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| Long Island Aquarium 431 East Main St Riverhead, NY 11901 631-208-9200 |
Summer Adventure!
For Toddlers to Teens, the Coolest Camp on Long Island!
Our Adventure Days camp program adds interactive excitement to summer vacation. Children ages 2-14 explore the wonders of the marine environment through age-appropriate learning and activities.
A Tour Boat adventure, close encounters with marine creatures, the chance to catch fish on a deserted island – just some of the fun for children 8 and younger. Older children can collect and identify marine specimens on our Tour Boat, hike the Pine Barrens, climb a rock wall, go canoeing and kayaking, take a Shark Dive and Snorkel Adventure, and more!
Please visit our Web site for more details including pricing, schedule and application.
Programs:
Hatchlings - 2 & 3 year olds
Discover the wonders of life under the sea with your little “hatchling.”
Explore the Aquarium and investigate up-close the critters that live in our local
waters. Learn how animals protect themselves by using their colors and the
environment around them.
Shark Bait - 3 & 4 year olds
Budding marine scientists will investigate the Aquarium by using all five senses to
learn about our animals. Be ready to get wet while romping through our Interactive
Salt Marsh. Craft and snack each day.
Discoverers - 4 & 5year olds
Discover the wonders of the marine environment with your little one.
Explore the Aquarium, enjoy a water adventure aboard the Atlantis Explorer Tour
Boat, investigate a beach, and be a pirate and find buried treasure. Craft and snack
each day.
Junior Explorers - 6-8 year olds
There’s a whole world to explore…underwater. Participants will be guided on a
marine adventure that will explore the hidden treasures of the sea. Meet horseshoe
crabs and stingrays, seine for fish in local waters and take a ride aboard the Atlantis
Explorer Tour Boat. Craft and snack each day.
Wind and Wings - 6-8 year olds
Take off on an adventure at Long IslandAquarium & Exhibition Center’s first
exhibit, Butterflies & Birds. Your child will discover the Peconic Estuary aboard the
Atlantis Explorer, with a special emphasis on aerial inhabitants like osprey. Take a
birdwalk on our boardwalk to see some other seasonal and permanent inhabitants.
Finally, learn about how Long Island’s weather effects the environment, and how
our inhabitants survive the cold winters and hot summers. Craft and snack each day.
Naturalists - 9-11 year olds
Discover the aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems of Long Island! Using their five
senses to experience nature, your childwill hike in the Pine Barrens, engage in pond
studies and paddle the Peonic River by canoe. Program in partnership with NYS
Department of Environmental Conservation. Parents/guardians are responsible for
drop-off and pick –up at various sites.
Explorers - 9-11 year olds
Immerse your child in a marine exploration program. Explorers will collect an
analyze organisms on the Atlantis Explorer Tour Boat. Also, go behind the scenes at
the Aquarium and see what it takes to care for thousands of animals. Visit the
rescued marine mammals and sea turtles at the Riverhead Foundation. Finally, get
wet with a kayak trip on the Peconic River.
Adventurers - 12-14 year olds
Experience some of the most exciting adventures that the Aquarium can offer.
Throughout this team building experience, your Adventurer will climb a rock wall,
swim in our snorkel tank and kayak on the Peconic River. For the ultimate thrill, end
the week with a dive into our 120,000-gallon shark tank!
Check out their website for more information: http://longislandaquarium.com/adventures-days-summer.html
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