Summer Camps for 2023
Half-Day Camps — Age 4-5
Sea Slugs
Dive into five half-days of fun exploring the ocean and the magnificent wonders found beneath the waves. Learn about jiggling jellies, scuttling crabs, slip-sliding snails, toothy sharks, and massive mammals through hands-on classroom activities, aquarium exhibits, games, crafts, and live animal touches! Meets at Birch Aquarium every day.
Sea Squirts
Enjoy five half-days of fun learning about amazing underwater habitats and the interesting animals that live there! We'll explore teeming tide pools, enchanted kelp forests, colorful coral reefs, and blue open ocean through hands-on classroom activities, aquarium exhibits, games, crafts, and live animal touches! Meets at Birch Aquarium every day.
Full-Day Camps — Age 6-7
Only One Ocean
What would it be like to grow up in the ocean? Discover how sharks, otters, turtles, penguins, and sea stars grow and survive in their watery homes. Make and take home fun crafts highlighting these exciting discoveries. Each day features hands-on classroom activities, aquarium exhibits, games, and live animal touches! Meets at Birch Aquarium every day.
Underwater Playground
What would it be like to grow up in the ocean? Discover how sharks, otters, turtles, penguins, and sea stars grow and survive in their watery homes. Make and take home fun crafts highlighting these exciting discoveries. Each day features hands-on classroom activities, aquarium exhibits, games, and live animal touches! Meets at Birch Aquarium every day.
Full-Day Camps — Age 8-10
Seaside Science
How would you like to become a scientist? Learn about fascinating discoveries in marine biology, chemistry, meteorology, geology, and zoology. Discover the natural world and those we share it with through fun classroom experiments, outdoor explorations, aquarium exhibits, games, and live animal touches! Meets at Birch Aquarium three days and offsite at Scripps Beach two days.
Coastal Inspirations
How does the ocean inspire you? We'll get up close with animals that make the ocean their home, uncover the diversity of San Diego's coastal habitats, and explore our creativity through various crafty projects. Let your scientific discoveries inspire your art through classroom activities, outdoor explorations, aquarium exhibits, games, and live animal touches! Meets at Birch Aquarium three days and offsite at Scripps Beach two days.
Full-Day Camps — Age 11-13
Ocean Adventures
Learn about the magnificent Pacific Ocean while enjoying its blue waters! Experienced instructors will teach basic surfing, boogie-boarding, and snorkeling skills, while introducing campers to related marine science topics such as waves, water temperature, beach landscape, and near-shore marine life. Intermediate swimming ability and comfort in beach and ocean settings required. Meets offsite every day at Mission Bay or the beach in La Jolla.
Surfing Into Science
Surf's up! Dive into the perfect blend of ocean sports, beach exploration, and marine science discoveries with experienced instructors. Hone your surfing, snorkeling, and oceanographic skills as you learn how beach features play important roles in the waves we ride and observe animals that share the water with us. Intermediate swimming ability and comfort in beach and ocean settings required. Meets offsite every day at the beach in La Jolla.