Uru Adventure Camp
Summer 2024
Uru Adventure Camp returns for a summer of excitement and exploration! Join us for full days of discovery, activity, and learning. We have tailored programming for both our boys and girls divisions. We are also offering extended aftercare until 5:00 pm.
We focus on Torah and nature and use these platforms for deep development of physical skills, knowledge base, and interpersonal skills. Arts, science, and engineering skills are integral aspects of all that we do. We offer weekly day trips and an overnight camping trip.
For campers going into 8-10th grades check our exciting LIT program!
Camp Details
DATES: July 1-August 2
WHEN: M-F, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm (aftercare until 5:00 pm)
WHERE: Kemp Mill Synagogue
WHO: Girls: Incoming 2nd-6th grades Boys: Incoming 2nd-7th grades
For campers going into 8-10th grades check our exciting LIT program!
Rates
• $385 per week / $425 Week 5 (overnight camping trip)
• $1,840 full summer: 5 weeks (SAVE $125)
• $75 per week for after-care (until 5:00 pm)
• $15 Required shirt fee
Important Notes
• A non-refundable deposit of $100/child is required with registration to hold a space for your child. Deposit applies to your camp fees. Use this link to pay deposit online.
• Early bird registration and deposit by February 14, 2024 for 5% discount.
• Registration for camp CLOSES on June 1 or when full.
• Fill out and sign the required combined Digital PARENT CONSENT and MEDICAL FORMS. Fill out and send in any other additional medical forms if necessary (see form section below).
• Submit all forms with final payment by June 11.
• All fee balances must be paid in full by June 11.
Camp Forms
In order for your child to attend camp, we need to have Both PARENT CONSENT and MEDICAL AND EMERGENCY RELEASE FORMs on file for each camper.
****Required ALL Camp Forms
Please fill out a form for EACH camper. This form is required to be on file by the the state of Maryland DHMH before a camper may be admitted to camp.
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Authorization for Medication Form Download
(only if child carries an EPI-PEN, inhalers, or medicine that is to be administered during camp day)
Immunization Form Download (only if not in MD registered school)
All forms must be submitted with final payment by June 11 to be admitted to camp.
Uru Adventure
c/o Daniel Moses
605 Hyde Road
Silver Spring, MD 20902
2024 Weekly Themes
FULL SUMMER Adventure
(July 1-August 2, No Camp July 4, Overnight Camping trip July 31-Aug 1)
Week 1 (July 1-5, No Camp July 4)
Rocking and Rolling: Dive into the world of geology as we learn how to read the story of the rocks we find in our local environment and beyond, climb on rocks, and reenact the powerful forces that shape the earth’s surface. Culminating in an exploration of the unique rock formations in Catoctin Mountain Park.
Week 2 (July 8-12)
Carving and Carrying: Discover the power of water and wind to build up and tear down elements of the environment around us. Explore how we can harness and work with these powers, culminating with a trip to the Chesapeake Bay.
Week 3 (July 15-19)
Give Me Shelter: Survival in the wild depends upon understanding the resources you have in your immediate environment. Learn to work with wood to craft and build shelters and practice building fires. We will also learn basic first aid practices.
Week 4 (July 22-26)
Growing, Growing, Gone: Discover the many powers, functions, and uses of plants including a variety of fun ways to eat them and craft with them. Learn about decomposition and plant life cycles.
Week 5 (July 29-August 2, Overnight Camping Trip July 31 - August 1)
”The Mountains are Calling”: Overnight camping trip to Shenandoah National Park. Explore the allure of mountains and challenge yourself to longer, harder hikes. Learn about how to prepare for spending a night out in the forest and the fascinating geological story behind the formation and continuously changing Appalachian Mountain Range.
DAILY SCHEDULE AND HIGHLIGHTS
8:30 AM DAVENING AND LEARNING. Our day will begin with tefillah and continue with learning groups. Learning subjects and materials will integrate with our experiences of nature. A variety of topics from Chumash and Mishnah will be introduced that will lead to further exploration and experimentation with real examples in nature.
9:30 AM MORNING ACTIVITY. Each regular day will have an outdoor morning activity. Our morning activities will be more active, so we can capitalize on the cooler morning weather. We will go on a variety of local hikes and explorations. We will use games and playful challenges to open children up to new ways of seeing the environment. Each activity will have an educational goal to help children experience an aspect of nature more acutely and will be flexible and open-ended enough to give the children time for personal explorations and adventures as well. On Fridays we will leave to go off-site for a full day trip.
12:00 PM RECAP AND LUNCH. We will return to our facility and have a quick summary and debriefing of the morning learning and activity. We will then eat lunch indoors. An important piece of outdoor education requires people to see and think about the impacts of their actions on others. Part of our experience of using a host space will include responsible etiquette and clean up at meal time.
1:00-3:30 PM AFTERNOON ACTIVITY. Afternoon time will have a certain amount of flexibility and ability to choose areas of personal interest. Activities will follow-up on themes and lessons from earlier in the day. We will work on building with found natural materials, learning orienteering skills, map drawing, nature journaling, etc. We we also use this time for working on art. Our day will end with a clean up and debriefing summary to encourage reflection and reinforce which questions need further exploration in the future.
3:30-5:00 PM AFTERCARE OPTION.