REGISTRATION CLOSED - Summer Camp was a great time!
Teens on the spectrum - join us this summer for the Learning 4 Life Farm Transition Summer Camp 2022!
This four-week summer program provides full day programming Monday through Thursday from 9am to 3pm for students on the autism spectrum ages 13 through 18.
Camp helps students prepare for life’s challenges with hands-on job practice on our site and at local businesses, resume writing, and practical life applications. Gardening, beekeeping, field trips to nearby alpaca farms and local businesses, resume writing and interviews, life skills and more!
L4L Farm Transition Summer Camp started Monday June 20, 2022 and ended Thursday July 21, 2022. NO CAMP JULY 4TH – JULY 8TH.
Summer Camp runs Monday – Thursday at Learning 4 Life Farm located at TLS North East on Rt. 62 just east of Johnstown, Ohio. Student drop off at L4L Farm/TLS North East is 9am and pickup is 3pm.
Camp registration is coming in March 2023! Join our waitlist for the 2023 summer camp or our job training program during the school year and get more information about funding options.
Our summer camp program provides crucial mental health and educational support for students on the autism spectrum during the summer months, when school-year programming is not available. Learning 4 Life Farm Summer Camp is part of The Learning Spectrum (TLS) educational programming.
Campers will spend part of each week on classroom instruction based around a transition curriculum emphasizing executive functioning skills, managing basic personal finances, job interest identification, creating a resume, and job search and interview skills.
Students will take weekly 2-hour field trips to local partner businesses to practice job skills.
Camp students will spend 1-3 hours per day working in our student gardens and 2-3 hours per week preparing for and running a student vegetable, herb and flower farm stand for parents and community members to shop on Thursday afternoons.
Campers will spend part of each week on classroom instruction based around a transition curriculum emphasizing executive functioning skills, managing basic personal finances, job interest identification, creating a resume, and job search and interview skills.
Students will take weekly 2-hour field trips to local partner businesses to practice job skills.
Camp students will spend 1-3 hours per day working in our student gardens and 2-3 hours per week preparing for and running a student vegetable, herb and flower farm stand for parents and community members to shop on Thursday afternoons.
Campers will spend 30 minutes to an hour each week participating in our beekeeping program, monitoring our on-site honey beehives for hive health, learning about bee safety and biology, and assisting our master beekeeper with basic beekeeping tasks. Protective clothing will be worn, students may choose to observe from a distance, and alternate activities will be available for students with a bee allergy.
Campers will also spend 1-3 hours per week preparing for our Summer Open House to take place on the last Friday of the final camp week. The Summer Open House includes opportunities for campers to run a farm stand selling flowers and produce grown in the student gardens, as well as give farm tours to Open House attendees. Our Summer Open House will take place the last Friday of Camp from 5-8pm at Learning 4 Life Farm and TLS North East - this event is open to the public and campers are encouraged to attend with their families.
Registration is closed for summer 2022 and will open to the general public in March 2023. Spots are limited and are first-come first-served.
Campers will also spend 1-3 hours per week preparing for our Summer Open House to take place on the last Friday of the final camp week. The Summer Open House includes opportunities for campers to run a farm stand selling flowers and produce grown in the student gardens, as well as give farm tours to Open House attendees. Our Summer Open House will take place the last Friday of Camp from 5-8pm at Learning 4 Life Farm and TLS North East - this event is open to the public and campers are encouraged to attend with their families.
Registration is closed for summer 2022 and will open to the general public in March 2023. Spots are limited and are first-come first-served.