La Junta Hands-On History Winter Break Camp 2025

  • Camp
Woodruff Memorial Library in La Junta: 522 Colorado Ave, La Junta, CO 81050, USA
Dec 29 2025
Jan 03 2026

Schedules

Ring It In! Day 1 (12/29/2025-12/29/2025)

Hands-On History Camp
$25.00 USD $22.50

Early bird price expires on Dec 05, 2025 at 11:59 PM

  • Mon8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Description

Ring It In! New Year Traditions - Lunar New Year

Site Coordinator: Lisa Villanueva

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (720) 910-4199

Day 1: Learn about the special meaning of dragon dances and red envelopes as China, Korea and Vietnam ring in the new year in their own unique way.

Camp Date

December 29, 2025

**NOTE ABOUT PROGRAM DATES: Please ensure you register for each day you want care. Registering for one day does not guarantee a space on another day unless you register for it separately.

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 10/27/2025 and ends on 12/18/2025

Restrictions

Participants must be entering grades 1 to 6.

Ring It In! Day 2 (12/30/2025-12/30/2025)

Hands-On History Camp
$25.00 USD $22.50

Early bird price expires on Dec 05, 2025 at 11:59 PM

  • Tue8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Description

 

Ring It In! New Year Traditions - Ethiopian New Year


Site Coordinator: Lisa Villanueva

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (720) 910-4199

 

Day 2: Examine how different measurements of time result in variation in celebration across the globe, exploring how Ethiopia uses yellow Meskel flowers to signal an end to the rainy season and the dawn of a new season and year!

Camp Date 

December 30, 2025

**NOTE ABOUT PROGRAM DATES: Please ensure you register for each day you want care. Registering for one day does not guarantee a space on another day unless you register for it separately.

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 10/27/2025 and ends on 12/18/2025

Restrictions

Participants must be entering grades 1 to 6.

Ring It In! Day 3 (12/31/2025-01/03/2026)

Hands-On History Camp
$25.00 USD $22.50

Early bird price expires on Dec 05, 2025 at 11:59 PM

  • Wed8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Description

Ring It In! New Year Traditions - Traditions & Wishes

 

Site Coordinator: Lisa Villanueva

Email: [email protected]

Phone: (720) 910-4199

Day 3: Traditions & Wishes - Campers will learn about the traditions (and their histories) that appear on New Years Eve and New Years Day, and make resolutions as they enter into 2026!

Camp Date

December 31, 2025

**NOTE ABOUT PROGRAM DATES: Please ensure you register for each day you want care. Registering for one day does not guarantee a space on another day unless you register for it separately.

Registration period

Registration for this schedule starts on 10/27/2025 and ends on 12/18/2025

Restrictions

Participants must be entering grades 1 to 6.

In-person location

Woodruff Memorial Library in La Junta: 522 Colorado Ave, La Junta, CO 81050, USA

Description

Enroll your child(ren) for Hands-On History Winter Camp hosted at the Woodruff Memorial Library.

Join us for a week of festive fun and discovery at Woodruff Memorial Library! Each day, students will dive into a different New Years tradition, exploring how cultures across the globe celebrate new beginnings. Through exciting games and hands-on activities, campers will explore the different ways that people commemorate the year that has past and ring in the year ahead. Come celebrate the season with us as we learn, create and celebrate new beginnings together!

*NOTE ABOUT PROGRAM DATES: Please ensure you register for each day you want care. Registering for one day does not guarantee a space on another day unless you register for it separately.

Contact Lisa Villanueva at 720-910-4199 or at [email protected] with additional questions.

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Register today and receive tuition assistance up to 70% off your total registration.

  • 10%- Early Bird Registration (automatically applied through December 5th, 2025)

  • 10%- Multiple Children Enrolled (automatically applied)

  • 10%- History Colorado Member or 4th Grade History Buffs

  • 10%- Educator/First Responder/Military

  • 10%- Past Hands-On History Enrollment (must have enrolled in a past program in the last 6 months)

  • 10%- Woodruff Memorial Library Card Holders

  • 20%- History Colorado Staff or Volunteer

  • 40%- For families that qualify for Free and Reduced Lunches

  • 70%- For families that qualify for SNAP, WIC, or CCAP

The total estimated tuition will not reflect all of your qualifying discounts until a staff member has reviewed your registration and sent out a final invoice through a separate email. Your payment is not due at the time of registration.

 

Registration is not started yet. The registration opens on Monday October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM