Is your child in a New Hanover County Year Round School?
Get them outside with us during Intersessions!
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2024 Intersession Camp- Ages 8-12
September 23-27, 2024- SOLD OUT! |
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Our Intersession camps are just like our summer camps, just with a time more convenient for Year Round School families! These camps are designed to help foster a love of the outdoors in your child, while also teaching them about our local and regional ecological neighborhood.
Activities include:
Fishing, crabbing, hiking, marsh exploration, kayaking, swimming, environmental education, beach time, ropes course/swamp adventures at Swamp Park in OIB
Projected Weekly Schedule-Activities always subject to change due to availability or weather
Monday- Hiking area trails, such as Carolina Beach State Park, Brunswick Nature Park, and/or the Basin Trail at Fort Fisher, while learning about the plants and animals along the way.
Tuesday- We travel to the Swamp Park in Ocean Isle Beach for a day of climbing around the trees on their ropes courses, with the talented course guides at the Swamp Park.
Wednesday- Usually the most popular day of the week, we set up on a marsh island behind Masonboro Island, where one half of the group gets to swim, explore, fish, and cast/dip net, while the other half of the group learns to kayak and takes the short paddle over to a very remote part of Masonboro Island, before switching up in the afternoon! We have paddled around dolphins and even manatees on these days! Note: Swimming will not be available for our March camp due to water temperature!
Thursday- We take the short drive over to the Surf City Fishing Pier, where the kids can get some good pier fishing experience. We have caught black drum, pompano, flounder, and many other types of fish on these days. Then we will head over to the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Hospital for a tour! Note: An alternate activity will be put in place of the Sea Turtle Hospital for March camp!
Friday- We spend the morning in the marsh, in some of our favorite crabbing spots, using the magic of a fish head, some string, and a net to catch blue crabs. They have to be quick with that net! We finish our week of camp with either dock jumping on Banks Channel or some beach time. Note: Again, swimming will not be available for our March camp!
Details:
Activities include:
Fishing, crabbing, hiking, marsh exploration, kayaking, swimming, environmental education, beach time, ropes course/swamp adventures at Swamp Park in OIB
Projected Weekly Schedule-Activities always subject to change due to availability or weather
Monday- Hiking area trails, such as Carolina Beach State Park, Brunswick Nature Park, and/or the Basin Trail at Fort Fisher, while learning about the plants and animals along the way.
Tuesday- We travel to the Swamp Park in Ocean Isle Beach for a day of climbing around the trees on their ropes courses, with the talented course guides at the Swamp Park.
Wednesday- Usually the most popular day of the week, we set up on a marsh island behind Masonboro Island, where one half of the group gets to swim, explore, fish, and cast/dip net, while the other half of the group learns to kayak and takes the short paddle over to a very remote part of Masonboro Island, before switching up in the afternoon! We have paddled around dolphins and even manatees on these days! Note: Swimming will not be available for our March camp due to water temperature!
Thursday- We take the short drive over to the Surf City Fishing Pier, where the kids can get some good pier fishing experience. We have caught black drum, pompano, flounder, and many other types of fish on these days. Then we will head over to the Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Hospital for a tour! Note: An alternate activity will be put in place of the Sea Turtle Hospital for March camp!
Friday- We spend the morning in the marsh, in some of our favorite crabbing spots, using the magic of a fish head, some string, and a net to catch blue crabs. They have to be quick with that net! We finish our week of camp with either dock jumping on Banks Channel or some beach time. Note: Again, swimming will not be available for our March camp!
Details:
- 13 campers maximum-Ages 8-12
- Outdoor activities that could include fishing, hiking, crabbing, kayaking (weather dependent)- we will send out an email with specific schedule of activities when we get closer to camp.
- Drop off 8:45-9:00am and pick up at 3:45-4:00pm
- Van drop off/pick up at the old K-Mart parking lot (next to Chili's on S. College Rd.)
- $360 per child
Cancellation Policy- Full payments are due by September 1st. If an emergency (Covid-19, hurricane) causes a shutdown of summer camps, full refunds will be given. If you need to cancel, full refunds will be given before September 1st (with a $25 processing fee). After September 1st and up to 7 days before your camp date, we will refund all of your money minus the camp deposit (and a $25 processing fee). No refunds will be given within 7 days of your camp week, however we may be able to offer credit toward camp at a later date.
Please understand that our camp groups are kept small to facilitate learning and safety, and many fill up quickly. Last-minute cancellations keep other kids from enjoying our camps. Thank you for your understanding.
Please understand that our camp groups are kept small to facilitate learning and safety, and many fill up quickly. Last-minute cancellations keep other kids from enjoying our camps. Thank you for your understanding.