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Camp Half Moon
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Nestled in the beautiful Berkshire Hills, Half Moon offers a traditional coed camp experience for children ages 6 to 16. Weekly elective program. Safe family environment where campers are encouraged to develop new skills and friendships. Facilities include heated pool, skatepark, beautiful lake & playing fields, comfortable cabins. Activities include: Traditional camp activities with an elective program. Sailing, waterskiing, kayaking, canoeing, tennis, skateboarding, riding, team sports, dance, drama, and gymnastics.
In addition to the overnight camp, Camp Half Moon provides a quality day camp experience for children ages 3 -15. Our facilities include a heated Olympic size pool, 3 tennis courts, basketball court, archery field, dining hall, playing fields and a beautiful setting on the shores of Lake Buel. Our rec hall, arts & crafts center and pottery shop provide spacious indoor areas for rainy days.
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JCC Maccabi Camp Kingswood
Residential coed summer camp
JCC Maccabi Camp Kingswood, the JCC of Greater Boston's camp for boys and girls ages 8-15, is located in Bridgton, Maine. The camp provides a broad athletic, creative arts and cultural program that allows campers many opportunities to deepen their skills and try new things. In this caring and positive environment campers are supported in developng independence, becoming more self-confident, learning cooperation and teamwork, and in strenghtening their Jewish identities. Kingswood's kitchen is kosher.
The camp has exceptional facilities: athletic fields, climbing wall, and high and low ropes courses. Programs in the arts, theatre, dance and gymnastics and a fully equipped waterfront. Jewish and Israel-related themes are woven through camp programming. Staff to camper ratios are low. Sessions: 2, 3-1/2 & 7 weeks.
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Kroka Expeditions
Wilderness adventure program
Kroka Expeditions is committed to awakening in young people a connection to nature and the spirit within, and a capacity for conscious living and compassionate service. We strive to achieve this through wilderness adventure, community living, farming, and the practice of traditional and indigenous skills.
Programs are offered to students ages 7 through 18 and include both day and residential programs. Adventures involve wilderness programs, rock climbing, caving, biking, building projects, white water and ocean paddling in canoes, rafts and/or kayaks and more.
Windsor Mountain International
Residential coed summer camp
Windsor Mountain International was founded in 1961, as Interlocken International Camp and leads young people to discover the magic of creating friendships across cultures. At Windsor Mountain International SUMMER CAMP, activities include sports, theatre, arts and crafts ranging from stained glass to Batik, festivals, music such as guitar, and Jamaican steel drumming, as well as a wide range of outdoor adventure including rock-climbing, camping, kayaking, and a world class ropes course. Last summer Windsor Mountain represented 29 countries which gives campers an opportunity to learn about a broad variety of countries and cultures while making lifetime friends from around the world. We also have an ASL (American Sign Language) program which integrates Deaf students and staff into the camp community.
Windsor Mountain offers exciting summer TRAVEL PROGRAMS for students in grades 8-12. All our travel programs are creative adventures focusing on building friendships among diverse cultures, and include community service learning, language opportunities, cross cultural exchanges and environmental explorations. Travel destinations include Puerto Rico, Caribbean, China, Southern Africa, Peru and western USA. We also have a NEW ENGLAND ADVENTURE program for students in grades 6-8 and a Vermont cycling program for students in grades 8-10.
Camp Tuckernuck
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Nestled among tall pines and hemlocks on the shore of Deering Lake, Camp Tuckernuck offers a traditional summer camp program. Activities including swimming, canoeing, sailing, kayaking, art and music, creative writing, arts and crafts, cooking, woodcrafts, theatre, archery, team sports, hiking, fishing. Adventure expeditions throughout New England and international programs are also offered.
At Tuckernuck, campers work together in small groups. They are guided by trained teachers and counselors who foster group decision-making, concern for others and an appreciation for the natural environment. Tuckernuck is the perfect setting for campers who have a sense of adventure and love exploration in the great outdoors.
Camp Akeela
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Akeela is a co-ed, overnight camp in Vermont. Within a well-rounded and traditional program we emphasize the social growth of our campers, many of whom have been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome or a non verbal learning disability.
Akeela is an intentional community that values and celebrates each child and staff member. Campers make life-long friends, develop self-confidence, achieve independence, and leave camp with lasting memories filled with fun and spirit. Within the predictability and structure of the camp program, campers enjoy ample opportunity for choice and specialization.
Acadia Rock Climbing and Adventure Camp
Wilderness adventure program
Acadia Mountain Guides offers small group coed camp experiences for ages 9 - 12 and ages 13 - 17.
Our Explorer Series for young campers features multi-sport adventure and focused climbing camps primarily within Acadia National Park in Maine. These five day camps are available in day or overnight formats. Adventure camps include a diversity of activities such as rock climbing, ropes course, hiking, nature study, canoeing, caving, swimming, first aid and survival skills. Our specialized rock climbing camps focus on rock climbing and related skills.
Are you a teenager looking for summer adventure? Join one of our RockPro climbing camps or multi-sport adventure camps! Our tiered climbing camps offer something to all levels of rock climbers from those just starting out who want to learn the ropes to advanced sport and traditional lead climbing camps. Multi-sport adventure camps mix it up with rock climbing, rafting, sea kayaking, hiking throughout Maine. Camps may be combined for up to five weeks of summer fun. Accredited by the Professional Climbing Instructors Association and the AMGA. Certified climbing instructors. Member Maine Youth Camp Association. Brochure and detailed information available.
Camp Hawthorne & New England Camping Adventures
Residential Coed, General Camp, Sailing Camp, Creative Arts and Wilderness Adventure
Camp Hawthorne, founded in 1919, is located on over 2 miles of shorefront on pristine Panther Lake in Raymond, Maine. We offer 2, 3 and 5-week programs for coed campers ages 7-16. Programs include a 2 and 3-week general camp with land sports, sailing, waterskiing, camp craft, drama and visual arts. We also offer a 2-week sailing program with racing, a 3-week video film making program, and a 2-week creative arts program with professional staff focusing on performing and visual arts and film making.
We also offer a wilderness and leadership program called New England Camping Adventures offering Outward Bound style trips in white water canoeing, rafting, rock climbing, backpacking, ocean kayaking and biking. We are a small family type camp of 115 campers. Designed for an easy adjustment for first-year campers.
Camp Wah-Nee
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Wah-Nee is a well rounded summer camp with a warm and friendly atmosphere and a rich tradition convenient to New York City, Connecticut and Massachusetts, where great memories are made. Our mission is to build a unique camping environment where every child is safe, free to learn and grow physically and emotionally through participation in sports, arts and all the healthy activities that Wah-Nee has to offer.
We create a community of trust through intentional kindness, genuine caring and fostering of true friendships, leading to relationships of great value.
Our summer program is varied in scope with a wide range of sport activities including Basketball, Boating in our beautiful lake, Swimming in our outstanding pool, Roller Hockey, Ropes, Circus Arts, Drama, Softball, Tennis, Dance, Gymnastics and woodworking. Generations of campers return each year as a direct result of our dedication to growth, responsibility, values and the ability to have fun.
Camp Micah
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Micah, an overnight camp located in Bridgton, ME is committed to providing a safe, stimulating and challenging environment infused with Jewish traditions and values that promotes the building of self-esteem, social relationships and skill development.
Activities include: team sports (baseball, basketball, soccer, etc.); individual sports (tennis, archery, gymnastics, and golf on our mini-golf course); arts (arts & crafts, music, theatre, dance, etc.); waterfront (water skiing, kayaking, canoeing, sailing,); multimedia (computers, radio, etc.); ropes, wilderness & hiking, and much more.
Vermont Adventure Camps
Wilderness adventure program
Vermont Adventure Camps offers a variety of camp experiences. Six Day Adventure Camps: 8 five day adventure camps for teens 11 to 13. The kids stay in rustic cabins at our camping site in Andover VT and go on adventures each day. Each camp session is a little different but there is always a 4 to 1 camper counselor ratio. 2 Week Adventure Camps: 4 two week adventure camps for teens 14 to 17. The teens will go on an adventure each day and then come back to our quaint Adventure Lodge.
Environmental Adventure Leadership School 6 week program: Six week program mixing environmental awareness with adventure programming. This camp is for teens 14 to 17. The kids will be taught environmental lessons while participating in a large variety of adventure activities. Adventure Travel Camp: This six week travel camp mixes a large variety of activities and travels to some of the coolest adventure locations is New England. The kids will sleep in tents every night and will be learning adventure activities that are growing in popularity. Activities include Hiking, Mtn Biking, Kayaking, Canoeing, Rafting, Rock Climbing, Caving, Canionerring, MTN Boarding, Camp Games, Outdoor Classes.
Maine Arts Camp
Residential coed summer camp
Located on Unity College's campus, we offer high quality instruction in visual & performing arts, technology, special interest activities and individual/lifetime sports. We foster a non-competitive atmosphere where campers feel comfortable pursuing new interests as they choose from a variety of activities including acting, improvisation, chorus, dance (modern, hip hop, ballet, choreography, tap), drawing/painting, pottery, fabric arts, t-shirt design/printmaking, sculpture, metal jewelry, enameling, stained glass, portraiture, vintage fashion design, maskmaking, digital photography, videography, robotics, rocketry, culinary arts, kayaking/canoeing, archery, biking, martial arts, yoga and fitness.
Our director and assistant director make it a priority to communicate actively with parents and stay involved in the day-to-day camp operations. We cultivate a small, inclusive camp community, led by a staff of experienced, professional instructors and mature dorm counselors, creating a 3:1 camper/staff ratio.
New York Film Academy - Teen Film & Acting Camps
Residential and Day Coed Summer Camp
Each summer the world famous New York Film Academy Film and Acting Camps give hundreds of high school students an unforgettable and transformative experience in Filmmaking, Acting and 3-D Animation. Our high school camps are designed for students with little or no previous filmmaking, acting or animation experience. They are hands-on intensive workshops that teach all aspects of the filmmaking process - writing, shooting, directing, and editing is taught by award winning instructors.
Camp season opens in June and ends in August. 1, 3, 4 or 6-week Sessions. Ages 14-17.
Kingsley Pines Camp
Residential coed summer camp
You can't go very far at Kingsley Pines without hearing a laugh or seeing a smile. In our safe surroundings and enriching environment, children have the responsibility of choosing their own activities. They develop a higher level of self-confidence and form friendships that last forever. Our camp is so much fun they'll want to come back year after year! Kingsley Pines - it is the way camp should be!
Ages 8-15, Coed, 2 & 3 Week Sessions
Tanager Lodge
Residential coed summer camp
Tanager Lodge, located in New York State's Adirondack Park, is a small, non-competitive community for girls and boys. At Tanger children have fun learning to value the natural environment while they grow as individuals.
Far removed from the technological world, we sleep in tents and a wide variety of outdoor activities fill our days. The campers develop skill and confidence by canoeing, rowing, swimming, camping, mountain climbing, kayaking, woodworking, rock climbing and more!
Outward Bound
Wilderness adventure programs worldwide
Outward Bound, a national nonprofit organization, offers over 500 adventure-based courses - year round - serving adults, teens and youth (ages 12+).
Course activities include rock climbing, sea kayaking, backpacking, mountaineering, sailing, dogsledding, canoeing and rafting in some of the most untouched wilderness areas across the nation. No matter the activity, courses focus on learning through experience, compassion, leadership and responsibility to both team and the environment. Courses range in length from 4 days to three months in length. Scholarships are available.
Since 1962, over 500,000 students have returned from an Outward Bound experience with a deeper knowledge of themselves and the world in which we live.
Incarnation Camp
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Founded in 1886, Incarnation Camp offers both residential and day camping to boy and girls ages 7-15. Located on 700 wooded acres, which surround a mile-long private lake, Incarnation Camp offers a well-rounded program including traditional camp activities. Teens take part in Adventure Treks.
In the spirit of the traditional camp experience, activities include: boating; water sports; ropes course; archery; hiking; primitive studies; field and team sports; fine arts, such as drama, art, dance, arts and crafts; horseback riding, swimming instruction and more. Teens hike the Appalachian Trail, bike the rail trails of New England and canoe the CT River.
Digital Media Academy Summer Computer Camps
Residential and Day coed computer camps
Accredited by Stanford University, DMA is "The Summer Digital Art and Technology Camp for Kids and Teens!" DMA is ideal for students of all ages wanting exposure to the most relevant software used in Hollywood and the entertainment industry, video game design, and web design while gaining hands-on experience under the eye of accomplished professionals. Whether to explore a possible career path, gain practical skills or just have an incredible time with friends, DMA is unparalleled.
DMA offers day and overnight courses in weekly and multi-week sessions for youth, age 7-18. DMA courses accommodate a wide variety of digital media interests in a more sophisticated learning environment than other summer computer camps. All courses are project based and taught by accomplished professionals who have a passion for inspiring young minds. An average student to instructor ratio of 6 to 1 allows for plenty of individual attention as students explore, create and immerse themselves.
Teen courses include Robotics, Digital Filmmaking, 3D Animation, Web Production, Programming, and Music and Video Production - just to name a few. Youth courses (called Digital Media Adventures) include Robotics, Digital Filmmaking, Game Creation, Web Design & Flash, Cartoon & Comic Book Creation and Surfing & Filmmaking.
Emagination Game Design Camp
Residential coed summer camp
Create your own FPS game. Learn creative and technical skills using 3D Studio Max. Then choose your role on the development team---- Graphic Designer, Level Designer, Audio Artist, Programmer. For teens who are serious about learning game design and development as practiced in the industry today. Daily recreation. Gaming at night. We help with transportation. It's Worth the Trip!
The Benefits of Emagination Game Design:
- Teens learn how video games are created in the $13 billion industry by experiencing the process first hand.
- Teens learn valuable creative and technical skills using industry standard game design software including 3D Studio Max.
- Teens experience teamwork, milestones and deadlines by selecting a role on a development team and working collaboratively to build a playable video game using a customized Design Document.
- Teens gain presentation skills as they present their game to a panel of game industry experts for review and critique.
- Teens see the pros in action on a tour of a game development studio.
- Teens learn about the industry and building video games from guest speakers.
- It's the perfect pre-college experience for teens who are serious about game design and may be considering a career or degree program in digital media.
Creative Arts Music Performance
Residential coed summer campC-A-M-P is committed to the creative, artistic and self expression of every participant. Young people flourish through a non-competitive exploration of the creative arts. Dedicated and professional staff support individualized programs fostering each camper's interests, talents and aspirations. Next to Little Bear Pond in Hartford, Maine.
Activities include exploration of the creative arts including music, performance, dance, drama, creative writing, musical theatre and basic film making complement traditional camp activities. A twelve-day overnight intensive in August for ages 7-17.
Camp Kingsmont
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Kingsmont builds self esteem for boys and girls ages 9 to 18 through proper nutrition, nutrition education, physical activity, sports instruction, self expression and weight loss. Located on the campus of Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. A wide variety of team sports are available as well as paintball, go-karts, archery, street hockey and weight training. Personel trainers design workout plans for after camp. Horseback riding and white water rafting are available.
The whole camp participates in bowling, roller skating, a trip to Six Flags NE and trips to a local lake as well as weekly themed dances, skits and a host of evening activities. Music and theatre programs. Games room featuring Wii and Wii Fit among other games. Fun filled, family atmosphere. Come learn to manage your weight and make lifelong friends.
The Laurel Camps
Residential coed summer camp
The Laurel Camps are in the forefront of Maine's camping tradition. We take great pride in our camper-centered programs based on the philosophy that each child is a unique individual with personal interests. Each offers quality instruction and an atmosphere that is stimulating, challenging, & provides everyone an opportunity to succeed. Our staff consists of collegians & professionals who are attracted by a program that allows them to be creative, and by a deep personal interest in every camper's welfare and a strong desire to make a difference in a child's life.
Activities consist of Land/Water Sports, Fine Arts, Theatre, Adventure, Riding and more. Each camp boasts such top notch facilities as beautiful waterfront beaches, brand new full-size Theatres, pro-quality baseball fields, new basketball centers, Arts & Crafts areas with new facilities for rocketry, ceramics and radio, extensive ropes courses with extreme climbing walls (including 55 foot climbing towers and bouldering walls), brand new stables and riding rings, newly surfaced state-of-the-art tennis courts and more.
Cape Cod Sea Camps, Monomoy/Wono
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Summer at the beach. What more natural place for exploration, adventure, and just plain good times? For more than 85 years, the Cape Cod Sea Camps have shared with generations of young people the joy of learning and growing in this very special place on the shores of Cape Cod Bay. A hidden gem!
Very Strong Sailing Programs. Also traditional camp activities such as tennis, archery, aquatics, boating, riflery, drama, the arts, athletics, woodworking, photography and much more. 3 ? Weeks or 7 Weeks, late June to mid August. Ages 8-14
Chop Point Camp
Residential coed summer camp
Traditional overnight camping experience devoted to teenagers, ages 12-18. Our key to success is our staff of 16 college-age counselors with Christian values. Campers come from all over the world to make friendships that last a lifetime. Fabulous food. Reserve your lobster today!
Daily activities include wakeboarding, sailing, kayaking, tennis, bball, soccer, swimming, art, drama, photography + much more. Optional adventure trips include white-water rafting, touring Quebec, canoeing Allagash, biking + lots more! 3 or 6 weeks.
Camp Modin
Residential coed summer camp
Situated in the pristine wilderness of Maine's beautiful Belgrade Lakes region, Camp Modin is one of the oldest residential camps in New England. Located on a private, unspoiled lake, our 375 campers enjoy a community-oriented environment in which they can learn, grow and develop lifelong friendships.
Camp Modin employs 160 professional teachers, mentors and counselors, all dedicated towards making a difference in the lives of children. The Modin program offers professional instruction in over 70 athletic, waterfront, creative arts and pioneering activities.
Summer Study Programs
Coed dorm-based study program
Summer Study Programs offer students a unique summer opportunity which combines stimulating academics with unforgettable sports, recreational, social and/or cultural activities. Summer Study Programs is the "Total Pre-Collegiate Experience" at Penn State University, the University of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Vermont, or Summer Study in Paris at The Sorbonne. 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 weeks - early July to mid August.
Summer Study Programs focuses on Pre-College, Academic Enrichment and Outdoor Adventure. Activities include: College Credit and Enrichment Classes, SAT Prep, Sports, Recreation, exciting Nightlife and weekend travel adventures.
Emagination Computer Camps
Residential and Day Coed Computer Camp
Learn why kids who love technology belong at Emagination. Unleash creativity in 3D Animation, Flash, Game Design, Web Design, Robotics and more. Emagination balances technology learning with fun summer camp activities in two-week sessions. Over 20 Technology Workshops. Plus we offer specialty camps in Game Design and RC Car Racing. Suburban campuses near Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia. We help with transportation. It's Worth the Trip!
The Emagination Difference:
-- Two-week sessions - time to make friends and develop relationships at summer camp
-- Three different technology workshops each day - more variety means more learning
-- Over 20 Tech workshops - more choices and opportunities to progress to advanced levels
-- Recreation and socializing are important - a balanced program facilitates social development
-- Week-long in-person staff training - on campus training builds a team that's ready for campers
-- Experience - Over 25 years operating summer technology camps
Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
The Windham Tolland 4-H camp is located in Pomfret Center Connecticut. The Camp now runs a seven week comprehensive progam. Campers need not be 4-H members to apply. Our 270 acres contain woodlands, cabins, recreational areas, and scenic ponds. Our goal is to use cooperative activities to promote each camper's social and emotional development. Our caring, camper-centered staff is committed to providing safe, educational and fun experiences for every child.
The camp is run by the Windham County 4-H Foundation, a non profit organization. The Camp Committee which is repsonsible for the camp and its activities is a part of the foundation. The camp is in compliance with ADA regulations for camps.
Buck's Rock Performing & Creative Arts Camp
Residential coed summer camp
Buck's Rock is an educational institution that has never lost faith in the innate capacity of young people to structure their time intelligently and to use freedom courageously and productively. Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp is a unique teenage program where campers have the freedom to choose their activities in a supportive, non-competitive environment. Campers work with qualified, professional artists and teachers who nurture and support their skills and interests in professionally equipped studios. Our camper/staff ratio is an impressive two to one.
Activities include: clowning & improv, glass blowing, painting, sculpture, theatre, animal farm, computers, leather, set design, video, culinary arts, digital photo , dance, metalsmithing, sports, weaving, ceramics, music, sculpture, sewing, batik, bookarts, creative writing, etc.
Living Waters Wilderness Adventures
Wilderness adventure program
A non profit Christian camping ministry offering high quality Adventure based activities and canoe trips in Maine and Canada.
Our summer schedule includes six & ten Day Allagash Canoe trips for ages 13-17, Teen Vs. Wild outing, Junior Survivor week for ages 10-12, Remote Canoeing and fishing trip on the De Pas River in Northern Quebec for teens and adults, a whitewater canoe trip on the Bonaventure River in Quebec, and a week long (LIT) Leadership in training program for ages 13-15
Windridge Tennis & Sports Camps
Residential coed tennis camp
Tennis Magazine chose Windridge as "one of the top ten tennis camps in the United States." Windridge incorporates a highly specialized tennis program within the traditional framework of a rural New England camp setting. Come share the Windridge experience- a commitment to hard work, good sportsmanship, wholesome fun and laughter amidst a warm and friendly environment.
Our many popular program activities include: soccer, horseback riding, waterfront activities, archery, mountain biking, basketball, golf, arts and crafts and more.
Camp Emerson
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Emerson campers design their perfect day from over 50 traditional and unique activities. Choose from: Visual Arts-jewelry, ceramics, cartooning, fashion... Athletics-basketball, fencing, archery, baseball, tennis... Performing Arts-theater, rock band, clowning, dance... Watersports-heated pool, waterskiing, sailing... Outdoor Adventure-zipline, ropes course, hiking and our Step Beyond activities-cooking, CO2 race cars, Mythbusters, forensic science, science, rocketry...check out the website to see them all.
For over 40 years, families have chosen Camp Emerson as an ideal nurturing and growth experience for their children. Kids say, "You walk in and immediately make friends." 100 staff supervise 200 girls and boys ages 8-15. Located in the beautiful Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts - 3 hours from NYC and Boston.
Camp Killooleet
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Killooleet, a summer camp for boys and girls ages 9 - 14, is nestled into a beautiful corner of the Green Mountain National Forest in Hancock, Vermont. For over 70 years it has been owned and run by educators who know and listen to children. Killooleet is a "traditional camp" (varied activities, full season, weekly hikes and two overnight trips) that goes its own way in a non-traditional manner. Camp is non-competitive and highly individual. Strong cabin groups are built through working and playing together. With about 100 campers, Killooleet is small enough so that everyone knows each other and friendships develop between campers of different ages who share the same interests.
At Killooleet, half the activities are in sports (waterfront, team and individual) and half are in studio and performing arts. We all explore the beauty of Vermont for ten days over the summer, on foot, bicycle, canoe and horseback.
Channel 3 Kids Camp
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Channel 3 Kids Camp provides high quality summer camp programs for Connecticut children aged 8-12. The camp strives to make the program affordable to every Connecticut family. Activities include swimming, sports, archery, arts and crafts, camping, computers, high ropes course, nature and garden, performing arts, and video.
Channel 3 Kids Camp seeks to employ individuals who wish to provide children with the best possible summer experience. Each summer, over 900 campers will attend overnight, day, and Teen Leadership programs. Located in Connecticut, encompassing over 350 rolling acres along a river valley, Channel 3 Kids Camp offers extraordinary natural experiences with major urban centers less than 30 minutes away.
Summer Institute for the Gifted
Coed Camps with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Gifted students in grades K-12 can participate in the renowned Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG) program. Hosted at some of the most famous colleges and universities in the country such as Princeton University, Dartmouth College and UC Berkeley, SIG has the best well-rounded program for gifted students as it combines academics, social, cultural and recreational opportunities. Students live and learn on campus for three-weeks, leaving with the additional confidence gained by an experience that is all their own.
Because of our small classes, low teacher-student ratio, and teaching assistants, SIG is able to individualize the program for each and every student. Student safety, security and health are our top priority as SIG programs are well staffed for careful supervision. Ten day programs are available for younger students and most of our residential programs have a commuter option. Our more than 25 years of experience have made us the leading organization in the field.
The Summer Institute for the Gifted is the program of the National Society for the Gifted (www.nsgt.org), a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) foundation.
Camp Marist
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Marist is a traditional residential camp for girls and boys ages 6-16 nestled on 300 acres in New Hampshire's White Mountains. Founded by the Marist Brothers, an international Catholic teaching order, we provide a solid Christian based community. Our mature and professional staff consists of dedicated Marist Brothers, teachers, parents, many former campers, and college age students.
The Camp Marist program provides a variety of activities including horseback riding, go-karts, tennis, water skiing, soccer, ropes challenge, baseball, and archery just to name a few. Yes, we offer many fun activities... but they are only the means to an end in the overall growth of your child. We believe that our camp is a special place for campers to learn, grow, and thrive in positive and unique ways that will enhance their lives forever.
Kamp Kohut
Residential coed summer camp
Rich in the finest Maine camping traditions, Kamp Kohut offers a unique blend of wholesome fun and quality instruction. Surrounded by spectacular Lake Thompson, lush woods and fields, Kohut offers a magnificent setting for our comprehensive and spirited 4-week program, designed to create lifelong friendships, skills & memories. Over 50 different activity selections provide a balanced focus on land and water sports, arts, adventure, and nature-oriented trips. We emphasize teamwork & character development, while celebrating the uniqueness of each individual with an elective program of structured choice.
Our 1:3 counselor: camper ratio provides careful and attentive supervision and instruction. Campers choose three 1-week blocks of 6 activities per day. Boys & Girls, 175 campers, ages 7 - 16.
Camp Jewell YMCA Outdoor Center
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp SessionsLocated on a picturesque 540 acre site surrounding Triangle Lake in Colebrook, Connecticut, Camp Jewell YMCA has both the dedicated staff and facilities to create the finest camp programs anywhere. Throughout the year, campers and participants are given the opportunity to be "caught in the act of doing something good."
Camp Jewell YMCA offers two week summer overnight camp programs which focus on traditional camping and specialty programs such as Ranch Camp, a Leaders In Training Programs, and a wide variety of Teen Adventure Trips.
Camp Wingate*Kirkland
Residential coed summer camp
Founded in 1957, Camp Wingate*Kirkland is a coed, overnight camp for 175 children. Located on Elisha's Pond in Yarmouth Port on Cape Cod, Camp Wingate Kirkland is a place where campers feel supported and empowered. Children belong to a community that fosters respect for everybody, regardless of their differences.
Wingate*Kirkland is a traditional summer camp, offering a full range of activities. Days are packed with so much to do, from basketball to boating, swimming to stained glass, acting to archery. The Cape is a great place to go to camp, with trips to the National Seashore, whale watches and deep sea fishing excursions.
White Mountain Summer
Wilderness adventure program
White Mountain Summer is proud to offer students ages 13-16 amazing adventures! The emphasis and goal of all White Mountain Summer programs is for our students to have an incredibly fun adventure. We work hard to build a community that supports teens and gives them the freedom and confidence to be their best selves. We provide a safe and fun environment for them to try new and exciting things, make new friends, and explore their world.
The White Mountain School has partnered with Adventure Treks to create the safest, most substantive, and most exciting adventures for young people through our personal attention to every student, our caring, and our competence. If you are 13 or 14, New England Exploration goes whitewater rafting, mountain biking, rock climbing and backpacking, all in a 16-day trip. For ages 15-16, we offer the Ultimate Northeast Adventure! The name says it all. Between these two trips, we have White Mountain Climbing Camp, which is available to both age groups.
Wellspring Pennsylvania
Residential Coed Fitness and Weight Loss Camp
Nestled on a beautiful and quiet campus in Western Pennsylvania, Wellspring Pennsylvania is the only scientifically based co-ed weight loss camp in the Northeast. Our highly motivated staff caters to boys and girls ages 11-18 for a fun-filled summer of new experiences, new friends and dramatic weight loss. Activities at Wellspring Pennsylvania include fitness training, aerobics, yoga, hiking, biking, basketball, volleyball, swimming, to name a few - all designed to get campers moving and loving it!
Nutrition and culinary classes paired with the delicious food served in the dining hall guarantee knowledge of and love for new foods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with a "BC" (Behavioral Coach) in group and individual sessions knits these elements together into comprehensive lifestyle change for rapid weight loss and long-term weight control.
Tabor Academy Summer Program
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Established in 1917, the Tabor Academy Summer Program provides a fun and safe environment for children, ages 6-15.Numerous activities and optional academics are led by a group of highly qualified and energetic staff in a beautiful waterfront setting.
Traditional camp activities as well as our program highlights of Oceanography and Sailing. Camp season opens in June and ends in August. Sessions: three and six weeks. Ages 9-15.
National Computer Camps
Residential and day coed summer computer camps
Where learning and fun are rolled into one. . . Now in our 32nd year, National Computer Camp is America's original computer camp since 1977. The focus at NCC is 2D and 3D video game design, computer programming, digital video production, web page design, A+ and Network+ certification and software applications including networking, animation, Flash and graphics. Each week we offer all levels of programming in Basic, C++, Java, Assembler, HTML, XML, OpenGL and JavaScript.
Campers may attend one or multi-week sessions with a continuous curriculum that is age appropriate and suitable for beginners to super advanced. The camps are ideal for both experienced and first time campers. Coed ages 8-18 residential and day programs. An optional sports program is also available. NCC has locations in Atlanta, GA; Fairfield, Connecticut; Cleveland, OH; New York; NY.
Activities offered: 2D and 3D Video Game Design, Web Page Design, Digital Video Editing, Computer Programming, Software Applications, Networking, A+ Certification, Network+ Certification, 3-D Graphics, Animation, Flash, Robotics, Chess, Academics, Science, Optional Sports Program.
School of Cinema & Performing Arts
Residential coed summer camp
Come join the next generation of dramatic performers and visual storytellers at SOCAPA - The School of Cinema & Performing Arts. With Summer Programs ranging in length from two to six weeks, and campuses in New York City, California, and Vermont there's no excuse for not taking action. Come make the magic!
Cinema & Performing Arts Camp featuring separate programs in Acting for Film, Filmmaking, Music Video Production, Urban Dance and Photography! Summer Sessions run for 2, 3 or 6 weeks.
iD Tech Summer Computer Camps
Residential and Day Coed Computer Camps
"I've been to this camp for 6 years now. The counselors are amazing and the whole experience is something that I wish I could do year round. I learn more in a week at iD than I do in a year at my school." -Spencer, Student
Experience North America's most reputable and distinguished summer technology program for beginner to advanced students. Over 100,000 kids and teens worldwide have learned to create 2D and 3D video games, websites with Flash, C++ and Java programs, iPhone and Facebook apps, graphic designs with Photoshop and Illustrator, 3D models and animations with Maya, digital movies, robots, all with products experts use in their professions.
Enroll in these fun and challenging, weeklong, day and residential summer camps, located at over 60 prestigious universities in the U.S. and Canada. Juniors and Seniors can even earn Continuing Education Units. Alumni can hone their skills before and after summer with iD 365 – Endless Summer, complimentary online workshops lead by live instructors year round.
Additional multi-week summer camp teen programs for ages 13-18 include: iD Gaming Academy, iD Visual Arts Academy and iD Programming Academy.
Save $100 through December 15th (use promo code WD27).
Camp Walt Whitman
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Walt Whitman, a traditional summer camp for boys and girls, is situated on 300 acres along crystal-clear Lake Armington in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Amid this beautiful setting, we encourage campers to embrace strong values while offering them unlimited possibilities to explore new activities. We're fortunate to attract particularly nice kids and a strong, motivated staff. We provide excellent instruction to help our campers improve in all of the physical skills at camp, while focusing on the care and attention that helps them to develop their potential as individuals and as members of the group.
Walt Whitman is a community that encourages friendship, leadership and the ability to make good choices. Herein lies the spirit and warmth that is incomparable in a summer camp! The counselors and specialty staff at Walt Whitman serve as positive role models, encouraging and supporting campers to stretch themselves. Whether learning new skills in sports, aquatics, arts or outdoor living, campers thrive in an environment of FUN, GOOD HUMOR AND OPTIMISM. Our "hands-on" approach, dedication to excellence and belief in accountability are the cornerstones of the mutual trust and respect that we establish among children, staff and parents. 7, 4 and 3-week sessions are offered.
Cody Camps
Residential coed summer camp
Cody is an American Camp Association accredited summer camp that provides children with a safe, fun atmosphere to make new friends and enjoy new experiences. Our 3:1 camper-to-counselor ratio is amongst the lowest of any camp and allows us to provide each camper with the utmost individual attention. We are a smaller camp and a perfect fit for a first-time camper.
Cody offers a wide variety of activities and trips taught and lead by college athletes, coaches and seasoned educators. With a guided-choice program and over 25 activities offered daily, campers hone their favorite skills and develop new ones.
For three generations, we have been proud to offer quality summer camp experiences to children all over the country and world. We appreciate your interest in Cody and look forward to hearing from you.
Canonicus Camp And Conference Center
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
At Canonicus we see you as a child of God first. We are committed to hiring local, national and international counselors who possess strong, vibrant Christian values. These young men and women choose to spend a fun filled summer ministering to you and to each other within our close camp community. Our camp programs are designed to provide you with opportunities and exciting experiences for both personal and spiritual growth. We offer a wide array of fun camps for children from age four to young adults of eighteen. We are excited to provide camp opportunities that enable children to deepen their personal relationships with God, meet new and old friends, and have lots of fun.
The mission of Canonicus Camp and Conference Center is to extend and enhance the ministry of local congregations of the American Baptist Churches of Rhode Island to the community by providing opportunities and resources for spiritual and personal nurture and for creative recreation and education in the context of God's natural environment.
Hidden Valley Camp
Residential coed summer camp
For 60+ years, Hidden Valley has featured the finest in visual and performing arts, challenging outdoor adventures, horse-riding and much more on 330 acres with a private lake and heated pool near the Maine coast. Develop new skills in 12 art studios, 4 dance and theater spaces, our new ropes course, state-of-the-art stables and spacious playing fields which form the setting for high-quality elective offerings. Professional staff provide challenging individualized teaching and counseling designed to foster independence, community and creativity in all dimensions of children's summer experience.
Campers come from all over the US and 5 continents. Great food, many choices, support for allergies. Directors have lived on site for over 20 years. A parent writes: "It is a truly extraordinary camp, fun, interesting, inclusive, and with the kind of values that indirectly teach kids how to be better human beings. Each year my kids go there, I see so many positive changes when they return home. . . The camp directors are confident of their product as they should be."
Acadia Institute of Oceanography
Residential coed summer camp
Located on Mt. Desert Island next to Acadia National Park, our hands-on, field program offers students the opportunity to learn about careers in oceanography through work at tidal pools, beaches, on board boat and in the lab.
Our academic marine science program runs for two weeks each and offers basic (12-15 years) and intermediate sessions (15-18 years of age). We also offer a one-week introductory session for 10-12 year old students. You must have a satisfactory teacher recommendation for final acceptance into the program.
Middlesex County Camp
Residential coed summer camp
The weekly co-educational camping experience is offered to youth ages 8-15. Day Camp and Counselor-In-Training Programs also offered.
Activities include: aquatics, archery, arts and crafts, music, dramatics, dance, horsemanship, sports, outdoor education, ropes course, climbing wall, hiking, outpost camping.
4-H Camp Middlesex
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Located on Willard Brook in Ashby, Massachusetts, Camp Middlesex offers a wide-variety of programs that build on life skills. Visit our website for more information about our programs or to request a free brochure.
Traditional camp experience with archery, arts & crafts, barnyard, boating, dance, drama, fishing, horse management, low ropes, nature, outdoor living skills, science, sports, and swim lessons.
Power Chord Academy Music Camp
Residential and Day coed music camp
Second to none in amateur musician training, Power Chord Academy is the premiere music camp for teenage musicians & game-musicians, offering a variety of high-energy, exciting, professional learning experiences.
At Power Chord Academy, dedicated musicians ages 12-18 are put through the most inspirational, educational, and intensive programs of their young careers. Over the last 10 years, we have perfected the art of teen musician training, while providing a highly focused, fun, learning environment. We currently offer numerous programs for both teenage musicians, and teen game-musicians who play Rock Band or Guitar Hero.
Power Chord Academy currently offers 34 Sessions in 12 US locations with teenage musicians attending from across the world. Be sure to reserve your space immediately as Session Space has Sold Out for the last 10 consecutive years! Please visit us at http://www.powerchordacademy.com for more information!
Maine Teen Camp
Residential coed summer camp
Maine Teen Camp represents a dynamic, diverse, and enthusiastic group of teenagers from across the United States and around the world. We are located in southwestern Maine on beautiful Stanley Lake. Each summer, over 275 teens and over 100 staff gather together at MTC, sharing their special interests and unique cultural experiences with each other, creating a supportive environment to explore new and exciting challenges. Mature, experienced, caring staff and a fully elective program.
Activities include: Rock music program, professional tennis instruction, wakeboarding/waterski, land sports, water sports, performance and fine arts, adventure course, academics, trips, and much more! 2-4-6-8 week sessions available.
Camp Quinebarge
Coed Residential and Day Summer Camp
Quinebarge - a small camp that soon feels like a big family to both campers and staff. Living, playing and learning together builds friendships fast- friendships that often last a lifetime. Our 70 acres of woods and fields and 1500 feet of waterfront offer everything a traditional camp should as electives the camper chooses: Archery, Field Sports, Tennis, Volleyball and Mountain Bikes let us work up a sweat, High and Low Ropes Challenge Course,the Zip Line; our Climbing Tower; Gymnastics and Aerobics all tune our balance and spatial skills and build strength, teamwork, and confidence almost un-noticed, while teaching safety and caution as we work up a sweat!
Swimming Instruction, Free Swims, Canoeing and Kayaking, Paddleboats and Water Bikes let us cool off. Woodshop, Arts & Crafts and Ceramics let us create, and our Nature Program and Horesback Riding help us learn respect for our fellow creatures and the life around us. Our trip program has people out on hikes or overnights or river trips almost daily, and each week the whole camp takes a special trip together. Quinebarge - a camp where kids have fun!
Camp Pinehurst
Residential coed summer camp
Facing the sunset on the sandy shore of Crescent Lake, Camp Pinehurst is a traditional summer camp for boys and girls that emphasizes skill development, outdoor adventure and teamwork. Camp Pinehurst boasts an experienced, highly qualified staff and an individualized daily schedule for each camper. This combination allows children the opportunity to achieve success in a safe and supportive environment.
Activities include Red Cross swimming, sailing, windsurfing, water-skiing, wakeboarding, knee-boarding, kayaking, tennis, soccer, basketball, model rocketry, yoga, dance, archery, riflery, mountain biking, overnight canoe trips, whitewater rafting and hiking trips. Pinehurst also features comfortable, screened cabins with electricity, a superb chef and a resident R.N. Camp Pinehurst- come make some new friends this summer!
Maine Golf and Tennis Academy for Juniors
Residential coed golf camp for Juniors (ages 8 - 17)
The Maine Golf Academy Junior Golf Camps is dedicated to bringing the very best State of the Art Instruction in Junior Golf and tennis, taught by inspiring PGA Instructors, USPTA instructors, College Coaches and Professional Golf Instructors on the private campus of our premier old tyme traditional summer camp established in 1907.
Program also includes Ice Hockey instruction for interested boys and girls.
iD Programming Academy for Teens
Residential coed summer computer camps
“They were exposed to programming as it truly occurs in the workplace, learning code integration firsthand and collectively brainstorming solutions to obstacles as there were encountered.” -Patrick Hogan, Program Manager, NASA World Wind
Code for the real world at this summer programming camp! Ages 13-18 learn from top instructors and interact with industry professionals and/or NASA researchers in this 2-week immersive programming academy. Teens choose from one of three courses: iPhone App Development, Facebook App Development and C++ Programming & Rocket Science. Located at the prestigious universities of Stanford and MIT. Bridge the gap between writing code in the lab and watching functions come to life in the real world.
Please note that there are other programming and robotics courses offered at iD Tech Camps. This summer technology program for ages 7-17 is North America’s favorite tech camp, and located at over 60 prestigious universities in the U.S and Canada.
Save $100 through December 15th (use promo code WD27).
Camp Lenox
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Lenox is one of the premier summer camps in New England for children ages 7-16 years old. Since its inception in 1918 Camp Lenox has been enriching lives through community spirit, dynamic programming, strong skills training, and lasting traditions. Camp Lenox has had one family ownership since 1964, and is currently owned and directed by Richard and Stephanie Moss.
Activities include Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Hockey, Lacrosse, Watersports, Hobbies, Challenge/Ropes Course and Arts/Theatre. 7 week program.
Birchmont - A Pierce Camp
Residential coed summer camp
For the past half-century, three generations of Pierce's have built a sterling reputation for Birchmont as an exemplary traditional camp that puts as much emphasis on individual growth as it does on fun.
At Birchmont, we emphasize tennis and waterfront activities. We have always felt that long after the traditional "team sports" fade into a high school memory, tennis and water sports do endure. Activities include: Arts & Crafts, Woodworking, Nature Studies, Riflery, Archery, Golf, Aerobics/Dance, Gymnastics, Tennis, Ropes Course, Sports, Swimming, Sailing, Skiing, Canoeing, and much more.
Linden Hill School Summer Program
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Serving campers with language-based learning differences using individualized, multi-sensory curriculum. The Linden Hill School Summer Program celebrates over ten years of giving participants expert academic support and encouragement as well as a positive and fulfilling camp experience. Making full use of our beautiful New England hillside campus, the boys and girls who join us during July each year enjoy our hundreds of acres of fields, woods, ponds and streams, as well as our comfortable dormitory lodging and healthy and delicious home-cooked meals.
The Linden Hill Summer Program provides a balance of academic work and traditional camp experiences. Support and remediation is offered through a multi-sensory approach to language training based in the renowned and clinically-proven Orton-Gillingham method. Honesty, integrity and pride in their success are goals for each of our participants.
YMCA Camp Woodstock
Residential coed summer camp
Like any fine camp, Woodstock offers a wide variety of programs in a beautiful setting. What sets us apart is the Woodstock Spirit of Friendship. Kids come to YMCA Camp Woodstock to have fun and make friends. In the process they also acquire values, learn skills, develop self-reliance, and build character. At this camp these life skills lie behind every laugh, hug, splash, or song. A boy or girl can leave behind the pressures of the day and just be a kid in a community for kids.
Woodstock offers a wide variety of programs in a beautiful setting.
Game Camp USA
Residential and day coed summer computer camp
Welcome to Game Camp USA by Convergenesis, Inc. (est. 1999).
Don't just play video games all summer. Build your own, make new friends and have the time of your life! Whether you're experienced or an absolute beginner, you'll learn industry-standard software from professionals and students (at the college upper class and graduate levels). More importantly, you'll develop the problem solving skills vital to success in college.
Camp activities include Video Game Design and Creation and Computer Programming!
Camp Hilltop
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Hilltop- A Heap of Friends, A Mountain of Fun!
Camp Hilltop, everything a camp should be! Campers feel comfortable and excel in a non-competitive, structured and nurturing environment. It's a traditional overnight camp in the Catskill Region of New York. Family values are the foundation from which Hilltop is built. We offer 2-8 week sessions at reasonable rates. Come see what sets Hilltop apart.
The daily program consists of 50+ fun activities including: High & Low Ropes Courses, Climbing Tower, Water-Skiing, Lake Trampoline, Sailing, Horseback Riding, Archery, Sports, Mountain Bikes, Tennis, Computers, Dance, Drama and Arts & Crafts.
Camp Walden
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Walden is a co-ed summer camp set amongst the splendor of the Adirondack Mountains. At Walden we offer both full and half sessions, and a two week option for our first time campers only. Our pristine, spring-fed lake and over one hundred acres of beautiful property is the perfect setting for our campers to challenge themselves as they make new friends and create a lifetime of memories. Walden campers experience deep and meaningful friendships, explore new challenges and adventures, and excel in their favorite sports, the arts, the theater, and in life.
Limiting enrollment allows us to be just the right size. We are large enough to offer all of the program activities of bigger camps, but small and intimate enough that each child and each counselor know each other well. Our warm, caring, family atmosphere makes first time campers feel as welcome as campers who have been with us for years. We are located 3 ? hours from NYC and Boston and 2 ? hours from Montreal.
YMCA Camp of Maine
Residential coed summer camp
Since 1915, children from Maine, across the United States, and around the world have been creating memories at our camp that last a lifetime. The "Y Camp is located on Lake Cobbossee in Winthrop, Maine, 7 miles west of Augusta, Maine's state capital. We offer a traditional summer experience for 8-16 year old boys and girls along with special programs including Outdoor Adventure Programs and Leader -In Training.
Activities include: arts and crafts, dramatics, music, nature study, campcraft, hiking, overnight camping, swimming, sailing, canoeing, kayking, water skiing & tubing, windsurfing, ropes course, tennis, archery, aerobics, ping pong, team building, low ropes course, soccer, volleyball, lacrosse, football, softball.
Camp Half Moon
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Nestled in the beautiful Berkshire Hills, Half Moon offers a traditional coed camp experience for children ages 6 to 16. Weekly elective program. Safe family environment where campers are encouraged to develop new skills and friendships. Facilities include heated pool, skatepark, beautiful lake & playing fields, comfortable cabins. Activities include: Traditional camp activities with an elective program. Sailing, waterskiing, kayaking, canoeing, tennis, skateboarding, riding, team sports, dance, drama, and gymnastics.
In addition to the overnight camp, Camp Half Moon provides a quality day camp experience for children ages 3 -15. Our facilities include a heated Olympic size pool, 3 tennis courts, basketball court, archery field, dining hall, playing fields and a beautiful setting on the shores of Lake Buel. Our rec hall, arts & crafts center and pottery shop provide spacious indoor areas for rainy days.
