After-school and Day Camps

Edible Education Camps

The Edible Schoolyard Kern County’s (ESYKC) after-school and day camp programs are an opportunity for students from our community to experience our edible education programs. Camps are a way for students who don’t attend one of our partner schools to experience the thrill of learning in our hands-on garden and kitchen classrooms. Camp sessions are offered throughout the year.

Our camps combine ESYKC’s hands-on learning environment in garden and kitchen classrooms with an unmatched educational experience that integrates food cultivation, nutrition and edible education. 

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THIS CAMP IS SOLD OUT!

Our Summer Camp is a fantastic opportunity for children to learn about the basics of nutrition and agriculture through hands-on, interactive lessons and discussions.

Sessions were open to students who will be enrolled in second through sixth grade in Fall 2023. Each one-week session includes five days of half-day instruction:

  • Session One: Monday, June 5 – Friday, June 9, 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
  • Session Two: Monday, June 12 – Friday, June 16, 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
  • Session Three: Monday, June 19 – Friday, June 23, 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

All camps are hosted at the Buena Vista Edible Schoolyard in southwest Bakersfield. Campers are required to provide their own transportation.

Enrollment was limited. We are sold out for Summer Camp!

About Our Camps

What do campers do?

  • Outdoors, students learn the basics of gardening and the seed-to-table cycle in our Garden Classroom.
  • Inside the Kitchen Classroom, students learn to cook recipes that use fresh produce from the garden

All camps are hosted at the Buena Vista Edible Schoolyard in southwest Bakersfield. Campers are required to provide their own transportation.

The cost to attend After-school and Day Camps varies depending on the season. Campers are required to pay for their registration. Occasionally, our generous community partners fund scholarships for students. You can contact us for more information on scholarship opportunities. Camps are available all year round, but they fill up quickly.
  • After-school Camps
    • Fall
    • Winter
    • Spring
  • Day Camps
    • Spring Break
    • Summer

Register Your Student for Camp

Sign up to receive information about our future camps

The best way to learn about future camps is to sign up for our email mailing list. We will send you a notice when future camp registrations are announced.