

Location: Camden, Ohio – 2 hours west of Columbus near Oxford, Ohio

Address: 1259 Swann Beatty Rd. 

                 Camden, Ohio 45311

Phone: 937-452-3347

Fax: 937-452-5566

Web: www.pvmcamp.com

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Contact Persons: Rob Lansdale- Director        Joyce Reke – Registrations

Subject/Content: Water Skiing Camp
Grade Level: 4-6, 6-10

Type: Overnight
Length of Program: One week sessions, Sunday – Friday
Cost: $455

Dates offered: June 13-18, June 20-25

Financial aid: Partial scholarships according to financial needs

Discounts: Early registration discounts, sibling discounts, military discounts, new camper discounts, and bring a friend discounts available.

Notes: Ride the wake! This camp is for those who enjoy water activities such as water skiing, tubing, wave boards, and just relaxing on the beach. Campers will learn skills in water skiing from expert skiers Clif and Andrew Martin (father and son). The Martins are National Barefoot Water Skiing competitors who will put on a demonstration of barefoot water skiing.

Activities: 80-ft. high zipline, rock climbing tower, challenge course, swimming, canoeing, nature hikes, campfires, and more.  

Religious Affiliations: Christian, non-denominational

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Computer Gaming Camp

Location: Camden, Ohio – 2 hours west of Columbus near Oxford, Ohio

Address: 1259 Swann Beatty Rd. 

                 Camden, Ohio 45311

Phone: 937-452-3347

Fax: 937-452-5566

Web: www.pvmcamp.com

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Contact Persons: Rob Lansdale- Director      Joyce Reke – Registrations

Subject/Content: One week gaming camp
Grade Level: 4-6, 6-10

Type: Overnight
Length of Program: One week sessions, Sunday – Friday
Cost: $400

Dates offered: June 6-11, June 13-18, June 27-Jul 2, July 4-9, July 18-23

Financial aid: Partial scholarships according to financial needs

Discounts: Early registration discounts, sibling discounts, military discounts, new camper discounts, and bring a friend discounts available.

Notes: COMPUTER GAMING CAMP – This camp teaches campers how to network computers and critique current gaming systems and scenarios. They will also have the opportunity to match skills against each other in some of the latest video games out on the market today. We will also explore online computer games and teach campers practical online safety practices when utilizing the Internet.

Activities: 80-ft. high zipline, rock climbing tower, challenge course, swimming, canoeing, nature hikes, campfires, and more. 

Religious Affiliations: Christian, non-denominational

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Explorer’s Camp

Location: Camden, Ohio – 2 hours west of Columbus near Oxford, Ohio

Address: 1259 Swann Beatty Rd. 

                 Camden, Ohio 45311

Phone: 937-452-3347

Fax: 937-452-5566

Web: www.pvmcamp.com

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Contact Persons: Rob Lansdale- Director      Joyce Reke – Registrations

Subject/Content: Nature and camping program
Grade Level: 2-4, 4-6

Type: Overnight
Length of Program: One week sessions, Sunday – Friday
Cost: $370

Dates offered: June 13-18, June 20-25

Financial aid: Partial scholarships according to financial needs

Discounts: Early registration discounts, sibling discounts, military discounts, new camper discounts, and bring a friend discounts available.

Notes: If your child is a nature lover seeking the next level in outdoor exploration, this program will utilize the skills needed to survive in the wild. Explorers will learn life skills such as map reading, hiking, fire building and wilderness survival techniques.  Campers also learn orienteering on a wooded course, learn how to set up a no-trace campsite, and go on an overnight hike to camp out under the stars. The camp also includes a visit to Kord McGuire’s “Heaven’s Corner”, a live animal farm which houses cougars, mountain lions, bobcats, bears, and many more exotic animals. Also included will be a visit to Hueston Woods State Park to hear a naturalist speak about some of the wildlife located at the park’s Nature Center.

Activities: 80-ft. high zipline, rock climbing tower, challenge course, swimming, canoeing, nature hikes, campfires, and more.

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Digital Photo Camp

Location: Camden, Ohio – 2 hours west of Columbus near Oxford, Ohio

Address: 1259 Swann Beatty Rd. 

                 Camden, Ohio 45311

Phone: 937-452-3347

Fax: 937-452-5566

Web: www.pvmcamp.com

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Contact Persons: Rob Lansdale- Director

                               Joyce Reke – Registrations
Grade Level: 4-6, 6-10

Type: Overnight
Length of Program: One week sessions, Sunday – Friday
Cost: $400

Dates offered: July 11-16, July 18-23

Financial aid: Partial scholarships according to financial needs

Discounts: Early registration discounts, sibling discounts, military discounts, new camper discounts, and bring a friend discounts available.

Notes: This is the place to stretch the digital boundaries of photography. Campers will use state-of-the-art equipment to shoot digital photos of camp activities, learn how to use Adobe Photoshop and upload photos each day to the PVM website for parents to see. Photos will also be placed on the camp DVD produced that week and made available to all of the campers at the end of that week.

Activities: 80-ft. high zipline, rock climbing tower, challenge course, swimming, canoeing, nature hikes, campfires, and more.  

Religious Affiliations: Christian, non-denominational

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Horsemanship Camp

Location: Camden, Ohio – 2 hours west of Columbus near Oxford, Ohio

Address: 1259 Swann Beatty Rd. 

                 Camden, Ohio 45311

Phone: 937-452-3347

Fax: 937-452-5566

Web: www.pvmcamp.com

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Contact Persons: Rob Lansdale- Director         Joyce Reke – Registrations

Subject/Content: Western Riding
Grade Level: 4-6, 6-10

Type: Overnight
Length of Program: One week sessions, Sunday – Friday
Cost: $460

Dates offered: Weekly starting June 6 – July 23

Financial aid: Partial scholarships according to financial needs

Discounts: Early registration discounts, sibling discounts, military discounts, new camper discounts, and bring a friend discounts available.

Notes: Saddle up for an exciting learning experience that provides not only loads of fun but also excellent riding instruction. PVM is a member of the Christian Horsemanship Instruction and we will be using the standards of this organization in our curriculum while building skills in all levels of riders, both in the arena and on the trail.

The first morning of camp, each camper participating in this program will be evaluated for their riding skills and enjoy a week of personal challenges based on their experience level.  At the end of the week campers will be certified as to their CHI level of horsemanship. 

Activities: 80-ft. high zipline, rock climbing tower, challenge course, swimming, canoeing, nature hikes, campfires, and more.  

Religious Affiliations: Christian, non-denominational

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Welsh Hills Summer Camp

Welsh Hills School in Granville, Ohio offers summer camp for children ages 3-11 from June 14-August 13.  Half and full-day programs are available.  Each week we explore a new theme which allows campers to learn, make new friends, and have fun.  Examples of some of our themes are:  Bike Riders, Gardening, Art, Creepy Crawlers, Mad Scientists, Culinary Masters, Imagination and Lights, Camera, Action!  Visit our website for a complete list of all themes, dates, prices and brochure.   www.welsh-hills.org

Want more information?  Contact Mary Gordon at or call 740-522-2020 Ext: 18.

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