School Age Camps
“There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million.” Walt Streightiff
Heart Rock Summer Camp
Join Heart Rock for outdoor adventure & exploration. Children will have opportunities to learn about the environment and have extended time engaging in free play and exploration. Heart Rock is a small program intended to ensure that all children enrolled will be seen and heard. All educators at Heart Rock have backgrounds in child development and focus on social and emotional development.
A minimum of 4 campers must be enrolled for any camp date.
Location: JPL/Gabrielino Trail
Hours 8:45 – 2:15
Cost: $600/Week
$125/Day
Ages 4+
8:45 – 9: Arrival/ Parent sign in
9 – 9:15: Ice Breaker/Introductions
9:15: Adventure
10ish: Snack, free play/exploration
12ish: Lunch/conversation/ free play
12:30: Adventure
1:45 – 2:00: Discussion/journaling about the day. Highs and lows.
2 – 2:15: Parent pick up/ Sign out.
Group size for summer will be 6 – 14 adventurers. As always group size will depend on age/make up of adventurers and teacher availability
Week 1: Creek Stomping
June 8 – 12
Week 2: Story Walk
June 15– 18
Week 3: Pollinators
June 22 – 26
Week 4: Leave No Trace
June 29 – July 3
Week 5: Outdoor FunJuly 13 – 17
Week 6: Outdoor AdventureJuly 22 – 26
Week 7: Kindness Rocks
July 27 – 31
Week 8: Clean Earth
August 3 – 7
Week 9: Watching Wildlife/ Animal Tracks
August 10 – 14
Typical Day
Parents sign in and share any information we may need about their child for the day to be successful.
We do introductions, maybe play an ice breaker game, talk about the plan for the day and sometimes read a short book.
The adventure starts at about 9:15.
We make many stops to hydrate, snack, play and explore. This varies with the age, interests, and energy of the group.
Some days we spend our entire day at one location and other days we visit many locations.
No matter where we end up the majority of the day is spent in exploration and free play.
When our group has a distinct younger and older group we separate for the walks to our destination.
This allows the older group to move a little more quickly and the younger group to take it easy and stop more often if needed.
All adventurers at Heart Rock receive a journal and pencil to write down notes, observations, and draw.
There are many opportunities throughout the day for journal use.
We end each day with a closing circle to share thoughts and feelings about the day.