a CampPage Summer Camp Guide
Washington Summer Camps and Outdoor Adventure Programs
Gulf Islands Film & Television School
Coed Residential Camp
For 16 years,The Gulf Islands Film & Television School has been fostering the creative growth of youth. Our 1 or 2 week Film Boot Camp programs are all intensive, live-in sessions where students work in teams on projects. Every student works on all aspects of their production and leaves with a video of their completed project.
We hire mentors with real-world experience. Mentors are assigned to work with a team (3-6 students) on their project, and function as a guide, expert resource, timekeeper and facilitator. We make sure our students have plenty of access to the tools of the trade. GIFTS strives to provide another kind of access: the ability and confidence to come and study. We offer freedom from financial barriers. GIFTS keeps our fees low, and offer the best education value in the industry. We have a variety of financial support options for students.
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Emagination Game Design Camp
Residential coed summer camp
Get Inside the Game! Teens 15-18 create a 3D video game. Learn creative and technical skills > Choose a role on the development team --- 3D Animator, Level Designer, Audio Artist, Programmer > Build a playable game > Present to a panel of experts > Tour a game development studio > Learn from guest speakers.
Teens come to Emagination Game Design in Atlanta, Boston or Los Angeles from all across America and many foreign countries. We assist with transportation. It's Worth the Trip!
The Benefits of Emagination Game Design
* Teens learn from a team of highly qualified Emagination instructors.
* Teens experience what it's like to work in today's video game design industry.
* Teens learn industry standard software including Maya, 3ds Max, Photoshop® and Unreal Engine 3.
* Teens accept responsibility for part of the game and experience teamwork and deadlines.
* Teens gain public speaking skills as they present their game to a panel of game industry experts.
* Teens see the pros in action on a tour of a game development studio.
* Teens learn from game studio executives who come to campus as guest speakers.
* Teens get unplugged in daily outdoor recreation or swimming.
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Adamah Adventures
Wilderness Adventure - United States
Adamah Adventures is an outdoor adventure summer program for Jewish teens. We help our campers develop self-confidence, independence, and a sense of adventure while building a strong community focused on environmentalism and the joy of Jewish life. During the 18-day trek, campers work in small groups alongside highly trained staff members to experience both the thrill and the quiet; the whitewater and the campfire; in some of the most awe-inspiring places in the country.
Adamah Adventures now offers four treks to choose from. The first trek is to the lush landscape of the Blue Ridge Mountains (Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina). The second adventure visits the mountains and coast of North Carolina on the Peaks and Paddles Trek. The third trek to the Pacific Northwest features snow-capped mountain peaks and wild ocean beaches. Our fourth trek, Oregon Service, allows 10th-12th graders to make a difference while exploring the mountains and craters of Oregon. If you've never been to a Jewish overnight camp, you could be eligible for a grant of $1,000! Find out more at www.onehappycamper.org. Early bird and refer-a-friend discounts are also available, as well as need-based scholarships.
Canoe Island French Camp
Residential coed summer camp
Summer fun with a French accent since 1969. Learn French while enjoying the fun of resident camp on a private island in the San Juan Islands. French is taught at all levels by French and American staff to campers, ages 9-16. Take part in fencing, archery, sailing, kayaking, photography, theater, art, marine biology, and French cuisine during 2- and 3-week sessions. Facilities include a swimming pool, game room, sports field and tennis court.
The French meals, including a 7-course Bon Voyage banquet, are not your average camp fare! With only 45 campers per session and a camper:staff ratio of 3:1, everyone gets individual attention. Airport pick up and drop off. Financial aid available. The whole family can share the fun for 4 days over Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. This is a good way for youngsters to find out about camp in the milieu of their own family.
DayJams Rock Music Day Camp
Coed Rock Music Day Camp
Create, Play, have Fun! Your child will be in a rock band, write a song, perform in a concert and make a recording in just one week. DayJams helps build confidence, instills creativity and develop strong team building skills in a supportive and safe environment.
Want to know how to give your child an amazing summer experience? Call us today! 1-800-295-5956 let our knowledgeable staff help you design the perfect program for your little rock star.
Ages 8-15
No musical experience required
Camp Nor'wester
Residential coed summer camp
Less Technology - More Independence. Camp Nor'wester has provided memorable summers to 1000's of kids since 1935. Activities are considered traditional: arts and crafts, drama, archery, and ropes course, with lots of outdoor activities like sailing, kayaking, hiking and overnight camping trips. Living is cooperative - everyone helps with daily living needs like cleaning latrine and shower houses; clearing trails; gathering wood for shower house boilers, repairing fire circles, and serving food at meal times. We get outside, live with simple comforts, and do things that require personal effort.
Leaving the distractions of technology, media and commerce behind, campers discover new interests and friendships through simple, self- powered pleasures. Change takes time. Our four-week program allows campers to step out on their own, away from preconceived images or expectations held by family and school communities. They will encounter challenging experiences in a supportive, group living environment. They will learn to build relationships, share adventures and take on responsibilities.
Kids don't have to be the smartest, fastest, tallest or coolest to come to Nor'wester. They just have to be willing to leave the cushy life behind, unplug for a while, and try something out of the ordinary.
American Dance Training Camp
Girls' Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
HEY GIRLS - THERE ARE ENDLESS REASONS TO DANCE - HERE ARE JUST A FEW:
1. Feel Great: Studies show that dance can increase self-confidence and help build social skills.
2. Find Your Life's Rhythm: Our bodies and our lives are ordered by rhythms great and small, so moving in rhythms feels great.
3. Reduce Your Stress: Movement plus rhythm creates an anxiety-reducing, meditative state.
4. Boost Your Immune System: Rhythmic movement is so beneficial that dancers have healthier immune systems than equally fit athletes.
5. Zap Your Boredom: Dance is an endlessly varied form of physical activity with strong mind-body & social components; if you like it, you're likely to stick with it.
ADTC has numerous dance camp locations, all just minutes from renowned destination resorts. Our unique locations mean that ADTC campers have access to all the traditional activities you'd want to enjoy at a summer camp, as well as all of the amenities you'd expect to find at a mountain resort. At ADTC, we have just as much fun outside the dance studio as we do in class. Join us for a fun-filled dance camp experience you'll never forget. We hope to see you soon!
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Williwaw Adventures
Wilderness Adventure - United States
Williwaw has been creating unique adventures for young adults since 1999. Our expeditions are designed to provide a safe and meaningful wilderness experience that balance challenging adventure and exploration with fun. We spend time developing outdoor skills and focus on the group experience.
Wilderness travel, paddling and sailing are the core components to our expeditions, and students leave with a solid foundation of skills so that they can pursue and become competent in these activities in the future. Activities include backpacking, sea kayaking, whitewater rafting and kayaking, coastal sailing, community service and surfing.
Camp Killoqua
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp SessionsKilloqua provides a unique outdoor experience for youth and adults throughout the year. Killoqua's 185 acres offer a wide variety of spaces for creative programs and activities. Killoqua offers camping based on the philosophy of Camp Fire USA: emphasis on the small group, individual attention, acceptance of differences and a loosely-structured child-centered approach. Programs focus on appreciation of the outdoors, non-competitive sports, skill development, concern for others, fun and friendship.
Killoqua offers sessions for grades K-12 with a variety of activity focuses including horseback riding, rock climbing, archery, boating, arts & crafts plus more!
Ekone Ranch Summer Camps
Coed Residential CampA one-of-a-kind camp program, emphasizing natural horsemanship, nature-based activities, positive peer relationships, and a warm, welcoming camp community. Small sessions, maximum of 20 campers. We emphasize the special relationship between children and horses. Campers spend many hours each day with our wonderful horses, grooming, practicing in the arena, and going on long trail rides through Ekone's 1060 acres.
When not with the horses, campers are engaged in art projects, nature explorations, swimming, ranch activities and chores. Our garden-fresh, from-scratch food is a highlight. Campers sleep in our A-frame longhouse, in tipis, under the stars, or in the hay barn!
Adventure Treks
Wilderness adventure program for Teens
Ever climbed a snow covered volcano? Slept under a starry sky on a wilderness beach or rafted a crazy fun whitewater river? Here is your chance! At Adventure Treks this is just a snapshot of your best summer ever. You will see incredible scenery, make great friends from across the country, laugh more than you ever thought possible, and become a better leader. A recent study shows Adventure Treks will improve the 21st century life skills your parents think you will need be successful.
Temporarily escape the digital age. 12 - 18 year olds can visit exciting destinations on the West Coast, British Columbia, Colorado, Utah, Alaska, New England and the Southeast. Give us just two or three weeks and you will see benefits and make friendships that will last the rest of your life.
Wilderness Awareness School
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Since 1995, Wilderness Awareness School's Summer Camps have provided exciting nature and survival adventures for kids and teens ages 4-18. Students work together in small groups gaining nature awareness and experiential knowledge of survival skills, plants, mammals, birds, and wildlife tracking.
Through storytelling and engaging nature activities, inspiring lessons are carefully woven into each of our camps. Students' connection to the earth is nurtured, and skills are built that serve them for a lifetime!
Camp Namanu
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Namanu is a place of enchantment and beauty, a place where lifelong friendships are formed, where the leaders of tomorrow meet both age-old tradition and new ways of thinking. Our standards are high, our staff talented and our programs exemplify excellence.
Namanu offers intentional and well-developed programs, based on the philosophy of Camp Fire USA, with an emphasis on the small group, individual attention, and an appreciation of differences. Programs focus on cooperative group living, an appreciation of nature, non-competitive sports, skill development, concern for others, fun, and forming friendships.
Camp Sealth
Coed Camp with Residential and Day SessionsCamp Sealth is a resident & day camp for youth ages 6 to 17, serving over 1,500 youth each summer. We offer a traditional camp experience, plus specialty programs in horseback riding, sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, adventure trips, photography and more.
Located on Vashon Island, WA, Camp Sealth has been part of the Pacific Northwest for 92 years. We focus on diversity, inclusion, and fostering leadership in youth. Small group sizes, camper involvement in planning, and getting kids connected to nature are part of what make us unique.
Wellspring Vancouver
Residential Coed Fitness and Weight Loss Camp
Wellspring Vancouver will teach teens ages 11 - 18 from around Canada and the United States, including those in the Pacific Northwest, how to live a healthy lifestyle. Using the picturesque setting and local adventure options, Wellspring campers will hike, bike, climb, kayak, rappel, as well as participate in more traditional camp activities and sports - soccer, volleyball, scavenger hunts, Color War, and personal training.
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.
Camp Wahoo!
Residential summer horse camp for boys & girls ages 10-16Camp Wahoo!...Designed for kids that love horses and the outdoors. The beautfiul North Fork of the Teanaway River northeast of Cle Elum is the home of Camp Wahoo! and is operated by High Country Outfitters.
Each camper will practice a learn-by-doing approach, the camp philosophy. Camp sessions are limited to 18 campers and 6 leadership campers. Each camper is assigned their own horse to ride and care for during their stay. Daily trail rides and an overnight trail ride are the highlights of this camp. Campers will also learn outdoor living skills necessary for their overnight trail ride.
Alpengirl Girls Summer Adventure Camp
Wilderness adventure programs for girls
Girl Powered Teen Adventure Camp! 7, 14 or 21-day wilderness-based summer camp sessions for girls ages 11-17. Our multi-adventure camps for girls offers tent-camping, yoga and healthy "camp gourmet" cooking combined with backpacking,horseback riding, surfing, rock climbing, canoeing, sea kayaking, whitewater rafting, and wildly original Alpenolympic events! "1st time away from home" camper specialty, 75% of our staff return, staff average age of 26, less than 120 campers per summer, 1:4 or 1:6 ratio, a small family-style girl teen camp program dedicated to caring for each camper.
Montana Horse Camp, Washington Preteen Girls Camp, Alaska Teen Adventure Camp, Hawaii Surf & Backpack Camp, Norway Sea Kayaking Camp, North Cascades Girls Camp and More! Alpengirl offers a balanced mix of outdoor adventure, organic fitness and genuine friendship that allows each camper to blossom.
ALPENGIRL - A LIFESTYLE FOR THE ADVENTURESS IN YOU!
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.
Summer at Delphi
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
CHALLENGING & FUN - Ages 5-18 Day & Overnight. You'll be challenged everyday with improving your study skills, as well as your knowledge of math, science, English and computer technology. Activities at Delphi include horseback riding, archery, tennis, drama, art and music as well as exciting weekend activities like camping, rafting, trips to the beach and crabbing.
Learn study skills; over 250 courses available, sports & chess camps, hands-on science, horseback riding, weekend trips & more! Beautiful 800 acre Oregon Willamette Valley campus. Activities: camping, swimming, bowling, ceramics, art, music, sports and horse camps, archery, theater, photography, and much more!
Camp Huston
Residential coed summer campHuston's staff is dedicated to providing a quality camping experience within a Christian community. Campers experience adventures and activities such as hiking, camping, archery, arts&crafts, swimming in the outdoor pool, our challenge course, spending time by Wallace River, making new friends, and much more!
Personal and Group development can be expected during a week at camp where a safe environment is created for campers to learn and grow. We are located approximately one hour NE of Seattle and situated in the foothills of the Cascades, offering a beautiful setting to enjoy your summer. Horse Camp and Theater Camp options available.
iD Tech Summer Computer Camps
Weeklong, day and overnight summer programs for ages 7-17
Love gaming, programming, or filming? Take hobbies further and gain a competitive edge! Over 130,000 students ages 7-17 have enrolled in fun and challenging, weeklong, day and overnight programs held at 60 prestigious universities nationwide including Stanford, Princeton, Columbia, Emory, and others in 27 states. Small classes (max 8:1) are guaranteed, and taught by adult-only instructors for personalized curriculum with a small group to optimize learning and social experiences.
COURSES: Create iPhone apps, programs with C++ and Java, video games, websites, movies, 3D models, robots, films, photos, and more. Accredited Continuing Education Units are available.
YEAR-ROUND LEARNING! New for 2012, students can complement their summer experience by subscribing to iDTech365.com - an online learning community offering tutorials, forums, and video lessons. And don't forget about the FREE monthly online workshops.
TEEN-ONLY PROGRAMS: Also for 2-weeks ages 13-18 immerse in specialized, pre-college, overnight summer programs at iD Gaming Academy, iD Programming Academy, and iD Visual Arts Academy (filmmaking and photography). Visit www.iDTeenAcademies.com for courses and university locations.
VISIT INTERNALDRIVE.COM for more information and to register online (check real-time-up-to-the-minute-availability). Or call 1-888-709-TECH (8324) to speak to a Program Advisor who can recommend a customized summer schedule to develop a student's interest.
Bold Earth Teen Adventures
Adventure Travel Programs
The worldwide leader in adventure travel since 1976! If you are interested in fun, community service, cultural and language immersion, adventure and travel then this is the camp for you. Rock climb in Colorado, take language class in Costa Rica, go world class white water rafting, climb peaks, PADI SCUBA dive Fiji, build bamboo rafts in Bali, hike the great wall of China, visit Machu Picchu or surf the warm blue waters of Hawaii!
For 36 years the mission of Bold Earth has been to offer an adventure for every enthusiastic traveler, 11 - 18 years of age, from beginner to expert! Our leaders are the best in the industry with over 80+ hours of backcountry first aid and extensive experience working with students. Our leader's first priority is safety and the second is FUN! The goal of Bold Earth is to teach independence and leadership skills which will lead to a lifetime of exploration, friendship and enjoyment.
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 13 years, we have perfected the art of teen musician training, while providing a highly focused, fun, learning environment. We currently offer several programs for teenage musicians.
Power Chord Academy currently offers 20 Sessions in 13 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 12 consecutive years! Please visit us at http://www.powerchordacademy.com for more information!
Gulf Islands Film & Television School
Coed Residential Camp
For 16 years,The Gulf Islands Film & Television School has been fostering the creative growth of youth. Our 1 or 2 week Film Boot Camp programs are all intensive, live-in sessions where students work in teams on projects. Every student works on all aspects of their production and leaves with a video of their completed project.
We hire mentors with real-world experience. Mentors are assigned to work with a team (3-6 students) on their project, and function as a guide, expert resource, timekeeper and facilitator. We make sure our students have plenty of access to the tools of the trade. GIFTS strives to provide another kind of access: the ability and confidence to come and study. We offer freedom from financial barriers. GIFTS keeps our fees low, and offer the best education value in the industry. We have a variety of financial support options for students.
