NEW CAMP THEMES FOR 2027!
Soper Creek Wildlife Rescue is thrilled to unveil our new weekly camp themes for the upcoming summer season. Each week will bring fresh, engaging programming that promises unique learning experiences every single day.
Take a look below for more details that ensure your camper has an unforgettable summer of wildlife exploration and adventure!
Explore the full Camp Programming Breakdown—including age groups, pricing, weeks offered, and brief program descriptions—at the bottom of this page.
WEEK 1: JULY 5-9, 2027
🔎 WILD DETECTIVES: THE GREAT WILDLIFE MYSTERY
Calling all future wildlife detectives! This week, campers will put their observation skills to the test as they uncover the clues animals leave behind. From tracks and scat to feathers, fur, nests and more, we’ll discover how wildlife can tell us its story without ever saying a word!
Here’s what we’ll investigate:
Who Was Here? – Follow tracks and trails to discover who has been passing through.
Nature’s Clues – Search for fur, feathers, feeding signs and other evidence of wildlife. Discover what physical clues can tell us about an animal.
The Mystery of the Forest – Put our detective skills together to solve a wildlife mystery.
Get ready to look closer, think like a detective and uncover the secrets hiding all around us!
WEEK 2: JULY 12 - 16, 2027
🌙 AFTER DARK: NOCTURNAL ADVENTURES
This week, campers will explore the fascinating animals that thrive when most of us are asleep. From owls and bats to raccoons and other nighttime creatures, we’ll discover the amazing adaptations wildlife uses to survive after dark.
Here’s what we’ll discover:
Night Flyers – Explore the world of owls, bats and other creatures of the night sky.0
Sounds of the Night – Learn how animals communicate and listen after dark.
Nocturnal Challenge – Put our senses to the test with nighttime-inspired games and activities!
The wild doesn’t go to sleep when the sun sets!
WEEK 3: JULY 19-23, 2027
Wild Skills Academy Week at Camp!
This week, campers will learn the skills that help us safely explore, understand, and appreciate the natural world! Campers will put their skills to the test through hands-on activities, outdoor challenges, and plenty of wild adventure.
Here’s what’s on the agenda:
Knot Masters – Learn useful knots and discover how ropes and knots can help us explore and work safely outdoors.
Shelter Builders – Work together to design and build shelters inspired by the ways animals create homes and find protection in the wild.
The Wild Skills Challenge – Put everything you’ve learned to the test with a series of outdoor challenges and see if you have what it takes to graduate from Wild Skills Academy!
Get ready to learn new skills, explore the outdoors, and become a more confident wilderness adventurer!
WEEK 4: JULY 26-30, 2027
🪶 MASTERS OF MOVEMENT
Masters of Movement Week at Camp!
This week, campers will discover how wildlife is built to fly, swim, climb, jump, run and slither through the world. We’ll explore the amazing adaptations behind animal movement and put our own skills to the test with wild challenges and games!
Let’s get moving:
Take Flight – Discover the adaptations that help birds soar..
Climb On! – Discover wildlife that can conquer trees and other challenging surfaces.
The Movement Challenge – Take on animal-inspired obstacles and activities!
Get ready to move, explore and discover what it takes to master the wild!
WEEK 5: August 2-6, 2027
🌎 WILD AROUND THE WORLD
What do an Ontario opossum and an Australian possum have in common? How is a black bear different from a giant panda? And what can a bobcat, lynx, cougar, lion, tiger, fox, wolf, or dingo teach us about adapting to life in different parts of the world?
This week, campers will travel across the globe without leaving Soper Creek!. Along the way, campers will compare adaptations, habitats, diets, behaviours, and the challenges animals face in different environments.
Here’s where our wild journey takes us:
Neighbours Near & Far – Opossums & Possums
Discover the difference between North American opossums and the many species of possums found in Australia and nearby regions.
Spiky Survivors – Porcupines & Hedgehogs
Ontario’s porcupines may look very different from hedgehogs, but both have developed unique ways to protect themselves. Compare their bodies, behaviours, habitats, and defenses!
Black Bears & Giant Pandas- Two bears, two very different worlds! Compare the forests of Ontario with the bamboo forests of China and discover how black bears and giant pandas have adapted to their environments—and how their diets have shaped the way they live.
Wild Cats of the World– From Ontario’s bobcats and lynx to cougars, lions, and tigers, explore the incredible diversity of the cat family. We’ll compare their size, habitats, hunting strategies, and adaptations for surviving everywhere from northern forests to grasslands and jungles.
Wild Dogs: From Ontario to Australia- Meet Ontario’s foxes, coyotes, and wolves and compare them with dingoes and other wild canids from around the world. Discover how members of the dog family have adapted to vastly different climates and landscapes.
WEEK 6: AUGUST 9-13, 2027
🏡 WILD NEIGHBOURS: WILDLIFE IN OUR BACKYARD
Amazing wildlife isn’t always far away! This week, campers will discover the incredible animals living right alongside us. From the forests and wetlands to our own backyards and neighbourhoods, we’ll learn how local wildlife survives, adapts and shares the environment with people.
Here’s who we might meet:
Backyard Wildlife – Discover the animals that may be living closer than you think.
Birds Next Door – Explore the amazing birds found right here in Ontario.
Wetland Neighbours – Learn about the creatures that depend on ponds, creeks and wetlands.
Living Alongside Wildlife – Discover how people and wildlife can safely share space.
Helping Wildlife at Home – Learn simple ways to make our communities more wildlife-friendly.
You don’t have to travel around the world to find something WILD!
WEEK 7: AUGUST 16-20 2027
🧬 BUILT FOR THE WILD
This week, campers will investigate the incredible adaptations that help animals survive in their environments. Every tooth, claw, feather, scale and paw has a purpose!
Here’s what we’ll investigate:
Teeth & Beaks – Discover how animals use their mouths to eat and survive.
Paws, Feet & Claws – Explore the many ways animals move through their environment.
Fur, Feathers, Scales & Skin – Discover how animal coverings help keep wildlife protected.
Build-a-Beast – Create an animal with the perfect adaptations for survival!
Get ready to discover why every animal is perfectly built for its own wild world!
WEEK 8: AUGUST 23 - 27, 2027
🦸 ANIMAL SUPERPOWERS
Forget capes and masks—animals have some pretty incredible superpowers of their own! This week, campers will discover the amazing abilities wildlife uses to survive, from super senses and incredible strength to speed, camouflage and more.
Here are some of the powers we’ll uncover:
Super Smellers – Discover animals with an incredible sense of smell.
Super Listeners – Explore how animals use their ears to navigate their world.
Super Sight – Learn about wildlife with amazing vision.
Super Speed – Discover some of nature’s fastest movers.
Masters of Disguise – Explore camouflage, mimicry and animals that know how to blend in.
Get ready to discover that sometimes the most amazing superheroes are already living in the wild!
WEEK 9: AUGUST 30-September 3, 2027
🌲 SECRETS OF THE FOREST
The forest is full of secrets—you just have to know where to look! This week, campers will slow down, explore and discover the hidden world all around them. From the tallest trees to the tiniest creatures beneath our feet, we’ll uncover the amazing connections that make a forest come alive.
Here’s what we’ll explore:
Giants of the Forest – Discover the trees that provide food, shelter and homes for wildlife.
The Hidden World – Explore fungi, decomposers and the organisms that help keep nature healthy.
Under the Leaf Litter – Search for tiny creatures living close to the forest floor.
Signs of Life – Discover tracks, nests, trails and other clues left behind by wildlife.
The Forest Connection – Explore how plants, animals and people are all connected.
There’s a whole world waiting to be discovered beneath the branches!
camp programming break down
Chick-a-dees (Ages 5-7)
$285+ HST / Week (Includes T-Shirt)
[offered All Summer (weeks 1-9)]
Our Chick-a-dee campers will be exploring the many wonders of wildlife within our forest. Each day our campers will cycle to a new and exciting activity station which reflects the weekly theme. As always campers will be able to climb the slack lines, search the creek for creatures among many other of their favorite activities at SCWR.
Program Runs
Monday – Friday
Time: 9:00-4:00pm
Group Size: 21
Wildlife Educators: 2 minimum
*Campers must be able to independently use the on-site port-a-potty facilities. Staff are not permitted to assist campers with washroom use.
Extended care available, for an additional fee:
7:00-9:00AM & 4:00-6:00PM
Please note: these additional hours are quiet time hours where the staff will do crafts, read books, build Lego structures and allow for additional snacks. These additional times do not include animal interactions, hikes or other core camp activities.
Wildlife Detectives (Ages 8-10)
$285 + HST/ Week (Includes T-Shirt)
[offered All Summer (weeks 1-9)]
Our Wildlife Detective campers will be putting on their owl eyes and fox ears to learn about the many different weekly themes. Each day our campers will cycle to a new and exciting activity station all while being able to enjoy some of their classic favorite activities, like play on the slack line, search the creek for critters, follow animal tracks and more.
Program Runs
Monday – Friday
Time: 9:00-4:00pm
Group Size: 24
Wildlife Educators: 2 minimum
*Campers must be able to independently use the on-site port-a-potty facilities. Staff are not permitted to assist campers with washroom use.
Extended care available, for an additional fee:
7:00-9:00AM & 4:00-6:00PM
Please note: these additional hours are quiet time hours where the staff will do crafts, read books, build Lego structures and allow for additional snacks. These additional times do not include animal interactions, hikes or other core camp activities.
Forest Explorers (Ages 11-12)
$285 + HST/ Week (Includes T-Shirt)
[offered All Summer (weeks 1-9)]
Our Forest Explorers campers are on their way to becoming Junior Care Takers. This group of older campers still get to enjoy all of the fun aspects of camp like activities.
Each day our campers will cycle to a new and exciting activity station learning the differently weekly themes. Please note that the themes may be the same as the younger ages but material is presented age appropriately.
Program Runs
Monday – Friday
Time: 9:00-4:00pm
Group Size: 15
Wildlife Educators: 1 minimum
*Campers must be able to independently use the on-site port-a-potty facilities. Staff are not permitted to assist campers with washroom use.
Extended care available, for an additional fee:
7:00-9:00AM & 4:00-6:00PM
Please note: these additional hours are quiet time hours where the staff will do crafts, read books, build Lego structures and allow for additional snacks. These additional times do not include animal interactions, hikes or other core camp activities.
Junior Care Taker (Ages 13-16)
$425 + HST/ Week (Includes T-Shirt)
[offered weeks 2, 4, 6, & 8 ]
Junior Care Takers spend the week learning about different aspects of animal care. Topics range from wildlife nutrition, general wildlife rehabilitation, caring for non-releasable wildlife, wildlife identification, and animal enrichment. Junior Care Takers is led by our wildlife technicians which have an abundance of knowledge of wildlife care and conservation. Participants are encouraged to ask questions and participate in designing their programming based on the interests that are brought forward. This program is designed for youth who are thinking about a career with animals in their future.
Monday – Friday
Time: 9:00-4:00pm
Group Size: 5
Wildlife Educators: 1 minimum
*Campers must be able to independently use the on-site port-a-potty facilities. Staff are not permitted to assist campers with washroom use.
Extended care available, for an additional fee:
7:00-9:00AM & 4:00-6:00PM
Please note: these additional hours are quiet time hours where the staff will do crafts, read books, build Lego structures and allow for additional snacks. These additional times do not include animal interactions, hikes or other core camp activities.
Future Rehabbers (Ages 14-16)
$425 + HST/ Week (Includes T-Shirt)
[offered all summer (Weeks 1-9)]
*Must complete Junior Care Taker prior to entry into Future Rehabbers*
Future Rehabbers spend the week immersed within our wildlife hospital, learning about different aspects of wildlife rehabilitation. Topics range from wildlife nutrition, caring for releasable wildlife, physical exams, fluid therapy and medical calculations. They even have an opportunity to do case examples. Future Rehabbers is led by our wildlife technicians which have an abundance of knowledge of wildlife care and conservation. Participants are encouraged to ask questions and participate in designing their programming based on the interests that are brought forward. This program is designed for youth who are thinking about a career with animals in their future.
Monday – Friday
Time: 9:00-4:00pm
Group Size: 2
Wildlife Educators: 1 minimum
Campers must be able to use the port-a-potty on their own. Staff are not permitted to assist children within the washroom facilities.
