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American Robotics Academy What does it take to create a remote-controlled robot that can walk, drive and turn in any direction? Reach out for, grab, throw or release objects on command? Move and act as you design and build them to do? A little bit of learning and lots of fun! American Robotics Academy aims to excite, inspire and motivate children about the importance of robotics technology. Our hands-on classes offer an introduction to the fundamentals of engineering design, helping children understand “how things work.” Held in a friendly, sports-like atmosphere, students work in age-appropriate teams and learn how to design, build and test remote-controlled miniature robots. We use simple, motorized machines – all made from LEGO bricks! – to demonstrate mechanical movements and other effects. Locations:
Multiple Locations throughout Austin, check our website.
Cost: Dates:
Full day: $300/week (9:00 – 4:00 PM) Half Day $175/week (9:00 – 12:00 PM, 1:00 – 4:00 PM) Check location for dates
Phone Number: 512-844-2724 Website:
www.RoboticsAcademy.com
Discount:
10% discount with code INT9
The Art Garage With over 25 different camps to choose from, you are sure to find something perfect for your budding artist. Younger kids can choose from fun themes like Art Around the World, Candyland and Under the Sea. In each of these camps, the campers will get to create 8-12 projects, including building with clay, painting pottery, tie-dying, canvas painting, drawing and crafts. Older elementary-aged kids can look forward to themes like Minecraft, Austin Hipster Art, Ninja Turtle Art and Japan-i-mania. In these camps we focus a little more fine art and usually include an art history component. In these camps, kids will get to focus on particular art media and have a more in-depth experience. Our camps are taught by certified art teachers and degreed, professional artists, so we are serious about art education. It is Summer, so we are serious about having lots of fun, too! Location: 11190 Circle Drive, Suites 202-4, Austin, TX 78736 Cost:
$239
Dates: Check location for dates all summer! 11 weeks, 3 different camps each week Phone Number: 512-852-9900 Website:
www.TheArtGarageAustin.com
Discount:
5 FREE hours of aftercare with camp registration. Just mention Free Fun in Austin at the time of registration!
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Ashley’s Playhouse Ashley’s Playhouse is a drop-in childcare center for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years old. Their magical facility, loving staff and extended hours make it the perfect summer solution for busy families! Ashley’s Playhouse has an indoor two-story treehouse, acting stage, interactive EyePlay system, cinema room, outdoor playground and daily arts & crafts projects to keep your kids entertained for an hour while your run errands or all day! So whether you need help in between camps, before or after camp, or just because the kids love playing there- Ashley’s Playhouse has you covered this summer! Locations:
13343 N Hwy 183, Suite 200, Austin, TX 78750
Cost:
One time registration fee of $40 per family and then an hourly rate applies. Infants under 18mo$12/hour; Children 18mo-12 years- $10/hour; Siblings are 40% off
Dates:
Year round Mon.-Thur. 7am-10pm, Fri 7am-midnight, Sat. 8am-midnight
Phone Number: (512) 872-2755 Website:
www.AshleysPlayhouseAustin.com
Discount:
½ off registration and one free play hour per child on their first visit
The Austin Artery The Austin Artery is a unique arts camp that uses art as a tool to enhance math, writing skills and emotional well-being through unique projects like mural making, sewing, dying fabric, and cultural studies. This small camp is led by a local artist and former teacher of the year on the lush campus of local Reggio Emilio School, Four Seasons.
Location:
Four Seasons Community School (near the Domain)
Cost:
$175 - $300
Dates:
Every week in June and July
Phone Number: 512-968-4315 Website:
www.theaustinartery.com
Discount:
10% off
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Austin Parks and Recreation The Austin Parks and Recreation Department offers a wide variety of summer programs for children 5-12 years old. Some facilities also provide preschool and teen programs. Registration for Summer Camp programs will open on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at 10 AM . Whether you’re looking for active play, outdoor adventure, strategic games, or cultural activities, the Austin Parks and Recreation Department has it all! Our goal is to provide your child with exciting experiences through supervised, structured recreation in a safe and welcoming environment. Focusing on youth development, our trained staff will guide your child through participation in a variety of activities, such as golf, tennis, swimming, Locations:
Camps are available at a number of museums, history, art, and nature centers throughout the city. Please visit the website for more information regarding specific locations.
Cost:
Prices vary by camp and location. Some free camps are available. Please see the website or contact for prices.
Website:
www.austintexas.gov/summercamp
Austin Scottish Rite Theater Summer camps at Austin Scottish Rite Children’s and Community Theater provide kids the opportunity to exercise their creative minds while exposing them to adventurous arts programming. Dancers Up! campers focus each day on various styles of dance and choreography, culminating in a showcase performance on the Scottish Rite Stage. Puppets Up! provides full immersion in the world of puppetry. Under the instruction of expert teachers and puppeteers, campers make and operate various styles of puppets. The week of camp wraps up with a showcase puppet production! Actors Up! campers spend their days with professional actors and experienced teachers. Camp will include sessions in improvisation, devising, movement, ending the week with a showcase performance. Actors Up! Intermediate Camp presents the challenge and thrill of various acting methods developed around the world. Focusing on the techniques of Meisner, Uta Hagen, Stanislavski, and other theater greats, campers are guided toward an exciting showcase performance. Shake Up! is a camp for serious – and seriously playful – young people who are ready to focus their minds and bodies on the challenge of bringing the Bard to life on the historic Scottish Rite stage. Led by accomplished teachers and actors, camp days are filled with exploration of Shakespeare’s works all culminating in a final public performance.
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Location: Austin Scottish Rite Theater 207 West 18th St Cost:
$250 for one week camps $500 for two weeks
Dates:
Camps begin in June. Please see website for specific camp dates.
Phone Number: 512-472-5436 Website: http://scottishritetheater.org/ education
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BAM Academy BAM Camp is a 5 day camp in Austin Texas, where your kids get to experience our amazing Parkour Space. It’s a 7,500 sqft jungle gym that houses foam pits, gymnastics floors, climbing walls, swinging bars and even American Ninja Warrior obstacles. Your kids will love spending all day learning parkour and having ninja battles. They will learn the safety behind getting up, getting over and getting down obstacles, with some extra fun movement. Plus a Free Shirt!
Location:
BAM Academy 8222 North Lamar Blvd Ste. F54 Austin, TX 78753
Cost:
Full Day $270 / Half Day $200
Dates:
Apprentice/Journeyman: June 8th-12th July 6th-10th August 3rd-7th Master/Bam Master: June 15th-20th July 13th-17th
Phone Number: 512-960-3472 Website:
http://thebamacademy.com/BamCamp
Bilingual Summer Art Workshops Right at the heart of south Austin and inside a real Art studio, join us for a week of fun, exploration and creativity at Artestudio this summer. Kids experiment and play with artistic processes and create their own and unique art pieces while learning about Pre-hispanic or World art depending on which week they attend. These 5 day workshops offer an in depth and memorable creative expressive art experience. Art sessions are given from 9am to Noon, ensuring an optimal level of engagement and learning fun. All children ages 5 to 14* are welcome, ONLY 10 Students per week workshop ensure a great personalized session by two experienced bilingual (native Spanish speakers) art teachers/artists. Spaces go out quickly so reserving your spot early is highly recommended. *Art projects are adjusted in complexity depending on the student age and ability.
Location:
2101 S 1st Suite D, Austin TX 78704
Cost:
$140 /wk
Dates:
June 15th-19th Pre-Hispanic Art, June 22nd-26th World Art June 29th-July 3rd Pre-Hispanic Art, July 6th-10th World Art
Phone Number: 512-415-9376 Website:
www.artestudioaustin.com
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Color Me Mine Painting Ceramics and Canvas, Crafts and games... we'll be getting our hands into all kinds of fun! Mom, go run some errands or grab some coffee and relax while the kids have fun and do their own thing for a while. FOOD: Kids are to bring a sack lunch and drink everyday except Friday... Friday we will provide pizza! Water is provided but kids are encouraged to bring something they'd like to drink. Location:
Color Me Mine Pottery Painting Studio Located in Hill Country Galleria on Hwy 71 in Bee Cave 13500 Galleria Circle U-110, Bee Cave, Texas 78738
Cost:
$30 Per Day/$135 Per Week
Dates:
Beginning the week of June 15, Running through the week of August 21 (None offered the week of June 29-July 3), 1PM to 4PM Daily
Phone Number: 512-535-0005 Website:
http://beecave.colormemine.com/KidsWorkshops.tpl?studio=beecave&p=KidsWorkshops
The Contemporary Austin At The Contemporary Austin - Art School, summer is filled with art camps for children ages 4 and up, including teens. Our professional faculty will help budding artists of all interests and levels enhance their perceptual and technical skills while having fun among the beautiful, forested 12-acre Laguna Gloria site. Campers will marvel at young birds and other native species that call Laguna Gloria home and find inspiration from contemporary sculptures by artists from across the country. With half-day morning and afternoon classes from drawing, painting, and ceramics, to sculpture, Claymation, and mosaics, many of our faculty take advantage of the nature and art at Laguna Gloria as subject matter and inspiration. We are especially proud to bring back Creativity Camp: New World Kids, an innovative two-week camp where children ages 4-5 playfully learn a new alphabet to expand their creativity and discover a new way of looking at the world. Teens may find inspiration in the energy of the museum’s downtown location and its new digital lab, with classes including Design and Illustration for Teens, Computer Drawing and Painting, and Urban Photography.
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Location: Laguna Gloria, 3809 West 35th Street, Jones Center 700 Congress Avenue Cost: Varies per camp. Please visit our website for details Dates: Weekly summer camps June 8-August 21 Phone Number: 512-323-6380 Website: www.thecontemporaryaustin.org/ artschool 7
Creative Action Creative Action Summer Camps are among the most popular in Austin! These camps are fun, interactive and give campers a chance to grow and learn. Make a movie based on your imagination, explore your favorite fairy tale, take a hero's journey, learn how to make a difference in the world, drum and dance to your own beat, and take a journey into space! With a different theme each week for ages 5-13, our camps will keep kids busy, happy and growing. Each week ends with an opportunity for campers to share what they’ve created with friends and family. Join The Studio for ages 10-13! Work with professional artists to increase your skills with an advanced level of study in multiple artistic areas including film, visual arts, physical comedy, and performing arts. Scholarships are available for qualifying families. Creative Action serves more than 20,000 youth annually in seven area school districts. As the largest provider of creative learning programs in the Central Texas area, Creative Action uses the arts to activate the academic, social, and emotional development of young people. Creative Action's team of professional teaching artists inspire youth to be creative artists, courageous allies, critical thinkers and confident leaders in their community.
Location: 4 convenient locations in Austin and Round Rock. Cost:
$275 one week $495 two weeks
Dates:
Weekly beginning June 8 through August 7
Phone Number: 512-442-8773 x107 Website: creativeaction.org/camps For camp descriptions, locations, and registration, please call or visit the website.
Creative Side Jewelry Academy Creative Side Jewelry Academy, the top jewelry crafting and metalsmithing school in central Texas, is now offering our Young Metalsmiths Programs for ages 10-16 yrs old! The camps introduce the ancient craft of metal working to your budding artist. Classes are open to all skill levels, ages 10-16 and provide a safe and creative environment. Students learn fundamental metalsmithing techniques and get lots of great hands on experience at the jeweler's bench. The camp is led by professional artist and educator Lindsay Hendricks. Under her guidance, students will increase fine motor skills while they learn sawing, riveting, filing, hammering, drilling, and much more! Students will create multiple pieces Location: 321 W. Ben White Blvd. #204 throughout the camp and be encouraged to develop their own designs. A kit Cost: $165 - $385 with materials and a sketch book are included in class fees. Dates: Spring Break Camp The Creative Side family is excited and honored to open up this world of Mon.-Wed., 3/16 - 3/18 10 a-1 p Summer Apprenticeship jewelry making to our young metalsmiths! The gratification the students Mon.-Fri., 6/8 - 6/12 9 a-1 p. receive after creating their own design from start to finish is irreplaceable. Mon.-Fri., 6/29 - 7/3 9 a -1 p. Mon.-Fri.,7/20 - 7/24 9 a -1 p. Creative Side and the kids will host an art show at the end of camp where parents and family will be invited to join us to meet the instructors, new Phone Number: 512-799-0731 Website: www.creativeside.org friends, and view their artwork on display. "Encouraging creative and individual expression through the art of jewelry!" 2015 SPRING BREAK & SUMMER CAMP GUIDE
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Fantastic Magic Camp The most amazing, fun and unusual Day Camp in Austin, TX Fantastic Magic Camp – Teaching life skills and confidence through magic, juggling, and puppets to kids ages 5 through 12 in Austin, TX since 1993. Imagine a place where… Kids discover their unique inner magic through learning magic tricks. Campers are surrounded by people both young and old who recognize and embrace that uniqueness. A shy little girl learns to express herself through the actions of a puppet. Both the timid and adventuresome discover that they can master things they never new they could do, like juggling, balancing on stilts and riding a unicycle. Every day is filled with fun, laughter and lots of surprises. Everyone makes friends and learns to care for each other, because nothing else makes sense. That is Fantastic Magic Camp, where, after nearly a quarter century, we continue to work Magic with kids! Locations: Cost: Dates:
Highland Mall, Suite N, 6001 Airport Blvd, Austin, TX 78752. One week camps $275, two week camps $550 Spring Break Day Camp: March 16, 2015 — March 20, 2015 Summer Day Camp: Session 1: June 8, 2015 — June 19, 2015 Session 2: June 22, 2015 — July 3, 2015 Session 3: July 6, 2015 — July 17, 2015 Session 4: July 20, 2015 — July 31, 2015 Session 5: August 3, 2015 — August 14, 2015 Session 6: August 17, 2015 — August 21, 2015
Phone: 512-850-4677 Website: www.magiccamp.com
Foodie Kids Cooking Camp Spring Break Cooking Camps Students will be making several different recipes each day of camp utilizing fresh local produce to make healthy, creative recipes and bake items to sell for a Bake Sale Event benefiting a kid-centric charity. Lunch included. Summer Camps 2015 “Cooking for a Cause” Students will host a bake sale and farm stand to raise money for No Kid Hungry and create 12-14 indigenous and unique dishes from their culinary destination each week of camp utilizing fresh local produce to make healthy, creative recipes Location:
3818 Far West Blvd. Suite 107, Retail and Culinary Center
Cost:
Spring Break 5 Day Camp -$250, Spring Break 1 Day Camp $60. Summer 4 Day Camps - $250
Dates:
Spring Break 5 Day Camp Mar 16-20 10am-1pm Ages 4-7 or 8 & older Spring Break 1 Day Camps March 16,17,18,19 or20 Ages 4-7 or 8 & older Summer 4 Day Camps (M-TH) June 8 - August 27 Ages 4.5-7 9am-12pm, Ages 8 and older 1-4pm
Phone Number: 512-346-3333 Website:
www.foodie-kids.com
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Fun 2 Learn Code Description: Fun 2 Learn Code offers computer programming summer camps for students ages 7 and older. Camp options include: Minecraft Mods with Java Game Development with Python or Unity Scratch Programming Web Development Robotics using Finch and Arduino Half-day and full-day camps are available. Unplugged activities are incorporated throughout the day. Many of the camps are designed for absolute beginners with no previous programming experience. Locations:
Round Rock and Dripping Springs (check web site for other locations)
Cost:
$180-$250 for half-day camps, $300-$525 for full-day camps
Dates:
Week-long camps throughout the summer, starting June 8
Phone Number: 512-900-8380 Website:
www.fun2learncode.com
Kidventure Kidventure has been providing the finest Summer Day Camps and Overnight Camps in Texas since 1994. Kidventure runs an active and purposeful curriculum with activities aimed at serving the whole child, including science, athletics, art, team building, and more. Our goal, however, remains to simply help grow happy, healthy kids: We just choose do this through camp activities. Locations:
Camp Westlake Camp Steiner Camp Rough Life Camp Lake Travis
Cost:
$200-260
Dates:
Schedules at each camp location vary from June 8-August 14.
Phone Number: (512) 263-8992 Website:
kidventure.com
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Kinderdance KinderDance of North Austin’s Programs encourage children to have fun and gain a love for learning by associating it with something that comes naturally — movement, music, dance, and fitness! Kinderdance offers age appropriate dance and creative movement programs for ages 2-10! Registration is now open for our summer camps and classes! Camps are for ages 3-5 and include ballet, tap, and gymnastics, a craft, and a performance showing off everything your dancer has learned. Themes include Frozen, My Little Pony, and Disney Princesses! Our dance, gymnastics, and toddler classes are also offered in the convenience of childcare centers, Montessori schools, and preschools, providing busy parents the convenience of giving their child the gift of extracurricular arts during the school day! Check out our website or give us a call for more information or to register today!
Locations:
Cost: Dates:
Rattan Creek Community Center, 7617 Elkhorn Mountain Trail Lakeway Activity Center, 105 Cross Creek, Lakeway, TX Various childcare centers and Montessori schools in Austin, Cedar Park, Pflugerville, and Georgetown. (Classes only) ranging from $125-140 per child (depending on location) Throughout the summer beginning June 15th
Phone Number: 512-257-0733 Website: www.northaustindance.com Discount:
10% off when mentioning the Summer Camp Guide!
Lonestar Premier Soccer Camp Lonestar Premier Soccer Camps are designed around developing a player's individual technique and love for the “beautiful” game in a fun, safe and challenging environment. Each day includes individual foot skills, technical drills, tactical practices, smallsided games, coached scrimmages, speed and agility training and a daily World Cup tournament! Our experienced and nationally licensed staff, with an average of 15 years professional soccer coaching experience, provides an unmatched level of talent and enthusiasm for teaching your child the greatest game in the world. Our coaching staff is from Spain, Argentina, England, Brazil, Scotland, Ireland, United States and Canada! Camps are open to U5-U12 boys and girls of all skill levels with first-class locations conveniently located throughout North, South and Central Austin, Taylor and Round Rock. Our Lonestar Premier Camps range from our 3 day Winter and Spring break mini camps to our Summer 5 day camps.
Cost:
Spring Break $150/Summer $225
Dates:
Spring Break: March 16 - 18; Please see the website for summer dates by location.
Email:
rlopez@lonestar-sc.com
Website:
http://www.lonestar-sc.com/page.php?p=235
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Locations: Soccer Zone Lakeline Soccer Zone South Town & Country Papandrea Fields at Justin Lane Milburn Park Williamson County Regional Park Slaughter Creek Steiner Ranch - Westridge Park Lonestar Taylor Austin Indoor Round Rock
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Orpheus Academy of Music Camps 9:00 – noon, 1:00 - 4:00, or 9:00 - 4:00 (ages 5 - 16; experience varies for certain camps) We have the perfect camps for kids who love to make music with other kids and/or are looking for their first experience in music. Students will be grouped by age and ability to play great, age-appropriate, music. They will learn vital skills of musicianship including steady pulse, excellent rhythm, good listening skills, intonation, balance, expressive playing and performance skills. Each 3-hour day will be broken up into different classes including warmups/technique, group rehearsal, musicianship games, listening/watching the great artists, and private or semi-private lessons.Some camps music will be handed out well in advance so that each student will have an opportunity to learn their part and come to the camp ready to rehearse together. Locations:
3918-C Far West Blvd. Austin, TX 78731
Cost:
$275 - 475
Dates:
June 8 - August 21
Phone Number: 512-333-1008 Website:
www.orpheusacademy.com
Round Rock Express Baseball Camps The Round Rock Express Baseball Camps offer big-league quality instruction on the fundamentals of the game of baseball. Express Baseball Camps range in ages and offer opportunities for all skill levels. We pride ourselves on providing high-level baseball instruction from knowledgeable and experienced coaches. Express camps aim to develop the complete ballplayer by not only focusing on the physical skill sets, but leadership and mental skills as well. Locations:
Dell Diamond
Cost:
$150-500
Dates:
June 15-18, June 29-July 2, July 20-23, July 27-30
Email:
camps@rrexpress.com
Website:
www.roundrockexpress.com
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School of Rock Our comprehensive camp experience is designed to hone music performance and ensemble skills in a creative and fun environment. We use Rock ‘n Roll to teach guitar, bass, drums, vocals and keys, culminating in a live show on the final day! Beginner Camp is perfect for students who are new to their instrument. Through individual and small-group instruction, students learn basic fundamentals such as counting, playing in time and playing with others, and can try their hands at different instruments during the week. Daily rehearsals lead up to an awesome performance at the School on the final day. Performance Camps (Metal, Beatles and Led Zeppelin) are intensive rock ‘n roll boot camps for students with some lessons experience under their studded belts. Performance students receive individual and small-group instruction and rehearse daily, leading up to a rockin’ performance at an Austin live music venue on the final Saturday. Ages: Beginner Camp- 6-13 years old; 9-18 years old for Performance Camps.
Location:
2525 W Anderson Lane, Suite 138, Austin, TX 78757
Cost:
One week camps - $550, Two week camps - $1100
Phone Number: 512-670-2360 Website:
austin.schoolofrock.com
Discount:
Book before April 1, 2015 and get 20% OFF ALL CAMPS!
Dates: One week Camps: June 8 - 12: Beginner Camp I June 15 - 19: Metal Camp July 6 - 10: Beginner Camp II Two week Camps: July 20 - Aug 1: Beatles Camp Aug 10 - 22: Led Zeppelin Camp
School of Rock: Little Wing For Little Rockers aged 3-5 at WAYA. Camps include activities from School of Rock’s Little Wing program, special instruments to explore, music themed art projects and fun games. A snack will be provided, please send packed lunch with student. The Little Wing program helps children understand concepts like rhythm and melody and introduce them to the language of music. Camps will feature movement games set to some of the most popular music from the like of The Beatles, Bob Marley, The Who and Queen and instructors will lead activities intended to spark creativity.
Little Wing offers real musical experiences that will encourage:
Exercising both short and long term musical memory, including kinetic memory Understanding sound and silence, musical dynamics and song structure Auditory focus and the development of great listening skills Confidence through performance in front of/ with other kids
Little Wing Camps are fun and will foster a love for music in your child that will last a lifetime!
Location: Cost:
West Austin Youth Association, 1314 Exposition Blvd $250 per 5 day camp
Phone Number: 512-518-6305 Website:
Dates: Spring break camp: 16 March 2015 – 20 March 2015 Summer Camps: 1 June 2015 – 5 June 2015 6 July 2015 – 10 July 2015 17 August – 21 August 2015 24 August 2015 – 28 August 2015
austin.littlewing.com
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Safari Champ Spend Spring Break on the wild side with our Safari Camp for kids ages 3 and over. Enjoy making Blue Bonnet Rock Candy, face painting, group games, the Austin Reptile Show, Wild Things Zoofari and so much more!
Locations:
1400 E Old Settlers Blvd, Round Rock, TX 78664
Cost:
Full week (5 days), full-time for $250 (Reg. $335) Full week (5 days), part-time for $120 (Reg. $160) Daily rate, full-time for $50/day (Reg. $67/day) Daily rate, part-time for $25/day (Reg. $32/day)
Dates:
March 16th - March 20th
Phone Number: 512-828-0000 Website:
http://safarichamp.com/camps.html
Discount:
25% on all rates
Sherwood Forest Summer Camp How many of us wonder if we could have been really great at some type of craft or skill, given an earlier start? Sherwood Forest Summer Camp attendees have the rare opportunity to try their hands at many crafts and skills that are no longer widely taught. Campers will be transported back in time to a world of knights, ladies, and a simpler way of life where they will work with their hands to create useful tools and learn skills that were essential to daily living in the Renaissance. Location:
1883 Old Hwy 20, McDade TX 78650
Cost:
$795
Dates:
Youth Summer Camp: Session I – Jul 5-11 Session II – Jul 12-18 Session III – Jul 19-25 Adult Summer Camp July 31- Aug 2
Email:
teach@sherwoodforestfaire.com
Website:
http://www.sherwoodforestfaire.com/summer-camp
Discount:
discounts available for early registration
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Sportball Sportball is an educationally based sports curriculum that allows children to explore and learn the skills of eight popular sports: soccer, baseball, football, basketball, volleyball, hockey, golf, and tennis. Using creative instruction and positive encouragement, our programs focus on the development of gross motor skills along with balance, strength, coordination, stamina, and timing. The equipment that we use is age appropriate and sized just right for the children in our programs. At Sportball your child will improve his or her kicking, footwork, throwing, catching, batting, dribbling, and scoring skills. Our goal is boost your child’s confidence and to instill a lifelong love of sports and athletics. Locations:
West Austin Youth Association, Steiner Ranch Community Center, Clay Madsen Recreation Center, Lakeway Activity Center, Northwest Recreation Center
Cost:
$150 - $180
Dates:
Spring Break, Summer, Holiday
Phone Number: 512-407-8814 Website:
www.sportball.us
Summer Spark With packed schedules, powerful media everywhere, and performance pressure on schools, a fundamental component of a strong foundation is missing in the lives of many children today. The ability to tackle a problem with no set solution – to think creatively and flexibly, to struggle, fail, and try again, to test, revise, and reiterate. At Summer Spark, we strive to fill this gap. We are all about physical experiments, purposeful tinkering, messy construction. Creativity Unplugged. At Summer Spark day camps, located at O. Henry Middle School in central Austin, your children come alive as they engage in weekly creative problem solving challenges.
Location: O. Henry Middle School @ 2610 West 10th Street
Each day begins with time for campers to connect on a personal level and enjoy time with each other before coming together as a community for a group activity that sets a positive, collaborative tone and encourages new and old friendships. New concepts and skills related to the week’s challenge are then presented to the group, followed by plenty of time for campers to design, build, and test their ideas.
Cost:
$300/week
Dates:
This focused work time is broken up by high energy group games, as well as quieter time to relax and socialize. Campers leave smiling from the fun times with their friends and the deep satisfaction that comes from following their curiosity and engaging in an intriguing challenge.
June 1st - August 14th Monday - Friday
Email:
kaylie@summerspark.com
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Synergy Dance Studio Synergy Dance Studio offers 3 levels of summer camps with full and 1⁄2 day options. Campers will have a blast in our weekly themed camps or challenged in our intensive camp options depending on their age and ability. All camps will have a parent show on Friday to show off what they’ve learned during the week! Preschool camps, ages 3-5 years, begin at 9am and end at 12pm with extended hours offered at 8:00 and 12:00. Preschool themes this summer include Frozen, Sophia the First, Fairy Wonderland and Under the Sea. Camps include dance, crafts, gymnastics and fun games! School Age camps, ages 4.5-10 years, begin at 10am and finish at 3pm with extended hours available beginning at 8:00 and ending at 5:00. School Age campers will need to bring a sack lunch. This year we will have Frozen, Taylor Swift, I Wanna Be a Pop Star and Teen Beach Movie. Daily activities will include dance, crafts, gymnastics, musical theatre, games and many more fun activities! Intensive camps, ages 7-17 years, focus on technique, style and skills and will be divided up by age and ability from beginner to advanced. Professional staff will teach every class with special guest teachers offered daily. Camps offered include Triple Threat (dance, sing and act), Jazz and Hip Hop, Ballet and Modern and Drill Team.
Location: Synergy Dance Studio 3425 Bee Caves Rd Cost:
$200-$300
Dates:
June 1st - August 14th
Phone Number: 512-327-4130 Website: http://www.synergydancestudio.com Discount: Free Registration for all new summer campers!
TexARTS TexARTS Summer Camps offer full-day, half-day and mini camps in dance, theatre, voice and visual arts. The year’s summer musical production will be “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” (June 8-25, with public performances June 19-22). TexARTS will offer two theatre intensives - “The Cinderella Chronicles,” and “Puss In Boots.” The “Best of” camps allow students to learn songs, scenes and choreography from various Broadway shows including “Wicked,” “Frozen” and other kid friendly hits. Students ages 2 – 4 can take part in the fun by enrolling in a Mini Camp.
Location:
2300 Lohman's Spur, STE 160, Lakeway, TX 78734
Cost:
Full Day Camp M-F. 9am-5pm, - Fee $350 Half Day Camp M-F. 9am-1pm, - Fee $250 Extended Care 8-9am & 5-6pm @ $50/week
Dates:
Spring Break Camp, March 16 - 20, 2015 - Best of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Musical Theatre Camp Summer Camps, June 8 - Aug. 23. New Camps begin weekly.
Phone Number: 512-852-9079 Website:
http://www.tex-arts.org/academy/summer-camps-15.aspx
Discount:
Enroll by Feb. 28, 2015 in a Full Day Camp and receive $35 off tuition. One discount per student.
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Thinkery Thinkery Camp programs provide a creative, safe and challenging environment for campers to expand their problem solving potential and have a whole lot of fun. Children in pre-k through 5th grade engage in playful learning experiences to develop critical thinking skills in a collaborative environment. Plus, each camper receives a cool Thinkery Camp t-shirt! Thinkery camps offer hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) as a platform for innovation. Each week-long program offers a variety of fun mental and physical challenges that activate campers’ creativity. Campers answer their questions of “how” and “why” through interactive experiences designed to keep them exploring, creating and moving. Camps are divided into three age groups (pre-k-k, 1st-2nd grade and 3-5th grade) to provide the most developmentally appropriate environment for them to learn, grow and play.We have designed our Thinkery camp themes to grow with our campers. For all camp themes, activities and content are differentiated for each age group. As campers get older they dive deeper into STEAM principles and tackle more complex
Location:
Thinkery at 1830 Simond Ave
Cost:
$190-$360 per week
Dates:
Spring Break, March 16-20, Summer break, June 8- August 21
2015 camp themes:
Illuminating Inventions
HydroExplorers
Fantastic Human Machine
Engineering with Music
Phone Number: 512-469-6201 Website:
thinkeryaustin.org/camps
Upstage Theater Musical Theater Camp Become a celebrity in one fun-filled week as you bring a brand new, jaw-dropping, rockin’ musical to life! Invite all your fans to your red carpet premier performance! Your fans will be singing the tunes (and your praises) for months! Stars and Superheroes Park your pirate ship or your unicorn outside and join us in the underground superhero headquarters as we plan to become the directors and stars of YOUR own adventure - with tons of costumes, amazing interactive scenery, fun special effects and huge imagination, kids will create a video to complete their experience! Rock & Roll Nights Camp! Yep, it's camp every night of the week & each night is an awesome rock experience! Sing, dance & act with our professional choreographers and directors as we create a rock & roll show to remember! Oh, and did we mention the glow-in-the-dark fun?
Location:
The Girls School of Austin / Austin Ridge
Cost:
MTC Tuition $275 (ages 7-12) S&S Tuition $260 (ages 4-6), R&R (Ages 7-12) Tuition: $185
Dates:
June 29-July 3 & July 6-10 @The Girls School of Austin, August 3-7 @ Austin Ridge Times: 9-2 for all day camps, 6-8 evening camp
Phone Number: 512-366-3074 Website:
www.UpstageAustin.com
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Wanna Play Wanna Play offers themed camps for kids ages 2 and up. You can enjoy the convenience of our drop-in care before or after camps hours, the kids will have fun making friends, and joining in on the many enrichment activities going on throughout the day. Camp activities include art, science experiments, and games as well as free play time in our Indoor Ballroom, Imagination Playground (life size blue blocks), Wii Dance, Video games and even a Movie! Bundles include snacks and a meal. Activities are designed for various ages and abilities. Security is a priority with fingerprint check-in and secured entry. Locations:
Wanna Play Lakeline, Near Lakeline Mall, 14010 N Hwy 183, Ste 535, Austin, 78717 Wanna Play Round Rock, Near Dell Diamond, 4500 E Palm Valley Blvd, Ste 100, Round Rock, 78665
Cost:
Camp Bundles include snacks, lunch & crafts: Half Day $30, Full Day $50 as well as Full week and monthly options. Hourly drop-in rates: $8 hr for kids18 mos - 12 yrs, $10 hr for infants up to 17 mos, $4 hr for Siblings
Dates:
Spring Break March 16-20, Summer Starts June 8
Phone Number: Lakeline 512-258-7529, Round Rock 512-341-7529 Website:
www.wannaplaplaycare.com
Discount:
10% Off One Week or One Month of Camp with registration
Wonderlab Would you rather invent something entirely new or improve something to make it better? Would you rather be the next Thomas Edison, Leonardo Da Vinci, or Steve Jobs? Introducing WonderLab's Choose Your Own Adventure, where kids will have an experience as unique and limitless as their own imagination! Each week, kids will launch into three topics (selected from our Invent or Improve It?! workshop series) on Monday, and then, with the help of experienced Mentor Guides, develop an Inspired Hypothesis (week-long project) to work on individually, or in groups, for the next four days. Topics include: Coding! Designing! Gaming! Mapping! Filming! and more! Examples of potential inspired hypotheses include, but are in no way limited to: Can I code my favorite board game so that I can play it online?! Can I make a video map for kids new to Austin?! Can I design a new musical instrument?! Can I create a boat that can sail across Town Lake?!
Location:
WonderLab. 1102 West Ave. Austin, TX 78704
Cost:
$400/week ($350 before 3/15, for siblings, and/or for subsequent weeks)
Dates:
June 8 - August 14 (10 weeks), Mon - Fri, 9am - 3pm
Phone Number: (512) 963-9606 Website:
http://www.wonderlablearning.com/choose-your-own-adventure
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Austin Sunshine Camps Austin YMBL Sunshine Camp at Zilker Park: Founded in 1928, this residential summer camp hosts children from 7-11 years of age.Camp sessions teach life skills, self-confidence, trust and teamwork, while providing outdoor recreation through activities such as arts and crafts, a low- ropes course, canoeing, hiking, swimming and other team activities. Red McCombs Sunshine Camp at Lake Travis: ASC partnered with the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) to create a residential wilderness summer camp located on Lake Travis. This camp hosts campers ages 12-15. The Lake Travis Camp programming emphasizes team building with a sophisticated high-ropes course to build the self-esteem and confidence needed to cope with the stress and pressures of adolescence. Campers are completely “unplugged” from technology, an extremely unique situation in today’s world. Activities include volleyball, high-ropes, canoeing and campfires. Both camps are free of charge to students who qualify for the Texas public schools free and reduced lunch program. Locations:
Lake Travis; Zilker Park
Cost:
Free of charge to students who qualify for free and reduced lunch.
Dates:
Residential Summer Camp (6 day sessions) June 8-August 15
Email:
info@sunshinecamps.org
Website:
www.sunshinecamps.org
Clean Creek Camp Join your kids outdoors this summer for 3-4 days of outdoor adventure at Clean Creek Camp. We'll explore in and around Austin's creeks and aquifer. Groups with adult leaders are welcome! Ages: 9-13 (children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian) Activities include: Hike and explore Barton Creek with a scavenger hunt challenge Wade in the creek and find out how bugs tell us about water quality Clean up and float on Lady Bird Lake Learn green gardening for clean water Get down into the aquifer through a local cave Paddle and clean up Barton Creek
Location:
Various outdoor locations in Austin
Cost:
Free
Dates:
Summer June 8-11, 2015, July 14-16, 2015
Website:
www.austintexas.gov/CleanCreekCamp
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