Salmon Arm Junior Camps
For children born 2015-2017 and entering Grades 4-6 in the Fall
Our Junior camps are for youth who love to build, design, and create! From LEGO Robotics and engineering challenges to art, trades, and fashion design, each camp offers hands-on activities that encourage creativity and exploration. Try something new and have fun learning at Camp OC!
Registration
- Register your child NOT yourself
- If you have two or more children, they need to be registered separately
Junior Camp Cost
$249 per camp + material fees
*Some exceptions apply
Junior Trades Camp Cost
$389 per camp + material fees
- Example: Ready Set Go Kart
*Some exceptions apply
Browse Salmon Arm Junior Camps by Week
Click on a week to view available camps and to learn more about the camp
Jr. Outdoor Adventurer - (CAMP 2923)
Get ready to explore the best of the Okanagan outdoors! Throughout the week, you’ll hike a variety of local trails while building confidence, endurance, and essential wilderness skills. Learn how to navigate using the sun and maps, recognize local wildlife, identify plants, filter water, and construct simple shelters. Learn about navigation and assemble a take-home first-aid kit—equipping you with real skills for future adventures. Perfect for young explorers eager to get outside, build resilience, and discover the natural world.
** Sturdy footwear, a backpack, and a water bottle are required.
Jr. LEGO® Robotics - (CAMP 2329)
Nope, you are never too old to play with LEGO®. If you have a big imagination, are curious, and love to explore and take risks, you don’t want to miss this camp. Together we will build and create the most fascinating robots, mechanisms, and gizmos, then add block and python coding to our creations to make them move! In this fun environment, you will learn the skills needed to become the programmers and innovators of tomorrow!
Babysitter Training - (CAMP 2903)
*Please note - youth must be 11 years of age to receive Red Cross Certification
Become a confident babysitter this summer! Gain skills from both the Home Safe and Babysitter Training courses. We will cover topics such as first aid, difficult behaviours, leadership and professional conduct for babysitters. Develop practical experience in changing diapers, feeding and dressing children and babies all while keeping you and the child safe. Successful candidates will become a Red Cross-certified babysitter.
Jr. Crazy Cardboard Construction - (CAMP 2320)
Do you love building forts? Or do you just enjoy being crafty? Then look no further than this crazy cardboard construction camp! Come join us in creating endless possibilities from costumes, to buildings, to small sized vehicles. Come up with a design and build your creation with your friends. Whose will be the biggest? Tallest? Strongest? Dive into how to reinforce your designs with architectural and engineering techniques, and go cardboard crazy!
Jr. Minecraft™ - (CAMP 2302)
From computer science to creative expression, Minecraft™ Education Edition opens the door to endless opportunities to discover, build, design, and tell stories. Throughout the week, campers will spend most of their time learning and creating in the digital world, collaborating with teammates, solving challenges, exploring cities, travelling new Minecraft biomes, experimenting with basic coding, and competing in artistic build-offs.
*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.
Jr. Art Academy - (CAMP 2503)
Why settle for just one way to express your creativity? If art is your passion, let your imagination soar as you explore a wide range of artistic techniques! From sculpting with clay to painting on canvas to building with wire, the possibilities are endless. At Jr. Art Academy, we dive into all methods and mediums of art, giving you the freedom to create in any way you choose!
Jr. Ultimate Sports Sampler - (CAMP 2702)
Get ready for a high-energy week of sports! Each day features something new such as soccer, basketball, volleyball, pickleball, or frisbee. Sharpen your skills through drills, scrimmages, challenges, and team games designed to push your speed, agility, and coordination. Build your confidence through teamwork, sportsmanship, and friendly competition - whether you’re aiming to practice your game or try something new, this camp delivers nonstop action, new friends, and tons of FUN.
Jr. Minecraft™ - (CAMP 2302)
From computer science to creative expression, Minecraft™ Education Edition opens the door to endless opportunities to discover, build, design, and tell stories. Throughout the week, campers will spend most of their time learning and creating in the digital world, collaborating with teammates, solving challenges, exploring cities, travelling new Minecraft biomes, experimenting with basic coding, and competing in artistic build-offs.
*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.
Jr. Mad Scientist - (CAMP 2102)
Campers, prepare for one messy week! Liquid, solid and gas, matter, motion and mass. This camp is all about scientists gone mad! So, throw on your lab coat and strap on your safety goggles! Develop your own hypotheses and make your very own experiments that your parents would never let you make in your kitchen. We will be making crazy concoctions and discovering different reactions all week long!