Day Camps & Programs
Summer Day Camp
Ages: 6-9
Hours: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Monday-Thursday
Location: CACS Headquarters
Spend the summer outside with our weekly day camp. Sign up for a single week, a few weeks, or the whole summer.
Outdoor activities will include games, art, and exploration from the forests of our Wynn Nature Center to the beaches on the Homer Spit. Each week has a different theme, available to explore on our booking page.
Wynn Exploration Day Camp
Ages: 10-12
Hours: 1:30-5:30 pm Monday-Thursday
Location: Wynn Nature Center
This day camp offers the perfect opportunity to dive deep into the forest and watershed of the Wynn Nature Center. Campers will learn about wild edible plants, wildlife, art in nature, wilderness survival skills, and so much more! All while exploring the trails around the Nature Center with our staff.
Knee-high Naturalists
Ages: 2-4
Hours: Thursdays at 10:30am
Location: Wynn Nature Center
Our popular Pre-K program is one day a week and perfect for families. Our naturalist will provide an engaging program for you and your toddler to explore the outdoors with a special story, a short walk, and a craft. Themes will change every week. This is a FREE program.
Bio-Kids
Ages: 5-8
Hours: Fridays from 1pm-3pm
Location: Wynn Nature Center
Get a sneak peek of the secret lives of the plants, birds, and animals that live at the Wynn Nature Center.
Trackers
Ages: 9-12
Hours: Thursdays from 1pm-3pm
Location: Wynn Nature Center
Learn all about the animals that spend their time at the Wynn Nature Center! We will learn to identify these animals by the scat, tracks, and other signs they leave behind.
S.P.I.T. Kids
Ages: 6-10
Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:30am-12:00pm
Location: Yurt on the Spit
Explore sea creatures under the dock, search for seabirds and marine mammals, investigate the beach, learn about plants, do ocean crafts and more!
Behavioral Policy
The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies (CACS) is an environmental education non-profit. Our staff are dedicated and trained to help all participants have successful and educational experiences. Please review our Behavioral Policy to learn more about how we support our students and create a positive learning environment.
Giving Matters
Your Gift Can Change a Student’s Life.
At the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, we see firsthand the impact our hands-on environmental education programs have on our participants’ educations and futures. And, because we are an independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization, we are completely dependent on philanthropic gifts from alumni, parents, staff, friends, foundations, and corporations to supplement enrollment revenues and make exploring with us a possibility for a broader range of students.
