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Hummingbird Music Camp, 104 Hummingbird Rd., Jemez Springs, NM 87025. Phone: 575-829-3060; Email: hmcjemez@gmail.com; Web site: hummingbirdmusiccamp.com; Email: grouphmmc@cybermesa.com; Contact: Miriam Gordon, Secretary. Hummingbird Music Camp is nestled in the Jemez Mountains. The camp is family owned and operated and is celebrating our 57th year. Children, ages 8-14, receive private and group lessons, from new beginners to advanced musicians in band, orchestra, piano, guitar or voice. In addition to recitals and concerts, activities include fishing, water-walking, overnight hikes, campfires, moonlight hike to a waterfall, skits & storytelling with a fun dance on Saturday night. Campers stay in clean, comfortable dormitories. A new camp begins every Sunday, May 28 to July 30. Camp tuition is $650 + $46.80 tax. YMCA of Central NM Summer Programs, 4901 Indian School Rd. NE, Abq, NM 87110. Phone: 505-265-6971; Web site: ymcacnm.org. The Y offers multiple programs to keep your kids busy this summer. We offer sports, day programs, and resident camping for ages 5-17. Information about locations, costs, and registration available online.
Day Programs Santa Fe and Surrounding Areas BeGreaterThanAverage Robotics and STEM Camps, SF, NM. Phone: 505-7157732; Email: sagruenig@aol.com; Web site: BeGreaterThanAverage.org; Contact: Shelly Gruenig, CEO. Robotics and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Camps, workshops and enrichment programs for kids 6 and older in Abq, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe, Hobbs and other locations. Day program with intensive handson experiences where kids learn about the Engineering Design Process and create, build, test, innovate and collaborate with others. Highly trained adult staff and student mentors from local award-winning robotics team, R4Robotics. Belisama Irish Dance, SF and Los Alamos, NM. Phone: 505-670-2152; Email: belisamadance@aol.com; Web site: belisamairishdance.com; Contact: Adrienne Bellis, Director. Belisama Irish Dance offers classes for the whole family to enjoy. Performance opportunities within our community and fun choreography classes. Ages 5 and up; offered in Santa Fe and Los Alamos. See our Web site for details. Big Sky Learning’s Build It! 1114 Hickox St. Unit G, SF, NM 87505. Phone: 505428-7575; Email: infobigsky@gmail.com; Web site: bigskylearning.com; Contact: Michael Sheppard, Director. “There’s nothing like Build It! and my kids just love it!” - Big Sky Parent. New Mexico’s longest running art and technology camp. Santa Fe and Los Alamos locations. Ages 9-14 build radio-controlled, off road racers from the ground up in R/C Arroyo Warriors FPV. Ages 7-8 enter the real world of electronic game design in Swine Craft Game Camp. Week long, full day programs with quality extended care. Limited enrollment. Scholarships available. Camp Invention, Various locations throughout NM. Phone: 800-968-4332; Email: campinvention@invent.org; Web site: campinvention.org. Imaginations get their rocket fuel at Camp Invention®! An exciting, weeklong summer adventure for K-6th graders awaits. Explore connections between science, technology, engineering and innovation. A nonprofit program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame®, Camp Invention allows children to experience real-world problem solving, creative thinking, invention, and teamwork. Modules include challenges and achievements from the brightest thinkers around—the Inductees of the National Inventors Hall of Fame! This summer, children work together to transform the terrain and ecosystem of a distant exoplanet. They also take risks as budding business owners, blast rockets, fire air cannons, fling rubber chickens, and wire circuits to create their own Spy Gadget Alarm Boxes! Local, certified educators lead this week of hands-on activities that fuel children’s confidence in their natural ability to dream and create. Early registration discounts available: Use promo code INNOVATE25 by 3/20 to save $25 on registration or INNOVATE15 after 3/20 to save $15. Availability limited. Children's Adventure Company Outdoor Adventure Camp, 935 Alto St., SF, NM 87501. Phone: 505-988-7201. Email: childrensadventurecompany@gmail.com; Web site: childrensadventurecompany.org; Contact: Dee Gregory, Owner/ Director or Sarah Baker, Assistant Director. Outdoor summer day camp running from May 29 to Aug 11. Cost: $300+tax per week for full days (7:45am-6pm), $280+tax per week for short day program (7:45am-3:30pm) for grades K-1st. Exciting outdoor programs: Day Campers and Little Trekkers entering grades K-2nd; Young Trekkers entering grades 3rd and 4th; Out Door Trekkers entering grades 5th-7th. Activities include: hiking, kayaking, rock climbing, art, cooking, yoga, gardening, and swimming. Friday field trips to Abq for the older groups. We are now accepting credit cards and registration online. Filmmakers Ink: Filmmaking Intensive, Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM
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87505. Phone: 413-320-6071; Website: Filmmakers-Ink.com; Contact: Patrick McCullough, Director. Make Movies with Filmmakers Ink during their Summer Filmmaking Camps in Santa Fe, the week of June 5 - 9. Professional award-winning filmmakers work with you to create your movies, from script-to-screen. The 11-to15 year old Full Day program includes, Filmmaking, Acting and Screenwriting. Cost: $395 The morning Special FX program is for 8-10 year olds. Work together to develop an idea for a film, then write, produce, shoot, direct and act in a 5-10 minute movie together with an experienced filmmaker. Screen a rough cut for your family and friends at your Premiere on the final day of film camp. Cost:$250 Learners Chess Academy Camps, SF, NM. Phone: 505-369-6026; Email: learnerschess@gmail.com; Web site: learnerschess.org; Contact; Victor Lopez, Executive Director. Since 2010, Learners Chess has been teaching chess in our week-long day camps to hundreds of students every summer to develop analytical, social, and leadership skills of success in school and in life! Learners Chess accepts students of all skill levels including absolute beginners. Check our Web site for dates and locations. Costs: Choose mornings, afternoons, or full days, $155/week of half days, $265/week of full days. Sign up early to get the best early bird discount! Save $40-$50 per week by signing up by March 26! 10% off for multiple camps and for siblings. Little Earth School Summer Day Camp, 321 W. Zia Rd., SF, NM 87505. Phone: 505-988-1968. Web site: littleearthschool.org; Contact: Ellen Souberman, Director. Memorable summer experiences for children ages 4 to 12, June 5 through Aug 11. Five two-week sessions for all ages. Minimum enrollment: one session. Four or five days per week. 10% tuition discount for children who enroll for the entire summer. Art, cooking, weekly nature field trips, swimming and games. Low student-teacher ratio. Enrollment is limited. For more information or to request a brochure and pre-registration form call us. May Center for Learning’s Summer LEAP 2017, 2019 Galisteo, SF, NM 87505. Phone: 505-983-7407; Email: patty@maycenter.org or mark@maycenter.org; Web site: maycenter.org; Contact: Patty Conway, Office Manager. Eight-week Early Childhood Program for Pre-schoolers, ages 3 to 5, June 12-Aug 4, 8:30am-3:30pm. Montessori-based program focuses on pre-reading and language development and cooperative play. Cost is $2,400. Five-week Summer LEAP for Kindergarten through 8th grade, June 12-July 15, 8:30am-4pm. This is a morning academic program in reading, writing, and math; afternoon choice of Adventure Camp, Arts in Motion, or Reading in the Wild. Half-day options also available. Cost is $2,750. NDI New Mexico’s Early Steps and Arts in Motion Summer Dance Camps, 1140 Alto St., SF, NM 87501. Phone: 505-795-7088, Email: dsilver@ndinm.org; Web site: ndi-nm.org; Contact: Danny Silver, Dance Barns Producer. Summer dance camps in June and July for children ages 3 to 18. All levels welcome. Please contact us for availability and placement. New Mexico Fencing Foundation Summer Camps, 1306 Clark Rd., SF, NM. Phone: 505-699-2034; Email: nmfencing@gmail.com; Contact: James Odom. Summer Camps are a great way to introduce kids to fencing. Each camp is for first year or new fencers. New Mexico Fencing Foundation provides all equipment. We teach the fundamentals of footwork, bladework, tactics and technique. Our camps are designed to be high energy and fun. Fencers learn the rules of engagement, scoring system and etiquette. We are the Modern Olympic Fencing Club of SF. We have State of the Art Modern and Safe equipment for all fencers. Our central location is convenient. Camp attendance is limited to 12 participants. Instruction is exclusively given by James Odom who has 32 years of experience including US National Coach for 2009. Certified in all three weapons: Foil, Epee and Saber. Camp Dates: June 12-15, June 26-29, July 17-20; Times: 9:30-1:30pm. What to bring: Water Bottle (very important), Athletic Shoes with laces. No Keens, Tevas, or sandals are allowed. Bring Lunch for noon, snack for breaks. T-shirt and shorts only. No collars or long sleeves. No tank tops or dresses or skirts/skorts. Thursday final performance is 12:30-1:30pm–featuring full electric bouting and Olympic bouting. Bring your camera! Pandemonium Productions’ Musical Theatre Summer Camp! SF, NM. Phone: 505-920-0704; Web site: pandemoniumprod.org. Pandemonium Productions offers its musical theatre summer camp for ages 7-17, June 12 through July 23. Students study acting, singing and dancing and perform in a Broadway Style Musical at the James A. Little Theatre. Past shows have included The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, The Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, Aladdin and more! Rehearsals take place at the New Mexico School for the Arts, Mon through Fri, from 9am-1pm. Call for information. Space is limited; scholarships available. Tuition is $695 if paid in full, $710 with a payment plan, $100 deposit required with registration. Rio Grande School Summer Camp, 715 Camino Cabra, SF, NM 87505. Phone: continued on page 48