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Sat, 8/2/2025
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Camp Invention Summer 2025
Camp Invention: National
Inspire your child’s creativity and watch their confidence soar with our all-new Camp Invention® program, Discover! Campers in grades K-6 will team up with friends for hands-on, open-ended STEM fun. They’ll create their own claw machine, uncover the science behind optical illusions, rev up for the ultimate road trip and embark on an eco-expedition to investigate penguins in Antarctica! Each experience is designed to spark curiosity, build persistence and create an unforgettable summer. Visit invent.org/local to secure your spot! Register using CIFUN25 by 3/20 to save $25 or CIFUN15 by 5/15 to save $15 off the registration fee. Payment plans available.
2-Week Camp Session at Falling Creek Camp
Falling Creek Camp
Falling Creek’s 2-Week session is a well-rounded camp experience for boys new to camp in 1st-5th grades. The activity schedule is similar to June and Main Camp, with six daily activity periods, but with fewer out-of-camp trips. Boys enjoy a wide variety of activities, and generally use 2-Week as the foundation for a longer session in the future.
Scratch Ninja - Scratch Coding (Beginner to Advanced)
Create & Learn
Learn Scratch - the most popular kids coding platform, in small groups of 3-5 students. Create games, stories, animations and have fun!
2025 Summer Camps - At Palette **MULTIPLE CAMPS/MULTIPLE WEEKS ( Ages 4-15)
Palette
Palette art camp is a fun, stress free art experience where kids will discover through art exploration as well as experience guided art activities. Artists will experience hands on activities integrating the individual child's educational and artistic needs in a fun environment! With guidance and support, every child will develop ideas and explore creativity regardless of artistic ability.
Scratch Junior
Create & Learn
A fun ScratchJr coding class for kindergarteners and 1st graders.
iD Tech On Campus Camps- Multiple locations (2025)
ID Tech Camps- Multiple locations
Register today for camps held at 75+ inspiring universities! Your child will walk the halls of their dream campus, bond with friends and mentors over legendary iD traditions, and experience the magic that’s made us the world’s #1 tech camp for 23+ years! Summer Fun on Your Child’s Dream Campus This is more than a camp. It’s a chance for your child to come face-to-face with friends and mentors who share their interests, all in an inspiring setting that excites them for the future. Between sessions of hands-on STEM fun, they’ll get the ultimate taste of collegiate life, from campus exploration and iconic architecture to meals in the dining halls and sweet dreams in the dorms. You get more. A LOT more. iD Tech is the very best experience built around your child—their interests, their skill level, their goals for the future. Our on-campus programs include an exclusive package designed for maximum inspiration and long-term success.
CURSIVE HANDWRITING + DRAWING AMERICAN HISTORY
Foundations Classical Academy
In this live online course, we improve our print and cursive handwriting through reading and writing about people and events from American history as well as drawing them. Why drawing? Drawing develops some of the same muscle groups used for handwriting. It's also lots of fun! Recommended for ages 11-18. An ADULT SECTION is also available (meeting time is different. It will start at 9:30 AM PST and end at 10:30 AM PST).
Rock Band Camp - Bach to Rock Zionsville
Bach to Rock Zionsville: America's Music School
In Bach to Rock® band camps, kids can unleash their musical talents. Our Rock Band Camp gives kids the chance to practice and perform as part of a real rock band — even if it’s their first time playing an instrument! Bands receive coaching from experienced musicians, with the opportunity to perform and record their own music. This camp is perfect for young musicians who want to build new skills, gain stage experience, or make friends with other performers!
ADAPTED CLASSICS: The Iliad, The Odyssey, and Greek History (online camp in the liberal arts)
Foundations Classical Academy
The purpose of this live ONLINE course is to spark pre-teen/early teenage students' interest in reading classic books and to teach them to engage in Socratic discussion about themes, characters, plot, etc. We will also focus on history related to the stories. Our summer 2025 readings are selections from Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey. The cost is $150 for 22.5 hours of instruction June 16-Aug. 13, 2025.
Rock City World Tour Camp - Bach to Rock Zionsville
Bach to Rock Zionsville: America's Music School
Rock City World Tour introduces young campers to a world of music! This music camp for kids 3-6 years old and includes a mix of storytime, musical instruments, and group play. Rock City is a blast for growing musicians and introduces kids to core musical concepts. It’s the perfect camp for preschoolers and early elementary students who want to get started with music!
Art & Storytime for Elementary Kids
Art Play Learn - Bowie, MD
Even older kids love stories- just not baby stories! Popular stories, fun facts, making art, show and tell and more fun and interactive activities will keep your child engaged, and creating!
Twinkling Stars Camp: Wicked | Ages 6-8 - Youth Inspirations Theatre **Session 4
Youth Inspirations Theatre
Join us for a week full of fun activities, friends, learning, laughter and creativity as we explore the many facets of musical theater through acting, singing and dancing. Students will learn more about specific acting skills, dance technique, stage presence and more. Each day they will rehearse parts for a mini musical to be performed at the end of the week. It will be made up of a few songs with show dialog to tell the story and give every student a specific role, lines, choreography, costumes and singing. No previous training is necessary, but also welcomed.
ASL Club for Families
Art Play Learn - Bowie, MD
This “ASL Club for Families” focuses on developing American Sign Language skills using a combination of games, storytelling, and art, so that the entire family can connect and improve communication with their Deaf or pre-verbal child. *Families comprised solely of hearing individuals are also welcome.*
Young Writers Summer Camps
Lighthouse Writers Workshop
Lighthouse offers a wide array of full and half-day summer camps from June through August for young writers ages eight to 18. Whether they've got a few novels under their belt, are new but curious about poems, or are a reluctant writer, our camps offer a fun, creative, and challenging way for young people to explore and express who they are, build new friendships, and create truly beautiful works of art.
Mythical Creatures Art Camp - With Myart - Carmel (Ages 5 & up)
MyArt - Carmel
Join us for seasonal art camps! Starting at ages 5, MyArt Art Camps are a fun and creative time for almost all ages! One day Art Camps meet once for three hours; within those three hours, campers will be guided through the drawing, coloring, and completion of 1 - 2 pieces of art! In MyArt Art Camps, campers learn drawing and painting techniques while experiencing a variety of media!
2025 Columbian Park Zoo Summer Camps - **Multiple camps/Multiple weeks
Columbian Park Zoo
Columbian Park Zoo offers a summer full of learning fun with Zoo Camps! Camps begin June 2 with weekly themed day camp offerings each week. Age groups are 5-7, 8-11 and 12-14 years. Discover your WILD side at Zoo Camps! Each Zoo Camp is a stand-alone session, based on a popular nature-based theme. Camps are educational, encouraging active learning through games, crafts, age-appropriate science explorations, and hands-on encounters with a variety of live Animal Ambassadors. Rich in STEM-based activities, these camps engage the natural curiosity in a child and allow ample opportunity to practice critical emerging science skills. Learning has never been so much fun!
Camp Manitowa 2025
Camp Manitowa
At Camp Manitowa our summer camp near St. Louis in Southern Illinois strive to provide campers an environment that fosters all the skills parents want their kids to develop early on in life. Our Rend Lake camp is a non-religions program that serves campers 2nd to 9th-grade. Kids gain independence, build self-esteem, and learn about cooperation and problem-solving, all while making new, lifelong friends. We offer a small community for campers so that they feel like they are part of the Manitowa family. By offering structured free choice activities, we encourage kids to feel a sense of belonging and control over their experience, which leaves them feeling empowered and able to learn and grow. View a typical day at Camp Manitowa and a map of the grounds. With so many water, art, sports, and nature activity options, campers will want to return to Manitowa for years to come. We serve campers from St. Louis, Indianapolis, Chicago, Kansas City, Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, Denver, and the many communities of Southern and Central Illinois.
2025 Summer Camps - With Hamilton County Parks and Recreation **MULTIPLE CAMPS/MULTIPLE WEEKS
Hamilton County Parks and Recreation
Looking for a fun and energetic camp for you children to attend this summer? Hamilton County Parks & Recreation is offering another summer camp series this year.
Tuolumne Family Camp
City of Berkeley, CA
Tuolumne Family Camp offers an unforgettable adventure nestled in the stunning Sierra Nevada mountains, where families can connect with nature and each other. With activities like hiking, campfire stories, and swimming in Tuolumne Meadows, it's a perfect escape for outdoor lovers of all ages. Experience the magic of the high country in a cozy, community-oriented setting that makes every moment feel special.
2025 Summer Camps - At Strawtown Koteewi Park - With Hamilton County Parks and Recreation (Ages 10 -14)
Hamilton County Parks and Recreation
Experience the best of outdoor fun at Koteewi Park! Activities like fishing, archery, canoeing, wagon rides, aerial adventures, and more are designed to foster teamwork, resilience, and critical life skills while creating lasting memories in the great outdoors.
ADTC ULTIMATE Central Lakes WI Dance Camp
American Dance Training Camps
Hey Girls Ages 8 – 17! You’re invited to spend an action-packed week or two with us this summer (July 20 - 26 &/or July 27 - Aug 2) at American Dance Training Camps - the ULTIMATE overnight dance camp! Our WI home is Ripon College... come make new friends, learn cool moves & have a BLAST at ADTC!