School Break Programs
Coming up Next…Spring Camp!
Spring Camp
Help us welcome Spring back to the Finger Lakes region with 5 days of wild adventures, outdoor skill-building, and resounding FUN!.
April 5 - 9, 2021
For Ages 6-12
We’ll practice fire skills, make wild tea, track animals, cook food over beds of red hot coals and so much more! Each day runs from 9:00AM to 3:00PM filled with fun and adventure for participants ages 6-12.
Unfortunately, early drop off and late pickup are not available this year.
Full Week enrollment only at this time:
Full Week: Monday through Friday
$300 – $400 (Self-selected sliding scale)
Scholarships available
Choose-Your-Price Sliding Scale System
At Primitive Pursuits we are committed to making our programs available to as many people as possible. To this end, we generate scholarships via our choose-your-price sliding scale program costs, on a program-to-program basis. The base rate of our programs covers the cost of the program. Any payments above the base rate are tax-deductible donations to our scholarship fund. When filing for taxes Primitive Pursuits is listed under “Cornell Cooperative Extension” Tax ID #16-6072897.
Registration Information
Space is not held until we’ve received payment in full. Use a computer or laptop with Firefox or Chrome to register online, since Safari and Explorer, and phones and tablets, are not compatible with our registration software.
Program Policies
Our Choose-Your-Price Sliding Scale System
To learn more about financial assistance, please visit our Scholarships page.
Common Online Payment Troubleshooting Tips
- Please login to your Account Portal on a computer (not smartphone or tablet)
- Use Firefox or Chrome as your browser (not Explorer or Safari)
- Wait at least 30 seconds after submitting your payment for the screen to change (there is no visual symbol showing that the credit card payment is processing).
- If the payment does not go through and you are on a computer using Firefox or Chrome, it may be that your credit/debit card has a past expiration date on file. Try entering your current card as a ‘new’ card in the Account Portal.
- Check with your bank to determine whether your account has enough balance to cover the payment.
- If you have gone through the above steps, please email us for additional assistance:[email protected]
Pick Up/Drop Off Policy:
Should you need to pick up or drop off during a program:
Receipt Requests
Waitlist
Cancellations due to Weather and Other Acts of Nature
Family-Initiated Cancellations
This section applies to cancellations and refund requests made by the Account Holder:
- In order for any program change or refund request to be considered, it must be made in writing through the Registrar, even if you have discussed this with another staff person, such as a field educator.
- The effective date of all refund requests is the date of the email notifying the Registrar of your request.
- Changes and refunds are NOT guaranteed and only the Registrar can process these changes.
- Epic Days and donations (amount paid above the base rate) are nonrefundable.
- If we are unable to approve a scholarship request which prevents you from participating in a program, all payments towards that program (even “non-refundable deposits”) will be returned if you.
Refer to the program-specific policies below:
Academic Year (except Ithaca Forest Preschool):
- If you cancel 30 or more days prior to the program starting date, you are entitled to a full refund, minus the deposit & any donation above the sliding scale base rate.
- If you cancel between 14 and 30 days prior to the program starting date, Primitive Pursuits will retain half the program tuition, after the deposit & any donation above the sliding scale base rate.
- If you cancel fewer than 14 days prior to the program starting date or after the program has begun, there will be no refunds.
- Epic Day fees are non-refundable/transferable
“Forest Fridays” 2:30 – 4:45 PM
“Fire & Frost” 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Check out this fun video from Ryan Condo after he tagged along for a Fall break day in 2019!
We are so grateful for the staff's commitment to fun, to the outdoors, and to safety during the pandemic.
“My child just finished 4 weeks of camp at Primitive Pursuits. He had such a wonderful time: always excited to go in the morning and brimming over with excitement about what he’d done and learned when he got home. Thank you!”