Wylde Winter Nature Camp

Open to children currently enrolled in K-5th Grade

Location: Oakhurst Garden, 435 Oakview Road, Decatur, GA 30030
Monday – Friday | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Come join us during the 2025 Winter Break at Oakhurst Garden for Wylde Winter Nature Camp.  We are returning to where the magic started!  Oakhurst Garden has reopened to inspire all who enter.  At Wylde Winter Nature Camp your child forgets they are learning! Campers enjoy exploring the Oakhurst Garden, playing educational games, doing seasonal crafts, meeting our chickens, observing wildlife, and getting a hands-on, up-close look at the natural world around them. 

Camp will take place February 17-21, 2025 Monday – Friday from 9 AM – 1 PM. 

There is a small camper to educator ratio with a maximum of 20 campers per session, so please register ASAP!

Please note: registration is not complete until payment has been received and the camp registration form has been filled out.

Cost

Wylde Center Members receive $25 off!  Become a member today.
Email development@wyldecenter.org to request your member discount code.

Meet the Wylde Winter Camp Educators

Marie Girard – Marie is a Berry College graduate with a B.S. degree in biology who discovered her passion for teaching while working as a research assistant studying germination and seed viability and serving as a teaching assistant in Biology and Botany. At the Wylde Center, she brings her love of nature and teaching to after-school programs across Atlanta and Decatur, where she engages students through hands-on experiences in the garden. As one of the lead educators for community gardens at Oliver House and Amani Place, Marie combines her expertise in biology with her enthusiasm for outdoor learning to inspire children and adults alike to connect with the natural world. She enjoys being outside, exploring nature, and fostering curiosity in those she teaches, with the goal of encouraging a lifelong appreciation for the environment.

Elizabeth Goethe – Elizabeth’s lifelong passion for the life sciences and the natural world shines through in her work as an Educator at the Wylde Center, where she inspires children to connect with the environment in meaningful ways. Though her academic background is in art, with a BFA from the University of Georgia, she discovered her love for environmental education while teaching at a local preschool. Since joining the Wylde Center team in 2022, this Atlanta native has focused on engaging young minds with hands-on experiences that foster curiosity and care for the natural world. Elizabeth believes that encouraging children and adults to explore and appreciate their environment can create happier communities and a healthier planet. In her free time, she volunteers as a wildlife rehabilitator at the AWARE Wildlife Center and enjoys outdoor adventures with her young daughter, husband, and their many pets.

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