Summer Camp

CAMP NAUTICUS SUMMER CAMP

Imagine a day of hands-on science activities! Your child will learn that science is involved with everything around us, while performing way cool experiments and creating awesome make-and-takes.

SUMMER CAMPS 2010

For more information call (757) 664-1000

Early Bird Discount - $10 off total registration if you register by April 1, 2010!

Children must meet age requirements as of January 1, 2010 to register for camps. Hurry, space is limited!

Sign up by March 1st and get a $10 discount!

This year's topics will be:

For Ages 6-8:

HANGIN' OUT WITH THE HORSESHOE CRABS - What's it like to live in the life of a horseshoe crab? We’ll find out by feeding the crabs lunch, learning how they crawl around with their many legs, studying the water they live in, meeting some of their fellow tidepool buddies and even discovering how they can help us with medical research!

Cost: $175 Nauticus members; $200 Non-members; $10 per day or $40 per week for extended hours (no extended care on Friday due to Family program)
Hours: Regular Hours - 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.; Extended Hours - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Dates: June 28 - July 2
Maximum number of campers: 20

WACKY WORLD OF SCIENCE - Welcome to Nauticus' Wacky World of Science! We'll blow bubbles with dry ice, count the planets and stars, tour the Battleship Wisconsin, recycle paper, predict the weather, build underwater robots, and even eat "dirt"!

Cost: $175 Nauticus members; $200 Non-members; $10 per day or $40 per week for extended hours (no extended care on Friday due to Family program)
Hours: Regular Hours - 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.; Extended Hours - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Dates: July 12-16
Maximum number of campers: 20

SHIPS AHOY - Come sail with us! We'll build boats, study shipwrecks, live as pirates for a day, tour the Battleship Wisconsin, explore the Elizabeth River Harbor, and even take a field trip to the Portsmouth Lightship Museum!

Cost: $175 Nauticus members; $200 Non-members; $10 per day or $40 per week for extended hours (no extended care on Friday due to Family program)
Hours: Regular Hours - 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.; Extended Hours - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Dates: July 26 - 30
Maximum number of campers: 20

For Ages 9-12:

EXPLORING THE BAY KAYAK CAMP WITH CHESAPEAKE EXPERIENCE - Discover the Chesapeake Bay by kayak! We'll paddle to different areas of our local watershed such as Lakewood Park in Norfolk, First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach, and Back Creek Park in Yorktown. While there, we'll go crabbing, seine netting, conducting water chemistry analyses, identifying local flora and fauna.

Cost: $250 Nauticus members; $275 Non-members
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; until 4 p.m. on Friday due to an extended field trip
Dates: July 5 - 9
Maximum number of campers: 12

HURRICANE HUNTERS - Are you ready for Hurricane Season? We’ll prepare you for these dangerous storms by meeting television, NOAA, and Navy meteorologists, learning what goes in your family emergency pack, exploring shipwrecks caused by hurricanes, solving a crime using "hurricane forensics" and taking a field trip to our Oceanview beach to discover damage to both our natural and man-made structures!

Cost: $250 Nauticus members; $275 Non-members
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Dates: July 19-23
Maximum number of campers: 12

For Ages 13-15:

WATER SCHOLARS OCEANOGRAPHY CAMP - Explore the science of Oceanography while learning about ocean-related careers, water chemistry, charting, underwater topography and aquatic life. We'll explore the Chesapeake Bay by boat and kayak, see the "Restless Planet" at the Virginia Aquarium, have fun seining and identifying local fish at the beach, dissect a sea creature, build underwater robots and even take part in an overnight!

Cost: $300 members; $325 non-members
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; except for the overnight on Thursday
Dates: August 2-6
Maximum number of campers: 12

Girl & Boy Scouts - Earn your Oceanography Merit Badge!

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Register online via our secure server.
For camp questions, please call (757) 664-1000.
For our Exploring the Bay Kayak Camp, please register online at www.chesapeakeexperience.org.
Children must meet age requirements as of January 1, 2010 to register.
Registration Deadline- one week before camp begins.
Full payment is due at time of registration.