PART 3 of 3
2019 portland Summer Camps Guide
Choosing the right summer camps for your kids is a big task. While we are lucky in the Portland area to have lot of choices, the number of options can feel overwhelming. That’s where we come in! This is the final section in our series of summer camp guides where we have broken the camps down into categories to help you see what is out there based upon what interests your kids have. If you missed the March and April guides, head to our website. We have the complete list online! nwkidsmagazine.com
Academic Art World School Full day and half camps available for the entire summer with 6 classes offered every day - including fine art, language, arts & crafts, clay, rhythmic gymnastics, dance/aerobic/ yoga, math, handwriting/ calligraphy classes. artworldschool.com
Camp TEK Send your camper to the most fun and unique camps all in one spot! Campers choose an AM activity and PM activity from fun categories including robotics, coding, Minecraft, Nerf camp, dodgeball, bouldering, t-shirt design, 3D printing and more! pdxkidscamp.com
Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum At Evergreen Museum Summer Camps, the goal is to send every child home with a passion for learning, fabulous memories, and a few new friends. If your child has an interest in aviation or space, they are sure to love these camps, filled with engaging hands-on activities and educational opportunities. evergreenmuseum.org/educational-programs
Junior Achievement of Oregon and SW Washington JA BizTown Summer Camp is a hands-on learning simulation where students ages 10-14 run an entire city for the week! Campers explore jobs, operate businesses, earn an income, manage their own bank account and gain valuable life and career skills. jaorswwa.org
Math In Color Math In Color offers creative math camps designed just for girls! They believe that a hands-on experience can help build confidence, explore ideas, and have fun with math. Join them for summer camp, grades 2nd-7th. After school classes also available! mathincolorpdx.com
Old McDonald’s Farm, Inc. Learn and thrive with Old McDonald’s Farm, Inc., (a non-profit children’s program). Six weeks of The Summer Program or the Jr. Vet. Baby Burro week. Taught by a Certified Teacher. oldmcdonaldsfarm.org
Philip Foster Farm Historic Site Spend a week as a pioneer! Dress in pioneer costume, work on pioneer crafts such as blacksmithing and quilting with experienced leaders, cook on a wood-stove, and learn other fun pioneer skills, stories, songs, and dances. philipfosterfarm.com
PJA Summer Discovery Learn, explore and discover in a fun and nurturing way. PJA offers exceptional classes taught by experienced teachers. Exercise your brain with engineering, cooking, drama, and more! Open to everyone! pjaproud.org/summer
Play-Well TEKnologies Dream it, build it, wreck it, repeat in our LEGOinspired engineering camps! Kids will engineer interesting projects, engage in critical thinking, and work collaboratively. Themes include Star Wars, Minecraft, Harry Potter, Robotics and more. schedule. play-well.org NW Kids Magazine | 3
St. Mary’s Academy Spark creativity, build confidence and gain friendships at St. Mary’s Academy Summer Program. From leadership to art, theatre, STEM, and athletics, there’s something for everyone. Registration is open for 5th-8th grade girls. stmaryspdx.org/academics/summer-program
Young Entrepreneurs Business Week (YEBW) YEBW is a week-long professional advancement program that builds business competency, college exposure, career direction, connections, communication skills and confidence. yebw.org/students
language Atlas Immersion Academy Language & Multi-cultural focus, with field trips and presenters that tie into each week’s theme. atlasimmersionacademy.com
German International School Join the German International School’s Kindersommer 2019 where learning a language is fun! Camps for 3-11 years and require no prior German language skills. gspdx.org
Hope Chinese Charter School Full Chinese Language & Culture Immersion Summer Programs aim to cultivate students’ Chinese language skills and nurture their cultural adaptability with interactive language learning through STEAM inspired, learner-centered activities and projects. hopeccs.org/summerprograms
Portland Early Learning Project Learn Spanish this summer! Campers practice Spanish as they play, sing, dance, and explore the cultures of Cuba and Spain through cooking and crafts. Children also have plenty of opportunities for fresh air and outdoor play. portlandearlylearning.com 4 | NW Kids Magazine
Schoolita Alegria Super fun Spanish workshop for 3-5yr old. Outdoor fun and games, art, movement/yoga, gardening, cooking classes and theme days. schoolita-alegria.com
Scuola Italiana di Portland Fun Italian language and cultural activity camps for children of all ages. Learn to make fresh pasta and pizza in cooking camp, get inspired by Leonardo da Vinci in art camp, and more. Andiamo! scuola.us
The International School It’s a world of fun at these award-winning language immersion summer camps! Japanese, Chinese and Spanish come to life through hands-on projects, field trips, and outdoor fun! All experience levels. Ages 3 - 5th grade. NEW extended-day options! intlschool.org/summer
music Backbeat Music Academy Rock out this summer at Backbeat, where kids get to be themselves. They have camps for kids from 5-18 and all experience levels. In the camps, kids play in bands, write music for games, learn the basics of all the instruments, Songwriting, and more. backstreetmusicacademy.com
Ethos Music Center Ethos offers summer music camps for kids of all skill levels! Campers learn the basics of an instrument, play songs, work as a team, create a band name and put on a show. They’re also treated to concerts from local musicians and other activities. ethos.org/enroll/summer-camps
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nature Adventure WILD Adventure WILD offers summer day camp and overnight experiences for children ages 4-10 years. Camp activities focus around climbing, nature exploration, and outdoor art. adventurewild.org
Ecology in Classrooms and Outdoors They have day-long, fun-filled, outdoor adventure camps planned for summer 2019. Exploration and discovery await your K-6th graders at Learning Gardens Laboratory. The world will come alive through hands-on experiments and the wonders of ecology. ecologyoutdoors.org/summercamps-nwkids
Friends of Tryon Creek For over 40 years, the Friends of Tryon Creek has been inspiring and connecting children to nature at their beautiful urban forest. Register today for In-service days and Summer. Ages 4-14 (K-9th grades) tryonfriends.org/day-camp
Mt. Adams Institute’s Cascade Mountain School Cascade Mountain School, a program of Mt. Adams Institute, offers overnight summer camps for middle & high schoolers. Backpack in the Cascades, do hands-on watershed science, design & tinker an invention of your imagination! Scholarships available. cascademountainschool.org
Oregon Zoo Summer campers explore little-known areas of the zoo, learn about animals by meeting them face-to-face, and leave inspired to care for the natural world. oregonzoo.org/camp
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Portland Audubon With more than 60 camps to choose from, they have something for every explorer, artist and wildlife enthusiast! audubonportland.org/tripsclasses-camps/camps/summer/summercalendar
Trackers Earth Trackers’ award-winning Summer Camps offer day camps for Grades Pre-K (age 4) - 12 with themes like Wilderness Survival, Farming, Kayaking, Archery, Wizards, Ninja, Blacksmithing & more! Overnights for Grades 5-12. Now with 7 Easy Drop-Off Locations. trackerspdx.com/summer
overnight Big Lake Youth Camp They provide campers with the environment and opportunity to gain better self-awareness, set and achieve goals, and have a blast. Big Lake offers friendship, encouragement, adventure, and enough fun to make memories for a lifetime. biglake.org
Opal Creek Ancient Forest Center Opal Creek Expeditions teach kids to become outdoor leaders in the Opal Creek, Bull of the Woods, & Mt. Jefferson Wilderness Areas, combining backcountry skills, natural science, and outdoor adventure. 3-8 day programs for ages 8-18 years old. opalcreek.org
YMCA Camp Collins YMCA Camp Collins offers a variety of summer camp programs. Overnight Camps for youth entering grades 2-9; Day Camps for youth entering grades 1-6, Teen Camps for youth entering grades 9-12 and Family Camps Memorial and Labor Day Weekend. ymcacw.org NW Kids Magazine | 7