Explore the world of water through activities, exploration, art, games, and stories all week at Brightwater Center. You will discover how to track a river otter, search for red-legged frogs, catch crayfish, and build a beaver dam. Each day you’ll explore our creeks, ponds, and wetlands that are teeming with plants and wildlife and play games, conduct experiments, and have a great time learning about what makes our aquatic environment so special.

After visiting the sights of New Delhi and a tour of the renowned Taj Mahal in Agra, our tour departs for Leh, the capital of Ladakh in the Himalayas. After acclimatizing and enjoying the Tibetan handicraft markets in Leh at the crossroads of ancient trading routes, your family will be transported to Stok, a quaint village nestled in the Himalayan foothills. For the next six days in Stok, you will have the opportunity to live and work with your Ladakhi host family and to participate in a community service project with the Amale Society, a group of dedicated women from the village of Stok who initiate and implement social, cultural and environmental events. During the home-stay part of our tour, you and your family will become immersed in the Ladakhi communal culture and gain a deep understanding of the Buddhist culture and traditions of this stunning region. Note: Dates subject to confirmation.

Seattle Tilth's theme-based weeklong day camps are a great way to have summer fun while learning about the fascinating world of the garden. Spend five days developing practical garden skills, exploring plants and discovering animals that live in Seattle Tilth’s community learning gardens and Meridian Park. Learn about insects, vegetables, soil and worms while playing games, making art, reading stories, singing songs, and running through the sprinklers. Welcome to the secret garden. Learn about the magic of seeds and decomposition. Discover the secrets of garden beauty and how insects and fairies help plants grow. Sing songs, read stories and create beautiful art. Make friends with the dragonflies.

Our Farm Day Camps are a great way to learn about all the great things that happen on a farm every day. Learn all about gardening, composting, recycling, cooking, water dynamics, and caring for all the various farm animals, chickens, goats, horses, and ponies. Enjoy more fun stuff each day with Arts and Crafts, Games, and much more.

Journey to southeast Oregon to track down and view wild mustangs in their natural habitat. Experience the beauty, freedom, and charm of these majestic equines in person. Sit back and enjoy an inclusive 5-day guided safari with air conditioned vehicles and gourmet, home-style cooking. At night relax on the porch at one of our comfortable historic Bed and Breakfasts. Group sizes are very limited and trips only occur a couple times a year. Don't delay in reserving your spot!

Wilderness Awareness School has partnered together with Oxbow Farm, and we are serving up something very special this summer! During this week of daily adventures your child will explore the edge where Farm and Forest meet. In addition to Wilderness Awareness School’s unique day camp experience learning about plants, mammals, tracking, birds and survival skills…we’re down on the farm! Kids will make their own sun tea, fresh fruit popsicles, and farm burritos. They will dig roots and pick fruits, save, sow, and snack on seeds. On the final day, we will harvest produce for an end-of-week Happy Camper Farmers Market! Each day we enjoy storytelling under the Maple Tree, as well as songs, crafts, and play surrounding food, farm and forest life. Camp is held at Oxbow Farm in the Snoqualmie Valley (about 15 minutes from Redmond). It is on a 120-acre property, with 20 acres of certified organic vegetables, berries and tree fruit in cultivation for the fresh market. This full-day experience for the younger child is appropriate for those who are ready to not only be away from home, but also active and engaged for this length of time! (We also have two half-day Wild Sprouts camps for ages 4-6.)

Join us for another year of fun-filled outdoor adventure at Magnuson Park! Winged Wonders Camp is filled with hands-on nature exploration, songs, games, and nature crafts. It's designed to encourage curiosity and bonding with the natural world, and to develop big motor skills as well as dexterity. Camp fee includes an official Jr. Nature Explorers bandana - sign up for one or several! Bring a nutritious lunch and a water bottle.

Ekone Ranch offers a one-of-a-kind camp program on 1060 acres of canyonlands, forests and meadows near the Columbia Gorge. Our residential, co-ed camp program features small groups of no more than 20 children per session and a 6:1 camper/staff ratio or better. Horse camp sessions emphasize the special relationship between children and horses. Campers spend many hours each day with our wonderful horses, grooming, learning groundwork, practicing in the arena, and going on long trail rides through spectacular country. We ride bareback and western. When not with the horses, campers are engaged in a variety of art projects, nature explorations, swimming, ranch activities and chores. Our garden-fresh, from-scratch food is a highlight of the camp experience (many a camper has learned to love their vegetables in the Yummy Tummy Cafe). Campers sleep in our A-frame longhouse, in tipis, under the stars, or in the hay barn where we listen to the horses breathe all night long. Due to our small session size, we are happy to accommodate some children with special needs or dietary considerations--please contact us for more information. Please visit our website at www.ekone.org or call 509-773-4536 for more information.

This is one of our non-horse focused camps. Young women are invited  to spend a week on a journey of self-discovery in nature. Explore your inner wisdom, passions and creativity through daily practices of meditation, journaling, art, movement, drumming, and horse play. This life-changing week will include solo time for reflection, a ceremonial  sweat, sharing in group council and a ceremony welcoming you into womanhood. We will learn how plants and animals are our allies as we walk the land, discover  our spirit animals and dance the night away!

This one-week trip is designed for high school students to take a moment to pause and listen, check in with themselves, and return with renewed purpose and inspiration for their life paths. This journey is a safe place to learn about dealing with new challenges that arise for teens. It encourages the process of maturation among a community of mentors and peers who know how to be supportive and honest. Participants learn skills in wilderness living and in navigating their own inner journey.

This five-night camp is devoted to developing the keen awareness demonstrated by the ancient ”scouts” of many cultures. These were the people who knew the landscape and everything that was happening on it in order to keep their people safe and healthy in the face of the challenges of living from the land. Often remaining invisible, their abilities seemed like magic. Through adventures with camouflage, bird language (the alarm system of the forest), wildlife and human tracking, stealthy movement, and wild edible plants, we begin to enter the world of the scout. Participants in this camp at our school campus near Duvall will likely never see nature the same way again! Scout Overnight Camp begins at 1 p.m. on Sunday and ends at 12 p.m. on Friday. Parents are encouraged to arrive at 11 a.m. on Friday All youth overnight participants must return a signed Physician’s Medical Form by June 1. This is for the safety of our participants and our organization. Completion of this form will require a physical exam completed within one year of the course date, and an appointment with that physician for the form to be filled out. We appreciate your understanding.

Camp Sprouting Spirits teaches your child how to regulate their emotions, be mindful, respond to stress, and changes in a healthy way. We make most of our snacks, like pizza, a smoothie bar, and “rainbow salad”, made with organic and locally grown produce whenever possible. We also have a yoga or music class every day plus an arts and crafts project. Our activities and games promote compassion, creativity, co-operation, teamwork, and patience. The entire camp is outdoors and we walk to the Rose Garden daily! We emphasize nature, yoga, dance, music, games, cooking, building fairy-houses. Every child has a blast at Sprouting Spirits! You will not be let down.

For centuries the existence of other humanoid beings has been disputed, yet a minority of scientists and researchers have not given up hope. Renowned Sasquatcharian, Dr. Macrosapien, has invited Terra-Forma to assemble a team of explorers to help uncover the secrets of Sasquatch. Will you accept the challenge? Probe the depths of the forests around Puget Sound in search of signs of the existence of BigFoot. Help our expedition make scientific history! To increase our chances of success we will: - Learn the art of animal tracking - Learn to navigate the forest - Discover the diverse flora and fauna of Puget Sound forests - Develop skills to survive in the wild.

Campers will learn how to take care of and enjoy big and small animals. We incorporate the Montessori philosophy in our session. Field trip to The Little Farm at Windwater in Auburn on Aug. 16. We meet at the farm that day (small fee for field trip). Your whole family can attend the field trip.

Join us for another year of fun-filled outdoor adventure at Magnuson Park! Plant Detectives Camp is filled with hands-on nature exploration, songs, games, and nature crafts. It's designed to encourage curiosity and bonding with the natural world, and to develop big motor skills as well as dexterity. Camp fee includes an official Jr. Nature Explorers bandana - sign up for one or several! Bring a nutritious lunch and a water bottle. Course # 97535 on SPARC.

Insects are our friends. Dive into a fantastic exploration of garden insects. Learn anatomy, build bug houses and discover how to invite beneficial insects to your own garden. Explore the family organic garden in this two-day class for parents and preschoolers. Learn what to plant and how to work together to grow in your own garden. This class introduces children and parents to insects, flowers and the garden world. The session includes gardening, an art project, stories, our famous sun tea and yummy snacks!