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From silly games to sports skills, fine arts to outdoor adventures to science experiments, a Y day camp experience offers kids the chance to become a valued part of community, to connect and to get silly. Parents can rest assured that their child’s physical and emotional well-being will be supported by trained, caring Y staff who are committed to making this summer epic.

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performance under the stars at the Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre.

Festival organizers have adopted seating so that social distancing measures are in place. “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” will take place from June 18 to Aug. 15 and “The Odyssey” will take place from July 9 to Aug. 14. The limited two performances of “Pericles” is already sold out. Tickets are on sale at cupresents.org.

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An overnight stay amid the trees may be just what you need to relieve all that Zoom fatigue.

Scheduling a family camping trip can be a great way to unplug and reconnect with nature. Thankfully, Colorado’s backyard has plenty of great campgrounds to pick from.

Many park services have already opened up campsite reservations for summer 2021, so now is a good time to plan that trip given the rise in popularity of camping amid COVID-19.

For a glamping type of experience, head to Golden Gate Canyon State Park in Golden, where you can book cabins and yurts with a two-night stay minimum. The park also has tent sites, backcountry tent sites, and sites with electrical hook-ups that accommodate RVs and campers.

The park is a favorite for wildlife photographers. Plus, there are several stocked fishing ponds, trails for mountain biking, and dog-friendly hiking trails to keep the whole family (Fido included) entertained.

Another great campsite to put on the bucket list is Pawnee Campground, which is just five miles west of Ward and has a total of 47 campsites for tents, campers, trailers or RVs. The campground is near Brainard Lake and campers here can enjoy the hiking trails that wind through the scenic Indian Peaks Wilderness.

For intrepid types who are up for a challenge, you can conquer a 14er (Longs Peak!) and then slumber at the base of it at Longs Peak Campground in Rocky Mountain National Park. There

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are 26 tent-only sites in the small, forested campground.

Pro tip: Prep for your camping trip with a stop at Neptune Mountaineering, which has tents, down sleeping bags, and cookware for campfire cooking.

MAKE A SPLASH AT WATER WORLD

Water World is one of the country’s largest family water parks, with 50 unique attractions spread out over 64 acres. The water slides, wave pool, lazy river and other attractions are reopening for summer 2021. Because the park will be operating at limited capacity, guests will be required to purchase tickets and select a visit date and scheduled arrival window in advance and online. Only a limited number of tickets will be available daily at the park ticket windows. The water park’s surf simulator will make you feel like you’re on a beach vacation.

TAKE A HIKE

Open Space and Mountain Parks’ 155 miles of trails provides lots of opportunities for hiking in Boulder. A favorite are the network of trails in Chautauqua Park. With a variety of trails in the park that vary in distance and elevation gain, you can tailor a hike for your family. Afterwards, bring some yard games and enjoy a picnic in the park.

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Grab some movie snacks and pop some popcorn and enjoy an outdoor movie night in your own backyard. If you want to make this a regular summer night ritual, you’ll need to do a little upfront investing by purchasing an outdoor projector. (Pro tip: Pay

ver the past year, a lot of fun outings and events have been put on pause.

But the pandemic has taught us how to adapt, and have fun in a safe, socially distanced fashion.

Now, as summer approaches, the warmer weather and extended daylight makes it even easier to enjoy Colorado’s great outdoors, and to do so in a safe way. Also, with the widespread rollout of vaccines, events and attractions are making comebacks in summer 2021, while incorporating social distance protocols.

Here are nine fun, safe and socially distant ways to enjoy the greater Boulder County area this summer.

attention to the “throw distance” which is how far the projector needs to be from the screen). You’ll also want an outdoor projector screen (or other flat surface) that you can project films onto and an outdoor speaker system. Just add comfy seating and blankets.

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A vacation to the tropics may be out of the picture this summer.

But, you can visit a tropical oasis in … Westminster. Here, you can walk among hundreds of monarch butterflies in the Butterfly Pavilion’s indoor tropical conservatory, Wings of the Tropics, hold the famous “Rosie the tarantula” and learn about the coral reef. The Butterfly Pavilion offers lots of kid-friendly programming as well.

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Summer is a magnificent time to visit Rocky Mountain National Park. The wildflowers are blooming from late June to early August and the rivers and waterfalls are rushing with recent snow melt. The park has more than 355 miles of hiking trails.

If you’re hoping to spot some wildlife, elk make appearances most frequently at dusk and dawn when they’re feeding. Bighorn sheep are commonly seen at Sheep Lakes from May through mid-August. And, moose frequent willow thickets along the Colorado River in the Kawuneeche Valley on the park’s west side.

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The beloved Shakespeare Festival will return in summer 2021 at the University of Colorado. Enjoy a

Bring your family closer together through the experience of live music. The Colorado Music Festival offers a relaxed environment perfect for introducing your kids to the orchestra, with plenty of concerts to choose from that take place in the beautiful Chautauqua Auditorium. One of the particularly family-friendly shows, for instance, is a July 3 performance of “The Story of Babar,” which tells the tale of a little elephant’s rise from rags to riches and that includes a quirky Toy Symphony that includes noisemakers, kazoos and other toy instruments that are part of the orchestra. Some 2021 Festival highlights include the new Robert Mann Chamber Music Series, a week dedicated to orchestral music of the 21st century, world premiere music by Joan Tower, Joel Thompson, Hannah Lash, and Aaron Jay Kernis, seven live streamed concerts and more.

Tickets for the 2021 season go on sale on April 20. Visit coloradomusicfestival.org for more details.

THE DENVER ZOO

With more than 3,000 animals spanning 400-plus species, the Denver Zoo is worth a day trip (or many day trips!). New “up close look” experiences allow you to “buy out” a session for up to six people from your pod to enjoy an intimate experience with the zoo’s giraffes, llamas, sloths, porcupines, parrots, camels and more. Also, Stingray Cove is a new interactive experience that gives you the chance to touch and feed gentle stingrays as they swim, swoop and glide about in their 15,000-gallon habitat that they share with friendly bamboo and bonnethead sharks.

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Planting Seeds: Nurturing learning, health and happiness through gardening together

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on’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant. Words famously penned by author Robert Louis Stevenson resonate metaphorically, but a literal interpretation is equally true. And, as soft spring blooms unfold into summer sunshine, examples increasingly abound. To see them, look only to the gardens, and see the ways those who tend them flourish.

Gardening is renowned for countless benefits, from easing stress and lifting mood to increasing physical activity and much, much more. Sharing gardening with children means enjoying all these health and wellness benefits, together. It’s also an invaluable opportunity for learning engagement, imparting wisdom in areas of nature and science, environmental stewardship, and food journeys, to name a few.

“Gardening with kids is so amazing,” says Megan Reynoso, program manager at Growing Gardens, a beloved Boulder nonprofit whose mission is to enrich community through sustainable urban agriculture and education programming. “Through gardening, children get to learn where their food comes from and how it grows into what they are familiar seeing in the grocery store. When a student comes to the garden and learns that carrots grow underground, and they

have an opportunity to pick up a carrot, wash it off, and take a bite, it’s magical. They have a spark in their eye from learning something new, plus a new appreciation for their food and where it comes from.”

At Growing Gardens, summer camps offer students ages 5 to 11 the opportunity to tend gardens, explore through art and science, and enjoy making tasty snacks from harvest bounties. Such special experiences are impactful in the moment, and for a lifetime.

The best part is, the sparkle they inspire can be cultivated in your own backyard. Here, Reynoso and team share tips on how to make the most of your garden, for your family.

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Kids are constantly observing and learning from the world around them, Reynoso says, making the garden a perfect place to learn basic gardening skills, but also to connect with the environment and explore new things using the senses. Before jumping in, Reynoso recommends setting some basic safety boundaries and gather tools appropriate to the ages of the participants. Other than that, get excited about learning and exploring together. “A garden is a special place because it’s one where you can get muddy, dirty, rip things out, and do things students don’t regularly get to do in the classroom,” she says.

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through gardening with younger children is focus on the very basic needs of a plant, Reynoso says.

“A plant needs water, air, soil, sunlight, space, and love,” she says. “This is easily grasped by younger students. When we learn about the importance of soil, we also get to use our hands and explore our vermicomposting system – worms.”

Breaking down gardening to the basics and keeping it very hands-on allows it to be accessible to all ages, Reynoso explains.

Preschoolers – as well as gardeners of all ages – will love sprouting potatoes, shelling beans, painting with plant parts, and smelling herbs. Gardens further offer perfect opportunity to reinforce learning for elementary students, extending popular children’s literature like Stone Soup or Planting a Rainbow, sorting seeds, labeling plots, and making plans

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“When working with older students, it’s easy to provide the basics and then continue to add more and more details, vocabulary, and learning,” Reynoso says.

“There’s so much to explore and learn about plants, their needs, insects, soil, biodiversity and so much more! There is always more to learn with gardening.”

Older students can handle more responsibility, drawing up plans, researching plants, and perhaps starting a garden bed of their own or offering service to the community. If space is short, container gardening offers the joy of planning and ownership within a confined area.

In addition to intellectual learning, students will increasingly benefit from the activity outdoors as well. “Physically working in a garden can be hard work!”

Reynoso says. “You’re outside, pulling weeds, watering plants, turning over soil. This is a great way for students to move their bodies and get outdoors in the sunlight.”

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Whether you’re five or 95, a garden does a body (and mind) good. Nurturing a garden encourages patience, mindfulness, connection with and appreciation for nature, responsibility and care.

Sharing these connections as a family – what could be better?

“There is a connection between digging in the dirt and happiness,” Reynoso says. “Gardening and taking care of plants is great for learning and physical health – and for your emotional wellbeing, too.”

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Graze boards and personal salads put kids in charge of fun summer cooking

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As a change-of-pace meal, Lacroix suggests assembling what she calls “graze boards” – essentially, charcuterie platters for kids. “You can pick out platters or make small cutting boards, and a ton of stuff – meats, cheeses, veggies, dips, breads. Kids can put together some uncommon combinations, but it’s all good stuff,” Lacroix says.

“Parents are always talking about health and trying to get their kids to eat healthy. With choice it defuses that ‘Eat that bowl of lettuce and you can have

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Summers are all about salads but consider personalizing them to get your child excited about greens.

“Listen, there are plenty of foods my kid doesn’t like. But when she tells me she really likes grapefruit and avocados, then I know I can make a butter lettuce salad with grapefruit and avocado and she will eat it. She thinks it’s fun to eat flowers and sunflower seeds are her favorite seed or nut right now,” Lacroix says.

To make her daughter’s favorite salad, Kate Lacroix lets Milla pick the ingredients for Mom to cut up.

Milla assembles the salad the way she wants it. “Instead of ‘Eat your

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vegetables!’ she’s leading the thing and feeling empowered,” she says.

To make Milla’s salad (pictured), start with mixed greens or lettuces. Top them with:

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dessert’ idea,” she says.

Parents often complain that kids refuse to even try new tastes. “A lot of times kids don’t want to try new vegetables and fruits because they feel the pieces are too thick and big. It’s textural. But, if you cut paper-thin slices of apples, of serve translucent carrot shavings, it gets their palates used to grown up foods,” Lacroix says.

Best of all, you avoid engaging in “vegetable wars,” she says.

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ith the arrival of hot summer evenings, it’s time to change up your school year cooking habits… even tacos every Tuesday.

“It’s good to get out of the old pattern of sitting down every night and having the starch and protein and whatever on the plate, especially,” says Kate Lacroix.

Active for years in Boulder’s restaurant community, Lacroix is the owner of Stocked, a new business that helps women save money on their family food bills and invest those savings.

Summer is also a golden opportunity to bring your kids into the kitchen.

Food and cooking can teach kids important things but – YAWN – that sounds a lot like school. It works better if you put kids in charge of as much of the process as you can.

Kate Lacroix is also the mother of two generations of girls: Harper, 16, and Milla, 7. Lacroix admits she has learned a lot about parenting and food over the years.

“I did a lot wrong with my first

child. I saw dinnertime as a task I needed to accomplish to keep us going. Now, I don’t worry about the messes and spills. What I do now takes twice as much time but the investment is worth it,” she says.

“I find it’s important to bring your child into the process at every stage. So my daughter Milla helps pick what we plant.

She waters the seedlings every day.

She sees them grow, we bring them in and they’re in the salad,” Lacroix says.

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Orange bell peppers Homemade croutons (sliced from an everything bagel toasted in olive oil and dusted with Parmesan) Edible flowers Plums (sliced very thin) Avocado chunks Sunflower seeds Sliced radish (snuck in

by Mom) Dress with grapefruit juice vinaigrette: grapefruit juice, extra virgin olive oil, a little Dijon mustard and salt.

Ultimately, you could get takeout or buy ready-to-make fare to just get dinner over with.

“We always tend to think about time-saving and easy-breezy, but you end up realizing that the value is actually in spending that time together, not chasing what’s next, not what you are doing after dinner,” Lacroix says.

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Self-care strategies for parents

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Are there a few quick tips that come to mind for parental self-care? Things that don’t necessarily take much time but can make a real difference to one’s well-being?

JN: The BEST and quickest selfcare activity is deep breathing.

Breathing in through the nose and out of the mouth in long, slow breaths helps to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system, which quickly restores a feeling of calm and peace. Also doing an activity that brings joy can really help center oneself and connect with one’s sense of inner peace and contentment. By exercising selfcare, we calm our own nervous systems. Self-care can take many forms and is based on individual interests and needs. Examples of good self-care techniques are deep breathing, physical exercise, time in nature, time away from media and screens, yoga, meditation, etc.

The pandemic has left a lot of families – especially those with small kids – with precious few activities to do outside of the house. In your work, are you seeing parents who have found this challenging?

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JN: YES! This has been a major challenge for families with kids of all ages. It’s been an issue we have tried to help support through Zoom presentations with suggestions of homebound activities for kids that are low cost and engaging. I have received regular feedback throughout the pandemic from parents who are highly stressed and frustrated about how the imitations have affected their children.

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Why is self-care so important?

JN: Neuroscience shows that humans develop their abilities for emotional self-regulation through connections with reliable caregivers who soothe and model in a process called “co-regulation.”

Regulation is a skill that indicates the ability to not act out or lose control when experiencing a strong emotion. Emotions are contained in the part of the brain called the limbic system and the big boss in the brain that helps us control impulsive behaviors or extreme emotional expression is the prefrontal cortex. Guess when THAT is fully developed and functional? Not until about 25 years old. So until then, children depend on the adults in their life, mostly their parents, to provide this to them. We in essence lend our prefrontal cortex to them.

When we actively do this, it is called co-regulation.

Many children and young people have difficulties regulating their emotions and impulses.

Adults often attempt to coercively regulate the behaviors of children and teens through commands, threats, and punishments. This approach invariably inflames the situation and generates resistance rather than learning. When young people have not yet learned the skills for rational self-regulation, they need the help of caring adults to calm them and help them think rationally.

Co-regulation is the first step on the pathway to self-regulation.

In order for parents to coregulate with our kids, we ourselves need to be regulated.

This requires that we make time for self-care. By exercising selfcare, we calm our own nervous systems.

arents often have little time for real self-care. We routinely finish last in this regard as we care for our kids, our partners, extended family members, pets, the house, our careers, and the list goes on.

Parents, let’s honor ourselves by choosing to put ourselves first sometimes!

To help with some quick selfcare tips and encouragement, we reached out to Jennifer Nelson, M.Ed., with Mental Health Partners.

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any of the students at Stride Learning’s afterschool program want to do their schoolwork, but they may not know where to start. How do they break down their assignments into manageable pieces? How do they ignore the negative feedback loop they’re caught in? And what is it exactly that they need to work on?

A team of mentors at the Broomfield-based education center work one-on-one with students in middle school through college to develop their executive

function skills, employing positive reinforcement to help them succeed at school and in life.

Executive function helps with planning, breaking tasks into manageable steps, and juggling several tasks at one.

Students who struggle with executive functioning – such as those with ADHD and dyslexia – often receive more negative than positive feedback, but don’t know how to change their actions.

“What it comes down to is educating students in a positive way, letting them know they’re bright and all learn differently,” said Kelly McGahan, administrative project staff member at Stride Learning.

Students meet with their mentors once a week during the school semester and are welcome to use the homework center at any time – they also can come back in the summer for transition courses.

They start off with exercise, such as playing a sport or going on a walk, since physical movement helps develop executive function skills.

“We know exercise is a miracle drug for learning, attention, memory and what we call retention, taking things from short-term to long-term memory,” said Brandon Slade, founder and chief executive officer of Slade Learning.

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plan out their assignments, breaking them up into daily tasks to give them the structure they need. They check in with them to make sure they’re on task and to hold them accountable, while giving them an opportunity for self-assessment. All of this is carried out through positive reinforcement, a means of building self-esteem, self-efficacy and selfworth. The focus is on the process, not the product, so they believe they’re able to learn and can identify how they best learn.

Positive reinforcement involves process-oriented praise that lets students know what they did right.

Maybe the student earned a C on a test – they got seven out of 10 questions correct, so congratulate them on that. Help them continue with what brought about success and figure out where they can approach studying differently for future improvement. Without that reinforcement, the student may feel discouraged or even defeated and want to give up, not knowing what it is they need to do.

“It is defining what it is your praising. I’m praising you because you did well at this organizational piece,” McMahan said. “I’m also reinforcing the skill associated with it.”

Positive reinforcement is best carried out when it’s immediate, specific and genuine, McMahan said, adding that it also needs to be frequent.

“Be specific about what you’re praising them for. ‘Y did a really good job doing A,B,C.’ ‘Thank you for doing A,B,C,’” McMahan said.

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Meeting the critical needs of local students

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he 2020-21 was a school year like no other. New words popped up in our conversations – words like digital divide, pods, Zoom, supplemental learning and hotspots – and moved to the forefront of our collective consciousness.

According to Allison Billings, executive director of Impact on Education, the key word was “action” in the 500-square mile Boulder Valley School District.

“The school district has a wide spectrum of students,” Billings said.

“Our role is to apply an equity lens to offer excellent opportunities to all children. We help by leveraging community resources for the critical needs of public school students.”

A recent study by McKinsey & Company estimates that “students on average could lose five to nine months of learning by the end of June 2021. Students of color could be six to 12 months behind, compared with four to eight months for white students.”

This translates to an average loss of “three months of learning in mathematics and one-and-a-half months of learning in reading.”

The website, impactoneducation.org explains, “Our wide-ranging programs adapt to accommodate the shifting needs of our community. We prioritize programs that benefit students overcoming the greatest obstacles by addressing economic and learning barriers that curtail success, increasing equity among our students, and closing opportunity gaps. We prioritize investments that offer opportunities, and that inspire, innovate and bring forward best practices.”

The organization’s Critical

Needs Fund, launched in March 2020, grew to $625,000 during the pandemic and was used to address vital needs for students including nutritious meals, technology for remote learning and additional school-based instruction. Billings said funds came in from hundreds of local donors, with gifts ranging from $5 to $100,000.

As of March 2021, dollars were used to provide: $265,000 for supplemental instruction such as targeted tutoring, ACT/SAT prep courses, funding to retake failed or incomplete coursework and instructional technology; $165,000 for emergency food distribution of nearly 2 million meals; $100,000 to eliminate child care debt and provide supervised care; $60,000 on home internet to enable access to remote learning; $12,000 for school supplies for elementary school students; $10,000 for thousands of books for students to read at home.

Looking ahead, Impact on Education plans to support BVSD’s summer learning for students who have fallen behind and will continue other investments this summer, including the Summer Shuffle program which brings literacy and numeracy instruction to 3-, 4- and 5-year-old children living in public housing in Boulder County. The Crayons to Calculators program, which distributed 15,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to students in need in the Boulder Valley School District and St. Vrain Valley School District in 2020, will gear up in the coming months to ensure that all students have the supplies they need when they head back to school in August.

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Implementing a social-emotional learning curriculum into Summer Camp

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iving with the threat of COVID has been stressful for everyone – including our kids. Which is why the YMCA of Northern Colorado is taking a proactive approach to socialemotional learning (SEL) at their camps this summer. According to Julia Capnerhurst, the executive director of school age programs and day camp for the YMCA of Northern Colorado, “Children need social-emotional skills more than ever, especially because of the pandemic and social isolation of this past year.”

Capnerhurst says the pandemic has exacerbated recent spikes in youth depression, anxiety and suicide. “As the area’s largest childcare provider, we have increasingly realized that we must help our children understand and process their emotions in positive

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SEL is a framework for developing the skills necessary to manage emotions, meet goals and develop empathy for others.

To this end, Capnerhurst says the YMCA of Northern Colorado’s summer programming “will focus on helping kids learn how to make connections, build relationships, and enhance their time at camp with positive social experiences.”

Campers, who range in age from entering kindergarten to rising ninth-graders, will have a variety of opportunities to engage develop their SEL skills at camp. That might look like participating in sharing circles, practicing positive self-talk or learning critical problem-solving skills, says Capnerhurst. “We’ll introduce coping skills to manage frustration, sadness, and stress,” she explains. “Each camp will have a cool-down area where kids can take some time to relax, try

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Y L N O S KID Y Riders Cycling Camp. (Photo: YMCA of Northern Colorado). mindfulness techniques and talk with professionally trained SEL staff, if they want.”

As a prominent part of camp programming, SEL will be integrated into campers’ daily experiences. For example, each week, one of their day camps features a different theme.

Capnerhurst says during “A Wild Life on Earth” week, SEL core competencies of compassion and appreciation will be ingrained in the curriculum. “We will learn how animals and humans are all connected, and how we can help balance or disrupt different ecosystems based on our actions,” she explains.

Meanwhile, Capnerhurst says that in addition to being part of the curriculum, SEL will be baked into every interaction between campers and staff members. This encompasses everything from the language they use to the way they approach behavioral issues. “We

want social emotional learning to be a part of our camp culture – not just something on our daily schedule.”

While implementing SEL hasn’t required the YMCA of Northern Colorado to hire additional staff, it has required a hefty investment in training.

Capnerhurst says everyone on their school-age program staff began taking courses over a year ago. Additionally, every camp staff member, including new and seasonal employees, will engage in a week-long training that focuses on SEL prior to the camp season.

“They say it takes a village to raise a child,” says Capnerhurst.

“At the Y, we recognize our responsibility to be there when families need us most. After a long, challenging year we look forward to supporting every child’s wellbeing this summer at the YMCA.

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STRIDE LEARNING NG SUMMER PROGRAMs We’re here to prevent the summer backslide! Our summer programs are designed to keep students’ brains activated and prepare them for the upcoming school year.

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Summer fun empowering future leaders

BY ELISE OBERLIESEN RAISED IN THE ROCKIES

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ummer camp season is upon us. And that means endless enrichment opportunities for your K-12 student. Whether your child is wired for leadership – or arts, science and sports, choose from many local programs. Want to avoid the dreaded waitlist? Start shopping around now because enrichment camps fill up fast.

Here’s a few Academic and Leadership Camps we think you will like.

BVSD LIFELONG LEARNING

BVSD Lifelong Learning offers an impressive list of enrichment offerings for students. “We are so excited to have summer camps back,” said Spokesperson Matt Jenkins. “We’ve set it up with over 400 in-person camps and 150 online camps.”

Choose from online coding, to ninja camps at a Longmont climbing club, to music, art and horseback riding. Camps run one week with morning and afternoon sessions. Half Summer 2021

day camps are available too.

Camps are located both at schools and offsite.

CU SCIENCE DISCOVERY

The choice is yours – in person or virtual learning for you student. Students enrolled at CU summer camps learn from CU faculty, instructors or graduate and undergraduate students. These fun and informative camps range from STEM based learning – aerospace, immunology and virology – to backpacking, digital arts and Origami.

Check out the camp roster to see which summer camp grabs your student’s imagination.

Camp locations range from the CU-Boulder campus, to Anschutz Medical Campus, in Aurora, to Fiske Planetarium and Chautauqua Park.

dueling matches – to creative writing exploration. Both online and in-person classes give your student a wide variety of camp experiences.

In-person camps take place at local parks to locations like September School, Temple Grandin School and Elk’s Lodge. Visit their calendar online and sign up before camps fill up.

ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOLS

SuperSTEM camps will be offered in June and July at St. Vrain Valley Schools,

Innovation Center. Open to students ages 9 to 17. “Each innovative and hands-on camp incorporates humancentered design thinking to tackle different topics,” said Patricia Quinones, assistant superintendent of Innovation, with St. Vrain Valley Schools.

Let your camper launch their mind into space with “Mission to Mars” where they program a land rover. Or explore the fascinating world of chemistry with “Become a Mad Scientist!” Calling all future pilots. Learn the magic of flight simulators in “Pilot Ground.”

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Dates: June 7-July 29 Ages: 3 to 14 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 8 Cost: $165-$225/week Phone: (303) 499-1999 Website: friendsschoolboulder.org/ programs/summer-programs

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FRIENDS SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP

Friends School is excited to offer in-person, half and full-day summer camp for summer 2021!

From preschool backyard camp to classes in music, cooking, science, art, acting and sports, Friends School offers one of the

Dates: June 21-25; June 28July 2; July 26-July 30 Ages: 9 to 17 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 19 Cost: $429-$519 Phone: (303) 786-9216 Website: renaissanceadventures.com

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Learn the basics of sailing, while learning to apply sailing lessons as lessons in life! We break-down beliefs of inadequacy, changing the negative mental chatter that leads to high-risk behaviors, and, in their place, establish selfaffirming thought patterns and beliefs of “un-stop-ability!”

Dates: Various weeks June through August. LGBTQ+ Week: July 12 through 15.

Ages: 12 to 18 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 17 Cost: $355 Phone: (720) 233-8969 Website: abletosail.org

of the Norse Skalds, we focus on the enjoyment of writing, selfexpression, and the oratory art of reading aloud.

INTRO TO CODING VIDEO GAMES WITH SCRATCH Use your imagination to tell a story and create a video game using introductory coding with the program scratch.

Dates: June 21- 25 Ages: 7 to 10 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 7 Cost: $225-$285 Phone: (303) 449-3464 Website: museumofboulder.org/ event/intro-to-coding-videogames-with-scratch

The Knight CIT offering at Renaissance Adventures is a unique leadership program where the teens mentor younger campers and assist our adult campers. Once teens have attended Knight CIT training, they can register to attend as a CIT during our summer camps and year round holiday camps.

Dates: May 22-23 Ages: 14 to 17 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 20 Cost: $152 Phone: (303) 786-9216 Website: renaissanceadventures.com

STRIDE LEARNING SUMMER PROGRAMS

We offer four summer programs: math review & pre-teaching, study skills, transition year preparation: executive function boot camp, and a general academic support option. Short sessions incorporate movement breaks to maximize students’ focus and comprehension. Join for active, one-on-one learning!

Dates: June 7- Aug. 9 Ages: 10 to 18 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 2 Cost: $245-$500 Phone: (720) 908-2957 Website: stridelearning.org/ summer-programs

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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

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Keeping your kids artistically engaged

BY ADAM GOLDSTEIN RAISED IN THE ROCKIES

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eeping kids active during the summer months isn’t simply a matter of physical exercise.

Ensuring that a young person’s creative and artistic muscles remain flexed can be critical during those months when school theater, music and arts programs are dark. Indeed, thanks to a wealth of programs available across Boulder County, kids have a variety of options when it comes to remaining artistically engaged, even when school stages are on hiatus.

AIRBORNE GYMNASTICS

Airborne Gymnastics in Longmont (airbornegym.com)

combines the joy of physical movement with the catharsis of creative expression. With classes for all ages, Airborne Gymnastics offers students of all backgrounds and abilities the opportunity to develop the ability to express themselves creatively – in a decidedly physical way. While the facility offers plenty in the way of traditional gymnastic courses, their summer schedule also includes trampoline and tumbling classes; “NinjaZone” curriculum that combines gymnastics, martial arts, obstacle course training and freestyle movement; and dance-themed instruction. All of these choices offer young gymnasts plenty of options to express their individualized takes on movement.

FREQUENT FLYERS

Similarly, Boulder-based Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance troupe (frequentflyers.org), reinvents the possibilities when it comes to physical education. With a curriculum that allows students the opportunity to study aerial dance via fabric, trapeze, sling and other methods, Frequent Flyers offers a foundational route to a stunning form of creative expression. The troupe’s guiding mission is to “create and promote the magic of aerial dance through performance and education,” and students get the opportunity to see an award-winning, professionally recognized aerial troupe at work. This facet, along with top-notch classes, is sure to

The Production Company Dance Centre located in Longmont offers students expert instruction in more traditional, grounded dance routines and styles. The Production Company’s summer lineup of camps and classes (available at productioncompanydance.com) includes courses for dancers as young as 2. The course list, which includes Tumbling Tots, Acro/Tumbling, Hip Hop, Creative Movement, Fairytale Ballet and Ballet/Jazz, offers a shared emphasis on fun, engagement and professional expertise in conveying the true magic and joy of dance. While the studio gives students the chance to explore different styles, they stress a common theme in forming lifelong friendships and refining students’ work ethic and dedication.

REEL KIDS

For those students who feel more at home around a camera than on a dance floor, Reel Kids offers aspiring actors, filmmakers and movie buffs the chance to build experience in their favorite craft. Based in Superior, Reel Kids (myreelkids.com) offers students a chance to gain experience in every part of the film process, from performance to production to improv.

Reel Kids’ curriculum includes classes for editing, acting, choreography and musical performance, and their summer program includes kids-centered productions that give students the chance to performance on stage or behind the camera.

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The Rocky Mountain Theatre for Kids also offers young performers to garner valuable, real-time experience on a stage in front of an audience.

With both indoor and outdoor summer camps, the RMTK (theaterforkids.net) has acclimated to safety demands of the current moment. Their 2021 summer camps include acting instruction, music instruction and opportunities to take part in a full production. Their instruction includes camps geared for the youngest performers (ages 5 to 9), and those who may have a little more experience (ages 8 to 18).

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AERIAL SUMMER CAMPS FOR YOUTH AND TEENS

BOULDER JCC CHERRYVALE DAY CAMP

Dates: July 19-23 Ages: 5 to 11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: July 10 Cost: $395 ($100 deposit) Phone: (303) 859-4195 Website: boulderperformingarts.com

For those future performers who may be even younger, the Off Broadway Preschool of Fine Arts (offbroadwaypreschool. org) located in Boulder offers young ones aged 3 to 6 the opportunity to fully immerse themselves in the world of creative expression. Off Broadway’s summer camp curriculum echoes its yearlong emphasis on music, pottery, painting, drawing and more.

The facility’s summer program roots its artistic instruction in basic values of compassion, empathy, encouragement and exploration, and offers a perfect foundation for those youngsters who have a knack for creative expression.

Has your child ever dreamed of flying - the freedom, the fun, the excitement? Join professional teachers of aerial arts and dance for our exciting camps! Students will build strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination, and create a magical show each week.

This program focuses on character development and delivery while learning basic principles of acting on camera.

Participants will be cast (via audition on day 1) in short films that will be created over the course of the week.

Dates: July 26-30 Ages: All ages!

Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 15 Cost: $270 Phone: (720) 212-1244 Website: myreelkids.com/summer

ACTING FOR FILM 2

This fun and hands-on class requires a prerequisite of “Acting For Film1”, either at a comparable institution, or one of Reel Kids summer classes/ previous classes.

Dates: Aug. 2-6 Ages: All ages!

Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 15 Cost: $270 Phone: (720) 212-1244 Website: myreelkids.com/summer

Dates: June 7-July 23 Ages: 5 to 17 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: July 17 Cost: $200-$500 Phone: (303) 245-8272 Website: frequentflyers.org/ camps

ALL ABOUT DANCE

Try Everything – in this fun morning dance sampler at The Dance Front! Campers will explore: Jazz dance, Contemporary, Improv and a bit of Ballet! Dancers will be divided into age & skill groups. Join us as we leap, turn and create moves to popular music! Last day performance with costumes.

Dates: June 21-25, July 19-23 Ages: 7 to 11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 12 Cost: $100-$125 Phone: (303) 817-2234 Website: Thedancefront.com

BOARD GAME SUMMER CAMP

Make a board game of your very own to take home. We’ll play lots of games during the week and try each other’s games too!

Dates: July 19- July 23 Ages: 9 to 12 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: July 5 Cost: $225-$285 Phone: (303) 449-3464 Website: museumofboulder.org/ event/board-game-summer-camp

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OFF BROADWAY PRESCHOOL

The School of Rock facility in Boulder gives musically minded students the chance to refine their chops in a way that would make any bandleader proud. With summer courses and camps that run the gamut from Rock 101 to 21st Century Rock to individualized lessons, School of Rock (locations.schoolofrock.com/ boulder) offers young the musicians the first taste of the ensemble experience. Instead of the setting of school band, however, students get realworld experience playing music in a rock band format, and gain valuable stage time and creative collaboration in the process.

Camp is open! Camp is dependent and based on local and state guidelines in partnership with the Boulder County Health Department and State Licensing. Building resilience, grit, teamwork, independence, creativity, friendships, problem-solving and personal growth.

Dates: June 7-18; June 21-July 2; July 6-16; July 19-30; Aug. 2-13 Ages: 4 to 17 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: July 30 Cost: $865-$900 per 2-week session Phone: (303) 998-1900 Website: boulderjcc.org/camps

BOULDER PERFORMING ARTS LLC – MANDALORIAN The Mandalorian scenes from your favorite episode. Be baby Yoda. Lots of fun characters to explore the outer edged of our galaxy. Learn skills in prop making, storytelling, set painting, action choreography and acting.

All camps are held outside on a private acre with shelter following COVID guidelines.

Dates: July 26-30 Ages: 5 to 12 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: July 17 Cost: $395 ($100 deposit) Phone: (303) 859-4195 Website: boulderperformingarts.com

BOULDER PERFORMING ARTS LLC – TALE OF PETER PAN

Fighting pirates, swimming mermaids all defeating the nasty Capt. Hook. Learn skills in prop making, storytelling, set painting, dancing , singing and acting.

All camp are held outside on a private acre with shelter following COVID guidelines.

For those students who prefer more tactile modes of creative expression, the Studio Arts Boulder facility (studioartsboulder.org) offers a summer camp series that includes workshops based in pottery, sculpture, painting and other plastic arts. The Studio Arts lineup features classes designed for students of all ages – wheel-throwing camps and hand-building camps include courses designated for aspiring artists aged 6 to 8 and 7 to 9, while a teen workshop rooted in “The Canvas of Clay” welcomes teenagers who want to explore different methods of hand-building pieces in clay.

BOULDER PERFORMING ARTS LLC – MARY POPPINS

Choose your favorite character as they display magical qualities showing the Banks family how to have fun. Learn skills in prop making, storytelling, set painting, dancing , singing and acting.

All camp are held outside on a private acre with shelter following COVID guidelines.

Dates: June 21-25 Ages: 5 to 11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 12 Cost: $395 ($100 deposit) Phone: (303) 859-4195 Website: boulderperformingarts.com

BOULDER PERFORMING ARTS LLC – HAMILTON

Hamilton scene study. Audition for characters the first day of camp. Create you favorite scenes.

Learn skills in prop making, storytelling, set painting, dancing , singing and acting. All camp are held outside on a private acre with shelter following COVID guidelines.

Dates: July 26-Aug. 6 Ages: 8 to 13 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: July 12 Cost: $795 ($100 deposit) Phone: (303) 859-4195 Website: boulderperformingarts.com Summer 2021

BOULDER PERFORMING ARTS LLC - SPONGE BOB

Join the beach buddies for great song like Bikini Bottom Day and a funny story line with your favorite characters. Learn skills in prop making, storytelling, set painting, dancing , singing and acting.

All camp are held outside on a private acre with shelter following COVID guidelines.

Dates: June 7-25 Ages: 8 to 12 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 29 Cost: $1,187 ($250 deposit) Phone: (303) 859-4195 Website: boulderperformingarts.com

BOULDER PERFORMING ARTS LLC – SUMMER SING Prep for the BPAC Fall Show Choir. Practice pop music melody’s. Choose the music you want to sing. Work on singing harmonies and develop your singing style. Flexible schedule for your summer commitments.

Dates: June-Aug. Meeting two times monthly for two hours, 4 to 6:30 p.m. Dates to be arranged by your schedule contact us.

Ages: 12 to 15 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 29 Cost: $300 Phone: (303) 859-4195 Website: boulderperformingarts.com

BOULDER PERFORMING ARTS LLC– LEGEND OF MULAN

Martial arts and dance are a big part of this camp. Beautiful fans and fabric move through space as the story unfolds. Learn skills in prop making, storytelling, set painting, dancing , singing and acting. All camp are held outside on a private acre with shelter following COVID guidelines.

Dates: June 7-18 Ages: 8 to 12 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 29 Cost: $795 ($100 deposit) Phone: (303) 859-4195 Website: boulderperformingarts.com

CAMP ADVENTURE BUDDIES AT BROOMFIELD UMC – IMAGINARIUM

Do you love to use your imagination? In this fun, exciting camp, campers will be creating things such as marshmallow architecture, building castles, fingerpaint art murals, sand sculpture, and use books such as “Not a Box” to repurpose boxes into new and exciting things! All special inventors and builders are invited to attend this inventor’s innovative week of camp. Our Christian focus will be “Created

by God; built for a purpose.”

Dates: June 14-18 Ages: 6 to 11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 1 Cost: $195-$225 Phone: (303) 638-7808 Website: broomfieldumc.org

CAMP ADVENTURE BUDDIES AT BROOMFIELD UMC – KID’S CULINARY WEEK

Calling all Junior Chefs! During this week we will explore different cultures as we research and learn how to cook foods from the Italian, Mexican, and American cultures! Campers will write their own menus, purchase their own ingredients, make aprons and chef hats, and cook cultural items for each other. Campers will learn all about nutrition, food safety, and different parts of the world in this tasty week!

The Christian focus is from the lesson “Fruits of the Spirit from Galations 5:22 “But the fruit of the spirit is love, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control”.

Dates: June 21-25 Ages: 6 to 11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 1 Cost: $195-$225 Phone: (303) 638-7808 Website: broomfieldumc.org

BVSD LIFELONG LEARNING SUMMER CAMPS

Summer 2021

Dates: Half-day, one-week camps run from June 1 through Aug. 6 Ages: 5 to 18 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 31 Cost: $50-$300 Phone: (720) 561-5968 Website: lll.bvsd.org

CAMP ADVENTURE BUDDIES AT BROOMFIELD UMC – KID’S FINE ART FESTIVAL

This week will be for those who love all things artsy. Campers will explore different artists and styles such as Mondrian, Picasso, Michelangelo, Matisse, and Monet. The kids will engage in art mediums such as clay, papier mache, watercolor, textiles, and photography. We will learn about history and listen to music from different eras as the world of art is explored in this imaginative week

Lifelong Learning Summer Camps are back with 424 one-week, halfday options from June 1 through August 6. Parents can choose between in-person and virtual camps. No Risk Registrations make all camps fully refundable up to one week before the start date.

of fun. We will have a gallery of art in the church for everyone to come see. The Christian focus is that Jesus’ love is one of a kind, just like we are!

Dates: June 28-July 2 Ages: 6 to 11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 1 Cost: $195-$225 Phone: (303) 638-7808 Website: broomfieldumc.org

CAMP ADVENTURE BUDDIES AT BROOMFIELD UMC – SUMMER ON STAGE

Free the actor in you! In this camp, we will be exploring the story and themes of Noah’s Ark to create fun, exciting, and possibly hilarious recreations of this Bible story with a twist! Our focus will be that God always has a plan. Each group of campers will choose their own favorite character or movie to help them re-write Noah. Love Harry Potter?

How about Noah’s Ark and the Goblet of Water? Love Star Wars?

How about Noah Strikes Back?

Campers will write their scripts, make props and backdrops, and create their costumes. They will then act out their stories for each other and their families.

Dates: July 12-16 Ages: 6 to 11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 1 Cost: $195-$225 Phone: (303) 638-7808 Website: broomfieldumc.org

technology. We hope to take a special field trip to AMP Robotics to explore the use of huge robots in the real world! Camp is Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is limited to 20 registrations.

Dates: Aug. 2-6 Ages: 6 to 11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 1 Cost: $195 Phone: (303) 638-7808 Website: broomfieldumc.org

CAMP DANCE AT PRODUCTION COMPANY DANCE CENTRE

Experience dance this summer!

Join us in person or virtually with one day dance camps from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. for ages 5 and up. Themed camps are Frozen Friends, JoJo Bow, Minion Mayhem, Trolls Rock, Dance Descendants, and Olympic Gold.

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Dates: June 21-Aug. 2 Ages: 5 to 12 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 21 Cost: $65-$130 Phone: (303) 682-8842 Website: productioncompanydance.com

CAMP ADVENTURE BUDDIES AT BROOMFIELD UMC – WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS

This most excellent week will focus on learning all sorts of sports and games. Children will play mainstream sports such as soccer, volleyball, frisbee, and basketball, in addition to learning how to play croquet, badminton, bocce ball, stacking cups, water balloons, relay races, and jump rope. There will even be a jumping castle one day. The kids will learn all about sportsmanship, teamwork, and having a good attitude as they learn about Joseph and his brothers through the theme of God is with us when we are up and when we are down.

Please note, there is no camp the week of July 26.

Dates: July 19-23 Ages: 6 to 11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 1 Cost: $195-$225 Phone: (303) 638-7808 Website: broomfieldumc.org

CENTER FOR MUSICAL ARTS – BEGINNING VIOLIN Learn violin at our mini-camp!

This mini-camp introduces small groups of students to an instrument to provide a jumpstart on learning the basics, and by the end of the camp, students will be able to play several songs and demonstrate basic technique.

Dates: June 21-25 Ages: 5 to 7, 8 to 11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 7 Cost: Varies Phone: (303) 665-0599 Website: centerformusicalarts.org

CAMP ADVENTURE BUDDIES AT BROOMFIELD UMC – STEM-AZING BY SYLVAN

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CENTER FOR MUSICAL ARTS – BEGINNING PIANO

Learn piano at our mini-camp!

This mini-camp introduces small groups of students to an instrument to provide a jumpstart on learning the basics, and by the end of the camp, students will be able to play several songs and demonstrate basic technique.

CENTER FOR MUSICAL ARTS – BEGINNING UKULELE

Learn ukulele at our mini-camp!

This mini-camp introduces small groups of students to an instrument to provide a jumpstart on learning the basics, and by the end of the camp, students will be able to play several songs and demonstrate basic technique.

Dates: June 28-July 2 Ages: 5 to 7, 8 to 11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 7 Cost: Varies Phone: (303) 665-0599 Website: centerformusicalarts.org

Dates: July 12-16 Ages: 8 to 11, 11 to 13 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 7 Cost: Varies Phone: (303) 665-0599 Website: centerformusicalarts.org

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CENTER FOR MUSICAL ARTS – MUSIC IN MOTION: THE WILD WEST

Learn guitar at our mini-camp!

This mini-camp introduces small groups of students to an instrument to provide a jumpstart on learning the basics, and by the end of the camp, students will be able to play several songs and demonstrate basic technique.

Dates: July 19-23 Ages: 10 to 12, 13 to 15 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 7 Cost: Varies Phone: (303) 665-0599 Website: centerformusicalarts.org

Learn piano, violin, guitar, ukulele, rhythm, and more at our mini-camp! Mini-camps introduce small groups of students to an instrument to provide a jumpstart on learning the basics, and by the end of the camp, students will be able to play several songs and demonstrate basic technique.

Dates: June 14-18 Ages: 4 to 5, 6 to 8 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 7 Cost: Varies Phone: (303) 665-0599 Website: centerformusicalarts.org

CENTER FOR MUSICAL ARTS – RHYTHM PLANET

DANCE FRONT’S SEA CRUISE!

Dates: July 7-11 Ages: 8 to 11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 7 Cost: Varies Phone: (303) 665-0599 Website: centerformusicalarts.org

Dates: June 14-17; July 26-29 Ages: 4 to 7 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 8 Cost: $50-$65 Phone: (303) 817-2234 Website: thedancefront.com

Learn piano, violin, guitar, ukulele, rhythm, and more at our mini-camp! Mini-camps introduce small groups of students to an instrument to provide a jumpstart on learning the basics, and by the end of the camp, students will be able to play several songs and demonstrate basic technique.

CENTER FOR MUSICAL ARTS – MEET THE INSTRUMENTS

Learn piano, violin, guitar, ukulele, rhythm, and more at our mini-camp! Mini-camps introduce small groups of students to an instrument to provide a jumpstart on learning the basics, and by the end of the camp, students will be able to play several songs and demonstrate basic technique.

Dates: June 7-11 Ages: 5 to 8, 8 to 11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 7 Cost: Varies Phone: (303) 665-0599 Website: centerformusicalarts.org

CENTER FOR MUSICAL ARTS – MUSIC TOGETHER™ Learn piano, violin, guitar, ukulele, rhythm, and more at our mini-camp! Mini-camps introduce small groups of students to an instrument to provide a jumpstart on learning the basics, and by the end of the camp, students will be able to play several songs and demonstrate basic technique.

Dates: Wednesdays (June 9-July 28) or Saturdays (June 12-July 31) Ages: 0 to 5 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 7 Cost: Varies Phone: (303) 665-0599 Website: centerformusicalarts.org

Musicals, Film Camps, Editing, ACTING & More!

COMIC BOOK SUMMER CAMP

You’ll work with real comic book illustrators and writers to tell stories in your own comics... plus, of course, read lots of them!

Journey with us on a sea cruise, as we explore everything under the sea! Includes 90 min of fun as we dance, sing, and create fun props to use on our last day show. The perfect combination of age-appropriate movement and music!

DAWSON SUMMER CAMPS

Sports, arts, tech and more! More than 100 camps to choose from including exciting new camps being offered in 2021! Full hot/ cold lunch in our dining hall is included. Take a break and cool off in the pool daily. Experienced adult director for every camp.

Week-long day camps. Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28-July 2; July 12-16; July 19-23; July 26-30; Aug. 2-6 Ages: 5 to 15 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 7 Cost: $330-$435 Phone: (303) 665-6679 Website: dawsonschool.org/summer/ summer-camps

DESTINATION DANCE AT PRODUCTION COMPANY DANCE CENTRE

New to dance? Join us in person or virtually with weekly dance classes on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Styles of dance taught are creative movement, fairytale ballet, jazz, hip hop and tumbling.

Dates: June 15-Aug. 4 Ages: 2 to 12 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 15 Cost: $85 Phone: (303) 682-8842 Website: productioncompanydance.com

Dates: June 14-18 Ages: 8 to 11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 31 Cost: $225-$285 Phone: (303) 449-3464 Website: museumofboulder.org

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DISNEY DANCE DAYS

What is your child into these days? Is it Descendants, Dragons, or Elsa? We will take our cues from the campers to create this fun camp! Using our imaginations, as well as props and costumes, we will make our own videos and a magical last day performance! Dance the morning away to favorite tunes!

Dates: June 7-11; Aug. 2-6 Ages: 5 to 8 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 1 Cost: $80-$100 Phone: (303) 817-2234 Website: thedancefront.com

FAIRIES AND FRIENDS

Toddlers will love this minicamp, as we tiptoe, twirl, and gallop with our forest friends at The Dance Front! Includes fairy stories and playtime with fairy wings and puppets! The perfect combination of movement, music, and rhythm, with sparkles and magical imagination! Last day mini-show too!

Dates: June 21-24; Aug. 2-5 Ages: 2 to 4 Gender: Female Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 12 Cost: $40-$50 Phone: (303) 817-2234 Website: thedancefront.com

FILMMAKING FUN!

FREE DANCE DAY AT PRODUCTION COMPANY DANCE CENTRE

buoyant sequel follows our East High favorites!

Dates: July 12-25 Ages: 7 to 15 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 15 Cost: $470 Phone: (720) 212-1244 Website: myreelkids.com/ summer

Join us in celebrating dance with free classes for the community from 10am-1pm for ages 2-12.

Free food, drinks, games, and a giant inflatable castle. Sign up online to reserve your spot!

Dates: Aug. 28 Ages: 2 to 12 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 27 Cost: Free Phone: (303) 682-8842 Website: productioncompanydance.com

FRIENDS SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP

Friends School is excited to offer in-person, half and full-day summer camp for summer 2021!

From preschool backyard camp to classes in music, cooking, science, art, acting and sports, Friends School offers one of the most popular summer programs in Boulder for students ages 3-14 years. Join us!

Dates: June 7-July 29 Ages: 3 to 14 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 8 Cost: $165-$225/week Phone: (303) 499-1999 Website: friendsschoolboulder. org/programs/summer-programs

LEGALLY BLONDE HARRY POTTER FILM CAMP

Join Reel Kids in re-creating your favorite Harry Potter scenes, or making your own! Scenes will be filmed, directed, edited and uploaded by you! A great introduction to the magic that happens at Reel Kids, with a peek behind the scenes and acting for camera!

Dates: June 7-11 Ages: 8 to 14 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 15 Cost: $270 Phone: (720) 212-1244 Website: myreelkids.com/ summer

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 2

At the Lava Springs Country Club, popular girl, Sharpay, reigns supreme while the Wildcats get to work — literally! Featuring every ounce of the light-hearted fun that made High School Musical a household name, this

A fun and enriching opportunity as kids are guided by musical theater professionals to present a wonderfully entertaining production of this enjoyable and family-friendly show!

Dates: June 1-25 Ages: 13+ Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 15 Cost: $810 Phone: (720) 212-1244 Website: myreelkids.com/ summer

LIVING ARTS SUMMER CAMP

We offer the simple joy of making things with our hands in an entirely outdoor setting where we inspire creativity & connection!

2021 Themes: Magic Potions, Tiny Worlds, Forest Dwellers, Light Crackles, Spellbinders, Wee Folk, Mermaid’s Bath, Shape Shifters, Rainbow Dyeworks and Wizard Skills.

Dates: June 7-Aug. 13 Ages: 7 to 12

SUMMER Camps

ages 3-14

If you’re interested in making a movie and are ready jump in and start directing, acting, editing or all of the above, this is the camp for you. We’ll be working collaboratively to create films you can be proud of, while developing an understanding of directing, writing, editing and camera techniques.

Dates: June 14-18 Ages: All ages Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 15 Cost: $270 Phone: (720) 212-1244 Website: myreelkids.com/summer

FUN ACTING IMPROV

Ever have trouble speaking in public? Or being Shy? Or just feeling uncreative? Well, you’re not alone! Improv is all about overcoming self-doubt, being in the moment, and going with the flow. It’s about getting out of your head. It’s also shockingly fun!

Summer 2021

Dates: Aug. 9-13 Ages: 8+ Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 15 Cost: $270 Phone: (720) 212-1244 Website: myreelkids.com/summer

ENR ROLLING NOW FOR FALL 2021

303-499-1999 FriendsSchoolBoulder.org

NEW FOR FALL:

Full-day preschool option Preschool - 8th

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Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 7 Cost: $325 Phone: (720) 383-4406 Website: livingartsschool.com/ summer-camp

LYNX NATIONAL ARTS & MEDIA SUMMER CAMPS

The LYNX National Arts and Media Camps are summer immersion camps for high school students interested in music, visual or digital art and filmmaking. It host students from many states and countries which enables a diverse and enriching experience as students bond over a shared passion for the arts.

Dates: June 7-11: 2D Animation/ Illustration, Audio Production/ Ableton Live, Comic Book Character Design, Mural Creation, Photography June 13-25: Music Industry July 11-23: 3D Animation & Character Creation, Filmmaking July 19-23: 2D Animation/ Illustration, Comic Book Character Design Ages: 14 to 18 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 15 Cost: $400-$1,100 Phone: (303) 315-7400 Website: artsandmedia.ucdenver. edu/prospective-students/lynxcamps

MARY POPPINS, JR.

MUSIC VIDEO FILM CAMP

Dates: July 19-30 Ages: 7 to 15 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 15 Cost: $470 Phone: (720) 212-1244 Website: myreelkids.com/ summer

Dates: July 12-16 Ages: All ages Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 15 Cost: $270 Phone: (720) 212-1244 Website: myreelkids.com/ summer

CAMP PARLANDO MUSIC & SINGING CAMPS

OFF BROADWAY PRESCHOOL OF FINE ARTS

Mary Poppins takes the children on many magical and memorable adventures, but Jane and Michael aren’t the only ones upon whom she has a profound effect. Even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that “Anything can happen if you let it.”

Camp Parlando is our exciting, new, all ages/all abilities half day camp! Choose activities that interest you & learn a variety of new musical skills-even new instruments! Camp will be virtual so that we can 100% plan on it happening without having to adjust due to any state or local mandates.

Dates: June 14-18 (Grades K-6); June 7-11 (Grades 6-12).

Ages: K to 12th grade Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 1 Cost: $75-$250 Phone: (303) 442-0006 Website: parlando.org/ camp-parlando

THANK YOU Every single member of the Boulder Valley School District community—educators, students, parents, and supporters—stepped up during a challenging school year.

So we all like music, but what is a song without its music video?

What images do your favorite songs bring to your mind?

Whether a music enthusiast with a few favorite songs or an original songwriter, come use your wildest imagination to dream up music videos with complete creative freedom!

Summer camp at Off Broadway Preschool means lots of outdoor fun and adventure. Weekly themed activities, field trips to local attractions and in-house challenges will entertain and educate your child. Splash days twice a week. Choose your desired weeks or the whole summer! We accept CCAP and CCS. Dates: June 7-11: Mini Explorers June 14-18: Creative Clay June 21-25: Einstein Engineers June 28-July 2: Fresh Farms July 5-9: Prehistoric Adventure July 12-16: Ukulele July 19-23: Culinary Camp: Champion Chef July 26-30: Culinary Camp: Beautiful Baking August 2-6: Under the Sea August 9-13: Luau Celebrations Ages: 2-1/2 to 5 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 4 Cost: $222.75 - $472.50/week.

Half day and full day rates available Phone: (303) 800-0324 Website: offbroadwaypreschool.org

PIRATES AT THE DANCE FRONT!

To recognize the contributions of every member of the BVSD community, we found a way to say thank you to you:

impactoneducation.org/impact

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We provide supplemental funding and resources to address critical needs and opportunity gaps in the Boulder Valley School District.

Whether or not your child has previous dance experience, they will enjoy this camp in the spirit of Pirates! Join us as we leap, turn, and create moves to popular music. We will journey on a treasure hunt as we explore the fun of jazz, hip hop, and contemporary dance games!

Last day performance!

Dates: June 7-18; July 19-30 Ages: 1st to 5th grades

Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 1 Cost: $155-175 Phone: (303) 817-2234 Website: thedancefront.com

QUEST & QUILL WITH RENAISSANCE ADVENTURES

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 art of reading aloud.

Dates: June 21-25; June 28-July 2; July 26-July 30 Ages: 9 to 17 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 19 Cost: $429-$519 Phone: (303) 786-9216 Website: renaissanceadventures.com

ROCKY MOUNTAIN THEATRE FOR KIDS

Outdoor and indoor camps Low student-staff ratio.

We produce top notch youth theatre and build a strong community. Professional theatre staff.

Dates: June 1- Aug. 13 Ages: 5 to 9; 8 to 18.

Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 2 Cost: $450 - $1,595 Phone: (303) 245-8150 Website: theaterforkids.net

THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE

This wonderful family-friendly musical features six midpubescents who vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime. While candidly disclosing hilarious and touching stories from their home lives, the tweens spell their way through a series of (potentially made-up) words!

Summer 2021

Dates: July 26-Aug. 13 Ages: 13+ Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 15 Cost: $270 Phone: (720) 212-1244 Website: myreelkids.com/ summer

TINKER ART STUDIO

WEB SERIES

Imagine starring in and creating your very own show. Now is the time to bring that dream to life.

As a crew, we’ll develop, film and edit together our very own web-series, shooting an episode a day. By the end of the week we’ll have our very own first season of a show!

Celebrating 10 years of summer camps! Choose from over 40 half-day camps for ages 3.5 - 16.

Camps include Hand Building and Wheel Throwing Ceramics, Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Comics, Teen Paint, Pins & Patches, Origami, Creating Creatures, and lots more.

Conveniently located in South Boulder.

Dates: June 21-25 Ages: 8 to 15 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 15 Cost: $270 Phone: (720) 212-1244 Website: myreelkids.com/ summer

Dates: June 1- Aug. 17 Ages: 3-1/2 to 16 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 15 Cost: $92 - $250 Phone: (303) 503-1902 Website: tinkerartstudio.com/summercamps-2021

This summer, the Y is offering STEAMrollers morning and afternoon programs that help children build their confidence – while having fun and discovering their talents. The morning program encompasses all areas of STEM; the afternoon will include a variety of visual and performing arts activities.

YMCA STEAMROLLERS HALF-DAY CAMP

Dates: Weekly sessions throughout summer break Ages: K-6th grade Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 2 Cost: $155-$175 Phone: (303) 443-4474 Website: ymcanoco.org/ summer-camps

equestrian camps

staff-in-residence. Kids connect with nature, friends, their own Mountain Place!

Dates: June 1-Aug. 13 Ages: 7 to 17 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: July 26 Cost: $356-$745 Phone: (303) 442-4557 Website: coloradomountainranch.com

THE COLORADO MOUNTAIN RANCH SUMMER DAY CAMP

Voted the No. 1 Outdoor Day Camp! Camp Bus from Boulder.

Friendly Horses, Ride lots!

Baby Goats, Crafts, Archery, Mountainboarding, Gymnastics & Trampoline, Outdoor Skills, Drama, Games & Fun! Competent, attentive, upbeat

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DAY AND OVERNIGHT CAMPS

Hiking Camping Backpacking Rock Climbing Nature Immersion

These are great opportunities for girls to spend time outdoors, try new activities, and make friends!

Our camps are open to all levels - no previous experience or skills required.

Our mission is to support girls, women, and LGBTQ+ people in accessing their power and improving their health through outdoor and community connections.

Most camps depart from and return to our main office in Boulder, CO. Gear and food is provided. We also offer financial aid. COVID Policies & Procedures can be found on our website.

To learn more and register, visit: www.womenswilderness.org or reach out to us: info@womenswilderness.org | (303) 938-9191.

Summer 2021

*we welcome anyone who identifies as girl (including cisgender and transgender) and nonbinary youth who are comfortable in femaleidentified spaces.

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offers unique climbing camps for kids ages 5 to 14, indoor and outdoor, all summer long.

Standout full- or half-day indoor camps rotate between three weekly themes and run Monday through Wednesday or Monday through Friday.

Abckidsboulder.com/indoorsummer-camps.

Up north, the Longmont Climbing Collective groups youth climbers by age (4-6, 7-9, 10-13) for summer fun in the 5 Star State Certified gym. Kids will learn to climb, but also play games, try obstacle courses, learn yoga, and enjoy lots of other physical and mental activities.

Longmonthclimbingcollective. com/kids/summer-camps

GROWING WOMEN IN THE WILD

Get outside and have a blast and leisure opportunities that encourage wellbeing and enhance the quality of life for people of all ages, popular kids programs are back in action this summer. Starting June 1 and running through August 6, Longmont Summer Day Camp mixes sports and outdoor activities, all modified to meet COVID guidelines, for 5- to 13-year-olds, with family-friendly enroll-byday attendance options.

Longmontcolorado.gov/ summerdaycamp

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here may be no more opportune time for kids to kick this crazy school year to the curb — and get outside for some muchneeded inspiration from the great outdoors. Here are are a variety of recreational and outdoor camps open for business this summer.

NEW SURPRISES EACH DAY

Longmont Recreation Services serves the community with three year-round and multiple seasonal facilities. With evolving, affordable recreation

camp adventure buddies

SAILING IN A LANDLOCKED STATE

Did you know kids can learn to sail right here in Boulder County? ABLE To Sail Youth

Empowerment Camp teaches sailing basics, alongside selfesteem building. Youngsters will explore parts of the boat, rigging, capsize recovery, boat handling, tacking, jibing, and points of sail. Each day is bookended with lessons on applying sailing concepts to navigating the stormy seas of youth, ultimately inspiring children to be their best selves.

Four-day camps for ages 12 to 18 are held at Union Reservoir in Longmont, June through August, with a LGBTQ+ Camp running July 12-15.

Abletosail.org.

TWO FOR CURIOUS CLIMBERS

Boulder’s ABC Kids Climbing

Women’s Wilderness supports girls, women, and LGBTQ+ people in accessing their power and improving their health through connections to the outdoors and community.

This means getting girls outside with strong leaders who can help spark their love and appreciation for nature, cultivate teamwork and collaboration, and support self confidence. This summer, the Adventure Backpack and Climb camp challenges middle schoolers among the gorgeous Snowy Mountains and famous rock formations at Vedauwoo, Wyoming. Various courses are open to anyone who identifies as girl, including cisgender and transgender girls, as well as a non-binary individuals who are comfortable in femaleidentified spaces.

Womenswilderness.org/ programs.

June 14 - August 6* - Christian lessons integrated with exciting weekly themes - Small group sizes of 15 or less - Six fun-filled weeks to choose from - Located centrally in Broomfield within Broomfield United Methodist Church *no camp the week of July 4 or July 26

Learn more and join the interest list:

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545 W 10th Ave, Broomfield, CO 80020

Summer 2021

OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CAMPS ABC KIDS CLIMBING

ABC Kids Climbing offers unique climbing camps for kids ages 5 to 14, indoor and outdoor, all summer long! Indoor camps rotate between three weekly themes. Indoor camps are Monday through Wednesday or Monday through Friday, full- or half-day. Outdoor camps are five full-days.

Dates: June 7-Aug. 20 Ages: 5 to 14 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 16 Cost: $110+ Phone: (303) 443-5437 Website: abckidsclimbing.com

outdoors. Participants will spend their days climbing and exploring Vedauwoo, WY and nights connecting around the campfire.

Through climbing, participants learn develop bravery and make new friends.

Dates: June 21-25 Ages: 6 to 8 grades Gender: Female Type: Overnight Camp Registration Deadline: June 1 Cost: $790 (Financial aid available) Phone: (303) 938-9191 Website: womenswilderness.org

ADVENTURE QUEST WITH RENAISSANCE ADVENTURES

Your child is the hero of a mythic quest in an incredibly fun, awardwinning experience like none other! Journey into a co-created story where every decision matters. Questers read maps, solve mysteries and riddles, overcome dynamic challenges, and battle using safe, foam swords.

Dates: June 1-Aug.17; June 7-Aug.13; June 14-June 18; Aug. 18-August 20; June 7-Aug. 6 Ages: 6 to 17 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 17 Cost: $130-$519 Phone: (303) 786-9216 Website: renaissanceadventures.com

ABLE TO SAIL

Learn the basics of sailing, while learning to apply sailing lessons as lessons in life! We break-down beliefs of inadequacy, changing the negative mental chatter that leads to high-risk behaviors, and, in their place, establish selfaffirming thought patterns an

This climbing camp is open to local teens and includes all abilities. Join us for a unique and challenging climbing camp experience where you can learn the basics to climbing, leadership skills, climbing wall and rock climbing!

Dates: June 7-11, June 14-18 Ages: 12 to 17 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 28 Cost: $240/week Phone: (970) 453-6422 Website: boec.org/program/ boec-climbing-camp

Wilderness Camp is a fiveday overnight camp for young adults with developmental and learning disabilities. Through outdoor activities designed around established experiential education models, students have the opportunity to develop social skills, teamwork and leadership qualities.

Dates: July 18-22, 2021 Ages: 16 to 21 Gender: Coeducational Type: Overnight Camp Registration Deadline: Jun 26 Cost: $950 Phone: (970) 453-6422 Website: boec.org/program/wildernesscamp

BOULDER JCC CHERRYVALE DAY CAMP

Camp is open! Camp is dependent and based on local and state guidelines in partnership with the Boulder County Health Department and State Licensing. Building resilience, grit, teamwork, independence, creativity, friendships, problem-solving, and personal growth.

Dates: June 7-18; June 21-July 2; July 6-16; July 19-30; Aug. 2-13 Ages: 4 to 17 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Jul 30 Cost: $865-$900 per 2-week session Phone: (303) 998-1900 Website: boulderjcc.org/camps

CITY OF BOULDER PARKS AND RECREATION – REZ CAMP

We will spend our weeks with a mix of sports as well as really exploring the reservoir and everything it has to offer. From water sports to soccer on the green to nature walks and learning about the water ecology of the reservoir we will ensure the kids are busy, engaged.

Dates: June 14-17; June 21-24; June 28-July 1; July 12-15; July 19-22; July 26-29 Aug. 2-5 Ages: 7 to 14 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 7 Cost: $316-$352 Phone: (303) 413-7441 Website: bprcamps.org

Dates: June through August LGBTQ+ Week: July 12-15 Ages: 12 to 18 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 17 Cost: $355 Phone: (720) 233-8969 Website: abletosail.org

BOEC CLIMBING CAMP

BOEC WILDERNESS CAMP

ADVENTURE CLIMB COURSE

BVSD LIFELONG LEARNING SUMMER CAMPS

Lifelong Learning Summer Camps are back with 424 one-week, half

Summer 2021

A foundational rock climbing course to learn rock climbing skills and spend more time

day options from June 1 through August 6. Parents can choose between in-person and virtual camps. No Risk Registrations make all camps fully refundable up to one week before the start date.

Dates: Half-day, one-week camps run from June 1 through Aug. 6 Ages: 5 to 18 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 31 Cost: $50-$300 Phone: (720) 561-5968 Website: LLL.bvsd.org

CAMP BIG TREE

Camp Big Tree is a five-day program for youth with sensory integration disorders, autism, learning disabilities and/or attention deficits. Through a variety of outdoor activities such as rock climbing, whitewater rafting and camping participants will develop social skills and leadership qualities.

Dates: July 5-9 Ages: 12 to 16 Gender: Female Type: Overnight Camp Registration Deadline: Jun 19 Cost: $900 Phone: (970) 453-6422 Website: boec.org/program/ camp-big-tree

CAMP TIMBERLINE OUTTA BOUNDS DAY CAMP

Join us for a week long Christian sports and adventure camp!

Your child will partake in daily sports instruction mixed with adventure activities including a portable high ropes course and climbing wall, giant inflatables, theme parties, bible studies, worship, water day, silly skits and more!

Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28-July 2; July 5-9; July 12-16; July 19-23; July 26-30; Aug. 2-6; Aug. 9-12 Ages: K to 6th Grade Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug 09 Cost: $200-$250 Phone: (970) 484-8462 Website: camptimberline.com

CLIMBING SUMMER CAMPS AT LONGMONT CLIMBING COLLECTIVE

Our summer camps offer climbing techniques and terminology, team building games, physical and mental challenges, games and obstacle courses, strength, flexibility and conditioning. We’re a beautiful indoor/outdoor gym, plus we RAISED IN THE ROCKIES 23

were one of the first 5-Star certified businesses in Boulder County.

Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 28-July 2; July 12-16; July 19-23; Aug. 2-6; Aug. 9-13 Ages: 4 to 13 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 9 Cost: $189 - $375 Phone: (720) 340-3640 Website: longmontclimbingcollective.com/ youth-programs/summer-camps

DUNGEON DELVERS WITH RENAISSANCE ADVENTURES

The hero’s journey is full of challenges – dangerous beasts, mythical monsters, negotiations, and mysteries to solve. Play as a powerful wizard, crafty rogue, swift warrior, mystical healer, or another exciting archetype.

Come play with RA’s expert game masters and story crafters!

Dates: June 7-July 11; July 19-23 Ages: 9 to 17 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 5 Cost: $429 Phone: (303) 786-9216 Website: renaissanceadventures.com

FRIENDS SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP

Friends School is excited to offer in-person, half and full-day summer camp for summer 2021!

From preschool backyard camp to classes in music, cooking, science, art, acting and sports, Friends School offers one of the most popular summer programs in Boulder for students ages 3-14 years. Join in!

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Beautiful Baking Aug. 2-6: Under the Sea Aug. 9-13: Luau Celebrations Ages: 2-1/2 to 5 years old Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 4 Cost: $222.75-$472.50/week - half day and full day rates available Phone: (303) 800-0324 Website: offbroadwaypreschool.org

GROWING GARDENS SUMMER CAMP

Aug. 2-6: Garden DIY – Make, Build, & Grow Aug. 9-13: Art, Photography, & Movement in the Garden Ages: 5 to 11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 6 Cost: $325-$375. Scholarships available Phone: (303) 443-9952 Website: growinggardens.org/ peacegarden/summercamp

PADDLE FEST WEEK

Join BOEC for a week of Paddling Adventures! This week long day camp is open to local teens of all abilities. If you like water sports this camp is for you. You’ll have the chance to try out paddling in a variety of water crafts ranging from kayaks, canoes and stand up paddle boards.

Dates: June 21-25 Ages: 12 to 17 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 7 Cost: $350/week Phone: (970) 453-6422 Website: boec.org/program/paddle-festweek

Registration Deadline: June 8 Cost: $165-$225/week Dates: June 7-July 29 Ages: 3 to 14 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Phone: (303) 499-1999 Website: friendsschoolboulder.org/ programs/summer-programs

Fly Fishing Camp provides an overview of fly fishing equipment learning to tie knots and rigging techniques, casting instruction, fish identification, proper fish handling techniques, introduction to entomology (Bugs) and more.

Front Range Anglers guides are hand-picked, CPR certified, CBI screened kid fishing experts.

We operate a camper to guide ratio of 3 to 1! Registration cost includes rod/reel kit.

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Dates: June 7-11; June 21-25; July 12-16; July 26-30 Ages: 9 to 14 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: July 24 Cost: $650-$750 Phone: (303) 494-1375 Website: frontrangeanglers.com/

OFF BROADWAY PRESCHOOL OF FINE ARTS Summer camp at Off Broadway Preschool means lots of outdoor FUN and ADVENTURE. Weekly themed activities, field trips to local attractions and in-house challenges will entertain and educate your child. Splash days twice a week. Choose your desired weeks or the whole summer! We accept CCAP and CCS. Dates: June 7-11: Mini Explorers June 14-18: Creative Clay June 21-25: Einstein Engineers June 28-July 2: Fresh Farms July 5-9: Prehistoric Adventure July 12-16: Ukulele July 19-23: Culinary Camp: Champion Chef July 26-30: Culinary Camp:

FRONT RANGE ANGLERS ON PEARL STREET FLY FISHING CAMP

Outdoor and Indoor Camps Low student-staff ratio.

We produce top notch youth theatre and build a strong community. Professional theatre staff.

Dates: June 1-Aug. 13 Ages: 5 to 9; 8 to 18.

Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 2 Cost: $450 - $1,595 Phone: (303) 245-8150 Website: theaterforkids.net

STAR QUEST WITH RENAISSANCE ADVENTURES

Join us for an active week of summer camp and experience the wonders of our urban farm for children ages 5-11. We’ll tend to the garden, explore through the lens of art and science, and make tasty snacks from the bounty of our harvests.

Dates: June 28-July 2: Field to Fork Cooking – Eating the Rainbow

ROCKY MOUNTAIN THEATRE FOR KIDS

Star Quest is a science fiction live-action role-playing game where Questers band together to discover strange new worlds, overcome dynamic challenges, negotiate intergalactic treaties, and battle using blasters (beanbags) and starsabers (foam swords).

Dates: July 12-16; Aug. 2-6 Ages: 10 to 17 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: July 10 Cost: $519 Phone: (303) 786-9216 Website: renaissanceadventures.com

THE COLORADO MOUNTAIN RANCH SUMMER DAY CAMP

Voted No. 1 outdoor day camp! Camp bus from Boulder.

Friendly Horses, Ride lots!

Baby Goats, Crafts, Archery, Mountainboarding, Gymnastics & Trampoline, Outdoor Skills, Drama, Games & Fun! Competent, attentive, upbeat staff-in-residence. Kids connect with nature, friends, their own Mountain Place!

Dates: June 1-Aug. 13 Ages: 7 to 17 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: July 26 Cost: $356-745 Phone: (303) 442-4557 Website: coloradomountainranch.com

QUEST & QUILL WITH RENAISSANCE ADVENTURES

WILD BEAR NATURE CENTER NATURE CAMPS

Dates: June 21-25; June 28-July 2; July 26-30 Ages: 9 to 17 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 19 Cost: $429-$519 Phone: (303) 786-9216 Website: renaissanceadventures.com/

Dates: June 7-Aug. 12 Ages: 3 to 12 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 6 Cost: $70 a day Phone: (303) 258-0495 Website: wildbear.org/children/ summer-camps

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, selfexpression, and the oratory art of reading aloud.

Join Wild Bear Nature Center in the cool mountain air this summer! Hike the mountain forests, play in the woods, discover the mountain water creatures, create art to take home and more! Low child to adult ratios. Shuttle service available.

Generous scholarships available and we are a CCAP provider.

Summer 2021

In this multi-sport camp, participants will have a chance to backpack, camp, and climb while developing specific skills around each of those activities. This is a great opportunity for participants to explore different terrain, learn to navigate challenges, develop bravery, and meet new friends.

Dates: June 24-July 1; July 6-13; July 15-22 Ages: 6th to 8th grades Gender: Female Type: Overnight Camp Registration Deadline: June 3, June 15, June 24 Cost: $1055 (Financial Aid Available) Phone: (303) 938-9191 Website: womenswilderness.org

WOMEN’S WILDERNESS: BACKPACKING AND CLIMBING EXPEDITION

Participants will learn how to backpack, camp, and climb in this multi-sport course. This is a great opportunity for participants to explore different terrain, navigate challenges - both physical and emotional, embrace discomfort in a safe and supportive environment, and develop enduring friendships Dates: July 16-24 Ages: 9th to 12th grade Gender: Female Type: Overnight Camp Registration Deadline: June 28 Cost: $1600 (Financial Aid Available) Phone: (303) 938-9191 Website: womenswilderness.org

WOMEN’S WILDERNESS: DISCOVER NATURE CAMP BOULDER

During this day camp, kids will spend their days hiking, climbing, doing art projects, and playing games in the foothills of the Rockies. There is an optional overnight camping trip in Golden Gate Canyon State Park from Thursday to Friday.

Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18 Ages: 3rd to 5th grades Gender: Female Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 18, May 25 Cost: $500 (Financial Aid Available) Phone: (303) 938-9191 Website: womenswilderness.org

WOMEN’S WILDERNESS: DISCOVER NATURE CAMP JEFFCO

During this day camp, kids will spend their days hiking, climbing, doing art projects, and playing games in the foothills of the Rockies. There is an optional overnight camping trip in Golden Gate Canyon State Park from Thursday to Friday.

Summer 2021

Dates: June 7-11, June 14-18 Ages: 3rd to 5th grades Gender: Female Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 18,

May 25 Cost: $500 (Financial Aid Available) Phone: (303) 938-9191 Website: womenswilderness.org

WOMEN’S WILDERNESS: FRONT RANGE ADVENTURE CLIMB COURSE

Participants will explore the multitude of climbing locations that make the Boulder area a climbing destination for beginners and experts alike.

Through climbing, participants cultivate a growth mindset, navigate challenges, and develop bravery and confidence in a safe and supportive environment.

Dates: June 14-18 Ages: Grades 6th to 8th grades Gender: Female Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 25 Cost: $700 (Financial Aid Available) Phone: (303) 938-9191 Website: womenswilderness.org

WOMEN’S WILDERNESS: GIRLS LEAD FOR LIFE

This after-school program teaches climbing skills and explores what it’s like to be a leader.

Participants will explore local climbing areas in Boulder County, learn how to belay and tie safety knots, and disconnect from the screen to reconnect to nature, yourself, and new friends.

Dates: Sept. 13-Oct. 4 Ages: 6th to 8th grades Gender: Female Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 23 Cost: $150 or $50 drop in rate (Financial Aid Available) Phone: (303) 938-9191 Website: womenswilderness.org

WOMEN’S WILDERNESS: HIGH PEAKS BACKPACKING EXPEDITION

Participants will learn how to pack a backpack, hike in alpine terrain, filter water, set up a tent, and stay safe and warm in the outdoors. Groups will also engage in transformational group and personal reflective activities to learn more about their values and passions.

Registration Deadline: June 15 Cost: $1450 (Financial Aid Available) Dates: July 8-16 Ages: Grades 9 to 12 Gender: Female Type: Overnight Camp Phone: (303) 938-9191 Website: womenswilderness.org

WOMEN’S WILDERNESS: LGBTQ+ BACKPACKING EXPEDITION

This expedition is an immersive backpacking trip for high schoolers who identify as LGBTQ+. Participants will learn how to set up camp, cook delicious meals, pack a pack, read a map, and navigate the terrain -- all in community with other queer-identified peers.

WOMEN’S WILDERNESS: ADVENTURE BACKPACK AND CLIMB CAMP

Dates: July 19-25 Ages: Grades 9 to 12 Gender: Coeducational Type: Overnight Camp Registration Deadline: June 24 Cost: $1055 (Financial Aid Available) Phone: (303) 938-9191 Website: womenswilderness.org

WOMEN’S WILDERNESS: NEW MEXICO BACKPACKING EXPEDITION

Participants will confront challenging terrain and deepen their technical backcountry skills. In this safe and supportive environment, participants will explore elements of teambuilding and leadership development and think about how to carry these new skills beyond the course.

Dates: July 27-Aug. 4 Ages: 11th to12th grades and recent high school graduates Gender: Female Type: Overnight Camp Registration Deadline: July 6 Cost: $1450 (Financial Aid Available) Phone: (303) 938-9191 Website: womenswilderness.org

WOMEN’S WILDERNESS: QUEER WILDERNESS PROJECT SUMMER SESSIONS

This signature program is tailored to grades 9-12 who identify as LGBTQ+. Participants will connect with queer-identified peers and their own inherent resilience as they explore how it emerges in both nature and queerness. Sessions will feature outdoor activities and space for reflection.

Dates: June 7-July 12 Ages: 9th to 12th grades Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 18 Cost: $100 or $25 drop in rate (Financial Aid Available) Phone: (303) 938-9191 Website: womenswilderness.org

WOMEN’S WILDERNESS: WYOMING CLIMBING EXPEDITION

Participants will spend their days climbing in Vedauwoo, WY and nights connecting around the campfire. Through climbing, participants cultivate a growth mindset, navigate challenges, and develop bravery and confidence in a safe and supportive environment. Open to all experience levels.

go hiking as well as explore the natural land of Colorado. CCAP accepted. Financial assistance available.

Dates: Weekly sessions throughout summer break.

Ages: 1st to 6th grade Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 9 Cost: $310-$365 Phone: (303) 443-4474 Website: ymcanoco.org/ summer-camps

YMCA THRILL SEEKERS CAMP

During the Y’s new Thrill Seekers Camp, adventure-loving campers will enjoy exciting, adrenalinepumping activities each week.

Kids will tackle obstacle courses and daily challenges to help them build their knowledge and skills around teamwork, competition and adventure.

Registration Deadline: Aug. 2 Cost: $348-$408 Dates: Weekly sessions throughout summer break Ages: 1st to 6th grades Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Phone: (303) 443-4474 Website: ymcanoco.org/ summer-camps

SPECIAL NEEDS CAMPS BOEC CLIMBING CAMP

This climbing camp is open to local teens and includes all abilities. Join us for a unique and challenging climbing camp experience where you can learn the basics to climbing, leadership skills, climbing wall and rock climbing!

Dates: June 7-11, June 14-18 Ages: 12-17 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 28 Cost: $240/week Phone: (970) 453-6422 Website: boec.org/program/ boec-climbing-camp

Dates: June 7-11 Ages: 9th to 12th grades Gender: Female Type: Overnight Camp Registration Deadline: May 18 Cost: $790 (Financial Aid Available) Phone: (303) 938-9191 Website: womenswilderness.org

YMCA CAMP ELKS

This is a nature-based, outdooreducation camp where kids make friends through adventure, challenge and exploration.

Campers swim, learn archery and

BOEC WILDERNESS CAMP Wilderness Camp is a fiveday overnight camp for young adults with developmental and learning disabilities. Through outdoor activities designed

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Area church camps combine fun with faith

around established experiential education models, students have the opportunity to develop social skills, teamwork and leadership qualities.

Dates: July 18-22 Ages: 16-21 Gender: Coeducational Type: Overnight Camp Registration Deadline: June 26 Cost: $950 Phone: (970) 453-6422 Website: boec.org/program/ wilderness-camp/

CAMP BIG TREE

Camp Big Tree is a five-day program for youth with sensory integration disorders, autism, learning disabilities and/or attention deficits. Through a variety of outdoor activities such as rock climbing, whitewater rafting and camping participants will develop social skills and leadership qualities.

Dates: July 5-9 Ages: 12-16 Gender: Female Type: Overnight Camp Registration Deadline: June 19 Cost: $900 Phone: (970) 453-6422 Website: boec.org/program/ camp-big-tree

will be Fruits of the Spirit,” Godwin says.

There are always a few field trips, and because it’s summer, “there will be lots of messy water fun,” she says. broomfieldumc. org/children/summer-camps.

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s families plan for a slightly more normal summer in 2021, the full array of kids’ camps is available.

Some camps specialize in a child’s interest in sports, the arts, camping, robotics, cooking and rock climbing and a few combine a little bit of each week from June to August. All will be observing the latest local health rules.

Kids’ summer camps operated by religious schools and churches add an extra feature that appeals to many parents: a measure of faith along with the fun.

CAMP ADVENTURE BUDDIES

Camp Adventure Buddies welcomes campers ages 6 to 11 weekdays from June 14 to August 6 for at Broomfield’s United Methodist Church. “The median age of the campers is about 8 years old. We have kids who are members of the church and others who live in the neighborhood and around Broomfield,” says camp director Sara Godwin. Each camp week is themed from the Kid’s

SACRED HEART OF JESUS SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP

Kids’ summer camps operated by religious schools and churches add an extra feature that appeals to many parents: a measure of faith along with the fun. (Photo: Karen Smith, Broomfield United Methodist Church).

Fine Art Festival (June 28-July 2) to the Wide World of Sports (July 19-23). For instance, June 21 to 25 is Kid’s Culinary Week where campers learn about nutrition, food safety and world cuisine.

“What sets this camp apart is that each week has a Christian focus. During the food week it

From June 7 to August 6 the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School holds a summer camp on its downtown Boulder campus.

The camp is unique because it is only open to students of the school and the service is provided free of charge.

“Our camp varies depending on the interests of the teacher and students but they can include water fun, sports and cooking and even a manners session,” says Heather Elhardt, admissions director of Sacred Heart School.

The camp also offers academic refreshers. “It’s fun stuff like our hip hop math class,” Elhardt says.

Like the school, the camp focuses on Catholic values, character building and service-mindedness. school.shjboulder.org.

SUMMER CLAY CAMPS

Week-long camps • Mornings & Afternoons • Ages 6 - 16

Bixby Summer Camp 2021

K-9TH GRADE 3+ Acres Lunch Provided

Private Swim Lessons

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Extended Hours

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CAMP ADVENTURE BUDDIES AT BROOMFIELD UMC – IMAGINARIUM

Do you love to use your imagination? In this fun, exciting camp, campers will be creating things such as marshmallow architecture, building castles, fingerpaint art murals, sand sculpture, and use books such as “Not a Box” to repurpose boxes into new and exciting things! All special inventors and builders are invited to attend this inventor’s innovative week of camp. Our Christian focus will be “Created

by God; built for a purpose.”

Dates: June 14-18 Ages: 6-11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 1 Cost: $195-$225 Phone: (303) 638-7808 Website: broomfieldumc.org

CAMP ADVENTURE BUDDIES AT BROOMFIELD UMC – KID’S CULINARY WEEK

Calling all Junior Chefs! During this week we will explore different cultures as we research and learn how to cook foods from the Italian, Mexican, and American cultures! Campers will write their own menus, purchase their own ingredients, make aprons and chef hats, and cook cultural items for each other. Campers will learn all about nutrition, food safety, and different parts of the world in this tasty week!

The Christian focus is from the lesson “Fruits of the Spirit from Galations 5:22 “But the fruit of the spirit is love, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control”.

Summer 2021

Dates: June 21-25 Ages: 6-11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 1 Cost: $195-$225 Phone: (303) 638-7808 Website: broomfieldumc.org

This week will be for those who love all things artsy. Campers will explore different artists and styles such as Mondrian, Picasso, Michelangelo, Matisse, and Monet. The kids will engage in art mediums such as clay, papier mache, watercolor, textiles, and photography. We will learn about history and listen to music from different eras as the world of art is explored in this imaginative week of fun. We will have a gallery of art in the church for everyone to come see. The Christian focus is that Jesus’ love is one of a kind, just like we are!

Dates: June 28-July 2 Ages: 6-11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 1 Cost: $195-$225 Phone: (303) 638-7808 Website: broomfieldumc.org

CAMP ADVENTURE BUDDIES AT BROOMFIELD UMC – SUMMER ON STAGE

Free the actor in you! In this camp, we will be exploring the story and themes of Noah’s Ark to create fun, exciting, and possibly hilarious recreations of this Bible story with a twist! Our focus will be that God always has a plan. Each group of campers will choose their own favorite character or movie to help them re-write Noah. Love Harry Potter?

How about Noah’s Ark and the Goblet of Water? Love Star Wars?

How about Noah Strikes Back?

Campers will write their scripts, make props and backdrops, and create their costumes. They will then act out their stories for each other and their families.

Dates: July 12-16 Ages: 6-11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 1 Cost: $195-$225 Phone: (303) 638-7808 Website: broomfieldumc.org

CAMP ADVENTURE BUDDIES AT BROOMFIELD UMC – WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS

This most excellent week will focus on learning all sorts of sports and games. Children will play mainstream sports such as soccer, volleyball, frisbee, and basketball, in addition to learning how to play croquet, badminton, bocce ball, stacking cups, water balloons, relay races, and jump rope. There will even be a jumping castle one day. The kids will learn all about sportsmanship, teamwork, and having a good attitude as they learn about Joseph and his brothers through the theme of God is with us when we are up and when we are down.

Please note, there is no camp the week of July 26.

Dates: July 19-23 Ages: 6-11 Gender: Coeducational

SPIRITUAL CAMPS

CAMP ADVENTURE BUDDIES AT BROOMFIELD UMC – KID’S FINE ART FESTIVAL

Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 1 Cost: $195-$225 Phone: (303) 638-7808 Website: broomfieldumc.org

CAMP ADVENTURE BUDDIES AT BROOMFIELD UMC – STEM-AZING BY SYLVAN

Sylvan STEM-azing offers kids an opportunity to experience the FUN world of STEM! Through Robotics, Super Structures and Science kids will enjoy a handson experience of science and technology. We hope to take a special field trip to AMP Robotics to explore the use of huge robots in the real world! Camp is Monday trhough Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is limited to 20 registrations.

Dates: Aug. 2-6 Ages: 6-11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 1 Cost: $195 Phone: (303) 638-7808 Website: broomfieldumc.or

ABLE TO SAIL

Learn the basics of sailing, while learning to apply sailing lessons as lessons in life! We break-down beliefs of inadequacy, changing the negative mental chatter that leads to high-risk behaviors, and, in their place, establish selfaffirming thought patterns and beliefs of “un-stop-ability!”

Dates: June-August LGBTQ+ Week: July 12-15 Ages: 12 to 18 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug.17 Cost: $355 Phone: (720) 233-8969 Website: abletosail.org

SPORTS CAMPS ABC KIDS CLIMBING

ABC Kids Climbing offers unique climbing camps for kids ages 5 to 14, indoor and outdoor, all summer long! Indoor camps rotate between three weekly themes. Indoor camps are Monday through Wednesday or Monday through Friday, full- or half-day. Outdoor camps are five full-days.

Dates: June 7-Aug. 20 Ages: 5 to 14 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 16 Cost: $110+ Phone: (303) 443-5437 Website: abckidsclimbing.com

AERIAL SUMMER CAMPS FOR YOUTH AND TEENS

Has your child ever dreamed of flying - the freedom, the fun, the excitement? Join professional teachers of aerial arts and dance for our exciting camps! Students will build strength, flexibility, balance, and coordination, and create a magical show each week.

Dates: June 7-July 23 Ages: 5 to 17 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: July 17 Cost: $200-$500 Phone: (303) 245-8272 Website: frequentflyers.org/ camps

With more than 100 camps over eight weeks, you could attend a different camp every week!

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Our half-day camps introduce the fast-paced, safe and exciting sport of modern fencing!

Participants will learn the basic rules and skills of fencing, and have plenty of opportunities to apply what they’ve learned, trying to make the winning touch in bouts with other campers.

Equipment provided.

Dates: May 31-Aug. 31 Ages: 8 to 12 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 1 Cost: $195/week Phone: (303) 641-6557 Website: ncfencers.org

BOULDER JCC CHERRYVALE DAY CAMP

Camp is open! Camp is dependent and based on local and state guidelines in partnership with the Boulder County Health Department and State Licensing. Building resilience, grit, teamwork, independence, creativity, friendships, problem-solving, and personal growth.

Dates: June 7-18; June 21-July 2; July 6-16; July 19-30; Aug. 2-13 Ages: 4 to 17 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: July 30 Cost: $865-$900 Phone: (303) 998-1900 Website: boulderjcc.org/camps

BVSD LIFELONG LEARNING SUMMER CAMPS

Lifelong Learning Summer Camps are back with 424 oneweek, half-day options from June 1 through August 6. Parents can choose between in-person and virtual camps. No Risk Registrations make all camps fully refundable up to one week before the start date.

Dates: Half-day, one-week camps run from June 1 through Aug. 6 Ages: 5 to 18 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 31 Cost: $50-$300 Phone: (720) 561-5968 Website: lll.bvsd.org

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This most excellent week will focus on learning all sorts of sports and games. Children will play mainstream sports such as soccer, volleyball, frisbee, and basketball, in addition to learning how to play croquet, badminton, bocce ball, stacking cups, water balloons, relay races, and jump rope. There will even be a jumping castle one day.

The kids will learn all about sportsmanship, teamwork, and having a good attitude as they learn about Joseph and his brothers through the theme of God is with us when we are up and when we are down. Please

note, there is no camp the week of July 26.

Dates: July 19-23 Ages: 6-11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 1 Cost: $195-$225 Phone: (303) 638-7808 Website: broomfieldumc.org

CAMP TIMBERLINE OUTTA BOUNDS DAY CAMP

Join us for a weeklong Christian sports and adventure camp!

Your child will partake in daily sports instruction mixed with adventure activities including a portable high ropes course and climbing wall, giant inflatables, theme parties, bible studies, worship, water day, silly skits, and more!

Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28-July 2; July 5-9; July 12-16; July 19-23; July 26-30; Aug. 2-6; Aug. 9-12] Ages: K-6th grade Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 9 Cost: $200-$250 Phone: (970) 484-8462 Website: camptimberline.com

CLIMBING SUMMER CAMPS AT LONGMONT CLIMBING COLLECTIVE

Our summer camps offer climbing techniques and terminology, team building games, physical and mental challenges, games and obstacle courses, strength, flexibility and conditioning. We’re a beautiful indoor/outdoor gym, plus we were one of the first 5-Star certified businesses in Boulder County.

Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 28-July 2; July 12-16; July 19-23; Aug. 2-6; Aug. 9-13 Ages: 4 to 13 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 9 Cost: $189 - $375 Phone: (720) 340-3640 Website: longmontclimbingcollective.com/ youth-programs/summer-camps

DAWSON SUMMER CAMPS

Sports, arts, tech and more! More than 100 camps to choose from including exciting new camps being offered in 2021! Full hot/ cold lunch in our dining hall is included. Take a break and cool off in the pool daily. Experienced adult director for every camp.

Week-long day camps. Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28-July 2; July 12-16; July 19-23; July 26-30; Aug. 2-6 Ages: 5 to15 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 7 Cost: $330-$435 Phone: (303) 665-6679 Website: dawsonschool.org/summer/ summer-camps

BEGINNING YOUTH FENCING

FLATIRONS VOLLEYBALL CLUB SUMMER CAMPS

Flatirons VBC is planning on hosting Summer Camps, Clinics and Open Gyms. Basic skills camps typically take place the first week after school is out.

Advanced position clinics follow the second week of summer vacation.

Dates: Visit website for dates Ages: 10 to 16 Gender: Female Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 15 Cost: $50-$60 Phone: (303) 543-7605 Website: flatironsvbc.com

Y RIDERS CYCLING CAMP

Y Riders Cycling Camp has taught kids and teens to ride safely for more than two decades.

Kids learn how to ride a twowheeler in Learn-to-Bike Camp, build their skills in Y Riders Basic Skills and Junior Y Riders gives campers the skills to feel confident on the road, path or mountain.

FRIENDS SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP

Registration Deadline: Aug. 9 Cost:$291-$408 Dates: Weekly sessions throughout summer break Ages: 1st to 9th grades Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Phone: (303) 443-4474 Website: ymcanoco.org/summercamps

Dates: June 7-July 29 Ages: 3 to 14 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 8 Cost:$165-225/week

YMCA SPORTS CAMP

Friends School is excited to offer in-person, half and full-day summer camp for summer 2021!

From preschool backyard camp to classes in music, cooking, science, art, acting and sports, Friends School offers one of the most popular summer programs in Boulder for students ages 3-14 years. Join in!

Phone: (303) 499-1999 Website: friendsschoolboulder. org/programs/summer-programs/

FRONT RANGE ANGLERS ON PEARL STREET FLY FISHING CAMP

Fly Fishing Camp provides an overview of fly fishing equipment learning to tie knots and rigging techniques, casting instruction, fish identification, proper fish handling techniques, introduction to entomology (Bugs) and more.

Front Range Anglers guides are hand-picked, CPR certified, CBI screened kid fishing experts.

We operate a camper to guide ratio of 3 to 1! Registration cost includes rod/reel kit.

Dates: June 7-11; June 21-25; July 12-16; July 26-30 Ages: 9 to 14 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: July 24 Cost: $650-$750 Phone: (303) 494-1375 Website: frontrangeanglers.com/ learn/learn-kids-fly-fishing-camp

YMCA Sports Camp is back with a new format sure to keep your camper playing, learning and growing all summer long.

The fundamental skills of our foundational sports like soccer and basketball will be reinforced through classic camp and playground games. Financial assistance available.

Dates: Weekly sessions throughout summer break Ages: 1st-6th grades Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 9 Cost: $310-$365 Phone: (303) 443-4474 Website: ymcanoco.org/summercamps NEWSPAPER ADS WORK.

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Website: bixbyschool.org/ programs/summer-camp

Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: July 30 Cost: $865-$900 Phone: (303) 998-1900 Website: boulderjcc.org/camps

TRADITIONAL

CAMPS

BVSD LIFELONG LEARNING SUMMER CAMPS Lifelong Learning Summer Camps are back with 424 one-week, halfday options from June 1 through August 6. Parents can choose between in-person and virtual camps. No Risk Registrations make all camps fully refundable up to one week before the start date.

BIXBY SUMMER CAMP

Bixby Summer Camp is a playbased camp that centers around creativity and lots of outdoor play. Bixby Summer is open for campers entering grades K-9th.

Experience Staff, 3-acre campus, lunch included in tuition, private swim lessons, field trips, and extended hours.

Dates: June 7-Aug. 13 Ages: Kindergarten to 9th Grade Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 15 Cost: $425-$525 Phone: (303) 494-7508

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chool is out, but most parents still have the same work schedule and children still require care and engagement. Classic summer day camps not only provide the benefit of supervision and social activity for children, but many also offer an educational component to help to prevent the “summer slide.” Here’s a selection of camps to consider.

BIXBY SCHOOL

Bixby Summer Camp is a play-based camp for students entering grades K-9 and preschoolers enrolled at Bixby School. The camp, set on the 3-acre Bixby campus, has a nature and outdoor focus.

Daily activities include outdoor obstacle courses, water games, gardening, art, and local field trips. There is also a counselor in training program for 7th, 8th and 9th graders. bixbyschool.org.

Dawson School offers more than 100 camps over an 8 week period in the summer for kids ages 5 to 15. The large number of camps means a diversity of themes, from Pokemon Master Summer 2021

Dates: June through August Ages: 5 to 10 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 12 Cost: Varies by age group Phone: (720) 966-2345 Website: newhorizonacademy.net/ learning-programs/campdiscovery-summer-program

CAMP EXPLORER

Bixby Summer Camp

Camp is open! Camp is dependent and based on local and state guidelines in partnership with the Boulder County Health Department and State Licensing. Building resilience, grit, teamwork, independence, creativity, friendships, problem-solving, and personal growth.

Dates: June 1-Aug. 6 Ages: 5 to 18 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 31 Cost: $50-$300 Phone: (720) 561-5968 Website: lll.bvsd.org

Dates: June 7-18; June 21-July 2; July 6-16; July 19-30; Aug. 2-13 Ages: 4 to 17

The summer child care program at New Horizon Academy, Camp Discovery, is your child’s passport to a summer of fun, friends, and

2021

Camp Explorer is licensed by the State of Colorado and is held to the highest standards. We offer a fantastic summer camp program that makes sure your kids have fun all summer long with games, arts and crafts, field trips (both off site and on-site), swimming and socialization!

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3+ Acres Lunch Provided summer camps

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more. Summer at New Horizon Academy provides your child a safe environment to learn, play, and explore during those happy summer days.

Experienced Staff

Engineering with LEGO to Aerial Hoop with Cirque Kidz Soleil. Campers also have the opportunity to use the Dawson swimming pool each day. dawsonschool.org.

FRIENDS’ SCHOOL

Friends School offers a variety of summer camp opportunities for children ages 3-14, including week-long, half-day and fullday classes. Camps run June 7 through July 29 and there are discounts for registering for multiple classes at once. Camp themes explore art, architecture, science, drama and sports. friendsschoolboulder.org

YMCA OF NORTHERN COLORADO

The YMCA of Northern Colorado hosts YMCA Camp Noco for children entering kindergarten to those entering 6th grade. Campers enjoy camp songs, games, swimming, nature activities and crafts.

Other YMCA camps include Y Riders, Sports Camp, Thrill Seekers and more. Camps are held throughout summer break in Boulder, Lafayette, Louisville, Longmont, Johnstown, Loveland, Berthoud and beyond. ymcanoco.org.

Dates: June 2-Aug. 6; June 8-Aug. 5; Aug. 9-13 Ages: K to 8 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: May 7

Private Swim Lessons

offer diverse opportunities CAMP KIND

Camp Kind is a day camp during which students take field trips to volunteer at Denver area non-profits and take part in kindness workshops with activities like making soap for women in shelters or compiling adoption kits for animal shelters. Each camp also features traditional activities like drama and sports, as well as a trip to either Elitches, Boondocks, the Museum of Nature and Science or another local attraction. This year there will be six week-long sessions from Monday, June 7, through July 16. The camps are divided into four age groups: Junior Division, ages 5-6; Camp Explorers, ages 7-10; Kind

Extended Hours

Pioneers, ages 11-13; and Camp Kind Extreme, ages14-15. campkind.org.

www.bixbyschool.org

LE PETITE ACADEMY/ CAMP INNOVATE

La Petite Academy, which has locations in Broomfield, Louisville, and Thornton, hosts several all-day camps in the summer. The Prep Lab: Summer Camp Enhanced integrates math and literacy skills for grades K through 5 into five themed camps: Young Zoologists, Grow Fit® Kids, World Travelers, Gamer Challenge, and Art Expo. Camp Innovate offers one and two week camps for ages 5 and up and they also offer camps for 3 and 4 year olds. lapetite.com.

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Genuine Heart Counseling offers: Parenting support and classes from a Hand in Hand FREE 15 Minute Consultation Perspective, as well as Listening Groups for parents, (970) 815-1366 adult services for stress, anxiety, and depression and 16 Mountain View Ave. #112 Synergetic Play TherapyTM to help children reduce Longmont, CO aggressive behaviors, anxiety and withdrawal/isolation For further information visit: www.genuineheartcounseling.com

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Cost: $85-$205 Phone: (303) 464-5541 Website: broomfield.org/3063/ Summer-Camp

CITY OF BOULDER PARKS AND RECREATION – KIDZ KAMP EAST

Let’s ditch the screens and replace them with gym games, arts and crafts, water play, our imaginations and much more!

Come open up the world of wonder this summer at our Kidz Kamp East. Each week will be packed with diverse, activities designed for fun, skill building and character development.

Dates: June 7-18; June 21-July 2; July 6-16; July 19-30; Aug. 2-13 Ages: 5 to 11 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 7 Cost: 630-700 Phone: (303) 413-7441 Website: bprcamps.org

DAWSON SUMMER CAMPS

Sports, arts, tech and more! More than 100 camps to choose from including exciting new camps being offered in 2021! Full hot/ cold lunch in our dining hall is included. Take a break and cool off in the pool daily. Experienced adult director for every camp.

Week-long day camps. Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28-July 2; July 12-16; July 19-23; July 26-30; Aug. 2-6 Ages: 5 to15 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 7 Cost: $330-$435 Phone: (303) 665-6679 Website: dawsonschool.org/summer/ summer-camps

FRIENDS SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP

Friends School is excited to offer in-person, half and full-day summer camp for summer 2021!

From preschool backyard camp to classes in music, cooking, science, art, acting and sports, Friends School offers one of the most popular summer programs in Boulder for students ages 3-14 years. Join us!

Dates: June 7-July 29 Ages: 3 to 14 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 8 Cost:$165-225/week Phone: (303) 499-1999 Website: friendsschoolboulder. org/programs/summer-programs/

Innovation Center SuperSTEM Camps offer innovative, handson learning experiences that engage and challenge students while incorporating humancentered design thinking. Camps are taught by student designers and teachers from the Innovation Center, and offer a wide- range of fun STEAM activities.

OFF BROADWAY PRESCHOOL OF FINE ARTS Summer camp at Off Broadway Preschool means lots of outdoor fun and adventure. Weekly themed activities, field trips to local attractions and in-house challenges will entertain and educate your child. Splash days twice a week. Choose your desired weeks or the whole summer! We accept CCAP and CCS.

ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOLS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS SUMMER CAMP Community Schools Summer Camps enrich the lives of children in safe and welcoming environments while supporting them to realize their highest potential. Staff offer enrichment and recreation activities to support a well-rounded experience. Camp hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Dates: June 3 – Aug. 6 Ages: 3 to 12 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 6 Cost: $42-$75 Phone: (303) 702-7924 Website: svvsd.org/departments/ community-schools/summer-andnon-school-days

Dates: June 7-11: Mini Explorers June 14-18: Creative Clay June 21-25: Einstein Engineers June 28-July 2: Fresh Farms July 5-9: Prehistoric Adventure July 12-16: Ukulele July 19-23: Culinary Camp: Champion Chef July 26-30: Culinary Camp: Beautiful Baking August 2-6: Under the Sea August 9-13: Luau Celebrations

ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOLS INNOVATION ACADEMY

Ages: 2-1/2 to 5 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 4 Cost: $222.75 - $472.50/week.

Dates: June 7-10; June 14-17 Ages: K to 5th grade Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: June 14 Cost: $80-$125 Phone: (303) 702-8200 Website: innovation.svvsd.org/ia

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This summer program partners with IBM to host a highly interactive and collaborative learning environment where students tackle various community-related issues. Join us for one fun filled week to learn, discover, and identify problems in our world and brainstorm solutions!

THE COLORADO MOUNTAIN RANCH SUMMER DAY CAMP

Voted No. 1 outdoor day camp!

Camp bus from Boulder. Friendly horses, ride lots! baby goats, crafts, archery, mountainboarding, gymnastics and trampoline, outdoor skills, drama, games and fun! Competent, attentive, upbeat staff-in-residence. Kids connect with nature, friends, their own mountain place!

Dates: June 1-Aug. 13 Ages: 7 to 17 Gender: Coeducational

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Join the Y this summer for a fun, enriching traditional day camp experience. YMCA Camp Noco allows campers to unplug, enjoy hands-on learning, try new activities, learn new skills and make new friends. Activities include camp songs, hiking and nature activities, archery, gaga ball, sports and games, and more.

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Dates: June to July.

Ages: 9 to 12; 13 to 17 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: July 31 Cost: $50-$200 Phone: (303) 702-8200 Website: innovation.svvsd.org/ summercamps

Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: July 26 Cost: $356-$745 Phone: (303) 442-4557 Website: coloradomountainranch.com

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Half day and full day rates available Phone: (303) 800-0324 Website: offbroadwaypreschool.org

Dates: Weekly sessions throughout summer break Ages: K to 6th grade Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Registration Deadline: Aug.10 Cost: Prices vary Phone: (303) 443-4474 Website: ymcanoco.org/ summer-camps

YMCA CAMP SANTA MARIA

YMCA Camp Santa Maria offers a classic overnight camp experience with a focus on inclusion and community. Campers can kayak, paddleboard, swim, enjoy crafts, learn archery, hike and explore, build gnome homes and learn outdoor skills. Kids learn independence and connect with the natural world.

Dates: June 6-Aug. 11 Ages: 6 to 17 Gender: Coeducational Type: Overnight Camp Registration Deadline: Aug. 1 Cost: $550-$975 Phone: (303) 443-4474 Website: ymcacampsantamaria.org

YMCA KINDERCAMP

Kindercamp is based on our traditional day camp experience — full of enriching activities but designed for younger kiddos.

Each weekly session allows for exploration and individual learning opportunities. Our weekly activities include STEAM, sports and games, swimming, art, cooking and nature walks.

Registration Deadline: June 1 Cost: $120-$250 Dates: Weekly sessions throughout summer break Ages: 3 to 6 Gender: Coeducational Type: Day Camp Phone: (303) 443-4474 Website: ymcanoco.org/ summer-camps Summer 2021

KIDS’ SUMMER CAMPS

with the City of Longmont

Junior Golf Instruction Contact the golf course of your choice for course-specific summer youth golf programming.

SUNSET GOLF COURSE 1900 Longs Peak Avenue • 303-651-8466 TWIN PEAKS GOLF COURSE 1200 Cornell Drive • 303-651-8401 UTE CREEK GOLF COURSE 2000 Ute Creek Drive • 303-774-4342

For more information, om visit GolfLongmont.c

Be sure to ask about • Junior Golf Programs • “First Step” • “Next Step”

Longmont Museum

Many of your favorite camps are returning this summer!

Outdoor, indoor, and virtual options.

June 7 - July 30, Ages 3 - 16

• Longmont history • Arts & crafts • Music & theatre • STEM

• Hogwarts & fantasy • Outdoor exploration • And more!

LONGMONT MUSEUM

Registration now open!

Activity keyword “museumkids”

400 Quail Road, Longmont CO 80501 • 303-651-8374 LongmontColorado.gov/museum

Longmont Recreation Services Learn, explore, and create in fun summer camps and programs!

Art & Performing Art Camps Dance Camps Skyhawks Sports Camps Engineering & Robotics with LEGO® CARA Team Sports Programs Flix Animation Camps Chess Camps STEM and Nature Based Summer Camps Table Tennis, Fencing, Basketball & Volleyball Camps Babysitter’s Training

ov/rec LongmontColorado.g camp” mr “s Activity keyword

Tween LOCO Summer Camp (Ages 11 to 13) Summer Day Camp (Ages 5 to 10) June 1-Aug. 6 • M-F • 7am-5:30pm • Flat daily rate • Flexible enrollment

LONGMONT RECREATION SERVICES

St. Vrain Memorial Building • 700 Longs Peak Avenue • 303-651-8404

City of Longmont — Recreation | Golf | Museum

Summer 2021

www.LongmontColorado.gov

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LAUNCH INTO SUMMER! Stay engaged with St. Vrain Valley Schools throughout the summer with these incredible opportunities for student learning and fun.

Community Schools Summer Camps Community Schools Summer Camps enrich the lives of children in safe and welcoming environments while supporting them to realize their highest potential.

Summer Camp offers children new friendships, confidence, independence, and a sense of belonging in a . safe, structured environment.

Staff offer enrichment and recreation activities to support a well-rounded experience.

Program Features • Ages 3 –12 , age eligibility varies by camp location • June 3 – August 6 (Closed 7/4, 7/5) • 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. for school age programs • 7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. for Pre-K programs School Age (Kindergarten - Age 12) Summer Camp Sites • Black Rock • Hygiene • Blue Mountain • Lyons • Burlington • Mead Elementary • Fall River • Prairie Ridge • Grand View • Soaring Heights Pre-K (Age 3 - Kindergarten) Sites • Fall River • Prairie Ridge Registration Registration is open. Register online at stvrain.revtrak.net — scroll to your school of choice and follow the links to Community Schools programs.

Innovation Center SuperSTEM Camps Innovation Center SuperSTEM Camps offer innovative, hands-on learning experiences that engage and challenge students while incorporating human-centered design thinking. Camps are taught primarily by student designers and teachers from the Innovation Center, and offer a widerange of fun STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) activities – including coding, design, robotics, drones and flight, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence.

Program Features • For ages 9 – 12 and ages 13 – 17 • Camps are offered throughout June and July • 1-day, 3-day, and 5-day camp experiences • Located at the Innovation Center of St. Vrain Valley Schools Registration Registration is open. Register online at innovation.svvsd.org/summercamps Cost: $50 – $200

Innovation Center Summer Classes for High School Students The Innovation Center is offering extended for-credit learning opportunities to high school students this summer.

Students can explore the various pathways available to them at the Innovation Center. Course options offer a hands-on introduction to various fields including augmented and virtual reality technologies, cybersecurity, design, information technology, and robotics.

Program Features • For grades 9 – 12 • Six course options • Located at the Innovation Center of St. Vrain Valley Schools Registration Official course list and registration information is available April 15, 2021. Learn more about summer classes at innovation.svvsd.org/summerclasses

Registration Fee: $50 one child, $75 family Per Day Rate: $42

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St. Vrain Valley Schools offers robust summer programming options to keep students engaged in their academic learning.

View the complete list of offerings at: http://stvra.in/summer Summer 2021