Summer Camp at HSC

Experience Summer Camp with HSC! Get to know the ins and outs of our Animal Resource Center, learn how to best care for cats and dogs, get crafty with enrichment, gain hands-on experience, and meet plenty of cats and dogs. It’ll be a barking good time! Registrations open January 17th. Camp repeats for each age group so please sign up for 1 week only. All camps are scheduled from 9am-3pm. Rising 3rd-5th graders may additionally sign up for week 7. Each session is $315 per camper.
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We have scholarships available for camp! Please complete the form here to apply.
Week One – Furry Friends – SOLD OUT
Learn what it means to be a friend to our furry friends! Experience what cats and dogs go through to find their furever homes and learn about what you can do to help them. We will cover topics like animal safety, body language, enrichment, and compassion.
June 12 – June 16 from 9am-3pm
Rising 1st and 2nd graders
$315 per camper
Week Two – Art for the Animals – SOLD OUT
Use your creativity to learn, advocate, and explore what animals need! Get hands on as we experiment with different mediums to help our animals including photography, collage and 3D architecture. We will cover topics like animal care, adoptability, enrichment and advocacy. The improvements we’ve made to this camp from last year include more hands-on opportunities, animal time, and activities!
June 19 – June 23 from 9am-3pm
Rising 3rd, 4th, and 5th grader
$315 per campers
Week Three – Animal Care Extraordinaire – SOLD OUT
Do you wonder what goes into taking excellent care of the animals at HSC? Get hands on, earn service hours, and see behind-the-scenes as we learn how we keep our animals safe, healthy and their minds busy! We will cover topics like animal wellness, veterinarian care, enrichment, and more.
June 26 – June 30 from 9am-3pm
Rising 6th, 7th, and 8th graders
$315 per camper
Week Four – Furry Friends – SOLD OUT
Learn what it means to be a friend to our furry friends! Experience what cats and dogs go through to find their furever homes and learn about what you can do to help them. We will cover topics like animal safety, body language, enrichment, and compassion.
July 10 – July 14 from 9am-3pm
Rising 1st and 2nd graders
$315 per camper
Week Five – Art for the Animals – SOLD OUT
Use your creativity to learn, advocate, and explore what animals need! Get hands on as we experiment with different mediums to help our animals including photography, collage and 3D architecture! We will cover topics like animal care, adoptability, enrichment and advocacy. The improvements we’ve made to this camp from last year include more hands-on opportunities, animal time, and activities!
July 17 – July 21 from 9am-3pm
Rising 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders
$315 per camper
Week Six – Animal Care Extraordinaire – SOLD OUT
Do you wonder what goes into taking excellent care of the animals at HSC? Get hands on, earn service hours, and see behind-the-scenes as we learn how we keep our animals safe, healthy and their minds busy! We will cover topics like animal wellness, veterinarian care, enrichment, and more!
July 24 – July 28 from 9am-3pm
Rising 6th, 7th, and 8th graders
$315 per camper
Week Seven – Best of Summer Camp
New and repeat campers are welcome for a final week of camp doing all the camp favorites! Each day will be themed as we go more in depth for those children who are more knowledgeable about animals, have already attended camp, or are frequent flyers of our programs. We will be adding in some volunteer opportunities too. It’ll be a pawty with a purpose!
August 14 – August 18 from 9am-3pm
Rising 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders
$315 per camper
For more information, please contact education@humanecharlotte.org.