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Upcoming Events
Farm to Fork Retreat: June 15-17
UPDATE: Children are welcome to attend this year's Farm to Fork retreat! Children aged 0-5 = FREE, 6-12 = 50% off.Learn how to grow and create local, seasonal food from farm professionals this June. Sessions include winter gardening, food justice, compost "how's" and "why's", backyard garden design, cooking classes, yoga and hiking. Check out our "Adult Programs" tab for more information.
Download a printer-friendly Farm to Fork Registration form for adults 18+.
For families with children, please download this form .
Register for Alice in Fircomland: June 29-30
An Over-Night Special Event for Families!
Arrival: Friday, June 29, 2012 at 4:00pm
Departure: Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 4:30pm
Where: Gambier Island
Age: All Ages
Fee (overnight): $90 (aged 18+), $60 (ages 7-17); $30 (ages 3-6); FREE (children 2 years and under)
Included in Fee: Accommodation, meals (dinner on Friday, breakfast & lunch on Saturday) and snacks, camp activities, and, of course, the very merry un-birthday tea party!
To extend your stay to Sunday or Monday, costs (including meals and camp activities) are as follows: $80/night (aged 18+), $40/night (ages 7-17), free for children (6 & under)
Families, prepare for a magical experience filled with whimsy, adventure, celebration, and fun!
Details are provided in the "Summer Camp" tab on the left hand side of our website. For any inquiries, please call the office at 604-662-7756. Registration forms can be mailed to 2776 Semlin Drive, Vancouver B.C. V5N 4R6. Alternatively, forms can be faxed to 1-866-350-3833.
Download a printer-friendly Alice in Fircomland registration form.
Register NOW for Summer Camp!
This summer, we'll be offering the following camps:
Family Ties Family Camp - July 20 - 22
Fircom Fame Kids Camp - July 29 - August 3
Mom & Kids Camp - July 29 - August 3
100 Mile Chef Kids Camp - August 6 - 10
Where the Wild Things Are Kids Camp - August 13 - 17
The Summer of PI: Polaris Initiative for Youth - July 27 - August 17
Go to our Online Registration System Now by clicking here.
Summer of PI: Polaris Initiative for Youth
Arrival: Friday, July 27, 2012 at 4:00pmDeparture: Friday, August 17, 2012 at 11:00am
Where: Camp Fircom, Gambier Island
Age: 13-17
Fee: $765.00 (this camp is subsidized by the Vera Thompson Endowment Fund)
Included in Fee: water taxi, meals and snacks, accommodation, two out-trips (3 nights in duration), camp activities, supplies, and Canoe and CPR-C Certification
*** 1-Week options are also available, and include water taxi, meals and snacks, accommodation, camp activities, supplies, and Canoe and CPR-C Certification:
Creative Chaos: Friday, July 27 to Friday, August 3 ($400.00)
Island Quest: Monday, August 6 to Friday, August 10 ($320.00)
'Neat'ure Week:Monday, August 13 to Friday, August 17 ($320.00)
Attention all youth! If you're interested in having a great time, learning new skills, developing lifelong friendships, and participating in a life-changing experience, then join us at Camp Fircom for the Summer of PI! The Polaris Initiative is three intense weeks of hands-on creative exploration, outdoor adventure, and sustainable living. It will be divided into three distinct modules: Creative Chaos, Island Quest, and 'Neat'ure Week, and each module will be separated by a 3-night canoe or hiking out-trip to another location on Gambier Island. During your stay at camp, you will be mentored by an adult Camp Counsellor and assist him/her in providing leadership to the kids in your cabin group. In addition, you will participate in a wide variety of engaging, meaningful, and fun 'Polaris-Only' experiences, including (but certainly not limited to!): camp-wide games; performing and visual art activities, including a gala performance night and the creation of a mural for camp; hiking, canoeing (including Canoe Certification), archery, swimming, and snorkeling; outdoor 'survivor-esque' team challenges; nature interpretation; the harvesting of forest edibles and produce from the Fircom farm; learning to cook some delicious snacks and entrees; orienteering and wilderness survival/first aid activities, including certification in CPR-C; night games like stealth Capture the Flag; and, building worm composts to take home and a chicken coop for the Fircom farm! Through these experiences, you will have an opportunity challenge yourself by choice to step outside your comfort zone and discover your true potential. By the time you leave the island on Day 22, you will be empowered with new-found confidence and the skills and passion necessary to attain any goals that you wish to achieve! .
Download a printer-friendly Summer of PI: Polaris Youth Initiative form now!.
New Logo Unveiled
Camp Fircom went through a re-branding process starting in January 2012 and the final version is now ready for use. The themes behind the new logo were growth, nature, balance, evolving, and discovery. The logo depicts four shapes stacked on top of one another – growing in size from bottom to top and each containing a different symbol: a cloud, a flower, a root, and air bubbles. The column of pebble-like shapes are balancing on each other, a condition that requires peace of mind and focus to achieve, and a reminder that these rocks all depend on one another to maintain this state.Inside each "pebble" is a reference to one of the levels of nature that is represented on the island. Air is the furthest up which supports the plants and trees underneath, whom in turn depend on the soil to put down their roots. The fourth pebble represents the water that supports feeds the roots, but also the sea that surrounds the island and circulates in the air, thus coming full circle.
Each pebble is also partially masking off each element and in turn becomes an aperture, or a window, hinting that there is more to discover.
This is the main logo that will eventually be on the Fircom website, letterhead, business cards, etc.
This is the camp version which will be used for our camp marketing, t-shirts and other tuck shop goodies.
We hope you like the new logo and are as excited as us about moving Fircom into a new era of growth and discovery.
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