This year, we’re offering 4 topics at 4 different sites for your campers!
Nature Art Camp
Join us at the park this summer to examine how artists have been inspired by the natural world and to create art! From cave paintings to impressionist landscapes, legends and myths to interactive sculpture, nature has inspired artists from all over the world in diverse ways. Campers will study art styles including natural sculpture, painting, collaging, creative writing, and more with our team of experienced professional educators. Explore the varied natural areas of the park and delve into multiple artistic styles and practices. Then, create wonderful works of art using a variety of materials and talents to showcase unique perspectives. Don’t miss this chance for your camper explore their creativity outdoors!
Enchanted Explorers Camp
Ecology and whimsy blend together in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. Campers will explore the forest with our professional educators and learn first-hand about how the forest supports its native plants and animals by exploring the layers of the canopy, going on nature hikes, and getting hands-on experience with natural artifacts. We’ll identify what we find and think about how life in the forest is connected. Finally, campers will think creatively to imagine how these real-life ecosystems might support mythical Northwest creatures like gnomes, Bigfoot, or the elusive Pacific tree octopus. Find a little magic in the world around us with Nature Vision this summer!
Cascade Curiosity Camp
Children are naturally curious, and we’re here to develop that curiosity into scientific thinking in nature! The area where we live has endless opportunities for investigation, and alongside our experienced and professional educators, campers will dig deep into what the Pacific Northwest has to offer. Activities will include naturalist skill-building in data collection, scientific drawing, sustainability, and more. Campers will have hands-on interactions with our collection of pelts, skulls, and natural artifacts. By the end of the week, they will be able to use their newly developed identification and investigation skills to better understand our environment. Satisfy your curiosity with Nature Vision this summer and see the natural world in a whole new light!
Wonderful Wildlife Camp
We often think of natural habitats as pristine places far from human impact, but our local environments are home to an abundance of wildlife too. Birds, insects, amphibians, fish, and mammals big and small all call our parks home. Alongside our experienced educators, campers will explore how animals coexist with us, and what we can do to observe, study, and support these species. Campers will have hands-on interactions with our collection of, skulls, scat, and other natural artifacts from local wildlife to develop their identification and investigation skills to better understand our environment and the animals that call it home. Go wild for wildlife with Nature Vision this summer!
Summer Camp dates: July 1st-August 23rd. Monday-Friday, 9 am to 4 pm.
Summer Camp locations: Farrel-McWhirter Park in Redmond, Shoreview and Hamlin Parks in Shoreline, and Beaver Lake Park in Sammamish
Registration for Summer Camps will begin in March of 2024. Keep an eye on our website for more information!
