Join us for summer like it used to be! Nature exploration, free play, climbing trees, gardening, circle games, cooking and more.

This Summer, your little can join Tracy Aviary's Education Department and local partners for our NEW Virtual Summer Camps!

Our summer program will be held online via Zoom with virtual hands-on learning, morning book club, educational kits, and live classes AND field trips! Students will only need computer access to join our program. We will provide educational kits for parents to pick up from our office weekly.

Join us for our all-new Digital Camps! Camps will include a daily 1-hour educator-led program, a curriculum for additional at-home activities, and a materials kit available for curbside pick-up at the SM&NC that contains needed materials for the week.

Forts and shelters capture the imagination of kids. It allows them to use their minds to design structures, and their hands and bodies to create them. We’ll design and build forts and shelters using the raw materials that nature provides and our historical knowledge of primitive shelters in this area. Sign your wilderness architect up today!

Pet Pals & Farmyard Friends Camp @ Home is for young animal lovers who want to learn about the animals we help at Lollypop Farm. Campers will have fun learning through a mixture of independent, self-paced activities and virtual life animal experiences and guest speakers. We will learn about animal body language, real-life on the farm, dog bite prevention, and what animals need to live a happy, healthy life.

Discover a new theme each week, which is tied to the plants and animals that live at the Arboretum. We’ll roam the Bartlett’s grounds from swamp to forest to greenhouse. Along the way we will create art, complete hands-on investigations indoors and out, have lots of time to play, and enjoy nature together!

Discover a new theme each week, which is tied to the plants and animals that live at the Arboretum. We’ll roam the Bartlett’s grounds from swamp to forest to greenhouse. Along the way we will create art, complete hands-on investigations indoors and out, have lots of time to play, and enjoy nature together!

Let's Get Back Outside Together! Give your child a Waldorf Experience this summer -- Immersive time in nature, imaginative play, and a gentle, summer rhythm that nourishes children's heads, hearts and hands.

Each of our six weekly camp sessions features a different theme, which is integrated into the activities and programs for the week, taking full advantage of the SM&NC's unique setting. Programs are led by an experienced SM&NC Environmental Educator or Preschool Teacher to provide exciting and engaging interactive experiences both in the classroom and in the natural world. Please ensure that you are registering your child for the correct age/grade camps. Registrations for children outside the listed age/grade of camps will be cancelled and refunded. Camper information and medical forms must be received by SM&NC a minimum of one week before your child’s start date of camp. Campers will not be allowed to attend camp without completed forms and refunds or credits will not be issued should forms not be complete.

Are you looking for some WILD programming for your kids this summer? Check out our BRAND NEW summer program: Virtual Summer Safari! For ages 5-12. Sign up by the week or by the day! Its virtual, so you can participate from ANYWHERE!!!

Discover a new theme each week, which is tied to the plants and animals that live at the Arboretum. We’ll roam the Bartlett’s grounds from swamp to forest to greenhouse. Along the way we will create art, complete hands-on investigations indoors and out, have lots of time to play, and enjoy nature together!

At Wild Botanicals Camp, we learn about plant medicine and food by foraging to make healing salves and other simple, wholesome gifts from the land. Your child will also try things like dandelion fritters, garlic mustard stir fry, wild tea, and many other delicious wild dishes.

The earth’s creativity is endless. Campers will find inspiration in her beauty and diversity and discover more about themselves by experimenting with nature’s palette of colors, shapes, and textures. Join us and discover your own artistic voice using materials found in nature.