Camp KEEP (Kern Environmental Education Program) offers Residential Outdoor Science Education for the students of Kern and San Luis Obispo Counties at two separate and beautiful coastal campuses: KEEP Ocean in Montaña de Oro State Park and KEEP By The Sea in San Luis Obispo. Here, students use the natural environment as a living laboratory. With activities grounded in Next Generation Science Standards and BEETLES teaching techniques, students learn about ecological concepts while they explore and study a variety of ecosystems through first-hand experiences. KEEP builds and strengthens community bonds by engaging students, teachers and chaperones in  shared, enriching experiences of living in cabins together, eating community meals, learning on the trails, playing science games by starlight, singing songs around a campfire, and falling asleep to the sound of the ocean.