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Summer Day Camps 2008
For Children Ages 6-11
Experience Colorado's Pioneer Life and
the Charm of the Old West
A Bit of History Comes Alive
Pioneer summer day camp will be a welcome change for your child this summer! Children will experience a simpler way of life at a slower pace as they learn and play just as Colorado children did in the late 1800s. They will enjoy fun and fresh air as they pan for gold, take a horse-drawn wagon ride, and play the games that were played long before the age of television and computers. Summer day campers will have direct and meaningful contact with our 12-acre historic park and Denver’s oldest standing house. The log portion, built in 1859, shows the lifestyle of Colorado’s early pioneers. The 1883 brick addition illustrates how lifestyles became more prosperous when the railroad brought more fashionable furnishings to town.
REGISTRATION DATES
Early member registration...February 25, 2008
10% OFF FOR FMHP MEMBERS!
Open registration...March 3, 2008
Camp
Options
"Pioneer Camp" Available weeks: June 23rd, July 14th or July 28th
Week-long half day sessions: 9am-noon
* Fee: $90 FMHP Members 10% off
Campers will learn about Native American life in Colorado: Cheyenne, Arapahoe & Ute, become a Mountain Man for a day, pan for gold like a real 59er, cook authentic pioneer food, participate in a rendezvous, ride in a horse-drawn wagon just like the settlers who crossed the plains in the mid-1800s.
"Homesteading Camp"Available weeks: June 9th, July 7th or July 21st
Week-long half day sessions: 9am-noon
* Fee: $90 FMHP Members 10% off
Campers will help build a new community as they experience and learn about the unique situations associated with early homesteading in Colorado. They will enjoy a horse-drawn wagon ride, participate in farm life activities, visit a blacksmith, make a historic quilt, attend a one-room school, and cook in a wood-burning stove.
"How the West was Fun!" Available weeks: June 16th or Aug. 4th
Week-long full day sessions: 9am-3pm
* Fee: $175 FMHP Members 10% off
Campers will enjoy hands-on educational experiences as they learn about several different groups of immigrants and their unique experiences in the Westward Expansion. The customs, traditions and crafts of the African American, Hispanic, Jewish & Chinese pioneers will come to life for your child.
How Do I Register My Child?
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Mail or fax these forms (one of each per child) with payment to Four Mile Historic Park Attn: SUMMER CAMP 715 South Forest Street Denver, CO 80246
Fax: 720-865-0801
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REMEMBER: MEMBER REGISTRATION IS FEBRUARY 25th
NON- MEMBER REGISTRATION IS MARCH 3rd
We must receive all forms & payment
at least three weeks prior to session
Questions? Please call us at 720-865-0814.
Mail or fax your registration forms any time. Forms will be processed in the order they are received, Four Mile Historic Park members receiving first priority.
Camper Tips
Four Mile Historic Park is an outdoor facility.
Please prepare
your child(ren) for all weather conditions.
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Wear a hat
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Wear shoes (no sandals!!)
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Bring a jacket – just in case
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Wear and bring sunscreen
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Bring a water bottle with child's name
Only How the West Was Fun! campers should bring non-perishable sack lunches.
All snacks will be provided. If your child has any food allergies please send him or her with a snack labeled with his or her name.
If there are any questions please call us at 720-865-0814.
Parents/guardians or authorized persons
must come into the Park
each day to sign the camper(s) in and out.
Location, Location, Location
FOUR MILE HISTORIC PARK
715 South Forest Street
Denver, Colorado 80246
720-865-0814
Fax: 720-865-0801
