THANK YOU ALL!
Dear Families and Friends: For the past 14 years, I have enjoyed providing summer camps infused with nature, art, movement, music, and plenty of child-led play. I have been grateful for those who worked beside me and with me to help make Indigo Nature Arts shine and provide children with opportunities to create relationships and fond memories. I've watched many children grow up, from young ones playing with worms to eager teenage CITs and now mature counselors who are off to college. It's been a fantastic run! Camp, as you know, asks us to use our strength, organizational skills, and endurance to show up and be the best version of ourselves. Many magic wands helped spark the magic we needed to make things as curious and magical as possible. We even provided camp during the Covid years, masked outdoors one summer so that children could still connect, use their imaginations, and show one another they were there for each other.
With a light heart, I'm announcing retiring from summer camp. The process began three years ago, allowing the the time needed to let go. Tears have been shed, but knowing I've given it my all allows me to exhale and look forward to rest, reflection, and creating space. Many of you can understand the mixed emotions of such a significant life change.
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I'd like to thank all of you, especially the kids who inspired me to keep going every summer and the parents who trusted me. And to Raji Malik, Chana Rothman, folks at the Tree House, the previous administration at The Waldorf School, my daughter, the many teachers!!!!!!, counselors and CITs, and Ricki Gever Eisenstein who allowed me to begin my camp at her lovely little cafe in the woods which was our home for the first 6 years.
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PARENT FEEDBACK
Indigo Nature Arts has been a vital part of my daughter’s life for 7 years. Kim designs programs that encourage wonder, creativity and learning while meeting each child where they are. ~ Carrie M.
Summer Camp is always fun, full of different themes and the freedom to play and be creative. My kids love Indigo Camp and are happy to return every year. ~ Julianna A.
INDIGO NATURE ARTS SUPPORTS BLACK LIVES MATTER. OUR HEARTS, MINDS, EARS, EYES, AND ARMS ARE WIDE OPEN. WE WILL, AND WE DO, WELCOME YOU TO SPEAK, TEACH OR CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE TO LEARN ABOUT RACISM, TO GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING.
Thank you Camp Families 2024!
Indigo Nature Arts is happy to announce we are serving children from 29 different schools in and around the Philadelphia area for our 2024 camp!
Abington Friends School
C.W. Henry
Enfield Elementary School
Erdenheim
Fanny Jackson Coppin
Germantown Academy
Germantown Friends School
Greene St Friends School
Henry H. Houston Elementary
Homeschooled
ICS
Independence Charter
KBA
Lingelbach Elementary
Lower Gwynedd Elementary
Miquon
Moffet Elementary
Perelman Jewish Day School
Plymouth Meeting Friends
Ridge Park
Southwark
Springfield Township
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
St. Luke's Glenside
Stratford Friends School
Summit Children's Program
The Philadelphia School
The Waldorf School of Philadelphia
Whitemarsh Elementary School
Indigo Nature Arts provides programming that takes place amongst some of Philadelphia's enchanting and exceptional natural landscapes. Children unplug from the technological and competitive world, and engage within natural environments.
Indigo Nature Arts encourages the freedom to discover through play and creativity. In turn, children naturally develop valuable skills at their own pace.
Art and photography classes, yearly summer camps, and winter programming offer opportunities for children to "be" in nature, and truly experience the transformation of the seasons.
Children are supported to visually and physically express themselves. Thoughtful guidance and love, nurtures growth and healthy development.
Documenting the rich experiences the children have over the years tells the story of Indigo Nature Arts. Please take a moment and browse the gallery by clicking the image above.
Listening to a child tell their story helps them to feel at ease. Children are eager to share their experiences, even the imaginary ones! Developing patience to listen to one another leads to tolerance. It helps children to discover more about their peers and friendships develop.
When the mind, body and spirit are fully engaged in physical activity and hands-on exploration, the magic of invention happens. Wonder and surprise helps the child to blossom.
Indigo Summer Camp is in its 9th year serving families with children between the ages of 5-12 years-old.
Camp is held primarily outdoors in a forest setting, and offers
remarkable and diverse landscapes for exploration. Professional, loving, intuitive teachers and counselors offer respectful care and knowledge.
Indigo Nature Arts camp runs on the belief that summertime is for play-time and down-time. We create a community environment where the children enjoy simple, yet memorable adventures, such as scouting for frogs, toads and snails, investigating insects in the meadow, exploring and playing at the creek, and hiking the trails in the Andorra Natural Area.
Child-led play, minute-morning-mediation, mini-healing herbs lessons, handwork, imaginative nature-based art projects, painting, drawing, and natural science, weave together practical programming.