DATE/AGE CHANGES
Marine Survival Skills includes an overnight (Sea Center)
Now for ages 8-12
Imagine yourself an early explorer, venturing across the oceans of the world. How would you find food and shelter, build a sea worthy raft and navigate the wide open ocean? Join us to learn the skills to become the ultimate marine survivor.
August 3, 9:00–3:00 PM; August 4, 9:00 AM–August 5, 8:00 AM
Filled Sessions
Ages 4–6 6/22–6/26 Mini Beasts (Waitlist Available)
Ages 4–6 8/17–8/21 Mini Beasts (Waitlist Available)
Ages 4–6 6/29–7/3 Awfully Awesome (Waitlist Available)
Ages 4–6 7/27–7/31 Awfully Awesome (Waitlist Available)
Ages 4–6 7/20–7/24 Sea Squirts (Waitlist Available)
Ages 6–8 6/22–6/26 FLY! (Waitlist Available)
Ages 8–10 6/22–6/26 Marine Safari (Waitlist Available)
Ages 8–12 6/18–6/20 Woodland Survival Skills (Waitlist Available)
Ages 10–12 8/10-8/14 Marine Academy (Waitlist Available)
Closed Sessions (please see above for other session options)
Ages 10–12 6/18-6/20 Marine Survival Skills (No Waitlist Available)
Ages 10–12 8/3-8/5 Woodland Survival Skills (No Waitlist Available)
Please scroll down to see our camp topics and dates. Pricing and hours are available in the full download.
For a complete camp listing, please download the Summer Camp Brochure 2009 pdf that you see on your left.
To register for summer camps: print out the registration, emergency/medical, release/waiver and photo release forms. These three forms can be downloaded from the blue box at the top of this page.
Camp FAQs
Our camps are designed to provide children with opportunities to experiment, experience, and observe the natural world around them, while engaging in the scientific process.
For ages 4–6 a nap/rest time is included in the full day (9–3) programs. It will follow lunch.
The average adult instructor:camper ratio is 1:5
Overnights - The overnights portion available in some camps will be held in Broder at the Museum, and within the Sea Center for camps based at that location. Overnight staffing will always maintain the 1:5 ratio and will always include a senior staff member from the permanent eduction staff at each location. A pizza dinner and light breakfast will be served. Please contact Lee Anne Bastian if you have any questions.
Extended Day Option
This is an Nature Adventures option that provides flexibility for parents and kids during camps at the Museum. Extended day campers may be dropped off at the Museum from 8:30–9:00 AM and picked up between 3:00–5:00 PM. Children will be engaged in guided activities with instructors. Activities may not link directly to the camp topic, but they will still be educational and fun. Prices for extended day can be found under the camp description. Unfortunately, we cannot pro-rate for late drop-offs or early pick-ups.
Please feel free to call 805-682-4711 ext. 171 or e-mail lbastian@sbnature2.org for more information.
Nature Adventure Summer Camps
At the Museum of Natural History and the Ty Warner Sea Center
Please download the complete Summer Camp Brochure 2009 to the left to view all time and pricing options.
Ages 4-6
Mini Beasts (Museum)
Go on safari for beautiful butterfl ies, spinning spiders, marching
millipedes and wiggling worms! Track down a multitude of mini
beasts, examine their pincers, gaze into their multiple eyes and
discover how they thrive in their miniature worlds.
June 22–26;
Filled - August 17–21
Awfully Awesome (Museum)
Get awfully messy while we explore awesome science. Muck
around with mud. Dig into decomposers. Grow gloopity gloop
and discover what makes the science of messy, awfully awesome.
June 29–July 3; July 27-31
Sea Squirts (Sea Center)
Touch tidepool creatures, hunt for live sand crabs and make your
own shark egg case. Then squirt on over to the beach for more sea
science exploration.
July 6–10; July 20–24
Storybook Museum (Museum)
Do you love a good book? We do too! Enjoy stories of hidden
treasure, fantastic animals and kids around the world. Then dive in
deeper as we play, search and investigate the worlds that are held
within the pages of our storybook museum.
July 13–17; August 10–14
Ages 6-8
Mystery Museum (Museum)
An original who-dunnit with you in the role of Ace Detective.
Practice the skills of a forensic scientist as we gather clues,
identify sticky fingerprints, decode secret messages and
discover the culprit in the Museum’s mystery crime.
June 18–19; August 3–4
FLY! (Museum)
Butterflies do it. Bats do it. Helicopters, hot air balloons, kites and
planes do it. But how? Observe flying animals and experiment
with flying machines. Learn the science of flight dynamics, then
create your own flying wonders.
June 22–26; July 20–24
Super Hero Training Camp (Museum)
Calling all new Super Heroes. Report to the Super Hero Command
Center for training! Investigate nature to discover the inspiration
for super hero powers. Experiment with science and create the
tools that every successful super hero needs. Practice rescue
scenarios and prepare to conquer an evil villain.
July 6–10; July 27–31
Ocean Discoveries (Sea Center)
Question. Investigate. Experiment. Discover the science of life
in our oceans through tidepooling, water testing and a squid
dissection! Make a boat, touch a shark, and master the skills of
an ocean scientist through exciting hands-on experiments and
exploration stations.
June 29–July 3; July 27–31
Astounding Astronomy (Museum)
Have an out-of-this-world adventure! Explore the vastness of space
from our neighboring planets to distant solar systems. Discover
how astronauts live and what Mars is like. Watch the wonders of
space unfold through special planetarium shows, find inspiration
in astronaut training activities and hold on to your hat as you build
and launch rockets.
July 13–17; August 10–14
Weird Water Wonders (Sea Center)
Which animals can smell underwater? What creature can open a
mussel using no hands? Why do waves crash, skim boards skim, and
submarines dive? Explore the weird and wonderful world of water
from the sandy beach to the ocean's depths.
Ages 8-10
Woodland Survival Skills includes an overnight (Museum)
Now for ages 8-12
Are you a Survivor Kid? Learn the ancient skills of fire-making, tracking, flint-knapping, rope-making, and gain a basic knowledge
of edible wild plants. Then master some of today’s coolest outdoor technology to make you a true Survivor Kid.
June 18, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM; June 19, 9:00 AM–June 20, 8:00 AM
Marine Safari (Sea Center)
Go on a Santa Barbara Marine Safari. We’ll kayak, tidepool and
visit the Natural History Museum, Maritime Museum and the Zoo.
Conduct marine biology experiments on the Sea Center’s Wet Deck
as we explore the marine world.
June 22–26
FLY! (Museum)
Butterflies do it. Bats do it. Helicopters, hot air balloons, kites and
planes do it. But how? Observe flying animals and experiment
with flying machines. Learn the science of flight dynamics, then
create your own flying wonders.
June 29–July 3; August 17–21
Marine Survival Skills includes an overnight (Sea Center)
Now for ages 8-12
Imagine yourself an early explorer, venturing across the oceans of the world. How would you find food and shelter, build a sea worthy raft and navigate the wide open ocean? Join us to learn the skills to become the ultimate marine survivor.
August 3, 9:00–3:00 PM; August 4, 9:00 AM–August 5, 8:00 AM
Invent It! (Museum)
Discover the inventor in you. Create simple machines that help tiny
characters overcome their giant problems. Get inspired by how
things work, as you conduct machine dissections. Then brain storm
your own crazy, inspired, inventive idea and Invent It!
July 20–24
Ages 8-12
Museum-ology (Museum)
Create, design, build, exhibit! You choose the exhibit theme,
conduct the research, ask the questions, interview the scientists,
collect the artifacts, and create a museum exhibit that shares
your passion. Then enjoy the oohs and ahhs at your exhibit’s
launch party.
July 6–10
Ages 10-12
Marine Survival Skills includes an overnight (Sea Center)
Now for ages 8-12
Imagine yourself an early explorer, venturing across the oceans of the world. How would you find food and shelter, build a sea worthy raft and navigate the wide open ocean? Join us to learn the skills to become the ultimate marine survivor.
August 3, 9:00–3:00 PM; August 4, 9:00 AM–August 5, 8:00 AM
Woodland Survival Skills includes an overnight (Museum)
Now for ages 8-12
Are you a Survivor Kid? Learn the ancient skills of fire-making, tracking, flint-knapping, rope-making, and gain a basic knowledge
of edible wild plants. Then master some of today’s coolest outdoor technology to make you a true Survivor Kid.
June 18, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM; June 19, 9:00 AM–June 20, 8:00 AM
Marine Academy (Sea Center)
Investigate the marine world as a scientist. Gather data and conduct
scientific research while snorkeling along the shore. Keep a field
journal to sketch oceanic animals and plants. Dissect specimens with
a marine biologist.
August 10–14
Filled Sessions
Ages 4–6 6/22–6/26 Mini Beasts (Waitlist Available)
Ages 4–6 8/17–8/21 Mini Beasts 2 spaces now available
Ages 4–6 6/29–7/3 Awfully Awesome (Waitlist Available)
Ages 4–6 7/27–7/31 Awfully Awesome (Waitlist Available)
Ages 4–6 7/20–7/24 Sea Squirts (Waitlist Available)
Ages 6–8 6/22–6/26 FLY! (Waitlist Available)
Ages 8–10 6/22-6/26 Marine Safari (Waitlist Available)
Ages 8–12 6/18 -6/20 Woodland Survival Skills (Waitlist Available)
Ages 10–12 8/10–8/14 Marine Academy (Waitlist Available)
Closed Sessions (please see above for other session options)
Ages 10–12 6/18-6/20 Marine Survival Skills (No Waitlist Available)
Ages 10–12 8/3-8/5 Woodland Survival Skills (No Waitlist Available)
Closed Sessions (please see above for other session options)
Ages 10–12 6/18-6/20 Marine Survival Skills (No Waitlist Available)
Ages 10–12 8/3-8/5 Woodland Survival Skills (No Waitlist Available)
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