Students tide pooling in the San Juan Islands. Seastars:  Pisaster Ocracheus, the Purple Seastar. 2 Students:  Students collaborating at the tide pools . Forest Path:  Old Growth Forest. Boy with Seastar:  Student holding a Seastar. Rosario Beach
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Campfire on Beach at the Walla Walla College Marine Station

At first I didn’t want to go to outdoor ed, but after, I wanted to go again. I wish school was as fun as outdoor ed.

Joey, student, Forest Park
Adventist School


  Kids Connections - 2012

 

We offer a variety of single day and week long day camp options throughout the year for Kids! An excellent way to enrich their sense of the natural world and learn vital skills to living in and stewarding this earth that we call home.  Browse our offerings often as they periodically change and are updated with new programs. We hope to see you soon!

    Kids Kayak Academy

Wilderness Survival for Kids                
Marine Explorer Camp
Forest Friends
Beach Combers Paradise
Aqua-Marine
Eco-Camp                     

    

Teen Science and Sail

   

Sound like fun! We have adult classes too!Adult Programs

   


Wilderness Survival for Kids
Equip yourself for the unexpected!  Learn how to build a shelter, find and purify water, make rope, find food and more! You will never be afraid of getting lost in the woods and not knowing what to do.  Learn direction finding with map and compass, the sun or moon, and maybe even GPS.  This outdoor skills class is a must for all kids. You will come away equipped knowing how to handle yourself if you are lost or stranded or just doing some extended exploring.  Class to be held at Deception Pass. Details sent upon registration. (Ages 8 - 12 basic.) (Teens - Advanced Skills)

$229  June 25 - 29        9am - 3 pm  Basics age 8-12  (Section A)

$229  July 16 - 20         9am - 3 pm  Basics age 8-12 (Section B)

$249  July 9 - 13           9am - 3 pm Advanced - Teens (age 13 - 16)

To Register Call: 360-708-3286

For Registration Forms (click here)

Max: 15 students per class

 

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Marine Explorer Camp - Advanced Camp for Teens (see below)
For the budding marine biologist!   Discover the amazing underwater world with a real marine biologist.  Meet scientific divers and learn what they do.  Find out what makes seaweed slimey, how barnacles and seastars eat, what seabrids do when they dive underwater, what seals and whales eat.  Dissect a squid or fish, explore tide pools, test the waters of the Puget Sound and more!  Class will be held at Deception Pass.  Details sent upon registration.  Ages 8 - 12

$229    July 2 - 6    9am - 3pm (Ages 8 - 12)

Teens! -Teen Marine Explorer

This class is specifically designed to engage the students in an exploration of different ocupations and careers with a marine biology focus.  We'll have special guests and unique activities to give students an inside view of potential careers.  A day at the Seattle Aquarium,  meeting marine biologists, learning what it takes to enter the field, applying research techniques and more.  Organized with the Teen in mind who is exploring their options. Class will be held at Deception Pass.  Details sent upon registration.

$269    July 30 - August 3    9am - 3pm(Age 13 - 16)

To Register Call: 360-708-3286

    For Registration Forms (click here)

    Max: 15 student per class

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Deception Pass Day Camp 2011

Forest Friends
A fun filled week exploring the Old Growth forests of Deception Pass. Explore the plants and animals that depend on this special place. Slimy Slugs, Hammering Woodpeckers, millipeds, and skunk cabbage. Find a nesting bird or busy squirrel. Each day will be a new discovery. Ages 8-13.

$150   July 9 - 13           9 am - 3 pm (Ages 8 - 13)

$150   August 6 - 10          9 am - 3 pm (Ages 8 - 13)

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Max: 15 students per class

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Deception Pass Day Camp 2011

Beach Combers Paradise
Miles of beach stretch along the shores of Deception Pass State Park. Discover places you’ve never been! Explore the edge of the ocean and forest. Each day brings its own surprises as we investigate the places the Native American’s called home. Find shore bound treasures brought in from the sea. Learn about the life that inhabits this special place.
Ages 8-13.

$150      July 16 - 20   9 am - 3 pm(Ages 8 - 13)

$150      August 13 - 17   9 am - 3 pm    (Ages 8 - 13)

Service Project wtih Deception Pass State Park

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Max: 15 students per class

  

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Deception Pass Day Camp 2011

Aqua - Marine
Orca whale breaching Freshwater and Saltwater. Two environmental extremes. Both found at Deception Pass State Park. Explore with us the life that abounds within and at the edges of them both. Explore Cranberry and Pass lake, discover swampy mysteries, and fun at the oceans edge. You’ll be surprised what’s here! Come and see!

(Ages 8 - 13).

$150   July 2 - 6                      9 am - 3 pm

$150   July 30 - August 3            9 am - 3 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Max: 15 students  per class

 

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Deception Pass Day Camp 2011

Eco - Camp
This week takes campers throughout the park on a journey of Discovery! Each day will be spent exploring a new habitat found in the park. There are at least 6 different unique habitat areas. We focus on the weird and wacky in the natural world and have a blast as we go. An experience of a lifetime!
Ages 8-13.

$150    June 25 - 29   9 am - 3 pm (Ages 8 - 13)

$150    July 23 - 27        9 am - 3 pm     (Ages 8 - 13)

$150    August 20 - 23   9 am - 3 pm                   (Ages 8 - 13)

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Max: 15 students per class

 

 

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Teen Science and SailClick for details

       Kids Kayak Academy


 

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