2010 Summer Camps

To contact us call:

805-466-4550

All our summer camps run from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM unless otherwise noted.

We offer discounts for multiple children of the same family enrolled in the same program.

Education With Nature In Mind

To register for a camp:

1. Enter child’s name, session, and shirt size and add to your Paypal Cart.

         IF YOU WANT TO PAY WITH A CHECK, call us and register directly with our office.

1. Enter your Paypal account info if you have one.

2. Add more camps or children as needed.

3. Download the Registration Packet, fill out the required forms and send back to us.

4. Viola! Once we receive your child’s Registration Form/Liability Waiver, they are fully registered for camp.

Three- and Five-Day Adventures      

Ages 7-12, Limited to 12                 Session 1A: June 23-25

 

Here is a short week of nature fun and adventure outdoors. We’ll pick up students at a pre-determined location - usually Cuesta Park in SLO - and travel in a van to different local natural areas and learn how to avoid hazards, develop our nature awareness, learn basic tracking, experience primitive skills, watch the birds, explore, learn and have fun!

Naturalist 1: Foundation Skills for Exploring Nature

Ages 5-7 & 8-12          Class size is limited.

If you can give your child only one summer experience this year, let it be this one!

 

Designed to build a foundation of nature knowledge and provide experience within our curriculum, we provide a fun, educational environment that deepens a child’s connection with nature. We’ll be outdoors the ENTIRE time and your child will learn:

 

· Nature-Based Games

· How to be safe in the outdoors

· To move in a quiet way

· How to Track Animals

· How to make a shelter

· How to make fire the “old way” – by friction

· How to use and learn from Field Guides

· To make plaster casts of animal tracks

· How to make string from a local plant

· Basic habits for nature awareness

Naturalist 2: Earth Crafts & Primitive Skills                                    

Ages 5-7 & 8-12          Class size is limited.

The second in a series on connecting with nature!

 

This How-To day-camp is very project-based and we start our week by learning about fire: how and from where to collect wood, how to set up the fire-structure, and how to tend the fire safely. Campers in the older group carve their own bow-drill kit and immediately start learning how to make fire by friction. The younger kid's group takes part in activities that support their skill level and abilities. Fire becomes a central thread throughout the week as we use it to make bowls, spoons, and clay products. We'll also learn how to make a basket from Tule reeds and explore felting with wool. And there's still time for exploring and discovery during the week.

 

Projects:

· Bow-drill kit

· Tule reed basket or mat

· Wooden spoon and bowl

· Clay bowl

· Cooking with fire

· String from natural fibers

· Natural fiber art

· Shelter

Marine 1: From the Wetlands to the Sea, an Intro to Marine Organisms         

Ages 7-12                  Class size limited.

 

Explore the mysteries of Morro Bay with us! We’ll investigate the unique estuary environment first hand with its many birds and varied plant life; discover what lives below the Tideland’s Park boat dock; explore the harbor’s rocky shoreline and glimpse the Peregrine that live on Morro Rock; we’ll canoe across the bay to track animals on the Sand Spit, and explore the Natural History Museum with fresh eyes. Your child will learn:

 

· Many birds of Morro Bay

· Invertebrates of Morro Bay

· The estuary’s unique ecology

· Common marine mammals

· Edible plants of the estuary

· Basic canoeing skills

· How to use field guides

Marine 2: Riparian Zones, Rocky  Shores, Tidepools and Marine Mammals  

Ages 7-12                  Class size limited.

 

This week provides a more in-depth investigation into aquatic and marine organisms.  We’ll explore creeks and riparian zones, rocky shores and tidepools; hunt for the elusive Ferocious Water Bug and seek out a hiding octopus in a tidepool. We’ll explore various coastal environments as only we can, with our field guides in our packs and our eyes tuned to every movement.

 

· Birds of water and shore

· Invertebrates of Coastal California

· Elephant Seal ecology

· How to use field guides

· Basic canoeing skills

· Chumash History

 

 

Session Date      Location

2A: Jun 28-Jul 2            Atasc

4A: Jul 12-16       Slo/Laguna

6A: Jul 26-30                Pismo

Session Date                Location

3A: Jul 5-9                      Atascadero

5A: Jul 19-23            Slo/El Chorro

7A: Aug 2-6                              Pismo

Session Date               Location

2B: Jun 28-Jul 2                   Morro

4B: Jul 12-16                          Morro

6B: Jul 26-30                         Morro

Session Date      Location

3B: Jul 5-9                     Morro

5B: Jul 19-23                 Morro

7B: Aug 2-6                    Morro