Once a week, special two-hour Camp Safari sessions permit children to explore the outdoor world of ponds, woodlands, and marshlands. The museum also offers an archaeology camp for preteens, and a Marine Science Camp specifically geared toward junior high students, with trips to such Cape areas as Monomoy Island. With beautiful grounds that stretch to Cape Cod Bay, it offers a seven-week residential camp for ages 7 to 17 and a day camp for ages 4 to 17. Instruction covers all sorts of watersports, including sailing, swimming, windsurfing, waterskiing, and canoeing. The Family School Summer Camp gives children the opportunity to take part in a myriad of classes and activities, including field and racket sports, carpentry, canoeing, dance, drama, farming, and horseback riding.
Courses run a maximum of eight weeks.
Children up to age 15 are eligible for the camp. If your child is crazy about horses, check out Woodsong Farm's summer programs. For beginners, there's Pony Kids, offered two, three, or five days a week for ages 5 to 11. Experienced riders can enroll in Horsemasters for five days a week. Both programs cover all aspects of horsemanship.