Heart Education is woven throughout every Camp Taylor session and offered multiple times during camp, led by our healthcare professionals. These classes are designed for both heart campers and siblings to better understand congenital heart disease, including medications, future procedures, and physical limitations, while reframing that knowledge in an empowering, hopeful way. Campers learn through hands-on, age-appropriate experiences such as exploring heart models, immersive VR journeys through the chambers of the heart, Z-Space 3D learning, and for older groups, pig heart dissections to connect anatomy to real-life care.

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We also partner with leading healthcare institutions, including Stanford, to bring cutting-edge research and specialty labs directly to camp. Campers meet researchers and physicians, learn about emerging treatments, and even participate in activities like creating beating cells and exploring the future of bio 3D printing. When kids understand why they take medications or why a future surgery may be needed, fear often gives way to confidence. Our hope is that through Heart Education, children feel less isolated in the real world, more secure about their condition, and more connected to a community of peers and professionals who truly understand what they are facing.