Camp OC

Vernon Mini Camps

For children born 2018-2020 and entering Grades 1-3 in the Fall

Our Mini camps are all about fun, curiosity, and trying new things! Whether you love creating art, exploring science, building with LEGO, or learning about dinosaurs, there's a camp just for you! Each day is filled with hands-on activities, games, and exciting discoveries - plus new friends, cool learning, and tons of summer fun at Camp OC!

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Registration

  • Register your child NOT yourself
  • If you have two or more children, they need to be registered separately
Mini Camp Cost

$249 per camp + material fees

*Some exceptions apply

Browse Vernon Mini Camps by Week

Click on a week to view available camps and to learn more about the camp

Mini LEGO® Robotics - (CAMP 1300)

Bring your friends, or meet new ones, and explore the amazing world of robots, mechanisms and other innovative creations using LEGO®. In a playful learning environment, we’ll use basic coding to bring creations to life, starting with entry level projects and moving on to limitless creative design possibilities. This week is full of hands-on learning and creative thinking.

Mini Art Academy - (CAMP 1505)

Do you love art? So do we! Join us this week to unleash your inner artist. This camp is all about letting your creativity flow as you explore different artistic techniques and bring your works of art to life. Experiment with various art forms such as sketching, painting or sculpting and maybe even find a new passion while you're at it. Whether you're a seasoned artist or looking to try something new, there is no doubt this camp will be art-tastic!

Mini Minecraft™ - (CAMP 1301)

Join us as we explore the world of Minecraft™ Education! Throughout the week, we will get creative with online challenges and projects inside Minecraft, experimenting with basic coding concepts, building skills, and collaborating with fellow players.

*While we include a few intentional screen-free activities to break up the day and keep things balanced—the bulk of the learning happens online. 

Mini Fantastic Fairies - (CAMP 1511)

Fly into a glowing and glitter filled week of creation! You will love decorating sweet treats, face painting, glowing crafts, and making your own special wand and wing art! Explore fairy tales and create your own story with your fairy friends. Cast spells and try your hand at the magic of gardening. Fairy camp is the place to spread your magical creative wings!

Mini Science Explorers - (CAMP 1316)

Get ready to jump into the exciting world of STEM! In this hands-on camp, you’ll try fun activities that spark your curiosity and help you discover how things work. You’ll experiment, create, and explore using your imagination and problem-solving skills. Get ready to make predictions, observe what happens, and share your discoveries—all while playing, building, and learning with new friends!

Mini Explore Camp OC - (CAMP 1900)

Can't decide what camp you want to do? Why not join us this week, where you get to do a little bit of everything. We have a lot of fun things planned, everything from arts and crafts, sports, science experiments, music, building, testing and exploring. Are you game for a surprise? Then this is the camp for you!

Mini LEGO® BricQ Builders - (CAMP 1312)

You can never have too much LEGO®—especially when you’re building, testing, and discovering how things work! In this camp, young creators will use LEGO® Education BricQ kits to design contraptions, explore force and motion, and experiment with gears, springs, and simple machines. You will put your builds to the test through races, strength trials, and friendly competitions, learning how small adjustments can lead to big results. Along the way, themed crafts and open-ended free-build challenges will be woven into the lesson plan, helping spark curiosity, creativity and a love of engineering through play.  

Mini Art Academy - (CAMP 1505)

Do you love art? So do we! Join us this week to unleash your inner artist. This camp is all about letting your creativity flow as you explore different artistic techniques and bring your works of art to life. Experiment with various art forms such as sketching, painting or sculpting and maybe even find a new passion while you're at it. Whether you're a seasoned artist or looking to try something new, there is no doubt this camp will be art-tastic!

Mini Nature is Neat - (CAMP 1108)

This camp will cover everything nature related! Guided by the interests of the campers, we will explore how local plants and animals survive and thrive in the Okanagan. The indoor and outdoor activities will allow campers to engage in a variety of hands-on science activities, eco-art projects and shared learning. Bring your sense of adventure to this camp!

Mini LEGO® Robotics - (CAMP 1300)

Bring your friends, or meet new ones, and explore the amazing world of robots, mechanisms and other innovative creations using LEGO®. In a playful learning environment, we’ll use basic coding to bring creations to life, starting with entry level projects and moving on to limitless creative design possibilities. This week is full of hands-on learning and creative thinking.

Mini Epic Energy - (CAMP 1706)

Make sure you eat breakfast and bring a water bottle, because this week we will burn some energy! Prepare to run, jump, climb and race. We will play games, work on our physical stamina, challenge each other using both our brains and body. This week is full of challenges, puzzles, races and fun! Don't forget the sun screen, as we will be mostly outside!

Mini Jewelry and Craft - (CAMP 1504)

Red beads, blue beads, sparkles and bling. Bracelets, necklaces, charms and rings. Design and create jewelry and crafts you can keep, or give them away to friends and family. Let your imagination run wild and see what kind of beautiful styles you can make from scratch. Put pieces together, invent things and make things match!

Mini Minecraft™ - (CAMP 1301)

Join us as we explore the world of Minecraft™ Education! Throughout the week, we will get creative with online challenges and projects inside Minecraft, experimenting with basic coding concepts, building skills, and collaborating with fellow players.

*While we include a few intentional screen-free activities to break up the day and keep things balanced—the bulk of the learning happens online.

Mini Moana’s ® Island Adventure - (CAMP 1521)

Set sail on an island adventure inspired by Moana! Explore Polynesian culture through hands-on activities, games, and creative projects. Learn about navigating with the stars, the ocean and island traditions while you craft fun treasures, try water-themed challenges, and go on mini quests with friends. Adventure, creativity, and teamwork await every wave!