Dana Point, CALIF., Registration is open for the Ocean Institute’s Buccaneer Adventure summer camp, a week-long ocean education experience for children ages 7-8. There are five camps during summer 2012, beginning on each of the following dates: July 9, 16, 23 & 30, August 13, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. each day.
Set a course for adventure as we go back in time to the Golden Age of Sail, to a world of wooden ships, buried treasure and yes…pirates! Learn what life was like at sea and experience the lost arts of the mariners. Each day is filled with activities that challenge young sailors including fun crafts, sail handling, rowing, storytelling, treasure hunts, encountering historic characters (yes, perhaps a pirate or two) and even voyaging to sea aboard the R/V Sea Explorer! Adventures are dockside aboard the tall ship Pilgrim and in the Maritime Learning Center.
For ages 7 & 8, proof of age required the first day (must be age 7 by Sept. 1, 2012). $270 per child (Ocean Institute members $240).
Register online at www.ocean-institute.org or call (949) 496-2274.
Ocean Institute Open to the Public on Weekends – The Ocean Institute is open to the general public on Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Weekend visitors can enjoy special seasonal exhibits, as well as hundreds of living ocean animals, and shark and jellyfish feedings. Cost: $6.50 adults, $4.50 children ages 3-12. Or, with the purchase of a membership, a family can enjoy year-round free admission, benefit from member-only events and receive discounts on all other programs.
Visitors can also board one of the Ocean Institute’s sea-going vessels, the state-of-the-art R/V Sea Explorer or the historic tall ship Spirit of Dana Point. Cruises are an additional charge. For information, visit www.ocean-institute.org.
Founded in 1977, the Ocean Institute is a non-profit organization dedicated to ocean preservation through education, setting the standard for educational excellence and serving as a leading resource for universities, museums, teachers and all others seeking to increase their knowledge of the ocean.
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Jim Graves
