Homeschool Programs

Upcoming Programs

Spring Service Day

Tuesday, Apr 23, 2024

9:30-12:30

Free

Families

Are you looking for a service project for your family or co-op? Join us for this special homeschool day of service and fun. We will have a variety of jobs that will help Woodcrest get ready for the busy summer season. After tidying up, we will provide a delicious campfire lunch and allow you to spend the afternoon enjoying our trails and playgrounds.

Game Builders

Thursday, Apr 25, 2024

1:00-3:00

$8/student

Grades 3-8

Discover the heart of a Program Director as you learn to create new games from old games and use things from around the house for something new. Come ready to have lots of fun in this totally crazy class.

Wilderness Survival 101

Thursday, May 2, 2024

9:30-12:00

$15/student

Grades 6-12

Learn the basics of outdoor survival in this very fun class. Students will spend time learning the basics of knot tying, shelter building, and fire starting. At the end of participants will put into practice their skills by cooking their own lunch over the fire. Great Co-op Field Trip Class.

Limited to 24 Students

Geo “Wood” Caching

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

1:00-3:00

$10/family

Family (or grades 8-up)

A great family activity. Explore the woods at Woodcrest using your mobile device. Navigate our trails looking for and hiding objects (caches). Learn the skills here and then apply them around the world.

Limited to 15 families

Lifeguard Training Weekend

Friday, May 17, 2024 - Sunday, May 19, 2024

$200/student

Ages 15+

Become a lifeguard to get yourself a rewarding summer job. Lifeguard Training Weekend will help ensure that you are properly prepared and certified to lifeguard a community pool. Additionally, if you are hired by Woodcrest to lifeguard this summer for our pool, we will cover the cost of your training. Call for more details. Meals are provided on Saturday (lunch and dinner) and snacks for Friday and Saturday.

Waterslide Day

Thursday, May 23, 2024

1:00-3:00

$4/person or $15/family

Family

We want to thank our families for their support. This fun day is designed for families to simply come and enjoy Woodcrest. Our famous waterslide will be open and our Oak Shade pavilion available for you to have a picnic.

Understanding Native American Culture

Thursday, May 23, 2024

6:30-8:00p.m.

$12/family

Family

We have some special guests coming to share on the diversity and richness of Native American culture. They will use artifacts from Woodcrest’s collection of local Native culture while also showing students the art of making arrow heads, starting fires, and so much more.

Parent & Child Canoe Trip

Thursday, May 30, 2024

10:00-3:00

$125 (One parent w/ one child; $25 for additional child)

Parent w/ Child (age 8-up)

The Fall is a beautiful time to canoe down the Schuylkill River. Our staff with guide you down the river for a fun-filled time. The trip will include snacks, games, use of Woodcrest canoes and lifejackets, and shuttling. We will meet at Woodcrest at 10:00 a.m. and caravan to our drop-in spot in Leesport. We will then shuttle drivers back to their cars after the trip at approximately 3:00 p.m. You will be emailed full details and maps prior to the trip.

Limited to 10 Families

Woodcrest Partner Program:

Theater Tips — Interested in acting? Want to make good friendships in a godly atmosphere? Come to Theater Tips held by Lancaster Youth Productions (LYP) at Woodcrest Retreat! LYP is an amateur theater group with a mission to use acting to glorify God and entertain others. We do an annual summer play, and meet throughout the year to practice acting skills while having time with friends. Some of our past productions include A Christmas Carol, The Prince and the Pauper, and Overcome. Theater Tips takes place twice a month on Monday evenings, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm (in the lower level of our Indian Rock Center). Dates for the Spring session are as follows: February 26, March 11 and 25, April 8 and 22. Auditions for the summer production will be April 23rd. If you are interested in participating, please contact Elizabeth Gormley at writing.justdoit@gmail.com for full details. Visit our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/LYPTheaterGroup for more details about our group!

Dates: Selected Mondays (6:30-8:30 p.m.) Grades: 3-12

Cost: $15/Student or $20/Family

To Register for classes visit Here

225 Woodcrest Drive Ephrata, PA 17522

717-738-2233

Details and Policies

Parents with other children who are not in a class are welcome to use the playgrounds during class time. Parents are also invited to sit in on classes in the back of the room to observe.
An Emergency Contact Release Form needs to be completed each semester so that School of Wonder staff have access to parents in case of emergency during class time. This form is available on the side menu of this page and at each class.
Payment can be made by mailing a check to Woodcrest Retreat. Credit Card payment can be made over the phone or by stopping in the office prior to your registered class. We are also able to accept payment online at the time of registration. Payment for all registered classes should be made on the date of your first registered class. Once payment is received, there are no refunds for cancellations less than two weeks before scheduled classes or for no shows.
You will receive an email with arrival instructions and other relevant information for that session, approximately a week before the scheduled date. Feel free to contact the camp office with questions.
If your child or someone in the immediate family are feeling ill, please do not attend your registered class. If you notify Woodcrest before the scheduled class begins, partial refunds may be offered

Spring 2024 Homeschool Schedule

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