Summer camp topics and weeks for summer 2026
all camps run from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm * All camps have an 8:1 ratio or lower * when a camp group fills, please email Carol to be placed on the wait list carol@flatrockbrook.org
2026 summer Camp options are listed by week and topic. to register use the appropriate button under the correct week to add to your cart. For multiple children in the SAME AGE AND SAME WEEK simply toggle up the number to the desired amount.
Week One: Wind and Sea
June 29, 2026 to July 3, 2026 8:30 to 3:00
Wind and Sea: Yo-Ho and ahoy maty! Come to Flat Rock Brook for an ocean of fun! Learn how the wind and the ocean work together to make amazing waves to surf or calm seas to sail. Dive into the deep to explore coral reefs, learn about fish that light up, and see a camouflaging sea critter. Haven’t had enough sun? Come outside and play beach games and take a canoe ride with your camp friends.
Week One: Wind and Sea
Flat Rock Finch Camp Group for ages 4 and 5
June 29, 2026 to July 3, 2026 8:30 to 3:00
Wind and Sea: Yo-Ho and ahoy maty! Come to Flat Rock Brook for an ocean of fun! Learn how the wind and the ocean work together to make amazing waves to surf or calm seas to sail. Dive into the deep to explore coral reefs, learn about fish that light up, and see a camouflaging sea critter. Haven’t had enough sun? Come outside and play beach games and take a canoe ride with your camp friends.
Week One: Wind and Sea
Flat Rock Fox Camp Group for ages 6 and 7
June 29, 2026 to July 3, 2026 8:30 to 3:00
Wind and Sea: Yo-Ho and ahoy maty! Come to Flat Rock Brook for an ocean of fun! Learn how the wind and the ocean work together to make amazing waves to surf or calm seas to sail. Dive into the deep to explore coral reefs, learn about fish that light up, and see a camouflaging sea critter. Haven’t had enough sun? Come outside and play beach games and take a canoe ride with your camp friends.
Week One: Wind and Sea
Coyote Kids Camp for ages 8 to 10
June 29, 2026 to July 3, 2026 8:30 to 3:00
Wind and Sea: Yo-Ho and ahoy maty! Come to Flat Rock Brook for an ocean of fun! Learn how the wind and the ocean work together to make amazing waves to surf or calm seas to sail. Dive into the deep to explore coral reefs, learn about fish that light up, and see a camouflaging sea critter. Haven’t had enough sun? Come outside and play beach games and take a canoe ride with your camp friends.
Week Two: Mud, Muck, and More
July 6, 2026 to July 10, 2026 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Mud, Muck, and More: Come ready to get dirty during this exciting week of all things messy! Learn about mud and muck’s place in the ecosystem as well as just having fun. Then you can wash off all that muck during our water day before you take a canoe ride!
Week Two: Mud, Muck, and More
Flat Rock Finch Camp for ages 4 and 5
July 6, 2026 to July 10, 2026 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Mud, Muck, and More: Come ready to get dirty during this exciting week of all things messy! Learn about mud and muck’s place in the ecosystem as well as just having fun. Then you can wash off all that muck during our water day before you take a canoe ride!
Week Two: Mud, Muck, and More
Flat Rock Fox Camp for ages 6 and 7
July 6, 2026 to July 10, 2026 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Mud, Muck, and More: Come ready to get dirty during this exciting week of all things messy! Learn about mud and muck’s place in the ecosystem as well as just having fun. Then you can wash off all that muck during our water day before you take a canoe ride!
Week Two: Mud, Muck, and More
Coyote Kids Camp for ages 8 to 10
July 6, 2026 to July 10, 2026 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Mud, Muck, and More: Come ready to get dirty during this exciting week of all things messy! Learn about mud and muck’s place in the ecosystem as well as just having fun. Then you can wash off all that muck during our water day before you take a canoe ride!
Week Three: Dragons and Damselflies
July 13, 2026 to July 17, 2026 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Take off on adventure as we look at the fantastical world of invertebrates during our Dragons and Damselflies week! Search for leaf litter critters, scour the forests, wetlands, and our pond for macro invertebrates when we net in our pond and stream. (Only allowed with a trained naturalist, not on your own ever!) We end the week with water day and a canoe ride in the pond. We may even find a few dragons in the woods!
Week Three: Dragons and Damselflies
Flat Rock Finch Camp for ages 4 and 5
July 13, 2026 to July 17, 2026
Take off on adventure as we look at the fantastical world of invertebrates during our Dragons and Damselflies week! Search for leaf litter critters, scour the forests, wetlands, and our pond for macro invertebrates when we net in our pond and stream. (Only allowed with a trained naturalist, not on your own ever!) We end the week with water day and a canoe ride in the pond. We may even find a few dragons in the woods!
Week Three: Dragons and Damselflies
Flat Rock Fox Camp for ages 6 and 7
July 13, 2026 to July 17, 2026
Take off on adventure as we look at the fantastical world of invertebrates during our Dragons and Damselflies week! Search for leaf litter critters, scour the forests, wetlands, and our pond for macro invertebrates when we net in our pond and stream. (Only allowed with a trained naturalist, not on your own ever!) We end the week with water day and a canoe ride in the pond. We may even find a few dragons in the woods!
Week Three: Dragons and Damselflies
Coyote Kids Camp for ages 8 to 10
July 13, 2026 to July 17, 2026
Take off on adventure as we look at the fantastical world of invertebrates during our Dragons and Damselflies week! Search for leaf litter critters, scour the forests, wetlands, and our pond for macro invertebrates when we net in our pond and stream. (Only allowed with a trained naturalist, not on your own ever!) We end the week with water day and a canoe ride in the pond. We may even find a few dragons in the woods!
Week Four: STEM in the Forest
July 20, 2026 to July 24, 2026
Nature is the perfect place to be for STEM projects. This hands-on week will ignite your imagination with exciting science activities such as building a better boat, launching rockets, chemical experiments, making a solar oven to make s’mores. We will make a jar full of color change jellyfish, have fun with magnets, experiment with water, and of course, take a canoe trip around Quarry Pond!
Week Four: STEM in the Forest
Flat Rock Finch Camp for ages 4 and 5
July 20 to July 24. ages 4 and 5
Nature is the perfect place to be for STEM projects. This hands-on week will ignite your imagination with exciting science activities such as building a better boat, launching rockets, making a solar oven to make s’mores, experiment with water, and of course, taking a canoe trip around Quarry Pond!
Week Four: STEM in the Forest
Flat Rock Fox Camp for ages 6 and 7
July 20 to July 24. ages 4 and 5
Nature is the perfect place to be for STEM projects. This hands-on week will ignite your imagination with exciting science activities such as building a better boat, launching rockets, making a solar oven to make s’mores, experiment with water, and of course, taking a canoe trip around Quarry Pond!
Week Four: STEM in the Forest
Coyote Kids Camp for ages 8 to 10
July 20 to July 24. ages 4 and 5
Nature is the perfect place to be for STEM projects. This hands-on week will ignite your imagination with exciting science activities such as building a better boat, launching rockets, making a solar oven to make s’mores, experiment with water, and of course, taking a canoe trip around Quarry Pond!
Week Five: Outdoor Explorer
July 27, 2026 to July 31, 2026
Explore to great outdoors with one of Flat Rock Brook’s expert Naturalists. Use binoculars to search the forest for birds, collect macro-invertebrates from the pond and wetlands, uncover clues to which wild animal visited the pond overnight, journey through the forest to find nests, burrows, and other animal homes During this week of all things nature.
Week Five: Outdoor Explorer
Flat Rock Finch Camp for ages 4 and 5
July 27, 2026 to July 31, 2026, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Explore to great outdoors with one of Flat Rock Brook’s expert Naturalists. Use binoculars to search the forest for birds, collect macro-invertebrates from the pond and wetlands, uncover clues to which wild animal visited the pond overnight, journey through the forest to find nests, burrows, and other animal homes During this week of all things nature.
Week Five: Outdoor Explorer
Flat Rock Fox Camp for ages 6 and 7
July 27, 2026 to July 31, 2026, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Explore to great outdoors with one of Flat Rock Brook’s expert Naturalists. Use binoculars to search the forest for birds, collect macro-invertebrates from the pond and wetlands, uncover clues to which wild animal visited the pond overnight, journey through the forest to find nests, burrows, and other animal homes During this week of all things nature.
Week Five: Outdoor Explorer
Coyote Kids Camp for ages 8 to 10
July 27, 2026 to July 31, 2026, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Explore to great outdoors with one of Flat Rock Brook’s expert Naturalists. Use binoculars to search the forest for birds, collect macro-invertebrates from the pond and wetlands, uncover clues to which wild animal visited the pond overnight, journey through the forest to find nests, burrows, and other animal homes During this week of all things nature.
Week Six: Jersey Jones
August 3, 2026 to August 7, 2026
Flat Rock Brook Nature Association’s property has undergone so many changes. This land has been underwater, creating areas with fossilized sea life; was under miles of glacial ice, leaving its mark on stone slabs. In more recent times this area was home to indigenous people, colonial settlements, farms, residences and even a rock quarry. Explore the past, learn about early cultures, and use clues to uncover facts about Flat Rock’s history.
Week Six: Jersey Jones Archeology Base Camp
Flat Rock Finch Camp ages 4 and 5
August 3, 2026 to August 7, 2026 from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Flat Rock Brook Nature Association’s property has undergone so many changes. This land has been underwater, creating areas with fossilized sea life, was under miles of glacial ice, leaving its mark on stone slabs. In more recent times this area was home to indigenous people, colonial settlements, farms, residences and even a rock quarry. Explore the past, learn about early cultures, and use clues to uncover facts about Flat Rock’s history.
Week Six: Jersey Jones Archeology Base Camp
Flat Rock Fox Camp ages 6 and 7
August 3, 2026 to August 7, 2026 from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Flat Rock Brook Nature Association’s property has undergone so many changes. This land has been underwater, creating areas with fossilized sea life, was under miles of glacial ice, leaving its mark on stone slabs. In more recent times this area was home to indigenous people, colonial settlements, farms, residences and even a rock quarry. Explore the past, learn about early cultures, and use clues to uncover facts about Flat Rock’s history.
Week Six: Jersey Jones Archeology Base Camp
Coyote Kids Camp ages 8 to 10
August 3, 2026 to August 7, 2026 from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Flat Rock Brook Nature Association’s property has undergone so many changes. This land has been underwater, creating areas with fossilized sea life, was under miles of glacial ice, leaving its mark on stone slabs. In more recent times this area was home to indigenous people, colonial settlements, farms, residences and even a rock quarry. Explore the past, learn about early cultures, and use clues to uncover facts about Flat Rock’s history.
Week Seven: Birds of a Feather, Flock to Flat Rock Brook!
August 10, 2026 to August 14, 2026
Fly to Flat Rock Brook for fun flights of fancy. This camp week offers something for a novice birder or an experienced ornithologist! Bring your fledgling to learn about the many feathered friends that flock to FRB. We will take a bird watching hike each morning then delve into different bird species with games, crafts, and of course meeting our own non-releasable raptors. Then we will take some afternoon hikes so we can learn whooo comes out later in the day.
Week Seven: Birds of a Feather, Flock to FRB
Flat Rock Finch Camp (ages 4 and 5)
August 10, 2026 to August 14, 2026 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Birds of a Feather, Flock to FRB Daily bird watching in the morning and afternoon, games, discussion, live animals, and more during this deep investigation into all things bird.
Week Seven: Birds of a Feather, Flock to FRB
Flat Rock Fox Camp (ages 6 and 7)
August 10, 2026 to August 14, 2026 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Birds of a Feather, Flock to FRB Daily bird watching in the morning and afternoon, games, discussion, live animals, and more during this deep investigation into all things bird.
Week Seven: Birds of a Feather, Flock to FRB
Coyote Kids Camp (ages 8 to 10)
August 10, 2026 to August 14, 2026 8:30 am to 3:00 pm
Birds of a Feather, Flock to FRB Daily bird watching in the morning and afternoon, games, discussion, live animals, and more during this deep investigation into all things bird.
Week Eight: Wacky, Wet, Weather
August 17, 2026 to August 21, 2026
Ever wonder why the weather has been so wacky and wet lately? Find out about weather and the change in weather patterns lately. Learn how weather effects plants, animals, and the shape of nature! Have a blast making lightening in a bottle, rain in a jar, and clouds out of rubbing alcohol. Save a house from a flood while you learn about erosion and the water shed. Play with snow dough, slush, and float icebergs during this week long look at how wacky weather can be.
Week Eight: Wacky, Wet, Weather
Flat Rock Finch Camp ages 4 and 5
August 17, 2026 to August 21, 2026
Ever wonder why the weather has been so wacky and wet lately? Find out about weather and the change in weather patterns lately. Learn how weather effects plants, animals, and the shape of nature! Have a blast making lightening in a bottle, rain in a jar, and clouds out of rubbing alcohol. Save a house from a flood while you learn about erosion and the water shed. Play with snow dough, slush, and float icebergs during this week long look at how wacky weather can be.
Week Eight: Wacky, Wet, Weather
Flat Rock Fox Camp ages 6 and 7
August 17, 2026 to August 21, 2026
Ever wonder why the weather has been so wacky and wet lately? Find out about weather and the change in weather patterns lately. Learn how weather effects plants, animals, and the shape of nature! Have a blast making lightening in a bottle, rain in a jar, and clouds out of rubbing alcohol. Save a house from a flood while you learn about erosion and the water shed. Play with snow dough, slush, and float icebergs during this week long look at how wacky weather can be.
Week Eight: Wacky, Wet, Weather
Coyote Kids Camp ages 8 to 10
August 17, 2026 to August 21, 2026
Ever wonder why the weather has been so wacky and wet lately? Find out about weather and the change in weather patterns lately. Learn how weather effects plants, animals, and the shape of nature! Have a blast making lightening in a bottle, rain in a jar, and clouds out of rubbing alcohol. Save a house from a flood while you learn about erosion and the water shed. Play with snow dough, slush, and float icebergs during this week long look at how wacky weather can be.
Week Nine: Fly Me to The Moon
August 24, 2026 to August 28, 2026
Come play among the stars when FRB goes out of this world to visit all things space. Take an interstellar flight from Mercury to Mars while we find constellations and discuss the differences between planets and moons. Build a pretend rocket with your friends and blast off for an imaginary trip to look for Goldilocks Planets that might have life on them. This week will be full of crafts, games, discussions about pluto and the recent finds in the night sky. So hop on board our space craft and take off to FRB for an exciting last week of camp.
Week Nine: Fly Me to The Moon
Flat Rock Finch Camp ages 4 and 5
August 24, 2026 to August 28, 2026
Come play among the stars when FRB goes out of this world to visit all things space. Take an interstellar flight from Mercury to Mars while we find constellations and discuss the differences between planets and moons. Build a pretend rocket with your friends and blast off for an imaginary trip to look for Goldilocks Planets that might have life on them. This week will be full of crafts, games, discussions about pluto and the recent finds in the night sky. So hop on board our space craft and take off to FRB for an exciting last week of camp.
Week Nine: Fly Me to The Moon
Flat Rock Fox Camp ages 6 and 7
August 24, 2026 to August 28, 2026
Come play among the stars when FRB goes out of this world to visit all things space. Take an interstellar flight from Mercury to Mars while we find constellations and discuss the differences between planets and moons. Build a pretend rocket with your friends and blast off for an imaginary trip to look for Goldilocks Planets that might have life on them. This week will be full of crafts, games, discussions about Pluto and the recent finds in the night sky. So hop on board our space craft and take off to FRB for an exciting last week of camp.
Week Nine: Fly Me to The Moon
Coyote Kids Camp ages 8 to 10
August 24, 2026 to August 28, 2026
Come play among the stars when FRB goes out of this world to visit all things space. Take an interstellar flight from Mercury to Mars while we find constellations and discuss the differences between planets and moons. Build a pretend rocket with your friends and blast off for an imaginary trip to look for Goldilocks Planets that might have life on them. This week will be full of crafts, games, discussions about Pluto and the recent finds in the night sky. So hop on board our space craft and take off to FRB for an exciting last week of camp.