2020 Ultimate Guide to Summer Camps In & Around Houston

One and two week sessions run June 7-August 8 (Sunday-Saturday) for ages 7-17 Nestled among the tall pines along the shores of Lake Livingston lies one of the premier camps in Texas. At YMCA Camp Cullen, located just north of Houston, youth and teens enjoy an experience of a lifetime. Campers take part in a wide range of choice-based activities, including water sports, horseback riding, a high-adventure course, nature exploration, science, arts/drama and much more.Teen adventure camps are also offered as well as specialty tracks such as water sports, horsemanship and Children's Museum of Houston. In addition to the fun and challenging activities, amazing counselors teach the character values of the YMCA: caring, honesty, respect, responsibility and faith, all in a safe and supportive environment. Experience More. Achieve More. YMCA Camp Cullen.

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iD Tech is the world leader in summer STEM education, with over 450,000 alumni and 20+ years of experience. Weeklong, day and overnight programs for ages 7-18 held at 150+ prestigious campuses including Rice, Caltech, and NYU. Kids and teens learn to code, design video games, mod Minecraft, create with Roblox, engineer robots, print 3D characters, work with AI and machine learning, build laptops, learn about cybersecurity, and more! Students explore a top campus with new friends, learn from world-class instructors, and create impressive projects for their portfolios. Small class sizes are guaranteed (no more than 10 students per instructor) to ensure proper pacing for all skill levels.

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Rice University Camp and

The Woodlands Preparatory School

Elite University Summer Camps is proud to celebrate 15 years of innovative, interactive, educational camps! EUSC provides camps from the following departments: STEM, Athletics, Visual and Culinary Arts, and Performing Arts. Each weekly camp offers a fun field trip, before/after care, and a full day of activities. Space is limited at 35 campers per camp to provide low student teacher ratios and a quality program. Space is limited register today!

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Camp HBU is a weeklong overnight camp for students ages 10-15 at Houston Baptist University. They will enjoy academic and extracurricular sessions hosted by HBU faculty, staff, and students, worship and small group discipleship, a community service opportunity, and lots of HBU spirit and fun! Important Dates :: *Session runs Monday, July 13th through Friday, July 17th* Early Bird Registration March 16th  – March 23rd$400 Regular Registration March 24th – June 3rd $450

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Give your child the gift of another language with Language Kids' Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, French, and English language immersion summer camps. Their summer camps are play-based and innovative, and provided in a fun and nurturing environment that fosters friendship and curiosity for other cultures! Their hands-on and interactive programs for ages 3- 5 and 6-10 are taught by native-speaking language educators with extensive training and experience in language teaching methodologies. Week-long camps and before and after camp options are provided at some locations. Call them today and start your child on the path to become bilingual!  Important Dates/Info :: Camps run June through August

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A summer of education and adventure awaits your child at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. Summer camps at HMNS are week-long, hands-on science camps featuring activities for children ages 6-12. Summer camps will be held at the main Houston Museum of Natural Science location and at the Houston Museum of Natural Science Sugar Land. Camps feature more sensational science than ever before! Themes include Camp Jupiter for ages 10-12, Paleontology 101 for ages 10-12, Minecraft Mania: Coding Adventure Camp for ages 8-9, and World Explorers: Parts Unknown for ages 6-7. Check out the HMNS Summer Camp selection of action-packed science summer camps on the website.

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Make this summer exceptional. Enjoy a wide variety of weekly themed experiences (exploring interesting subjects such as science, art, animals, history, fitness, world cultures, and games), engaging activities, fun field trips, and healthy meals and snacks. Choose your favorite weekly camp themes, or spend the whole summer here. Plus, campers get a new T-shirt, water bottle, and backpack for all their summer adventures! Sounds great, right? Then what are you waiting for? Sign up now for our Summer to Discover Camp, only at The Children’s Courtyard®. Call 877.701.4908 or visit ChildrensCourtyard.com/summer to learn more and find your local school.

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Tucked away on 100 acres in the piney woods of Montgomery, Texas, Camp Lantern Creek is a unique girls sleep away camp created so girls can find their voices, try new things, take risks, be cheered on, push boundaries and so much more. Some of our camp activities include our one-of-a-kind Rosie Riveters, where girls learn to change a tire, build a fire, use a drill and so much more; Singers, Spot Light and Stage Crew, Steppers, our Studio 1 Art studio, doll-making and knitting classes, plus canoeing, archery, swimming, ropes course and more! We hope to see your daughter here soon!  Join us at Camp Lantern Creek on March 6-8 for our Spring Mother Daughter Weekend.This weekend is designed for you to experience the magic of camp with your daughter! Enjoy a Friday night campfire full of s'mores and singing. On Saturday, experience several CLC activities including arts and crafts, mother daughter bonding games and activities, a talent show, canoeing and archery. End the weekend on a high-note with a Sunday pajama breakfast. Register now to secure your spot. $500-Mother/Daughter; $250-Additional Daughter. Camp registration is also open for Summer 2020 camp! Session 1: June 14-June 26, 2020; Session 2: June 28-July 10, 2020; July 12-July 19, 2020. Register for Mother/Daughter weekend or Summer 2020.

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From video game creation and robotics, to 3D printing and circuitry, Codeverse camps are packed with hands-on STEM activities that are fun and engaging for every tech-loving kid! Each day of camp is assigned a theme and is comprised of exciting and educational adventures. Throughout the week, campers go on field trips to nearby businesses. To cap it off, campers show off their coding creations to family and friends during Demo Day, a fun celebration that is held every Friday afternoon during camp. What’s included::

• All coding, robotics, 3D printing and hands-on STEM activities at the studio
• Lunches, beverages, and snacks
• Guided, organized excursions to nearby businesses 
• Complimentary early drop off at 8AM/late pick-up at 4PM

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Camps run weekdays, Monday to Friday from 9AM to 3PM, throughout the months of June, July, and August. 

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ASPIRE is a one of a kind summer camp that will equip your child with the tools they need to become a successful entrepreneur. Designed to help students develop strong skills in leadership, your child will learn how to brainstorm business ideas, create a business plan, develop and execute a marketing campaign as well as generate budgets, financial statements and balance sheets.  2020 will focus on growth through technology; presenting top web-based systems, mobile applications and social media platforms that can help small businesses grow.  Early enrollment deadline is March 13. Camp dates June 22 -  July 3 and the early registration deadline is March 13

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All of our Drama Kids classes and summer camps utilize a unique, fun, and imaginative, drama curriculum developed over 35 years that ensure all students will fully participate and benefit from each class. Our camps will run June 22nd to 26th, July 20th- 24th, and August 3rd- 7th. Full Day and Half Day sessions available. 

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