Summer Adventures Camp 2025

Explore, Imagine, Create, Discover

Kestrel’s Summer Adventure camps are a unique experience based on nature, imagination, community, and independence. Our carefully planned days follow a storyline into wild places where we connect directly with wildlife or learn to live off what we find around us. Our activities flow together as we explore, make things, adventure, and play.

Our instructors are responsive, experienced, adult professional naturalists and educators who listen to children and understand that they learn best through opportunities to challenge themselves and use all their senses. Because of our small group and flexible approach, campers have opportunities to choose activities, to stick with a challenge for as long as it takes, to work on projects in a community, and to just take some time to sit alone listening to the forest or drawing a tree. Friendships are forged naturally in our supportive community where we have a daily practice of valuing, hearing, and appreciating everyone for their individual contributions.

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summer 2025 Programs and Dates Overview:

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Survival Rockport Camp for 8-13 year olds:

July 14-18, July 21-25, July 28-August 1

Woodland Seekers, Young Naturalist Camp in Beverly for 7-12 year olds:

August 4-8, August 11-15

BEing animals camp for 4-7 year olds (Beverly/manchester line)

August 18-22

Notes about Kestrel Camps:

  • Our small, dedicated team will be teaching each camp. We run only one camp session at a time, with only one group at time, for a maximum of 20 campers per week.

  • Our staff all have CPR and First Aid certification, as well as naturalist and outdoor skills.

  • Each week is independent and different in content. You can sign up for one or more weeks of each camp (except Being Animals, which is only offered for one week)

  • All our camps are entirely outdoors, with indoor locations we can use in case of hazardous weather

  • Campers bring their own lunches and snacks and carry out all their own trash

  • Our camps are creative, nature connected, and non competitive

Fee Reduction and Waiver Process.

These camps must comply with regulations of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and are licensed by the local board of health

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION
All educational and non-academic programs, activities and employment opportunities are offered without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, homelessness, age and/or, disability, and any other class or characteristic protected by law.

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