Summer Camps
Mystic Aquarium offers the perfect environment to enjoy and explore animals while having outdoor adventures in nature. Our camps are designed to engage our campers every day, whether they are indoors or outside. Each camp has its own dedicated classroom within the Milne Ocean Science and Conservation Center, which is separated from the general public to continue learning and exploration.
Camper and Educator Health & Safety
In accordance with the State of Connecticut requirements for youth camps, Mystic Aquarium has established the following guidelines to ensure camper and instructor safety for this summer:
- Full-day camps will have a maximum of 18 campers with dedicated instructors. Our PreK camps will have a maximum of 16 campers with dedicated instructors.
- Each camp has a dedicated classroom to serve as their home base.
- The process for admitting campers during the Covid era changes continually. Caregivers will be notified of any changes to our procedures as they occur. At this time, each morning all staff and children will be screened for any observable illness, which includes cough, respiratory distress, or any other sign of illness. Staff or children who are showing signs of illness will not be permitted into the program.
- If a camper develops any symptoms during the camp day, they will be moved immediately to a dedicated area to await pick up.
- Face-covering requirements continue to change. Caregivers will be notified of any changes that may affect their camper. Staff and campers are not required to wear a face covering at this time, but they are welcome to do so if they want to. In the event the need for face coverings returns, parents will be informed, and exceptions will be made for anyone with documentation that wearing a face covering would be contrary to his or her health or safety because of a medical condition.
- Staff will teach and enforce good hand and respiratory hygiene and social distancing.
- Increased vigilance will be given to our already thorough cleaning and disinfecting procedures.
- Camps will take advantage of a wealth of outdoor exhibits and natural areas that exist in and directly around the Aquarium. Full-day camps will also take a field trip to a local estuary.
Children Entering Grades PreK-10
June 19-23 Shark Club (PreK-K) – This camp is about awesome fish. Look, a SHARK!
June 19-23 Animal Antics (1-3) – Come see what our amazing animals are up to as we explore why they behave that way.
June 19-23 Aquarium Experience (4-6) – Spend the week learning about the many careers found at Mystic Aquarium. I know there is one right for you!
June 26-30 Marine Mammal Mania (PreK-K) – This camp is all about the whales, seals and sea lions that call Mystic Aquarium home.
June 26-30 Sea Science (1-3) – Explore the fun behind the science as we step into the realm of experiments and hypothesis.
June 26-30 Mystic River Adventure (4-6)– Enjoy the Mystic River from underneath with the sea jellies to above the water with a sailboat at Mystic Seaport.
July 5-7 Aquarium Fun (1-3, 4-6) – For the camper who just wants to have fun and learn a little on the side.
July 10-14 Water World (PreK-K) – For the camper who just can’t get enough of the ocean, or water in any form!
July 10-14 Ocean Investigators (1-3) – Discover what used to live beneath the surface of the ocean and who its relatives are today.
July 10-14 Animal Action (4-6) – Act now and help protect our precious ecosystems and their inhabitants.
July 10-14 Marine Biologist 101 (7-10) – That dream job of exploring the ocean is within your grasp, but what is the next step?
July 17-21 Shark Club (PreK-K) – This camp is about awesome fish. Look, a SHARK!
July 17-21 Animal Antics (1-3) – Come see what our amazing animals are up to as we explore why they behave that way.
July 17-21 Aquarium Experience (4-6) – Spend the week learning about the many careers found at Mystic Aquarium. I know there is one right for you!
July 24-28 Marine Mammal Mania (PreK-K) – This camp is all about the whales, seals and sea lions that call Mystic Aquarium home.
July 24-28 Sea Science (1-3) – Explore the fun behind the science as we step into the realm of experiments and hypothesis.
July 24-28 Marine Animals and Their Environment (4-6) – Explore the residents of the local ecosystems thru the exhibits at Mystic Aquarium and the waters off Project Oceanology.
July 24-28 Environmental Conservation Camp (7-10) –Learn how you can have an impact on our local environment while at Project Oceanology and Mystic Aquarium.
July 31-August 4 Water World (PreK-K) – For the camper who just can’t get enough of the ocean, or water in any form!
July 31-August 4 Ocean Investigators (1-3) – Discover what used to live beneath the surface of the ocean and who its relatives are today.
July 31-August 4 Animal Action (4-6) – Act now and help protect our precious ecosystems and their inhabitants.
August 7-11 Marine Mammal Mania (PreK-K) – This camp is all about the whales, seals and sea lions that call Mystic Aquarium home.
August 7-11 Animal Antics (1-3) – Come see what our amazing animals are up to as we explore why they behave that way.
August 7-11 Mystic River Adventure (4-6)– Enjoy the Mystic River from underneath with the sea jellies to above the water with a sailboat at Mystic Seaport.
August 7-11 Marine Biologist 101 (7-10)– That dream job of exploring the ocean is within your grasp, but what is the next step?
August 14-18 Sea Science (1-3) – Explore the fun behind the science as we step into the realm of experiments and hypothesis.
August 14-18 Aquarium Experience (4-6) – Spend the week learning about the many careers found at Mystic Aquarium. I know there is one right for you!
August 21-25 Ocean Investigators (1-3) – Discover what used to live beneath the surface of the ocean and who its relatives are today.
August 21-25 Animal Action (4-6) – Act now and help protect our precious ecosystems and their inhabitants.
Family Programs
Pre-K children and their caregiver:
August 14-18 Toddler Sea Jelly Jamboree (PreK and a caregiver) – Have that adventure with your toddler just before preschool begins.