JUNIOR NEPTUNES SESSION B - Ages 6–8
Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm
Hours: 7 hours
June 21, July 3
Price: $75 (Members: $68) or $130 (Members: $116 )
for both Jr. Neptunes Sessions A and B

Have you ever held a hermit crab in the palm of your hand? Have you ever stood under a whale skeleton? Join us as we explore the depths of the sea and meet marine critters, from the crabs of the tidepools to the giant whales of the open ocean, directed by the books One Small Place by the Sea and The Snail and the Whale. Your child will explore fact and fiction in the ocean as he or she joins in lab experiments and discovers animals in the tidepools during a walk into the Dana Point Marine Protected Area.

JUNIOR OCEANOGRAPHER - Ages 9–12
Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm
Hours: 7 hours
April 10, June 20, July 2
Price: $75 (Members: $68) or $130 (Members: $116)
for both Jr. Oceanographer and Jr. Seahawks camps

What is it like to be a marine scientist? Step into their fascinating world by exploring the principles of marine biology and oceanography. Your fun-filled day includes a two-hour Marine Wildlife Cruise on the R/V Sea Explorer, a tidepool walk, and hands-on laboratory activities, including a fish dissection. This exciting experience will spark your curiosity as you dive into the magical marine world!

JUNIOR SEAHAWKS - Ages 9–12
Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm
Hours: 7 hours
June 21, July 3
Price: $75 (Members: $68) or $130 (Members: $116)
for both Jr. Oceanographer and Jr. Seahawks

Set a course for adventure as you discover the life of a tallship sailor during the Golden Age of Sail. Travel back in time with our cast of characters as you raise sail, race long boats, experience the lost arts of a sailor, go up the mast in a boatswain’s chair and perhaps encounter a pirate or two. The day is filled with fun and excitement dockside aboard the tallship Pilgrim and inside the Maritime Learning Center.

ART, SCIENCE, AND THE SEA
Series A: July 10, 17, 24
Ages: 7 – 10
Time: 1:00pm to 4:00pm
$35/day (3 days $90; Members $80)
plus material fee if applicable


Series B: August 7, 14, 21 (same topics as Series A)
Ages: 7 – 10
Time: 1:00pm to 4:00pm
$35/day (3 days $90; Members $80)
plus material fee if applicable

Based on the Ocean Institute’s popular Artist by the Sea for Kids series, this program combines art and science into a three-hour exploration. Each day, aspiring young artists work alongside a different featured artist who uses his/her own unique format to introduce a different element of ocean stewardship. Preceding the art lesson is a hands-on lab that explores each topic in depth.