Hagley Summer Camp

Hagley will be abuzz this summer with a mock battle, stretcher races, water balloon fights, and the sound of kids having fun. Two week-long summer camps are planned for 2012. The wonderfully successful Civil War Summer Camp will return, along with the new Power of Water Camp.

The Civil War Summer Camp will once again have kids drilling daily, sending signal messages, and reenacting key battle maneuvers using water balloons as ammunition. Campers will be making Civil War rations, learning period dances, and marching in a grand parade for their parents. To top it off, campers will spend a day at Fort Delaware.

The Power of Water Camp will explore Hagley’s significance as a waterpower industrial site. Programs will focus on the scientific properties of water, its ecological and environment impact, and recreational use. Campers will enjoy a week of conducting science experiments, fishing along the Brandywine, making waterwheels, and so much more. A highlight will be a visit to the Fairmount Waterworks in Philadelphia. Two different age-level camps will be held simultaneously.

The camps will run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday. Extended care will be offered before and after each camp day.

For more information and a registration form, you can download a PDF of the summer camp brochure here.