Nature walk + movement
We leave the drop-off tree together on a nature walk that sets the tone and settles everyone in. Then it's time to move: tag games, relays, soccer and plenty of tree climbing.
Outside,
ALLsummer
Immersive outdoor STEM day camps in Vancouver, growing confident, resilient children.
Friendship included.
Eight weeks at Trout Lake, July 5 to August 27. $500 a week, ages 5 to 8.
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Registration opens to this list before everyone else in January.
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Mud kitchen
Child-led sensory play. Children pour, mix, measure and invent recipes with mud, water and whatever the park provides. Early chemistry and maths, driven entirely by their own ideas.
Guided group activity
After lunch, an educator leads the big project of the day: a group experiment, a larger craft or a build. Then a closing circle and home. What we made, what we noticed, what we'll try tomorrow.
A new theme
Each location has its own themes, shaped by its park's landscape. Take a look at some of our 2026 themes from Trout Lake.
Tiny Wild Things
Who else lives at Trout Lake?
Builders of the Wild
What can we make with what's here?
The Park After Dark
What happens at Trout Lake when we're not watching?
The Trout Lake Fairy Village
Who comes here after we leave?
Every Friday, each child earns a completion badge for the week's theme.
Hands-on,
Outdoor STEM
Nature-based, play-based, screen-free. Science, engineering and social skills, all learned outside.
Every week
A video recap of your child's week
Sent to every family. A window into their week, and a conversation starter at home.
- Nature-based learning
- Inquiry-based
- Screen-free
- Social-emotional learning
Why families
Choose Sunhouse
1
Six to one
Six children per educator, every session. Every child known by name and by nature.
2
STEM every day
Weather tracking, structure building, nature math. Woven into the day, not bolted on.
3
Parks as classroom
Vancouver's most loved parks, used as full-time learning environments. The 2027 lineup is growing.
4
Built on The Method
Every educator trained in The Sunhouse Method, our approach to raising confident, capable children.
99 children joined us in summer 2026, across three Vancouver parks.
★★★★★
"My daughter came home filthy, slept like a rock, and asked when she could go back before we'd reached the car."
Rachel K. · parent of a 5-year-old, East Vancouver
★★★★★
"Calm, present, capable. After two weeks of camp my daughter is more independent at home."
Anika S. · Kitsilano
★★★★★
"Small groups, real educators, no rushing. My son came home talking about beetles and the shelter he wanted to build next."
David M. · Mount Pleasant
"Warmth and firm expectations are not a trade. Children do best with both, fully, at the same time."The Method in one line
Even the Park Fairy writes back. Real letters, real wonder, every week.
Read the full Method Questions,
Answered
Something we missed? Write to us and a real person answers.
hello@sunhousecamps.comWhat ages do Sunhouse Camps accept?
Children ages 5 to 8, fully potty trained and able to stay within sight of the group. The range is by design, and our 6:1 ratio is built for it.
Where do camps run in 2027?
Parks across Vancouver. The 2027 lineup is growing, and locations are announced to the early bird list first.
Is there any indoor time?
No. Sunhouse is fully outdoors. Every hour of camp, from drop-off to pickup, happens outside in the park. Children come dressed for the weather, and if conditions ever become unsafe we follow our weather policy.
What if it rains?
Camp runs rain or shine. Children come dressed for West Coast weather, and our educators keep the day engaging in all of it.
How will I know what my child did all day?
Every family receives a weekly video recap of their child's time at camp. A window into their week, and a conversation starter at home.
Who are the educators?
Every educator is trained in The Sunhouse Method before they meet a child. They are all is CPR and First Aid certified and background checked.
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Registration opens
Pick your weeks before registration opens to everyone in January. Groups are small, and the popular weeks fill first.
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