ANNOUNCING: Nature Explorers 2026 Summer Day Camps!
10am-4pm
Monday through Thursday
Benzonia, MI
Cost: $260 per week
Day Rate: $65
10% sibling discount
Day Rate: $65
10% sibling discount
To register, please fill out this Google form: https://forms.gle/7bGjbvDJrzVA9Jpj8
Full and partial scholarships are available! For more information, reach out to: amaliaceleste@gmail.com
Nature Explorers programming is held in the village of Benzonia, on ⅔ of an acre just off US 31. Participants spend time in the indoor and outdoor classroom spaces and wooded area. Nature walks, handling program animals, games, art, science, and experiential play are all part of each day.
July 13-16
AGES 4-8
Nature Detectives
Investigate wild clues to learn about living and non living things.
~Rocks and Fossils
~Plants and Mushrooms
~Insects and Spiders
~Wild Animals
AGES 4-8
Nature Detectives
Investigate wild clues to learn about living and non living things.
~Rocks and Fossils
~Plants and Mushrooms
~Insects and Spiders
~Wild Animals
July 20-23
AGES 5-10
Freshwater Friends
Discover the Great Lakes watershed while creating recycled art!
~Water Cycles and Seeds
~Recycled Art Sculptures
~Food Webs and Fish
~Bird Migration and Mammal Tracking
AGES 5-10
Freshwater Friends
Discover the Great Lakes watershed while creating recycled art!
~Water Cycles and Seeds
~Recycled Art Sculptures
~Food Webs and Fish
~Bird Migration and Mammal Tracking
August 3-6
AGES 8-12
Tropical Travel
Ms. Amalia shares exciting science discoveries from her recent Costa Rica expedition.
~Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes
~Discover Archeology
~Rainforest Mammals- Monkeys and More!
~Poison Dart Frogs and Venomous Snakes
AGES 8-12
Tropical Travel
Ms. Amalia shares exciting science discoveries from her recent Costa Rica expedition.
~Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes
~Discover Archeology
~Rainforest Mammals- Monkeys and More!
~Poison Dart Frogs and Venomous Snakes
August 10-13
AGES 3-6
Animal Adventures
Meet live animals while exploring wildlife biology with science, art, and nature walks.
~Feathers: Backyard Birds and Raptors
~Fur: Mammal Predators and Prey
~Scales: Hands-on Reptile Discovery
~Slime: Amphibian Science
AGES 3-6
Animal Adventures
Meet live animals while exploring wildlife biology with science, art, and nature walks.
~Feathers: Backyard Birds and Raptors
~Fur: Mammal Predators and Prey
~Scales: Hands-on Reptile Discovery
~Slime: Amphibian Science
August 31-Sept. 3
AGES 5-10
Geology Rocks
Build your rock and crystal collection through exciting, hands-on science experiments!
~The Rock Cycle
~Crazy about Crystals
~Fossil Formation
~Volcanos and the Layers of the Earth
AGES 5-10
Geology Rocks
Build your rock and crystal collection through exciting, hands-on science experiments!
~The Rock Cycle
~Crazy about Crystals
~Fossil Formation
~Volcanos and the Layers of the Earth
Please pack lunch and snacks.
Space is limited.
Space is limited.
Questions? EMAIL: amaliaceleste@gmail.com
The Camp Director, Amalia Celeste Fernand, has a Master of Science in ecological leadership and education, and a background in environmental, experiential, and Montessori education. She has facilitated programming with children in countries around the world, and recently published her first book: “Michigan Wildlife, A Coloring Field Guide”. Amalia founded Nature Explorers International (NEI) with the mission to: inspire excitement and curiosity for the environment through art, science, and outdoor experiences. She now teaches live, online nature and Earth science classes on Outschool.