Sponge presents Summer Passport to China - Mandarin Immersion Camp for K-2nd and 3rd-5th grades at PEAK Boys & Girl's Club on Mercer Island. We help campers build language and cultural competency while having lots of summer fun! Our camp leaders are great at making kids excited about language, culture and the world – and they happen to be native-speaking, experienced language teachers, too. Campers are grouped by language experience and ability where appropriate. Dragons, magic, and martial arts! Join us for a Mandarin language immersion adventure. We’ll travel across the ocean and learn about some magical characters from China. Campers will explore Chinese myths, festivals, and foods. We will tell stories about magical dragons, make boats for the Dragon Boat Festival and cook delicious dumplings!

Sponge presents Summer Passport to Latin America – Spanish Immersion Camp for K-2nd grade and 3-5th grade at PEAK Boys & Girls Club on Mercer Island. We help campers build language and cultural competency while having lots of summer fun! Our camp leaders are great at making kids excited about language, culture and the world – and they happen to be native-speaking, experienced language teachers, too. Campers are grouped by language experience and ability where appropriate. Viva el Español! Join Sponge for a Spanish language immersion adventure. Travel to different countries and explore food and cooking, art and culture of the Spanish-speaking world. From empanadas to guacamole, we’ll cook tasty treats, make piñatas, and play outdoor games like futbol!

Camp BLAST OFF!: What does it take to get into space? Lots of rocket power! Test out different ‘rockets’ to see which ones will climb the highest. Design your custom space cruiser and then build it. Make and launch a different rocket each day.

Join us for another year of fun-filled outdoor adventure at Magnuson Park! Wiggly Worms Camp 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.

A huge variety of theater camps run all summer, to suit all ages, tastes and goals. Check our website for schedule of camps, details and how to enroll.

Do you know a fashionista designer full of ideas and looking for a place to use them? Send them to Made to learn the fundamentals of fashion design, color, sewing techniques, and fashion illustration. We will work with the designers to create a clothing line based on a central theme of their preference, and then they will sew one of their designs to take home. This is a 3 day camp.

Get ready for some summer fun! Join us for WMS Summer Camp 2013; we have some exciting Elementary Summer Camps planned. Woodinville Montessori School offers summer day camp programs for K-2nd grade and 3rd-6th grade. Ten sessions are available, June 19-August 23. Choose just one week, any combination of weeks, or all ten. Each week is planned around a theme that includes hands-on activities crafted to spark the imagination such as games, cooking projects, sports, building, animation and more. For a full list of offerings, descriptions, and registration, see the WMS website. Early Bird Discount until April 30.

'Up in the Sky': We will explore, dance, and sing about all things above us: sunshine, kites, birds, stars, butterflies and clouds! A focus on colors and counting complements the musical lessons. Your child can continue the theme of Up in the Sky with an experienced art instructor exploring art materials in 3-dimensional form, such as clay, decoupage, paper mache and more! Available Thursday or Friday mornings 6/20-7/19 (no class week of July 4th). Ages 1.5-3: Caregiver participation required. Ages 3-5: Drop-off class, with caregiver participation the last 10-15 minutes. All classes take place at Good Karma: Center for Joy. Registration and more info available at: http://kmwithshay.com/#/summer-camp-2013/4565651387.

All gardening, all the time. Practice real gardening skills and use every tool in the shed. Learn tool safety and how to use a wide variety of hand tools. Dig a giant hole! Explore the family organic garden in this two-day class for parents and preschoolers. Learn what to plant and how to work together to grow in your own garden. This class introduces children and parents to insects, flowers and the garden world. The session includes gardening, an art project, stories, our famous sun tea and yummy snacks!

The highlight of this tour is a two-day Panda volunteer experience to care and interact with pandas in Bifengxia. Your family will gain knowledge about the panda through working and interacting with them. In addition, you will visit some of the best-loved travel destinations in China, such as the Great Wall and the Terracotta Warriors. This tour gives you the chance to immerse yourself in local customs and culture by exploring Beijing’s narrow alleyways (Hutongs), making dumplings with a local family, learning traditional handicrafts, and seeing folk shows. On this cultural immersion trip you’ll also visit a famous dinosaur museum, go bike riding, practice taiji, and much more! Note: Dates subject to confirmation.

The Aikido Kids Summer Day Camp is open to students of all skill levels. Students will study Aikido, a self-defense martial art, in a fun, save and supportive environment. We will cover self-defense basics, study the main Aikido skills categories, and develop our inner warrior during the introduction to sword class. Students will develop self-control, self-discipline, focus, and confidence while working with other student in one-on-one partner practice. Students will also take time for other fun activities like jump rope, japanese, speed math, and art projects. We'll also go bicycling every day on outdoor adventures to various Redmond locations including the Sammamish River Trail, the Redmond Library, and Marymoor Park. Students need to provide a bag lunch, and bring their bicycle and helmet for the outdoor adventures.

Five sessions of weekly classes including art, woodworking, drama, baking, sports, animation, lego and more! Open to children entering grades K - entering 6th grade. See website for full details and course selections.

Grab a rolling pin and put on an apron! We’re going to be sifting, whisking, kneading, mixing and measuring as we bake savory and sweet creations from scratch. You’ll learn skills from the basics of proper measuring and correct utensil use to cake creations, flay pie crusts, the basics of working with yeasted dough and much more!

Join BRIGHT! Preschool for one or all of our weekly, themed camps for young campers.

June 24-28  GROW! (Gardening & Nature) Your little sprouts will weed and water their way to greener thumbs as we dig into the magic of seeds, sun, and soil.

July 8-12 COOK! (Making & Baking) Tie on those toques and whip out the whisks...who knows if the next Emeril, Rachel, or Mario is among us? The recipe for this week’s camp is a healthy helping of food-filled fun! 

July 15-19 SPACE! (Astronomy & Science) Rockets, space craft, and more. What’s it like to be an astronaut? Discover speed, launching, and building space crafts. 

July 22-26 PLAY! (Sports) Explore balance, movement, hand/eye coordination and discover new skills and games. Step feet first into athletics and fun! Learn about team work and sportsmanship while having a great time. 

July 29-Aug 2 ZOOM! (Transportation) Planes, trains, and automobiles are just the tip of the iceberg in this week of wheels and wings, when we’ll investigate all manner of the machines that move us. 

Aug 5-9 MAKE! (Art, Building, & Creating) Here’s a camp for the mini-Monet’s and pint-sized Picassos out there! Get those creative juices flowing as we sample a variety of media to express our unique artistic visions. **Ages 2.5 -5.

Aug 12-16 EXPERIMENT! (Science) Curious minds, prepare to be fired up in this week of exploration and experimentation, when we’ll put the basic tools and processes of science to the test in our own “laboratory.” **Ages 2.5 -5.

Aug 19-23 ADVENTURE! (Camping) Hike that trail! What do we need for camping and outdoor fun? Let’s build a tent and discover how to spot animals and other natural life. **Ages 2.5 -5.

Building on the successful experience from the previous years, Evergreen Chinese Academy's summer camps offers even more exciting and more engaging activities. In addition to Chinese traditional dance, martial arts, and brush painting, we will have magic show, cooking adventures, theater, kite-making, jewelry jamboree, and candy making. Our coach for the martial arts class looks forward to teaching campers the traditional lion dance. This year, we have added a theatrical focus to work with campers to perform Chinese/English bilingual plays. Children will enjoy making props and stage sets to perform for parents and friends. Healthy and delicious lunch and snacks will be provided.