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FARM AND GARDEN CAMPS INSPIRE AN APPRECIATION FOR NATURE PLAY TO LEARN AT EDUCATIONAL CAMPS BOULDER COUNTY OFFERS OPTIONS APLENTY FOR FIRST-TIME CAMPERS COLORADO CENTER FOR THE BLIND BUILDS A FOUNDATION FOR INDEPENDENCE, OPPORTUNITY AND SUCCESS

Pre-K/Kindergarten, 2 or 3 days: (for 3 & 4 year olds) $5,900 Pre-K/Kindergarten, 5 days: (for 3 to 6 year olds) $8,900 Grades 1st–8th: $8,900

Camp Planning Guide 125 Camps to choose from . . .

Biking • Climbing • Dance • Disc Golf • Drama • Gymnastics Education/Engineering • Goats & Gardens • Kidz Kamp • Sailing Science • Tennis • Ultimate • Water Sports & More!

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M-F, 8:30am-4:30pm

6-11

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$250(R)/$313(N)

Bear Peak Adventure Camp

M-F, 8:30am-4:30pm

6-11

5

$250(R)/$313(N)

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Goats & Gardens

M-F, 8:30am-4:30pm

6-11

5

$290(R)/$363(N)

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Aug 15-19

Blast Off Science Camp

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Aug 1-5

$114(R)/$143(N)

July 25-29

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July 11-15

Tu/W/Th, 3-6pm

July 5-8

Gonzo Tennis Summer Clinics

June 27-July 1

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June 20-24

$114(R)/$143(N)

June 13-17

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eeking more than day care from your child’s Summer Camps? Choose from 125+ exciting camp sessions, each designed to stimulate your child’s physical, mental and social development. Make your child’s summer both fun and enriching!

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M-F, 9am-12pm

5-6

5

$168(R)/$210(N)

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Dancing Days

M-Th, 9am-12pm

4-5

4

$125(R)/$156(N)

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Dance Camp

M-F, 9am-12pm

6-12

5

$155(R)/$194(N)

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Musical Theater Dance Camp

M-F, 9am-1pm

6-12

5

$175(R)/$220(N)

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Intermediate Dance Camp

M-F, 10am-3pm

10-18

5

$300(R)/$325(N)

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Summer Recreational Gymnastics

M-F, 9am-12pm

5-12

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$189(R)/$236(N)

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Drama

M-F, 8:30am-4:30pm

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Kidz Kamp

M-F, 8am-5:30pm

5-11

5

$238(R)/$298(N)

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Kidz Kamp with a Flip at NBRC

M-F, 8am-5:30pm

5-11

5

$250(R)/$313(N)

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RESERVOIR - Community Sailing & Water Sports provided by Community Sailing and City of Boulder 10

Little Puffs

M-F, 9:30am-3:30pm

5-7

5

$335-$405

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Learn to Sail Camps

M-F, 9:30am-3:30pm

5-17

5

$285-$445

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Paddle Board & Windsurfing

M-F, 9:30am-3:30pm

8-17

5

$285-$445

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Water Sports Camp

M-Th, 8:30am-4:30pm

7-14

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$277(R)/$346(N)

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M-F, 9am-12pm

4-12

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Skills Camp at Valmont Bike Park Rock Climbing & Slack Line Camp

M-F, 9am-3pm M-F, 9am-3pm

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$399 $375

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USA Ultimate Elementary

M-Th, 9am-1pm

7-10

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$160

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USA Ultimate Middle School

M-Th, 9am-4pm

11-14

4

$260

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USA Ultimate Girls Only!

M-Th, 9am-1pm

11-14

4

$160

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Boulder Youth Disc Golf

M-F, 9am-1pm

11-14

5

$180

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M-F, 9am-12pm

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Production Production Manager, Dave Kirby Art Director, Susan France Graphic Designer, Mark Goodman

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ith warmer weather just around the corner, the kids in your household may start to get a little antsy. They know long days are on the horizon, just waiting to be filled with activities and adventures.

But maybe this year your kiddos are yearning for something a little different. Maybe they’ve expressed a growing interest in art, or an equestrian competition piqued their curiosity about horseback riding. Maybe they picked up the clarinet this year for the school band and they want to take it to the next level before the fall.

Whatever your kid’s passion, there are few better ways to help them follow it than a great camp program.

Once again this year, it’s our pleasure to present you with the area’s most comprehensive guide to the best camps Colorado has to offer. No matter what your child’s interest, there’s a camp that will help them learn new skills, meet

Assistant to the Publisher, Julia Sallo Office Manager, Andrea Neville Circulation Team, Dave Hastie, Dan Hill, George LaRoe, Jeffrey Lohrius, Elizabeth Ouslie, Rick Slama 16-Year-Old, Mia Rose Sallo Cover photo: Susan France, Maggie Brinkman enjoys dressing up in theatrical costumes at the WOW! Children’s Museum, Lafayette

new friends, deal with life’s difficulties and deepen their confidence.

Beyond the specific skills a camp can teach, these programs can give kids a first taste of independence, a chance to be away from home. They get the chance to forge their own path, whether it’s for a day or a week or a month. Camp provides the opportunity for young folks to learn teamwork, to accomplish goals together with peers who may share the same interests, but also with those who have radically different interests and personalities. This is a chance for kids to learn how to be great communicators, to face their fears and meet people with diverse backgrounds.

Colorado is home to hundreds of amazing camps that cater to any child’s interests and needs. So take some time to peruse this year’s camp listings from across the state. We think you’ll find it hard to read this impressive collection and not wish you were a kid again.

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Macktastic Macktastic Summer Summer Camps Camps

STEAM STEAM&&Making Making

Sticky StickyFingers FingersCooking Cooking

Sports Sports&&Science Science

Wilderness WildernessSurvival Survival

Poetry Poetry&&Painting Painting

Summer SummerOlympics Olympics

Chess Chess&&Soccer Soccer

Art Art

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ARTS&CRAFTSCAMPS YMCA of Boulder Valley

Let your child express their creative side at one of Boulder’s many arts and crafts camps.

DAY CAMPS H ART STUDENTS LEAGUE OF DENVER Denver 303-778-6990, ext. 100

www.ASLD.org Explore the line between reality and fantasy this summer with your imagination as muse! Join our professional, friendly art instructors for a summer of art FUNdamentals. Oneand two-week, morning and afternoon camps, with additional supervised care available. Grades K to11. Scholarships available.

H ARTS & HUMANITIES DAY CAMP (YMCA OF BOULDER) Longmont 303-664-5455

www.ymcabv.org Whether your child is an aspiring actor, an inspiring artist or simply a kid who likes to get messy, the Y has plenty of options for a summer of spotlight-shining, paint-splattering fun. Our specialty camps in Longmont ensure campers are engaged, their creativity is satisfied and their smocks are well used. Day camps are divided by sessions throughout the summer.

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H COLOR ME MINE Boulder 303-443-3469

www.boulder.colormemine.com Join locally owned and operated Color Me Mine for a fun-filled, artistic summer! Walk-ins always welcome, or check out one of our fun Kid’s Night Out events. Check out our website for more information!

H CRACKPOTS CREATIVITY CAMP Longmont 303-776-2211

www.ecrackpots.com Kids learn and have fun while expressing their creativity. Pottery painting, glass fusing, clay and more!

H DAWSON SUMMER CAMPS Lafayette 303-381-0756

www.dawsonschool.org/summercamps Come join us this summer for seven weeks of Dawson’s more than 70 exciting summer camps and programs for ages 5 to 18. Camp hours are 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Between June 6 and July 29, we will offer various weeklong day camps in academics, arts, music, drama, language, sports, cooking and specialty

day camps. Campers will receive a full hot/cold lunch in our dining hall every day and take a break to cool off in the pool daily. Cost range: $285 to $395 per week. Email mjacobsma@dawsonschool.org for questions.

H FABRICATE Boulder 303-997-8245

www.fabricateboulder.com Our experienced instructors will guide campers through fun-filled, weeklong, themed camps (9 a.m.-1 p.m.) including teen fashion, sew and swim, quilt week and more. We also offer afternoon drop-in day camps (24:30 p.m.) on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Students will learn practical skills such as how to use and maintain a sewing machine, wind a bobbin, read, cut and sew from a commercial sewing pattern, install a zipper, and lots more, ultimately constructing garments, accessories and home decor. Full-day options available.

H LIVING ARTS SCHOOL Niwot 720-383-4406

www.livingartsschool.com The Living Arts School offers day camp from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.,

Monday through Friday for children ages 6 to 12. Optional aftercare is offered from 3-5 p.m. Children in our program learn traditional living skills and crafts, build friendships in a noncompetitive, loving community and have daily access to farmland and the natural world. Themed weeks for Handmade Summer 2016 include: jugglers and creature makers, toy makers and taffy pullers, kite makers and nature weavers, homesteaders and fort builders, tie dyers and potion makers, cake bakers and candlestick makers, instrument builders and jam makers, terrarium gardeners and lantern makers. Come enjoy the magic of the 35-acre campus!

H MACC ART ACADEMY Denver 303-316-6360

www.maccjcc.org For grades 1 to 12. The visual arts are vital to the development of your child’s imagination, self-esteem and interaction with the world. At MACC’s Art Academy, skilled artists, who are also experienced educators, nurture the creativity in every child. see ARTS & CRAFTS Page 6

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YMCA of Boulder Valley

We are holding summer camps in and around Boulder County School District.

We have 3 types of camps:

LEGO, CHESS and MAGIC For more information, see our website at

www.StrategicKids.com

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Online registration now open!

H SUNSHINE POTTERY STUDIO Boulder

www.openhandart.com Open Hands Art is a collaboration between ceramic artist Sue Allman and painter Page Zekonis. We offer a variety of weeklong camps for children ages 7-12, a middle school camp we call "Finding Your Must,' and a mosaic arts camp for middle and high schoolers.

www.sunshinepotterystudio.com For ages 9 to 15. Only 12 kids at a time. Play with clay from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

June 6 through 10. If your child loves clay (hand building and wheel throwing) the outdoors, stories in the tepee and music, this is the place to be.

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Students will have an intensive art experience using quality materials in a studio environment. Whether creating a life mask, drawing with quality materials, working in an actual clay studio or creating an environmental artwork, students will enjoy being immersed in art.

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www.poshsplat.com PoshSplat is offering kids camp for ages 4 to 15 to improve their paint skills. Camp is offered Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., with a painting activity and lunch time for $24; or a longer day, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., with painting, a lunch break, and another art activity with different materials for $40. Punch cards available for five classes 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $100, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $180, save by buying five at a time.

303-517-5436

H THE ART UNDERGROUND Louisville 303-229-1127

www.artunder.org The Art Underground offers over 30 camps in art, dance and theater from June through August for ages 2 to 18 years old. The new Arts Hub, with a 196 seat theater, art room and dance rooms, will be opening in Lafayette this summer.

H TINKER ART STUDIO Boulder 303-503-1902

www.tinkerartstudio.com Join Tinker for a summer full of art, movement and plenty of creativity! Morning and afternoon camps for ages 3.5 to BOULDER WEEKLY

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Two time slots: 10am-1pm (painting and lunch) or 10am-3pm (painting, lunch, + another art project with different materials) 10am-1pm $24 or 10am-3pm $40. Lunch $6+tax or bring a lunch and snack from home. Punch cards available for 5 classes 10am-1pm $100.

10am-3pm $180 (save by buying 5 at a time)

2035 Broadway Street Boulder CO 80302 www.poshsplat.com • 303-442-7674

Mountain Kids Summer Adventure Camp Arts and crafts camps combine summer fun and the creative arts to give campers an unforgettable summer experience.

14 include clay, painting and theme-based visual art camps, as well as storytelling, drumming and yoga arts-integrated camps.

H YOUNG ARTISTS AT WORK Boulder 303-443-2122

www.bmoca.org June 6 through July 29 for ages 5 to 8 and 9 to 12. Weeklong full and half-day workshops Each summer, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA) overflows with creativity as visiting artists share

their talent and enthusiasm with youth through our signature and innovative arts education program. Our workshops immerse youth in new themes each week, including painting, sculpture, collage, photography, textiles, installation, jewelry, fashion, digital art, and design.

Visiting artists provide individual attention and encourage personal expression, creativity, and the exploration of materials. On Friday, enjoy an exhibition opening where your family and friends can view and celebrate the work of our young artists!

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303.665.8287 • 474 S. Taylor Ave. Louisville, CO 80027 www.mountain-kids.com/louisville

Women’s Wilderness Strong Girls, Stro n g Wo m e n , B e t te r Wo r l d

ROCK CLIMBING, CANOEING, BACKPACKING, & LEADERSHIP WITH OUR AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM DAY AND OVERNIGHT CAMPS (AGES 8-18) Meeting new people and buildling lifelong friendships at any of Boulder’s summer kid’s camps.

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Competitive Swimming Clinic Ages 8-18 This class is coached by a USA certified coach. Offering focus on starts, turns, sprinting and breakdown of stroke.

• 90 Degree Water • Ages 4 Months to 24 Months • 30-Minute Group Lessons • Morning or Evening Classes • Educational Class Showing Benefits & Swim Safety for Parent & Baby Call for Details!

Kids Camp Ages 4-10 Offering water games, crafts, water skills and drills. Max 5-1 student/teacher

Jr. Lifeguarding Ages 12-14 Basic lifeguarding techniques, while also receiving American Red Cross certification (this class taught by a certified Red Cross Lifeguard Instructor).

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EXPECT THE WORLD

Global Works facilitates travel, personal growth

By Max Heidt

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of the University of California shows that the ravel can be an ability to switch between integral part of languages elevates the a young person’s brain’s ability to analyze, developmental organize and handle experience, and information. The experia pathway to personal ence of travelling the exploration. In fact, studies world is enriching not have displayed a coronly to the spirit, but to relation between travel the mind as well. and creativity. Research Payes also remembers

by William Maddux and being inspired by the Adam Galinsky, published people that she met and in the Journal of Personalthe relationships that she ity and Social Psychology in made. “It’s an experience 2009, presents evidence you’ll never forget,” she that individuals who live says. abroad at some point in McKenna’s younger their lives perform better Global Works takes kids around the globe, like this group in Panama, to do do community service and learn about the world firsthand. sister, Greyson Payes, on creative tasks than participated in one of those who never do.

Global Works’ Global Actions programs in the summer each other, versus all the differences that seem to be Global Works is a service organization based in of 2015, when she travelled to New Zealand and the Fiji Lafeyette that organizes service and language immersion highlighted.”

Islands.

While all of the excursions are immersive service trips in 10 countries across the globe throughout the Global Action trips are more of the “classic” Global experiences, some are focused on language immersion summer. The trips are for students in grades 9 to 12.

Works experience without an immersive language and the development of bilingual skills. And while acaThe focus of the trips is community service, cultural component, if language is not as much of a motivator demic knowledge of a second language is a valuable skill exchange and cross-cultural education. High-schoolers for your summer adventure experience. This summer to have in an increasingly globalized world, there is no are given the opportunity to explore the globe and exthere are five Global Action trips ranging between seven more effective way to learn a language than to live with perience new ways of life while expanding their cultural and 24 days long offered in four different countries, with its native speakers. and intellectual horizons. adventure and service at the core of each.

Global Works’ Language Immersion adventures “The overall philosophy is authentic travel experiTrips like the one that Greyson participated in can are designed to develop and hone language skills while ences with a cultural immersion, community service include activities which range anywhere from a rural participating in service projects in foreign communities. component,” says Fritz Moriarty, director and co-owner homestay to conservation work with local species.

Global Works offers language immersion trips to five of Global Works. “Stuff you can’t do on a traditional “It’s just a totally different experience, and somecountries across the globe this summer, with programs vacation with your parents, bottom line.” offered in both Spanish and French. These trips are The service trips provide a chance for the young thing you’ll just feel really good about,” she says. between eight and 21 days long. and motivated to make a real difference in a community Global Works additionally offers enrichment McKenna Payes, 19, journeyed to Panama for three in a new place in the world. At the same time, the expeprograms, which involve the same community service rience offers a chance to fall in love with the people and weeks in summer 2013 with one of Global Works’ Lanfocus with an additional emphasis on specific areas of culture of that community, making the service that much guage Immersion programs. In addition to helping in the study such as pre-med or marine conservation efforts. community through service and teaching local Panamamore rewarding.

Global Works offers enrichment programs in three nian children some English, Payes says that she returned All of Global Works trips have a focus in cultural countries this summer between eight and 17 days to the United States with a more complete knowledge immersion and community service, and their summer long. of Spanish and the inspiration to use that knowledge programs offer three different formats: language immerMoriarty has seen that when students step out of elsewhere. sion, global action, and enrichment. their comfort zone and succeed they tend to grow and “Even if you don’t know that much Spanish and you Moriarty says that in his experience, students return mature a tremendous amount, and that some tend to go on one of those trips, you’ll gain a lot of knowledge with an increased global perspective and a sense of come back inspired in areas that they didn’t know they just listening to people,” she says. “By the time you leave had interest in. global citizenship. you’ll know a lot more than you thought.”

“I think a lot of students, through this experience, “Just seeing the connectivity between all of us is big A 2001 study from the psychology department find out that we have much more in common with and often transformative in itself,” he says.

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Educational camps allow students to build confidence and knowledge through games

by Alexandria Kade

Educational camps keep the brain active and prevent “summer slide” by utilizing games to help kids learn.

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“The documented phenomenon whereby a child loses one day of information for each day they are out of school is called the ‘summer slide,’” says Alan Iguchi, owner of Mathnasium of Boulder. “During a single summer a child could very easily lose up to 3 months’ worth of math information learned during the previous school year. Our program helps the students both retain and build their math skills to get ahead for the upcoming year.”

While the name “educational camp” might not sound appealing to a kid who wants to enjoy summer break, the camps with cool names help engage students in learning through games and other activities.

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Science Camp five separate weeks throughout the summer. Every day, students conduct a different experiment and work on building a rocket. Because the camp is based out of the South Boulder Recreation Center, campers also have the opportunity to go in the pool and canoe at Viele Lake, combining a sense of adventure with learning. By the end of the week, campers have a list of experiments, with instructions, to take home and repeat with family and friends.

At Play-Well TEKnologies’ weeklong summer camps, every day is a Lego day. Framed as playing with Legos, kids will learn real world applications of engineering at a small scale.

“Kids build cars in our camp and learn about axles and tires, and they learn that the tires on your car don’t hit the side of your car because that would cause friction,” says Brie Laffey, Play-Well’s Boulder area manager. “Then they go outside and look at mom/ dad’s car, and they see the tires really don’t hit the side of the car, and they never realized that before. They get really excited about real world application of what they’re building out of Legos.”

Another bonus of educational camps is the atmosphere. “We’re a very comfortable, safe environment of indoor exploration educationally during the summer,” Laffey says. She adds that Play-Well is a great experience for campers with with autism, Asperger’s or ADHD, because they can work with other students if they want but can also work independently if that’s what they’re most comfortable with.

Mathnasium of Boulder tailors its program to each individual child. After an initial assessment of the child’s strengths and weaknesses, Mathnasium creates individualized curriculum; however, students also have the opportunity to play games with other kids to improve math skills. While Mathnasium is open yearround for math help, students can drop-in for open summer sessions 1:30-6:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

Through both individual and group work, educational camps can provide kids with increased self-confidence and improved problem-solving skills.

They get students out of the house and focused on the exploration of new ideas.

“Another long-term benefit is success,” says Molly Langerak, program coordinator for BLAST OFF! Science Camp. “Kids also experience how to do something from start to finish. This can be through a craft, game, rocket building and a variety of activities they can experience at camp.”

So whatever a child does this summer, make sure there remains a process of learning while playing to defeat the summer brain dump.

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puters and historic games to keep class time exciting. Each half day consists of two hour lessons tailored to the ability of the children and one hour of practice to play against other students and instructors.

H BLAST CAMP (YMCA OF BOULDER VALLEY) Boulder, Longmont

H DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE SUMMER CAMP Denver

303-664-5455

www.ymcabv.org 3... 2... 1... Blast off! Come join the adventure that awaits you at Blast Camp.

Campers will explore, create and engage in fun-filled activities, including arts and crafts, STEM, gaga ball, sports and games, swimming, archery, ice skating, 50 feet slip and slide, foam machine and much more.

You do not want to miss this excitement! Day camps are divided by sessions throughout the summer.

H BLAST OFF! SCIENCE CAMP — WITH BOULDER PARKS & RECREATION Boulder 303-413-7270

www.BPRcamps.org Ages 6 to 11. Rockets with an EXPLOSION of science! Spend the morning conducting some wacky science projects, along with making new friends during team building activities. The afternoons will be spent building and launching rockets, as well as swimming! Campers will be split up by age and ability, but special requests are welcomed.

H BOULDER COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL Boulder 303-527-4931

www.bouldercountryday.org Summer day camp program uses classrooms and outdoor spaces to engaged children socially and intellectually with activities that include arts, music, science, nature walks and dramatic play.

BCD also offers summer specialty classes including basketball, soccer, STEAM, foreign language, Lego engineering, chess, art, academics, cooking and more. Students who enroll in specialty classes are eligible to enroll in day camp at a discounted rate (i.e., before and after camp care).

H BUTTERFLY PAVILION Westminster 720-974-1877

www.butterflies.org Come learn about bugs up close and personal. The Butterfly Pavilion offers a variety of day classes (ages 4 to 6) and weeklong camps (ages 5 to 10) from June through August. For questions email mcopan@butterflies.org.

H CAMP INVENTION Longmont, various locations 800-968-4332

www.campinvention.org Led by local educators, the weeklong Camp Invention program immerses elementary school children in hands-on learning disguised as fun summer activiBOULDER WEEKLY

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303-370-6000

www.dmns.org/learn/children/summercamps-2016/ Each week, campers will take amazing journeys throughout the museum and outside into City Park as they experiment, create, build, ask questions and learn — but most of all have fun!

H DENVER ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHESS CAMPS Camp can be a good time for fun and games, plus a little learning and growth.

ties. Children spend their time designing inventions and exploring connections between science, technology, engineering, and innovation. Discounts are available — register today!

H CAMP OONIE KOONIE CHA Boulder 303-413-1711

www.campooniekooniecha.com Pull on your boots and polish your spurs. Camp Oonie Koonie Cha is an action-packed music camp for children ages 4 to 6 that integrates music with science, instrument making, dramatic play and a xylophone orchestra. This year’s camp features the Wild West, pretend riding the range, barrel racing on handmade painted horses and telling coyote tales around the campfire. Campers make their own instruments, learn great songs and stories, and receive a complimentary Tshirt and CD. Bronco Ben, Kit Cat Kelye, Skedaddle Sue, Mountain Goat Mike and Antelope Amy will gallop and gallumph the giggling gophers out of you! Plus, a whippersnappin’ special dippity do dah day with Jeff Coyote Kagan.Yee Haw! Fills up quickly, so shake a leg. Email Amy Haywood at bouldercampokc@gmail.com for more information.

H CHESS CAMP Boulder 866-949-4386

www.chesswizards.com Grades K to 8. Get out of the house this summer with Chess Wizards; play games, make new friends and have fun.

An array of games and activities throughout the camp will be led by the most energetic members of the Wizards’ staff.

Activities include chess games, lessons, puzzles, wizard games, charades, outside activities and more!

H COLORADO CENTER FOR THE BLIND SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS Littleton

303-778-1130, ext. 222

www.cocenter.org We have programs that teach the skills of blindness and offer exciting recreational activities for students in elementary school, middle school, high school and college prep.

H COTTONWOOD GULCH FOUNDATION Albuquerque, N.M. 800-2-GO-TREK

www.cottonwoodgulch.org The Cottonwood Gulch Foundation sponsors educational wilderness expeditions and outdoor programs in the American Southwest that promote personal growth, scientific, historic and cultural discovery as well as a knowledgeable environmental ethic among all those who participate.

H CU SCIENCE DISCOVERY Boulder 303-492-7188

sciencediscovery.colorado.edu We offer more than 230 summer camps covering a range of disciplines, including science, technology, engineering, math and art. Our camps provide an eclectic mix of engaging, hands-on activities that are sure to ignite a passion for learning, exploration and fun! Instructors include CU faculty and under/graduate scientists that are enthusiastic and knowledgeable. From Programming with Python to Medieval Siege, we have something for everyone!

H DENVER CHESS CAMP Englewood 1-888-65-CHESS

www.chesscamp.com Campers experience chess lessons and play in a fun filled environment. Lessons are designed to improve campers’ skills whether children are interested in casual or competitive chess. Instructors use a range of teaching tools including demo boards, worksheets, stories, com-

303-770-6696

www.coloradomasterchess.com Twenty-second Annual Denver Rocky Mountain Chess Camps held on June 13 through 17 and July 11 through13. Full and half-day options, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Eight to one staff to student ratio. Participants will be taught scorekeeping, etiquette, tournament preparation, logical-thinking and strategic planning for all phases of the game. Also available throughout summer are two-day workshops, tournaments and follow-up classes. Founded in 1993, the Rocky Mountain Chess camp is the oldest and one of the largest chess camps in the country. Thousands of students, including state and national scholastic champions, have attended the camp from around the country for decades. Learn from National Chess Master and international bestselling author Todd Bardwick.

H DENVER ZOO SUMMER SAFARI: ZOOPER HEROES Denver 729-337-1400

www.DenverZoo.org When school is out, Safari Camp is in! This year’s theme, Animals Around the World, allows campers to travel from Colorado to Africa, South America, Antarctica and Asia without ever leaving Denver Zoo! Participants will connect with various animals and cultures through up-close animal encounters, zoo exploration, crafts and wild animal games. Zoo instructors will teach your campers songs and involve them in projects that will stick with them!

Registration is online only. Grade pre-K to 8.

H FEET ON THE EARTH PROGRAMS Boulder 303-642-0562

www.FeetOnTheEarth.org Every day is a new adventure in nature! Children discover their strengths and build confidence while learning ancient skills for living close to the Earth. see EDUCATIONAL Page 12

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Active Boulder Kids Camps for Ages 2.5 to 7

Camp options for: • preschool kids • early elementary • flexible weeks • extended days

EDUCATIONALCAMPS Play-Well TEKnologies

303-499-9854 • 5001 Pennsylvania ActiveBoulderKids.com

Active Louisville Kids

ServingAges 6 Weeks to 6 Years • creative curriculum • relationship based teaching • sensory learning & motor skill development • social growth and guidance through play and outdoor exploration

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• dramatic play, science projects, cooking projects, literacy activities, art projects, daily book readings, music classes

303-665-9669 1970 Centennial Dr. ActiveLouisvilleKids.com

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Kids learn while they play at Play-Well TEKnologies. Here, a camper learns about engineering using Legos.

Each weeklong camp take place in lower Lefthand Canyon (1.5 miles west of U.S. 36) and emphasizes building relationship with nature and creating healthy community. Curriculum includes wild edible and medicinal plants, animal tracking, natural shelters, making (and shooting) primitive bows and arrows, team building challenges, nature crafts, silly songs, storytelling, fun games, and more! Co-ed (Nature Explorers: June 6 through 10 and July 25 through 29) and all girls (Daughters of the Earth: June 13 through17 and August 1 through 5) camps available. For Children ages 7 to 11.

H FEET ON THE EARTH PROGRAMS Boulder 303-642-0562

www.FeetOnTheEarth.org Sneaking Around & Throwing Things Camp, June 20 though 24: Sneaking, hiding, tracking and accurate throwing are essential skills hunter-gather people use to secure food and keep their community safe. We’ll spend the week making and throwing primitive hunting weapons, playing games that help us practice sneaking and being invisible, and training our awareness to see and decipher the tracks and sign of the animals that live around us. Throughout the week we’ll learn what being a ‘’scout’’ entails, the ethics of the sacred hunt, how to work as a team, and how to use projectiles safely and respectfully. We’ll also tell stories, sing songs, play in the creek, and of course practice our aim. Everyone will get the chance to make and take home a few projectile crafts and will surely walk away a little sneakier than when they arrived. For Children 10 to 14.

H FEET ON THE EARTH PROGRAMS Boulder 303-642-0562

www.FeetOnTheEarth.org

Wild Arts & Herbs Camp, June 27 through July 1. Let nature be your muse and spend a week feasting on wild edibles, making medicine, creating art out of natural resources, weaving baskets, and leaving the land a little more beautiful then we found it. Throughout our time together we will meet new and different plant allies, have plenty of time to learn fun, new crafts, plus play awesome games, sing songs, tell stories and splash in the creek.

By the end of the week you’ll surely have some new plant friends, and some earth-based handcrafts to take home.

Campers will get to express themselves through art projects and learn how to work with plants and each other safely and respectfully while experiencing the magic and beauty of this wild and diverse valley along Lefthand Creek! For Children 10 to 14.

H GOATS AND GARDENS — WITH BOULDER PARKS & RECREATION BOULDER Boulder 303-413-7270

www.BPRcamps.org Ages 6 to11. Spend an active week exploring the Children’s Peace Garden, Mountain Flower Goat Dairy and swimming at the Rec Center! In the Children’s Peace Garden we’ll investigate the secret world of insects, creating art from nature and exploring wondrous plants while making new friends. We’ll grow and taste from the salsa garden and cook pizza using the power of the sun. At Mountain Flower Goat Dairy we’ll spend time with the goats and llamas, learn how to walk goats on leashes and feed goats, make cheeses and lotions with goat milk, bottle feed goat babies, and explore livestock management and nutrient cycling. Each afternoon we’ll wrap up the day with a cooling dip in the swimming pool.

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EDUCATIONALCAMPS H ID TECH CAMPS University of Denver, Colorado State University 888-709-TECH

www.internalDrive.com Gain a competitive edge! Create iPhone apps, video games, movies and more at weeklong, day and overnight programs held at the University of Denver, CSU-Fort Collins, Stanford, Princeton and other universities. Small classes for ages 7 to 17 in a fun and challenging setting. Also two-week, teen-only programs held at the University of Denver, Stanford, Yale, Harvard and others: iD Gaming Academy, iD Programming Academy and iD Visual Arts Academy (filmmaking & photography).

H KEYSTONE SCIENCE SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP Keystone 970-455-4228

www.KeystoneScienceSchool.org Be amazed this summer at Keystone Science School as we celebrate 40 years of extraordinary experiences, best friends and new insight into the awe-inspiring world of science, adventure and fun! Since 1976, Keystone Science School Summer Camp has taught kids social skills, independence and friendship with the added elements of outdoor education and highaltitude adventure. The cost of day camp ranges from $65-$430. Our day camp, for kids grades K to 6, features a new theme each week and incorporates creative activities, teambuilding, and investigative learning into each day.

H KODU VIDEO GAME CREATION CAMP Englewood 1-888-65-CHESS

www.chesscamp.com Children will have the option of learning how to program a game for their Windows 7 or higher PC or using a Microsoft Xbox controller! Students learn game design as they create their own cool custom world and navigate through it. Within this world they will create tasks that need to be completed in order to progress to the next level. Tasks include a first person maze game format where the students create a maze and the character must escape the maze, a survival mode, and tasks such as outwitting rivals, creating decoys and collecting bonus items all while having fun! This is a half-day camp; students can add an additional program to make it a full day camp.

H KTEC PRESENTS BITS, BYTES AND BOTS COMPUTER ADVENTURES Boulder 303-494-2687

www.kidstec.com We make technology education fun for kids. Explore Lego robotics, advanced robotic challenges, movie making and video game creation in small classes with highly educated instructors. Our classes engage kids in age-appropriate, projectBOULDER WEEKLY

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Fly with Frequent Flyers!

Summer Aerial Camps for kids

based activities that are fun, creative and imaginative. We teach critical thinking, communication and foundational STEM skills to kids ages 6 to 14 at all ability levels.

Have fun learning trapeze, fabric, sling, acrobatics and more.

Ages 4-18 and all levels, including some specialized weeks.

9am-3pm & half day options.

H LONGMONT HUMANE SOCIETY KIDS & CRITTERS CAMP Longmont

6 weeks available: June 6-10 • June 13-17 • June 20-24 June 27-July 1 • July 11-15 • July 18-22

303-772-1232

www.longmonthumane.org WANTED: Children ages 7 to 12 years old who love animals! Longmont Humane Society is holding four minicamps this summer. Four half-day sessions to choose from: June 6 through 8, 13 through 15, 20 through 22 or 27 through 29. Enjoy a PAWS-itive summer break while learning about proper dog walking, animal body language, cat handling, participating in interactive animal-themed games and activities and meeting special guest visitors. $160/session. Please contact Julie Talty at julie@longmonthumane.org for more information.

H MARINE SCIENCE AND MINI SWIM CAMP —WITH OCEAN FIRST Boulder 303-444-7234

www.oceanfirst.blue/swim/ How do sharks find their food? Is coral alive? Why are plastic bags dangerous for turtles? In our exciting marine science and swim minicamp, your child will explore these questions and learn about our amazing ocean and its inhabitants through hands-on activities, storytelling and games. Each day focuses on a different marine topic with an emphasis on how we can help protect the ocean.

After our engaging time in the classroom, we’ll move the fun to the pool where our highly qualified swim instructors will work with the children on swimming techniques and building confidence in and around the water. Runs Monday through Friday from 1-3 p.m. June through August.

For more info and registration: www.frequentflyers.org

303-245-8272

Go-Karts Golf Range Miniature Golf Batting Cages

Snack Bar Arcade Kiddie Karts Human Maze

FREE MINI GOLF ROUND with Mini Golf Round Purchase

GROUP DISCOUNTS BIRTHDAY PARTY AVAILABLE PACKAGES 4800 N. 28th St. Boulder

www.gatewayfunpark.com

Expires 10/31/15 Expires 10/31/16

303-442-4FUN (4386)

H PLAY-WELL TEKNOLOGIES Boulder 720-515-7309

www.Play-well.org Play-Well TEKnologies provides project-based programs designed to teach principles and methods of engineering to kindergarten through 8th graders utilizing Lego products. Utilizing over 100,000 pieces of Legos for each camp, we strive to build students’ problem-solving skills, foster a greater appreciation of how things work and encourage the qualities of inquisitiveness, self-reliance and selfconfidence in children. Play-Well Camps in the Boulder area take place at Boulder Parks & Rec, Boulder JCC, Friends School, Boulder Country Day, Dawson School, The Art Underground, Bob Burger Rec Center and St.Vrain Memorial Building.

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Explore current science, technology, engineering, math and art through experiential, project-based learning in Boulder and Denver!

Summer camps for ages 5-18 run May 31-August 12 Register online now! sciencediscovery.colorado.edu

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EDUCATIONALCAMPS Saturday, March 5, 10:00-2:00 BEE KEEPING FOR BEGINNERS Steve Lechner, Owner, Busy Bee Farm Registration is required - $50.

Space is limited Sunday, March 6 @ 2:00 SEED STARTING April Shelhon, Marketing Horticulturist, Botanical Interests FREE Tuesday, March 22 @ 10:00 FAIRY GARDEN MAGIC This is a great class for all ages. Design your own fairy garden using compatible plants then decorate with fairy embellishments!

FREE – materials not included Check website for more details

2851 Valmont • 303.442.6663 www.sturtzandcopeland.com

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H QUEST & QUILL WITH RENAISSANCE ADVENTURES Boulder 303-786-9216

www.RenaissanceAdventures.com Adventure Quest + Creative Writing!

Questers write about the stories unfolding in their quests, their heroic character, or any topic that inspires them. In the tradition of the Norse Skalds, we focus on the enjoyment of writing, self-expression, and the oratory arts of reading aloud and hearing others. We do not focus on grammar, spelling or writing style. By participating in daily “Guild Challenges,” every Quester’s writing earns character powers and treasures in the Adventure Quest program that is a part of Quest & Quill. Quest & Quill Summer Quests give the opportunity to write and develop short stories, with the potential to craft a tale to include in the Adventure Quest: Stories publication (released in book stores and Amazon). Ages 9 plus.

H STIR IT UP COOKING SCHOOL Boulder 303-494-2665

www.stiritupcooking.com Ages 5 to 16. Weekly cooking camps.

Cooking, baking and fun in the kitchen.

Menus include American, Asian, Caribbean, European, Mexican or Mediterranean.

We pick fresh herbs, fruit and vegetables from our backyard garden. We eat what we make, so bring your appetite! June through August. Full and half-day and camps available.

H SUMMER FANTASY WRITING AND GAMING CAMP Boulder 720-300-2216

HOPE FOR A CURVED SPINE SCHROTH-BASED SCOLIOSIS PROGRAM & PHYSICAL THERAPY PILATES FOR SCOLIOSIS: NEW TO AVANTI THERAPY!!!

We understand the impact scoliosis can have on your life, and our knowledgeable and compassionate caregivers are extremely motivated to empower you to overcome this multi-faceted condition.

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www.creative-writing-solutions.com Druidawn Creations specializes in helping reluctant writers to overcome writing resistance using fantasy role play gaming as a powerful motivator. This summer camp delves deeply into the world of imagination and creativity, giving students the unique opportunity to add their own ideas to the exciting World of Druidawn! Also offered are advanced writing techniques and publishing opportunities, help with overcoming writer’s block, lessons on how to create original characters and plots, sword making and actionpacked adventures outdoors, fantasy art techniques and more. Camp runs June 27 through July 1, July 11 through 15, July 18 through 22 and July 25 through 29 at Mackintosh Academy Boulder. Camp is open to ages 7.5 to14.

H YMCA & BVSD LIFELONG LEARNING SUMMER CAMPS 303-664-5455

www.ymcabv.org The YMCA of Boulder Valley and BVSD Lifelong Learning are collaborating again to offer a fun and educational camp

opportunity for youth in the community. There are seven different themes to choose from at four BVSD schools.

Within each theme, there are multiple camp options, so mix and match them as much as you want. If you choose a full-day camp option, you must remain at the same location. Day camps are divided by sessions throughout the summer.

OVERNIGHT H CAMP INC. Boulder 303-500-3020

www.campinc.com A Jewish overnight summer camp where 6-12 graders develop confidence and leadership through hands-on experience in entrepreneurship and business.

H COLORADO CENTER FOR THE BLIND SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS Littleton 303-778-1130, ext. 222

www.cocenter.org We have programs that teach the skills of blindness and offer exciting recreational activities for students in elementary school, middle school, high school and college prep.

H CROW CANYON ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTER Cortez 800-422-8975, ext. 455

www.crowcanyon.org What’s it like to be an archaeologist?

Find out at Crow Canyon! At the Archeology Camp and Middle School Archaeology Camp, campers work with professional archaeologists and learn excavation techniques, dig at a real archaeological site and work with ancient artifacts in the lab. The weeklong camps includes an allday tour of Mesa Verde National Park.

Or thinking about archaeology as a career? The High School Field School is an intensive three-week program with high school or college credit available.

Great experience for college applications!

Field school includes an all-day tour of Mesa Verde National Park and weekend hiking and rafting.

H FEET ON THE EARTH PROGRAMS Boulder 303-642-0562

www.FeetOnTheEarth.org Survival Overnight Adventure Camp, July 18 through 22. A lot of people play survival games and watch survival shows, but not a lot of people can ACTUALLY survive in the wild! Come learn how to be one who cannot only survive, but thrive in nature. Develop the skills to be safe and confident in wild places while building friendships and having a total blast! For youth 11 to 14 years old.

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EDUCATIONALCAMPS Night Camp, July 11 through15. Are you the kind of girl who likes to stay up late at night and sleep late in the morning? Do you like sneaking up on your friends and hanging out around the fire carving and making crafts? You will love this sleepover camp where an awesome group of girls gathers in the woods for fun week of nighttime and daytime adventures! For girls 14 to 18.

H GLOBAL WORKS TRAVEL Boulder-based with trips to 20 destinations

303-545-2202

www.globalworkstravel.com For 26 years, Global Works has been providing exceptional Community Service, Summer Enrichment, Adventure Travel and Language Immersion programs for students and groups. Much more than a vacation, Global Works international trips are the bridge for meaningful cultural exchange with people around the world.

In all of our locations, we partner with communities and organizations to select and implement grassroots service projects that make an impact.

Our philosophy is to work WITH a village, not for a village. All Global Works programs feature community service projects and adventure activities.

Global Works offers summer service adventures for high school students, gap programs for young adults and custom group travel for schools and organizations. If you are looking for fun and adventure, and want to be a spark for social change in the world, let Global Works be your guide!

H ID TECH CAMPS DU, Colorado State University 888-709-TECH

www.internalDrive.com Small classes for ages 7 to17 in a fun and challenging setting. Also two-week, teen-only programs held at the University of Denver, Stanford, Yale, Harvard and others: iD Gaming Academy, iD Programming Academy, and iD Visual Arts Academy (filmmaking & photography).

H KEYSTONE SCIENCE SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP Keystone 970-455-4228

www.KeystoneScienceSchool.org Be amazed this summer at Keystone Science School as we celebrate 40 years of extraordinary experiences, best friends, and new insight into the aweinspiring world of science, adventure and fun! Since 1976, Keystone Science School Summer Camp has taught kids social skills, independence, and friendship with the added elements of outdoor education and high-altitude adventure. The cost of our overnight programs range from $680 for three-day programs and BOULDER WEEKLY

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up to $2,125 for a 13-day backcountry adventure.

H SANBORN WESTERN CAMPS Florissant 719-748-3341

www.sanbornwesterncamps.com Since 1948, Sanborn Western Camps have been creating outdoor experiences of exceptional quality and depth. Sanborn’s fun, relaxed atmosphere and caring staff provide a supportive environment for individual

growth in self-confidence, independence and awareness of others. Big Spring Ranch for Boys and High Trails Ranch for Girls lie at an elevation of 8,700 feet in the center of Colorado, 35 miles west of Colorado Springs.

H SUMMER STUDY PROGRAMS Colorado State University Campus 800-666-2556

www.summerstudy.com/colorado Summer Study Programs offers high school students a unique two, three or

four-week summer opportunity: providing the “total pre-collegiate experience” on the iconic Colorado State University campus. Amidst the majestic Rocky Mountains in a town dubbed “Best of the New West,” students enrolled in our Colorado State University pre-college program can expect an exciting and educationally rewarding summer filled with dynamic enrichment classes, SAT prep, sports, recreation, nightlife and weekend travel adventures.

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10 One-Week Camps Offered ALL SUMMER LONG

JUNE 6 - AUGUST 12 8:00am - 4:00pm FULL DAYS or HALF DAYS

Ages 5-12 New Theme every week!

Uniform included for new participants Action-packed Karate lessons every day Character-building with our 5 Values: Attitude, Integrity, Respect, Self Control, Heart Study the 5 Shaolin Animals Fun Karate Games & Activities Snacks Provided Pizza Party on Friday Sibling Discounts & Multi-Camp Discounts

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Open Hands Art is a collaboration between ceramic artist, Sue Allman and painter, Page Zekonis. We offer a variety of week long camps for children ages 7-12, a middle school camp we call “Finding Your Muse,”and a mosaic arts camp for middle and high schoolers in an idyllic setting. Our goal at Open Hands Art is to provide a supportive community where there is freedom to explore and grow creatively.

FAITHBASEDCAMPS YMCA of Boulder Valley

Visit www.openhandsart.com for a slide show and more details.

Camps can promote your child’s sense of self and strengthen their faith.

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in Jewish environment at Boulder’s Reform Synagogue.

H AEI Almont

H CAMP TIMBERLINE Locations along the Front Range

970-641-4708

www.aeibasecamp.com This camp is located 10,000 feet above sea level in the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains. The spectacular scenery of the backcountry base camp is the perfect site for your wilderness experience. Christian-based camp adventure programs available.

H BOULDER JCC PRESCHOOL CAMP Boulder 303-448-9939

www.boulderjcc.org Summer Camp at the JCC preschool is an enriching and playful experience for children ages 2.5 to 5 years old (entering kindergarten).

H BOULDER JCC SUMMER SPECIALTY CAMPS Boulder 303-998-1900, ext. 106

www.boulderjcc.org We offer a variety of fun and educational weekly specialty camps for ages 4 to 12. Camps include LEGO building and robotics, cooking, gardening, sports, dance, science, art, leadership, STEM and more.

H CAMP KEITANAT HAR HASHEM Boulder 303-499-7077

www.campharhashem.org Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. for grades 1 to 5, one-week sessions.

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www.camptimberline.com A day camp like no other for ages 6 to 12, locations along the Front Range.

H CHERRYVALE DAY CAMP Boulder 303-998-1900, ext. 106

www.boulderjcc.org Cherryvale Day Camp creates a vibrant, enriching and fun summer camp experience for children ages 5 to 12. Our program offers a variety of activities and options for our campers including sports, creative arts, farm activites, swimming and electives. Cherryvale Day Camp is based in Jewish values and open to children of all backgrounds, races and religions.

H HIGH PEAK CAMP Estes Park 970-586-3311

www.highpeakcamp.info Camps for children ages 7 to 17.

Activities include hiking, arts and crafts, fishing, paddle boats, discovery center and Bible study in Rocky Mountain National Park.

H JCC RANCH CAMP Denver, 303-316-6392 Elbert, 303-316-6384 www.ranchcamp.org Located in Colorado’s magnificent Black Forest, the Ranch Camp provides children entering grades 2 to 11 with a truly western Jewish experience. Held in one- to three-week sessions, the camp is a place where life-long friendships blossom, Jewish identities are discovered and nourBOULDER WEEKLY

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Camps of all affiliations send campers from peak to peak.

ished, and children are challenged to grow in mind, body and spirit. Ranch Camp is also renowned for one of the most acclaimed equestrian programs in the country. Don’t miss the opportunity for you and your children to become a part of the Ranch Camp family this summer.

Camps for children ages 7 to 17. Activities include hiking, arts and crafts, fishing, paddle boats, discovery center and Bible study in Rocky Mountain National Park.

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H AEI Almont

970-641-4708

www.aeibasecamp.com This camp is located 10,000 feet above sea level in the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains. The spectacular scenery of the backcountry base camp is the perfect site for your wilderness experience. Christian-based camp adventure programs available.

H CAMP TIMBERLINE Estes Park 970-484-8462

www.camptimberline.com Offering sports, mountain adventure and backpacking for youth and teens ages 7 to 18.

H COVENANT HEIGHTS Estes Park 970-586-2900

www.covenantheights.com Covenant Heights provides camps full of outdoor activities alongisde deepening campers’ connection to Jesus Christ, offering a variety of camps for ages 7 to 18, June through August.

H HIGH PEAK CAMP Estes Park 970-586-3311

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H HIGHLANDS PRESBYTERIAN CAMP & RETREAT CENTER Allenspark

www.highlandscamp.org Highlands offers programs and lodging for all ages. Register for Highlands Summer Camps or plan your unique retreat or program (family reunion, wedding, educational event) located in the Rocky Mountains.

H JCC RANCH CAMP Elbert

303-316-6384

www.ranchcamp.org Located in Colorado’s magnificent Black Forest, the Ranch Camp provides children entering grades 2 to 11 with a truly western Jewish experience. Held in one- to three-week sessions, the camp is a place where life-long friendships blossom, Jewish identities are discovered and nourished, and children are challenged to grow in mind, body and spirit. Ranch Camp is also renowned for one of the most acclaimed equestrian programs in the country. Don’t miss the opportunity for you and your children to become a part of the Ranch Camp family this summer.

H SHAMBHALA SUN SUMMER CAMP Red Feather Lakes www.shambhalasuncamp.org An outdoor camp for children ages 10 to 16 focuses on Shambhala Buddhist teachings. The camp provides an opportunity to leave behind technology and embrace nature. Camps throughout August.

The Carousel, located next to some of the best hiking in Boulder County, is a great place to start or end a trip to the mountains. For more information on things to do in Nederland, go to carouselofhappiness.org/family

Winter/Spring: Thursday - Monday

Summer/Fall: Open Every Day

Carousel of Happiness is located 17 miles west of Boulder on HWY 119 303-258-3457 www.carouselofhappiness.org 20 Lakeview Drive / POB 1811, Nederland, CO 80466 For more information: info@carouselofhappiness.org

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JUNE 6 - AUGUST 5 Cherryvale Day Camp Activities include: Sports farmING arts music pottery

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SPECIALTY CAMPS at the

MAY 31 - AUGUST 12 Preschool Camps Summer 2016 JAY AND ROSE PHILLIPS

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Molly Langerak. “But, however, ending a child to we also emphasize that giving summer camp for the your child the space to grow first time should be while acquiring new skills away cause for excitement, from home is a critical step in a but it can also be child’s development process.” intimidating for both parents Adkins advises parents of and children. Knowing the facts, first time campers to research choosing the right camp and and find a camp that best suits going in with an open mind can the specific interests of their make the experience worthchild. while.

“My approach might be a Summer camps give little different,” Adkins says. “I’m children the opportunity to less interested in filling my beds create lasting memories and than I am in making sure the learn important values, such as fit is the right one for that parindependence, teamwork and ticular camper and they have confidence. One of the most a positive experience, because valuable things a summer camp Camp may seem intimidating at first but campers can create lasting memories and friendships. some kids just aren’t ready and experience can give to a child is that’s OK. And parents can help lifelong friendship. by explaining to their camper “It’s a great place to be that there are many amazing, safe socially, where you won’t Finding the right fit for your kid great, fun opportunities ahead.” be judged or put into a clique,” For older first time campsays Sonny Adkins, executive ers, being open-minded and director of Camp Shady Brook having a positive attitude is edge that you gain from specific skilled activities and and the YMCA of the Pikes the best way to ensure a positive camp experience, the increased potential for that camper to be, not only Peak Region. “It’s a good place to explore and discover Langerak says. It is important to remember that the a better student, but a better contributor to society in things about yourself that you didn’t know you could camp staff will work hard to integrate everyone into general,” Adkins says. “So, to put it in simple words, it’s do or that you would like to try for the first time. It’s a the program, and keep the campers busy with activia very powerful experience that all kids great place for building leadership skills. It’s ties. should have an opportunity to try.” a great place to gain significant self“A lot of the little kids are observing what the older It is important for parents to confidence and independence, and ey l l kids are doing, how they act,” Langerak says. “So we reunderstand the high standards it’s a great place to be supported a rV de for safety that summer camps ally empower our older kids to be positive role models within a positive and safe for our younger campers. And our camp staff will actually follow. For instance, camps environment.” pull into that age group and have them help with activirun by the Boulder Parks Camp Shady Brook ties they’re doing at camp.” and Recreation departoffers a variety of activiAccording to Adkins, it is common for campers to ment are required, by the ties, including swimming, find their “home camp,” a camp they come back to each state of Colorado’s stanboating, team sports, dards, to do background target sports, camping, year that becomes a home away from home for them. checks on all of their arts, drama, an equestrian Selecting the right camp for a child is the first step in employees. These camps program, fly fishing and finding a child’s home camp. also take extra measures to rock climbing. In addition “I’ve been in it my whole life, so I’m a believer,” be inclusive and diverse. They to specific activities, summer Adkins says. “And that’s the other thing, you know, most have staff members who are camp experiences often instill kids, and even a lot of staff, have their home camp and trained to work with children with long-term values that campers can that’s an amazing theater for other people, but also, tradisabilities, and integrate them into the take back to their home and school ditionally, a great way to increase the impact of that exactivities and programs. environments. perience. But also, there are so many amazing programs “I would say it’s totally normal for a parent to “When you get back out into your school, your around the country. I mean, I will sell you a different feel nervous about sending their child to camp,” says friends, your family, those outside environments, your camp if mine’s not the right one because that’s the right Boulder Parks and Recreation Program Coordinator confidence in the way you feel about others, the knowlthing to do for this kid.”

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www.activeboulderkids.com Active Boulder Kids offers options for pre-school and early elementary kids, ages 2.5 to 8, with flexible options for weeks and extended days. Email director Tina Davis at director.abk@gmail.com.

H ARVADA CENTER SUMMER ARTS CAMPS Arvada 720-898-7200

www.arvadacenter.org These inspiring and creative camps offer experiences in ceramics, dance, drama, music, photography, visual arts and more for Offering a plethora of activities, there’s nothing quite as fun as summer camps for kids. children ages 5 to 18, and ArtStart camps for ages 3 to 5. Camps start Monday, June 6 and sessions vary Enrichment Camp, for children ages 5 to from one to eight weeks. Camps times H BOULDER JCC SUMMER SPECIALTY 12, provides an exciting, safe and educaare typically from 9 a.m.-noon, and 1-4 CAMPS tional environment in a relaxed setting p.m. through mid-August. Campers may Boulder that promotes learning and discovery.

303-998-1900, ext. 106 also sign up for Lunch Bunch sessions Each week includes thematic activities, inwww.boulderjcc.org from noon to 1 p.m. and/or After Camp door and outdoor games, age-appropriate We offer a variety of fun and edusessions from 4-5 p.m. All sessions are projects and opportunities to swim. cational weekly specialty camps for ages taught by highly trained; knowledgeable 4 to 12. Camps include Lego building teachers in a safe and fun environment.

H CAMP COMFORT and robotics, cooking, gardening, sports, Look for a complete list of camp sessions Near Georgetown on I-70 dance, science, art, leadership, STEM and 303-674-6400 in our 2016 catalog. more. www.campcomfort.org Mt. Evans Hospice offers summer H BIXBY SUMMER CAMP H BOULDER SUDBURY SCHOOL weekend camp for grieving children. This Boulder 303-494-7508 Boulder unique bereavement camp is a way for 720-943-0918 www.bixbyschool.org children ages 6 to 12 to explore their Monday through Friday. 7:15 a.m.-5:45 www.bouldersudbury.org feelings of grief and share memories of The Boulder Sudbury School p.m., for ages 5 to 10. An exciting summer their loved ones. During this extraoremerged in response to the real need adventure with weekly themes such as dinary weekend, children learn ways to that exists for freedom in learning. At theater production, acrobats and jugglers, cope with their grief through workBoulder Sudbury we support such freejurassic park, and Ghanian drum and shops led by licensed social workers dom and believe that through curiosity, dance, in addition to art/crafts, outdoor and trained bereavement professionals. play and being social, children and teens activities, games, swimming, cooking, A volunteer “buddy” system (with no learn about the world around them and story/reading time. Special activities can more than two children to one adult) about life, and they do so continuously include visits to areas outside of Bixby, ensures that children receive plenty of when in an environment that supports Avid4 Adventure and swimming lessons. personal, one-on-one attention. And, their freedom of expression. Not only Bixby boasts three shady acres with a while children are encouraged to share do we support such freedom, we nourish huge sandbox, unique play structures, a memories and express their grief, it in a safe environment where all are large indoor pool, and a ropes course.

Camp Comfort offers fun, too. The daily treated as equals, where children are itinerary includes plenty of opportunitreated as people.

H BOULDER JCC PRESCHOOL CAMP ties for recreation including swimming, Boulder horseback riding, arts and crafts, fishing 303-448-9939 H BROOMFIELD ACADEMY SUMMER and hiking. The total cost to attend www.boulderjcc.org ENRICHMENT CAMP Camp Comfort, including all workshops, Summer Camp at the JCC preschool Broomfield recreation, meals, snacks and overnight 303-469-6449 is an enriching and playful experience for accommodations, is $150. Scholarships www.broomfieldacademy.com children ages 2.5 to 5 (entering kinderare available based on financial need.

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H CAMP KESEM CU Boulder

720-371-6248

campkesem.org/colorado facebook.com/campkesemCO Camp Kesem is a nationwide community, driven by passionate college student leaders, supporting children through and beyond their parent’s cancer. Camp Kesem University of Colorado Boulder serves children from all around Colorado/Front Range region. This will be our third year as a chapter, and this summer of 2016 we plan to serve 77 children. We love to have fun, play games, be creative and just be completely ourselves during camp. As we grow each year, we grow closer to one another, as our family that is Kesem becomes even deeper. Come see what the magic of Kesem is all about!

H CHERRYVALE DAY CAMP Boulder

303-998-1900, ext. 106

www.boulderjcc.org Cherryvale Day Camp creates a vibrant, enriching, and fun summer camp experience for children ages 5 to 12. Our program offers a variety of activities and options for our campers including sports, creative arts, farm activites, swimming and electives. Cherryvale Day Camp is based in Jewish values and open to children of all backgrounds, races and religions.

H CITY OF LAFAYETTE SUMMER DAY CAMP Lafayette 303-665-0469

www.cityoflafayette.com/camps June 6 through August 5. Summer is a time for our imaginations to run wild; a time for laughing, making life long friends, learning through hands-on adventures and discovering ourselves through safe, fun and engaging activities. The City of Lafayette’s Summer Day Camp prides itself on these values and invites you to join in and see exactly what our staff has worked so hard to put together for your family.

H COTTAGE SCHOOL — SUMMER EXCURSION CAMP Longmont 303-651-3780

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swimming pools/waterparks, bowling, roller-skating, theaters, ceramics and adventure parks. Our outdoor activities include mini sports camps, hiking, nature activities and the overnight campout at Carter Lake. We also have a learn-toswim program coordinated with the Longmont Athletic Club. We provide all meals, morning snack, lunch and afternoon snack.

H DAWSON SUMMER CAMPS Lafayette 303-381-0756

www.dawsonschool.org/summercamps Check out Dawson Summer Camps for kids ages 5 to 18 starting June 6. We have seven fun-filled weeks full of arts, music, drama, sports, science, technology, cooking and more!

H ELDORADO MOUNTAIN YOGA CAMP Eldorado Springs 303-249-1671

ming, architecture, pre-engineering and more. Licensed and accredited. Discounts available. Details and registration at FriendsSummerCamp.org H FUN IN THE SUN DAY CAMPS (YMCA OF BOULDER VALLEY) Lafayette 303-664-5455 www.ymcabv.org

Come join the Fun in the Sun Traditional Day Camp for an experience your child will never forget. Campers will participate in weekly camp traditions, including opening and closing ceremonies, theme days and much more. Campers will engage in a variety of activities such as archery, sports and games, swimming, arts and crafts and STEM, just to name a few. Weekly themes, Y Camp Readers, and special events will help shape your camper’s summer into the best summer ever. Fun and engaging field trips, including trips to our outdoor education center Ora Penn (late June). Enthusiastic and welltrained staff will ensure a fun and safe summer. The eight convenient Boulder County locations ensure that we have the fun covered for your camper this summer. Part-time and full-time options available. Day camps are divided by sessions throughout the summer.

www.eldoradoyoga.org Kids and teens will have a blast at our fun-filled, five-day camp sessions open to all kids ages 5 to 15.

In our beautiful, natural setting at the Eldorado Mountain Yoga Ashram (just 10 minutes from Boulder) kids will enjoy a free-spirited yoga, arts and nature camp that integrates the wonderful body/mind/ heart benefits of yoga with traditional summer camp activities includYMCA of Boulder Valley ing music, theater, hiking, arts and crafts, swimming, and games.

Yoga and centering techniques infuse all camp activities. As a result, kids come home feeling nourished and balanced. Our staff of dedicated long-term yoga practitioners offers a high teacher to camper ratio. $280 per week for the first child, $180 per week for each sibling. In order for as many campers as possible to enjoy our unique camp experience, we request that you register for no more two camp sessions.

H KIDZ KAMP — WITH BOULDER PARKS AND RECREATION Boulder 303-413-7270

www.BPRcamps.org Ages 5 to 11. Kidz camp Our Kidz Kamp at the East Boulder Community Center is the City of Boulder’s traditional day camp. Each week is packed with diverse, engaging activities that are designed for fun, skill building and character development. Our 12 weeklong camps are sure to bring out the fun, joy and excitement of summer. Weeks will include a variety of sports, games, arts and crafts, swimming, canoeing, field trips to the Boulder Reservoir, Scott Carpenter Pool, color wars and much, much more. Each week runs from 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the East Boulder Community Center. Select your weeks, bring your swimsuit, sunscreen, lunch and have some fun. Campers will be divided by age and ability for most of the day.

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H MERLIN CAMP AT THE BOULDER BOOK STORE Boulder 303-447-2074

www.boulderbookstore.net Learn to be a wizard this summer with Boulder Book Store and T.A. Barron, author of the Merlin Saga! The camp offers children ages 9 to 12 a magical journey. Campers will learn about wizard lore and create magical staffs, enchanted music, secret potions, magical creatures and join in a wizard’s quest. Two weeklong sessiong June 6 through 10 and 13 through 17.

H MY 1ST CAMP — WITH BOULDER PARKS & RECREATION Boulder 303-413-7270

www.BPRcamps.org Ages 4 to 6. Looking for an introduction camp for your little ones this summer? If so, My 1st Camp is the perfect camp for you. Campers will be exposed to group games, movin’ and groovin’ to music, arts and crafts and swimming. The second week of My 1st Camp will be offered at North Boulder Park located less than a mile away from our North Boulder Rec Center.

Join us at for a fun time at the park, playing on the playground, group games on the grass and a walk to the NBRC to swim in the pool.

H ROCKY MOUNTAIN DAY CAMP Boulder and Superior locations

303-499-1999, ext. 223

www.FriendsSchoolBoulder.org For preschool, elementary, middle school, ages 3 to 14, weeklong morning and afternoon sessions. June 13 to July 28. Programs include preschool backyard camp, explorer’s camps, circus classes, cooking, art, 3-D printing, photography, computer program-

Ages 5 to 11. Kidz Kamp with a flip at North Boulder Rec Center is back and offered twice as many weeks this summer! Campers will experience a variety of activities throughout the day including outdoor play, physical, social and creative activities, and time to cool off in our kid friends NBRC pool. Part of the afternoon will be spent in our state of the art gymnastics facility for some recreational gymnastics lead by our certified instructors.

303-495-5204

www.rockymtndaycamp.com We are Boulder County’s award-winning summer day camp for boys and girls.The only traditional day camp offered in the area.

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9 am to 3 pm. Ages 8-16.

Two sessions: July 11-15, and July 18-22 Get your feet off the ground with all kinds of aerial equipment,like trapeze, aerial net, fabric, and web, as well as ground skills like Chinese pole, circus bike, acro-stunting, and teeterboard!

Focus on performance and an acro finale! End-of-week show!

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H SHEPHERD VALLEY WALDORF SCHOOL SUMMER CAMPS Niwot 303-652-0130

www.shepherdvalley.org 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. with aftercamp care offered until 5 p.m.

Camp Morning Glory: A Waldorfinspired camp for ages 3 to 7. Children enjoy creative play that nurtures the imagination on our 38-acre campus with old friends and new! Emphasizing movement and sensory-integration.

Learning math, language and science through practical, play-based activities indoors and outside. Visit with farmers to gather food for snacks. Play with sand and water.

Earlybird, buddy and multiple session discounts. Five-day mornings $210 weekly, five-day all-day $350 weekly.

H STORYCAMP Niwot 303-652-0130

www.shepherdvalley.org Children bring stories to life through visual art, stop motion animation, physical theater and interactive sculpture. We learn to walk on stilts, develop circus skills, use tools and repurpose materials to build public art installations. This is collaborative fun that brings awesome to the community. We have a 38-acre campus with a cottonwood forest and open space. We adventure out on many field trips. Our 22 MARCH 3, 2016

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instructors are professional artists and experienced educators who have worked with children throughout the world. For ages 7 to 12 years. June through August.

Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm.

Aftercare until 5 pm. Four complementary sessions, can attend in sequence.Two-week sessions: $740.

H SUNSET ACADEMY SUMMER DAY CAMP Longmont 303-651-6600

www.sunsetacademy.com Sunset Academy offers a low ratio summer camp that includes lots of onsite activities mixed with daily excursions to include swimming, skating, bowling, museums, nature hikes and more. There are weekly trips to places such as the Denver Zoo, Broomfield Aquatic Park, National Parks and more. Ages 5 to 12. We have a fun and educational environment, a large field with gazebo and even a garden. Program fills up fast so call for registration information or stop by for a visit!

H TEEN DAY CAMP (YMCA OF BOULDER VALLEY) Boulder, Longmont 303-664-5455

www.ymcabv.org In addition to our adventure, Y riders and skateboarding camps, we also have weekly camps specifically designed for teens. We’ll visit amusement parks, head to the mountains, sail down BOULDER WEEKLY

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2016 June 20 - July 29 Registration begins March 7 Let your kid get wet and wild this summer at one of the YMCA of Boulder Valleys many day or overnight camps.

a few water slides, turn a sharp corner on a go-cart, play mini golf and more!

Or, if leadership opportunities are up your alley, check out our Leaders in Training program to make a difference this summer. Day camps are divided by sessions throughout the summer.

H THE COLORADO MOUNTAIN RANCH SUMMER DAY CAMP Gold Hill, Boulder 303-442-4557

www.coloradomountainranch.com Boulder’s Original Summer Day Camp! The Colorado Mountain Ranch nestle in the town of Gold Hill, offers children 7 to 16 the outdoor summer experience they are looking for. With our traditional camp spirit and vision for innovation, children get to enjoy a huge variety of activities out in nature. From horseback riding to mountain boarding, animal care to gymnastics, archery to yoga, there is something for everyone. Transportation provided from Boulder every day and an optional overnight each week.

OVERNIGHT H GLOBAL WORKS TRAVEL Boulder-based with trips to 20 destinations 303-545-2202

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more than a vacation, Global Works international trips are the bridge for meaningful cultural exchange with people around the world. In all of our locations, we partner with communities and organizations to select and implement grassroots service projects that make an impact. Our philosophy is to work with a village, not for a village. All Global Works programs feature community service projects and adventure activities. Global Works offers summer service adventures for high school students, gap programs for young adults and custom group travel for schools and organizations. If you are looking for fun and adventure and want to be a spark for social change in the world, let Global Works be your guide!

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H YMCA CAMP SHADY BROOK Deckers 719-329-7266

www.campshadybrook.org Tucked into the breathtaking background of Pike National Forest, Camp Shady Brook has been making memories in the mountains for over 65 years. We offer week and two-week sessions for ages 6 to 17. Classic summer camp activities include archery, swimming, boating and challenge course, to name a few.

Specialized sessions include equestrian programs ages 8 to 16, mini aspen for ages 6 to 8 and adventure camp for ages 10 to 15.

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he word “outdoors” immediately comes to mind when one mentions camps. Most camp programs highlight outdoor adventures like horseback riding, sports and outdoor games. Farming and garden camps, however, get kids involved in the great outdoors in a very different way.

Teaching kids about farming and gardening has become increasingly important in light of recent efforts to conserve various agricultural practices. Schools have implemented agriculture education into curiculum like the national Agriculture in the Classroom program. These stateoperated programs are meant to “cultivate an understanding and appreciation of the food and fiber system that we all rely on every day,” according to their website.

School programs are not the only means of education. Many local farms offer summer programs, an experience they hope will expand the horizons of children that don’t often find opporOutdoor camps give kids hands-on experience with gardening by planting seeds and harvesting the fruit, or in this case basil, of tunities to make it outside for longer their labor. periods of time. Annie Sweeney, program director of the Children’s Peace Garden, says these programs are meant Farm and garden camps inspire healthy, active to introduce kids to a more natural lifestyle. lifestyles and an appreciation for nature “We want to get kids outside and give them lots of hands-on experience in the garden,” Sweeney says.

The program is, at its heart, meant to “A lot of kids might not have any experience on a produce on the market. Some of the youth leaders on the “expand [the kids’] experiences a little bit.” To do this, farm, other kids may have, but regardless they get to farm volunteer to be assistant instructors in the summer the farm collaborates with the rest of the neighborhood, come and live the life of being on a farm,” Cure says. “That camps. effectively teaching the children about community as well includes collecting eggs, feeding chickens, planting gardens Anne Cure, owner and program head for Cure as gardening. and harvesting food. They really get to dive right in and Organic Farm, another local farm offering summer camp And at the Children’s Peace Garden summer camp, be a part of whatever is happening in the ecosystem that programs, echoes the importance of children learning enrolled campers get to learn about bird flight patterns, week.” about farms from actual experience. insects, butterflies and bees.

Cure says kids love chickens and their eggs. Beyond “It’s a complete immersion. Kids get to be a farm When the children don their protective beekeeping that, however, they like seeing the fruits of their labor. kid for a week,” Cure says. “Getting kids to do that early gear, they look like “little Martian men,” Sweeney says. The “One of the other things the kids absolutely love is hopefully will continue to grow more gardeners as life experiences are meant to be entirely immersive and to working right alongside the farmers out on the big field and provide an opportunity for children to work, as a team, on goes on. Hopefully, it will be a lifelong skill, passion or then seeing the food that they helped pick,” she says. hobby that more people will have.” the farm.

The children go to the Saturday farmers’ market and The farming experience, according to Cure, is not The camp focuses on providing unique programs for are able to proudly point out the cherry tomatoes they just important because it inspires children to become imdifferent age groups. Though the programs vary, the heart picked only days prior. mersed in the natural world and the processes that feed of each is still the same: Kids learn about animals and get “It’s very gratifying to see that work that they did going to them, but also because it teaches them valuable things to interact with them. They will be able to harvest veghelp another family by providing food for them,” Cure says. about the environment from a young age. etables in the garden they will later make into food.

These camps strive to prove farm work is as enlightIts most unique feature, Cure says, is that children get Unique to the Children’s Peace Garden is the Cultiva ening as it is fun. So this year, consider giving your kid a to experience the farm in its entirety for their visits over Youth Project. Participants are anywhere from ages 12 to fresh outdoor experience at a local farm camp. the summer.

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www.boldearth.com/ When it comes to unforgettable summers, Bold Earth Adventures has been leading the 303-664-5455 teen adventure travel industry www.ymcabv.org since 1976. Our vision empowJoin us for even more land ers high school students to ventures and water thrills this feel alive, competent and part summer as we continue to of a self-motivated team. Enjoy expand our Adventure Camp world-class expeditions in rock offerings. Campers will progress climbing, whitewater rafting, from basic to advanced skills in backpacking, biking, sailing, our rock climbing, whitewater kayaking, horse packing and stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) service projects. Our hallmark is and flatwater stand-up paddleresponsibility, commitment and boarding camps. Our progressive inspirational leadership. Phone curricula inspires campers to interview and references are challenge themselves, develop required. Join us in Alaska, Costa positive relationships, build exRica, Hawaii, Europe, Thailand, cellent leadership skills, learn the Fiji, Bali, California, China, Africa Kids 6 to 9 are taught the basics of caring for farm animals, organic gardening, and experience the importance of a healthy, active and beyond. If you are interlifestyle and conquer their great- satisfaction of working together to produce good food. ested in fun, community service, est perceived limitations. In case cultural and language immerreferring others! Weekly programs all summer long and of inclement weather, we will sion, adventure and travel, then this is the camp for you. whenever school is out. Ages 6 to 17. run other skills and teambuilding activities at our “base Rock climb in Colorado, take a language class in Costa camp” facility. The YMCA partners with world-renowned Rica, experience world class whitewater rafting, climb H AEI adventure guides and instructors to ensure campers peaks, PADI SCUBA dive in Fiji, build bamboo rafts in Almont experience safe, fun and unparalleled educational proThailand, hike the great wall of China, visit Machu Picchu 970-641-4708 gramming. We are thrilled to be partnering with Boulder or surf the warm blue waters of Hawaii! Ages 11 to 18. www.aeibasecamp.com Rock Club, Rocky Mountain Paddleboard and Colorado This camp is located 10,000 feet above sea level in Mountain School. Day camps are divided by sessions H BOULDER COUNTY FORCE SOCCER CAMPS the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains. The spectacular throughout the summer.

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H ADVENTURE MONTESSORI Lafayette 303-665-6789

www.adventuremontessori.com AML offers two-weeklong camps that are theme based in pre-school and Adventure based in elementary.

Our spacious campus features a farm area and plenty of room for outdoor splash days, gardening and learning about environmental education, caring for our gardens and animals. A weekly trike-a-thon is also a favorite of our younger friends and prepares them for the longer elementary treks! Learning through experience is our year-round aim.

H ADVENTURE QUEST WITH RENAISSANCE ADVENTURES Boulder, Longmont 303-786-9216

www.RenaissanceAdventures.com Your child is the hero of a mythic quest in an incredibly fun, award-winning outdoor experience like none other! In small groups of like ages, the heroes read maps, solve mysteries and riddles, overcome dynamic challenges and battle using safe, foam swords. As with all Renaissance Adventures programs, Adventure Quest is designed to develop teamwork, critical thinking, ethical reasoning, communication, and other 21st century skills.

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site for your wilderness experience. Activities include backpacking, rock climbing, whitewater rafting, inflatable kayaking, fly fishing, climbing tower, orienteering, adventure racing, day hikes, peak ascents, leave-no-trace ethics and more. Christian-based camp adventure programs available.

H AVID4 ADVENTURE Boulder, Denver, Golden, Lafayette, Castle Rock 800-977-9873

www.Avid4.com This summer, experience the power of authentic outdoor adventure. Avid4 Adventure camps teach pre-K to 7 graders of all levels to climb, paddle, bike, hike and thrive in the outdoors. With help from our time-tested curriculum and insanely experienced instructors, we give campers solid skills and character-shaping confidence, launching them into a lifetime of empowering adventure.

Email info@avid4.com for more information.

H BEAR PEAK ADVENTURE CAMP — WITH BOULDER PARKS & RECREATION Boulder 303-413-7270

www.BPRcamps.org Ages 6 to 11. Get reconnected with nature, let your imagination run, and experience all that Boulder has to offer. Children will participate in many outdoor activities such as canoeing, swimming, hiking, nature play, scavenger hunts, fishing and many more. Educational opportunities include presentations by water conservationists, fire

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fcboulder.com/our-programs/camps/summer-camp FC Boulder Soccer Camps provide an environment for soccer development for players of all abilities. Our camps maintain a focus on the FC Boulder club values of community, character, passion and achievement. Players will receive small-group training involving soccer fundamentals, techniques and tactics.

Activities will be designed to accommodate players of all skill levels and abilities. FC Boulder camps welcome recreational and competitive players who are looking not only to improve themselves as soccer players, but also to have fun playing the beautiful game of soccer.

For ages 3 to 12.

H SUMMER CAMPS AT CAL-WOOD EDUCATION CENTER Jamestown 303-449-0603, ext. 7

www.calwood.org/camps A variety of different length and style camps for incoming 3 to 12 grade. Camps blend environmental education and outdoor education with recreation on privately owned 1,200 acres, nestled in the foothills of Jamestown, just 30 minutes west of Boulder. With 30 years' experience teaching kids outdoors, it's an adventure you don't want to miss.

H CLIMBING FOR LIFE Englewood 303-881-8129

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Programs, including their long-term mentoring program, provide young people with challenging personal experiences through outdoor education.

H CURE ORGANIC FARM KIDS’ FARM CAMP Boulder 303-666-6397

www.cureorganicfarm.com Kids 6 to 9 are taught the basics of caring for farm animals, organic gardening, and experience the satisfaction of working together to produce good food.

Crafts and creative play are also part of our day. Camps are weekly from June 6 through August 11.

H GROWING GARDENS — CHILDREN’S PEACE GARDEN Boulder 303-443-9952

www.growinggardens.org Spend an active week in the blooming Peace Garden, investigating the secret world of insects and honeybees, creating art from nature, and exploring wondrous plants while making new friends. We’ll grow and taste from the salsa garden and cook pizza using the power of the sun! Instructors are experienced educators trained in CPR and first aid. June through August. Ages 3 to 11. Enroll online.

H KNIGHTHOOD CIT WITH RENAISSANCE ADVENTURES Boulder & Longmont 303-786-9216

www.RenaissanceAdventures.com For teenagers, the skills of leadership, self-accountability, and integrity are learned and developed. The Knight CIT offering at Renaissance Adventures is a unique leadership program where teens become mentors to groups of younger kids and assistants to our adult counselors. Knights join an Adventure Quest group, who are playing the heroes of a mythic quest. Adventure Quest is experiential education through liveaction roleplaying, and the participants solve mysteries and riddles, overcome dynamic challenges, and battle foes using safe, foam swords. Knight CITs assist the Quest Leader to help with activities, challenges, storytelling, plot dynamics, characters, safety and leadership. Join the quest! We also run exciting Heroes’ Alliance programs, Quest Leading Workshops, and other programs for teens.

Weekly programs all summer long and whenever school is out. Ages 14 plus.

H LAKESHORE LANDSHARK SUMMER DAY CAMP Broomfield, Boulder and Superior 303-729-2569

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Our fantastic camp features a perfect mix of healthy movement, field trips, theme days, classic camp games, art exploration, science experiments, snack making, talent shows, scavenger hunts, community service projects, friendship galore, rock climbing on our 50’ climbing wall and daily swimming in our beautiful on-site water park. June 6 through Aug. 12, ages 5 to 11.

H STAND UP PADDLEBOARD AND WINDSURFING CAMP — WITH COMMUNITY SAILING OF COLORADO Boulder

H LAUGHING COYOTE PROJECT SUMMER CAMPS Longmont

H STAR QUEST WITH RENAISSANCE ADVENTURES Boulder

www.laughingcoyoteproject.org Day camps cost: $275. Ages: 8 to16, depending on the camp. Co-ed. Laughing Coyote Project offers a variety of day camps with themes reflecting the practice of primitive skills and traditional knowledge, including: firemaking, archery, basketry, plant foraging, wildlife tracking, games, natural movement and camouflage.

www.RenaissanceAdventures.com Star Quest is a science fiction liveaction roleplaying game that is designed to develop the 21st century skills of teamwork, critical thinking, ethical reasoning, communication and a love for learning. In this unique experience, the questers band together in small groups of like age to discover strange new worlds, overcome dynamic challenges, negotiate intergalactic treaties and battle using blasters (beanbags) and fusion blades (foam swords). The themes and settings explore futuristic mainstays like warp speed, mech suits, tapping into the “Meta” for telepathic powers, time travel, cyberpunk netrunning, alien “hive mind” sentience and more. Ages 10 to 17.

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H SAILING CAMPS — WITH COMMUNITY SAILING OF COLORADO Boulder 303-757-7718

www.communitysailing.org Learn to Sail, Intermediate and Advanced Camp, ages 8 to 17. Emphasis is on learning the basics and feeling comfortable on the water. Be ready to learn rigging, basic boat handling, terminology, docking, capsize recovery, knot tying and marine safety.

Little Puffs Camps, ages 5 to 7. These camps introduce students to water safety, sailing and boating while instilling new levels of confidence in a boat and on the water. The lake will become your child’s favorite new playground, as Little Puffs learn through games and activities led by qualified instructors and close supervision.

H MAGIC SKY RANCH Near Fort Collins 1-877-404-5708

www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org Girl Scout camp is the leader in summer fun and adventure for girls at an affordable cost.You don’t have to already be a Girl Scout — new campers get a discount! Registration is open for day and overnight camps statewide.

H SINGLETRACK MOUNTAIN BIKE ADVENTURES Boulder 303-447-8014

www.ridesmba.org Flexible schedule. SMBA offers weekly summer camps, afterschool rides, weekend rides, half-day camps and race series. SMBA introduces youth to the exhilaration and adventure of mountain biking. Easy to advanced trail riding allows for mastery of new skills in a fun, safe and supportive environment.

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www.communitysailing.org Ages 8 to 17. Learn how to harness the winds at Boulder Reservoir and strengthen your windsurfing skills in this three-day camp.

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H THORNE NATURE EXPERIENCE SUMMER CAMP Boulder, Littleton 303-499-3647

www.thornenature.org Spend the summer catching frogs, getting muddy, biking down mountain trails and exploring Colorado’s wild places with the Thorne Nature Experience Summer Camp! Thorne offers fun, hands-on environmental camp experiences for children aged 3 to 15 in two stunning locations; Waterton Canyon in Littleton and in Boulder.

Kids will have a blast practicing important survival skills, exploring forests and streams, learning about local plants and animals, and getting their hands on tadpoles, crawfish, grasshoppers, and more! Our experienced, CPR and first-aid trained instructors help facilitate student learning and appreciation for the outdoors while keeping them safe.

H TOMAHAWK RANCH Near Bailey 1-877-404-5708

www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org Girl Scout camp is the leader in summer fun and adventure for girls at an affordable cost. You don’t have to already be a Girl Scout — new campers get a discount! Registration is open for day and overnight camps statewide.

H WILD BEAR SUMMER CAMPS Nederland, Boulder 303-258-0495

www.wildbear.org Fun, hands-on, arts-integrated nature camps for ages 3 to 15. NederRangers, ages 5 to 6, Mountain Rangers, ages 6 to 7, Wild Naturalists, ages 8 to 10 and Wild Workshops for ages 10 and older.

Choose your own schedule! Camps in the mountains (shuttle provided) and on Fridays at Chautauqua in Boulder.

OVERNIGHT H ADVENTURE QUEST OVERNIGHT WITH RENAISSANCE ADVENTURES Jamestown 303-786-9216

www.RenaissanceAdventures.com Your child is the hero of a mythic quest in an incredibly fun overnight experience like none other! In cabins of like ages, the heroes journey forth into the beautiful forests of Cal-wood, Jamestown to discover treasures, overcome traps and dynamic challenges, and battle foes using safe, foam swords. As with all Renaissance Adventures programs, Adventure Quest is designed to develop teamwork, critical thinking, ethical reasoning, communication, and other 21st century skills. With highly-trained staff, multiple awards, and over 20 years experience, it’s no wonder Renaissance Adventures is so popular. We also run exciting day quests, birthdays, afterschool programs, and more. July 12 through 15. Ages 9 to 17.

H AVID4 ADVENTURE — COLORADO MOUNTAIN CAMP Bailey 800-977-9873

www.Avid4.com Colorado Mountain Camp teaches 2nd to 8th graders and Teen Leadership Program participants (9th to 12th graders) of all levels to climb, paddle, bike, hike and thrive in the outdoors. With help from our time-tested curriculum and experienced instructors (all 21 plus and certified in Wilderness First Aid and CPR), we give campers solid outdoors skills and character-shaping confidence they can use at camp and beyond, launching them into a lifetime of empowering adventure. One- and two-week sessions available from June through August. Email info@avid4.com H BLUE MOUNTAIN RANCH Florissant 719-748-3279

www.camp@bluemountainranch.com Ride a horse through Pike National Forest on the way to our own outpost, The Meadow! Fish for trout or canoe in our lake, zip through the forest on see OUTDOOR CAMPS Page 28

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our newly redone ropes course, or meet kids from all over the U.S. and many foreign countries! Our many returning staff members and campers ensure our spirit and family atmosphere! Coach Bill and Dorothy Allen created a children’s world where kids can grow in all ways in the great outdoors with the help of excellent counselors.

H CAMP CHIEF OURAY/YMCA OF THE ROCKIES Granby

mersive village co-created by 70 plus costumed adult live-action roleplayers.

Camp in rustic cabins or tents and interact with rogues, sorcerers, Baron Egil and his knights, and the Duchess and her nobles. Battle day and night with many monstrous foes! See website for dates (one weekend per month).

Ages 14 plus.

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www.campchiefouray.org www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org Traditional camp for Girl Scout camp is the kids ages 7 to 14 is designed leader in summer fun and to provide fun and growth adventure for girls at an through a series of exciting affordable cost.You don’t experiences in a beautiful have to already be a Girl mountain setting. Special Scout — new campers get a attention is given to the discount! Registration is open YMCA of Boulder Valley offers tons of camping programs, from art to water play to sports to hiking. development of positive for day and overnight camps human relations, leadership statewide.

Girl Scout camp is the leader in Cheley, owned and operated by the and character development. summer fun and adventure for girls at an same family since 1921, is an overnight The week at camp consists of a mix H YMCA CAMP SANTA MARIA summer experience for girls and boys ages affordable cost.You don’t have to already Bailey between cabin activities, activities with be a Girl Scout — new campers get a 9 to 17. Activities include; backpacking, 303-664-5455 kids of similar interests, camping out, discount! Registration is open for day and www.ymcabv.org hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, hiking, camp-wide games, and a chance overnight camps statewide. whitewater rafting, technical climbing, Getting creative through art for campers to choose their favorite stand-up paddle boarding, crafts and more. programs, beating the heat at the activities.

H SANBORN WESTERN CAMPS waterfront and pool, playing sports, Adventure Trips for ages 14 to 15 H DEER HILL EXPEDITIONS INC. Florissant and hiking through the beautiful landhas a dynamic array of wilderness pro719-748-3341 Mancos scapes are just some of the ways we grams for campers looking for an added 970-533-7492 www.sanbornwesterncamps.com spend our days at YMCA Camp Santa adventure. These exciting backcountry Sanborn’s fun, relaxed atmosphere www.deerhillexpeditions.com Maria. There are endless activities to programs offer campers the chance to and caring staff provide a supportive Deer Hill leads inspiring journeys explore, and lots of friends to enjoy participate in rafting, mountain biking, environment for individual growth in selfin the Southwest and Costa Rica that them with. The fun doesn’t end when backpacking, horse packing and kayaking confidence, independence and awareness combine wilderness adventure and serthe sun goes down. Evenings at camp adventures! of others. Each child’s contributions are are spent playing games, performing Leadership Training Programs for ages vice projects with Native Americans. No valued in a community based on mutual previous experience required. skits, singing songs or sitting by the 15 to 18 builds community leaders. Camp respect and shared adventures. Big Spring campfire.

Chief Ouray has many opportunities for Ranch for Boys and High Trails Ranch H LAUGHING COYOTE PROJECT SUMMER teens to gain valuable leadership skills for Girls lie at an elevation of 8,700 feet CAMPS H WOMEN’S WILDERNESS INSTITUTE while participating in activities at camp in the center of Colorado. The camps Longmont Bailey and in the wilderness.

303-659-4079 own more than 6,000 acres of open pine 303-664-5455 www.laughingcoyoteproject.org forest, wildflower meadows and rocky www.ymcabv.org H CAMP GRANITE LAKE Overnight Camps Cost: $400-$600 bluffs, an unparalleled setting for outdoor The Front Range wilderness Golden sliding scale. Ages: 13 to 18. Co-ed. This adventures. program specializes in real adven720-249-2997 teen overnight is an opportunity for stuture for girls ages 8 to 18: hiking, campgranitelake.com/ H THE HERO’S ALLIANCE WITH RENAISrock climbing, backpacking, canoeing.

Campers choose from activities includ- dents to apply the skills practiced by our ancestors, to sleep in shelters, cook over SANCE ADVENTURES Our courses are taught by the best ing: sailing, rock climbing, horseback riding, fires, track animals, and become a part of Allenspark and Colorado Springs all-female instructor teams around canoeing, ceramics, backpacking, archery, 303-786-9216 — specializing in confidence, leadculinary arts, etc.The camp is on a beautiful the surrounding landscape. We will practice the ancient invisibility of the scout, www.RenaissanceAdventures.com ership, and fun! Four- to eight-day 135-acre property with a private 8-acre tell stories under the stars, move quietly Teens band together with highly courses, day camp and over night. lake located in Coal Creek Canyon. Onealong the paths of elk, squeeze through trained adult supervisors to undergo Courses start in Boulder and take week (ages 7 to 9), and two-week (ages 9 the rabbits’ passageways, forage the wild an experience like none other. In the place in the Boulder Open Space, the to 14) sessions. ACA Accredited, CDHS fruits. If you are looking to connect yourHeroes’ Alliance, participants create Snowy Range of Southern Wyoming, licensed. Discounts, payment plans, scholarself to the earth, come and join us! a character and embark upon excitColorado State Forest State Park, and ships available. ing missions, night-time ambushes, Mount Zirkel Wilderness Area. Full H MAGIC SKY RANCH tavern merriment, and monster-laden and partial need-based scholarships H CHELEY COLORADO CAMPS Near Fort Collins wilderness exploration! During Estes Park available.

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Choose from several horseback riding day camps that teach safety, grooming and both Western and English riding.

HORSEBACK RIDING DAY H A RISING STAR EQUESTRIAN SUMMER CAMP Arvada 303-431-4675

www.arisingstareqcenter.com Starting with safety on the ground, students learn how to catch, halter, lead, groom and tack up their horses. Every day includes a group horseback riding lesson. Riding lessons are also available for hour-long and half-hour lessons. A Rising Star has experienced instructors on site who teach a variety of disciplines, and if you don’t have a horse of your own they have lesson horses and ponies. Camps are offered June through August.

H ACADEMY STABLES Lafayette 303-665-4637

www.academystables.com This camp runs weekly throughout the summer. Activities are designed for kids ages 5 and older, and sessions run from Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Lessons include horse care, horse shows, horse safety, riding instruction, horse show and Friday pizza day. The cost is $395 per camp. Discounts for multiple sign-ups. Both English and Western-style riding available. Call for reservations.

H SUN PONY RANCH “LITTLE BUCKAROOS” RANCH CAMP Berthoud/Longmont 303-349-0779

www.SunPonyRanch.com www.facebook.com/SunPonyRanch Our Little Buckaroo campers will learn about cowboys, cowgirls and life on a ranch. They will learn about horses, including grooming, care and feeding. They will ride horses each day of camp. CampBOULDER WEEKLY

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ers will learn and practice safety around horses and around the ranch. They will get to try out some ranch chores, and have special ranch fun. Activities are all age-appropriate for these younger kids.

Little Buckaroos Ranch Camp is co-ed and for ages 5 to 7. Sessions are weekly, three days per week, Tuesday through Thursday. The first session is June 7 through June 9, with seven additional weeks over the summer. Camp hours are 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost is $140 for the first week and $115 for each additional week, or additional camper, from same family.

Summer Programs – ages 3-14 Preschool through Middle School 303-499-1999 FriendsSchoolBoulder.org

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H SUN PONY RANCH HORSEMANSHIP CAMP Berthoud/Longmont 303-349-0779

www.SunPonyRanch.com www.facebook.com/SunPonyRanch Campers get their own horse for a week and learn responsibilities to care for it. Campers are focused on horses and ride twice each day. English or Western riding style is camper’s choice. A non-competitive Horse Show is held each Friday to show off new skills. Bonding with a horse is important in learning to ride. Sun Pony Ranch teaches about horse behavior and personality to encourage this bonding and to promote safety. Activities include daily riding lessons, including bareback riding sessions, feeding, grooming, tacking and general care of your horse.

Shampoo day teaches how to bathe the horse, while Horse Show Day is a noncompetitive show for family and friends.

Students have fun braiding and decorating their horses for the show. Sun Pony Ranch Horse Camp is co-ed and for ages 8 to 14. Sessions are one week each, from May 30 through Aug. 12, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. daily. Cost is $380 per week. Register by April 30 for early bird rate of $355 per week.

Young Artists at Work Summer Camp June–July For ages 5–8 and 9–12 $200 / $175 members Early bird, referral, and multiple camp discounts available.

Contact BMoCA at 303.443.2122 or info@bmoca.org.

Immersive art-making camps featuring workshops designed by visiting artists. With a different theme each week, workshops explore multiple mediums and concepts, including collage, painting, sculpture, photography, fiber art, jewelry, and digital art.

Visit BMOCA.org for more information, a complete schedule, and registration.

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H BOULDER BALLET SUMMER PROGRAM Boulder 303-443-0028, ext. 201

boulderballet.org Study ballet in an atmosphere of playful professionalism! Classes for all ages & experience, June 6 - Aug. 6. Summer Intensive for experienced dancers, July 11 through 29. Master workshop, Aug. 8 to 12.

H AERIAL ARTS SUMMER CAMP Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance Boulder 303-245-8272

www.frequentflyers.org Has your child ever dreamed of flying — the amazing freedom, the fun, the excitement? Join professional teachers of aerial arts, dance and theater for this exciting camp! Students ages 4 to 18 are invited to Frequent Flyers’ Aerial Dance Studio to learn skills on trapeze, aerial fabric, aerial sling, dance and so much more. Help us transform the equipment into a magical world of flying bodies and soaring spirits! We will work to combine dance and improvisation to cultivate the skills necessary to become a performing artist. At the end of the week there will be a small informal performance for family and friends in the studio.

Visit our website for a complete schedule of full and half day offerings based on age and level. Six weeks to choose from!

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H ARVADA CENTER SUMMER ARTS CAMPS Arvada 720-898-7200

Monday through Friday. The camps are held at Salberg Park at the corner of 19th Street and Elder Avenue. Each week is different and fun so don’t miss it.

H BOULDER PERFORMING ARTS Boulder 303-859-4195

www.bpac.biz This summer why not learn how musical theater, filmmaking or take music lessons.

All day 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday through Friday. Everyone gets a part and dances, sings, acts and has fun painting sets. Join us for fun ages 3 to13.

Advanced camps run two weeks and are for ages 8 to13.

Hairspray and School of Rock $570.00 Preschool: ages 3 to 4 and runs 9-11a.m., Monday through Friday, weekly $95.00.

One week camps are for ages 5 to 7 or 8 to11, and work on classics such as Mary Poppins, Menions, Princess Frog, Peter Pan, Hercules, Sleeping Beauty, Pocahontas, Little Orphan Annie.

You’ll aslo learn the ins and outs of lighting, constumes and makeup and there is a on-stage performance every Friday.

The film-makers course is for ages 7 to13.You’ll get to make the movie Alice in Wonderland while learning to green screen action. you’ll also get a crack at doing stop frame animation with clay, dolls, Legos, etc.

www.arvadacenter.org The Arvada Center performing arts camps offer creH BOULDER PERFORMING ARTS ative experiences in theatre and Boulder dance. Sessions include musical 303-859-4195 Kids can learn trapeze skills, aerial fabric, dance and more theatre, drama, choreography, www.bpac.biz at some of Boulder’s performing arts camps. storytelling, improvisational Sign up before April 1 to comedy and more for kids ages receive a $25.00 discount.

5 to 18. Musical Theatre and Deposits due at sign up balDrama camps ranging from 3 to 7 weeks ances first day of camp.

H BOULDER DINNER THEATRE ACADEMY are offered for kids ages 6 to 16. This Boulder summer’s plays include Cinderella, Guys and 303-449-6000 H BOULDER SCHOOL OF ROCK Dolls, Romeo and Juliet, Reluctant Dragon, PERFORMANCE CAMP www.bdtacademy.org Exit and Pursued by a Bear.

Boulder Drama Camp — Students entering 303-532-1201 grades 6 to 12 are invited to participate Boulder.SchoolofRock.com H ARVADA CENTER SUMMER ARTS in an intensive training in the dramatic Through workshops, clinics and priCAMPS — MUSICAL THEATRE TEEN arts, with an emphasis on singing, dancing vate instruction, our comprehensive camp INTENSIVE and acting. Academy students will learn Arvada the basics of producing their performance experience is designed to hone music 720-898-7200 performance and ensemble skills in a crefrom beginning to end, including lighting, www.arvadacenter.org ative and fun environment. We know from sound, set design and stage management.

The popular Musical Theatre Teen experience that playing in a band situation BDT Academy’s Summer Drama Camp Intensive camp is back for ages 14 to 18. speeds learning and creates “seasoned” sessions are held twice each summer for In this year’s five-week session, teens will musicians. Even relatively advanced three weeks. learn all the elements of creating 9 to 5, musicians are amazed at the amount of City Drama Camps — BDT AcadThe Musical. Auditions will be used to progress they make when regularly playemy also has summer drama camps for determine casting and all students, begining with other musicians. children ages 5 to 12 in cooperation with ner and experienced alike will be given Campers ages 8 to 18 wanting to the City of Boulder Parks and Recreation equal opportunities for participation in participate in our camps should have at Department. We offer nine weeklong the musical. least six months experience in guitar, bass, drama camps from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 30 MARCH 3, 2016

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keys/piano, drums or voice lessons before attending (sign-up for lessons before!). To enroll in a camp, payment is due in full at the time of purchase. Camps run Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. with the show on Friday!

H BROOMFIELD SCHOOL OF ROCK PERFORMANCE CAMP Broomfield 303-325-3772

Broomfield.SchoolofRock.com We believe the best way to learn music is to play music. We take students from the lesson room to the stage, developing both their confidence and musicianship with programs designed for all skill levels.

H CAMP OONIE KOONIE CHA Boulder 303-413-1711

www.campooniekooniecha.com Pull on your boots and polish your spurs. Camp Oonie Koonie Cha is an action-packed music camp for children ages 4 to 6 that integrates music with science, instrument making, dramatic play and a xylophone orchestra. This year’s camp features the Wild West, pretend riding the range, barrel racing on handmade painted horses and telling coyote tales around the campfire. Campers make their own instruments, learn great songs and stories, and receive a complimentary Tshirt and CD. Bronco Ben, Kit Cat Kelye, Skedaddle Sue, Mountain Goat Mike and Antelope Amy will gallop and gallumph the giggling gophers out of you! Plus, a whippersnappin’ special dippity do dah day with Jeff Coyote Kagan.Yee Haw! Visit our websites for dates and times.

H CAMP SHAKESPEARE Boulder 303-735-1181

www.coloradoshakes.org/education/ summer-camps/camp-shakespeare Camp Shakespeare is a 18-year-old education program run by the Colorado Shakespeare Festival. Each summer, kids ages 10-18 come to CU-Boulder’s campus to study Shakespeare with CSF professionals. Working in small groups, these students learn about Shakespeare by rehearsing, staging and performing a shortened play on the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre. In addition to acting training, students are coached by a voice, speech and text expert on enunciation, diction and clarity, which will aid them on and off stage. Campers also work with a stage combat professional to learn the safe way to fight onstage. Tuition includes one ticket to attend a CSF production. Campers may register for Session one (May 31-June 27), session two (July 18-August 5) or both.

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www.centerstagetheatercompany.org Center Stage Theater Company is Boulder County’s premier performing arts organization. Summer 2016 is filled with musical theatre camps for youth ages ages 6 to 17. Broadway Kids, one week camps, will explore musicals that feature kids from the Broadway stage.

The Middle School musical camp will perform Once on This Island Jr. in a fastpaced two week camp. No experience necessary...just a desire to explore and have fun. The Teen / College Summer production is Heathers The Musical — auditions in May. CenterStage provides a rich atmosphere that leads young people into excellence in the vast world of theatre arts; thus building confidence, self-esteem, community awareness and friendships that last a lifetime. Join us this summer and be inspired!

H COLORADO CONSERVATORY OF DANCE’S SUMMER CAMPS Broomfield 303-466-5685

ccdance.org/classes/summer-programs/ June 20 through July 29 (four and six week options available). Summer programs for dancers of all ages, abilities and aspirations, from toddler through adult. Introduce your youngest dancers to the world of dance, including our Dance With Me for toddlers and their caregivers, StoryTime Ballet Camp for 3 to 4 year olds, and our ever-popular Fairytale Ballet Camp for 5 to 8-year-olds. Are you a late beginner? We also offer programs for those beginners who are 9-plus. Accelerate! Program, a program designed for children with specific physical and cognitive needs, is offered for children ages 4 to 13. We have unique programs for intermediate and advanced dancers, preparing young artists to excel in both classical and contemporary repertoire.

There is something for you this summer at CCD! H COLORADO MUSIC FESTIVAL& ROCKY MOUNTAIN CENTER FOR MUSICAL ARTS Boulder 303-665-0599

www.comusic.org Individual and group lessons, weeklong camps, and special music activities are offered at the Center for Musical Arts this summer from June 6 through Aug. 6th. For more information about programs offered or faculty available this summer, visit our website. Registration opens May 9!

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PLAYWRIGHTS Denver 303-623-2349

curioustheatre.org Curious New Voices offers daring playwrights ages 15 to 21 the opportunity to work alongside nationally recognized playwrights, actors and directors to create short plays culminating in a festival of performances on stage at Curious Theatre Company.

When: July 5 - 31, Festival of New Plays July 29 - 31, 7 p.m. Monday through Friday: 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Where: Curious Theatre Company, 1080 Acoma St., Denver.

Applications are now available. Contact Education Director Dee Covington by emailing dee@curioustheatre.org for more information.

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www.denvercenter.org/act academy@dcpa.org Co-ed, daytime drama programs.

Acting, singing, movement and design at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Grades Pre-K-5 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; Grades 6-12 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. June 6 - Aug. 5. Starting at $250. Scholarships may be available.

H DOG HOUSE MUSIC ROCK & ROLL CAMP Lafayette 303-664-1600

www.doghousemusic.com Colorado’s first and most preferred rock ‘n’ roll camp. Our 7-week-long programs teach students how to write three to four original songs as a band in our 22 fully equipped studios, and perform and record the show. Teens full day, junior rockers half day. $399 for teens, $250 for junior rockers.

H IMAGINATION CIRCUS ARTS Boulder 303-548-9340

www.imaginationcircusarts.com All skill levels get their feet off ground the learning circus and theatre. Fabric, web, swings, Chinese pole, teeterboard, circus bike and more! The week finishes with a show on the last day for an audience of family and friends. Sessions: July 11-15, July 18-22 H LONGMONT THEATRE COMPANY NEW GENERATION THEATRE ACADEMY Longmont 303-772-5200

www.longmonttheatre.org This summer youth theater program gives students a strong educational experience in theatre through performance.

Several camps for all ages from kindergarten through high school. All camps end with a live performance. Call or go to the website for additional information on each of our camps.

Express Yourself Make Believe: Ages 5 to 7, June 6 through 11.

The Jungle Book: Ages 8 to 11, June 13 through 24.

The Little Mermaid: Ages 12 to 18, July 11 through 29.

H MACC’S WOLF THEATRE ACADEMY Denver

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www.maccjcc.org Students work with theatrical professionals who are experienced in the art of theatre education. Age-appropriate programming allows younger children to focus on fun, creation and fantasy, while older students learn the skills that will enable them to approach both classical and contemporary material with ease. One- and three-week workshops include technical apprenticeships, audition techniques and full-day production and dramatics performance workshops. Raise the curtain on another summer of theatrical magic at the Wolf Theatre Academy.

H MOJO’S MUSIC ROCK N’ ROLL CAMP Longmont 303-776-3373

www.mojosmusicacademy.com Summer camp is open to musicians of ages 8 to 10 and 11 to 16. All instruments are welcomed. First week of camp is Monday June 13th. Camps take place from Monday though Friday 9:30 a.m.1:30 p.m. There are seven different weeks available. Weeks of June 20 and July 18 we will offer to ages 8 to 10. Ages 11 to 16 are eligible for all weeks.

All camps will learn songs,write a song, record the song and perform on our concert stage.

H MUSICAL THEATER DANCE CAMP — WITH BOULDER PARKS & RECREATION BOULDER Boulder 303-413-7270

www.BPRcamps.org Ages 6 to 12. Campers will explore different dance concepts and techniques in the morning. After lunch, more fun building skills with gymnastics! The exciting day wraps up with a splash in the pool.

This camp will be broken into two age approprite levels. Campers will explore the process of creating a scene in musical theater through singing, dancing and acting. There will be a small presentation on the last day.

H PARLANDO SCHOOL OF MUSICAL ARTS Boulder 303-442-0006

www.parlando.org Parlando School of Musical Arts offers summer camps and programs for all instruments, ages and abilities, including half day and full day options in piano, musical theater, song-writing, intro classes for most instruments and more.

H PEANUT BUTTER PLAYERS Lafayette 303-786-8727

www.peanutbutterplayers.com One-week workshops in which students will study a modern American musical, learn songs and dances and scenes, and perform them for parents on the last day. Ages 7-18. June 6-10 Jungle Book; June 13-17 Cinderella; July 25-29 Music Man; Aug 1-13, (advanced two week session) Chorus Line concludes with public performances on Aug. 12, 13. $225-375 H ROCK & POP MUSIC ACADEMY OF BOULDER Boulder 303-443-2222

ht www.theaterforkids.net/boulder_summer_camp Summer camps at Rock and Pop Music Academy are perfect for guitarists, drummers, vocalists, bassists and keyboardists, ages 7 to 17, whether you are a beginner or advanced. Choose your favorite style of music and chances are there is a specific camp just for you: rock, pop, punk, heavy metal, grunge or classic rock. Call or check the website for specific times and dates for camps in June, July and August.

H ROCKY MOUNTAIN THEATRE FOR KIDS — OLDER COMPANY Boulder 303-245-8150

www.theaterforkids.net/boulder_summer_camp Professional Youth Theatre At Its Best!

The fun of summer camp with the culminating high of a full-scaled theatre production. Professional theatre staff, 10:1 student-teacher ratio, our own performance venues, & daily camp curriculum sculpted by 21 years of experience. Legally Blonde, Peter Pan, Willy Wonka, & more.

Ages 8 to 16.

H ROCKY MOUNTAIN THEATRE FOR KIDS — YOUNGER COMPANY Boulder 303-245-8150

http://www.theaterforkids.net/colorado_ summer_camp_tots/ Professional youth theatre at its best! The fun of summer camp with the culminating high of a full-scaled theatre production. Professional theatre staff, 10:1 student-teacher ratio, our own performance venues, and age appropriate curriculum sculpted by 21 years of experience. Peter Pan, Aladdin, 101 Dalmatians, and more. Ages 5 to 8.

H SHAKESPEARE’S SPRITES Boulder 303-735-1181

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www.singitgreen.org Do you have a 5th through 8th grader who loves to sing and cares about the state of our environment?

Sing the World Green (SWG) is the camp for you! We will rehearse and perform inspiring and fun songs about caring for our planet, and we will embody the spirit of these songs by getting our hands dirty doing an outdoor hands-on environmental stewardship project in a beautiful place. So, we’re not just talking about the problems — we’re taking direct action!

We’ll also act out fun skits, play games, do environmental art, and have a pizza party to celebrate our work together. Also, we’ll have some splashing fun with water play and silliness!

There will be a concert on Saturday evening to share with the community our wonderful work together. Come be a part of the difference to make our world a better place!

Camp runs 9 a.m.-4 p.m., June 13 through 17. For more information call Amy Self at the above number.

H STARS ALIVE SHOW CHOIR! Boulder 303-507-2114

www.StarsAliveMusic.com Sing and dance to Broadway, pop and more at the Stars Alive Show Choir Camp! Join us for a joyful week learning approximately five songs to perform at the end of the week. (ages 7 and up) Monday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., with a Friday performance at noon!

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H JAZZ CAMP AT ROCKY RIDGE MUSIC CENTER Estes Park 970-586-4031

www.rockyridge.org August 2 to 7, 2016 Open to music students (ages 13-17) on any instrument.

This brand-new program offers one week of immersion in the performance, theory, and history of jazz.

We welcome students of all levels, from those whose study of jazz is just beginning to experienced improvisers.

Through individual instruction from our expert faculty, students explore improvisation within the jazz idiom and examine the solos of jazz legends.

Performances in combos and small ensembles improve listening skills, teamwork and musicality; performances in large ensembles tackle big-band tunes by greats such as Count Basie and Thad Jones. String players delve into the unique challenges of performing jazz in string-quartet settings.

Students also have the option to study the theoretical side of jazz through big-band arranging and composition classes.

H MUSIC CAMPS AT ROCKY RIDGE MUSIC CENTER Estes Park 970-586-4031

www.rockyridge.org Junior Music Camp runs July 19 through 31 and is for students ages 10 to 15 in piano, voice, composition and all orchestral instruments (strings, woodwinds, brass).

The Young Artist Program is for advanced high-school and college students ages 18 to 24. During their four-week immersion, students receive an education that is unmatched anywhere in the country in breadth, depth, and value.

The Adult camps include noncompetitive study with artist faculty in a beautiful setting that includes happy hours and delicious shared meals.

Adult Piano Seminar, Session 1 runs May 28 through June 1. Adult Piano Seminar, Session 2 runs June 1 through 5. Chamberre in the Rockies runs Aug. 10 through 14.

And the American Roots Music Program runs Sept. 2 through 5.

All camps are set in the amazing beauty of the Rocky Mountains and and conducted by some of the most acomplished artist faculty to be found anywhere.

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Colorado Lions Camp gives children and adults with developmental and physical disabilities a place to make friends and learn skills.

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H COLORADO CENTER FOR THE BLIND SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMS Littleton

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www.cocenter.org We have programs that teach the skills of blindness and offer exciting recreational activities for students in elementary school, middle school, high school and college prep.

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www.cocenter.org We have programs that teach the skills of blindness and offer exciting recreational activities for students in elementary school, middle school, high school and college prep.

H COLORADO LIONS CAMP Woodland Park 719-687-2087

OVERNIGHT H ADAMS CAMP Winter Park — YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch 303-563-8290

www.adamscamp.org Adventure Camp is a five day/night sleep away camp that is full of fun, challenge and adventure! Campers enjoy activities that expand social horizons and provide the opportunity to develop the courage to try new things while increasing independence and confidence.

This program is designed for youth and young adults with mild to moderate developmental disabilities such as autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy and Down syndrome. Campers must be mobile and enjoy group activities.

Campers participate in daily adventures which may include zip lining, archery, river rafting, alpine slide rides, swimming, wall climb, campfires, cabin games and a camp-wide dance. Campers stay in family-style cabins with counselors, volunteers and peers. Our staffing of two experienced counselors and four teen volunteers per team of 10 campBOULDER WEEKLY

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H FIRST DESCENTS Estes Park 303-945-2490

www.firstdescents.org First Descents is a nonprofit organization based in Denver that provides life-changing outdoor adventures for young adults (18-39) with cancer. Since its inception in 2001, First Descents has successfully influenced the lives of more than 3,000 young adults with cancer, by hosting multi-day adventure programs that are free for participants. First Descents will host climbing programs in Estes Park this summer, as well as over 30 other programs across 12 states and multiple countries.

H ROCKY MOUNTAIN VILLAGE Empire

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www.eastersealscolorado.org A comprehensive summer camp program serving children and adults with a wide variety of special needs.

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Summer Camp AT BCD June 6th—August 12th DAY CAMP FOR CHILDREN AGES 3–8 AND SPECIALTY CAMPS FOR AGES 3–13.

Classes include Legos to literacy, day camp to art, soccer to chess, science, music, theater, technology, and more!

Mix and match your camp selections and create a program that matches your child’s interest with your budget. BCD is State of Colorado licensed and accredited by ACIS.

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they’re developing friendships with other blind students that are from different schools. ... A great part of this camp is they just get to be kids, which is not always the case.”

Batron loves to connect with the kids at camp — and he can really relate to them, as he is visually impaired himself. Originally from Maine, Batron learned about the Colorado Center for the Blind at a National Federation of the Blind convention. It was at this convention where he realized what he was missing.

“I understood at that point that I could do anything, and even though I could see better than a lot of the people there, I couldn’t do as much as the people there,” Batron says. After attending the Colorado Center’s adult program in 2001, he joined the Center as a cane travel instructor and has since moved up to director of Youth Programs.

Much like Batron, many campers like to return to work for the camp.

“One of the nice things that really is cool about this program is that once these kids become 11, 12 years old, they want to become junior counselors, so they’re giving back to kids that are younger than them,” he says.

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However, at the Colorado Center for the Blind’s Summer Youth Camps they live by the motto “live the life you want” and with four different Summer Youth Programs offered, the Center focuses on teaching campers the abilities you can have when dealing with any amount of visual impairment.

For the youngest campers, aged 5 to 11 living in the Denver Metro area, the Center offers a three-week program in June. The Confidence Camp for Kids is just that, a camp where visually impaired children learn to read braille, navigate with a cane, do chores around the house and gain the confidence to do many fun activities like horseback riding, swimming and hiking. Brent Batron, the director of Youth Services at the Center, believes this can be the most rewarding time for someone growing up with a visual impairment.

“Some of these kids are being exposed to braille and using the cane for the first time,” Batron says. “The confidence that these kids are getting, I think that’s the biggest thing. Also friendships, a lot of times these kids we get from the Denver metro area, they’re coming from a place where they’re the only blind kid in the school, so

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Along with learning practical skills for the visually impaired, campers at the Colorado Center for the Blind’s Summer Youth Camps get to practice their adventure sports.

“They’ve had so much fun and learned so much and are so excited about it that now they, even at that age, are giving back, which I think is really, really cool.”

Campers between the ages of 12 and 14 attend the Initiation to Independence program, a Monday through Friday program for three weeks in June. Here, campers get more chances to interact with blind and visually impaired adults who are in many different walks of life.

Building on the independence skills taught in the Confidence Camp, these campers are shown how blind adults live their daily lives just like anyone else.

“In the summertime ... we have probably about 100 blind people every day here in the Center, so they (campers) get these blind adults as role models also. And if the receptionist is blind and can do his job and use a cane and use braille, it’s empowering to these little kids to know they can do these types of things,” Batron says.

For high school-aged campers, the Center for the Blind offers two programs: Earn and Learn and Summer for Success.

These two eight-week sleep away programs aim to prepare children for the next step in independence.

The Earn and Learn program offers lessons in resume development and interview skills, aiming to help campers earn summer paychecks. The Summer for Success program helps campers who may be going off to college and need to learn certain skills like taking tests, writing papers and handling large college classes. Living in the Center’s provided apartments also help campers gain the skills they need to live independently as they move forward. Both programs offer the opportunity to travel with the Center to a National Federation of the Blind convention to meet nearly 3,000 other blind and visually impaired people.

The Summer Youth Programs offered at the Colorado Center for the Blind provide many different learning opportunities for the blind and visually impaired children of the Denver area. Those interested in attending should not worry because they will be surrounded and supported by people who have or still are learning the necessary skills to live independently. Learning there will give visually impaired and blind youth the confidence they need to move forward.

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Kids can learn both indoor and outdoor rock-climbing at after-school, spring break and summer camps around Boulder.

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here are a variety of kids’ rockclimbing camps in and around Boulder this summer for parents who want to get their kids both physically and mentally active. Climbing has health benefits beyond just getting children into shape.

“Climbing is also a lot of problem solving,” says Alyssa Countway of the Boulder Rock Club. “There’s a big mental aspect to climbing. Not only are you problem solving, but you also have to deal with fear, concentration, all of that.

Overall, it’s a pretty holistic approach to health.”

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Eventually, kids become able to plot out entire routes before they even get on the wall.

The Boulder Rock Club offers after-school camps for kids ages 6 to 8 on Mondays and Thursdays, starting March 28; ages 9 to 11 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, starting March 29; and 12 years and older on Fridays, starting April 1. They also have a spring break camp from March 21 through 25, where kids can climb anywhere from one to five days.

The Rock Club features an outdoor boulder in addition to indoor walls, and Countway says many kids who attend their camps end up joining their yearround climbing clubs.

Other climbing gyms around Boulder offering youth camps include The Spot, which has a week-long day camp for kids ages 6 to 12 that runs every week from June 1 through Aug. 14. It also offers a year-round, after-school program every Wednesday and Friday.

Also, ABC Kids Climbing offers indoor, outdoor and hybrid camps. The indoor camp, for ages 4-and-a-half to 14, runs weekly from May 31 through Aug. 19. The outdoor camp is every Monday through Friday for ages 7 and up, and the hybrid indoor/outdoor camp is every Monday through Friday from May 31 through Aug. 19 for ages 6 to 14.

In addition to the mental and physical benefits, climbing also helps children with disabilities get physically active.

Livestrong, the foundation started by Lance Armstrong, extols the virtues of climbing for autistic children, who can have different needs that prevent them from engaging in many physical activities. Climbing helps autistic kids develop their motor skills and body strength. It’s also easy for amputee children to get involved, climbing with a harness and the strength of their remaining limbs.

Dr. Rebecca Williams of Smart Climbing writes that the trial-and-error aspect of climbing teaches kids resilience and that it’s OK to fail if you keep trying: “Instead of thinking, ‘I fell off again,’ thinking, ‘falling off is good, it means I am trying hard’ might be more helpful,” she writes.

Climbing also teaches children good breathing techniques, and how to stay calm under pressure, Countway says.

“Just remembering to breathe while you climb. If you hold your breath, it’s gonna make it a lot harder. These techniques, they’re gonna help you grow. It’s mental, physical. It’s a lot more than just trying to get stronger.”

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748-3279 Fax: 748-3472 (719) 748-3279 Fax:(719) (719) 748-3472 P.O.(719) Box 146, Florissant, CO 80816 Dorothy Allen cre-ated a children’s world where kids can campbluemt@aol.com campbluemt@aol.com grow all ways in the great outdoors with the help of (719) 748-3279 Fax:in(719) 748-3472 excellent counselors. www.bluemountainranch.com www.bluemountainranch.com campbluemt@aol.com Ages 7 - 16 Staff to Camper Ratio: 1 - 6 www.bluemountainranch.com

Call or write to: Suzie Allen Graf P.O. Box 146, Florissant, CO 80816 (719) 748-3279 Fax: (719) 748-3472 campbluemt@aol.com www.bluemountainranch.com

Learn to Row with Colorado Junior Crew

The water is calm and temperatures are warm – perfect conditions to try this addicting sport.

Sessions offered throughout the summer at Boulder Reservoir.

Ages 13-18 • Weekday mornings 7:30am-9:45am

Session Dates: May 31-June 10, June 13-24, July 5-15, July 25-Aug 5 For more details go to: WWW.CJCREW.ORG

Sports are a fun way to build problem-solving and teamwork skills.

SPORTS DAY H ABC KIDS CLIMBING Boulder 303-443-5437

info@abckidsclimbing.com Full and half day, indoor and outdoor climbing camps. Camps feature indoor climbing, trips to local outdoor climbing areas, art, cooperative games, special events and quality instruction. All ages and abilities.

H BOULDER COUNTY FORCE SOCCER CAMPS Boulder 303-443-8877

fcboulder.com/our-programs/camps/ summer-camp FC Boulder Soccer Camps provide an environment for soccer development for players of all abilities. Our camps maintain a focus on the FC Boulder club values of community, character, passion and achievement. Players will receive smallgroup training involving soccer fundamentals, techniques and tactics. Activities will be designed to accommodate players of all skill levels and abilities. FC Boulder camps welcome recreational and competitive players who are looking not only to improve themselves as soccer players, but also to have fun playing the beautiful game of soccer. For ages 3 to 12.

H BOULDER INDOOR SOCCER CAMP Boulder 303-440-0809

www.boulderindoorsoccer.com/youths/ youths_summer.php Summer camps all summer long.

Morning, afternoon and full day camps, with an evening option available as well.

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Your player can register for individual days or for the entire week. Discounts for multiple days of registration.

H BOULDER KARATE Boulder

303-442-4330

www.boulderkarate.com The Boulder Karate Summer Camp is designed for kids to have a blast while learning important life lessons through martial arts. Fun karate activities and games throughout the day like ninja dodgeball, kung fu relay races and suction cup ninja star throwing. Character-building studies of our our five values: attitude, integrity, respect, self-control and heart.

Exciting black belt demonstrations. Interesting lessons on the five Shoalin animals: tiger, leopard, crane, snake and dragon.

And to complete ningaca experience, each child receives a uniform and belt.

Ages 5 to 12 welcome 8 a.m.-4 p.m., full or half-days, June 6 through August 12.

H CAMP RMTC AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN TENNIS CENTER Boulder 303-449-5033

www.rmtenniscenter.com Welcome to Boulder County’s premier tennis camp. RMTC offers full and half day camps centering on tennis and featuring a full complement of sports and activities.Your children will enjoy tennis, swimming, basketball, soccer and the arts and overall athletic development.

H CAMP TIMBERLINE Locations along the front range 970-484-8462

www.camptimberline.com A day camp like no other for ages 6 to 12. Locations along the Front Range.

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SPORTSCAMPS Where action takes flight H LAKESHORE LAKESHARK SUMMER DAY CAMP Broomfield, Boulder and Superior 303-729-2569

www.lsac-flatiron.com/services/youthprograms/ Our “fintastic” camp features a perfect mix of healthy movement, field trips, theme days, classic camp games, art exploration, science experiments, snack making, talent shows, scavenger hunts, community service projects, goofy camp songs, friendship galore and daily swimming in our onsite water park. June 6 through August 12. Ages 5 to 11.

H MOUNTAIN KIDS LOUISVILLE Louisville 303-665-8287

www.mountainkidslouisville Mountains full of fun! Join us this summer as we rock out with Dog House Music, climb the walls at ABC Climbing Gym, tumble around in gymnastics, splash at every local pool and explore every kid-intended nook and cranny in Boulder County! Summer camps for kids — all with amazing new friends and our awesome counselors leading the way! Ages 5 to 11.

H NORTHERN COLORADO FENCERS BEGINNING FENCING SUMMER CAMPS BOULDER 303-443-6557

www.ncfencers.org Learn the challenging, exciting and safe sport of modern fencing at Northern Colorado Fencers. Suitable for children ages 8 to 12. Fencing equipment provided.

Cost is $195 per session. Please see our website for more information and to pre-register. Camp schedule is subject to change based on pre-registration.

H PARKOUR SUMMER CAMPS FOR AGES 5 TO 16 Boulder

Week long disc golf camps for 11-14 year old girls and boys. Learn skills, explore flight, play the game!

apexmovementboulder.com/summercamps Parkour was in every single one of us as a kid; jumping off swings, climbing trees, and hopping over cracks in the sidewalk.

Parkour is a great way for youth to focus their energy into fun and functional movements. Training with us is fun and feels more like playing than exercising.

Because of this, your kids will keep coming back for more, moving their body in challenging new ways, and gaining valuable strength and mobility needed to live a safe and healthy life. Come see why we have the best summer camps in Boulder!

2016 Schedule all camps M-F, 9-1 June 6-10, June 20-24 at Valmont Park in Boulder July11-16, July 25-29 at Harlow Platts Park in Boulder

720-432-0279

To register visit discgolfcamps.com • 720-500-DISC(3472) email: discgolfcamps@gmail.com

H RALLYSPORT KIDS CAMP Boulder 303-449-4800

www.rallysportboulder.com When school is out and parents need a place to take their kids, our Kids Camps are just the solution. Summer camp starts June 6 and runs through August. Ages 2.5 to 8. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Swimming, yoga, gymnastics, music, art, crafts, dance and lots of fun!

H ROCK CLIMBING & SLACKLINING CAMP — WITH THE BOULDER ROCK CLUB Boulder 303-447-2804

boulderrockclub.com Ages 6 to 14. The Boulder Rock Club’s expert instructors will teach essential safety skills, climbing and slack line techniques in a fun, supportive and motivating environment. Camps are

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Mountain Bike Camps

Youth Mountain Bike Camps Ages 7-17 Ages 7-17 Flexible Schedule

Easy to advanced trail riding allows young riders the opportunity to

Easy to advanced trail riding allows young riders the opportunity master new skills in in a asafe, to master new skills safe,fun funand andsupportive supportive environment. environment. .............................................................................................................

Weekly Summer Camps Weekly Summer Camps June-August June-August Weekend, Afterschool Teamand Programs Weekend, After School, Team and Programs Race Series February-October February-October

Campers get a chance to get out on the water for some river fun.

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designed to challenge beginner to experienced climbers.

Climbers meet at the East Boulder Community Center Monday through Tuesday, and the Boulder Rock Club Wednesday through Friday.

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H SINGLETRACK MOUNTAIN BIKE ADVENTURES Boulder

OVERNIGHT H CAMP TIMBERLINE Estes Park 970-484-8462

www.camptimberline.com Offering sports, mountain adventure and backpacking for youth and teens ages 7 to 18.

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H COLORADO JUNIOR CREW www.ridesmba.org Boulder Flexible schedule. SMBA 303-229-5081 offers weekly summer camps, www.cjcrew.org afterschool rides, weekend Colorado Junior Crew is rides, half day camps and the premier rowing club for race series. SMBA introduces kids in grades 13 to 18. We youth to the exhilaration and welcome rowers of all abilities, adventure of mountain biking. so whether you’re an expeEasy to advanced trail ridrienced rower or you want ing allows for mastery of new to try the sport for the first skills in a fun, safe and suptime, you’ve come to the right portive environment. SMBA place! Four summer sessions There are camps for kids who love all sports, like Rocky Mountain Paddleboard, a Y Adventure Camp. provides an atmosphere running Monday through where riders have the opFriday, 7:30-9:30 a.m. portunity to develop a range (fun, sportsmanship, opportunity, progreswith CU coaches and athletes, experiof skills and interests, from a 7-year-old sive competition and community). The ence life on campus and play where the H WINDELLS SNOWBOARD, FREESKI, beginner to a mature racer.

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