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Spring
March 1st : 1st Earlybird Deadline
Register before this date to recieve a $30 dollar discount off of your childs summer camp registration. Returning campers recieve a $70.00 discount if registered before this date! All registrations fees must be by the deadline for discounts to apply.
New Jersey 4-H Shooting Sports Instructor Training: The Last Weekend of April
 The New Jersey 4-H Shooting Sports Program in cooperation with the New York 4-H Shooting Sports Program is hosting this workshop to certify or re-certify volunteer leaders as 4-H Shooting Sports Instructors. The workshop will feature training in a number of  disciplines: Archery, Coordinator, Shotgun, Muzzle loading and Rifle. Adults will be certified to teach the discipline to youth participants in a formal 4-H Shooting Sports Program as well as in a camp situation. Each state maintains it’s own standards for certification which may exceed those established by the National Committee. Participants will be able to complete requirements in only one discipline. All equipment will be supplied. To learn more about the training, visit the NJ4-H Shooting Sports Website .
 Community Service Days Saturday March 28th and Saturday April 18th 9:00 am - 2:00 pm The focus of these weekend will be to get the camp ready for the summer. Projects will include the cleaning up of cabins, the dining hall and opening buildings. We also will set up the waterfront and do trail maintenance. Lunch is provided, so please RSVP with the Program Director.
Mid Season Deadline: May 1st
Register before this date to recieve a $15 dollar discount off of your childs summer camp registration. All registrations fees must be by the deadline for discounts to apply.
***Date Change*** Teach the Teacher Day : 1st Saturday of May
Teambuilding, Orienteering and GPS classes
Teambuilding: This training is for adult facilitators who are interested in working with youth groups in the area of leadership development and team building. Those candidates who successfully complete this full day training will be eligible to use, at no charge, the portable elements at the 4-H Camp when they are part of a rental group over the next calendar year. This training is also open to those interested in learning about team building for outside groups or organizations. (The certification is good for two years) This full day training will be led by Jim Tavares, Director of Lindley G. Cook 4-H Camp.Jim has almost two decades of experience in this field and brings a wealth of knowledge to this program. If you elect to participate in this training, it is a full day training and you will be unable to take the Orienteering or GPS Course.
 Orienteering: Brush up on your map and compass skills and learn how to lead your students using one of the two orienteering courses that L.G. Cook 4-H Camp has available, the beginner “poem” course and the more challenging “advanced” course. Our very own Brian"The Bear" Dougan will be leading this activity. Brian is an avid hiker of the Adirondack High Peaks (he is close to completing the elusive 46er club) and has trained countless groups in survival, camping, outdoor cooking and of course, navigating in the wilderness.
GPS: Your students have mastered the map and compass and are ready to use advanced technology as their guide? Then GPS may be for them. The advanced orienteering course at L.G. Cook 4-H Camp is also set up to be used as a GPS course offering a safe location, with natural boundaries, to learn how to properly use GPS units and find set locations with them. GPS units will be available for training day, however, if your group wants to conduct this program during your visit you will need to provide your own GPS units. David Foord, Cooperative Extension Program Associate of Sussex County will be facilitating this program.
Tentative schedule:
9:30am-10:00am: Registration, coffee and donuts
10:00am-4:00pm: Teambuilding Facilitator Training (lunch break at 12:00pm)
10:00am-12:00pm: Orienteering
12:00pm: Lunch and dutch-oven demonstration with Outdoor Chef Dougan
1:00pm-3:00pm: GPS
If you are interested in this program for your group or personal development, please fill out the registration form in PDF format and mail it back to camp by April 1st . Registration is limited so interested parties are encouraged to register as early as possible.
Becoming An Outdoor Family (May 29th, 30th and 31st)
Come join us on May 29th, 30th and 31st for our first offering of outdoor educational experiences for the whole family. This program is a joint effort by the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Get Moving Get Healthy Program, the NJ 4-H Shooting Sports Program and L. G. Cook 4-H Camp and is in the spirit of the “ Get Outdoors, It’s Yours” National Campaign Initiative to promote, address and instill in the general public a basic understanding of environmental conservation, safety and fun in the out of doors.
Expert instructors begin each class with the basics, providing hands-on experience and encouraging participants to ask questions. The variety of experiences includes wildlife, forestry, orienteering skills, hiking, natural arts, outdoor cooking, kayaking, canoeing, firearm safety, fishing, and much, much more. We hope you can join us.
Visit the Becoming an Outdoor Family Page for details or download a brochure today.
Summer
SET Camp : June 30th, July 1st and July 2nd
The Lindley G. Cook 4-H Youth Center for Outdoor Education and the NJ4H Department Science and Technology Program Committee invite you to the overnight science camp program this summer at the state 4-H camp. The program begins Tuesday, June 30th and ends with a science fair on Thursday, July 2nd. Parents are invited to attend the science fair. The cost of the program is $150.00 per child.
Children grades 5th – 8th graders will be spending three days at camp for hands on learning experiences in one of the SET initiative subject areas. Each camper will chose one workshop topic to explore, and will have six sessions in that topic area. Each session will last approximately one hour and fifteen minutes.
Registration and sign up for workshops will be online. Please follow the link provided for registration, and select SET camp. Please make sure to select SET camp when making choices. Children will be fully registered when we recieve payment, health form and participation agreement.
Visit the S.E.T. Page for details
Summer Camp:
All summer Camp sessions begin Sunday late afternoon with registration at 4 pm, and end Saturday morning with the closing ceremony at 10:00 am. For more details visit the Summer camp page or look at the camper / parent links in the summer camp page.
Session One: July 5 – July 11 : Life on the Farm: This week will include a Rustler’s Round Up (Counselor Hunt) Wednesday night as well as a County Fair on Friday. (Sussex County 4-H Preference Week. For details contact your County 4-H Office)
Session Two: July 12 – July 18 : Color Wars: On Friday the Olympic Games come to Sussex County. Campers will compete as groups in everything from cleanup at the start of the day to the relay race finale. Bring a red, blue, black and green t-shirt.
Session Three: July 19 – July 25 : Pirates of Lake Shawanni: This week will feature a dining experience sure to be up every pirate’s galley when the dining hall undergoes a transformation reminiscent of a great ship of old. Friday will feature Battle for the Island (a 4-way Capture the Flag style team game). (Hunterdon County 4-H and Middlesex County 4-H Preference Week. For details contact your County 4-H Office)
Session Four: July 26 – August 1 : Camp Chaos: Wrap up this week with a day where everything is crazy and mismatched, from meals to activities to the clothes on your back. The Friday all-camp activity is 100% chaotic and guaranteed fun.
(Somerset and Union County 4-H Preference Week. For details contact your County 4-H Office)
Session Five: August 2 – August 8 : Color Wars: On Friday the Olympic Games come to Sussex County. Campers will compete as groups in everything from cleanup at the start of the day to the relay race finale. Bring a red, blue, black and green t-shirt
Session Six: August 9 – August 15: Pirates of Lake Shawanni: This week will feature a dining experience sure to be up every pirate’s galley when the dining hall undergoes a transformation reminiscent of a great ship of old. Friday will feature Battle for the Island (a 4-way Capture the Flag style team game).
Fall
Community Service Days
Saturday, September TBA
Saturday October TBA  9:00 am - 2:00 pm
The focus of these weekend will be winterizing the summer facilities and splitting Firewood. Many of the projects will include moving food stocks, putting up s torm windows, taking down the Waterfront and cleaning out the boat house.We will be clearing, splitting and stacking wood for the winter. Lunch is provided, so please RSVP with the Program Director.
 Halloween Happenings: October 25th 5 pm - 8 pm. FREE EVENT!
Last Saturday of October.Event participants have the opportunity pick pumpkins from the camp’s temporary pumpkin patch, paint  pumpkins, visit the face painting station, visit the Haunted House, go on a Hay ride, take a walk to the Story Telling station enjoy free snacks and cider at the Welcome Center, and talk to staff about what 4-H Camp has to offer. Activities will run from 5 pm to 8pm. Another exciting portion of the evening, for many participants, is the Hay ride which takes participants on a ride through the dark camp woods. For more information call (973) 948-3550 or email.
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Winter
Winter Teen weekends are offered by each of the counties. Please check with your local county offices for details.
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