Nestled in the Sierra Nevada Foothills, Woolman is not your average summer camps. Students attending the Teen Leadership Camp will get to experience the great outdoors while learning about the environment and honing valuable leadership skills. Read More

Get a hands-on marine biology experience aboard the research vessel, the R/V Robert G. Brownlee! High school students attending the Project Discovery Marine Camp will have the chance to study the local marine life while traveling the California coastline. Read More

Great for students ages 15 – 17, the Marine Mammal Center Youth Volunteer Program gives students a first row seat to the challenges facing marine mammal conservancy. Volunteers will work with supervisors to provide daily care for the marine life patients in the animal hospital. Read More

Camp Chrysalis combines environmental education with personal learning and growth to create a unique adventure in the great outdoors. Students will spend seven days learning basic backcountry skills, such as navigation and survival, as they hike through the California wilderness. Read More

Condor Wilderness Camp is an intense, three-day taste of the life of a wildlife field biologist. Students will spend their time camping along the coast as they work with scientists to learn about and track wild condors, one of the world’s rarest species of bird. Read More

Epic Sierra Adventures offers teens 14 days of nonstop excitement! From whitewater rafting on the South Fork American River, to mountain biking in Tahoe National Forest, students will have a blast while making new friends and learning about the environment. Read More

Girls interested in pursuing a career in marine biology can explore their options this summer with Camp SEA Lab’s Girls Love Science Too program! Students ages 13 – 16 will spend a week on the campus of UC Santa Cruz as they participate in engaging ocean studies. Read More

Located a short drive north of San Francisco, Point Reyes National Seashore offers over 80 miles of undeveloped shores, making it the perfect destination for a backcountry adventure! Students, ages 14 – 16, will backpack through the wilderness and sleep under the stars during this six-day trek. Read More

Ship ahoy! Students will learn to sail as they travel the Central California coastline with the Voyage Seaward program! Teens will spend five days on board of a traditional 82’ schooner exploring the physical oceanography, and bay and coastal marine ecology. Read More

Students with and without disabilities come together for this 12-day expedition that travels from the San Francisco Bay to the foothills of the Sierra mountains and back! Each day will provide a new adventure and students will leave the program with new leadership skills, confidence and friends! Read More

Students from diverse backgrounds unite for this 18-day course during which they will learn primitive camping skills and build a traditional Inuit kayak! Each day will provide a new adventure and students will leave the program with new leadership skills, confidence and friends! Read More

The Sea to Source Expedition Adventure offers teens a chance to navigate Northern California’s waterways. During this 24-day journey, students will build outdoor and leadership skills as they travel from Tomales Bay to the Trinity Alps, and back! Read More

Tired of streets and sidewalks? This camp in beautiful Rockland County lets you try trees and toadstools instead. The program’s mission is to help campers connect or reconnect to nature through fun, noncompetitive activities and learning. Read More

Talk about great facilities! The Hudson Valley serves as this environmental program’s most important laboratory. The fieldwork students do along—and in—the Hudson River, meanwhile, complements the college-level foundational classes will take indoors. Read More

Get your hands dirty! This immersive field ecology program takes students through the basics of ecological fieldwork in three intensive weeks during the summer. Its mission is to prepare science students for college-level fieldwork and research. Read More

Get in touch with plants and animals at this camp nestled in the Catskill Mountains. This program teaches campers how to care for farm animals, organic gardens, and the earth itself! They will also learn about themselves and the value of communities in the production of food. Read More

SEACAMP San Diego offers hands-on marine education programs to students from across the country. Combining labs and fieldwork, SEACAMP participants study invertebrates, fish adaptations, water chemistry, and oceanography. Trips to La Jolla Shores and Sea World complete this comprehensive experience. Read More

At the Hotchkiss Summer Environmental Science Program, students are encouraged to become environmental stewards as they are immersed in the natural world. Students will spend three weeks studying aquatic and terrestrial ecology as they gain hands-on research experience assisting professional scientists. Read More

Trackers is a family organization with a mission to revive traditional outdoor living by offering programs to children, teens and families. Students at Trackers Bay will feel as though they’ve been transported to an earlier era as they develop skills in areas such as wildlife tracking, wild edible plant identification, archery, canoeing and fishing. Read More

It’s not too soon to start building! Even if you’re not ready to design that skyscraper yet, there’s no reason to pass up the opportunity to learn more about architecture and design through this camp’s studios, lectures, and building activities. Read More

Have fun and help at the same time! This two-week program brings together high school students eager to experience the great outdoors while doing service—in this case, helping clean up and rebuild in locations in the Catskills ravaged by Hurricane Irene. Read More

Students eager to get to college can preview university life at one of America’s top institutions with Stanford University’s High School Summer College program. Students will attend classes alongside undergraduate students and are eligible to receive college credit for their work. Read More

Growing up isn’t easy, but it’s easier when children have a mature, responsible role model like you! This summer camp trains young adults to be summer camp counselors and helps them learn the tools of strong leadership. Read More

You might not know what you want to be or where you want to be—but the most important thing to be is yourself! At this summer camp in Rhinebeck, New York, you will have the opportunity to discover more about yourself, to pursue activities you enjoy, and to grow in spirit. Read More

Do you sometimes wish you were still hard at work in the lab after the bell rings? If so, you may want to consider taking science courses at the American Museum of Natural History, which meet either once or twice a week after school. Read More

For more than fifty years, Cornell University has offered high school students a chance to experience life in the Ivy League with its Summer College program. Students will study with Cornell’s world-renowned faculty in programs ranging in interest from Art and Design to Research and Science. Read More