Product Description

Join us on this educational and sustainable Summer Camp adventure at Aldeia do Vale! ⛺️🌱

Welcome to the Summer Camp at Aldeia do Vale, an agroecological project located in Sintra. Designed for children aged 6 to 14, this summer camp offers a unique opportunity for participants to explore nature, learn about permaculture and agroecology, and engage in various environmental activities.

The children will have the chance to experience a week full of educational and recreational activities, including planting in the garden, harvesting food, cooking, natural building, mural painting, and nature observation. Each day is carefully planned to provide an enriching and fun experience, promoting practical learning and direct contact with the environment.

Participants will be introduced to concepts such as agroforestry, the use of dehydrators, building solar ovens and rocket stoves, food harvesting, preparing healthy snacks, constructing with natural materials, and much more. There will be time for water activities, plant species recognition walks, composting, and insect observation.

The summer camp includes healthy meals throughout the day, with morning and afternoon snacks consisting of fruits, natural juices, homemade bread, homemade cookies, and peanut butter, as well as nutritious lunches prepared with local products.

This program is ideal for children who wish to learn and have fun in a natural and welcoming environment, developing a greater respect for sustainability and the environment.

Schedule: 8 AM to 7 PM

Weekly Fee: €369 (VAT included)

Option to Stay in a Bell Tent (with 24-hour supervision): Additional €150

Detailed Program for the Two Weeks

Day 1 – Garden and Agroecology

• 08:00 Arrival and Welcome; Nature Games and Play
• 09:00 Introduction to Agroforestry
• 10:00 Planting in the Garden; Morning Snack
• 11:00 Food Harvesting and Use of Dehydrator
• 12:00 Lunch
• 13:30 Sowing and Multiplying; Planting in the Garden
• 15:00 Water Activities
• 16:00 Afternoon Snack
• 17:00 Arts and Workshops: Crafting with Natural Materials

Day 2 – Cooking

• 08:00 Arrival; Nature Games and Play
• 09:00 Food Harvesting for Cooking
• 10:00 Morning Snack
• 11:00 Cooking Workshop: Preparing Healthy Snacks and Homemade Cookies
• 12:00 Lunch
• 13:30 Supervised Free Time
• 15:00 Water Activities
• 16:00 Afternoon Snack
• 17:30 Building Solar Oven and Using Rocket Stove

Day 3 – Natural Building

• 08:00 Arrival; Nature Games and Play
• 09:00 Building a Hut with Clay, Straw, and Canes
• 10:00 Morning Snack
• 11:00 Continuation of Hut Building
• 12:00 Lunch
• 13:30 Supervised Free Time
• 15:00 Water Activities
• 16:00 Afternoon Snack
• 17:30 Dynamics: Cooperative Games

Day 4 – Arts

• 08:00 Arrival; Nature Play
• 09:00 Mural Drawing: Collective Creation and Painting
• 10:00 Morning Snack
• 11:00 Continuation of Mural Painting
• 12:00 Lunch
• 13:30 Supervised Free Time
• 15:00 Water Activities
• 16:00 Afternoon Snack
• 17:30 Nature Observation: Clouds and Shape Identification

Day 5 – Nature Observation

• 08:00 Arrival; Nature Games and Play
• 09:00 Insect Observation and Plant Species Recognition Walk
• 10:00 Morning Snack
• 11:00 Introduction to Composting and Creating Worm Farms
• 12:00 Lunch
• 13:30 Supervised Free Time
• 15:00 Party Preparation
• 17:00 Afternoon Snack
• 17:30 Closing Party

Why join?

Join this summer camp at Aldeia do Vale for a fun, hands-on experience where children can connect with nature, learn about sustainability, and develop practical eco-friendly skills in a nurturing environment.

What’s included:

🌱 Personal Accident Insurance
🌱 Morning Snack: fruit and/or natural juices; homemade cookies, bread with jam/peanut butter/cocoa and hazelnuts
🌱 Afternoon Snack: homemade bread, homemade cookies, peanut butter
🌱 Lunch: Healthy meals prepared with local products
🌱 Water Activities: Rio Lizandro | Environmental education activities