Summer camp 2025

“wilder-builders”

    • Build natural sound collectors/amplifiers

    • Record and remix nature sounds into music

    • Create visual sound maps of different ecosystems

    • Design and build simple instruments from found materials

    • Team challenge: Create a "forest symphony"

    • Learn bird language and sound mimicry

    • Camera obscura construction

    •  Natural pattern recognition and recreation

    •  Create anamorphic art visible only from specific beach viewpoints

    •  Study and draw light patterns through forest canopy

    •  Team challenge: Human camera (pinhole photography exercise)

    •  Build kaleidoscopes using beach glass and mirrors

    • Learn about tides and coastal erosion

    • Design and construct model tidal pool ecosystems

    • Make beach cleanup innovations and collection tools

    • Learn marine animal and plant identification

    • Study water movement and tidal patterns

    • Team Challenge: Design floating observation platforms

    • Create marine life field guides

      **This week campers will definitely be getting wet, a change of clothes and a towel are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

    • Natural pigment extraction and paint making

    • Cordage from local plants

    •  Basic pottery using natural clay

    •  Natural water filtration systems

    •  Team challenge: Build a working shelter using only natural materials

    •  Create useful tools from found objects

    • Study natural engineering and architecture

    • Create nature-inspired solutions to modern problems

    • Design and build working models

    •  Track and observe urban wildlife

    •  Create field guides using graphic design principles

    •  Study and cast animal prints

    • Team challenge: Invent and present "new" species

    •  Design camouflage based on local environments

    • Study and decode animal communication

    • Create nature-based cipher systems

    • Design and use natural trail markers

    • Create secret communication system using sounds from nature

    • Team challenge: follow a map using natural navigation tools

    • Study and recreate plant patterns

    • Create massive-scale natural art

    • Study and document micro-ecosystems

    • Team challenge: Recreate microscopic findings as large-scale art

    • Learn scale and symbols

    • Design "hidden worlds" installations

    • Create practical effects using natural materials

    • Study and recreate natural phenomena

    • Design optical illusions using landscape

    • Team challenge: Create a "magic show" using nature

    • Build simple machines from natural materials

    • Create live action video games using only natural materials

    • Blend modern technology with ancient techniques

    • Create solar-powered nature art

    • Design sustainable living solutions

    • Team challenge: Build working "primitive" machines

    • Create digital art using natural materials

    • Design and build nature-based robots

    • Design and build interconnected water delivery networks

    • Construct long distance communication systems

    • Create multi-stage power generation systems

    • Develop natural automation sequences

    • Team challenge: Build a Rube Goldberg machine from natural materials

    • Install working demonstrations of all camp skills

    **This week campers will definitely be getting wet, a change of clothes and a towel are HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

These themes take advantage of the director's unique skill set while creating novel experiences that most children wouldn't get elsewhere. Each week builds upon skills learned in previous weeks while maintaining its own distinct identity.

Each theme integrates:

- STEAM principles

- Artistic expression

- Natural observation

- Problem-solving

- Team collaboration

- Environmental awareness

Activities are designed to:

- Challenge conventional thinking

- Develop multiple intelligences

- Encourage innovation

- Build technical skills

- Inspire experimental thinking

- Create unique experiences

Choose the weeks you want!

Tiered savings for multiple week sign ups!

Weeks 2 - 3

$400/wk

$10 savings p/wk

Weeks 7 - 9

$380/wk

$20 savings p/wk

10 Weeks

full summer

$375/wk

$35 savings p/wk!

+10% sibling discount!

We even offer drop-in day passes!

*Weeks must be purchased within the same transaction to qualify for discounts.

**Sibling discount is only applied on bookings for the same weeks, so in order for the discount to be applied, it is recommended to book any weeks that will not be attended by all siblings separately.

Pricing

  • Weeks purchased a la carte are priced at $410

  • Weeks purchased in groups of 2 or 3 per camper are priced at $400 per week. Weeks can be purchased in any order.

  • Weeks purchased in groups of 4, 5, or 6 per camper are priced at $395 per week. Weeks can be purchased in any order.

  • Weeks purchased in groups of 7, 8, or 9 per camper are priced at $380 per week. Weeks can be purchased in any order.

  • Full summer passes are $375 per week, or $3,750

  • Half day packages are limited to campers aged 4 - 5, and must be approved prior to purchase. Approval is at the discretion of camp director and must be guaranteed by parent or guardian on an individual basis. Approval must be granted prior to sign up. Any unapproved sign ups are eligible for a partial refund, minus the processing fees for each transaction. Camp staff reserves the right to revoke approval if the camper is unable to participate in camp activities safely. We maintain a strict no refunds policy as there are a limited number of slots available, and they are increasingly difficult to fill as time progresses.

  • SIngle day drop in rate is $90

Weeks 4-6

$395/wk

$15 savings p/wk

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