Our Programs
Summer Camps 2025
TideRider Adventure Camps – Ride the Waves, Explore, and Protect Our Oceans!
Calling all ocean adventurers aged 8 to 13! Get ready for an epic summer filled with paddling, exploration, and hands-on ocean conservation. TideRider Adventure Camps are not your average summer camps—they’re an action-packed experience where fun meets learning in the best possible way!
Camp Dates:
July 7 – 11
July 14 – 18
July 21-25
Aug 11-15
Camp HQ: Hollyburn Sailing Club, Ambleside Beach, West Vancouver
What’s in Store?
- Master stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) or level up your paddling skills!
- Discover the incredible life along the shoreline and beneath the waves.
- Dive into hands-on experiments, games, and discussions about ocean health, climate change, and pollution.
- Get inspired by real stories of young ocean changemakers around the world!
- Play, splash, and soak up summer fun on the water and at the beach every day.
- Create your own eco-friendly household items to ditch single-use plastics!
- Develop leadership and communication skills—and become a true Ocean Ambassador!
This isn’t just a camp—it’s an adventure that will spark a lifelong love for the ocean! Spots are limited, so mark your calendar and get ready to ride the TideRider wave!
Sea to Sky Adventure Camp – Where the Mountains Meet the Ocean!
Registration Opens: March 27, 2025
Does your child love both the ocean and the mountains? Then Sea to Sky Camp is their ultimate adventure! A partnership between Mt. Seymour and Ocean Ambassadors, this eco-experience is made for kids aged 7-12 who are ready to explore both land and sea!
Camp Highlights:
Ocean Days at Whey-ah-Wichen / Cates Park (North Vancouver): Paddleboarding and exploring the wonders of tidal ecosystems.
Mountain Days at Mt. Seymour: Embark on epic explorations in the Junior Ecologist program, discovering the mountain’s ecosystems.
The Best of Both Worlds:
Ages 7-9:
Mon-Wed: 3 days at Mt. Seymour
Thurs-Fri: 2 days at Whey-ah-Wichen / Cates Park
Ages 10-12:
Mon-Wed: 3 days at Whey-ah-Wichen / Cates Park
Thurs-Fri: 2 days at Mt. Seymour
Camp Dates:
July 28 – August 1
August 5 – 8
August 18 – 22
Why Your Kid Will LOVE It:
Explore the ocean on paddleboards, learning about marine life and ecosystems.
Hike and play on the mountain, discovering the beauty of the forest and wildlife.
Hands-on learning about our planet and how to protect it—from the ocean to the mountaintop.
Tons of fun with like-minded kids who love the outdoors as much as they do!
Don’t miss out on this epic outdoor experience that blends the best of the Sea and the Sky! Spaces are limited, so sign up soon!
Empower, Explore, Lead: Ocean Ambassadors Leadership Camp for Young Women (13-15)
Registration Opens: March 20, 2025
The world needs strong, passionate leaders—could that be YOU? If you’re 13-15 years old, love the ocean, and want to make an impact, this 5-day adventure is calling your name!
Camp Dates: August 25 – 29
Where: On the water, at Ambleside Beach, and on a 2-night paddling adventure to Twin Island!
Why Join? Because You’ll…
Spend your days on the ocean and beach, exploring, paddling, and connecting with nature.
Master the power of communication, learning leadership skills that will last a lifetime.
Join movement workshops, building confidence and awareness through fun, interactive sessions.
Discover how nature boosts mental health & resilience—and learn how to protect it!
Get hands-on with ocean conservation, diving into real-world challenges and creative solutions.
Learn from inspiring experts, including an aquaculture researcher and a zero-waste innovator.
Paddle daily & embark on an epic 2-night camping adventure to Twin Island near Deep Cove!
More Than Just a Camp—It’s a Life-Changing Experience!
Grow your confidence.
Build leadership skills.
Connect with like-minded young women.
Become an Ocean Ambassador and change the world!
Spots are limited, so get ready to dive in and lead the way!
Refund Policy:
A full refund, minus a $25 admin fee, will be given until June 1st for July programs and July 1st for August programs.
Question or concerns? Please contact Sari at 604-315-5058 or admin@oceanambassadorscanada.org
What people are saying about Ocean Camps:
“This was the best day ever! The paddleboarding and jumping in was the best. I’m going to tell my family we should use less single-use plastics.”
Josie
Grade 7 Student
The sign of a truly impactful learning experience is when students continue to discuss, and take action afterwards. In the past three months since our visit with Ocean Ambassadors, our learners have created prototypes in the Maker lab to share their ideas about how to decrease the presence of micro plastics and connected their learning about evolution and endangerment to ocean ecosystems. The Ocean Ambassador’s well-balanced approach was hands-on, and offered a unique experience of connecting a sense of place through paddling. They demonstrated why we need to care, showed us first-hand how plastics are polluting our waterways and provided concrete ways to share our knowledge with others. This was a field trip that enabled students to engage in the world and feel empowered to share in the action of making a difference.
Charity Cantlie
Grades 6/7 Teacher
“Our students have become ambassadors and are leading workshops for the younger kids at our school. The kids loved the paddle boarding! We had eight classes go through the program and each class had a very different and amazing experience. The Ocean Ambassadors crew were positive, engaging and made the kids feel very important. The kids wanted to learn – they knew that this was important.”
Alison Dixon and Rachel Grudman
Kerrisdale Elementary
“The Ocean Ambassadors program provided an enriching, fun, placed-based educational experience for our grade seven class. The staff engaged our students while educating them about different stewardship practices. The students loved paddle boarding, despite the fact that it was a torrential downpour, they learned that it doesn’t have to be summer for us to play in the ocean! This is a field trip we will do again in the future.”
Amanda Botteselle and Amy Wright
Highlands Elementary