Summer Camp at Schlitz Audubon
Whether you are a returning family who views camps at Schlitz Audubon as an annual tradition, or a new family who is interested in exploring what we offer, we want our camps to be a highlight of your child’s summer. This year, we’re continuing to offer camps on popular themes including ponding, reptiles, and nature art, while also adding new camps focused on nature quests, popular games, and birding.
2025 Registration
Our member lottery has ended – thank you to all of the families that participated! We had another incredible registration period as we received registrations from over 500 families and filled 94% of camp slots in the lottery. Summer Camp registration is now open to all, including the general public, members who missed the lottery, and any families who participated in the lottery and would like to enroll their child in additional camps or waitlists.
The Camp Calendar now reflects which camps still have available spots, and which camps are sold out. Here are the camps that currently have openings to directly enroll:
- Nature School Alumni – Adventures of Chippy the Chipmunk PM | June 23 – 26 | 12:45 – 3:15pm Prerequisite: Camper must be currently enrolled in or have completed a full year in our Nature School (Preschool or K4) program
- Nature School Alumni – Ponds, Painting, and Poetry PM | July 14 – 17 | 12:45 – 3:15pm Prerequisite: Camper must be currently enrolled in or have completed a full year in our Nature School (Preschool or K4) program
- Nature School Alumni – Audubon Guardians PM | July 28 – 31 | 12:45 – 3:15pm Prerequisite: Camper must be currently enrolled in or have completed a full year in our Nature School (Preschool or K4) program
- Entering 1st Grade – A-Z Insects PM | August 11 – 14 | 12:30 – 3:15pm
- Entering 6th-8th Grade – Nature’s Chocolate Factory | July 7 – 11 | 9:00am – 12:00pm
- Entering 6th-8th Grade – Naturalist in Training | July 14 – 18 | 12:30 – 3:30pm
- Entering 6th-8th Grade – Science of Creativity | July 21 – 25 | 12:30 – 3:30pm
- Entering 6th-8th Grade – Audubon Academy of Arts | August 11 – 15 | 9:00am – 12:00pm
- Entering 6th-8th Grade – Audubon Quest | August 11 – 15 | 12:30 – 3:30pm
- Entering 7th-12th Grade – Raptor Trainer 201 | June 23 – 27 | 9:00am – 12:00pm Pre-requisite: Camper must be enrolled in the June Raptor Trainer 101 this summer, or have taken it in a past summer
- Entering 7th-12th Grade – Birding Academy | July 7 – 11 | 9:00am – 12:00pm
- Entering 7th-12th Grade – Working with Wildlife | July 21 – 25 | 9:00am – 12:00pm
If you are interested in registering, you will need to fill out one Family Profile form and one Camp Registration form for your family. Your Camp Registration form will provide our staff with camp selections for each child. For families with multiple children, there is an option to specify that all children must be enrolled in camps during the same week and time slot. Please note that upon submission of the Family Profile, you will receive an email from Jovial to verify your email address. A verified email is required in order to complete registration so your payment info can be sent.
All registrations will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis in the order they are received. When submitting a form, please only select camps that have openings—any other camps selected will be ignored. You will receive confirmation of your enrollment in a camp or on a waitlist within a few business days.
Please note, most of the camps that have openings to enroll only have one or two spots, so it is possible by the time you submit your form for an open camp that another family has already claimed that spot before the calendar has had a chance to be updated. In that case, you will be added to the waitlist.
As you can see, most camps are sold out. If you are interested in adding your child to a waitlist for a camp that is sold out, you can do so through the Camp Calendar. Waitlists are capped at a maximum of 20 campers – many of our most popular camps no longer have waitlist availability.
You can view our 2025 camp offerings on our online Camp Calendar, or download a pdf list of the 2025 Summer Camps.
Still have questions about our camp registration process? Visit our Summer Camp Registration FAQs or email our Registrar.
An automated email reply will be sent after submitting each Family Profile and Registration Form. Any members taking part in the lottery will receive camp confirmations and/or waitlist notifications by late February. Emailed invoices will be sent by early March.
For Camp Registration forms that are submitted after the lottery is completed, camp confirmations or waitlist notifications, as well as emailed invoices, will be sent as they are processed.
Throughout the lottery process, if a camp is at capacity your child may be placed on a waitlist. Waitlists will be capped at 20. When our camps re-open post lottery, families will be able to sign up for camp waitlists through the camp calendar if a camp is full and the waitlist has not reached 20 campers.
If an opening becomes available for a wait-listed child, families will be contacted via email.
Waitlists will be honored through April 30, 2025. After this time, camp openings will be available on the website and can be registered for on a first-come, first-served basis.
We allow a maximum of 6 camps for the entire summer, per camper. Campers are not allowed to enroll in the same camp twice if it is offered in both the morning and afternoon.
To cancel or change camps, please email our registrar.
A refund of registration fees, minus a $25.00 fee per camp, will be given for any camps canceled 14-days or more prior to the first date of camp. There will be no refunds for camps canceled with less than 14-days’ notice. The cancellation policy is not dependent on the status of camp waitlists.
If Schlitz Audubon cancels camps for any reason, we will offer affected camp families a pro-rated refund.
Lunch supervision will not be available for the Summer Camp 2025 season. If a camper is enrolled in both a morning and afternoon camp session within the same week, they must be picked up in between camp sessions.
If your camper may require medication while at camp, please complete an Authorization to Administer Medication Form prior to your child’s first day of camp.
We ask that you do not send your child to camp if they have shown symptoms of contagious illnesses including but not limited to, cold and cough, pink eye, COVID, lice, chickenpox, strep throat, stomach and intestinal illness, etc. in the past 24 hours. If you are unsure if you should bring your child into camp, please call a summer camp staff member to consult before the camp begins.
Per our Cancellation Policy, we are not able to offer refunds for camps canceled or days missed for illness with less than 14-days’ notice.