Is This Waterloo’s Best Summer Camp For Kids?

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2025 Registration will Open in the Spring

. 2025 Registration will Open in the Spring

Scrambling to Get Your Kid Into a Fun Summer Camp?

Studies say letting them stay home on electronic screens has an increase in obesity, anxiety, and other mental health challenges.

The Solution: Waterloo’s Best Nature and Photography Summer Camp!

Hello!

Focus on Nature is a registered charity operating in Southern Ontario that inspires young people to explore and connect with nature through photography. We conduct workshops in schools and day camps in the summer and during March Break. We envision a world where our connections to nature create a healthy, flourishing planet. We see a critical role for the arts in fostering these connections.

This year Focus on Nature will conduct Summer Camps at the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 530 in sponsorship with the Legion Branch of Waterloo. This particular location has multiple walking trails to keep the campers engaged outdoors and finding new and exciting photos to capture.

Focus on Nature Camp weeks will be::
July 7 - 11, 2025
July 14 - 18, 2025
July 21 - 25, 2025

Camp hours: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm.
Early drop-off and late pickup: 8 am-5 pm ($5 per half hour)

Camp fee: $280.50/week or $224.40 (for a 4-day week)
Camper age: 8 to 12 (at the time of camp)

Our camps are a wonderful opportunity for budding photographers to develop their skills while exploring all the natural beauty the Waterloo Legion has to offer!

Campers will spend time outdoors each day on guided photo walks, playing outdoor games, and other nature activities. Campers will also learn how to edit their images, create a slideshow and take it all home when camp is over.

Each camper will be provided with their own camera and a laptop for photo editing. They may bring their own camera if they are familiar with its use. They should also bring a cleared USB memory stick to save and take home their best photos.

For health and safety, all equipment will be sanitized before use. Our camp staff have completed a Police Records Check for Vulnerable Sector.

We look forward to helping your child find new connections to nature through photography!

Thank you,
The Focus on Nature Team

PS: Please let others, who might enjoy our camp, know about this opportunity.

The Royal Canadian Legion is located on 315 Marshland Dr, Waterloo, ON N2J 3Z1 and our camps will take place in the Sea Cadets Building.

photo by Ryker, at Summer Camp 2023

Your kids could be taking photos like this!

photo by William, at Summer Camp 2023

Total Number of Camps we have had:

74

Number of Campers:

1153

Total Regions we are in:

5

What People Are Saying

“This was really fun!! I loved that we got to go outside and take photos like real Photographers!! I also like how we got to edit them after and share them with others!! :):).”

—Emily, Summer Camp 2023

“Something I really liked about the Focus on Nature program was that we took amazing pictures of wildlife and be able to edit it like a photographer ! This was a very lovable experience that I will never forget we all can say this was a learning time and fun time. I hope to do more stuff like this in the future!!.”

— Liv, Summer Camp 2023

“My son loved learning all the ways to take photographs in nature and especially loved the natural areas to take his photographs around the place outdoors.”