Academic Camps,
Academic Writing Camp,
Academics Camp,
Adventure/Outdoors Camp,
Animals Camp
Student-Teacher Ratio 5:1
Outdoor nature camps to hike, read, write, create, and play for young trailblazers, curious naturalists, eager readers, budding writers, and nature-inspired artists in forests of the Bay Area!
Day camps in Vacaville, Berkeley, Oakland, Cupertino/Los Altos Hills, and Los Gatos.
We hear the call of the wild! K-5th graders explore, hike, play, and learn 100% outdoors.
At Inspire Behavioral Learning, we believe in learning by doing, so lessons are relevant to the learner's environment, engaging the whole child - head, heart, and body. In our seasonal camps, we combine:
Student-Teacher Ratio: maximum number of students per teacher is 5:1.
Activities
K-5 outdoor camps feature hikes and nature exploration with a blend of academics and play -- rain or shine.
In forest camps, children hike, climb, navigate trails, play nature-themed field games, explore nature-themed books, create nature-inspired arts and crafts, create and go on scavenger hunts, learn amazing animal facts, play entertaining perspective-taking games, create wilderness adventure stories, act in skits, craft story elements (characters, setting, plot, problem, and solution), illustrate stories, create narratives following the "story mountain," do nature journaling, develop literacy across genres, create mini science experiments, play animal hide and seek and chase games, write and illustrate what they sense (see, hear, smell, taste, and touch on their hikes, with bonus activities for the kinesthetic sense), deepen their sense of wonder, become eco-conscious, develop executive functioning skills to become hike leaders, strengthen stamina, make friendships, and more!
We use emergent curriculum, based on children's own interests, and differentiated curriculum.
East Bay summer camps: some sessions have Enchanted Forest Art, Enchanted Forest Reading, Enchanted Forest Writing, and Enchanted Vegan Nature theme weeks.
We celebrate diversity and inclusion for different ethnicities, races, genders, and abilities. We welcome ESL/ELL learners, in addition to learners in general education and special education programs alike. Open to all children who meet camp prerequisites. Contact us before registering if you'd like to request any accommodations for your child.