Time to Register for Turtle Island 2011 Summer Day Camp!

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum's (MKIM's) Turtle Island Summer Day Camp begins June 27 and runs through August 5, Monday through Friday.


Each weekly session offers campers a chance to experience Native American culture through

• activities and games,
• adventure and exploration,
• storytelling, music, and art.

Each week-long session will include visits from special guests and/or Native American tradition bearers.  The staff ratio is 1 staff member for every 6 campers.  All are staff are trained instructors who have experience with children and are certified in First Aid.


Turtle Island Camp Facilities consist of a program barn which provides space for projects, as well a shelter should it rain.  Campers frequently visit the museum galleries to enhance their learning.  Outdoor exploration takes place on 10 acres of field and forest, including the Medicine Woods Trail, where over 100 plant species used Native people for medicine, food, building materials and shelter can be found. 


For more information about Turtle Island Summer Day Camp, please visit our website, or call 603-456-2600, ext. 226.  On the website you will find a downloadable camp brochure, which includes a registration form.  Discounts are offered for families who register more than one child, as well as for children who attend more than one week of camp.


Turtle Island Camp does offer Financial Assistance in the form of Partial Camperships.  This is available on a limited basis, so be sure to submit your camp registration form as soon as possible!