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Wonders of Water!

Strap on your water shoes and get ready to splash around in the beautiful mountain streams of Santa Fe. Not only will you get to play and explore in our magical waters, you will also learn where our water comes from,  where it goes, and the importance of taking care of our watershed. On Friday, we will head to to a local lake (Abiquiu or Cochiti to swim, play and get refreshed!

Ready for something truly wondrous? Our wilderness skills expert will also teach you several techniques for safe water purification so that you always have enough water to drink and cook with on your next outdoor adventure!

Did you know? Humans are mostly made of water? The body weight of adults is around 60% water.

July 31-August 4 | Ages 5-7 & 8-12

9–4 | Early Care Available

Mon-Fri $475 + tax

Challenge Level:

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Extraordinary Earth!

In this week, we will explore all things connected to the earth. You will learn about many of the trees and plants in our high mountain ecosystem, build shelters with downed trees, play in the mud(dy earth!) and learn how to camouflage in the woods! Our plant expert will show you many wonderful uses for local plants, such as using yucca to weave rope and which plants can be used for food or medicine.  This will be a fun and learning filled week of mud, clay and skills. See you in the woods!

Did you know? Trees communicate and share nutrients with one another through an underground network of fungi in the soil!

July 17 – 21 | Ages 5 – 7

9 – 4 | Early Care Available

Mon- Fri $475 + tax

Challenge Level:

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Wonders of Water!

Strap on your water shoes and get ready to splash around in the beautiful mountain streams of Santa Fe. Not only will you get to play and explore in our magical waters, you will also learn where our water comes from,  where it goes, and the importance of taking care of our watershed.

Ready for something truly wondrous? Our wilderness skills expert will also teach you several techniques for safe water purification so that you always have enough water to drink and cook with on your next outdoor adventure!

Did you know? “The Santa Fe River Watershed is 285 square miles – from Lake Peak (12,408’) in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the confluence with the Rio Grande at Cochiti (5,220’)” (https://www.santafewatershed.org/the-watershed-overview/facts/)

July 3-7 | Ages 5-7 & 8-12

9–4 | Early Care Available

Monday-Friday $475 + tax

Challenge Level:

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Wilderness Survival Shelters with Camp Out

Learn everything you have ever wanted to know about survival shelters and gain wilderness survival skills in this week long adventure. What is a debris hut and how it is different than a wicki-up? Why won’t a stick fort keep me warm and dry, and how can I make it so it will? We will learn about survival shelters and about primitive and modern fire-making techniques, and make our own food over the fire on our overnight campout.  Campers will need camping gear. 

June 19 – 23 | Ages 8 – 12

9 am – 4pm | Overnight camp out Wednesday night 

Monday – Friday  $595 + tax

Challenge Level:

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mud

Extraordinary Earth!

In this week, we will explore all things connected to the earth! You will learn about many of the trees and plants in our high mountain ecosystem, build shelters with downed trees, play in the mud(dy earth!) and learn how to camouflage in the woods! Our plant expert will show you many wonderful uses for local plants, such as using yucca to weave rope and which plants can be used for food or medicine.  This will be a fun and learning filled week of mud, clay and skills. See you in the woods!

Did you know? Trees communicate and share nutrients with one another through an underground network of fungi in the soil!

June 19 – 23 | Ages 5 – 7

9 – 4 | Early Care Available

Mon-Fri $475 + tax

Challenge Level:

Scholarship Application

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Mountain Kids! Greatest Hits: Earth, Air, Fire and Water

Mountain Kids! Four Seasons Outdoor Equity Program provides kids with an opportunity to get out to play and learn in nature.  We are offering camp to families in need of support at 50-100% off. During this week we will explore all four elements: earth, air, fire and water, to give kids the greatest hits of Mountain Kids! and an experience that they will not forget.

Camp runs from 9 am-3:30 pm with early care available starting at 8am if needed. Please indicate this when you register.

We will be meeting at Swan Park and transporting the kids to the mountains each day to explore, learn and play in nature. Kids will need to come prepared with a backpack, lunch, water, hat, rain jacket, and a carseat or booster if they require one.  A complete packing list will be sent once campers register.

Please email Vikki: hello@sfmountainkids.com or call 505-886-1207 for questions. Thank you!

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Mountain Kids! After School Fridays

Join the afterschool Fridays program this spring with Mountain Kids! Each Friday, students will explore a different area of the mountains around Santa Fe through engaging games, activities and nature walks. Every Friday, new themes will be investigated including ecology, nature awareness, survival skills, insects, conservation, birds and archery.

Studies (and experience) show that being outside in nature is good for children’s social, emotional and spiritual health. Children develop greater confidence, team work skills and build up tolerance for adversity by spending time outside, and so much more.  All of this while having fun, getting dirty, and best for parents; tired!

Fridays | April 13-May 19 | Ages 5-11 | 1pm-5:30 pm

Challenge Level: (Age-Appropriate)

Tuition: $450 + tax

Scholarship  Application.

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Bikes and Boats!

June 13-17 | Ages 9-13 

8:30 am – 3:30 pm | Wednesday overnight at Abiquiu Lake

Monday – Friday  $595 + tax

Campers need their own mountain bike & helmet, plus camping equipment 

This fun-filled camp offers time on mountain bikes, camping, swimming and in kayaks. We will spend two days mountain biking and learning new skills at La Tierra, and two days at Abiquiu Lake camping, swimming and kayaking. Friday will be a fun day hiking and playing in the mountains. Campers will build confidence, skills and learn team work as we play together and have a blast in the summer sun.

Challenge Level:

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