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Wild Kidz is a week-long day camp which strives to educate children about the importance of nature, while providing them with fun, hands-on outdoor experiences. Learn how to make a shelter, build a fire and navigate through the wilderness! Wild Kidz is designed for children and youth ages 8 to 12 to learn outdoor skills, wilderness safety and about their community’s wild spaces in a fun, safe environment.

Activities may include:

• Fire and shelter-building
• Archery and range day
• Fishing field trip
• Invasive species identification
• Wayfinding compass activity
• Owl pellet dissection
• Much more!

A more detailed schedule will be included in the Parent Handbook, which will be sent via email a few weeks before your camp session. The Parent Handbook provides an overview of Camp logistics such as where campers must be dropped off and picked up, forms, etc. 

This camp is generously hosted by the Nanaimo Fish & Game Protective Association!

Ages: 8-14

Dates: Monday, August 12th - Friday, August 16th

Times: 8:30am - 4:30pm daily; early dismissal on Friday at 2:30 PM 

Location: 

Nanaimo Fish & Game Protective Association
1325 Nanaimo Lakes Rd, Nanaimo, BC V9X 1X8

What to Bring: Participants are asked to bring a “Go Bag" that we will keep on site to ensure that campers have everything when needed. These are the items to place in each participant's Go Bag:

Everyday

• Backpack
• Bagged lunch & snacks
• Water bottle (we recommend multiple as water fountains aren't always available)
• Sun protection (Hat, sunglasses, & sunscreen)
• Appropriate footwear (Hiking shoes, sneakers, sandals with straps—use discretion)
• Light rain gear (Activities do not get cancelled due to weather)
• Any medication and/or emergency treatments (EPI pen, insulin, etc.)
• Change of clothes

For more information, please contact: 

Elyssa Weickert
Youth Education Coordinator
B.C. Wildlife Federation
Office: 604-882-9988 ext. 303
Email: youth@bcwf.bc.ca