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Discovery :: Ages 9–13

Registration opens April 2 at 9 a.m. for members and April 6 for nonmembers

10% Member Discount

Naturalist-in-Training

Calling all nature enthusiasts! Come along as we venture into the wild world of Flagstaff’s forests. Spend the week honing your observation skills, creating forest ecology experiments, exploring the landscape during nature hikes and games, and examining the important roles of plants, animals, and wildfires in the ponderosa pine forest ecosystem.

Educator: Marci Wills

June 18–22, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. :: Register Online

$215

Volcanism

Explore the exciting, explosive geologic history of northern Arizona through hands-on experiments and field trips to Sunset Crater National Park and the Lava River Caves. Adventurers needed!

Educator: Lorie Payne

June 18–22, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. :: Register Online

$215

Adventures in Archaeology

Participate in real excavations, learn to make maps, analyze artifacts, and explore nearby archaeological sites. Learn about native foods, rock art, and stone tools through activities, field trips, and demonstrations. Field trips daily.

Educator: Elden Pueblo Staff

June 25–29, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. :: Register Online

$250

Fact, Fiction, & In-Between

Fire up your imaginations and hone your creative writing skills with published author Matthew Henry Hall. Explore Flagstaff through the eyes of an author and illustrator, as you visit Sunset Crater, Wupatki, and downtown landmarks to develop your own characters and storylines. Develop and design your own book for debut during the annual fall Discovery exhibit.

Educator: Matthew Henry Hall

June 25–29, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. :: Register Online

$215

Entomology Field Camp

Attention insect lovers and young scientists! Collect, identify, and mount insects with MNA’s curator of ecology and conservation. Explorations and a Wednesday overnight on MNA’s 217-acre campus will immerse you in the wondrous world of insects. Field trip to Inner Basin. No class on July 4.

Educator: JP Hodnett

July 2–6, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. :: Register Online

$215

Earth Alive!

Explore local soils and clay from the bottom up. Get your hands dirty conducting soil ecology experiments, discover local plants and their uses, and learn how to make jewelry, shelters, and more from foraged materials. Construct a cob oven and bake a class feast on Friday. No class on July 4.

Educator: Attie O’Brien

July 2–6, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. :: Register Online

$195

FUNctional Clay

Pinch, coil, and build functional clay pieces, as you learn the art of ancient hand building and firing techniques, as well as contemporary clays and glazes. Create bowls, plates, serving dishes, and mugs that you can really use!

Educator: Ellen Colby

July 9–13, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. :: Register Online

$230

Paleo Shark Attack

Discover ancient sharks that live in your backyard! Explore the 260 million year old sea that once covered much of northern Arizona and learn about the amazing creatures that swam here. Help MNA and NAU scientists in the field and lab to find and prepare shark fossils. Field trips to local fossil sites and Sea Life aquarium in Phoenix on Thursday.

Educator: JP Hodnett

July 9–13, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. :: Register Online

$230

Aqua Detectives

Explore the unique environments of local lakes, rivers, and creeks through observation, games, and experiments. Learn about watersheds, erosion, and water health. Observe the animals and insects that call these waters home. Field trip to Wet Beaver Creek.

Educator: Attie O’Brien

July 16–20, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. :: Register Online

$215

Cast Iron Chef

Carry on the legend of pioneer cooking! Cultivate your frontier culinary skills as you gain first-hand experience cooking out of a Dutch oven and preparing foods from scratch.

Educator: Ellen Colby

July 16–20, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. :: Register Online

$215

Field Archaeologist

Participate in real fieldwork! Learn site assessment, surveying, photography, and mapping. Conduct fieldwork at sites not visited since 1930, when MNA co-founder Harold Colton first discovered them. Field trips to archaeological sites daily.

Educator: Elden Pueblo Staff

July 23–27, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. :: Register Online

$250

Art + Science

Discover the intersection of science and art. Learn about science and symmetry in art, music, and architecture. Explore the science of art conservation during a special behind the scenes tour of MNA Collections.

Educator: Judith Arnold

July 23–27, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. :: Register Online

$215

Picture Perfect

Do you love being artistic and examining the world around you? Create your own pinhole camera, explore the region through a photographer’s lens, learn about famous photographers in the Southwest, and create photo collages. Photographs will be displayed in the fall MNA Discovery exhibit.

Educator: Clair Stoeckley

July 30–August 3, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. :: Register Online

$215

Rockin' Geology

Adventurers wanted! Discover the dynamic world of northern Arizona geology through experiments, creating a geologic time scale, investigating plate tectonics and sand dune formations, and searching for fossils. Walk into the center of a volcano that exploded long ago during a field trip to Red Mountain.

Educator: Marci Wills

July 30–August 3, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. :: Register Online

$215

EcoArtist

Have you ever wondered what to do with plastic grocery bags, broken dishes, and Styrofoam trays? Unleash your creative spirit as you transform these everyday objects into beautiful mosaics, mobiles, kites, planters, and prints. Learn about artists that work with recycled objects. Family art show on Friday.

Educator: Clair Stoeckley

August 6–10, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. :: Register Online

$195

Summer Among the Peaks

Join MNA for SAP’s fifteenth year, exploring educational topics with games, outdoor activities, hikes, art projects, experiments, and overnight adventures. Mondays and Tuesdays, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. are on MNA’s campus. Wednesdays through Fridays are in the field (unless otherwise specified), camping, discovering, and having fun.

Educators: Andy Yazzie and Sarah Collins

June 18–22 Canyon Culture Challenge

Hike and explore the largest prehistoric trading center in North America at Chaco Canyon. Wake up early to experience the Summer Solstice and traditional dances. Then travel to Canyon de Chelly, where an oasis full of rock art, cliff dwellings, and adventure awaits.

(In the field Tuesday–Friday)

$385 :: Register Online

June 25–30 San Juan River

Raft the mighty San Juan from Bluff, Utah to Mexican Hat. Learn about the geology, archaeology, flora, and fauna of southern Utah, and experience the sights and sounds of Canyon Country.

(In the field Wednesday–Saturday)

$650 :: Register Online

July 16–20 Wild Canyons

Canyoneer through the canyons of the Mogollon Rim, while studying water resources and riparian ecology. Camp, hike, swim, and explore beautiful desert canyons at Sycamore Canyon, West Clear Creek, and the West Fork of Oak Creek. Don’t forget your swimsuit!

(In the field Wednesday–Friday)

$335 :: Register Online

July 30–August 3 Grand Canyon North Rim

Tour Glen Canyon Dam, learn about the mighty Colorado River, and camp alongside Lake Powell. Then journey on to see one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World—the Grand Canyon! Hike the North Kaibab Trail, camp on the Canyon rim, learn about the flora and fauna, and if lucky, see a California condor!

(In the field Tuesday–Friday)

$385 :: Register Online

August 6–10 Hike & Bike

Learn maintenance, safety, and hints from a local biking expert. Test your skills and spend three days riding the breathtaking trails of the Mogollon Rim.

(In the field Wednesday–Friday)

$335 :: Register Online

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