Teen Urban Summer Program
In the Teen Urban Summer Program – an urban summer program and adventure camp – teens get to experience the wilder side of Toronto city parks and develop their leadership skills. The urban adventure program focuses on three main skill groups: Leadership and Mentoring, Wilderness and Survival Skills, and Naturalist Knowledge.
Registration for our 2024 Summer Day Camps is now open! You can find more registration details below.
The Teen Urban Summer program is an urban adventure camp in Toronto, geared toward teenagers aged 13 to 15. In it, campers will learn:
Leadership and Mentoring Skills:
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Play, learn and lead numerous camp- and nature-based games and songs
- Personal character development
Wilderness and Survival Skills:
- Fire by friction
- Local hazards (plants animals, insects)
- Camp safety
- Bushcraft: knots, tarps, ropes, wood
- Wild edible and medicinal plants
- Shelter building
- Sensory awareness and sneaking
- Leather making and working
- Primitive tools such as bows, arrows, stone tools and more
- Cordage (making rope out of plants)
- Knives and carving skills
Naturalist Knowledge:
- Plant identification
- Wildlife tracking and observation
- Learn bird calls and start to reveal the language of the birds
- Learn to use field guides to identify and research
- Develop personal nature goals
- Get and use a ‘sit spot’ to learn more about the land
- Mapping the local topography
- Create and use a nature journal
Click here to learn more about our curriculum and learning outcomes.
Summer 2024 Details:
This is an urban adventure day camp lasting 1 week. Sessions occur on a daily basis and run from Monday to Friday. To really build on the skills and opportunities gained from this camp, teens are welcome to join us for multiple 1 week sessions to enrich their experience!
We update program availability about once a week, but things can change fast! To double check if spots are available in your camp of interest, we recommend heading over to our registration site (click "Register" below). If a camp is full, we strongly encourage you to sign up to waitlists! We typically see quite a bit of movement on our waitlists before camps begin and we’d love to let you know if a spot opens up.
ET Seton Park (East End)
King's Mill Park (West End)
Bursaries are available through our Bursary Fund.
A $100 deposit is required upon registration. The balance is collected following acceptance. No payment plans will be available through the registration system. If payment in full creates financial hardship for your family, please reach out to our team at info@pineproject.org to discuss a custom payment plan.
Please review our full cancellation policy carefully before registering.
Registration for Summer 2024:
Registration for the 2024 season is open! To view availability and apply to register, click the Registration button below and complete an application.
*We follow an application to register process – families apply to register a camper and after brief review, we’ll be in contact with you as soon as possible if we have any additional follow-up questions.
*If you anticipate a disability creating a barrier to completing our online registration process, please contact our office prior to the registration date.
*Please note: We offer pre-registration to returning campers before this public registration date.
Click here for registration policies.