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Camp Whittier
Summer resident camp includes rock climbing, archery, swimming,
crafts, nature, campfires and much more. Ages 6 - 17. Supervisor/child
ratio 1:4. $350 per session. One-week sessions, Monday through Friday,
July 19 - 23, July 26 - 30 and August 2 - 6. Located at Camp Whittier
- Santa Barbara mountains across from Cachuma Lake. Call 962-6776,
visit www.campwhittier.org
or email campwhittier@aol.com.
Parents and kids can learn
how to rock climb at Family camp Sequoia.
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Family Camp Sequoia (Sponsored by the Montecito
Family YMCA)
Family Camp promises to be a week of adventure and fun for the whole
family. Spend your days hiking, swimming, canoeing, rafting, horseback
riding, rock climbing or repelling. Group activities, arts &
crafts and campfires are also planned. No dishes for a week, meals
provided. Ages 0 - 99. $310 / bring tent, $350 / cabins; under 3
years of age, $75. August 14 - 20, Saturday - Friday. Kings Canyon
National Park. Call 969-3288, visit www.ciymca.org
or email yvonne@ciymca.org.
Kids Care for Clean Air 2005 Calendar Contest
(Sponsored by the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District)
Submit artwork showing how we can get around without creating air
pollution and traffic jams. Grand prize winner receives $100 savings
bond and new bicycle. Monthly winners receive $50 savings bonds.
Ages 5 - 12. Free to enter. Contest runs from April 12 to June 25,
2004. Call 961-8838, visit www.sbcapcd.org,
or email GillilandF@sbcapcd.org.
Summer Nature Camp and Camp Counselor Program
(Sponsored by the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden)
Plant and animal studies, arts & crafts, hikes, games and outdoor
activities of all kinds for kids ages 7 - 10. Session I: July 12
- 16, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.; session II: July 19 - 23, 9:00 a.m.
- 3:00 p.m. Camp Counselor Program - Teen volunteers ages 14 - 16
needed. Training will be held on Saturday, June 26, 9:00 a.m. -
11:00 a.m. $140 Garden members; $150 non-members. Scholarships available
through the generosity of The Santa Barbara Foundation. Santa Barbara
Botanic Garden, 1212 Mission Canyon Road. Call 682-4726, ext.102
or visit www.sbbg.org.
Water Bugs! Summer Camp (Sponsored by
the Community Environmental Council)
Explore the natural wonders found in and around the Arroyo Burro
creek and nearby beach. Activities include hikes, experiments, water
testing, crafts, games and puppet shows centered around creek and
ocean environments and what we can do to keep them healthy. Age
groups: kindergarten through second grade and grades 3 - 6. Supervisor/child
ratio 1:9. Fees are $90.00 and $135.00. Session I: July 12 - 16,
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. for K-2nd grade - $90. Session II: July 19
- 23, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. for 3rd-6th grade - $135.
Session III: August 2 - 6, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. for K-2nd grades
- $90. Located at the South Coast Watershed Resource Center, 2981
Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara. Call 963-0583 ext. 0, visit www.communityenvironmentalcouncil.org,
or email mballon@cecmail.org.
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Young Eagles and Heron Wings (Sponsored
by
the Wilderness Youth Project)
Experiential learning in the wilderness, building community and
family relationships, nurturing a child's curiosity and natural
gifts through mentoring, discovery, and play; delving deeper into
survival and "old way" skills, scouting, tracking, ecology
and living in harmony with the Santa Barbara wilderness. Ages: camps,
5 - 12; expedition, 13 - 18. Supervisor/child ratio 1:4. $295 -
$395, scholarships available. Young Eagles Day Camps: June 21 -
July 3, and July 12 - July 24. Advanced Skills Camps (a Heron Wings
Program): August 2 - 6 and August 9 - 13. Teen Expedition (a Heron
Wings Program): August 19 - 17. Both Young Eagles and Advanced Skills
Camps take place throughout the Santa Barbara wilderness. The Teen
Expedition will take place on the Lost Coast in Northern California.
Transportation is provided. Call 964-8096, visit www.wyp.org
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