The Whaling Museum & Education Center in Cold Spring Harbor offers a variety of fun, educational, week-long summer camps at the museum! Each camp runs from 9am-1pm (snack included, bring lunch!) with an optional 8:30am early drop off.
The camps are structured around artifact sharing, museum scavenger hunts, experiment stations, story time, culminating take-home crafts and outside free play (weather permitting). Each camper goes home with a daily list of “Ask Me Abouts” so parents can engage with their child on the topic of that day’s camp.
Each camp is limited to 25 campers and closes when capacity is reached. The museum offers discounts to members and early-bird pricing.
More details can be found on their camp page: HERE
This summer’s lineup includes:
World Adventures Camp
July 8-12
Entering grades K-3, crew leaders entering 4th and 5th grade, CITs entering 8th
Sail the world to different continents and discover cultures, habitats and unusual animals through crafts, science experiments and more!
Superheroes Camp
July 22-26
Entering grades K-3, crew leaders entering 4th and 5th grade, CITs entering 8th
Discover your own super hero skills as you learn about the amazing abilities behind ocean champions!
Ocean Science Camp
August 19-23
Entering grades 2-6, CITs entering 8th
Older campers will delve into the science of the sea with water quality testing, water science experiments, discoveries of life in Long Island Sound and more!
Nautical Journeys Camp
August 26-30
Entering grades K-3, crew leaders entering 4th and 5th grade, CITs entering 8th
Like the Yankee whalers of the 1850s, travel the globe and learn about different cultures as you create international crafts.
Check out this video of a fun experiment done at the camp:
The museum’s gallery is located at 301 Main Street in Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
The office is located at 279 Main Street
Phone: 631-367-3418