Success! Goal met and exceeded!
We are thrilled to announce that we have raised $579,155 to complete the first phase of our Master Plan - Bathrooms & Showers. Now, it's time to build! Read more...
Thanks to everyone who donated and shared our campaign - we couldn't have done this without you!
COVID-19
Field Trip Update
Teachers and parents, we want you to know that we have temporarily postponed conducting in-person field trips until it becomes safe to do so. We miss seeing you at camp! In the interim, you may wish to schedule a Virtual Field Trip with our educators.
Camp Cooper Online
Designed For Ages K - 5th Grade
Parents of students in Kindergarten through 5th grade are invited to sign up, and each Monday, participants will receive a weekly activity for kids, delivered straight to their email. There is no cost to sign up.
Self Guided Environmental Education For Parents and Children To Do Together
Camp Cooper Online is a free, online portal to environmental learning made fun and new, brought to you by our amazing team of educators. Activities have been tailored to being done at home using original videos, downloadable worksheets for older kids to complete independently or for younger kids to complete with parents.
Activities incorporate ecological and life science learning opportunities derived from state standards and flexible for a range of ages.
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"I am amazed at the effort put into the activities and how great the staff are with the kids"
- Parent of Tolson Elementary student
Cooper Educational Videos
Get to know our educational staff as they take on on virtual walks, hunts for flowers, share some of their favorite books and animals, and lead you in fun activities to do from home or in your neighborhood!
"Exploring the desert with the kids was life changing. I'm not a Tucson native, so I learned so much!"
-Parent of Lineweaver student
NEW!Free Educational Video Series for K - 5th Grade
Camp Cooper Online is a free, online portal to environmental learning made fun and new, brought to you by our amazing team of educators. Activities have been tailored to being done at home using original videos, downloadable worksheets for older kids to complete independently or for younger kids to complete with parents. Parents of students in Kindergarten through 5th grade are invited to sign up.
Sign Up For Camp Cooper Online
Deepening Feelings For The Earth
We work to increase ecological understandings and deepen feelings for nature by creating lifelong memories, and by inspiring learners of all ages to live more lightly and sustainably on the Earth.
In person programs are postponed until further notice.
Sign Up For A Virtual Field Trip!
Filling the Gap For Science Teacher Training
Cooper Center partners with Partners for Equitable Science Instruction to help Tucson teachers get closer to nature as they experience Camp Cooper's science teacher development workshops with hands on activities, hikes and classroom instruction.
Read About Recent Workshops