Please use the Summer Camp Registration Form for summer camps only. A completed registration form and check made payable to Museum Extension Fund are necessary to register for summer camps and may be mailed or hand-delivered to the Museum at any time. Processing of registration forms begins February 22 for Friends of the Museum and March 7 for the general public. Registrants will be notified by mail of their registration status.
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Week-by-Week Schedule | Summer Camp Registration Form (PDF) Registration FAQ | Girls in Science Summer Ed-venture
These links will take you to camp descriptions located on this page:
Programs at the Museum : Lunchtime at the Museum | Programs at Prairie Ridge | Programs at Yates Mill Pond : Take Me to the Museum from Yates
* PLEASE NOTE: All Museum Summer Camps will be peanut free.
PreK–Grade 4Camp fee: $80 per person, per week ($75 for Friends)
Note: The grades listed below are for the current grade year (8/07–6/08) your child is in.
TROPICAL ADVENTURE9 AM–NOON |
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101 | June 16–20 | PreK–Kindergarten / min. age 4 |
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201 | June 23–27 | Grades 1–2 / min. age 6 |
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Grab a vine and swing on in to explore tropical rain forests without leaving North Carolina. Meet animals that live there, eat plants that grow there, and explore the connections our state has to the tropics. |
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COLOR AND CAMOUFLAGE9 AM–NOON |
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102 |
June 16–20 | PreK–Kindergarten / min. age 4 |
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202 | June 23–27 | PreK–Kindergarten / min. age 4 |
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302 | July 7–11 | Grades 1–2 / min. age 6 |
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From the tropics to the Arctic to a North Carolina forest, animals everywhere are amazingly well adapted to their surroundings. Explore the myriad ways animals “fit” their habitats and reflect predator/prey relationships. Learn about a wide range of creatures from a camouflaged stick insect to a luminescent fish that lives in the depths of the ocean. |
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BACKYARD WILDLIFE1—4 PM |
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103 | June 16–20 | PreK–Kindergarten / min. age 4 |
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203 | June 23–27 | Grades 1–2 / min. age 6 |
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303 | July 7–11 | Grades 1–2 / min. age 6 |
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403 | July 14–18 | PreK–Kindergarten / min. age 4 |
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Meet frogs, salamanders, squirrels, spiders and other animals that live alongside humans. We’ll learn about the many kinds of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and insects commonly found in Wake County. |
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NOCTURNAL NATURE1—4 PM |
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| 104 | June 16–20 | PreK–Kindergarten / min. age 4 | |
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204 | June 23–27 | PreK–Kindergarten / min. age 4 |
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304 | July 7–11 | Grades 1–2 / min. age 6 |
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Owls and bats aren’t the only animals that spend their waking hours in the dark. Learn about the various nocturnal animals that silently explore nature’s darkness. |
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FIRST IN FLIGHT9 AM–NOON |
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301 | July 7–11 | PreK–Kindergarten / min. age 4 |
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401 | July 14–18 | PreK–Kindergarten / min. age 4 |
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501 | July 21–25 | PreK–Kindergarten / min. age 4 |
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601 | July 28–Aug 1 | Grades 1–2 / min. age 6 |
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Birds, bats, bugs, some seeds and even a few fish were flying long before Orville and Wilbur. Discover the difference between gliding and flying and meet animals that do both as we explore the natural world of flight. |
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INTO THE DEEP9 AM–NOON |
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402 | July 14–18 | PreK–Kindergarten / min. age 4 |
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502 | July 21–25 | Grades 1–2 / min. age 6 |
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602 | July 28–August 1 | PreK–Kindergarten / min. age 4 |
Enjoy in-depth investigations of the world around you. We will explore from deep space to deep underwater! |
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MYTHS AND MISCONCEPTIONS1—4 PM |
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| 404 | July 14–18 | Grades 3–4 / min. age 8 | |
| 504 | July 21-25 | Grades 1–2 / min. age 6 | |
| 604 | July 28–August 1 | Grades 3–4 / min. age 8 | |
Investigate generalizations about the natural world that are too true to be false, but too inaccurate to be acceptable. |
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JUNIOR ROCKHOUNDS1–4 PM |
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503 | July 21–25 | Grades 3–4 / min. age 8 |
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603 | July 28–Aug 1 | Grades 1–2 / min. age 6 |
Uncover the fantastic world of rocks, minerals and geologic processes. Set off a volcano, pan for gems, eat crystals, find out how bones turn to rock and learn all about earthquakes and tidal waves. |
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LUNCHTIME AT THE MUSEUMNOON–1 PM |
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| FEE: $35 PER PERSON ($30 FRIENDS) | |||
| PLACE: MUSEUM CLASSROOMS | |||
| L1 | June 16–20 | PreK–Kindergarten | |
| L2 | June 23–27 | PreK–Grade 2 | |
| L3 | July 7–11 | PreK–Grade 2 | |
| L4 | July 14–18 | PreK–Kindergarten | |
| L5 | July 21–25 | PreK–Grade 2 | |
| L6 | July 28–Aug 1 | PreK–Kindergarten | |
Join the Museum’s Junior Curators for lunch between your morning and afternoon classes. Each day we will enjoy our lunches and then either play a game, make a craft, or watch a short nature show. This will be a fun, relaxing hour in between your morning and afternoon learning experiences. Children are expected to bring their own lunches to camp each day. |
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Grades 4–7
Prairie Ridge is located off Reedy Creek Road, between Blue Ridge and Edwards Mill roads. All children must be dropped off and picked up at Prairie Ridge.
No transportation is available between the Museum and Prairie Ridge.
Campers are expected to bring their own lunches to camp each day. More
about Prairie Ridge
Note: The grades listed below are for your child's current grade year (8/07–6/08).
YOUNG NATURALISTS AT PRAIRIE RIDGE8:30 AM–3:30 PM |
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| FEE: $210 PER PERSON ($190 FRIENDS) | |||
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121* | June 16–20 | Grades 4–5 / min. age 9 |
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321* | July 7–11 | Grades 4–5 / min. age 9 |
Campers in this full-day program will explore various local habitats through field trips, interactive projects and programs given by experts. Participants will gain a better understanding and appreciation of our natural world through close examination of animals and the aquatic and terrestrial habitats in which they live. |
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JUNIOR NATURALISTS AT PRAIRIE RIDGE8:30 AM–3:30 PM |
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| FEE: $260 PER PERSON ($240 FRIENDS) | |||
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221* | June 23–27 | Grades 6–7 / min. age 11 |
Join Museum educators in this new, full-day program as we explore the forests, streams and various habitats of Wake County. Campers will experience the natural world through field trips, projects and programs given by experts at Prairie Ridge. Thursday will be an overnight camping trip to return Friday afternoon. |
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THE NATURE OF ART9 AM–NOON |
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| FEE: $80 per person, per week ($75 for Friends) | |||
| 701 | Aug 18–22 | Grades 4–5 / min. age 9 | |
This new camp will focus on blending nature and art by honing observation skills and searching out the surprises that lie in our own back yards. Recycling, sustainability and other green themes are featured. A nature journaling thread ties the week’s activities together. |
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*PROBABLE FIELD TRIP IN MUSEUM VEHICLE
Grades 1–5
Yates Mill Pond is located south of Raleigh near Penny Road. All children must be dropped off and picked up at Yates Mill Pond unless they are enrolled
in our new lunchtime transportation program to the Museum (See "Take
Me to the Museum" below). Transportation is not available from the
Museum to Yates Mill Pond in the mornings or at the end of the day.
Note: The grades listed below are for the current grade year (8/06–6/07) your child is in.
OUTDOOR EXPLORERS AT YATESFEE: $85 PER PERSON ($80 FRIENDS) |
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211 | June 23–27 | Grades 1–2 / min. age 6 |
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311 | July 7–11 | Grades 1–2 / min. age 6 |
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This field class emphasizes finding, identifying and learning about the many plants and animals inhabiting Yates Mill Pond. We’ll meet live animals, experiment with plants and play ecology games. |
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AQUATIC ECOLOGISTS AT YATESFEE: $85 PER PERSON ($80 FRIENDS) |
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411 | July 14–18 | Grades 3–5 / min. age 8 |
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511 | July 21–25 | Grades 3–5 / min. age 8 |
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611 | July 28–August 1 | Grades 3–5 / min. age 8 |
This camp will focus on life in and around the water, from tadpoles to snapping turtles. Learn aquatic science in the field though experiments, activities and observations. |
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TAKE ME TO THE MUSEUM FROM YATES MILL PONDNOON–1 PM |
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| FEE: $35 PER PERSON ($30 FRIENDS) | |||
| PLACE: Yates Mill Pond Classrooms | |||
| V2 | June 23–27 | Grades 1–2 | |
| V3 | July 7–11 | Grades 1–2 | |
| V4 | July 14–18 | Grades 3–4 | |
| V5 | July 21–25 | Grades 3–4 | |
| V6 | July 28–August 1 | Grades 3–4 | |
We offer lunchtime transportation for those weeks when 1st-4th grade students can enroll in Outdoor Explorers or Aquatic Ecologists in the morning and an afternoon class at the Museum. Students will bring their own bag lunch to camp to be eaten at Yates Mill Pond after class ends. They will then be transported to the Museum in a large passenger van for their afternoon class. Parents will need to drop their children off at Yates Mill Pond at 9 a.m. and pick them up at the Museum downtown at 4 p.m. Transportation from the Museum to Yates Mill Pond is not available in the morning or at the end of the day. Space is limited, so sign up early! |
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