Chehaw Summer Camps

Overview

Dates: May 27 - August 5, 2025
Each day of camp includes a trip to the zoo, animal encounters, crafts, games, activities, a snack, and a cool camp T-shirt! Children will have fun while learning through hands-on activities.
Chehaw members receive a 10% discount on camp sessions plus half price after camp care.
Artesian Alliance has all your summer fun covered. Don't forget to check out our sister organizations, Flint RiverQuarium and Thronateeska summer fun offering!

*New* Purr-fect Mammals (Ages 4-6) - Fuzz, fluff, and fur! Quills, spines, and eggs? Things are starting to look a little hairy! Mammals come in all shapes and sizes, from the cute and fluffy to the weird and wacky! Campers will investigate what brings them together and sets them apart
*New* Animal ABC’s (Ages 4-6) - ABC is simple as you and me! Animals need the same things as you and I to live. Campers will explore adaptations, environments, and animals from all over to find what we all need to survive
*New* Animals Around the World (4-8) - From the African savannah to the Asian tundra, get ready to travel the world! Campers will explore the globe, trekking to each continent to learn all about the local fauna
*New* Reptile Rampage (7-12) - Scutes, scales, tails, fangs, it’s a reptile rampage! From the rivers to the mountains, these cold-blooded creatures are everywhere! Get ready to dig like a tortoise and swim like an alligator as campers explore the reptilian world
*New* Monkey Business (9-12) - Monkeying around is serious business! Campers will learn how playing with new smells, sights, and sounds keep both us and our animals healthy while having a blast!
*New* Paw-tners in Crime (9-12) - Whether its peas in a pod or birds of a feather, some things just go better together! Grab your bestest buddy and get ready to learn all about amazing animals who rely on a friend to survive.
Horton Hears a Zoo (Ages 4-6) – “I meant what I said and I said what I meant”, a zoo is the greatest place of all! Zoos and aquariums work to protect the “biggest of bigs and smallest of smalls”. See story book messages come to life and learn how to play our part to protecting wildlife from our zoo to calamazoo.
Locomotion Commotion (Ages 4- 8)- Slither, scoot, hop, fly, walk, swim, or run to this fun filled week of camp. Animals have so many unique ways of movement, all adapted perfectly to survive in their habitats. Campers will be moving and grooving all week as we jump into the wild world of animal movement.
Eco-Invaders (Ages 7-8)- Invaders of the plant and animal kind could have the power to wreak havoc on our beautiful ecosystem. Luckily campers will spend the week tracking down this pesky wildlife and discovering tools and techniques we can use to stop their spread and save our planet.
Grossology (Ages 7-12)- Eww, gross, where did that come from, did it just eat that?! Animals do some weird things your mother would never let you do at home. Spend the week learning and experiencing all the gross and weird things animals do to survive.
Sink or Swim (Ages 9- 12)- Campers turn on their survival mode, discovering the ins and outs of mother nature. She can be a friend or foe providing everything you need, then in an instant toss you a mean curve ball. Luckily our camp counselors are well versed in mother nature’s language and will show campers just how to hack it in the Georgia Woods.