2013 DAY CAMP GUIDE
Asheville Lightning Junior Olympics is a track and field program for ages 6-18, starting in April. SPECIAL TO WNC PARENT
Airborne Gymnastics
» June 3-Aug. 16 » airbornegym@att.net; 697-0084 » Ages 3-12. (Preschoolers must be potty-trained.) Gymnastics activities, crafts and outside water fun. Full-day campers go swimming and on field trips. Themes include Mad Scientist; Pirates and Princesses; Messy, Messy, Messy; Super Soakin’; Artful Antics, more. Half-day (8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) for pottytrained to age 12 for $75; full-day (until 5:30 p.m.) for ages 5-12 for $150. Extended day available. At 85 PEM Drive, Hendersonville.
Appalachian Institute for Creative Learning
» Summer Enrichment Camp, July 14-20 and 21-27 » appalachianinstitute.org; 800-951-7442; info@appalachianinstitute.org » Rising 3rd-graders to age 12. Campers are called “motivated learners,” figuring that anyone who shows up to take biology, math or art in July is motivated. Campers classes in topics include science and math, history, society and culture, visual arts, drama, more. At Warren Wilson College. $360 per week. Overnight camp available for up to rising 12th-graders.
» ashevilleart.org; 253-3227, ext. 122; » Rising grades K-12. Sessions offer wide variety of art activities. Includes all materials and museum admission. Half-day (9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-5 p.m.) for $95 members/$105 nonmembers, and all-day (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) sessions for $160/$180.
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
» June-July » www1.abtech.edu/yes-camp » Middle- and high-schoolers. Young Entrepreneurial Scholars (YES!) Camps. High schoolers, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. June 24-28. Middle-schoolers, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. July 22-26. Campers will gain an understanding of entrepreneurship as a viable career option and learn about resources in their community; generate business ideas to create an atmosphere of fun; meet and learn from successful entrepreneurs; learn to work and cooperate in groups; develop critical thinking and life skills; develop leadership abilities and skills; and identify and evaluate entrepreneurial opportunities in Western North Carolina. Both meet at A-B Tech Enka Site, Small Business Center.
Asheville Community Theatre
» June 17-Aug. 2 » wineanddesignus.com/Asheville; 255-2442; wineanddesignasheville@gmail.com » Ages 6-14. Kids create a canvas art project, along with other arts and crafts. Themes include Buzzing Around Town, Art Around the World, Learn from the Best, and more. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Wine and Design, 640 Merrimon Ave. $150 with sibling discount.
» Tanglewood Summer Camp, June 17-Aug. 9 » ashevilletheatre.org, 254-29390; » Ages 5-17. Camp well-suited for any child interested in exploring the world of theater. Session I, June 18-29, offers half-day camp (9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) for ages 5-7. Sessions I and II, July 29-Aug. 9, offer fullday camp (9 a.m.-4 p.m.) for ages 8-15. Advanced Camp for ages 13-17 is by permission only for veteran campers, July 29-Aug. 9. $250-$500. At 35 E. Walnut St., Asheville.
Asheville Art Museum
ABYSA
Art Buzz Kids
» June 10-Aug. 2
» June 3-Aug. 9 » abysa.org; shane@abysa.org; 299-7277, ext. 304
W N C PA R E N T. C O M
» Ages 5-14. FUNdamentals Soccer Camps offers a games-centered teaching approach, creating an exciting and entertaining environment designed to boost player learning. Campers will be placed in proper age groups and skill levels to ensure all players benefit from developmentally appropriate activities, teaching and competition. The camp will employ games designed to build technical foundations for dribbling, passing, receiving, shielding, and shooting. Campers ages 11-14 will also be exposed to individual and small group tactical implications of the game. Half-day camps (9 a.m.-noon) for ages 5-6 for $115; full-day (9 a.m.-4 p.m.) for ages 7-14 for $195. At the JBL Soccer Complex at Azalea Park.
Asheville Christian Academy
» Youth Athletic Camps » ACAlion.org; 581-2200 » Grades 2-8. ACA will offer multiple weeklong camps on sport development, including baseball, basketball, soccer, volleyball and sports performance. $80-$100. At 74 Riverwood Road, Swannanoa.
Asheville Jewish Community Center
» June 10-Aug. 2 » jcc-asheville.org; 253-0701; » Camp Ruach: Rising 1st- to 8th-graders. Weeklong sessions with swimming, sports, cooking, crafts, nature and gardening, dance and music and ending with a celebration of Shabbat. Horseback riding add-on available. 9 a.m.-3:30 or 5:30 p.m., starting at $195 members/$225 community. Extended and afternoon care available. At 236 Charlotte St., Asheville. » Camp Tikvah, June 17-July 12: Enables children on the autism spectrum to enjoy the fun and community of Camp Ruach in an individually monitored and
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