Summer Camps

Thinking about a career in medicine? Camp participants will role-play the key responsibilities of a doctor and learn about vital organs in the human body. These future doctors will learn how to use a stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, and reflex hammer. They will practice administering first aid, learn how pharmacists play a role in administering medications, and more!

Camp participants will role-play the key responsibilities of a veterinarian and learn how to care for their very own plush puppy. These future veterinarians will learn how to remove ticks, perform a nose to-tail exam, understand proper animal nutrition and hydration, suture lacerations, and more!

Campers will role-play the key responsibilities of a veterinarian and perform a whiskers-to-tail exam on their newly “adopted” plush cat. These future veterinarians will learn about animal body language, maintaining a healthy environment such as proper litterbox placement, create a cat toy, and design a vet clinic.

Biting at the bit to learn more about horses? This equine camp is for you! Become a vet for a week and learn all about the care and maintenance of a horse. Take an oath and use real medical tools to keep your newly adopted plush horse happy and healthy. After learning about horse anatomy, riding styles, and nutrition you can ride into the sunset with your
diploma. Giddyup!

Students will learn to manage outdoor challenges, including insect and snake bites, and poisonous plants, alongside skills in hike preparation, map reading, compass use, identifying animal tracks and wildlife encounters. They’ll also master survival
techniques such as splint setting, tourniquet use, water purification, hypothermia care, and emergency bandana uses. Additionally, they’ll cover how to respond to severe weather like tornadoes, hurricanes, and wildfires, and how to signal for help.

Camp participants will explore and role-play the key responsibilities of a doctor and how to administer first aid in emergency situations. These future doctors will learn about lung disease, how to perform CPR and Heimlich maneuver, broken bones, hypothermia, how to use a stethoscope, snake bites, discuss the steps to becoming a doctor, and more.

Dive into the deep ocean with us! This program offers a dynamic, hands-on introduction to marine biology. Participants will conduct ocean experiments, adopt
a plush sea turtle, and partake in a collaborative rescue and release of a Leatherback sea turtle. Along their journey, they’ll uncover the mysteries of ocean layers,
vertebrates vs. invertebrates, water pressure, and more! They’ll also explore marine mammals, ocean animal babies, and ocean
predators. This engaging program culminates in their graduation as Little Marine Biologists, empowering them to protect our oceans!

Uncover the clues and crack the case! This hands-on summer camp immerses students in forensic science through activities like fingerprinting, crime scene security, the Bertillion system, age progression, and sensory sharpening exercises. They’ll experiment with DNA, chromatography, toxicology, and analyze handwriting, shoe
prints, composite drawings, blood typing, and spatter. The program concludes with a thrilling team challenge to solve a crime! 

Keep your favourite player in the game! In our Sports Medicine Summer Camp, students will
role-play the key responsibilities of a sports medicine physician through learning about cramping, Athlete’s Foot, why we sweat, hand and knee injuries, hydration, stretching, concussions, and more.