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2012 Summer Camp Online Registration opens March 9, 2012.
ENROLL NOW...before your child's favorite camps fill up!

 



Nature Adventures™ is hands-on, minds-on, and hearts-on. Whether it's dinosaurs, space ships, butterflies, or magical creatures, we weave together science, art, and literature into fun learning activities in a safe and caring environment.

AGES: Children from 4–14 years.

RATIO: We have one of the lowest children-to-instructor ratios in town of 6:1, as well as additional help from the Museum’s award-winning teen program Quasars to Sea Stars.

DATES: Weekly from June 18–August 24, 2012.

TIMES: Regular Day 9:00 AM–3:00 PM; 
            Extended Day 8:30 AM–5:00 PM.

LOCATIONS: Museum * and Sea Center **

COST: Regular Day-Members $235; Non-Members $250. Extended Day-Members $280; Non-Members $310. Special prices for camps week of July 4th. Scholarships are available.

INFO: See list below for camp topics. For detailed camp descriptions click here or call 805-682-4711 ext. 171.


Ages 4-6
Dynamic Dinosaurs (July 2, 3, 5, 6; August 13 – 17)*
Sea Squirts and Jiggly Jellies (June 18–22; July 23–27)**
Art of Nature (June 18–22; July 23–27)*
Kids Dig Dirt (June 25–29; August 6–10)*
Animal Olympics (July 9–13; July 30–August 3)*
Mini-Beasts (July 16–20; August 20–24)*
Science of Seussville (August 20–24)**

Ages 6-8
Fly! (July 23–27)*
Explorers (June 25–29; July 30 – August 3)**
Fossil Hunt (July 9–3; August 6 –10)*
Creepy Crawlies (July 9–13; July 30–August 3)*
Wizarding School: The Science Behind the Magic (July 2, 3, 5, 6)*
Ancient Science (June 18–22)*
Hunters of the Sky and Sea (July 2, 3, 5, 6)**
Astounding Astronomy (July 16–20; August 13–17)*
Olympic Gold (June 25–29; July 16–20)*
Masters of Disaster (August 20–24)*

Ages 8-10
Olympic Gold (August 13–17)*
Masters of Disaster (August 6–10)*
Fossil Hunt (June 25–29)*
Toy Lab (July 23–27)*
Xtreme Science (August 20–24)*
Ancient Science (July 30–August 3)*

Ages 9-12
Marine Safari (July 9 – 13)**
Jr. Aquarist (July 16 – 20)**
Be an Ologist (June 18 – 22)*

Ages 10-14
Survival! (July 2, 3, 5, 6)*
Marine Academy (August 13–17)**
Marine Mammal Science (August 6–10)**


* At the Museum; ** At the Sea Center


2012 Summer Camp Online Registration opens March 9, 2012.
ENROLL NOW...before your child's favorite camps fill up!