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Summer Camp Dates for 2025

Hours: 8:30am-3pm 

Early Drop off at 7:30am available 

Late Pickup till 5pm available 

Pre-Camp June Dates: June 2nd-20th, FULL WEEK

NO REFUNDS



Summer Camp Dates:

Week 1 July 7th-11th

Week 2 July 14-18

Week 3 July 21-25

Week 4 July 28-1st

Week 5 August 4th-8th

Week 6 August 11th-15th

Week 7 August 18th-22nd 

Week 8 August 25th-29th

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Bay Camp Ages 3-6

Starfish Group: Ages 3-6 years 

*If you have children in 

Group Size: 20-25 kids and five Camp Counselors 

Location: Mission Bay

Must be Potty Trained 

NO REFUNDS FOR ANY REASON

5 days $440

4 days $370

3 days $290

2 days $200

1 day $120

Hours: 8:30-3pm

Early Drop off and Late Pickup Options Available 


Week 1

Shark 



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Summer Camp Ages 7-10

Dolphin Group: 

Ages: 7-10

Location: Mission Bay


Activities Include: 

Swimming

Boogey Boarding

Marine Biology Lessons

Hands on Marine Life handling 

Science Experiments 

Crafts: Sewing, Basket Weaving, Rope Making, Painting, Mixed Media

Learn to Build a Fire 

Group Games

Camp Songs 

Tuesdays Mr. Ryan Music Class

Wednesdays Yoga by Bloom to Be Yoga


Pricing:

1 day $120

2 days $200

3 days $290

4 days $370

5 days $440

NO REFUNDS FOR ANY REASON


 

Week 1

Monday: Fire Safety & How to Build a Fire

Tuesday: First Aid & Signaling if Lost 

Wednesday: Finding Water when lost & Water Purification

Thursday: Shelter Building: Tent & Natural Materials 

Friday: Story Telling & Oral Traditions 


 

 

Week 2

Monday: Hand Sewing & Simple Repairs

Tuesday: Soap Carving 

Wednesday: Weaving on a Loom & Archery

Thursday: Book Binding & Nature Journaling

Friday: Bread Baking & Cooking over the Fire






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Little Guppies Group 18m-2.5years

Contact us directly to schedule a meet and greet with your child to determine eligibility for the Little Guppies group. Our group size is 7 children with three adults. We have a nap bus with AC to accommodate nap time. An in person meeting before camp is required to approve the child’s enrollment as we need all children to be able to stay with the group.

Price: 

$120/day 

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Summer Camp Vibes!

Check out this great video of summer camp and our Instagram for more videos @wildchildsandiegonatureschool

Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach us at  if you cannot find an answer to your question.

Please submit our contact form (at the very bottom of page, SCROLL DOWN) to let us know you're interested in summer camp. Download, complete, and send the enrollment packet that is attached below. Submit Payment on the page “Enroll in Summer Camp”. Enrollment is completed when you have returned the waivers and submitted either full payment for tuition or have submitted the deposits per week and per child. The nonrefundable deposit is an option that allows you to reserve your child's spot and then pay the remaining balance on the first day of each week that your child attends summer camp. 


Enrollment Check list:

  • Emailed Director
  • Signed and returned waivers
  • Submitted either full payment OR Non-refundable deposit PER WEEK & PER CHILD


Santa Clara Point in Mission Bay


Our Counselor to Camper ratio is 1:6.25 or 5:25 for the Starfish group. In the Dolphin group our ratio is 1:7 or 4:25. Our Littles group is 1:2.6 or 3:8. 


Starfish Group Daily Schedule: 

  • 8:30-9:15
    • Drop off and free play at the playground 
  • 9:20 Walk over to our beach setup 
  • 9:35 Snack time and Story 
    • (We read one book on social emotional learning ie How to take turns or how to process frustration and one book on the ocean animal theme of the week! This calm story and snack time encourages kids to sit longer and focus on nourishing their bodies and drinking water. During snacks and lunches, we also reapply sunscreen) 
  • 10-11:45 Multiple Optional Activity Stations are offered to the kids: 
    • Free play with sand toys 
    • Swimming time (life jackets are mandatory at all times and we have one for everyone)
    • Paddle boarding rides (one teacher paddles with 4 kids on the paddle board) 
    • Free Drawing: Ocean themed coloring pages
    • The following activities will be offered on different days of the week: 
      • Play dough 
      • Necklace Making 
      • Science experiment 
      • Ocean Animal Puppet Theater 
      • Ocean Themed Craft 
      • Ocean Themed Painting or Art work created with different media (ie pastels or charcoals) 
  • 11:50-12:10 Lunch & Stories 
  • 12:30-1:30 Ocean Adventure walk offered to scout for seashells and sea creatures along the bay, if some kids don’t want to come a camp counselor will stay behind and offer select Activity Stations 
  • 1:45 Change into dry clothing and pack up 
  • 2:15-3pm Camp Songs & Camp games & Calm Down Activity  (ex: Sharks & Minnows, Tug o’ War, Freeze Tag)
  • 3pm Pickup 


Full Payment is required upfront via the page “Sign Up for Summer Camp”. No deposits are accepted.

No refunds will be issued. No exceptions. 


For June Dates Only

Mondays-Kate Sessions Park 

Tuesdays-Shelter Island Playground & Grace Beach 

Wednesday-Friday: Leisure Lagoon Playground & Bay


July-August 

Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays at Leisure Lagoon meeting at the playground and once everyone has arrived we will walk to a large tree where our supplies will be set up for the day. 


Tuesdays meet at Shelter Island Playground and the kids will walk over to the beach when everyone has arribed


Summer Camp Enrollment Form

Please download and send to Ms. Sarina by emailing us at wildchildsandiegonatureschool@gmail.com

Summer Camp (pdf)Download

Quick Facts

Camp Dates:

What to bring

What to bring


Week 1 July 7th-11th


Week 2 July 14th-18th


Week 3 July 21st-25th


Week 4 July 28th-August 1st


Week 5  August 4th-8th


Week 6 August 11th-15th


Week 7 August 18th-22nd


Week 8 August 25th-29th



What to bring

What to bring

What to bring

  • Backpack 
  • Swimsuit
  • Change of clothes
  • Sunscreen (first layer of sunscreen is applied before drop off)
  • Close toed sandals or sneakers
  • Towel
  •  UV protection hat that covers neck (baseball caps are not enough. Big floppy hats with a neck tie are mandatory)
  • life jacket 
  • Lunch box with 2 snacks and 1 lunch


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What to bring

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Enrollment Check list:

  • Emailed Director
  • Signed and returned waivers
  • Submitted Payment 


Submit Summer Camp Tuition

Recommended Items

Recommended Life Jacket

https://www.amazon.com/Limmys-Neoprene-Children-Buoyancy-Drawstring/dp/B07TTXZW15/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?keywords=kids%2Blife%2Bjackets&qid=1674847154&sr=8-1-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExUzdUN1MyTFhYNU9JJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNzk2NTk3MjVHQVEyQkJMN0FSRCZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMTI5MjkzMllLQ0NNTUJZREE3WCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU&th=1&psc=1

Required UV protection sun hat with chin strap

Any color is great! The chin strap helps with keeping the hat on in the water and with an ocean breeze. Please considering purchasing from a small business instead of Amazon. 

Link To Recommended Item

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