CLASSES & WORKSHOPS

Adventure Camps
Campers must be entering 3rd through 6th grades. Cost: $110/Members, $135/Non-members unless otherwise stated.
Member sign-up begins February 1. Non-member registration begins March 1.

Creative Chefs Camp
Session 1: June 11-15, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Cook up creative cuisine in Cissie’s Kitchen. Explore measurements, cutting techniques using a sharp knife, cooking with spices, and much more. Complete your camp experience with a delicious reception for parents on Friday at the end of camp.

Fire It Up! Clay Camp
Session 1: July 16-20, 1:00pm-4:00pm

Aspiring young artists needed! Get your hands dirty as you work with clay. Sculpt and glaze clay pieces and learn how to create pottery using a potter’s wheel. Campers will need to return one week later to glaze their fired pottery. Cost includes use of tools, materials, and instruction from a professional potter. Snack is provided. A minimum of 6 campers must be registered to fill the camp.  Cost: $165/member, $185/non-member

SciTry Camp (Full Day)
Session 1: July 23-27, 9:00am-3:00pm
Biology and Ecology and Chemistry! Oh My! Change up your summer with this camp: Come and learn about the world of science through a variety of hand-on activities and museum exploration. Put on a pair of boots and wade in the wetlands. You will get a chance to observe wild animals in a unique habitat and also meet the resident animals of the Discovery Center.
Cost: $175/member, $200/non-member

Night Owls Overnight Camp (includes a one night sleep over!)
Session 1: July 9-12, 5:30pm-8:30pm
Experience the Discovery Center after hours as you investigate the lives of nocturnal animals, explore the wetlands, and become “Night Owls”! Visit with Otus, the Screech Owl and other Discovery Center Animals. This camp meets Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 5:30 - 8:30 pm and concludes with a Thursday night sleepover in the museum. Special Night Owl hours on Thursday night are 5:30pm to 8:00am Friday morning. This camp does not meet on Friday night.

Survival Science Overnight Camp (includes a one night sleep over!)

Session 1: July 30-August 3, 5:30pm- 8:30pm

Campers will learn the science behind primitive technology and how to use it to survive in an emergency situation. Build your own survival kit and use it throughout the week in different real life scenarios. Learn how to make a fire with different common tools, how to make a solar still, and emergency medicine, make a primitive shelter and much more. This camp meets Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 5:30pm-8:30 pm and concludes with a Thursday night sleepover in the museum. On Thursday night help cook a campfire dinner and then pitch a tent in the museum to stay the night until 8:00am Friday morning. This camp does not meet on Friday night.