Camps
Imagination and Discovery: Heartsong Living Arts Summer Camp is more than just a camp; it's a journey of exploration, inspiration, and growth. With our Waldorf-inspired philosophy, we nurture the whole child, fostering their love for the outdoors, arts, and camaraderie. Our camp offerings are tailored to various age groups:
Kinder Camps have the following themes
Tuesday-Friday from 9 am - 2 pm we do crafts, sing songs, listen to stories, play on a slip and slide and play in the woods. Fridays at 2 pm the children put on a very small parade with face paints, costumes and singing a song from the week. Kinder camps are on site all week at Heartsong’s Farm Location.
Kinder camps are made for children ages 3-7 however are great for imaginative and innocent 8 year old’s.
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Kinderforest: We welcome children into the magical world of our farm and forest – come explore our garden and forest spaces, gather wildflowers to make crowns, look for meadow fairies, paint with blackberry ink, travel along the seasonal creek, look for crawdad's, paint with mud, hear the tales and songs of the land that the crickets, frogs and forest sprites have to share!
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Kinderforest:
Your little pirate will be swabbing the deck, following pirate maps and digging for buried treasure. Songs, stories, play and art will have them in pirate play land.
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Come spend the week creating art & crafts from items in nature! Children will have multiple opportunities to create living art throughout the farm from flower mandalas, adding onto the nature loom and painting with stones and mineral pigments. We will also do several crafts and handworks such as dyeing with plants, crafting puppets, basket weaving, clay work, and more. All crafts and activities will be simplistic in nature and free form just as Mother Earth intended.
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Kinderforest: We welcome children into the magical world of our farm and forest – come explore our garden and forest spaces, gather wildflowers to make crowns, look for meadow fairies, paint with blackberry ink, travel along the seasonal creek, look for crawdad's, paint with mud, hear the tales and songs of the land that the crickets, frogs and forest sprites have to share!
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Kinderforest:
Your little pirate will be swabbing the deck, following pirate maps and digging for buried treasure. Songs, stories, play and art will have them in pirate play land.
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Come spend the week creating art & crafts from items in nature! Children will have multiple opportunities to create living art throughout the farm from flower mandalas, adding onto the nature loom and painting with stones and mineral pigments. We will also do several crafts and handworks such as dyeing with plants, crafting puppets, basket weaving, clay work, and more. All crafts and activities will be simplistic in nature and free form just as Mother Earth intended.
Extended Care is available for $15 an hour for one child and $8 for siblings. Let us know if you need extended care during summer camp. This care is $10 and $5 respectively for Heartsong Members.
Adventure Camps have the following themes
We are really excited to center the elements of earth, air, water and fire during our 2025 grades summer camp explorations. All of our camps will bring together ecological observation, primitive skills, camp games, ancient elemental stories and song. Grounded on the rhythm of the Waldorf classroom while embracing the expansiveness of summer and the outdoors, these camps begin in circle and game, and transition to historically and scientifically relevant and fun locations on and around Mt. Adams and incorporate crafting and imagination all along the way. Campers begin and end their days at the farm.
Camps are from 9 am - 4 pm with extended care available from 7:30 am - 5:30 pm.
Information below about camps is subject to change until March 31st. If you purchase your camp before that time and changes are made you will be alerted via email.
Adventure camps are good for children age 7-12, 13 and 14 year old’s who are comfortable in mixed age groups will also enjoy this camp.
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An exploration of some of the Mt. Adam’s amazing rock formations and all the life around them (and there are a lot of them).
Specific Hikes and Exploration will be announced in March
Tuesdays will be on the farm. We will focus on team and trust building, forest and hiking safety, observation practice, field journals and forest first aid, plant allies and of course, seasonal songs and games.
Wednesday through Friday, campers will take a van with a lead camp counselor and a chaperone to amazing Mt. Adam’s hikes exploring geology, flora and fauna with the goals of fun, safety and heightening their observational skills.
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This week of hiking will explore the watershed that feeds the city of White Salmon.
Children will learn the flora and fauna of the area while enjoying old growth forest, trail side craft and creating, as well as safe swimming (wading) holes and lots of joyful play.
Tuesday Morning we will begin with our safety and team building protocol. After we are clear our team knows the rules of the forest, our lead counselor and chaperone will take them to the Lower Buck Creek Trail. For exploring and adventure.
Wednesday and Thursday will be spent north of Trout Lake on the Upper Buck Creek Trail where we will find the source of the water.
We will return Friday to the Lower Buck Creek trail and to the Farm for reflection and closing our time together.
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Exploration and observation of the role of fire and how we live with it on Mt. Adams.
Tuesday we will focus the morning on team and trust building and rules of the forest. Once everyone is connected and safe, we will hop in the vans and take trips to a scene of a fire from the last decade.
We will learn about fire as a foundational element of life. Explore the effects of fire and learn about the flora and fauna that survives and thrives in a wildland Fire area.
Exact locations announced in March.
Field trips will be partnered with stories about fires from around the world. Songs and celebration of fire as well as fire safety in a wildland fire zone.
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An exploration of some of the Mt. Adam’s amazing rock formations and all the life around them (and there are a lot of them).
Specific Hikes and Exploration will be announced in March
Tuesdays will be on the farm. We will focus on team and trust building, forest and hiking safety, observation practice, field journals and forest first aid, plant allies and of course, seasonal songs and games.
Wednesday through Friday, campers will take a van with a lead camp counselor and a chaperone to amazing Mt. Adam’s hikes exploring geology, flora and fauna with the goals of fun, safety and heightening their observational skills.
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Exploring the treasure on the White Salmon.
Tuesday- We will look for treasure starting at the farm and make our way through the forest to the White Salmon.
Wednesday and Thursday we will go up river to a couple off shoots. We will look for treasure including huckleberries. we may stop at Trout Lake on the way home to cool off before returning to the farm. (the water there is cool, slow moving and very safe for children of all ages.)
The treasure map will guide us to a special swimming area on trout creek above trout lake. We will search for treasure and learn about the area there.
Friday- We will follow the river down to NW Lake learning about riparian zones and the old stories of the area. Of course following our treasure map and scavenger hunt at the park.
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Exploration and observation of the role of fire and how we live with it on Mt. Adams.
Tuesday we will focus the morning on team and trust building and rules of the forest. Once everyone is connected and safe, we will hop in the vans and take trips to a scene of a fire from the last decade.
We will learn about fire as a foundational element of life. Explore the effects of fire and learn about the flora and fauna that survives and thrives in a wildland Fire area.
Exact locations announced in March.
Field trips will include stories about fires from around the world. Songs and celebration of fire as well as fire safety in a wildland fire zone.
Extended Care is free for adventure campers.
Winter Camp
Winter Camp
$75.00
December 17-20
9 am - 2 pm
For children ages 3-12
Mornings will be spent outside, playing games, hunting for supplies (sledding if there is snow) and breathing in the crisp winter air, followed by lunch in the Grades Classroom. Afternoons bring tea, biscuits, and the joy of crafting together. Winter Camp is a beautiful way for children to connect with the season, each other, and the traditions of Yule.
Join us for Heartsong’s Second Annual Winter Camp, a cozy and creative Yule celebration! Each day, children will explore four craft stations: shaping clay, working with wood, bees wax creation and painting. Older children are encouraged to bring along their own projects, while younger campers can enjoy age-appropriate games and toys.
Don’t miss out on this magical winter gathering—reserve your spot today!
Email Stephanie@heartsongpreschool.com for the following specific discounts: siblings (10% off), four day attendance ($25 off), membership ($25% off) and enrolled member (50% off)
90% refund on camps purchased and changed by one month before the first series in the camp. 75% refund two weeks before the start of your camp. Non refundable 2 weeks before camp.