May 2, 2024
Loading Events

« All Events

Camp Lookinback 2024

July 9 @ 9:00 am - July 12 @ 11:30 am

$65 – $75

Join us for Camp Lookinback, hosted July 9-12, 2024 at the John Jay French Museum! *The French Museum will be closed to the public from July 9th-13th*

Camp Lookinback is a fun and educational four-day summer camp held on the grounds of the historic John Jay French Museum. Children, ages 6-11, experience another time in Texas history while in a safe and enriching environment. Each day, children will get to perform hands on activities related to the 1800s. Camp Lookinback is fun for both boys and girls!

Registration is required and SPACE IS LIMITED to 45 CHILDREN and filled on a first come first serve basis. Cost per child is $75.00 for Non-Members and $65.00 for BHS Members. Refund policy: If you need your payment refunded, please contact us prior to camp starting. Once camp has begun, we will not issue refunds.

Apply for the scholarship application here!

Complete your camp counselor application here!

Camp Schedule
Camp Lookinback 2024 will be held in one session: Tuesday, July 9th – Friday,  July 12th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Camp Lookinback is based on a three-year rotating curriculum for a new experience each year. Each day consists of three hands-on activities. This year, activities include (subject to change):

SUDS N’ SILHOUETTES – Campers will take a tour of the John Jay French Museum, learn how to make soap, and sit for silhouettes! Snack: Silhouette sugar cookies.

BEARS, BEES, AND BISCUITS – Campers will visit with a local beekeeper and her colony, make biscuits and butter, and hear from Tyrrell Park Nature Center about black bears! Snack: Biscuits and honey.

BULLSEYE! – Campers will try their hand at archery with Village Creek State park, get to punch tin, and learn about local wildlife with Sea Rim State Park! Snack: “Tin-punching” sugar cookies.

IS SHE A SPY? – Campers will become Civil War spies, learn about blacksmithing, and hear about local wildlife from the Big Thicket! Snack: “Campfires” – crackers with sliced grapes, pretzel sticks, and cheese.

Please complete the form below:

Camp Lookinback Registration 2024

Registration(Required)
Please enter a number from 1 to 999
In case of emergency, and if the Beaumont Heritage Society is unable to contact any of the listed contacts, do we have permission to have your child taken to the emergency room?
Parent/Guardian Name
Address
Emergency Contact #1
Emergency Contact #2
Emergency Permission: In case of emergency, I authorize the Beaumont Heritage Society staff to obtain emergency medical care for my camper(s) as needed.
A signature will be required upon drop off on the first day of camp.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, I will hold harmless and indemnify the Beaumont Heritage Society, its agents and employees, against any and all claims and actions arising out of my child's/children's participation in the Camp Lookinback summer camp, including, without limitation, expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any liability, suit, action, loss, or damage arising or resulting from my child's participation in the Camp Lookinback summer camp.
A signature will be required upon drop off on the first day of camp.
Photography Permission: I authorize the Beaumont Heritage Society staff and agents permission to photograph and video my camper(s) while attending summer camp for the explicit purpose of creating camper memory books to take home, social media use, and creation of print advertising materials.
A signature will be required upon drop off on the first day of camp.
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

****PLEASE HIT ‘SUBMIT’ ABOVE****

*COMPLETE YOUR PAYPAL PAYMENT BEFORE EXITING PAGE*

Details

Start:
July 9 @ 9:00 am
End:
July 12 @ 11:30 am
Cost:
$65 – $75

Organizer

Beaumont Heritage Society
Phone
(409) 832-4010
Email
info@beaumontheritage.org
View Organizer Website

Venue

John Jay French House
3025 French Road
Beaumont, TX 77706 United States
+ Google Map
Phone
409-898-0348