Specialties
Choose Your Passion
Select a different specialty each week or focus on just one specialty for multiple weeks! From Vet Camp to Film Camp, we have something for everyone's special interest! Vet Camp Top Chef Science Variety Camp Surf's Up Beach Camp Adventure Camp Film Camp Art and Fashion Camp Click here to learn more...
Surf's Up Beach Camp
Don’t miss another wave! Come experience why our Southern California beaches are some of the most coveted beaches on the planet. Located at beautiful Malibu beach, our beach camp campers will get to jump in the waves, boogie board with their friends, dig and build sandcastles, play sports, and roll around in the warm summer sand. Our beach specialists will organize exciting group activities while fostering an appreciation for our Mother Ocean and creating a respect for our coastline. Campers will learn: • New interests in our coastal ecosystems • Connection with Mother Ocean • Ocean science – including information about waves, tides and marine biology • Environmental awareness Throw on your bathing suit and your sunscreen and join us to become one with the beach!
Science
Are you a budding scientist? Investigate the world around you and discover a new appreciation for science and nature as you participate in real science experiments. Build and launch rockets, mix chemicals and make slime, erupt volcanoes, create robots, build a water aquarium, learn about the constellations and galaxies, and more! Campers will learn about properties in the world around us and make important connections between science and other disciplines through hands-on learning as they work with local scientists to uncover the “mad scientist” within. Campers will: • Learn an appreciation for science and nature • Perform experiments and hands-on investigations • Discover how the world around us works
Top Chef
Are you the next top chef? Whether you can already whip up a great meal or are just interested in learning how to cook, this summer you will be one step closer to cooking like a real Top Chef. Learn from Malibu Canyon Camp’s own professional chef, as well as guest chefs from the Los Angeles restaurant scene, how to sauté, simmer, slice, bake, blend, and fold. Campers will create a variety of amazing meals and desserts in our new state-of-the-art kitchen that will dazzle your family and friends! Campers will gain the following skills and more: • Learn the difference between a julienne cut, chiffonade, rough chop, and slice • Identify and create the 5 taste sensations • Learn useful culinary shortcuts—like how to determine internal temperature of meats by touch and how to tell the difference between fresh and old seafood by sight • Pair complementary ingredients and flavors • Learn the value of fresh, local ingredients to make your own soups, salads, and sauces • Learn how to sauté, sear, sweat, and simmer on the stove and how to roast and braise in the oven Let’s get cooking!
Why Choose Malibu Canyon Camp?
Malibu Canyon Camp is a unique day camp where all campers feel safe, cared for and part of a community. Whether your child is with us for one week or an entire summer, we strive to inspire learning about ourselves, our community and the planet as a whole all in a dynamic, picturesque camp environment.
Our Mission
Our mission is to ignite each camper’s individual passions and inspire them to explore new ones in a fun, safe and sustainable environment. Malibu Canyon Camp is the premiere children’s day camp focused on living in a sustainable way and inspiring our campers to become future leaders in preserving and caring for our planet, all while having fun in a safe, non-competitive environment. Everything we do at Malibu Canyon Camp is geared towards inspiring creativity, building confidence and independence, having fun, and minimizing our carbon footprint.
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