Register Now for Selby Gardens Summer Camp

May 11, 2022 – Sarasota

Registration is now open for Camp Lookout, the summer camp for nature lovers offered by Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

Camp Lookout is designed for children entering first through fifth grade. Activities range from dip-netting in Sarasota Bay to digging into the science of archaeology at one of Sarasota County’s most significant historical sites.

This year’s summer camp will consist of six one-week sessions (Monday–Friday) from June 6 to July 15. Camp days begin at 9 a.m. and end at 3 p.m. Cost per week is $220 for Selby Gardens members, $240 for non-members. A limited number of need-based scholarships are available thanks to the generous support of the Longboat Key Garden Club.

The first three weeks of Camp Lookout will be offered at Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus, while the final three will take place at the Historic Spanish Point campus in Osprey. Campers may register for individual weeks or for the entire six-week camp. 

“Each week of Camp Lookout is packed with plenty of time in the great outdoors, wading in our waters and exploring our forests,” said Anastasia Sallen, director of environmental education at Selby Gardens. “Campers will explore a new theme each week through hands-on learning.”

The individually themed sessions of Selby Gardens’ Camp Lookout 2022 are:

Session 1: BUDDING CREATIVES
Explore Selby Gardens through a photographer’s lens
June 6 to 10, downtown Sarasota campus

Session 2: BAY BUCCANEERS
Investigate Sarasota Bay with a swashbuckling twist
June 13 to 17, downtown Sarasota campus

Session 3: BLOOMING NATURALISTS
Grow your nature knowledge by experiencing the world through the five senses
June 20 to 24, downtown Sarasota campus

Session 4: MIXED MEDIA MAKERS
Probe the connections between technology, art, and the earth
June 27 to July 1, Historic Spanish Point campus

Session 5: ADVENTURING ARCHAEOLOGISTS

Dig into the science of archaeology and learn what it takes to be an archaeologist
July 4 to 8, Historic Spanish Point campus

Session 6: HARDY HOMESTEADERS
Test your wilderness skills while learning how to live like a pioneer
July 11 to 15, Historic Spanish Point campus

For more detailed descriptions of each theme and to register online, go to selby.org and search for “summer camp.”