Day Camps, Scout Programs & Classes

Day Camps Fall Sampler

Scout Programs

 Classes

Day Camps

Genesee Country Village & Museum offers fun-filled programs to provide children with unique learning experiences.

The museum offers two summer programs for children: Summer Sampler and Earth Camp. Summer Sampler has an historical flavor, while Earth Camp – in a new format – emphasizes the natural world and our place within it.

In 2012, week-long classes begin July 9 and end August 24.

 For planning purposes, we've prepared a 2012 chart of the Summer Sampler and Earth Camp classes to be offered this summer.

Fall Sampler in September provides homeschooled students the chance to make the museum their classroom for a week with classes at both the nature center and the historic village. Save $20 for each child age 8-17 or $10 for each child age 4-7 who registers for one class in Fall Sampler and one class in summer Earth Camp.
 
Knowledgeable and enthusiastic staff members run these programs to provide safe, supervised experiences for children. All programs mix fun with hands-on learning and creativity. Children enjoy our programs so much that they return year after year, and many become active participants in the museum’s special events.
 
Each weeklong class takes place Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with the first sessions beginning the week of July 9 and the last sessions beginning the week of August 20. The cost is $175 for members and $200 for nonmembers. Save $20 for each child age 8-17 or $10 for each child age 4-7 who registers for one class in each summer program. Busing and extended care options are available.

For more information please call (585) 538-6822.

 

 

 

 

Fall Sampler

These programs, tailored for homeschooled students age 4 and up, have been developed with parents’ input. Start the new school year with a week of experiences in the 19th century! On the first day of Fall Sampler, youngsters receive a loan of period clothing, which becomes their outfit for the week.

The classes for children age 8 and older begin at 10 a.m. and end at 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, September 10-14. The cost is $200 per week for nonmembers and $175 per week for GCV&M members. Extended care, supervised by museum staff, is available from 9-10 a.m. and from 3-4:30 p.m.. Cost is $5 per child per session.

For times and costs of classes for children ages 4-7, please see individual program descriptions.

 

 

Scout Programs

Genesee Country Village & Museum offers a series of overnight and day programs for Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts.

For more information, click on any of the following:

Adult and Youth Classes

Winter. Summer. Spring. Fall.

All year long—even when the historic village and gallery are closed—there are still many opportunities to enjoy 19th-century crafts and trades, historic foodways, the textile arts and natural history — just take a class!

Genesee Country Village & Museum will offer dozens of classes for adults and children this season. Just click on one of the links below to learn more:

The following classes are currently scheduled for this summer:

 
Making Cheese

One Saturday, May 7, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Join the Jones Farm cook to learn 19th-century cheese making techniques and the importance of the farm dairy during this time. Prepare a hearty noon meal and take home a share of the finished cheese. Register online or call (585) 294-8216.
 
Marcia Swingle F $55/$35 members MF $10 due to instructor at class L Jones Farm