
Summer Camp Programs

Saplings Full-Day Camps for Ages 6-7
Ages 6-7
9:30am-4:00pm
Join us for a full day of excitement, education, and exploration in the outdoors! Each week, lessons and activities build campers' knowledge of natural concepts while games, crafts, hikes, animal encounters, and free-play time to explore make learning tons of fun. Saplings Campers stay onsite, but may visit the Highland Elementary playground and field.
The five camp themes below repeat two to three times throughout the summer. Campers cannot be registered for the same theme more than once. Campers registered for more than one week per theme will be removed.
If the session is full, please call Briar Bush Nature Center at (215) 887-6603 to be added to the waiting list.
Junior Naturalists
Instructor: Seasonal Staff
June 20-23* - $355.00 | Res: $319.50 | Mem: $284.00 - FULL
July 24-28 - $380.00 | Res: $342.00 | Mem: $304.00 - FULL
August 28-September 1 - $380.00 | Res: $342.00 | Mem: $304.00 - FULL
Join us on a journey of exploration and education and become a Junior Naturalist through hands-on discovery, nature journaling, animal encounters, and more!
Our Microscopic World
Instructor: Seasonal Staff
June 26-30 - $380.00 | Res: $342.00 | Mem: $304.00 - FULL
July 31-August 4 - $380.00 | Res: $342.00 | Mem: $304.00 - FULL
Dig for and discover the creatures that inhabit the soil, use a microscope to examine macroinvertebrates from our pond, and grab a magnifying glass and explore the tiny parts that make up a flower. Let's take a closer look at our microscopic world!
Solving Nature's Mysteries
Instructor: Seasonal Staff
July 3, 5-7* - $355.00 | Res: $319.50 | Mem: $284.00 - FULL
August 7-11 - $380.00 | Res: $342.00 | Mem: $304.00 - FULL
This week, we'll follow tracks, dig up bones, and study nests and other animal homes as we investigate, collect, and analyze evidence to help solve mysteries and become Nature Detectives!
Where the Wild Things Wander
Instructor: Seasonal Staff
July 10-14 - $380.00 | Res: $342.00 | Mem: $304.00 - FULL
August 14-18 - $380.00 | Res: $342.00 | Mem: $304.00 - FULL
Get ready to explore the captive and wild animals at Briar Bush while learning
about why their habitat is a suitable place to live. Together, we'll discover where the wild things wander!
Earth Keepers
Instructor: Seasonal Staff
July 17-21 - $380.00 | Res: $342.00 | Mem: $304.00 - FULL
August 21-25 - $380.00 | Res: $342.00 | Mem: $304.00 - FULL
The Earth provides us with many opportunities to explore, discover, and get our hands dirty! This week, we'll be out in nature finding wild plants and animals and learning to appreciate all of Earth's wonders.
Extended Care
Before and After Care are available for Saplings Full-Day Campers.
Registration for Extended Care is separate from Summer Camp Registration.
Before Care
8:30am-9:30am
$30/week
After Care
4:00pm-5:30pm
$45/week

If you have any questions,
please call Briar Bush at (215) 887-6603.