Summer CAMP GUIDE
DON’T LET YOUR CHILDREN SIT ON THE COUCH ALL SUMMER. FROM LEGO ENGINEERING TO GYMNASTICS TO FARMING, THERE’S A CAMP IN THE TRIANGLE FOR EVERY KIND OF KID 1870 FARM SUMMER CAMP 1224 Old Lystra Rd., Chapel Hill 919-590-4120; 1870Farm.com Award-winning program set on 17 acres that incorporates animal care, outdoor games and play, fishing, crafts and farm entrepreneurship in addition to chicken races, gem mining, gardening, hay rides, cooking, fort making, outdoor survival and more. Ages Half-day: 3.5–5; Full-day: 5–13; CIT Program: 14–15 Dates Weekly June 11–Aug. 24 Price Call or visit website. AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL 721 Broad St., Durham 919-684-6402; americandancefestival.org Six weeklong camp options include Pilobolus camp, summer dance intensives and a preprofessional dance intensive. Ages 9–18 Dates Weekly June 11–July 27 Price Varies by camp. Visit website. ARTSCAMP AT THE ARTSCENTER 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro 919-929-2787; artscenterlive.org Small classes, taught by professional artists with a focus on skill building and creative expression, are the hallmarks of our camps. Offers both visual and performing art camps every week of summer vacation, including Hiphop Dance, Drawing Techniques, Beat Making Basics, Improv Acting and more. Ages Rising grades K–12 Dates June 11–Aug. 24, 9am–noon, 1–4pm or 9am–4pm; extended care 7:30am–5:30pm Price $165 weeklong half-day camps, $330 weeklong full-day camps. Member discounts available. BALLET SCHOOL OF CHAPEL HILL 1603 E. Franklin St., Chapel Hill 919-942-1339; balletschoolofchapelhill.com Offers a variety of dance camps and workshops in creative arts, ballet, contemporary jazz, rhythm tap, hip-hop, musical theater and fencing. Ages 3–17 Dates June 11–Aug. 18, frequency and times vary Price Varies. Call or visit website.
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BARRISKILL DANCE THEATRE SCHOOL 3642 Shannon Rd., Durham 919-489-5100; barriskilldance.com Classes and dance camps/intensives in creative movement, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, conditioning, musical theater and more. Ages 3–18 Dates June 11–Aug. 17; half-day, ¾ day and fullday camps available Price Call or visit website. BOUNCING BULLDOGS JUMP ROPE CAMP 101 South White Oak Dr., Chapel Hill 919-493-7992; bouncingbulldogs.org Jump rope basics and skills, designed for beginners to advanced participants, with the 7-time National Champions and 10-time World Champions. Ages 5–17 Dates Visit website; 8am–noon Price $45/day; $225/week CAMELOT ACADEMY EDU-VENTURES 809 Proctor St., Durham 919-688-3040; camelotacademy.org Daily academic sessions focused on math and language arts, plus adventure-themed field trips. Ages 6–12 Dates June 11–Aug. 3, full or half days Price Call or visit website. CAMELOT ACADEMY SUMMER EXPLORATIONS 809 Proctor St., Durham 919-688-3040; camelotacademy.org Hands-on experiential learning activities like “Design & Build,” agriscience, language immersion, the arts, personal development and more. Opportunity to earn high school credit. Ages 5–18 Dates Weekly June 11–Aug. 13; full or half days Price Call or visit website. CAMELOT ACADEMY SUMMER SCHOOL 809 Proctor St., Durham 919-688-3040; camelotacademy.org Two-week sessions offering remediation or enrichment in math and/or language arts. Ages Grades 4–12 Dates Two-week sessions June 11–Aug. 3; full or half days Price Call or visit website.
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CAMP RIVERLEA 8302 S. Lowell Rd., Bahama 770-633-7698 (winter); 919-477-8739 (summer); campriverlea.com Provides high-quality outdoors and arts programs that emphasize personal growth, learning new skills, positive interpersonal relationships and appreciation for the natural world. Ages 5–12 Dates Session 1: June 11–June 29, Session 2: July 2–July 13, Session 3: July 16–Aug. 3. Open house June 9, 1–4:30pm Price Sessions 1 and 3: $1,035; Session 2: $690 CAROLINA FRIENDS SUMMER PROGRAMS 4809 Friends School Rd., Durham 919-384-9089; cfsnc.org/summer Weekly courses in subject areas such as 3-D animation, theater, fort-building, cooking, forensic science, sewing, sports, LEGOs, comic design, video production, game design, Harry Potter, Star Wars, environmental science and more. Ages 4–18 Dates June 18–Aug. 17; 9am–3pm; extended care available from 8am–5:45pm Price $270–$295/week CARRBORO RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT 100 N. Greensboro St., Carrboro 919-918-7364; carrbororec.org Individual sports, arts, outdoor adventure and theme camps such as water fun, science, fishing camps, mountain biking, LEGO engineering and much more. Ages 3–16, depending on the camp Dates June 11–Aug. 17. Length/frequency varies. Price Varies for each camp. CHAPEL HILL GYMNASTICS 7405 Rex Rd., Ste. 207, Chapel Hill 919-942-3655; chapelhillgymnastics.com Quality instruction and lots of fun in an energetic learning environment. Ages 3–14 Dates June 4–Aug 24. Full-day camp 9am–4pm, half-day camp 9am–noon or 1pm–4pm; extended care available Price $180/half-day/week; $240/full-day/week u