SEACAMP Jr. is a 5 day, full day camp program designed to introduce younger students to the ocean and local marine life of Southern California. It is open to students entering 5th through 8th grade in the upcoming fall. Throughout the program our Marine Science Instructors will use our extensive aquarium facilities to teach hands-on labs and workshops. Labs and workshops will be paired daily with water activities – boogie boarding, snorkeling, kayaking, and stand up paddle boarding. See schedule here.
Our labs and workshops encourage students to touch and observe our wide variety of live and preserved specimens and introduce them to the variety of marine life they will encounter during field activities. This full day program is an excellent way to introduce students to the marine environment, engage students in marine science, and spark the interest of those with little previous exposure.
Open to students entering 5th – 8th grade in Fall 2025. Based on total enrollment students may be split into groups by age/grade.
Students must be checked-in between 8:00am – 8:30am and checked-out between 3:30pm – 4:00pm each day.
Session is open to students entering 5th and 8th grade in the Fall 2025. Session is limited to 28 students.
Students must be checked-in between 8:00am – 8:30am and checked-out between 3:30pm – 4:00pm each day.
Session is full and closed to enrollment. To add your student to the wait list, please email seacamp@seacamp.com your student’s name, date of birth, grade in fall 2025, parent name, best parent phone and email address.
Open to students entering 5th – 8th grade in Fall 2025. Based on total enrollment students may be split into groups by age/grade.
Students must be checked-in between 8:00am – 8:30am and checked-out between 3:30pm – 4:00pm each day.
Session is full and closed to enrollment. To add your student to the wait list, please email seacamp@seacamp.com your student’s name, date of birth, grade in fall 2025, parent name, best parent phone and email address.
Session is open to students entering 5th and 8th grade in the Fall 2025. Session is limited to 28 students.
Students must be checked-in between 8:00am – 8:30am and checked-out between 3:30pm – 4:00pm each day.
Session is full and closed to enrollment. To add your student to the wait list, please email seacamp@seacamp.com your student’s name, date of birth, grade in fall 2025, parent name, best parent phone and email address.
Session is open to students entering 5th and 8th grade in the Fall 2025.
Students must be checked-in between 8:00am – 8:30am and checked-out between 3:30pm – 4:00pm each day.
Enrollment Information
SEACAMP Jr. sessions are open to students entering 5th through 8th grade in the upcoming fall. Enrollment is accepted online with a full tuition payment due at enrollment. Sessions are limited are limited to 56 or 28 total students. Based on total enrollment students may be split into groups by age/grade. All Terms and Conditions must be reviewed prior to enrolling your student.
SEACAMP Jr. Tuition
SEACAMP Jr. tuition is $530.00 per student, per session
SEACAMP Jr. Wait List
June 23 – 27, 2025; July 21 – 25, 2025, August 4 – 8, 2025 sessions of SEACAMP Jr. are full and closed to enrollment. To add your student to the wait list, please email seacamp@seacamp.com your student’s name, date of birth, grade in fall 2025, parent name, best parent phone and email address.
Tuition Includes
Supervision; gear for all activities – wetsuit, snorkel gear, fins, ect.; all equipment; admission to all attractions; transportation during program. Students will be required to bring a snack and lunch each day.
Late Fee Policy
A late fee of $1.00 per minute after 4:00pm will be due at check-out. However, there will be a one-time 5-minute grace period for a late check-out during the session. After the 5-minute grace period, a $1.00 fee will be incurred for each additional minute. Late fees must be paid in full via cash by the end of the session. Fees not paid by the end of the session will be invoiced to be paid online with an added 4% processing fee.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellation policy applies per student, per session. Cancellations more than 31 days prior to session start date are eligible for a full refund minus a $75 cancellation fee. Cancellations between 30 and 15 days prior to session start date are subject to a $200 cancellation fee. All tuition is non-refundable between 14 and 0 days prior to session start date. All cancellations must be submitted via email to seacamp@seacamp.com and must be received in the above time frames. Cancellation email must include student’s name, date of birth, and session date.
Cancellation Policy due to Medical Withdrawal
Cancellations made due to medical withdrawal between 14 and 0 days prior to session date require a physician note with cancellation. Notification of medical withdrawal must include a note from participant’s primary care physician or physician providing care stating why participant is unable to attend SEACAMP San Diego. Cancellation must be submitted via email to seacamp@seacamp.com and must also include student’s name, date of birth, and session date. Cancellations between 14 days and 72 hours prior session start date are subject to a $200 cancellation fee. Cancellations within 72 hours of the session start date are subject to a $300 cancellation fee. All tuition amounts are non-refundable if notice of cancellation does not include physician note. Cancellations/withdrawals received more than 14 days prior to session start date are subject to the normal Cancellation Policy. Cancellation Policy applies to each session.
If program is cancelled by SEACAMP due health and safety concerns, deposit/tuition is refundable minus a $50 processing fee.
Transfer Policy
Transfer Policy applies per student, per session for summer 2025 only. Students may request to transfer or switch session dates without penalty if requests are received more than 30 days prior to the currently enrolled session. Requests will be granted providing space is available. Fees may apply for changes made within 30 days of session. Request a transfer by emailing seacamp@seacamp.com with your student’s name, date of birth, current session date, and desired new session date.
Referral Program
Students enrolled in SEACAMP Jr. can refer a student to a SEACAMP Jr. session and receive a $25.00 credit to the camp store for every student that enrolls and attends a SEACAMP Jr. session in Summer 2025 up to $100.00. Your student’s name must be provided by the referred student at the time of enrollment. Credit to be redeemed during 2025 camp session.
Schedule & Activities
This day camp program starts with check-in between 8:00am – 8:30am. Students will do a combination of labs and water activities – they will be in or on the water each day! Students will need to bring a lunch and a snack with them to camp each day. Check-out each day will be between 3:30pm and 4:00pm.
Daily Schedule*
Day 1: Boogie Boarding and Beach Games at La Jolla Shores with Invertebrate Lab with Squid Dissection
Day 2: Snorkeling at Mission Point with Sea Turtle Biology & Conservation Lab, and Camp Store
Day 3: Plankton Lab, Kayaking on Mission Bay, and Fish Adaptations Lab with Mackerel Dissection
Day 4: Boogie Boarding & Physical Oceanography at La Jolla Shores with Shark Ecology Lab
Day 5: Stand Up Paddle Boarding on Mission Bay with Marine Mammals Workshop
*Finalized schedule may be different than listed and activities may not be done in the order listed. Planned schedule will be communicated prior to start date. All times and activities are subject to change due to scheduling considerations, weather/water conditions, etc. Based on total enrollment, students may be split into groups based on age/grade.
Daily Lists of What to Bring
- What to Wear: Sunscreen; Swim Suit; Clothes over Swim Suit; Hat; Shoes (any type)
- Meal to Bring: Lunch; Snack; Reusable Water Bottle
- What to Pack: Sunscreen; Beach Towel; Change of Clothes (including underwear); Rashguard or Sun Protection Shirt
- Optional Items to Pack: Camera with Strap; Pen/Pencil; Notebook; Sunglasses with Lanyard; Personal Snorkel Gear (full-faced snorkels are not permitted and gear must be clearly marked with your student’s name. SEACAMP tuition includes all gear including snorkel gear and wetsuits).
- Money: on the day of camp store, students can bring cash or credit/debit card to purchase wanted items.
What NOT to Bring
- Any electronics including cell phones and smart watches. If cell phones are brought, they should be kept off and stored away. The only exception are digital cameras which should have a wrist or neck strap to secure during activities.
- Personal wetsuit unless it is a 7mm, full-length suit
- No roller blades, skates, skateboards, surfboards or skim board, alcohol, tobacco, drugs, weapons of any kind.
SEACAMP San Diego is not responsible for personal property that is lost, stolen or damaged. lost and found items not claimed within two weeks will be donated.
Registration Forms Information
Required forms for attendance at SEACAMP San Diego are accessed through the email sent after enrollment to the address on file. Registration Forms must be completed online and you will need to be logged-in to your account at www.seacamp.com/my-account to view. If you don’t already have an account, you can create one here. Required Forms for student attendance at SEACAMP San Diego must be completed by a parent or guardian and include student health information, authorized check-in/out adults, and release forms.
Forms are due 14 days prior to session start date.
- Registration Forms: Online forms including the Student Health and Release Forms must be completed and submitted two weeks prior to session. Forms are required and changes or modifications to the forms are prohibited. Please collect the following prior to starting the forms:
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- Immunization record (electronic version required to be uploaded).
- Health insurance card to be uploaded
All required forms are due at least 14 days prior to session start date.
Location: SEACAMP San Diego facility is located at the San Diego Youth Aquatic Center on Mission Bay, approximately 10 miles north of downtown San Diego. A map will be provided with your registration materials.
Check-in: Auto check-in required each day between 8:00am – 8:30am. Only authorized adults are permitted to check-in students. Authorized adults are provided to us the required forms submitted prior to attendance.
Check-out: Auto check-out is required between 3:30pm – 4:00pm. Only authorized adults are permitted to check-out students and Photo ID is required at every check-out. Authorized adults are provided to us the required forms submitted prior to attendance.
Late Fee Policy: A late fee of $1.00 per minute after 4:00pm will be due at check-out. However, there will be one 5-minute grace period for a late check-out during the week. After the 5-minute grace period, a $1.00 fee will be incurred for each additional minute. Late fees are due at check-out on the last day of the session via cash. If fees are not paid via cash at the final check-out, you will be invoiced to complete payment online with an additional 3% charge.
In Program Transportation: During program students are transported to and from activities in our 15 passenger vans by our Marine Science Instructors that hold a Commercial Driver’s License with a Passenger Endorsement.
SEACAMP San Diego Marine Science Instructors possess at least a college degree and are certified Red Cross Lifeguards with First Aid and CPR for the Professional Rescuer – including oxygen administration training and first aid for marine hazards. Additionally, all Instructors have been finger printed with the Department of Justice & FBI and all have a Class-C Commercial Driver License with a Passenger Endorsement. SEACAMP San Diego does not retain a nurse on staff, although we do have a paramedic consultant on call. We are within close proximity of emergency care and are in a 9-1-1 service area.
SEACAMP San Diego tuition includes all supervision of students. The amount of supervisory Instructors varies depending on the schedule. During snorkeling, there is one lifeguarded Instructor with every seven students and Instructor will have a rescue tube with them. All water activities require students to wear full-length, 7mm wet suits (which makes them buoyant). The only exception is during kayaking and stand up paddle boarding when students will be wearing Coast Guard-approved PFDs (Personal Flotation Device – a ‘life jacket’). In the controlled environment of camp, lab activities will have 2 to 3 staff depending on the activity.
All SEACAMP San Diego’s programs are centrally located in the community within easy reach of full medical facilities, including emergency care. All facilities are easily accessible by car and ambulance in case of emergency, and professional medical care is on call 24 hours a day. Additionally, SEACAMP San Diego Instructors possess at least a college degree and are certified Red Cross Lifeguards with First Aid, CPR for the Professional Rescuer and Oxygen Administration. SEACAMP San Diego does not retain a nurse on staff, although we do have a paramedic consultant on call.
Our registration forms ask parents/guardians to provide information about medical conditions, allergies, prescription and over the counter medications, etc. Student information is confidential and stays with SEACAMP staff at all times. We have added a list of OTC medications that we stock at camp that may be available to your students if necessary, and parents may give permission to make these medications available if necessary.
In regards to prescription medications, SEACAMP staff is not authorized to hold or administer prescription medications to students – with the exception of emergency medication (i.e. Epi Pen) which staff are able to administer in an emergency situation. Students that need to take prescription medication(s) during camp will be responsible to hold and administer medication(s).
SEACAMP Staff cannot address or help remedy situations they are not made aware of. Students will need to communicate any health problems or concerns. If your child becomes ill or injured while attending SEACAMP San Diego, we will, of course, make sure that parents are kept informed about their child’s situation and progress. Whenever possible, parents/guardians will be included in decisions regarding their child’s care.