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CEED Summer Camp

Our program is suited for curious, passionate teens ages 12-16 (Summer Camp ages 5-12). The goal of this program is to teach passionate-nature kids about local environmental topics, ongoing issues, and completing research or creative projects which allow these young adults to start addressing problems from the ground level. Some of last year’s projects include Bob White Quail tracking/monitoring, building a pollinator education station, creating a brand new bird feeder area, and creating self-directed, educational videos about our pollinators. Teaching the younger groups is the other fundamental piece to our program. Regardless of their future careers, synthesizing information and breaking it down into bite-sized information for people to understand is an extremely useful tool in all areas of life. 

Weeks 1-3 @Post Morrow (July 6-24)

The first three weeks of our program are at the Post Morrow Foundation (two minutes down the road from CEED). During this time, we have access to Beaverdam Creek which we access with our kayaks and canoes (optional for children). We also get to explore the local estuary system, a tidal wetland, and even a sprawling meadow

Weeks 4-7 @ CEED & Mama Farm (July 27-August 21)

The last four weeks of our program are at CEED & Mama Farm. During this time, we tend to split our days between CEED & Mama Farm to meet all the farm animals and our rescue animals while exploring the different trails at both locations.   

Sessions run from 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. We are also offering discounts for multi-week registrations.

Sign Ups are open from December through the week before camp, with discounts available for early bird registration

Click here to Register for the Summer Leadership Program 2026
Summer Leadership Program 2025 camp CEED’s Leadership and Conservation Program is for teens (ages 12-18) who are ready for more than a regular camp experience. The program is designed to help develop future scientists and conservationists, while strengthening their leadership skills, which will help them whatever they do in life. For weeks one through three at Post Morrow and Smith’s Point, teens will not only go out in the field doing some real science, but they will also bring their knowledge back to the younger children, which is why they’ll be wearing STAFF tee-shirts. During this experience, your children will learn to seine and identify organisms, lead hikes, and become a mentor for the younger children. In all the activities, there will be an emphasis on team building and connections. During weeks four through seven, teens will be working on conservation projects at the Washington Lodge and Dennis Puleston Preserve. During this experience, teens will participate in and learn about several conservation projects at CEED and around Long Island, including our Bobwhite Quail project, the Bat project, and tracking Eastern Box Turtle initiatives. Sessions run from 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. We are also offering discounts for multi-week registrations. The Leadership and Conservation Program is for young people entering seventh to twelfth grade in the fall of 2025 CEED Summer Nature Camp is for children entering kindergarten to sixth grade in the fall of 2025
Summer Leadership Program 2025 camp CEED’s Leadership and Conservation Program is for teens (ages 12-18) who are ready for more than a regular camp experience. The program is designed to help develop future scientists and conservationists, while strengthening their leadership skills, which will help them whatever they do in life. For weeks one through three at Post Morrow and Smith’s Point, teens will not only go out in the field doing some real science, but they will also bring their knowledge back to the younger children, which is why they’ll be wearing STAFF tee-shirts. During this experience, your children will learn to seine and identify organisms, lead hikes, and become a mentor for the younger children. In all the activities, there will be an emphasis on team building and connections. During weeks four through seven, teens will be working on conservation projects at the Washington Lodge and Dennis Puleston Preserve. During this experience, teens will participate in and learn about several conservation projects at CEED and around Long Island, including our Bobwhite Quail project, the Bat project, and tracking Eastern Box Turtle initiatives. Sessions run from 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. We are also offering discounts for multi-week registrations. The Leadership and Conservation Program is for young people entering seventh to twelfth grade in the fall of 2025 CEED Summer Nature Camp is for children entering kindergarten to sixth grade in the fall of 2025

Topics

July 7 – August 22

Week 1 (July 7 – 11): Freshwater Ecosystem of Long Island

Week 2 (July 14 – July 18): Water Quality & Shellfish

Week 3 (July 21 – July 25): Marine Systems

Week 4 (July 28 – August 1):  Birds of Long Island

Week 5 (August 4  –  August 8): Agriculture

Week 6 (August 11 – 15): Native Gardening, Butterflies, & Bees

Week 7 (August 18 – 22): Marine Ecosystems

The Shannon Kiernan Leadership and Conservation Scholarship is provided by a generous donation from the family and a friend of the family in memory of Shannon. This scholarship provides one child with a multi-week experience in our CEED Leadership and Conservation Program. This opportunity is provided to a teen interested in science who would otherwise not have this opportunity.

Shannon (1/16/78-2/12/06) was a 28-year-old high school physics teacher in New Hampshire when her life was cut short during a snowboarding accident. She had a passion for teaching and for our beautiful environment and could often be found hiking, chasing sunsets, or dancing in a thunderstorm. During her short life, she truly made a difference to her students. Whether it was teaching a junior ranger program at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia or outdoor adventure classes at Snow Mountain Ranch in Colorado….Shannon loved the great outdoors and sharing that love with her students.

Weekly Schedule Highlights

Freshwater Ecosystems Week: July 7-11 at Post Morrow Foundation

Science Highlights:

  • Collect and Identify local macroinvertebrates and plant species
  • Explore the freshwater ecosystem via canoe and/or kayak
  • Age fish using microscopes
  • Go fishing and identify local species
  • Fish dissection and fish printing
  • Meet local fisheries biologists and learn about their work/career 

 

Leadership:

  • Teach younger students each day about the freshwater habitat

Culmination Project:

  • Tic tac toe creation – 6 options

Students will be able to:

  • Recall local fish species
  • Describe at least 3 structures of a fish and their functions
  • Identify various macroinvertebrate species, analyze data, and formulate a conclusion on health of a water body based on the organisms present
  • Measure the age of fish using scales and a microscope, analyze data, and formulate a conclusion for future fish stock management. 
  • Safely cast a fishing pole

 

Water Quality & Shellfish: July 14 - 18 at Post Morrow Foundation

Science Highlights:

  • Perform water qualities studies to determine health of local water bodies
  • Plankton lab
  • Water testing lab on various water sources
  • Clam dissection
  • Shellfish and water quality experiment
  • Bioaccumulation game/activity
  • Podcast creation that focuses on water pollution, HABs and prevention
  • Survey local river to determine levels of nitrogen pollution
  • Canoe/kayak local waterbody
  • Field trip to ????

Leadership:

  • Teach younger students each day about the importance of clean water and how to prevent water pollution

Culmination Project:

  • Create podcast, video, Pictochart to explain water pollution causes, ways to prevent it and more
  • Students will be able to:
    • Perform water quality tests, analyze data, and formulate a conclusion on health of a water body 
    • Model water pollution through Enviroscape
    • Identify plant and animal plankton species
    • Construct a water filter to purify water
    • Evaluate which species of shellfish is best a purifying water
    • Analyze data to determine which species of shellfish is best at filtrating water
    • Recall structures of a shellfish species that help filter water through a clam dissection
    • Describe bioaccumulation through a game activity
    • Create a podcast explaining water pollution, HABs, and prevention
Marine Week: July 21 - 25 at Post Morrow Foundation

Science Highlights:

  • Field trip to Southampton Marine Facility and boat ride
  • Field trip to Smith’s Point for seining, beach dynamic and clean up
  • Plankton and microplastics lab
  • Sea anemones and microplastics lab
  • Kayak/canoe local waters
  • pH Lab
  • Photosynthesis in aquatic plants lab
  • Water quality tests

Leadership: 

  • Work with Shinnecock Boys and Girls Club members

Culmination Project:

-Interview all students with regards to marine environments and pollution

Students will be able to:

  • Describe what microplastics are and their harm to the environment
  • Recall how microplastics affect marine plankton and marine invertebrates
  • Describe the pH chart and recall the rating for at least 3 liquids
  • Demonstrate how to collect and perform water tests
  • Demonstrate how to collect plankton 
  • Describe what photosynthesis is and how it is affected by light
Birds of Long Island Week: July 28 - August 1 at CEED and Mama Farm
  • Birds of Long Island

Science Highlights:

  • Discover local bird species
  • Learn how to bird
  • Dissect an owl pellet
  • Create a habitat fit for a bird by building a bird feeder and birdhouse
  • Participate in a citizen science project with the Audubon Society and Cornell University’s Bird Lab 
  • Visit Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge
  • Release quail for restoration project
  • Meet an owl

Leadership:

  • Teach younger students about birds on Long Island

Culmination Project:

  • Citizen science project (eBird and Urban BIrd Program) with Audubon Society and CCE

Students will be able to:

  • Identify local bird species
  • Design and build a bird feeder and birdhouse specific to a Long Island bird
  • Design and create a bird viewing area on site
  • Dissect an owl pellet and determine diet of a bird of prey species
  • Apply birding skills to two citizen science opportunities
Agriculture Week: August 4 - 8 at CEED and Mama Farm

Science Highlights:

  • Flower dissection
  • Create a bucket and tower hydroponic garden at CEED
  • DNA extraction lab
  • Macromolecules lab
  • Seed dissection
  • Leaf disk photosynthesis experiment
  • Organic farm visit with Mama Farm
  • Soil science experiments

Leadership:

  • Teach younger students about plants, farming and gardening on Long Island

Culmination Project:

  • Creation of a bucket and tower hydroponic garden at CEED
  • Creation of a informational video for website

Students will be able to:

  • Dissect a flower and summarize how some plants reproduce
  • Dissect a seed and summarize how to germinate seeds
  • Design and construct a bucket and tower hydroponic system at CEED
  • Identify and describe the 4 macromolecules 
  • Describe how to read seed packet labels for planting
  • Collect soil samples and analyze for health of soil
  • Describe how light affects the process of photosynthesis
Native Gardening, Butterflies, & Bees Week: August 11-15 at CEED and Mama Farm

Science Highlights:

  • Flower dissection
  • Build/fix homes for bees
  • Create/improve a pollinator garden at CEED
  • Raise monarch caterpillars and butterflies
  • Participate in monarch butterfly citizen science tagging project through Monarch Watch
  • Participate in a citizen science project with Native Bee Project
  • Field trip to Hog Farm
  • Make informational signs using a Cricut machine
  • Take home a bee or butterfly shirt they designed and made using a Cricut

 

Leadership:

  • Teach younger students about the importance of butterflies and bees on Long Island

 

Culmination Project:

  • Creation of a pollinator garden at CEED
  • Creation of a bee house at CEED

 

Students will be able to:

  • Dissect a flower and summarize how some plants reproduce
  • Discuss the importance of pollinators
  • Design and construct a bee home to promote pollinators in conjunction with Native Bee Project
  • Design and plant a pollinator garden at CEED
  • Describe the life cycle of a monarch butterfly
  • Identify what monarch butterflies need to survive and reproduce
  • Demonstrate how to properly tag butterflies in conjunction with citizen science project called Monarch Watch
  • Design informational placards using a Cricut machine
  • Create a bee or butterfly shirt using a Cricut machine
Marine Ecosystems: August 18-22 at CEED and Mama Farm

Science Highlights:

  • Squid dissection
  • Fishing on a boat
  • Demonstrate how to tie fishing knots
  • Learn how to cook using seafood
  • Sustainable fishing activity
  • Visit HoHum beach
  • Identify many saltwater fish
  • Learn how to properly care for fish that are caught fishing

FIsh printing activity

Leadership:

  • Work with Shinnecock Boys and Girls Club

 

Culmination Project:

  • Mural to post at CEED to summarize all learning experiences relating to fishing on Long Island

 

Students will be able to:

  • Identify at least 3 different saltwater fish
  • Describe how organisms have adapted to live in the ocean
  • Demonstrate how to cook using local seafood resources
  • Recall fishing regulations and rules for the marine environment
  • Demonstrate how to properly use a baitcasting fishing rod
  • Demonstrate how to tie at least one knot for line to hook
  • Describe what sustainable fishing is and how to attain it

 

  1. Adaptations – vertebrates
    1. Fish ID models – saltwater
    2. Review structures and adaptations
    3. Gyataku

FAQ

Camp Discounts for Summer Leadership Program 2025 Ending April 30th

– $25 Discount for full week CEED Summer Nature Adventure Camp (Ages 5-12) and Summer Leadership Program 2025 registration

– $15 discount for half day registration

– $10 off for each day = $50 whole week discount

Overarching Discounts for Summer Camp Programs

– Sibling Discount: $5 off each activity purchased for each sibling

– Multi Week Discount: $25 off for each week registered

Do you offer Lunch?

We cater Lunch for Summer Camp through Cafe Castello. For those interested in signing up, CEED will send out more information in March. 

Do you offer Scholarships?

We do! Scholarships are limited, however. If you’re interested in applying to CEED’s Scholarship, please fill out this application.

What does a regular day look like?

As long as the weather is safe and agreeable, we spend all of our time outside. We typically start each day out with a hike and will then enter into either a science activity or an art activity – we usually leave it up to the interests of the kids to guide these moments. 

Am I able to attend just a few days a week?

We offer our registration blocks on a weekly basis.

My children are in different grades, will they be placed in the same Group?

We typically separate our groups into grades K-2 and 3-6.  If you have a preference and would like your child to be placed in a different group, you can talk to the camp director at the beginning of the camp week or send an email.

My child can’t swim, will they have to swim?

There is no swimming at CEED’s camp. Whenever we visit Smith Point, we have the kids only go into ankle depth.

Do you have before or after care available?

Yes we have before and after care – registration is available on the registration page.

Do you have a full week or sibling discounts?

We offer a $25 full week discount and a $5 sibling discount for each day.

Do you have any multi-week or sibling discounts?

We offer a $15 multi-week discount for each week and a $15 sibling discount for each week.

How can I find out if you have space available?

You can check the registration page for your selected week to see how many spots are remaining.

Who can I ask any additional questions to?

Please email info@ceedli.org to find out more information about our camp.

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