What do you see when you picture the “traditional” kids summer camp? A setting in sunny woods perhaps, with hiking, canoeing, and s’mores around campfires? The fact is that the definition of a traditional summer camp for kids is changing; with greater acceptance of newer types of summer camps that offer a wide variety of specialized activities.
Included in our SDMB Traditional Camps category are anything that includes the outdoors and education. Your child will blossom as they learn about nature with hands-on experiences. This brief interlude will leave them with a lifetime of memories.
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Get ready for an adventure like no other during the Safari Park’s Summer Camp! There may be many types of summer camp for kids, but few will have campers connecting with creatures the way the Safari Park’s will. This is hands-on, join-in, be-a-part-of-it fun! If your children love animals, the Safari Park is the place for them this summer.
You Can Be a Veterinarian Camp offers a rare opportunity for kids in San Diego to practice veterinary skills, interact with animals, and gain experience with equipment they might use in the future!
The Japanese Friendship Garden is visited by over 100,000 people annually. The gardens feature Japanese culture through landscaping, koi ponds, water features, and Sukiya-style architecture. Summer Camp at the Japanese Friendship Garden immerses kids in that culture.
Kids that love horses will love Surfside Ranch. The 5-day Summer Horse Course teaches children 7 and above everything they need to know about horses. The Horse Course includes daily horseback riding in the arena, on trails, and along the beach. Kids will learn the difference between Western and English riding styles, grooming, and how to saddle. Between horses, campers can also play with goats, pigs llamas and the other animals that live on the ranch. At the end of each session friends and family are invited to see what the kids have learned.
From surfing beach breaks to exploring San Diego Bay by kayak, there are BIG ADVENTURES to be had in San Diego.This summer, teens and pre-teens ages 11-17 can ADVENTURE WITH US, exploring San Diego while creating friendships, building community, and developing leadership skills for all of life’s adventures.Participants will come together from diverse cultural, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds to create an environment where we can celebrate what makes us unique, and appreciate the differences of others.
SEACAMP San Diego is a marine science camp for kids and teens offering a range of programs to students throughout the school year and summer. Since 1987 it has been our goal to supplement traditional marine biology classroom study by providing hands-on education programs for students of all ages. Our programs combine hands-on labs and workshops with interactive field activities, such as snorkeling, boat trip, kayaking and boogie boarding. Marine science is a multidisciplinary field therefore SEACAMP San Diego covers a wide variety of subjects during our programs including marine ecology, physical oceanography and marine biology, ranging from the largest marine mammals to the smallest plankton.
Founder, Isabelle “Izzy” Tihanyi started surfing when she was 8 years old. She is a competitive surfer and began teaching surfing while in college at the University of California, San Diego. Surf Diva brings together the things she loves most: the ocean and teaching.
