Camp Zoo: Long Island's Summer Day Camp
Registration Instructions / Rates / Meet Our Camp Director / Online Registration / Flier (PDF)
The Long Island Game Farm is inviting children from all over Long Island to Camp Zoo in Manorville, New York. Camp Zoo is a weeklong summer day camp with weekly sessions running through July and August.
Designed for children 4 - 11 years of age, Camp Zoo will provide children with
a fun-filled, rich
learning environment they will remember all year.
Each day at Camp Zoo will offer new and exciting experiences such as zoo-tours, close-up animal encounters, and nature walks. In addition, there will be arts and crafts activities, animal stories and sing-alongs, nature-related games, and informative animal tours. Special behind the scenes activities will be offered that are only available to children who attend Camp Zoo.
Camp Zoo has been developed with the guidance of Irene Nowell, former Superintendent of Schools at Remsenburg-Speonk UFSD and current Education Field Supervisor at Dowling College.
Each session will take place at the Game Farm from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Camp is held rain or shine. Campers will receive a simple mid-morning and afternoon snack. Campers will provide their their own lunch. We provide water and juice.
Campers will take part in a wide variety of activities and projects. When selecting a week for your child, please choose the appropriate age grouping based on the table below!
July 14-18: For ages 4-8
July 21-25: For ages 7-11
July 28-August 1: For ages 4-8
August 4-8: For ages 7-11
August 11-15: For ages 4-11 (children will be broken into appropriate age groups)
Registration Instructions
Registration for Camp Zoo begins on March 1, 2008. Enrollment is limited & spaces will be reserved on a first-come-first-served basis, so don’t forget
to register early!
Spaces will be reserved
once Camp Zoo receives
a completed application & a deposit of $100.00 per child, per week enrolled. All balances are due July
1st, 2008. Payment
in full is required
for any camper who
registers after July
1st, 2008. Register
and pay in full by
May 1st for an early
registration credit of $50.00 per child!
To register, or for more information, e-mail or call Melinda Novak at (631) 878-0202.
Please send application and check to:
Long Island Game Farm
P.O.Box 97
Manorville, NY 11949
Attn: Camp Zoo
Rates
Welcome back to all our past campers and their families! We are excited to see you again this year and looking forward to offering you our new “Returning Camper Rate” of $320.00 per week!
Welcome to all new campers! We are excited to have you join our Camp Zoo family and will be introducing you to our programs at our “New Camper Rate” of $345.00 per week!
Become a Junior Camp Zoo Counselor! 12 - 14 year olds that have completed at least one camp zoo week are welcome back as Junior Camp Zoo Counselors! Help educate younger children while you learn more about animals and earn your very own Long Island Game Farm Junior Camp Counselor certification for a rate of $295.00 per week!
As a bonus, for all campers who are registered and paid in full by May 1, you will receive an early registration credit of $50 per child!
Rates include all applicable taxes and fees. Your 5-day registration fee includes an official Camp Zoo T-Shirt as well as a personalized CD filled with photos of your child's Camp Zoo experience. Campers will also receive fun Long Island Game Farm souvenirs.
Meet Our Camp Zoo Director
Deirdre M. Cardarelli and Cheryl Ittig return to the Game Farm again this year! Together they have designed a 5 week discovery-learning based curriculum for elementary-age campers in zoology, nature, and environmental science for elementary campers.
Deirdre holds a Masters of Science, Elementary Education and has extensive knowledge in child care and child education with a New York State Teaching Certification in Early Childhood and Childhood Education, Birth-Grade 6. She is currently a kindergarten teacher on the south shore of Long Island and has previously worked in several other Suffolk Districts. She has also previously run three science-based after-school programs in Northport, Three Village and Bayport. Deirdre is both CPR and First Aid Certified.
Prior to her work on Long Island, Deirdre was a volunteer and projects coordinator for Learning Leaders Inc. In that capacity, she helped develop and maintain school-based volunteer programs, and created and facilitated family literacy-based workshops in Mathematics, Writing, Language Arts and Social Studies, while supervising 800 adult volunteers at 65 school sites within the New York City Schools.
Cheryl Ittig assists Deirdre with this year’s Camp Zoo activities. Cheryl holds a Bachelors of Arts degree from Saint Joseph’s College and maintains a New York State Teaching Certification in Special Education and Childhood Education, Birth-Grade 6. She is currently working with several districts on Long Island. She brings experiences working with autistic children and children with special needs.
Cheryl has also worked at the Long Island Science Center. She has extensive experience preparing students to learn about astrnonomy, chemistry, dinosaurs and the environment, as well as a myriad of other areas.
Online Registration
Fill out our online application to enroll. Deposit with enrollment of $100 is required to hold your space. Register and pay in full by May 1 for an early registration credit of $50 per child! Please send check or call us with credit card information.
