Merry Lea offers week of nature camp, June 25-29

WOLF LAKE, Ind. – Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center of Goshen College is offering children in grades three to five the opportunity to explore nature, science, birds and bugs during a one-week camp June 25-29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Campers will spend much of their time outdoors exploring Merry Lea’s 1,150 acres and learning what it is like to be a scientist.

Each day of the camp will focus on a different area of nature study. Campers will visit bogs, forests and lakes and explore who may live there as well. Fun games, hands-on experiences, interactive learning and snacks are a part of each day.

On Thursday, campers will arrive at 1 p.m. and stay overnight for a campout. Campers need to bring bag lunches each day.

Camp size is limited to 15 children. The cost of the camp is $50. To register, call (260) 799-5869 or e-mail jenniferds@goshen.edu. Registration deadline is June 20.

Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center is a 1,150-acre nature center located in central Noble County and owned and operated by Goshen College. This natural sanctuary for northern Indiana’s plants and animals provides environmental education for people of all ages and a setting to recreate opportunities that benefit the human body and spirit without exploiting the land. Each year over 7,000 children visit Merry Lea on school field trips. Merry Lea was created with the assistance of the Nature Conservancy and the generosity of Lee A. and Mary Jane Rieth. For more information and directions, go to www.goshen.edu/merrylea.

Editors: For more information about this release, contact Goshen College News Bureau Director Jodi H. Beyeler at (574) 535-7572 or jodihb@goshen.edu.

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Goshen College, established in 1894, is a residential Christian liberal arts college rooted in the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition. The college’s Christ-centered core values – passionate learning, global citizenship, compassionate peacemaking and servant-leadership – prepare students as leaders for the church and world. Recognized for its unique Study-Service Term program, Goshen has earned citations of excellence in Barron’s Best Buys in Education, “Colleges of Distinction,” “Making a Difference College Guide” and U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” edition, which named Goshen a “least debt college.” Visit www.goshen.edu.