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Based on the popular book series, we will spend the week exploring over, under, above, below, and all over Schlitz Audubon Nature Center! After reading about a new habitat each day, we’ll explore what animals and plants can be found there through hands-on discovery. We’ll even compare some of our...
Treasure isn’t just hidden under an X on a map, it is all around us! This week, explore the ponds, beaches, forests, and more to learn about the plants and animals that live there. Each day, we’ll read our map to help lead us on our adventure to find interesting...
If you're a gamer, this is the camp for you! Nature’s Gamers offers a glimpse of how video game themes and nature can be combined. Game-inspired days like Minecraft Monday and Fortnite Friday will have you playing in real life! We won’t be on devices, but with activates like making...
This camp is all about having fun with water: we’ll scoop it, pour it, and stomp in it as we create art, experiment with bubbles, and see what sinks and what floats. Come prepared to get your hands and feet wet as we splish, splash, and splunk. Children must be...
This camp focuses on learning how to protect the place we love: Schlitz Audubon. We’ll identify invasive plants and animals, learn about native plants and pollinators, and monitor the diversity of our ponds. We’ll get our hands dirty as we learn the science of what it takes to care for...
Water: it cools us, nourishes us, and is so much fun to play with! Pour, fill, splash, mix it into mud, and create rainbow bubbles all using this magical resource. Be ready to get messy and have fun doing it! Explore water themed activities, songs, and stories with plenty of...
Based on the popular book series, we will spend the week exploring over, under, above, below, and all over Schlitz Audubon Nature Center! After reading about a new habitat each day, we’ll explore what animals and plants can be found there through hands-on discovery. We’ll even compare some of our...
Let the nature games begin! We will spend the week doing a series of Audubon challenges such as a scavenger hunt, creature ID in Mystery Lake, trivia, and more! Working in teams, you’ll get to decide your own banners, names, and anthems to use throughout the week. Join us to...
Create a feature stop-motion video with nature as your inspiration! We will create our own stories and characters during the week after learning about different animation styles. Most of our time will be spent inside filming our movies. Friday will feature a movie premiere for your families to enjoy your...
This camp is all about having fun with water: we’ll scoop it, pour it, and stomp in it as we create art, experiment with bubbles, and see what sinks and what floats. Come prepared to get your hands and feet wet as we splish, splash, and splunk. Children must be...
This camp focuses on learning how to protect the place we love: Schlitz Audubon. We’ll identify invasive plants and animals, learn about native plants and pollinators, and monitor the diversity of our ponds. We’ll get our hands dirty as we learn the science of what it takes to care for...
Let’s take a step further into nature and become artists in the wild! We’ll explore different habitats while learning what makes them unique, and creating artwork inspired by the plants and animals that live there. Members $185 | Non-Members $220
Join us on our journey to investigate the fascinating world of fossils and bones. During the week we’ll dissect owl pellets, conduct our own dinosaur dig, look at real animal skulls and more! We’ll even have the chance to create our own fossils to take home. Members $210 | Non-Members...
Inspired by Tolkien’s legendary works, join us as we go on our own epic quest to acquire the one tree ring to rule them all. Journey through new lands, and be the Ranger, Dwarf, Wizard, Elf, or Hobbit you’ve always wanted to be. Through prairie, forest, and pond, learn the...
Animals leave clues to what they eat, where they have traveled, and where they live. Learn about and search for animal signs in our classrooms and beyond. For our hikes, we’ll decide together where our footsteps will lead us as we visit beloved locations like the Squirrel Kitchen, Secret Forest,...
Herps is short for herptiles: reptiles and amphibians. Nature School students love to meet and learn more about all the frogs, turtles, snakes, and salamanders we find on the land. We’ll take time each day to meet a different resident Animal Ambassador and learn more about their care. These camps...
Who lives in the forest? Who lives in the prairie? Come hike with us as we discover what animals live in each habitat at the Nature Center. These four-day camps are a wonderful way to experience summer side-by-side with your child and prepare them for future preschool experiences. Each day...
Let’s take a step further into nature and become artists in the wild! We’ll explore different habitats while learning what makes them unique, and creating artwork inspired by the plants and animals that live there. Members $185 | Non-Members $220
Journey to the ancient world of Greek mythology right here at Schlitz Audubon! Each day we will learn the stories of mythic figures like Zeus, Artemis, and Poseidon, hike to locations related to each god or goddess, and play games or complete challenges of epic proportions. Prepare yourselves, young heroes! ...
Come visit a very special Animal Crossing Island in real life! We’ll spend the week filling our Critterpedia by catching bugs, ponding, and searching for animals all around us. We’ll also work on our museum collection, discovering fossils for Blathers on our beach! Isabelle will provide us with some unique...
What skills do you need to survive in the wilderness? Practice fire building, shelter construction, and many more outdoors skills. From beach to forest, you’ll develop the expertise necessary to survive in a variety of environments. Members $210 | Non-Members $245
Animals leave clues to what they eat, where they have traveled, and where they live. Learn about and search for animal signs in our classrooms and beyond. For our hikes, we’ll decide together where our footsteps will lead us as we visit beloved locations like the Squirrel Kitchen, Secret Forest,...
Herps is short for herptiles: reptiles and amphibians. Nature School students love to meet and learn more about all the frogs, turtles, snakes, and salamanders we find on the land. We’ll take time each day to meet a different resident Animal Ambassador and learn more about their care. These camps...
We’ll work our way through the alphabet as we examine ants, beetles, yellow woolly bears, zebra swallowtails, and all the insects in between, in this fun filled week. You’ll view insects up close, visit their homes in the forest, field and water, and discover amazing facts about them. Can you...
Fall down the rabbit hole and join us for some mad adventures! Stroll through the flowers and find caterpillars, walk along the beach with the Walrus and the Carpenter, and have a mad tea party. Each day will be curiouser and curiouser! Members $210 | Non-Members $245
Calling all artistic creators! Using nature as our inspiration, we’ll write poetry and stories, create illustrations and art, and perform. We’ll explore our various habitats through a variety of activities, games, and crafts. By the end of the week, you will be part of writing, illustrating, and acting out short...
We’ll work our way through the alphabet as we examine ants, beetles, yellow woolly bears, zebra swallowtails, and all the insects in between, in this fun filled week. You’ll view insects up close, visit their homes in the forest, field and water, and discover amazing facts about them. Can you...
Enjoy five memorable days of summer camp with us. Climb the tower, catch frogs in Mystery Lake, and explore the beach of Lake Michigan and find treasure of beach glass and fossils. Meet some of the center’s animals up close and make new friends while spending five fantastic days at...
Welcome to the quest of the whimsical world of Audubon! Create a character and step into the magic of nature that surrounds us. Unlock new skills to level up in your journey to take on new nature related challenges. You will be gaining knowledge, skills and clues each day that...