June 2-6, 2025: From Bees to Butter
Get up close and personal with pollinators! Learn about the honeybees and their hive at the Schrader Center. Explore why bees are important and how we can protect them. Put on your dancing shoes as we create a bee “waggle dance.” This delicious camp ends by making your own honey butter to take home. Bring your swimsuit on Friday as we will head to the splashpad!

June 9-13, 2025: Puddle Jumpers
Cool off from the hot summer days with this fun water camp! Learn about the animals that live in the stream and pond. Splash in our sprinkler and enjoy a week of water games and activities like “Drip, Drip, SPLASH” and the H2Olympics. Meet our aquatic animal ambassadors at the Schrader Center.

June 16-20, 2025: Happy Holiday Camp
‘Tis the season to enjoy holiday inspired fun, every day of camp! Make your own “snow” and head out for some camp-friendly skating. Take a “crack” at egg dying with all natural ingredients & have an Easter inspired egg drop. For Halloween, we’ll create masks, trick or treat through the center, and end with a spooky story by the campfire. Enough cheer to fill a year packed into one week! Bring your swimsuit on Friday as we will head to the splashpad!

June 2-6, 2025: Shipwrecked- NEW!
Ahoy, Campers! Shipwrecked week is all about survival! Build shelters, start fires, find water, and identify edible plants. Create a pirate flag and wrap up with an epic capture the flag game!

June 9-16, 2025: Super-Humans- NEW!
Become a Super-Human for the planet! Learn to plant native flowers, make compost, and build bird feeders. Create a cape and mask from recycled materials and use your new powers to help save the Earth!

June 16-20, 2025: Abraca-sci
Put on your goggles for mind-blowing experiments that makes science feel like magic! Explore invisibility, electricity, slime, and much more.

June 23-27, 2025: Ding, Dang, Dinosaurs!
Future paleontologists will create dinosaurs, explore prehistoric creatures, and dig for fossils. A week of excavation and discovery awaits!

June 23-27, 2025: Kaleidoscope Camp- NEW!
Get inspired by nature in this art-filled camp! Create watercolor paintings with natural dyes, try pebble art, sculpt with mud, and go on a scavenger hunt to gather items for your own nature kaleidoscope.

July 7-11, 2025: Myths & Mystery Files- NEW!
Calling all detectives! Create a secret agent name and gather clues to solve the camp mystery. Investigate cryptids, search for Bigfoot’s tracks, and uncover the truth behind famous myths—real or fake? You decide!

July 7-11, 2025: Ants in Our Plants- NEW!
Dig in the dirt, flip logs, and discover the bugs and creatures that live there. Explore the connection between insects and plants through terrarium art, visit the Schrader Center’s honeybees, taste fresh honey, and explore our butterfly garden.

July 14-18, 2025: Wizarding World
Enter the world of magic in this Harry Potter-inspired camp. Create nature potions, design wands, cast spells, grow crystals, and craft your own magical creature companion.

July 14-18, 2025: Catch ‘Em All
Calling all Pokémon fans! Create your own Pokémon inspired by nature. Discover animal adaptations behind popular characters, then join a real-life Pokémon GO scavenger hunt in the woods. Who will you catch? (Pokémon cards allowed with parental approval.)

July 21-25, 2025: Drip, Drip, Splash
Grab your boots and dive into a week of water fun! Explore the stream, discover critters, play water games, and enjoy cool experiments. Test your skills in Schrader Center’s Water Olympics and learn the science of H2O!

July 28-Aug. 1, 2025: Exploring the Unexplored- NEW!
Embark on an adventure into the unknown! Explore ocean depths and discover mysterious creatures, learn the science of underwater breathing, and blast off to space in our indoor planetarium. Create a starry night sensory bag to take home!

July 28-Aug. 1, 2025: Wood Nymphs Club- NEW!
Find peace in the woods with this camp designed for campers who prefer a quieter experience. Enjoy yoga on the trails, nature journaling, crafting rain sticks, and singing by the campfire. Create fairy gardens, sensory bottles, and connect with the forest through mindfulness.

June 2-6, 2025: Full STEAM Ahead- NEW!
Explore electricity with circuits, grids, and even making food from batteries! Team up to tackle the Schrader Center Escape Room for a week full of excitement and creativity!

June 9-13, 2025: What’s the Buzz?- NEW!
Celebrate our new butterfly enclosure by discovering West Virginia’s pollinators! Learn about raising Monarchs, meet our beekeeper, explore honeybee care, and enjoy unique honey activities while appreciating the importance of insects.

June 16-20, 2025: Edible Science- NEW!
Explore Earth’s layers and the rock cycle in this hands-on, tasty camp! Enjoy sweet treats, learn the science of ice cream, and identify edible plants on our trails. Feed your brain and your tastebuds!

June 23-27, 2025: Survive & Thrive
Can you survive in the forest? Learn shelter building, orienteering, and edible plant ID. End the week by celebrating your skills with campfire cooking over a fire you built!

July 7-11, 2025: Ready Camper One
Put down your controllers and head outside! Enjoy nature while participating in activities inspired by popular video games, including Pokémon, Fortnite, Minecraft, and Animal Crossing.

July 21-25, 2025: Water ‘Bout That
Ready, get wet, go! Dive into summer while exploring the world of water. Compete in our Water Olympics, play baby-pool kickball, and learn about the aquatic critters that call our stream home!

July 28-Aug. 1 2025: Dragons & Myths
Step into the realm of mythical creatures with this camp inspired by dragons and cryptids. Make your own terrarium and custom cryptid hat. Discover the perfect habitat for these mythological creatures. Fact or Fiction? You be the judge!