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Asia Society Culture Camp ASIASOCIETY.ORG/TEXAS 713.496.9905
Ages 6-17
Asia Society Texas' ExploreAsia camps seek to advance young learners' understanding of the world through fun, interactive, and meaningful activities. Camps are designed to engage students with Asian art, culture, and history.
Building Brains Lego Engineering BUILDINGBRAINS.BIZ 713.204.0770
Ages 3-14
Our camp is designed to strengthen math skills, motor skills, and science skills. Students will develop strong critical thinking skills in the fields of physics, engineering, and fine motor skills because we use Legos to build simple machines while incorporating math concepts such as Pythagoras’ Theorem.
Camp Invention INVENT.ORG/LOCAL 800.968.4332
Ages 5 - 12
Unlock your child’s potential at Camp Invention®! This nationally acclaimed K-6 program returns to Houston with all-new, hands-on STEM adventures. Register and save today at invent.org/local
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Capitol Debate
Ages 11-17
CAPITOLDEBATE.COM 800.450.5012
Capitol Debate Summer Camps teach the fundamentals of public speaking and argumentation, enabling kids to develop core presentation and debating skills that boost confidence and self-esteem. Houston camp at UofH.
Code Ninjas - Sugar Land CODENINJAS.COM 281.456.3010
Ages 5 - 14
Code Ninjas offers a range of programs for many age groups where they learn to code. We shift kid’s mindsets from consuming to producing technology. Kids have fun, parents see results.
Health Museum Discovery Camp THEHEALTHMUSEUM.ORG 713.521.1515
Ages 5-13
Spark your child’s curiosity at The Health Museum's Discovery Camps! Campers engage in STEM activities while learning about medical science and the human body.
JOIN US FOR A MAGICAL SUMMER OF
MUSICAL THEATRE! Summer camps for Theatre Under The Stars Humphreys School of Musical Theatre and The River are now on sale! Humphreys School camps offer camps beginning June 20 for students age 4-7 and 6-12 with themes like Disney Adventure, Camp Pixar and Broadway Bound! Plus a chance for students ages 12-19 to participate in our Summer Musical Theatre Academy Production, Bring It On: The Musical! The River provides an accessible, affordable fine arts education for individuals with disabilities and their siblings ages 4 through young adults. This summer The River’s week-long camps include themes like Wild, Wild West, Movie Musicals and Audition Boot Camp!
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iD Tech
Ages 7 - 19
IDTECH.COM 888.709.8324
iD Tech is the world’s premier destination for STEM education, with on-campus and online programs that sharpen students' coding, game dev, and creative skills. Choose from Virtual Tech Camps, Teen Bootcamps, Online Private Lessons, or small-group online classes.
Language Kids
Ages 3 - 10
LANGUAGEKIDS.COM 281.565.1388
Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese, Sign Language & English immersion summer camps. Learning another language has never been so much fun! Our innovative summer camp is offered at multiple locations and schedules. Payment plans are available. June 6 - August 19, 2022.
Lone Star Flight Museum LONESTARFLIGHT.ORG 346.708.3517
Ages 11 - 17
#PlaneAwesome This Spring Break…our Camps have merit! For scouts ages 11-17. Scout programs include Aviation, Electronics, Engineering, Weather, and American Heritage merit badges.. For scouts ages 11-17. Dates: March 14-19. Visit LoneStarFlight.org for details!
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Xplor Summer Camp
Ages 3 - 12
XPLORPRESCHOOL.COM 877.959.3743
Join us for summer camp at Xplor. Children in preschool through age 12 explore, discover, make new friends and learn new skills. It all starts with our outstanding counselors, whose talent, creativity and leadership set the tone for an unforgettable experience.
Texas Story Camp
Ages 9 - 12
THEBRYANMUSEUM.ORG GALVESTON 409. 632.7685
Explore history, art, and ecology! Tour The Bryan Museum galleries including a behind-the-scenes look at our upcoming exhibit Of Birds and Texas and create some fabulous art projects.
Texas Story Camp
Ages 9-12
THEBRYANMUSEUM.ORG HOUSTON 713.893.1461
Calling all student writers! Join us for a week of adventure and hands-on discovery as we explore Houston's history. Get inspired and share stories through writing, drawing, and acting!
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Cordovan Art School
Ages 5-16
CORDOVANARTSCHOOL.COM 512.275.4040
Get in the "ART ZONE" at CORDOVAN ART SCHOOL this Spring & Summer with the best creative art camps in the Houston area! Select from over 40 themed camps and experience mixed media of all kinds! 4 LOCATIONS around Houston
Claire School of Dance
Ages 4 - 12
CLAIREDANCE.COM 713.880-5565
1 & 2 week, half and full day, camps and classes for children 4-12 taught in micro-sized classes to ensure individual attention. Weekly classes in creative movement & ballet. 2 summer dance intensives. One for students 7-11 in jazz, modern, and hip hop, the other for intermediate level students of ballet.
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School of Rock Clearlake, Sugarland, Tomball CLEARLAKE.SCHOOLOFROCK.COM 281.218.7625 SUGARLAND.SCHOOLOFROCK.COM 832.939.8788
Ages 4 - 18
CHAMPIONFOREST.SCHOOLOFROCK.COM 281-246.4475
Send your kid to the ultimate summer music experience at School of Rock! Summer Music Camps are the perfect way to spend your summer break, where students learn to play songs through live performances like real musicians. School of Rock offers amazing Music Camps for musicians of all skill levels for guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, ukulele, songwriting and vocals. Call today or sign up on our website!
SUMMER CAMP AT THE Y
MAKE YOUR MARK
Offering day camps around the Houston area and overnight adventures at YMCA Camp Cullen.
REGISTER TODAY!
ymcahouston.org
A PATH WITH A PURPOSE starts here
YMCA Mission: To put Judeo-Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. Everyone is welcome.
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Spring/Summer Camp Directory Houston Arboretum HOUSTONARBORETUM.ORG 713.681.8433
Camp Allen CAMPALLEN.ORG 936.825.7175
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Camp Champions
CAMPHUAWNI.COM 936.254.3223
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Ages 8-18
Situated on 1,100 acres just an hour outside Houston, Camp Allen provides a fun & unique environment for young people to cultivate friendships, experience personal growth and learn about Jesus Christ.
CAMPCHAMPIONS.COM 830.598.2571
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Ages 4-12
Head to the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center for fun-filled, week-long camps that explore the natural world through active, hands-on indoor and outdoor adventures.
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Ages 5 - 17
Camp Champions has created a tradition of excellence since 1967. With the facility and staff expected from a top overnight summer camp, Champions is distinguished by its focus on building strong kids. One, two or three-week sessions available for ages 5-17.
Camp Huawni
Ages 6 - 17
Nestled in the Piney Woods of E Texas, Camp Huawni is a traditional, throwback summer camp for boys and girls. We’ve crafted exceptional summers since 1965, cultivating an environment where friendships and creativity thrive.
Camp Olympia CAMPOLYMPIA.COM 936.594.2541
Ages 6 - 16
Camp Olympia is not just a premier, accredited TX summer camp, but one of the classic summer camps in the US. Our beautiful summer camp is on Lake Livingston in Trinity, Texas — the East Texas pines is the perfect setting for an American Summer Camp experience filled with FUN, SUN and ADVENTURE.
Kanakuk Kamps KANAKUK.COM 417.266.3000
Ages 6 - 18
Kanakuk is a premier Christian summer sports camp for kids ages 6–18 in Branson and Lampe, Missouri, offering 5 overnight camps that provide fun, safe sports and outdoor camping experiences.
Kidventure KIDVENTURE.COM 713.960.8989
Ages 3 - 16
Since 1994 Kidventure has provided the finest in Summer Day and Overnight Camps for thousands of Houston children ages 3-16. Helping grow your child through the power of camp.
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YMCA Camp Cullen
Ages 7 - 16
YMCACAMPCULLEN.ORG 936.594.2274
An epic summer of adventure awaits you at YMCA Camp Cullen! Situated on the shores of Lake Livingston, Camp Cullen offers kids and teens over 500 acres of epic fun.
Alliance Fencing Academy
ALLIANCE-FENCING-ACADEMY.COM 713.410.6655
Ages 6 - 17
Alliance Fencing Academy - International Fencing School Safe, Smart, Unique and Great workout! Home of 3 Olympians, 4 World Champions, and over 40 US National Champions Enrollment is open now in Houston & The Woodlands
Forest Glen Camps & Retreats FORESTGLEN.ORG 713.960.8989
Ages 3 - 16
Imagine your kids hopping on a bus of friends & spending the whole day in nature, canoeing lakes, zip lining through trees, learning about Jesus, and coming home excited (& exhausted), brimming with stories about memories that were made.
THE #1 TECH CAMP
FOR AGES 7-19
Coding. Game dev. Robotics. Digital arts. This isn’t just a camp. It’s an experience unlike any other. Here, you push past the boundaries of school, finding your squad and bonding over the latest tech. Led by expert instructors, you will build the skills needed to forge a brilliant future.
ONLINE AND IN-PERSON CAMPS HELD AT 75+ CAMPUSES NATIONWIDE: Rice University | Austin Tech Camp | Southern Methodist University The University of Texas at Dallas | Trinity University | Carnegie Mellon
Request your camp brochure today!
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Kidventure Day Camp
Ages 3 - 16
KIDVENTURE.COM 713.960.8989
Since 1994 Kidventure has provided the finest in Summer Day and Overnight Camps for thousands of Houston children ages 3-16. Helping grow your child through the power of camp.
Stars Gymnastics STARSGYMTX.COM KATY: 713.364.2631 HOUSTON: 713.464.1996
Ages 1 - 18
Spring Break, Summer and Winter Camps that include weekly themes, daily gymnastics instruction, arts and crafts activities and games. Early drop off and late pickup is available. for an additional fee. Camp may be scheduled for full or half days with daily and weekly rates. Multi-week and sibling discounts available.
YMCA Summer Day Camp YMCAHOUSTON.ORG 713.659.5566
Ages 3 - 16
No one does camp like the Y! Offered at locations all around Houston, YMCA summer day campers will MAKE THEIR MARK and have a blast in a safe, enriching environment.
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Yorkshire Academy
Ages 2 - 12
YORKSHIREACADEMY.COM 281.531.6088
Yorkshire’s onsite Summer Program is open to everyone in the Houston and West Houston/Memorial community! With a wide array of academic and enrichment activities, there is something for everyone! Visit our website for details.
Humphreys School of Musical Theatre TUTS.COM/SCHOOLS 713.558.8801
Ages 4 - 19
Humphreys School camps offer camps beginning June 20 for students age 4-7 and 6-12 with themes like Disney Adventure, Camp Pixar and Broadway Bound! Plus a chance for students ages 12-19 to participate in our Summer Musical Theatre Academy Production, Bring It On: The Musical!
Main Street Theater
Ages 4 - 17
MAINSTREETTHEATER.COM 713.524.3622
MST Summer Camp has 4 locations across the Greater Houston Area: Rice Village, the Museum District, Midtown, and Bellaire. Ages 4 – high school. Plays, dances, prop-making. Creative, collaborative, FUN!
GALVESTON HISTORIC SEAPORT HOME OF THE 1877 TALL SHIP ELISSA
NOW OPEN!
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Galveston’s historic immigration story comes alive at the Galveston Historic Seaport. Follow in the footsteps of the early immigrants through interactive learning with immersive experiences, all based on authentic and documented personal stories of immigrants landing in Galveston. LEARN MORE AT #GALVESTONHISTORY AND WWW.GALVESTONHISTORY.ORG
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More than Ever
Our Kids Need Camp By Mike McDonell, Kidventure
As we move cautiously into 2022, a sense of hope and optimism for a more ‘normal’ life seems to be growing. And as we begin to open up our schools, communities, and businesses prior to the pandemic, we must first pay careful attention to our children and how the pandemic has affected their social, physical, and emotional wellbeing. The natural, healthy growth of our kids involves being with others, exploring their world, creating friendships, taking risks, engaging the world around them, and being active. Unfortunately, the pandemic has stunted that growth for so many of our kids and embedded an unhealthy amount of anxiety and uncertainty in the process. For so many kids, the pandemic has served to further isolate them from friends and peers. For some, school has provided a limited reconnection, but school doesn’t provide for the substantive social connections and bonds like camp has done for millions of kids. Summer and seasonal camps have always been a powerful place to bring kids together and celebrate the best in life. Camp harnesses the very nature of childhood with its quest for exploration and its propensity for creativity. Camp provides a culture where positive relationships are what matters most, ones that are based on strong values and care for one another. In a world that is struggling for greater diversity, acceptance of all people, and inclusion, there is no more powerful platform than camp to teach that. At camp, kids develop greater confidence, strong relational bonds, and attain a sense of belonging that is so challenging to find right now.
Celebrate youth
Too many in our world are searching for that belonging, that acceptance, and that chance to flourish. Our kids need to be validated, not by the number of likes on their social, but with a smile and a hug from a real friend that genuinely cares. Right now our kids are drowning in loneliness and fear amidst a world of uncertainty, hatred, and separation, and right now we must look to come together. Our kids deserve that. The greater pandemic in our country cannot be cured with a vaccine. But it can be made so much better with camp. That is why this Spring and Summer are more important than ever. And this is why we have the opportunity to make it all happen for them. Many camp programs including Kidventure have already begun registering for both Spring Break Camp and Summer Camp. Kidventure’s Spring Break Camp will take place March 14-18 at two locations in the Houston area. Summer Camp will begin June 6th through August 12. For more information about Kidventure please visit kidventure.com
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