General Camp Information

2010 Spring and Summer Camps
Now Enrolling.


View 2010 Class Schedule HERE.

View Spring 2010 Camps HERE.

View Summer 2010 Camps HERE.

Camp director Ben Hecht will be out of the country on a surf photography trip Feb 11th- March 8th. Online enrollment is available and spaces are open in all spring and summer camps.

Art and science camps are offered during summer, winter and spring breaks. Each camp incorporates thematic instruction with fun cooperative games at the institute or Mission Plaza Park. Camps meet 3 ½ hours Monday through Friday for one or two weeks, depending on the season. Children may attend AM, PM, or all day. Drop in days are available during the beginning and end of summer. Camps are available to kids 4 and older. Digital Art and Photography is available to kids 8 and older. Animation Workshop is recommended for kids in 6 years and older.

Camps are multi-age and available to kids 4 and older. Some camps are for older children, as indicated.

Our teacher to student ratio in seasonal camps is 9 to 1 or better. There is maximum of 20 students per session. All camps are led by Ben Hecht, M.A. Ed, a California credentialed teacher teaching children since 1990.

After Care is now available for seasonal camps. After Care is 4:30-5:30 for an additional $15/daily. Pre-enrollment is not necessary, payment will be handled at camp time.

Please use the links below to view more details for each season and associated camps.

The registration form can be filled out online.

Refunds are not available for seasonal camps.

What to Bring

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Pay online using our convenient new Paypal cart system. Add each camp to your cart then click view cart or add to cart to check out. A paypal account is not required to use your credit card. Phone orders and payment by check is also available.

Estelle with her painting of our lorikeet Bob Estelle and Rosemary show off their mixed media paintings made from live animal models at the institute.

Rosemary with the yellow tang from our coral aquarium


A video fly-through of Seven Directions Institute, June 2007.

A video overview of some of the animals, June 2007.

Santa Cruz Community TV interviews at Seven Directions, 2004.