Upcoming Summer Camps

Adult Classes | Certificate in Native Plant Studies | Discovery Field Trips

 

   

2013 Children’s Summer Camps: A Family Tradition!

Make sure to see our traditional favorites (Parents’ Request) as well as our new topics!

Programs are designed to actively promote your child’s natural sense of creativity and discovery with fun learning experiences in the unmatched setting at Birmingham Botanical Gardens!

 

NEW for 2013: Summer Camp Shirts included with each registration fee

 

Registration for Members will begin February 18. Non-Members March 4.

Click on buttons below to learn more about each camp offered.

 

   
         

9 - 4 p.m.
$206 Members* |

$255 Non-Members

9 - 1 p.m.
$146 Members* |

$180 Non-Members

1:30 - 4 p.m.
$95 Members* |

$116 Non-Members

 

*Hydrangea Level and above
Become a new member to receive a 20% discount and priority registration! Click here to join.

For more information or to register by phone, contact Education Program Coordinator Ellen Hardy at 205.414.3953 or ehardy@bbgardens.org.

 

Please download and complete: Printable Emergency Contact Form

Teen Summer Counserlor Application Form

 

 

1:30 - 4 p.m.
$95 Members* |

$116 Non-Members
 
 

June 17 - 21

Growing through Yoga
(1:30 - 4 p.m.)

For children entering

grades K-2
Instructor: Annie Damsky, Owner of Villager Yoga

Through themed yoga classes children find their inner and outer strength while being creative and expressing themselves in yoga poses matching discoveries in The Gardens inspired by nature, group activities, art projects and mindfulness and breathing exercises. Healthy snack included! Limited to 15 campers.

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July 8 - 12

Growing through Yoga
(1:30 - 4 p.m.)

For children entering

grades 3-6
Instructor: Annie Damsky, Owner of Villager Yoga

Through themed yoga classes children find their inner and outer strength while being creative and expressing themselves in yoga poses matching discoveries in The Gardens inspired by nature, group activities, art projects and mindfulness and breathing exercises. Healthy snack included! Limited to 15 campers.
 
 

9 - 1 p.m.
$146 Members* |

$180 Non-Members

 

June 3 - 7

American Girls * Girls Just Like Me (Parents’ Request)
(9 - 1 p.m.)


For children entering

grades K-2
Instructors: Robin & Emmeline Geurs

Let's celebrate your favorite American Girl characters with daily creative art projects, music, stories, nature walks and homemade snacks as we explore the beauty of The Gardens.

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June 3 - 7

Cooperation Not Competition: What We Can Learn From Nature
(9 - 1 p.m.)

For children entering

grades 3-6
Instructor: Sue Richards

There are lessons we can learn from studying the symbiotic relations in nature. Our goals are learning, teamwork and enjoyment as we play and create cooperative games.

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June 17 - 21

Southern Summer Chefs (Parents’ Request)
(9 - 1 p.m.)


For children entering grades K-2
Instructor: Jo Dale

Join us for five days full of harvesting, smelling, tasting, creating, and cooking at The Gardens! Create a cookbook, paint an apron, and plant your very own mini kitchen garden to take home so you can have fun cooking and tasting all summer! New- create southern chef inspired art!

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July 8 - 12

Ahoy! Pirates & Mermaids
(9 - 1 p.m.)

For 4 and 5 year olds entering fall preschool programs
Instructor: Lisa Dolensky, UA Education LWP Fellow & AELG 4K Teacher

Discover faraway lands ashore and collect a scavenger hunt treasure trove of art, crafts, literary lore, and science explorations while walking the plank of fun n’games!

eate southern chef inspired art!

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July 8 - 12

Southern Summer Chefs: One Sweet Summer
(9 - 1 p.m.)


For children entering grades K-2
Instructor: Donna Long, B.S. Elementary Education

Go on a Garden treasure hunt to find plants like chocolate mint and lavender to put a fun twist on sweet treats you can learn to make all summer! Create an apron, cookbook collection, and plant a mini kitchen garden to take home! New- create southern chef inspired art!

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July 15 - 19

Southern Summer Chefs: One Sweet Summer
(9 - 1 p.m.)

For children entering grades K - 2
Instructor: Donna Long, B.S. Elementary Education

Go on a Garden treasure hunt to find plants like chocolate mint and lavender to put a fun twist on sweet treats you can learn to make all summer! Create an apron, cookbook collection, and plant a mini kitchen garden to take home! New- create southern chef inspired art!

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July 22 - 26

American Girls * Girls Just Like Me (Parents’ Request)
(9 - 1 p.m.)


For children entering grades K-2
Instructors: Robin & Emmeline Geurs

Let's celebrate your favorite American Girl characters with daily creative art projects, music, stories, nature walks, and homemade snacks as we explore the beauty of The Gardens.

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July 22 - 26

Got Bugs?
(9 - 1 p.m.)

For 4 and 5 year olds entering fall preschool programs
Instructor: Lisa Dolensky, UA Education LWP Fellow & AELG 4K Teacher

A classic garden favorite returns! Discover The Gardens’ habitats along with a world of insects through “buggy” art-nature projects and much more!
 
 

9 - 4 p.m.
$206 Members* |

$255 Non-Members

 

June 24 - 28

Young Builders: Legos in the Landscape

(Parents’ Request)
(9 - 4 p.m.)
 

For children entering

grades K-2
Instructor: Jenifer Harper, M.A. Early Childhood Education

Explore The Gardens from an architectural point of view. Discover structures including plants, bridges, and sculptures. Our discoveries will inspire us to build using legos. Art and nature crafts included.

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June 24 - 28

Young Builders: Legos in the Landscape (Parents’ Request)
(9 - 4 p.m.)
 

For children entering

grades 3-6
Instructor: Ashley Harper, M.A. Elementary Education, National Board Certification/Middle Childhood Generalist

Explore The Gardens from an architectural point of view. Discover structures including plants, bridges, and sculptures. Our discoveries will inspire us to build using legos. Art and nature crafts included.

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July 15 - 19

Passport to Imagination Stations
(9 - 4 p.m.)

For children entering grades K-3
Instructor- Lisa Dolensky, B.A. Communication & nationally published writer/artist

All aboard! It’s a dramatic souvenir summer of creative process whimsy, journaling like a mysterious travel writer and creating art inspired by Alabama Woodlands, Africa, Asia, Iceland, France, Italy, & England.

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July 29 - August 2

Young Builders: Legos in the Landscape (Parents’ Request)
(9 - 4 p.m.)

For children entering grades K-2
Instructor: Jenifer Harper, M.A. Early Childhood Education

Explore The Gardens from an architectural point of view. Discover structures including plants, bridges, and sculptures. Our discoveries will inspire us to build using legos. Art and nature crafts included.

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July 29 - August 2

Southern Summer Chefs (Parents’ Request)
(9 - 4 p.m.)

For children entering grades 3-6
Instructor: Jo Dale

Join us for five days full of harvesting, smelling, tasting, creating, and cooking at The Gardens! Create a cookbook, paint an apron, and plant your very own mini kitchen garden to take home so you can have fun cooking and tasting all summer! New- create southern chef inspired art!

 

What Parents are Saying:

“Good environment for camp-fun. They like their teacher a lot.”
“She enjoyed cooking, trying new things, and exploring The Gardens.”
“My son is excited about going to camp each day!”
“She loves plants already and this program just enforced her love of nature.”
“This is a fantastic program! We will definitely recommend it to our friends. Thank you.”
“Made new friends, gained independence.”