Summer Camp 2025 Catalog

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We are excited to be offering TWO camp locations for Summer 2025:

PreK-5th grade Unity in Learning summer camp programs will take place at Leslie Science & Nature Center. LSNC has 50 acres of oak hickory forest, vernal ponds, prairies, and open fields for campers to explore. We're also home to a large variety of live animals, giving the campers opportunities for up-close encounters, such as invertebrates, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and birds of prey!

Leslie Science & Nature Center is a private nonprofit organization. Visit anytime to see the wonderful world that's in store for your campers!

Leslie Science & Nature Center is located at:
1831 Traver Road, Ann Arbor, MI 48105

K-8th grade Unity in Learning summer camp programs will take also place at the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum. The purpose of AAHOM is to provide an opportunity for people of all ages to discover and enjoy the wonder of science, math and technology in an interactive environment that promotes science literacy through experimentation, exploration and education.

In addition to their own ScienceWorks Lab rooms and local outdoor spaces in Downtown Ann Arbor, campers will enjoy over 250 interactive exhibits, each with a different focus to bring physics, geology, math, music and more to life!

The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum is located at:
220 East Ann Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104

4/5 Year Olds

AGES: Completed full-day Young 5’s, Preschool, or Daycare
FEE: $375
SCHEDULE: M-F, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Camp Cool-Down: available 3:30 - 5 p.m. for $125 per week

We are thrilled to offer camps for 4/5 Year Old’s at the Leslie Science & Nature Center this summer! These camps are for children who have not yet completed Kindergarten but may attend another program such as preschool, young 5’s, daycare, etc. If you have specific question about your child’s readiness for camp, please email camp@unityinlearning.org.

IMPORTANT: Your camper is welcome to register for up to three full weeks of camp. Additional one-day camps do not count towards the session limit.

BUG-TASTIC: 6/16-6/20, 7/21-7/25, 8/18-8/22

Dress up, dance, sing, and play as we explore the world of insects—and beyond. Learn about how and what insects eat, hike in search of insect homes, and meet live insect predators like turtles and birds up-close. Help take care of our live animals throughout the week to get up close and personal with their needs. Study the flowers and trees to learn about how to help insects living in our neighborhood.

NEIGHBORHOOD NATURALISTS: 6/23-6/27, 7/28-8/1 Discover the wild world all around you as we practice using scientific tools to explore our trails, pond, and pollinator gardens. Peer through a magnifying glass at ants in the grass, find birds in the trees with binoculars, and discover the tiny forms of life that live in our water. Take are of our raised bed gardens and explore the life within. By the end of this camp, we’ll uncover the natural wonders of our own neighborhood and how to protect it.

WILD SENSES: 7/7-7/11, 8/4-8/8

Move like a mole, taste like a butterfly, & hear like a deer in this camp all about the five senses. Meet live animals and explore the ways they use their senses to survive in the wild. Practice all your sensing skills when we make music and other one-of-a-kind art. This camp is perfect for anyone who wants to get messy and explore the great outdoors.

ANIMAL OLYMPICS: 7/14-7/18, 8/11-8/15

What are the fastest creatures on the planet? What are nature’s stealthiest critters? Who can lift hundreds of times their own body weight? Meet and learn about nature’s most amazing feats of strength, speed, and endurance and then we’ll practice our own skills through games, challenges, and relays. By the end of the week, we'll be ready to win a gold medal with everything we’ve learned

K/1st @ LSNC:

SLIMY SCALY: 6/16-6/20, 7/21-7/25, 8/18-8/22

Meet reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates up-close while we uncover what it means to be a cold-blooded critter. Compare an eft to a pollywog and investigate Black Pond to look for signs of life beneath the surface. Complete physical challenges to practice cold-blooded survival skills and see how well we match up to these slimy, scaly animals.

NATURE’S SUPERVILLAINS: 6/23-6/27, 7/28-8/1

They sneak into the forests, prairies, lakes, and streams. They take food, water, shelter, and space from the other plants and animals living in a habitat. Through games, hikes, art making, and more, uncover the dastardly plots of an ecosystem’s most villainous organisms: invasive species. Learn how these organisms found their way here and use your detective skills to unmask the most disruptive invasive species of all.

BOTANY BUDDIES: 7/7-7/11, 8/4-8/8

Where does our food come from? Find out the answer as we explore plants from roots to flowers and learn about what they need to thrive. Once we’ve explored the life cycles of plants, we’ll choose our own spot in nature & observe how it changes from day to day. Watch native pollinators in action, cut into stems and seeds to see what’s inside, and learn about how people & other animals rely on plants for more than just dinner

SKYWARD BOUND: 7/14-7/18, 8/11-8/15

Ever wanted a bird's eye view of the world? Join us in this exciting camp as we explore the world of winged creatures such as birds, bats, and bugs! We'll meet flying friends of all kinds up-close, and take to the trails to search for these masters of the sky. Learn how they actually take to the sky and use our new flight skills to play games and create your own flighted toys.

K/1st @ AAHOM:

THE ART OF SOUND & MUSIC: 6/16-6/20, 7/21-7/25, 8/18-8/22

Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do! Can we paint to a rhythm? Can we draw to a song? Explore the artistic side of sound and music and learn the science behind it. We’ll make our own instruments, experience sound through different materials, and feel the vibrations of this melodious camp!

I DREAM OF STEAM: 6/23-6/27, 7/28-8/1

Come explore the magic of Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math in this dreamy camp! Can we make a cloud in a bottle? How do we make our own lava lamps? We’ll explore star-lit skies while indoors and make our own constellations. Discovery starts with a dream and we’ll be dreaming about this camp long after it’s done!

DRIP, DRIP, DROP: 7/7-7/11, 8/4-8/8

Dive into this camp and investigate the water all around us. Can water defy gravity? Can we design, build, and test our very own seaworthy vessel? Explore water from every angle as we dip, measure, and splash in this exciting hands-on cam.! We’ll be H2-Overjoyed with all the things we discover!

CHALLENGE YOUR SENSES: 7/14-7/18, 8/11-8/15

Can we smell sound? Can we hear a color? Can we write our names with our vision flipped upside down? On each day of this exciting camp, we will put our five senses to the test! Come explore the limits of your own senses and learn how they work together to help us navigate the world around us!

IMPORTANT: Your camper is welcome to register for up to three full weeks of camp. Additional one-day camps do not count towards the session limit.

Pair up with a friend!

Some weeks, we offer two camp groups with the same theme for campers who have completed Kindergarten or First Grade. If your camper would like to be in the same camp group as a friend or family member, please be sure that both you and the other camper indicate this during registration and we will do our best to accommodate your request.