Registration for 2023 Summer Camps

Please check location of your chosen camps. Campers will furnish all snacks and lunch where applicable. Camp t-shirts will be available for $20.00

Tuesday, May 30 – Friday, June 2

Orfanello’s Art Camp – Tuesday, May 30 – Friday, June 2 *this week is a Tuesday – Friday camp

Times – All day camp 9 a.m-4 p.m.

Age: Rising 4th- 8th (completed 3rd – 7th)

Teacher: Elizabeth Orfanello Cost – $275

Location – Pelican’s Nest Science Lab
108 S. Summit
Fairhope, AL 36532

We will paint canvases, tie dye shirts, make bird feeders, jewelry and more.

Students will bring their own lunch and snacks. Please bring or wear clothes in which children can get messy!

Please note date change for “Act Out” Camp – Monday, July 31 – Friday, August 4, 2023 *With a performance on Friday August 4.

* Date Change – AcT Out CAMP – Morning offering

July 31 – Aug. 4, 2023

9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Cost $150

Teacher: Dru Bramblett

Completed Grades 3 an 4 in 2023.

Come Experience a fun filled week with AcT Out: using the stage to change the world. Dive into character training techniques this summer with Dru Bramblett, Miss Mobile Bay’s Outstanding Teen. Students will be inspired through creative collaboration using song, dance, and acting techniques to explore fictional characters/stories and situations the are facing today. Through expressive character training one can build confidence, experience empowerment, and develop mor empath for life and environments. This week will end with a Friday performance of the work. “Who is ready to AcT Out.

*Please note date change! AcT Out CAMP – Afternoon offering

Monday, July 31 – Friday August 4 2023

1 p.m – 4 p.m       

Cost $150

Teacher: Dru Bramblett

Camp will be held at FEEF’s new Outdoor Classroom

Completed Grades 5th and 6th in 2023

Come Experience a fun filled week with AcT Out: using the stage to change the world.

Dive into character training techniques this summer with Dru Bramblett, Miss Mobile Bay’s Outstanding Teen. Students will be inspired through creative collaboration using song, dance, and acting techniques to explore fictional characters/stories and situations the are facing today. Through expressive character training one can build confidence, experience empowerment, and develop mor empath for life and environments. This week will end with a performance of the work on Friday,August 4. “Who is ready to AcT Out?”.

Monday, June 12 – Thursday, June 15, 2023

Cancelled – STEAMSensation

This camp will allow campers to see STEAM in a new light as they explore, create, build, and find their artsy side.  Hands-On Fun Learning Each Day!  From Legos to everyday materials around us, your camper is sure to have a STEAM of a Good Time!  Campers will need to bring an old t-shirt to wear over their clothes for messy projects and a shoebox.  

Ages 8 – 14 

Time – 9 am – 4 pm – Students are responsible for their own lunch and snacks

Teacher – Trina Jackson

*Please note that this camp will be held at Fairhope East Elementary School

Will be repeated July 10 – 13 (Must register separately for each week)

Cancelled – Combining Books and Art

–  Combining art with other subjects helps students develop a creative understanding of the world around them.

Please click on link to see books and projects that will be used to help students develop  creative understanding and connection to books.

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Time 9 am – 12 pm
Monday, June 12-  15 2023
Grades 2-5 Completed in 2023
Teacher – Andrea Smith, Library Media Specialist

Location – Pelican’s Nest Science Lab
108 S Summit St
Fairhope, AL 36532

 Cancelled – Conductors, insulators, crafting, and coding; OH MY!

MakeyMakey is an “invention kit for everyone”. This invention kit is designed to connect everyday objects to computer keys by using a circuit board, alligator clips, and a USB cable. Students will learn about conductors and insulators as they discover how to create closed loop electrical signals to send the computer either a keyboard stroke or mouse click signal. During the days of camp students will continue to build on their exploration of makey makey by crafting and coding interactive stories and posters, art, instruments, and more.
Time – 1:00 – 4:00pm
Date – June 12-15, 2023
Teacher – Emilie Workman

Location:

Pelican’s Nest Science Lab
108 S Summit St,
Fairhope, AL 36532, USA

Monday, June 19 – Thursday, June 22, 2023

K-3 Session of Feathers, Flight, and Feeders

Campers will become bird experts by learning birdwatching basics and applying those skills in our outdoor learning spaces. We will also explore how birds take flight and use technology tools to explore migration patterns. Throughout the week, we will incorporate fun art activities to keep the “A” in STEAM and engineer our own bird feeders.
June 19 – 23
9:00am – 12:00pm
K-3 Completed 2023
Teacher – Laura Ruth Hunter

Location:

Pelican’s Nest Science Lab
108 S Summit St, Fairhope, AL 36532, USA

4-6  Session of Feathers, Flight, and Feeders

Feathers, Flight, and Feeders: Campers will become bird experts by learning birdwatching basics and applying those skills in our outdoor learning spaces. We will also explore how birds take flight and use technology tools to explore migration patterns. Throughout the week, we will incorporate fun art activities to keep the “A” in STEAM and engineer our own bird feeders.
1 pm – 4 pm
June 19 – 22, 2023
4th – 6th (Completed 3rd – -5th 2023)
cost – $150
Teacher – Laura Ruth Hunter

Location:

Pelican’s Nest Science Lab
108 S Summit St,
Fairhope, AL 36532, USA

Monday, June 26 – Thursday, June 29, 2023

Re-Thinking Renewable Energy

Mon. June 26 – Thur. June 29

9 a.m. – 4 p.m              Cost: $275.00,      Ages 9-12

Grades – rising 4th – 6th (completed 3rd-5th in 2023)

Teacher – Chrystal Phelps

Location – Pelican’s Nest Science Lab

The camp will include hands-on activities and projects for energy sources such as solar, wind, and water! Campers will also learn how these energy sources are used in the real world, including our own state! Solar ovens, water turbines, and wind-powered vehicles are projects that will be completed as well as other fun activities!

No Camps the week of July 3 – 6, 2023
Celebrate America!!

Monday July 10- Thursday, July 13, 2023

Wonders of the Bay – Monday, July 10-  Thursday, July 16, 2023

9am 12-am    Ages- rising 1st-3rd graders      Cost: $150

Teachers- Kacie Hardman & Anne Frost Kennedy

Take a trip to Mobile Bay to collect and examine specimens, create models of marine creatures and the ecosystems.

* All campers must be able to swim!

Wonders of the Bay – Monday, July 10-  Thursday, July 13, 2023

1 p.m – 4 p.m.    Ages- rising 4th -6 th graders      Cost: $150

Teachers- Kacie Hardman & Anne Frost Kennedy

Take a trip to Mobile Bay to collect and examine specimens, create models of marine creatures and the ecosystems.

* All campers must be able to swim!

STEAMSensation

This camp will allow campers to see STEAM in a new light as they explore, create, build, and find their artsy side.  Hands-On Fun Learning Each Day!  From Legos to everyday materials around us, your camper is sure to have a STEAM of a Good Time!  Campers will need to bring an old t-shirt to wear over their clothes for messy projects and a shoebox.  

Ages 8 – 14 

Time – 9 am – 4 pm – Students are responsible for their own lunch and snacks

Teacher – Trina Jackson

*Please note that this camp will be held at Fairhope East Elementary School

 July 10 – 13 July 10 -13 STEAM Sensation – 9-4 (all day) Ages 8-14 – Trina Jackson – Fairhope East Elementary

Culinary Creations

Culinary Creations from Cultivation Contrast offered by the Auburn University/Baldwin County Extension Service – students will learn two contrasting techniques for growing vegetables, building two cultivation prototypes, and preparing creative recipes to taste the vegetables they will grow.

$50 Limited to 12 participants

FEEF’s New Outdoor Classroom
108 S. Summit
Fairhope, AL 36532

July 24-27, 2023 Camps offered by Young Engineers Gulf Coast

AM camp 9 am – 12 pm for rising 3rd – 6th graders

PM camp 1 pm – 4 pm for rising 6th – 9th graders

*These camps are $250

Register @ – gulfcoast@e2youngengineers.com

Gulf Coast Young Engineers Lego Robotics Camps

Campers will build our most popular robotics, models while learning about the mechanical and scientific principles of the transmissions as well as other interesting scientific facts. Students have lots of fun while full engaging their inquiring minds. Grades – rising 3rd – 6th.

To register, email – gulfcoast@e2youngengineers.com

Pelican’s Nest Science Lab
108 S. Summit
Fairhope, AL 36532

Gulf Coast Young Engineers Lego Robotics Camps

Middle School Advanced Engineering Robotic Design – This camp is for advanced robotics builders. Campers will build advanced models while learning the mechanical and scientific principles of the transmissions. Students will then have the opportunity to design their ow robots using the transmission of the day. This camp teaches complex principles and advanced building skills.

Grades — rising 6th — 9th graders

1:00 – 4:00 pm

To register, email – gulfcoast@e2youngengineers.com

Pelican’s Nest Science Lab
108 S. Summit
Fairhope, AL 36532