SUMMER CAMP 2009
GRADES 1–6

Crissy Field Center
Encouraging new generations to become bold leaders for thriving parks, healthy communities, and a more
environmentally just society.

Experience the Golden Gate National Parks in a new way, every day, at Crissy Field Center Summer Camp. Our one- and two-week day camps are designed to give children in-depth experiences in our urban environment and local national park. Through a rich combination of outdoor investigation, field outings, and fun hands-on projects, campers learn about important ecological concepts and issues.

Crissy Field Center’s state-of-the-art learning environments—Science Lab, Arts Workshop, and Media Lab—serve as home base for these summer adventures. Campers get the best of both worlds as they investigate the outdoors and then roll up their sleeves in the Center’s labs to experiment, create, and imagine. Exciting new camps are offered each session—don’t miss this chance to spend a unique and unforgettable summer in your national park. Crissy Field Center is located at 603 Mason Street (at Halleck) in San Francisco’s Presidio, across from Crissy Field Marsh.

Green Center, Green Camp
As an environmental educational center, we practice what we teach. From utilizing 100% post- consumer recycled paper in our office to supporting local agriculture, the staff of Crissy Field Center truly believes that positive environmental change must start with us and our work place environment. As a result, these environmentally friendly practices inform all of our programming. Here is just a sample of our efforts:

•    A website to help facilitate carpooling for camp parents and caregivers
•    Free PresidiGo shuttle passes to get parents and caregivers downtown and back if they walk, bike, or take public transportation to drop their camper off
•    Local and sustainably sourced snacks in camp
•    Green biodiesel transportation used for large-group field trips
•    Camp T-shirts manufactured in sweatshop-free facilities, and printed locally using only soy-based inks
•    Green Business-certified with an active composting and recycling program
•    Non-toxic and recycled materials used for program supplies, as well as green janitorial and cleaning products
•    Backyard organic teaching garden

REGISTER EARLY! For camp information and availability, call (415) 561-7762. Applications
are processed in the order received beginning on February 9. Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy members receive early-registration priority beginning February 2. To become
a Parks Conservancy member, call Wendy Marinaccio at (415) 561-3060.

Confirmation/Transaction Fee
Written confirmation and camp packet are mailed for all registrations. There is a $10 transaction fee for each change made after your application is received and processed.

Cancellation and Refund Policy
For cancellations up to two weeks prior to the beginning of a camp session, 80 percent of the total payment is refunded. No refund is given for cancellations made after that deadline. If a camp does not fill, Crissy Field Center reserves the right to cancel it and will issue a full refund for the session.  

Extended Care Fee
Extended care is available from 4 to 5:30 pm for an additional $15 per day. Extended care enrollment information will be sent once your camper is registered.

Donate to the Summer Camp Scholarship Fund
Help a child have an unforgettable experience. Call (415) 561-7762 for details.

Saturday, February 21 and Saturday, May 9
10 am to Noon
FREE
The open house is your chance to meet camp staff, see some of the great experiences kids had last year, and preview some of our signature camp activities. Parents, this is a great chance to sign up for first-choice camps before they fill, so don't miss it!

Click on the session title in the calendar below for a complete program description.

June 21 - July 1
Session 1 (9 days) :: Grade Level in Fall ’09
Seaside Sleuths               1 - 2
Archi-Techies                   2 -3
Water Wizards                 3 - 4
Junior Rangers on Patrol   4 - 6

July 6 - 17
Session 2 (10 days)
Things with Wings           1 - 2
Wildlife Wonders             2 - 3
Climate Cadets               4 – 5
Junior Rangers on Patrol  4 - 6

July 20–31
Session 3 (10 days)     
Seaside Sleuths              1 - 2
Archi-Techies                  2 - 3
Water Wizards                3 - 4
Junior Rangers on Patrol  4 - 6

August 3–14
Session 4 (10 days)     
Junior Rangers on Patrol  4 - 6

August 3–7
Session 4A (5 days)     
Things with Wings           1 - 2
Wildlife Wonders             2 - 3
Climate Cadets               4 – 5

August 10–14
Session 4B (5 days)     
Seaside Sleuths              1 - 2
Archi-Techies                  2 - 3
Water Wizards                3 - 4

 8:30 - 9:00 Camper check-in/games
 9:00 - 9:15 Morning Circle songs and activities
 9:15 - 11:30 Storm drain prints in the Arts Workshop
11:30- 12:30 Lunch and recreation time
12:30- 2:15 Crabbing and "claymation" in the Media Lab
 2:15 - 2:30 Snack time
 2:30 - 4:00 Beach cleanup and exploration at Crissy Field
 4:00 - 5:30 Optional extended care

*The order of the activity rotations varies depending on age group. Junior Rangers have an alternative schedule.

Grades 9-12
Are you in or entering high school, but still want to go to camp?
Become a Counselor In Training (C.I.T.) for Crissy Field Center's Summer Camp.

Gain valuable job skills

Have fun leading and mentoring children

Spend your summer in your national park

Become an environmental leader!

For an application and more information contact the Program Manager of Children, Family & Camps at (415) 561-7765, fax (415) 561-7695, or email summercamps@parksconservancy.org

Crissy Field Center is a partnership project of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the National
Park Service. Crissy Field Center is located at 603 Mason Street (at Halleck) in San Francisco’s Presidio, across the street from Crissy Field Marsh.

The Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy is the nonprofit membership organization that supports park improvements, conservation, education, and volunteerism in these treasured parklands. To learn more and get involved, please call (415) 561-3000 or visit www.parksconservancy.org.

The National Park Service is the federal agency that manages more than 390 park sites in the U.S., including the Golden Gate National Parks. For more information, please call (415) 561-4700 or visit www.nps.gov/goga.