Safari Summer Camp
Registration opens at 9am on January 15th for members; February 1 for non-members.
- Grades K to 5
- Weekly sessions from June 17–August 23, 2024
- 9am-3pm Drop-off begins at 8:30am
- Cost:
- Weekly Cost: $400 members, $450 non-members
- Session 3 Cost (3 days): $240 members, $270 non-members
- Pre-care: $15 per day (begins at 7:30am)
- After-care: $25 per day (until 5:30pm)
You must have a 6 Star or Family Membership valid through your chosen camps dates to take advantage of the member rate.
About Safari Camp
Safari camp programs are designed to stimulate your child’s curiosity about the natural world. Fun-filled activities support inquiry-based learning and motivate children to make choices to help conserve our Blue Planet. Our dedicated counselors ensure a safe, enriching, personalized experience for each camper.
Children are grouped by the grade they are currently in—the fall 2023-spring 2024 school year.
Kindergarten: Periwinkles
Grade 1: Sea Stars
Grades 2-3: Green Crabs
Grades 4-5: Seafarers
To reach the Camp Director while Camp is in session, please call 603-812-9425.
Weekly Themes
Session 1, June 17-21 Ocean Commotion
We’ll dive into ocean topics this week, exploring sea life from the rocky shore to the ocean’s dark depths. Get your feet wet in the tidepools of Odiorne Point State Park, and learn what you can do to help protect the health of our one world ocean.
Session 2, June 24-28 Art in Nature
The natural world is filled with interesting patterns, shapes and colors. Investigate these wonders to the eye, and create your own works of art to take home, using natural items such as shells, driftwood, pine cones, and more. Guest artists will be featured throughout the week.
Session 3, July 1-3 (3-Day Week)The Edge of the Sea
We’ll venture out onto the rocky shore to look for sea stars, crabs, lobsters, urchins, and more! Learn about the adaptations these shoreline plants and animals have to survive, and thrive, between the tides.
Session 4, July 8-12 Seacoast History
Odiorne Point State Park is filled with many reminders of seacoast history, from salt hay farming to WWII structures and foundations of old homesteads. We’ll explore the Park to uncover mysteries of the past, hear tales of legendary Pirates, and learn how Indigenous Peoples lived on this land, before the arrival of Europeans.
Session 5, July 15-19 Terrific Tide Pooling
The intertidal zone is filled with a diversity of life. Get hands-on with these creatures and learn about predator/prey interactions on the rocky shore, and the challenges presented by invasive species.
Session 6, July 22-26Sharks and Ocean Predators
Sharks are amazing fish with their own special adaptations for survival. Learn what makes sharks and other ocean predators the great hunters of the sea. Design a shark tooth necklace to take home!
Session 7, July 29-August 2 Capturing the Sun
Join us for a week investigating life that gets its energy directly from the sun. We’ll learn about the process of photosynthesis, and explore the park and shoreline, taking a close look at colorful seaweeds, algae, plants and trees. Make a seaweed craft to take home!
Session 8, August 5-9 Marine Mammal Mania
Dolphins, whales and seals oh my! Come learn about these air breathing masters of the sea, from the gigantic Blue whale to smaller ocean mammals that visit or call the Gulf of Maine their home. We’ll learn about our Marine Mammal Rescue operation, and do a mock rescue on the shoreline.
Session 9, August 12-16Tide Pool Explorations
Back to the tide pools we go! This week we will get our feet wet learning about the life cycles of animals found along the rocky shore. You’d be surprised by what some of these creatures look like in their planktonic stage!
Session 10, August 19-23 Boats and Nautical Week
Join us as we learn about fishing boats and commercial fisheries, research vessels conducting oceanography work, military ships, ocean tankers, and ships of old. If you like boats, this is your week! Design a boat craft to take home.
How to Register
Confirmation, Medical Health Forms, Camper Guidelines, and other required forms
You will receive a confirmation email for your registration. Medical Health forms are now to be filled out and saved in your personal CampBrain (our new camp registration software) account. You will find information on camper guidelines and other required forms in CampBrain.
What to Bring & Other Important Information
Children should always come prepared with layers of warm outdoor clothing and boots. Please label all of your child’s belongings. We go outdoors, rain or shine, but focus on indoor activities during inclement weather. Please pack a peanut/tree nut-free lunch and snacks that do not require refrigeration.
Become a Member
Members of SSC are entitled to reduced camp prices and early summer camp registration. Membership must be active through the date for which you are registering to be eligible for the discount. Click here to learn more about all the great member benefits, and join, or renew your membership.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations that are made prior to two weeks before your child’s first day of camp begins will receive a 50% refund. No refunds will be given after that time.
Camp Scholarship Fund
The Center has created a Camp Scholarship Fund to offer financial assistance to those otherwise unable to attend. We encourage your support of this fund; please donate now.
To apply for financial assistance, please contact Henry Burke, Camp Director, at h.burke@sscnh.org or 603-436-8043, ext. 16.
