Harbor Discoveries senior camps are for children entering 6th and 7th grade in the fall of 2012. Group size is 16,with at least a 1:4 staff to camper ratio. Harbor Discoveries instructors are First Aid andCPR, and lead instructors are Lifeguard certified.

One-week sessions cost $600 for Aquarium members and $650 for non-members. For more information, please read our pricing and payment policies and scholarship information.

Registration for the 2012 season starts for members on January 17, 2012, and for the general public on February 6, 2012.. To register please call Central Reservations at 617-973-5206 or register online. Waitlists are maintained for all sold out programs. To be placed on the waitlist, call the Camp Office at 617226-2243.

 

"My child had an ‘awesome’ time and hopes he will be able to attend next year. Thank you once again for a very positive camp experience for my child. He really enjoyed every aspect of it. I think the staff counselors for being young, are some of the most competent and caring young adults."

- Mastrogiacomo, Senior Camper Parent

 

Ocean Adventures

August 6 – 10, 2012
$600 for members, $650 for non-members
Book online and receive a $5 discount

Monday – Wednesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Overnight trip from 9 a.m. Thursday to 1 p.m. Friday. No extended hours available.

The ocean is home to an incredible array of life on this blue planet. Come explore how that life exists and fits together. Participants will search for crab and clam alike as we venture around the Aquarium, on a whale watch, and along the beaches.
Register online

 

Coastal Connections

August 13 – 17, 2012
$600 for members, $650 for non-members
Book online and receive a $5 discount

Monday – Wednesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Overnight trip from 9 a.m. Thursday to 1 p.m. Friday. No extended hours available.

Everything on land has connections to our ocean and rivers. Through tidepool exploration and a canoe experience, participants will explore the many watery habitats of eastern Massachusetts to discover where water comes from, whether all water is the same, and how some marine animals have surprising connections to both land and sea.
Register online

 

Sharks

August 20 – 24, 2012
$600 for members, $650 for non-members
Book online and receive a $5 discount

Monday – Wednesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Overnight trip from 9 a.m. Thursday to 1 p.m. Friday. No extended hours available.

Campers will explore why sharks have a reputation as savage killers, reveal if it is deserved and investigate why these vulnerable animals are so important. Using actual scientific techniques, including an aging study, measurement and close observation, participants will uncover the truth about sharks.
Register online

 

"After this camp, I feel that the ocean is more special to me now that I have interacted with its life in a natural environment."

– Miriam, Senior Camper

 

More Information

Contact Information

For general information please call the camp office at 617-973-0250 or 617-226-2243, or email at harbordiscoveries@neaq.org.

Harbor Discoveries camp complies with regulations of Massachusetts Department of Public Health and is licensed by the board of health.