Berkeley Summer Camps: Hike, Read, Write!

Berkeley CA

06 July, 2021

Description

Registration is open for Inspire's Call of the Wild outdoor education camps! Our camps are for young trail blazers and budding writers in the forests of the East Bay! Serving rising K-5th graders ages 5-11, including children of all levels of experience hiking, reading, and writing. Kids take a breath of fresh air away from screens, spark a love of nature, tell stories, and make new friends! At Inspire Behavioral Learning, we believe in learning by doing, engaging the whole child - head, heart, and body. In our summer camps, we combine: Language arts enrichment Kindness for campers and animals Enjoyable exercise! On hikes with many breaks, campers can learn amazing animal facts, play entertaining perspective-taking games, read and craft their own stories with wilderness themes, illustrate their stories, write and perform skits, do scavenger hunts and nature journaling, conduct mini science experiments, engage in oral storytelling, deepen their sense of wonder, eat healthy food, become eco-conscious, develop executive functioning skills to become little hike leaders, strengthen stamina, make friendships, and more! At Inspire, we believe in diversity and inclusion. We welcome children from diverse linguistic, cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds, as well as children in general education and special education programs. Camps run weekly from June 28th-August 13th in East Bay parks: Tilden Regional Park in Berkeley Claremont Canyon in Berkeley Redwood Regional Park in Oakland Joaquin Miller Park in Oakland Lake Chabot in Castro Valley New locations and trails may be added by popular demand. For requests or inquiries, reach out with an email for the quickest reply! Let the outdoor adventures begin! Keywords: East Bay camps, hiking camps, reading camps, writing camps, outdoor camps, wilderness camps, forest camps, nature camps, nature writing camps