Send the kids (ages 5 to 10) with their lunch and a refillable water bottle and we’ll do the rest. Your children will be engaged and entertained by our science and nature themed camps, featuring hands-on activities, games, art projects, new friends, and more. Weather permitting, campers will spend the majority of their time outdoors. We will follow any currently relevant COVID safety guidelines that have been approved by the City of Bellaire.
Ages: 5 to 10 years old
Days & Times: Monday – Friday from 9am – 3pm
Camp Cost (includes a t-shirt – click to see the shirt): Wildlife Family Level and above Member Discount $290/week or Nonmembers $370/week
Advanced registration is required. REGISTER
Registration is now open for Family Level NDC Members and above (as of February 28)
Registration opens for Non-members on March 7
Please read our FAQ for Camp Registrations here before you register (includes cancellation and refund policies).
2022 Dates and Topics
| Jun 6 – 10 | Various Vertebrates |
| Jun 13 – 17 | Nocturnal Animals |
| Jun 20 – 24 | Plants and Animals |
| Jun 27 – Jul 1 |
Science of Nature |
| July 4 week | Break Week – no camps this week |
| Jul 11 – 15 | Texas Animals |
| Jul 18 – 22 | Various Vertebrates |
| Jul 25 – 29 | Nocturnal Animals |
| Aug 1 – 5 |
Plants and Animals |
| Aug 8 – 12 | Science of Nature |
| Aug 15 – 19 | Texas Animals |
Camp Size and Structure: Limit 20 total campers per week. Campers will be divided in two groups of 10 campers that will have separate camp spaces at the Center. Each group will have the same camp instructor and teen counselor for the entire week. Note: At the time of registration, you must list the first and last names of any friends that your child would like in their camp group. We can not guarantee that any two kids will be placed in the same group without this information up front.
What to Bring: lunches and water bottles. Depending on Covid conditions at the time of camp and current City of Bellaire Covid policies, campers may be recommended to wear masks (but we can not require it).
Please notify the Center via phone call (713.667.6550) and detailed email (mail@naturediscoverycenter.org) of any change in your plans or need to withdraw from camp for any reason.
Cin-Ty Lee is a professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Rice University, where he teaches a wide variety of courses ranging from geology to bird biology. He spends much of his spare time studying, photographing and painting birds and other wildlife. He has written numerous articles on bird identification, focusing on some of the more difficult bird groups, such as loons, immature orioles, pewees, pipits, dowitchers, and recently, Empidonax flycatchers.
Mary Ann Beauchemin is the recently retired Senior Naturalist at the Nature Discovery Center where she has taught classes, camps and workshops for children, adults and teachers, as well as leading bird and nature walks for over 30 years. She also volunteers for the Houston Audubon Society leading the Willow Waterhole Bird Survey and the Native Plant Society of Houston working with their Native Landscaping for Birds classes.
