Join Cochran Mill Nature Center for a fun-filled week at Junior Naturalist Camp! Designed for children entering 2nd through 5th grades, campers will experience a combination of environmental education and outdoor recreation, while exploring topics and activities related to nature and the outdoors. Themes and activities differ each week so campers enrolled in multiple sessions will have new and exciting experiences for a summer of fun!

Weekly themes for 2012 - Wet, Wonderful Water; What's in the Woods?; Monkeying Around, Nocturnal Animals, Fossils & Rocks; Can You See Me Now?; Totally Terrific Turtles; Animal Olympians. Campers also experience programs focused on Birds of Prey, Bats and Reptiles, hiking, canoeing and fishing.

Cochran Mill Nature Center also offers Camp Cricket for children entering kindergarten and first grade this fall. Campers will learn about reptiles, birds, insects, native wildlife of Georgia, gardening, and more! We’ll hike, fish, canoe and have loads of fun!

Campers who have completed 5th through 8th grade and have outgrown our Junior Naturalist Day Camp can participate in an exciting Adventure Camp program. Each day campers will leave Cochran Mill Nature Center for wilderness outings including hiking, orienteering, canoeing, and wildlife studies. On Thursday night, there will be a camp-out in the nature center field, including a campfire, cookout, and night hike!

Cochran Mill Nature Center is located just 20 minutes south of Atlanta in Palmetto, Georgia. The center's log structure is located by a pond on fifty privately-owned, heavily-wooded acres. Whether hiking, participating in an environmental education program or dropping by for a relaxing hike or day by the pond, Cochran Mill Nature Center has something for you. Visit us today!

Grades Up Learning Center provides quality tutoring (Grades K-12) and test prep programs that are sure to significantly improve test scores. Our students are taught to use test taking strategies to their full advantage. During the summer, learning is not only fun, but highly achievable!

Grades Up 2012 Summer camp offers FREE child care for working parents between 3.30 and 5.30p.m. daily.
Hours are 9 a.m to 3.30p.m for $175/week. Parents who wish to do early drop off between 7:45a.m and 9a.m pay extra $15 per day. The dates are June 4 - 29th.

Our 2012 Summer camp will be a combination of academic and fun activities. There will be outdoor entertainment (such as video games, amusement parks, movies, etc. World culture documentary, beading, arts & crafts, Reading & Writing classes. Activities are for students in different groups of grades 2-8.

Reading and Writing workshops have been developed by certified teachers who have participated in several National Writing Projects. The world culture program will be taught by individuals who are not only teachers but also parents from different parts of the world.

Call 678.762.8844 for more details and early registration discounts. Parents are strongly encouraged to enroll their children early, as classes tend to fill up quickly.

To enroll, parents need to request a registration form and provide a deposit of one week tuition. Tuition is fully refundable if up to 2 weeks notice is given before the start date; 75% will be refunded if given only 1 week notice. After these deadlines, we may not be unable to refund the tuition at all.

Payments may be made through a credit card in person or by requesting the credit card authorization form, which may be returned by email. We also accept checks and cash payments. To make a payment at the center, call to schedule an appointment

CALL NOW! 678-762-8844