Explore the Bay and its wetlands. Using the latest in computers and technology, students will get a real hands-on opportunity to explore, study, and conduct actual scientific research on the Chesapeake Bay. Canoe among the herons, seine for aquatic life, and muck through a marsh. Experience nature first-hand, and develop the skills to do the work of a scientist.
This non-profit provides programs, places, content and other experiences related to invention. There is information on how to get a patent for an invention, resources related to patents and inventions, the National Inventors Hall of Fame and information on programs such as Camp Invention.
Sally Ride Science Camps encourage girls’ interests in science by giving them hands-on science learning and activities in an environment that is designed to be supportive, enriching, and – most importantly – fun!
Russian School of Mathematics is a math program for kids in grades K through 12. RSM also has a variety of after school and summer programs ranging from day camps to sleep away camps.
Camp Invention is a nationally recognized summer day camp that integrates science, math, history, and the arts. This one-week program fosters creativity, teamwork, inventive thinking skills, and science literacy by enabling children to learn through fun hands-on experiences, subject immersion, and discovery. The enrichment program consists of five activity-oriented thematic modules designed to enhance the students' learning and understanding.
Cub Creek Science Camp offers a one-of-a-kind summer experience for kids between the ages of 7 - 17.
This is a simulated dig which enables youth ages 4-13 to learn the Earthwatch volunteer techniques, including excavation and bone identification. Paleontological excavation techniques are taught, including identification of replica mammoth and giant short-faced bear fossils. Replicas are buried in a special area next to the actual sinkhole. Wear appropriate clothing - participants get dirty. A parent or guardian must stay at the Mammoth Site during the program; seating is available near the dig box. Photos and filming are encouraged. Participants bring home a fossil identification booklet, completion certificate, and news release.
Computers affect our lives daily, changing the way we work, play and even think. Now the Internet is central to everything we do. After a computer camp experience, those "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" essays will never be the same. With ample computer time and an emphasis on hands-on experience, campers come to understand the computers' potential and limitations. The impact of computers on our society requires that a computer camp provide general knowledge about computers, computing, and social implications of computers.
"Sea Camp is a week-long adventure exploring the wonders of the marine and estuarine environments. As a Sea Camper, you will have access to research vessels, oceanographic equipment,laboratory facilities and a professional staff enabling you to learn about the ocean through first-hand on-the-water experiences."
The Jayhawk Debate Institute at the University of Kansas is a premier high school debate camp providing first class instruction at an exceptional value. The JDI offers students of all levels of debate experience the opportunity to further their development through a low student-to-staff ratio and interaction with exceptional faculty.
A fun and inspiring introduction to the game for beginners,
A motivating and educational experience for the intermediates,
A stimulating and enlightening adventure for the advanced
Global Youth Village (GYV) is an international summer training program for young people 13-18 located in Bedford, VA. GYV is a micro-model of the world community filled with the music, laughter, food, arts and aspirations of our diverse humanity. The program offers stimulating workshops in music, dialogue and conflict resolution, global issues, environmental issues and mass media. Here future leaders expand their minds, skills and horizons. With trust, cooperation and enthusiasm, they cross barriers of ethnicity and race, gender and religion. Discover how to make a difference both locally and globally.
This organization provides instruction in over eighty academic, arts, and recreational courses during its regular academic schedule as well as free choice recreational activities and special evening programs Monday through Friday. Up to 100 $500 Merit Scholarships are offered towards a residential program.
"The Alexandria Archaeology Summer Camp provides an opportunity for students, ages 12 to 15, to dig the past in historic Alexandria, Virginia. Participants work directly with City Archaeologists to excavate an historic site and discover evidence of earlier times. Choose a one- or two- week session, and use science, history and geography skills to discover more about the town's history and how archaeological methods uncover the past. Participants excavate on a real archaeological site, work with their excavated artifacts in the archaeology laboratory, and take field trips and walking tours. "
Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, a summer school of the arts located in Michigan’s Manistee National Forest, offers fine arts education for all ages. The summer camp annually serves 5,000 gifted elementary, junior high and high school students with diverse programs in music, art, dance, and drama. Since its inception in 1966, Blue Lake has provided cultural enrichment to more than 250,000 gifted students and countless concert-goers. Programs are designed to educate through a carefully developed and balanced curriculum as well as elective courses in art, drama, dance, or music. Organized recreation, practice time, recitals, master classes, evening activities, and regular attendance at performances complete the camp experience.
"The Leapfrog Program provides innovative academics for young, academically talented students, beginning at age four and a half. Leapfrog classes are a one-week enrichment curriculum offered in a language arts track and a math/science track. These courses include substantial, engaging, hands-on activities designed to help students acquire and practice new concepts in fun and interesting ways. Students can sign up for one, two or three weeks. Children can enroll in math, science, or language arts courses, depending on their test scores."
"Summer Wonders" has three two-week sessions in the summer. Children choose three areas to study per session. This is not an academically intense program; rather it is a relaxed exploration of different subjects.
Thomas More College offers a variety of summer athletic camps, including:
Baseball
Men's Basketball
Football
Men's Soccer
Women's Basketball
Women's Soccer
Volleyball
Transylvania is a distinguished liberal arts college of approximately 1,100 students that is consistently ranked and praised in the leading national college guides. They offer summer camps for:
Academic and Computer Camp (For Junior High, High School Students)
Computer Camp (For High School Students)
Academic Camp (For High School Students)
Created in 1942, Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp is a summer camp offering a range of classes for students ages 11 through 17. The camp is located on 125 acres of deeply wooded forests 85 miles from New York City. Activities range from writing a play, playing badminton, glassblowing, horseback riding, spelunking, sculpture, clown/improv, costume, lighting and sound design, set design, circus arts, radio, dance, culinary arts, etc.
NHICC is offering six, one-week day camps where campers will experiment with various materials and media, create wacky constructions, play strange games, and build better brains through fun activities. A five-day overnight camp is available at the Grantham location for children entering 5th-9th grades. There is a new option available for Mom, Dad, and siblings to come and vacation nearby while the child attends the overnite camp.
The Chautauqua Institution has been described as "an American Utopia". It has a 9 week long summer program of arts, lectures, religious programming, sports, opera, theater, etc. There is a developmental preschool and activities for older children. Classes are offered in a variety of subjects. It is a safe, wholesome, and physically beautiful environment; one walks or bikes everywhere.
The Connecting with Courage expedition is a summer program where girls get physically stronger by sailing, backpacking, or sea kayaking and build mental muscles by exercising their imaginations! Girls are given the opportunity to take on leadership roles and make independent decisions. Connecting with Courage encourages girls to speak their minds, share ideas, express emotions, be creative and challenge themselves through sensible physical risks. At the end of the course, girls leave with wonderful new friendships, enhanced confidence, a greater ability to express themselves and a clearer sense of their strengths.
Emagination's camps combine the wonder of technology with the activities and lifetime benefits of a traditional summer camp. Campers can build a PC and go for a swim…learn video game design and kick a soccer ball. They advance their computer skills, make friends, learn independence and develop self-confidence.
First established in 1926, the Boys Camp remains the flagship program at Kieve. During its two 3-week sessions a total of approximately 190 boys experience a wide variety of exciting and enjoyable in-camp activities and increasingly challenging wilderness tripping adventures. Kieve believes that a boy meeting and living with boys from different parts of the world nurtures his social maturity, so we attempt to balance our enrollment by accepting campers from various cities and countries. Knowing that today’s boys encounter competition in many forms during the academic year, at Kieve they can profit from experiences that emphasize cooperation and personal growth each summer.
The Kieve Science and Wilderness Programs encourage girls and women to pursue their goals despite traditional stereotypes, take healthy risks, problem solve, and try new things. Our Wilderness Programs include Junior, Senior and Advanced expeditions, as well as a Mother/Daughter and Women's Adventures. Our purpose is to dispel some of the old stereotypes, to boost the opportunities for girls in science, and to help young women begin to recognize their potential. We give girls the opportunity to do what boys had been doing at Kieve for so many years and to honor their place in society as confident, capable contributors in a variety of fields, including science.
Mansfield University offers a one week summer program for 4-10 grade, gifted students. The program gives students an opportunity to participate in fun, educational activities that promote the learning of life skills.
Stagedoor Manor is a theater summer camp for ages 8 through 18 in New York. Learn from directors, choreographers and vocal coaches in all class levels - beginner and advanced. Application available online.
Usdan is a summer school of the arts which provides activities for the beginning to the advanced. Courses are 7 weeks or 4 weeks. Applicants qualify on basis of interest as well as a degree of skill or advancement. There are 3 divisions, based upon current grade in school. Children are placed according to age and/or advancement. Children choose a major and take two classes in their major and one class in a minor. There are six program to choose from: Music, Dance, Theater, Arts, Chess, and Writing.
Adventure Treks is about making memories, making friendships, and making more confident young men and women through amazing outdoor adventures. These adventures include a wide variety of exciting wilderness activities such as rock climbing, whitewater rafting, mountain biking and backpacking in some of the most beautiful scenery in North America.
Cybercamps hosts single and multi-week summer technology camps for 7-16 year olds at prestigious university campuses across America.
This residential summer program combines outdoor adventures with experiential learning. Students entering 7th-10th grade will spend three weeks in North Carolina taking three academic classes in either art, drama, English, mathematics, science or technology.
The purpose of the camp is to nurture in children and teens a respect and sensitivity to the natural world through greater knowledge of self and nature. The campers develop this through direct interactions with nature and the staff, learning scientific information, and through gaining experiences as part of a community.
Camp Broadstone is a summer enrichment program for gifted and talented youth. The camp provides students the opportunity to participate in hands-on activities in enrichment classes and adventure programs that are intended to encourage intellectual, social, and physical growth. Enrichment classes that encompass history, science, and culture are offered in the mornings, while the adventure activities, including, hiking, swimming, and rafting are scheduled in the afternoons.
Duke Youth Programs is a part of Duke University Continuing Studies and has provided summer academic enrichment for over 20 years. Each summer approximately 650 youth from around the nation, representing some 22 states and 5 different countries, attend one of our summer programs. All programs seek to engage learners in innovative, interactive, transformative learning experiences. Co-curricular social and recreational activities complement the instructional day. The camp "learning community" approaches learning as a shared responsibility among students, instructors and counselors.
Astronomy Camp is a unique involvement in science and engineering offered through the Travel program of The University of Arizona's Alumni Association. These camps emphasize hands-on learning experiences. Astronomy Camp also offers a Camp for educators who wish to acquire firsthand knowledge in the fascinating field of astronomy. In addition, schools are invited to inquire about arranging special Camp experiences throughout the year.
At Game Builder Creation Camps we combine learning and fun and bring it to a whole new level. At this camp your child will actually design, develop and create "one of a kind" computer games.
Astrocamp is a week-long summer camp for kids ages 8-14. The cost ranges from $750 - 1,500 and allows campers to participate in such activities as rocket launches, using telescopes to examine the stars, and other space activities.
The Cazadero Performing Arts Camp, located in Sonoma County, offers youth music sessions and family camp. Since 1957, this camp has been providing musical education and performances to youngsters from the Bay Area and beyond. The camp is in an old growth redwood grove approximately two hours from the Bay Area.
The Bay Area Writing Project's Young Writers' Camps offer students the time and opportunity to explore their writing interests, discover their strengths and learn more about the craft of writing. The camps provide in-depth writing instruction, structured writing workshop time, flexibility in writing assignments, and daily opportunities to share writing with peers. Through the camps, students discover the conditions and habits needed to do their best writing and grow in their confidence and skill.
This program offers students, ages 8-15, a traditional summer camp experience combined with intellectual stimulation. There is one two-week program and two month-long programs offered throughout the summer. Tuition ranges from $2,650 to $4,900.
Since 1985, Center for Cultural Interchange (CCI) has been dedicated to the promotion of cultural understanding, academic development and world peace. This is a great site for summer camps abroad. CCI camps provide high quality supervision and many activities including a variety of sports, language classes, and social events. CCI Youth Camps are perfect for the young traveler or students wanting a more sports oriented program. Programs are available for students between the ages of 10 – 17 with beginning to advanced language abilities. Generally, several 2, 3 and 4 week sessions are available during the summer. Destinations for language camps include: Spain, Switzerland, and Italy.
Destination Science Camp is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increase science literacy among children by providing exciting, cutting-edge, hands-on science projects in a kid-friendly, summer day camp environment. Camps are located throughout California and Florida and meet weekly.
According to Guided Discoveries, "It is our mission to continue to strengthen the guided discovery experience through program innovation and facility development and to foster recognition as an outstanding leader in outdoor education and summer camp programs. We believe that it is our instinct and obligation to enhance children's lives toward a more productive future, and that unique hands-on education promotes positive learning experiences. We are committed to providing service of the highest quality to our clients. Our employees pledge to serve children with 100% dedication. All of this can, and must, occur in an atmosphere of safe, adventurous FUN!"
A well-balanced, week long summer camp environment. Our nationally-recognized summer day camps for kids and tweens, and our overnight camps, are held at over 50 prestigious universities including Stanford, UCLA, and MIT. Come explore a college campus, learn from top-notch instructors, and make your own game, design a website, create a digital video, and so much more.
Science Adventures brings four great week-long summer camps to a convenient location near you for children in grades K - 6. Children are grouped according to age and instructors tailor the lessons accordingly. Our programs are presented in cooperation with universities, botanical gardens, museums, arboretums and parks and recreation departments. Children are introduced to thematic science concepts in natural surroundings as they build projects, conduct experiments, and play science-oriented games.
Supported by the Gifted and Talented Development Center, Inc., this camp is designed to offer enrichment opportunities for children. Morning classes are designed to stimulate the imagination with such classes as “And Justice for All”, “Robots Alive” and “Oklahoma!” The afternoon is an extension of the morning. It is full of more academic courses, athletic activities, such as, swimming and Tae Kwon Do, sports clinics and clubs. Students have the opportunity to choose to participate in the morning session, afternoon session or the full day of sessions.
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The Green River Preserve is a magnificent 3,400 acre wildlife preserve in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Protected by the Schenck family for two generations, it is one of the finest private wildlife preserves in Western N.C. The Preserve is also a coed summer camp designed especially for rising 4th through 9th grade bright young naturalists.
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This is a five-day camp designed to show young people what it is like to be an astronaut. Training includes simulated space shuttle missions, rocket building and launches, and training simulators. It also offers Brightest Stars program for GT.
This is a 5-day program that teaches about the French explorers and traders. They present oral history by play actors, play games and make period crafts.