Summer Sizzle 2012 Camps!
We've gathered up some of the BEST camps in Central Texas just for you!
Be sure to tell 'em you saw 'em in Parent:Wise!
| Name | Location | Camp Kind | Ages | Description | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Girls Choir | Austin | Full Day June 4-8 (ages 8-16 beginner to advanced singers) and June 11-15 (ages 10-17, advanced singers only) | 8-17 | Instruction includes vocal skills, sight reading, basic music theory and fun songs with choreography. Guest artists plus other activities, too! Lunch and snack provided. Public concert provides great finish. | 453-0884 | www.Girlschoir.com |
| Austin Toros | Austin | Full Day | 3rd-9th Grades | Learn basketball while having fun! This camp is organized in a unique way for young kids to experience some of the same drills, skills, and concepts that are taught to the Toros players. | 236-8333 | www.AustinToros.com |
| Austin Waldorf School Summer Program | Austin | Full Day & Half Day (with extended day option also) | 4-18 | A world away from the fast pace of daily life, minutes from downtown, offering a variety of programs for children of all ages. Discover the Waldorf Difference! | 288-5942 ext. 252 | www.austinwaldorf.org/summercamp |
| Ballet Austin Dance Discoveries Camp | Austin | Half Day | 5-10 | This camp is designed to give children the opportunity to explore dance and related art forms. Through music, story, dance, and the visual arts, children will discover, create, and have fun. This summer's Dance Discoveries theme will be Hansel and Gretel, the well-known fairy tale of German origin. | 476-9051 | balletaustin.org/community/camps.php |
| Ballet Austin Performing Arts Camp | Austin | Half Day | 4-8 | Children are immersed in creative movement, choreography, music, singing, and art. The story for the PACK camp in 2012 is The Uncertain Chameleon: the story of Camile, who thinks she has nothing special to offer. It’s not until she finds her friends in the wild that she learns to appreciate what she can do…be the best chameleon she can be. | 476-9051 | balletaustin.org/community/camps.php |
| The Broadway Kid’s Summer Camp | Austin | Half Day | 5-10 | Learn kid-friendly choreography and songs from well-known Broadway musicals. Singing, dancing, and choreography. The week culminates in an on-stage performance opportunity. | 476-9051 | balletaustin.org/community/camps.php |
| Childbloom Guitar | Austin | Half Day | 7-12 | This camp is devoted to the beginner. Kids will learn to play properly through fun classes in guitar-lore, skill, basic literacy and performance. Each student will receive a FREE GUITAR (a $310 value)! The camp will be held June 18-22, you must register by June 1st! Limit 15 students. | 452-8765 | childbloom.com |
| DIY Future Makers | Austin | Day Camp | 6th-12th grades | Make the future! Design, build and market your own technological creation. Themes include art, music, robotics, food, fashion, electronics and more. tion | 484-4976 | diyfuturemakers.com |
| Extend-A-Care Kids Camp | Austin | Full Day | 2-12 | Weekly sessions consisting of softball, basketball, soccer, field trips, swimming, cooking, games & puzzles, reading, arts and crafts & more. Weekly themes are based on literature. Choice one of our 11 locations! | 472-9402 | eackids.org |
| The First Tee Golf Camp | Austin | Full Day | 5-17 | Our camps offer The First Tee curriculum in a group clinic setting, teaching golf skills, rules, etiquette and general play while reinforcing 9 Core Values and Healthy Habits, such as respect, courtesy, responsibility, sportsmanship and honesty. | 732-0380 ext. 204 | TheFirstTeeAustin.org/club/scripts/home/home.asp |
| The Greenwood School | Austin | Full Day & Half Day | 4-7 | This "living arts camp" includes handwork, sewing, cooking, sculpting, animals care, art and much more for kids in pre-K through first grades. Give your child an opportunity to slow down this summer while being nurtured and learning to nurture others. | 394-9171 | greenwoodschool.net |
| i9 Sports Camp | Austin | Full Day, Overnight, and Special Needs | 4-12 | Complete organization and communication, convenience, a safe and supportive environment, quality instruction in skills & good sportsmanship, and focus on FUN… Flag Football, Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, & Multi-Sport camps. | 687-4268 or 905-9900 | i9sports.com |
| Improv Summer Camp | Austin | Full Day & Half Day | 5-13 | Kids learn the basics of improv, story telling, and stagecraft while having more fun than the law should allow. Everyday we play games, create stories, perform scenes, do crafts and generally have a blast. On the final day we show off our amazing new skills in a performance for friends and family. | 443-3688 ext. 4 | hideouttheatre.com/improv-for-kids/summercamp |
| Mariposa Montessori Camp | Austin | Full Day & Half Day | 3-6 | This camp offers 8 fun filled themed weeks while maintaining the main ideas of the Montessori philosophy. | 428-4280 | mariposamontessori.com |
| Mathnasium Summer Camp | Austin, Georgetown, Round Rock | Half Day | 5-17 | Children come to Mathnasium to exercise their minds. The Mathnasium system takes their current position and propels them forward. Each student gets a personalized curriculum and Mathnasium certified instructors teach the concepts one-on-one. Once the instruction is over the kids can choose and play cool math games! | Round Rock: 415-5371, NW Austin: 837-6284, Georgetown: 869-6284 | mathnasium.com |
| The Money Academy | Austin | Full Day | 8-16 | Giving kids get real life, real money experience! Through starting and running a business, kids learn how money works, basic business development, teamwork and leadership. PLUS they get to keep their business profits! | 443-8851 | themoneyacademy.net |
| Paramount Academy for the Arts | Austin | Full Day & Half Day | 4-18 | Kids in K-2nd grades participate in themed creative drama, movement and improvisational activities to help further develop their skills, while older kids get more serious about artistic discipline. Kids in 3rd-12th grades end the camp with a performance in the newly refurbished State Theatre! | 692-0527 | austintheatre.org/classes |
| Ranger’s Apprentice Literary Camp | Austin (McKinney Falls State Park) | Full Day | 9-14 | Ranger’s Apprentice Literary Camp immerses your child in the world author John Flanagan created in the Ranger’s Apprentice series. We teach your children archery, tracking skills, and so much more. | 472-5050 | rangerscamp.wordpress.com |
| Schoolhouse Academy Summer Camp | Austin | 3 days per week, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. | 4-10 (flexible) | Summer is a time to have fun and relax. Our campers will play games, run around, curl up and read books (or be read to) and come home tired and happy. | 382-9632 | SchoolhouseA.com |
| School of Rock | Austin | Half Day (9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.) | 8-18 | From performance basics to recording techniques, there’s a School of Rock day camp to challenge every young rocker. | 670-2360 | austin.schoolofrock.com |
| Summer FUNdamentals | Austin | Part-time (1.5 hours daily) for kids with dyslexia | K-8th grade | Does your child need help with Reading, Writing, or Study Skills? Check out the Language Learning Camp, Study Skills Class and Written Expression Class. Details and applications on the website. | 472-1231 | scottishritedyslexiacenter.org |
| Summer Wonders | Austin | Full Day & Half Day | 4-16 | This hands-on, activity-based program for gifted kids will expand their horizons and enrich their minds. A multi-discipline curriculum offers lots of challenging fun for young scientists, artists, actors, readers, writers, detectives, code-breakers and all kids who love learning! | 206-4070 | summerwonders.com |
| Super Girl Camp | Austin | Half Day (June 11-15) | 6-10 | Each day we will play a different sport or game, do a camp craft, learn songs, and do dances! Campers will get a t-shirt and get a healthy daily snack! | 470-0525 | thegirlsschool.org |
| YMCA of Austin | Austin | Full Day & Half Day | 4-14 | The YMCA offers a variety of exciting camps for kids, including a Kinder Camp, a Theme Camp, a Sports Camp, and an Adventure Camp. Please visit the website for complete descriptions of each camp. | 236-YMCA (9622) | austinymca.org/programs/camp |
