Program provided in partnership with UBC Botanical Garden
Enjoy an outdoor, nature-based week at the beautiful UBC Botanical Garden. Explore the forest and food gardens and experience a treetop adventure! In an outdoor learning classroom, campers connect with Indigenous land history and local plants while exploring science and biodiversity. Campers will get creative with arts and crafts inspired by a wondrous week in nature.
Required Equipment: Garden Delights is an entirely outdoor experience that runs rain or shine. Please have campers wear appropriate clothing that is appropriate for all types of weather.
Location Details: This camp meets outside the Reception Centre at UBC's Botanical Garden.
Daily Themes:
• Monday - Garden Tour & Orientation
• Tuesday - Plant Survival 101
• Wednesday - Seeds & Flowers
• Thursday - Pollination
• Friday - Forest Ecology & Treetop Walk
Activities and themes are subject to change.
This camp is
presented in collaboration with UBC Botanical Garden, Canada's oldest
university botanical garden (est. 1916). UBC Botanical Garden grows on
the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam
people. The Garden curates a diverse living collection of plants native
to British Columbia and plants from all over the world, which are
maintained for the purposes of education, research, conservation,
community outreach, and public display.
Consent Form: UBC Camps Adventure Add-Ons Consent
A digital copy of the consent form is completed during online registration. In-person or over the phone registration requires a paper copy be submitted prior to the first day of camp.
Available Sessions
| Code | Course | Age | Date | Course Day(s) | Time | Location | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00115958 | Garden Delights | 6-8 yrs | Jul 2-Jul 5 | Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | 9:00AM-12:00PM | UBC Botanical Garden - 6804 SW Marine Drive | $208.00 | Register |
| 00115959 | Garden Delights | 6-8 yrs | Jul 8-Jul 12 | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | 9:00AM-12:00PM | UBC Botanical Garden - 6804 SW Marine Drive | $260.00 | Register |
| 00115960 | Garden Delights | 6-8 yrs | Jul 15-Jul 19 | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | 9:00AM-12:00PM | UBC Botanical Garden - 6804 SW Marine Drive | $260.00 | Register |
| 00115962 | Garden Delights | 6-8 yrs | Jul 22-Jul 26 | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | 9:00AM-12:00PM | UBC Botanical Garden - 6804 SW Marine Drive | $260.00 | Waitlist |
| 00115964 | Garden Delights | 6-8 yrs | Jul 29-Aug 2 | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | 9:00AM-12:00PM | UBC Botanical Garden - 6804 SW Marine Drive | $260.00 | Register |
| 00115965 | Garden Delights | 6-8 yrs | Aug 6-Aug 9 | Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | 9:00AM-12:00PM | UBC Botanical Garden - 6804 SW Marine Drive | $208.00 | Register |
| 00115966 | Garden Delights | 6-8 yrs | Aug 12-Aug 16 | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | 9:00AM-12:00PM | UBC Botanical Garden - 6804 SW Marine Drive | $260.00 | Register |
| 00115967 | Garden Delights | 6-8 yrs | Aug 19-Aug 23 | Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | 9:00AM-12:00PM | UBC Botanical Garden - 6804 SW Marine Drive | $260.00 | Register |