When campers arrive at the Sandy Avocado Surf Camp on the Taylor Avenue beach in Beach Haven, they stick their boards down in the sand with the others and are immediately invited into an activity. That could be creating artwork, learning about the weather and waves, kicking around a soccer ball or some yoga. It’s immersive from the start.

Then all the kids gather under the tent to discuss the day’s activities, which will focus on surfing, skimboarding, a combination of the two or, if the ocean…