Spring Science Camp at Heal the Bay Aquarium
April 14 – 18, 2025
Spring is a time of renewal—and babies! This season, we’re celebrating by exploring marine animal life cycles, survival strategies, and the adorable offspring of our Aquarium animals. Campers will dive into marine conservation as they discuss shark eggs, experiment with slime, and create their own sea creatures. We’ll also compare survival adaptations of species past and present during an exciting fossil excavation.
Join us as we celebrate new life and the strides Heal the Bay has made toward equitable environmental justice—it’s guaranteed to be an egg-cellent adventure!
What To Expect: Daily Topics
- Monday, April 14: Eggs
- Tuesday, April 15: Siblings
- Wednesday, April 16: Metamorphosis
- Thursday, April 17: Evolution
- Friday, April 18: Human Impacts
Activities: (included but not limited to)
- Make Your Own Egg Craft
- Slime Experiment
- Big Bubble Activity
- Dissolving Shell Experiment
- Create Your Own Creature Craft
- And More!
**Daily activities are subject to timing and weather conditions
Spring Science Camp Cost
Our camp is designed for students grades K-5 as of April 2025 (or aged 5-14). Camp kits and T-shirts will be handed out to campers enrolled for several days and/or a full camp week on your camper’s final day of camp.
Price:
Full Week: $400
Daily: $85 per day
**Daily sessions are available à la carte for $85 per day or the full week for $400.
** After-camp care will be offered for 2025 Spring Science Camp, from 2 PM-3 PM, for $20 per day.
Register Below
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CAMP FORMS
Please download and fill out all Camp Forms before arriving at Science Camp.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Thanks to the generosity of community partners, we have a limited number of camp scholarships available. If you need partial or full financial assistance for your child to attend camp, please fill out the application in the registration above after reading our Camp Scholarship and Eligibility Application. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
COUNSELOR-IN-TRAINING (CIT) PROGRAM
Heal the Bay’s Counselor-In-Training (CIT) Program, which will run simultaneously with our 2025 Spring Science Camp, is an opportunity for students who have aged out of camp to continue to participate while also gaining valuable experience in hands-on outdoor field education, working with children, and increasing their overall ocean literacy. Our CIT program will run from (April 14 – April 18, 2025). While at camp, CITs will experience and learn about marine life while executing some, but not all, responsibilities associated with a camp counselor position. If you would like your child to participate as a CIT for Heal the Bay’s 2025 Spring Science Camp, please see instructions below.
How to Apply:
If you would like to participate as a CIT for Heal the Bay’s 2025 Spring Science Camp, please read through and fill out the 2025 CIT Application in its entirety, and email to Robert Ramos at rramos@healthebay.org by March 14, 2025. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed or accepted. This is a rolling acceptance opportunity.
CANCELLATION POLICY
For cancellations made prior to 2 weeks before the start of your registered camp session, the camp fee can be refunded, less a $50 administration fee. Cancellations made within 2 weeks before the start of your registered camp session are non-refundable.
QUESTIONS? See our Camp FAQs. For any other questions, please contact Robert Ramos at rramos@healthebay.org
Save the Date: Summer Science Camp 2025!
Session 1: June 27 & June 30 – July 3 (Grades K-2)
Session 2: July 7 – July 11 & July 14 – July 18 (Grades 3-6)
Cost: $400 per week or $85 per day
Get ready for hands-on science fun by the sea! Stay tuned for registration details.
Learn More about Aquarium Camp Experiences!
WATCH our Spectrum 1 Heal the Bay Aquarium Science Camp SPOTLIGHT.
“A 2020 study published in the American Educational Research Journal found that 52% of students in first to sixth grade, over five summers, experienced learning loss and lost an average of 39% of subjects learned during the school year.” (Spectrum News 1)
“I try to speak to [the campers] in a way that inspires them, that makes them want to care about the environment … it’s about caring about the place we exist in and inspire them to want to take care of it.” – Robert Ramos, Heal the Bay Aquarium Education Manager
