Summer Adventure Camps
Marine Discovery Center Summer Adventures 2012
Explore Your Water!
The Marine Discovery Center offers a variety of hands-on and feet wet summer adventures. Activities include island and laboratory investigations, arts and crafts, kayaking, fishing, snorkeling, SCUBA diving, surfing and more. These activities will vary with the camp.
Adventures for Campers, ages 4-10
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Loggerheads
Designed to introduce younger students to the lagoon through a variety of hands-on activities. These activities will include island explorations, arts and crafts, fishing, shoreline and dock explorations and a tour of Ponce Inlet Lighthouse and the Marine Science Center.
Adventures for Campers, ages 7-10
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Leatherbacks
Designed for younger students that have participated in our Loggerhead camp or are ready for the next adventure. Leatherbacks will offer campers several hands-on and feet-wet adventures that focus on the mysterious and largest living reptile in the world – the Leatherback Sea Turtle.
Adventures for campers, ages 9-12
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Mangrove Maniacs
Explore the waters as we discover the question of why the tropical mangroves are so important to our lagoon. During this 4-5 day camp activities include island explorations, fish and invertebrate studies, kayaking, fishing and tours of the backwaters of the Indian River Lagoon.
Adventures for campers, ages 10-14
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Lagoonys
Designed for our advanced camper, this 5-day camp will introduce snorkeling as another way to study and explore the lagoon. In addition, we will travel to Crystal River and snorkel over the amazing sponge beds and sea grasses of the Gulf of Mexico.
Aquatic Adventures
Designed for campers who are interested in exploring Florida’s fresh and saltwater environments. Aquatic Adventures includes activities such as surfing, snorkeling, kayaking and the usual island, lab and dock investigations. Come along as we conduct an up close exploration of Canaveral National Seashore, Blue Springs State Park, St. John’s River and the Indian River Lagoon Preserve.
Fishing Adventures (NEW)
Designed for the campers who want to learn everything about fishing from fishing equipment and techniques to catching, cleaning, and cooking. Fish identification, rules and regulations, licensing and ethics will be a part of the camp as well. And of ‘course there will be plenty of fishing in a variety of ‘fishy ‘locations.
Adventures for campers, ages 10-16
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SCUBA Camp
The Scuba Camp is designed for our advanced campers – comfortable with snorkeling – and desire to further the experience with SCUBA. The Marine Discovery Center has teamed up with Sea Dogs Dive Center to offer an exciting adventure that introduces campers to the world of SCUBA diving. Activities will include island explorations, fish and invertebrate studies, kayaking, fishing and 2 sessions of SCUBA diving in a pool and at Blue Springs State Park.
To reserve your Marine Discovery Center Adventure Camp follow these steps:
Option #1
- Review the 2012 Summer Adventure Camp Flyer and Weekly Agendas.
- Choose a Summer Adventure Camp.
- Download, complete and mail the 2012 Summer Adventure Camp Registration Packet along with your check made payable to the Marine Discovery Center.
- After 5 days, call our education office at (386) 428-4828 to verify that we’ve received your check and confirmed your camp registration.
*Note – we will not confirm your camp until full payment has been received.
Option #2
- Review the 2011 Summer Adventure Camp Flyer and Weekly Agendas.
- Choose a Summer Adventure Camp.
- Call the education office at (386) 428-4828. Our staff members will reserve your camp and take your credit card payment over the phone. We accept all major credit cards.
- Download, complete and mail the 2012 Summer Adventure Camp Registration Packet to the Marine Discovery Center.
*Note – we will not confirm your camp until full payment has been received.
