South shore camps: South Shore Camps, Hingham – The Trustees of Reservations

South Shore Camps, Hingham – The Trustees of Reservations

South Shore Camps in Hingham

2023 Summer Camp Registration is open.

Before registering, please read through our new program information on this and subsequent pages.

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WHERE: The Trustees offers two unique summer camp options at its signature properties in Hingham. Weir River Farm is a 75-acre working farm with fields and pastures surrounded by oak and red cedar woodlands and edged by the Weir River. World’s End is a 400-acre peninsula with varied coastal, woodland, and salt marsh habitats complemented by rolling hills and panoramic water views. Our camps are inspired by these exceptional properties and build on The Trustees’ expertise in nature conservation, historic landscapes, regenerative agriculture, and coastal management.

WHAT: At each location campers enjoy outdoor, place-based activities that align with our environmental education mission. Campers will go home each afternoon with stories about their new camp friends and adventures!

Weir River Farm CampCampers spend time in the barnyard throughout each week, interacting with and learning to care for goats, sheep, horses, pigs, and other farm friends. They develop gardening skills and fresh food appreciation in the Children’s Garden. They explore the surrounding woodland habitats, learning about local wildlife along the way. Each week also includes creative play, organized games, and enriching arts and crafts projects designed to instill the importance of agriculture and the environment.

World’s End CampCampers spend each day exploring the rocky shores, beaches, fields, and woodlands of this unique peninsula habitat. Campers discover the plants, animals, sea life, and minerals that call this place home – and learn about the delicate balance that supports all living things. The new Wakeman O’Donnell Center acts as our home base, providing shelter and opportunities for science activities. Creative projects, active games, friendship building, and fun are also part of every camp day.

WHO: South Shore Camps are designed for campers who love the outdoors, caring for farm animals, getting their hands dirty, identifying sea creatures along the coast, connecting to the land, being independent learners, using their imagination, and tapping into their resilience no matter the weather. A team of talented, compassionate, and energetic educators support campers in their quest to connect to the natural world and find their place within it.

The daily rhythm of camp is consistent week to week. We have noticed that after 4 weeks, some campers are looking for new adventures. Please consider this when registering.
If you have any inquiries about whether your camper will thrive at our camps, please contact the camp office.

WHEN: For 2023 dates and tuition rates, proceed to Weir River Farm Camp Schedule & Pricing and World’s End Camp Schedule & Pricing.

Camp Quirk – Day Camp, Quincy

South Shore YMCA Camp Quirk is our traditional Y summer day camp located at Hale Family YMCA (Quincy) and Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy.

Now, more than ever, kids need outdoor activity and the connections of camp. At South Shore YMCA Camp Quirk, children build memories that last a lifetime, in a place where they truly belong. Y camp is a place for kids to make friends, build character and actively explore their imagination. Our extensive variety of programs provides a summer adventure for everyone.

Camp Quirk

Location

South Shore YMCA Camp Quirk offers day camps located at the Hale Family YMCA (Quincy) for ages 4 years old to those entering 1st grade and onsite at Eastern Nazarene College for campers entering 2nd grade and above.

• Hale Family YMCA (Quincy), 79 Coddington Street, Quincy, MA
• Eastern Nazarene College, 16 Wendell Ave,  Quincy, MA

Ages

• 4-12 years old

Times

• The regular camp day is from 8:00am-5:00pm.
• Drop-off is 8:00-9:00am and pick-up is 4:00-5:00pm.

Download our 2023 Camp Guide!

2023 CAMP QUIRK GUIDE

2023 Day Camp Registration Dates:

• South Shore YMCA Members: Begins February 1, 2023, 9 AM
• Returning Camp Families: Begins February 13, 2023, 9 AM
• Public Registration: Begins February 20, 2023, 9 AM

Financial Assistance

Financial assistance for Y camps is made possible through charitable donations to our South Shore YMCA Annual Campaign and is awarded based on the need demonstrated by household income and/or extenuating circumstances, Click HERE for a South Shore YMCA Financial Assistance Application, or click the blue box below. Completed Financial Assistance applications can be dropped off at the Hale Family YMCA Welcome Center (please indicate you are applying for Day Camp Financial Assistance), or sent to:

• South Shore YMCA
  79 Coddington Street, Quincy, MA 02169
  ATTN: Summer Camp Financial Assistance

Camp financial assistance is not retroactive and can only be applied to camp sessions that occur on or after the date the financial assistance is awarded. A $50 non-refundable and nontransferable (per child, per week) deposit is due upon registration. Scholarship applications take at least two weeks to be assessed and are assessed in the order that they are received.

For more information on Financial Assistance, contact our Camp Registrar Nicole Fantasia at [email protected] or (857) 403-4744.

2023 Camp Quirk Guide

Registration Procedures for State Vouchers

Camper Information Form

Summer Camp Scheduled Payment Plan

South Shore YMCA Financial Assistance Application

Safety Is Our Priority

At camp, safety is our number one priority. Our camp complies with the regulations set by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (105 CRM 430) and is licensed by the City of Quincy Health Department.

My girls had fun, felt safe, and made friends.
Anonymous

Inclusion Starts Here

At Camp Quirk we support a traditional camp environment that is welcoming to all campers. By partnering with families and identified support systems, campers with developmental or other challenges will be provided with the opportunity for a successful camp experience. Through the National Inclusion Project partnership, we are able to offer inclusion training for all camp staff under the direction of the YMCA’s inclusion leadership staff. Campers are fully integrated into this traditional day camp experience and should be able to participate independently in standard staff ratios. In order to ensure success at camp, please indicate interest in accessing inclusion supports when registering for camp. A staff member will contact you to learn more about your child and to discuss the type of support needed to make the experience successful for your camper. For more information about inclusion supports contact: [email protected].

Camp Quirk Staff

We hire positive Role Models at our camp and counselors who are enthusiastic teachers dedicated to leading by example. All our staff participates in a comprehensive staff training program. Our counselors are fun facilitators who are mature high school students, college students, teachers, and adults with experiential learning, camping, and recreational backgrounds.

CONTACT US: [email protected]

The counselors create a positive environment for the kids. They connect well with the children and have a lot of energy.
Anonymous

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Find your summer adventure at South Shore YMCA Camp Quirk! Registration for Summer 2023 begins for South Shore YMCA members on February 1.

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prices for children’s holidays in the Crimea

Perhaps it is difficult to find a more suitable place to spend summer holidays with fun and with health benefits and self-development. The Crimean coast has long been famous for its resort traditions and conditions for children’s recreation. It is no coincidence that the famous Artek was opened here on the South Coast, and almost the entire West Coast is occupied by buildings of children’s health camps. The sun, sea and beaches, as well as educational games and trips, will give the child strong immunity, teach independence, and in addition, he will make many new friends.

Infrastructure of the Crimean children’s health camps

Southern coast – this is where the legendary “Artek” is located, and there are many other children’s institutions around. Believe me, they are not much inferior to the star camp, because in the end, all the most basic things that make up a children’s vacation come from the local nature itself. These are mighty rocks, picturesque outlines of Ayu-Dag, clean air and sea, warm sun. The territories of children’s camps are often well landscaped, mainly pines, cypresses and juniper trees grow here. All of them release useful phytoncides into the air, which has a beneficial effect on the respiratory system. The beaches in this region are pebbly, but this will not prevent the children from frolicking under the close supervision of experienced counselors.

Modern recreation camps for children in the Crimea have a well-developed infrastructure, which consists of renovated buildings, furnished with comfortable furniture and necessary equipment. Most often, children are placed several people in a room, which is not done to save space, but to instill a spirit of community and teach socialization. One of the positive results of this will be that your baby will bring a lot of new acquaintances and a lot of positive impressions from the rest. Children are by no means left to themselves, but they learn to serve themselves on their own. The rest of the time they are taught by experienced teachers and counselors. The shift program can be so densely packed with various kinds of events that there is almost no free time left, but this is only good. All kinds of carnivals and holidays, many of which are unique to the Crimea, will expand the historical and cultural knowledge of the child and leave only bright memories of themselves.

Dietitians supervise the nutrition of children in health camps. As a rule, a set menu is developed taking into account all official requirements. It is sure to contain fresh vegetables, local fruits and seafood, as well as cereals and fish. All camps undergo mandatory checks by sanitary and epidemiological stations, and the health and safety of vacationing children is closely monitored. By the way, if for medical reasons your child needs a special dietary menu, this will also be done in agreement with the camp administration.

After the summer holidays in the Crimean recreation camps, having plenty of swimming in the sea and going around the surrounding mountains with excursions and hikes, your child will definitely be happy. Sharing enthusiastic emotions with friends, he will charge others with the idea to go there again. You can choose an institution that suits your requirements on our website, here you can also leave a request for a reservation. For all additional questions, as well as to arrange a tour, you can contact our managers by contact numbers – they will be happy to help you organize your child’s vacation.

Photo expedition to Seydozero. Part 8. Southern coast.: russkij_sever — LiveJournal

Continued. Start here: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 parts.

There was a great place for the camp on the south coast – a large clearing equipped with a couple of huge logs and even an old wooden table with two shaky benches on the edges, breathing heavily. We set up camp at night, and in the morning we had a good look around. The area around was quite dense and there were no problems with firewood – there was a lot of various deadwood around the clearing. The access to the water was also good. In general, it was a convenient place, besides, completely new views of the lake opened from here.

With the presence of a telephoto lens on the farm, it was possible to easily shoot the opposite bank. Here is a view towards Kuyva (if you look closely, its image can be seen on the rock, in its right part), to the north-west of the lake: I already posted this photo separately, but still you can’t erase the words from the song. Here you can visually assess the scale of the mountains in comparison with the cordon house (bottom right):

On the mountains opposite, here and there one could see snowfields that had not yet melted (by August!) As it turned out with the help of spinning, its depth decreased very smoothly, and the bottom in this place was strewn with cobblestones the size of a good fist. In some places, rare splashes of fish were seen, but attempts to catch it were absolutely unsuccessful. Most likely, it was grayling splashing, for which my spinners were too big.
Half an hour later I lost a pair of spinners, after hooking on large stones at the bottom. I pulled up my boots higher and went on foot along the bottom to look for torn baubles. The water was clear and the bottom was perfectly visible. But the baubles were not visible. About a hundred meters later, I came across a very curious thing – at the bottom I could see something of a bright ocher color. I drove the trophy closer to the shore and there I already pulled it out of the water. The lady was very curious. It was something like a large heavy iron can with holes at the top and in the sides, obviously of anthropogenic origin:

I still can’t say with any certainty what kind of thing it is. The only thing we are sure of is that it has lain under water for decades, judging by the impressive flakes of rust. Perhaps this is some kind of little thing from an all-terrain vehicle or from some drilling station. On the shore I took it closer:

A day has passed. We were in no hurry, I calmly caught the light and various natural phenomena, leisurely photographing the surroundings. True, our schedule began to take shape in such a way that we went to bed late and could not get up during normal hours.

But even during the day we managed to catch some interesting effects:

Dima also sometimes climbed out for photographs:

Once, standing on the south coast, we observed a curious effect. It had just rained on the northern shore, without affecting the southern shore, and a rainbow appeared over the mountainside. Moreover, the rainbow is unusual – not just an ordinary semicircle in the sky, but a rainbow, pressed against the mountain and curved in the shape of a gorge. Never before in my life have I seen such an effect. Moreover, the rainbow did not stand still, it slowly slid to the right, curving along the shape of the mountain slope, until it completely disappeared.

We made several global radial forays to the east in order to study the place for the subsequent parking. The places were very promising, perhaps we liked it there more than anywhere else on the lake. Although there were already several tourist camps.
On the way, we spotted placers of strange berries that we could not identify in any way. This is not a cranberry and not a lingonberry and not a stone fruit. It tastes like jelly without any particular flavor. As it turned out later, this is a Swedish deren. (lat. Cornus suecica).

It is possible to eat, but not very interesting – the taste is not felt.

A day later we set up camp and set off further along the shore of the lake to the east. The trail was already better, went well. An hour later she took us to a rocky beach on the lake. That’s where the breeze roamed in earnest – you had to put on the hoods of windbreakers. At the end of the beach ended in a fast stream, about a meter deep. Since the swamps were alone, I had to cross into them, and then throw my boots to the other side so that Dima could already pass through them. Of course, one of them flew into the water during the transfer and took on water) In general, after this operation, we concluded that the swamps do not fly well. And they don’t swim much better.
As a result, after our transition, on the eastern shore of the lake, we found a magnificent beautiful sandy beach. True, all the places on it were already occupied by different-caliber tours. We talked a little with the people and moved along the path deeper into the forest. About a kilometer away from us, the coast ended in a narrow spit between Big and Small Seida. Further, this spit went to the bank of the stream, through which it was possible to partially cross along the rift and further, through its most turbulent and deepest part, already along a normal bridge made of a pair of logs with wooden railings.

A dancing forest grew in places on the spit.