Programs

JUNIOR KEEPER -2011

Ages 10-13

July 11-14, 2011
July 25-28, 2011

Thank you for your interest in Junior Keeper Camp, the Endangered Wolf Center’s unique summer day camp. The day camp is geared toward children ages 10 through 13. Space is limited to 30 attendees per session and reservations are required. The cost of the camp is $150 per child and the cost includes snacks, supplies for take home crafts a camp T-shirt and to top it all off, a special cookout and tour given to you by your child. After care is available this year for campers from 3 - 5 p.m. An additional charge of $40 will be due at the time of registration.

The 2011 camp sessions will be held from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. on the following dates:

• Mon., July 11 - Thurs., July 14 with a graduation ceremony/cookout on Thurs., July 14 at 6 p.m.
   
• Mon., July 25 - Thurs., July 28 with a graduation ceremony/cookout on Thurs., July 28 at 6 p.m.

Junior Keeper encourages older children to learn about endangered species, in particular, endangered wolves, and what the Endangered Wolf Center is doing to help certain species make a comeback. They also learn about wolf behavior, development, and the ecological importance of the wolf, through games and fun activities.

As a participant in the Junior Keeper program, your child will learn about different career opportunities in the field of conservation and especially what it takes to be a successful animal keeper. In addition to all of the fun, outdoor activities, campers will experience “behind the scenes” tours of the enclosures and talking with professional animal keepers. A few of the activities include a hike to the bat cave, a pond study, building Native American shelters, and much, much, more!

All Junior Keeper activities are guided by Endangered Wolf Center staff and trained volunteers. The Junior Keeper attendees will NOT have the opportunity to pet or play with any of the wolves or canids that we house. The Endangered Wolf Center breeds endangered species for release into the wild, and we do not have any hands-on contact with our animals. However, the campers will have many opportunities to see the wolves from outside their enclosures, and they will have the opportunity to take photos of the wolves on Camera Day.

Endangered Wolf Center does not have the accommodations to car pool any of the campers. All attendees will need to be dropped off by 9:00 a.m. and picked up by 3:00 p.m. at the main entrance of Tyson Research Center (located off I-44 at the Beaumont/Antire exit, exit #269 on the north side of the highway).

Please call Pamela Braasch, Education Director

(636) 938-5900

P.O. Box 760

Eureka, MO 63025