NATURE EXPLORERS
Campers learn fun and easy ways to become more sustainable in their own backyard. In this camp, students explore the vital roles of plants and animals and learn to sharpen their gardening skills in small spaces. Kids learn about amazing animal architects, the wild and wonderful world of insects, and will examine the awesome trees and plants that support our health and protect our homes.
Daily themes include:
City Gardeners, Urban Birding, Bugs and Insects, Pollinators and Neighborhood Trees.
Field Trip:
We will head to the Chicago Botantic Gardens for a field trip.
Participants must be 5 years to 12 years and 1 month old when the program starts.
ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD
Campers spend the week exploring some of our favorite animals from countries all over the globe. Kids will explore locations like the depths of the ocean, the desert, the Amazon rainforest, the Arctic, Antarctica, and different regions of Africa to learn how animals like whales, polar bears, giraffes, tigers, chameleons, and elephants share a unique bond with the environments where they live.
Daily themes include:
Africa, Deserts, Oceans, Polar Regions and the Amazon Rainforest.
Field Trips:
Nature Walks
Participants must be 5 years to 12 years and 1 month old when the program starts.
For this short holiday week, we will offer 3 single drop in days - some of our favorite days of camp.
Monday, July 1st: Extinction Day
Tuesday, July 2nd: Environmental Leaders Day
Wednesday, July 3rd: City Gardeners
Each day of camp must meet a minimum of 10 campers. After Care will be available.
Participants must be 5 years to 12 years and 1 month old when the program starts.
NATURE IN CHICAGO
Explore the great outdoors without leaving the city! In this camp, students will learn about nature and the environment by exploring the basics right here in our own Chicago neighborhood. Kids learn how to pollinate flowers, scavenge like raccoons, propagate houseplants, identify common trees in the city, and follow the life of a friendly fish who lives in the Chicago River.
Daily themes include:
City Gardeners, Urban Birding, Chicago Wildlife, Pollinators and Neighborhood Trees.
Field Trips:
Nature Walks
Participants must be 5 years to 12 years and 1 month old when the program starts.
ANIMAL HABITATS
Campers spend the week exploring the unique features, survival techniques, experiences and behaviors of animals all over the world that have developed (at least in part) because of their environment. During this week kids visit places like the coral reefs, the deserts of the American southwest, the rainforests of Southeast Asia, the forests and grasslands of Australia, and the mangrove forests of India.
Daily themes include: Animal Behaviors, Amphibians, Reptiles, India and the Phillipines and Mammals (NEW!).
Field Trips:
Nature Walks and a live reptile show!
Participants must be 5 years to 12 years and 1 month old when the program starts.
NATIONAL PARKS
Campers spend the week exploring the world through the eyes of the animals living in America's incredible national parks. Kids will plan what they need for their trip each day and learn about the plants, animals, and conservation efforts in parks like the Everglades, the Redwoods, Yellowstone National Park, the Grand Canyon, and the icy wonders of Glacier Bay National Park.
Daily themes include: the Everglades, Glacier Bay, the Grand Canyon, the Redwoods, and Yellowstone.
Field Trip:
Nature Walks
Participants must be 5 years to 12 years and 1 month old when the program starts.
ENDANGERED SPECIES
In this camp, students learn what is causing plants and animals to become vulnerable and learn ways we can help. Campers will spend the week learning how many of our animal favorites like elephants, giraffes, tigers, and gorillas are facing extinction all over the world.
Daily themes include
Habitat Loss, Invasive Species, Pollution, Population Growth, and Overharvesting.
Field Trip:
We'll take a field trip to the Lincoln Park Zoo on Friday.
Participants must be 5 years to 12 years and 1 month old when the program starts.
OUR CHANGING PLANET
In this camp, kids explore how pollution and climate change affect our world and how they can help. Campers learn what extinction is by studying the dinosaurs, sustainable ways to eat and grow their food, the basics of clouds and weather, the benefits of renewable energy, environmental leaders, and they will also participate in a community action project at the end of the week.
Daily themes include: Extinction, Weather and Energy, Sustainable Food, Environmental Leaders and Chicago and Climate Change.
Field Trips
Nature Walks
Participants must be 5 years to 12 years and 1 month old when the program starts.
Did you know the average American child can identify roughly 1,000 corporate logos, but can only identify a handful of native plants and animals? We created Green Explorers Club to change those numbers. Green Explorers Club bridges literacy and science by using award winning picture books to accompany our hands-on activities that model the real world. We help kids explore far-away ecosystems, start their own gardens, protect our oceans, learn about climate change, discover famous environmentalists, and become experts themselves using life science, outdoor shoes, busy hands, and some imagination. We empower our students with the knowledge, curiosity, and basic skills they will need to one day change the world.
Please contact Green Explorers Club if you have any questions.