Upcoming Camps & Classes
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Musical Theatre Summer Camp - Superheroes!
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Location: Wing-It Productions Theatre, 5510 University Way N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 | Map It
Ages: Grades K-5 Cost: $200-$225 (after care available)
Event Info: 206-473-9580 | Web site | emailCome join Seattle's Littlest Performers for a fun-filled summer of singing, dancing and drama! This original SLP script is perfect for the future rock star. It will incorporate rock and roll music, while introducing some not-so-typical superheroes. Superheroes, evil villains, support powers, saving the world and more. In this action-packed rocking musical students will get the chance to help save the planet....or destroy it. Can the heroes take on the villains?
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OmCulture Summer Skills Camp - Drawing and Painting
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. or 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (extended care available)
Location: 2210 N. Pacific Pl., Seattle, WA 98103 | Map It
Ages: Ages 5-12 Cost: $50/half-day, $65/full-day
Event Info: 206-829-9959 | Web site | emailMichelle Delano is an artist and a professor, and joins us from Virginia where she heads the Art department at Richard Bland College of the College of William and Mary. Michelle has a special gift for helping kids of all ages access and explore their inner world through art. Having received the Governor’s Outstanding Faculty Award, Michelle's focus on teaching art and creativity has extended into variety of settings, including schools and community organizations.
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Pollinator Power Camp with Magnuson Nature Programs
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/17/2013
Time: Monday-Wednesday 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: Magnuson Community Center, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 4-5 Cost: $97
Event Info: 206-684-7026 | Web siteJoin us for another year of fun-filled outdoor adventure at Magnuson Park! Pollinator Power is filled with hands-on nature exploration, songs, games, and nature crafts. It's designed to encourage curiosity and bonding with the natural world, and to develop big motor skills as well as dexterity. Camp fee includes an official Jr. Nature Explorers bandana - sign up for one or several! Bring a nutritious lunch and a water bottle. Course #97524 on SPARC.
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Pratt Art Camp: Animal Architecture
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Location: Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 7–11 Cost: $325
Event Info: 206-322-2200 | Web site | emailWhat does the inside of an ant hill look like? How do termites make towers? Design different types of nests for birds or mythical creatures. While exploring ideas related to materials and construction; weaving, building with papier- mache and more.
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Pre-Engineering With Lego Camp at Magnuson Park
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Magnuson Community Center, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 5-6 Cost: $190
Event Info: 206-684-7026 | Web siteWith access to over 100,000 pieces of LEGO®, your child will have the opportunity to build what they have only dreamed of with the support of an experienced Play-Well Engineering instructor to guide them. Search SPARC course #97386. Camp Directors: Play-Well TEKnologies Staff.
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Rain City Fencing Level 1 Foil and Chess4Life Camp (Kids)
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: Rain City Fencing Center, Bellevue | Map It
Ages: Ages 8-11 Cost: $339
Event Info: 425-747-6300 | Web site | emailWe have partnered with Chess4Life in Bellevue to offer campers a full day camp option. Chess4Life instructors make the game come to life through exciting lessons on strategy, tactics, and many other topics that open the world of chess to students. Play chess in the morning and learn to fence in the afternoon. Transportation to and from Chess4Life and RCFC is provided by Chess4Life. Level 1 fencing is for complete beginners to the sport of fencing. We will teach footwork, basic blade skills, and simple bouting techniques.
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Rain City Fencing Level 1 Foil Camp (Juniors)
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Location: Rain City Fencing Center, Bellevue | Map It
Ages: Ages 11-16 Cost: $199
Event Info: 425-747-6300 | Web site | emailOur Level 1 (beginning) camps are designed for the complete beginner. We provide all the required fencing equipment. Our USFCA certified instructors start at the very beginning with the on guard position and basic footwork. We teach basic offensive and defensive moves, the basic rules of the game of foil fencing, and end with an informal tournament on Friday. Kids' classes play lots of fencing-related games. Junior classes are a little more focused on technique, tactics, and mechanics. Our goal in both camps is to have fun while learning the basics of modern Olympic sports fencing.
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Rain City Fencing Level 1 Foil Camp (Kids)
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Location: Rain City Fencing Center, Bellevue | Map It
Ages: Ages 8-11 Cost: $199
Event Info: 425-747-6300 | Web site | emailOur Level 1 (beginning) camps are designed for the complete beginner. We provide all the required fencing equipment. Our USFCA certified instructors start at the very beginning with the on guard position and basic footwork. We teach basic offensive and defensive moves, the basic rules of the game of foil fencing, and end with an informal tournament on Friday. Kids' classes play lots of fencing-related games. Junior classes are a little more focused on technique, tactics, and mechanics. Our goal in both camps is to have fun while learning the basics of modern Olympic sports fencing.
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Robotics: Programming Pioneers Camp at the Museum of Flight
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: The Museum of Flight, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Grades 2-3 Cost: $280-$335
Event Info: 206-764-5867 | Web site | emailCan robots think? How do they know what to do? Campers this week will begin to answer these questions as they explore the world of robotics! Campers will spend the week learning to build and program robots to perform simple tasks using Lego kits and BeeBots.
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Ropeworks Jump Rope Camp at West Seattle YMCA
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 1-4 p.m.
Location: West Seattle Family YMCA, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 6-12 Cost: $200-$225
Event Info: 206-935-6000 | Web site | emailRopeworks’ jump rope camps are directed and run by World Jump Rope Champion and Cirque Du Soleil Artist Rene Bibaud. Boys and girls of all skill levels are invited to participate in our jump rope camps, which teach kids the following disciplines: single rope skills, partner routines, double Dutch, jumping long rope skills, group game choreography and more. Kids work together in a fun and rewarding environment of goal setting, best effort and team building. Play games, learn skills, develop new skills and stay fit in our fun-filled high energy program that really gets kids jumping! Camp culminates with a performance for friends and family.
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SAM Camp: Time Machine - Art Past & Present
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Time: Monday–Friday 9:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Location: Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Grades 1–5 Cost: $325-$360
Event Info: 206-654-3100 | Web siteSAM Campers will go back in time exploring art from the Pacific Northwest and across many continents! Time capsules, comics, futuristic portraits and dress-up are just part of the adventure! Includes a visit to the galleries at Seattle Art Museum Downtown. Drop-off and pick-up location for this camp is Olympic Sculpture Park.
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Seattle Tilth Camp: Garden Safari
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location: Seattle Tilth Garden Camps & School Garden Tours, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 6-10 Cost: $210-250
Event Info: 206-633-0451 | Web site | emailDiscover the insects and creatures living in the garden. Hone your urban tracking skills. Find creature habitats. Plant seeds and tend the garden. Keep a garden journal to track your discoveries. This theme-based weeklong day camp is a great way to have summer fun while learning about the fascinating world of the garden. Spend five days developing practical garden skills, exploring plants and discovering animals that live in Seattle Tilth's community learning gardens and Meridian Park. This camp is intended for those entering grades 1-4 in fall 2013.
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Seattle Tilth Children's Garden Junior Counselor Program (Session 3)
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Location: Seattle Tilth Garden Camps & School Garden Tours, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Grades 5-9 Cost: $240
Event Info: 206-633-0451 | Web site | emailIf your teen or preteen loves gardening and working with younger students, this is for them! Junior Counselors help set-up and clean-up garden activities, assist Children's Garden staff, lead small group activities and learn more about organic gardening. Week-long placements offer all the fun of summer camp with the opportunity to develop leadership skills. Jr. Counselors come 30 minutes before campers arrive and stay 30 minutes after campers depart to help set-up and clean-up (these times are built into the listing below). Leadership training and orientation will be provided.
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Serevi Rugby Summer Camp
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location: 7110 62nd Ave. N.E., Seattle , WA 98115 | Map It
Ages: Ages 6-12 Cost: $200
Event Info: 206-684-7026 | Web siteSerevi Rugby summer camps give aspiring and experienced youth rugby players the opportunity to learn, develop and test their running, passing, catching and kicking abilities through several skill based games and activities, scrimmages and a culminating "rugby skills combine." All activities will be age and ability appropriate. With an emphasis on safety, fun and being active, campers will "learn through doing" with our Serevi "certified" coaching staff. This is the beginning of the Serevi Rugby Olympic Pathway. Search SPARC for course # 97582.
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Sizzleworks' Kids in the Kitchen Camp
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: 14111 N.E. 24th St., Bellevue, WA 98007 | Map It
Ages: Ages 7-12 Cost: $240
Event Info: 425.644.4285 | Web site | emailThis fun, interactive, hands-on series is designed for kids in the kitchen, learning good food choices and great cooking skills for a lifetime. Chef Pam makes cooking fun. With picnic fare, campfire food, breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack foods, campers will learn it all. Topics include: Day 1: Top o' the Mornin, Breakfast — The most important meal of the day. Day 2: Earl of Sandwich — did you know that sandwiches were invented in England? Day 3: Campfire Grill — Gather round, sing a few songs, prepare and enjoy an alfresco lunch. Day 4: Summer Bake-Off — Great things from the Sizzleworks ovens--cakes, muffins, pastries too. Day 5: Picnic!! — Mix it up! Roll it up! Pack it up! Here we go!