Each Explore Dance! camp is a one-week session designed to introduce young children to dance through simple dance steps, stretching, listening to music and also exploring classical ballet stories that are familiar children's tales through movement and fun craft projects. Each week of camp culminates with a demonstration for family and friends. No audition is required for this program.

For dancers with som experience, this program provides four weeks of comprehensive, pre-professional training in multiple dance styles with the emphasis on classical ballet based on Vaganova method from Russian Ballet Academy, St. Petersburg, Russia. Two-week & One-week sessions are also available ($495-$795). Curriculum includes: Ballet, Pointe, Men's Class, Pas De Deux/Contemporary, Variations, Character, Jazz/Theatre Dance, Modern, Choreography, Mime, Mat/Stretch, History of Dance and Nutrition/Injury Prevention.  The end of each session culminates with informal performance for family and friends. An audition is required for this program, on Saturday, April 27, 2013, or by appointment, with a $25 audition fee.

Imagine the perfect summer day…explore the barnyard, hike a leaf-canopied trail, play active outdoor games, create multi-media art and make new friends. The strength of our camp stems from our small group sizes allowing personal attention to each child. Each week offers a variety of activities in which children’s interests are stimulated. Weekly field trip provided to a City of Bellevue beach or local place of interest. If extended care is needed please sign-up when you register for camp.

Weekly themes are:

June 24-28 Barnyard Round-up

July 8-12 Gone Buggy

July 15-19 Wonders of the Sea

July 22-26 Science Discoveries

July 29-Aug 2 Works of Art

Aug 5-9 Scales, Tails, & Feathers

Aug 12-16 Creek Side Fun

Aug 19-23 Super Splash

Travel back through time as we uncover the mysteries left behind by dinosaurs. We’ll study these magnificent prehistoric beasts, dig for dinosaur bones and create our own dinosaur fossils. Become a paleontologist in no time!

One-week athletics camps offered to students entering grades 5 - 9. Camps offered include Boys and Girls Basketball, Boys and Girls Lacrosse, Girls Volleyball, Co-ed Football, Co-ed Soccer and Co-ed Learn-to-Row.

Two-week academic camps for students entering grades 5 - 8. Students will take two classes in the morning, and after lunch spend the afternoon in outdoor activities with camp counselors. A variety of hands-on, project based classes are available, and students may take as many sessions as desired.

Kids will have a blast in this camp! Four days of play and other fun activities in one of Seattle's largest indoor playgrounds. Trikes, cars, riding toys galore, climb structures, obstacle courses, parachute play, craft-making, games, play houses, and more! Bring a lunch and drink each day; one day we'll even hike to one of the biggest outdoor playgrounds around and have a picnic! Search SPARC for course # 97547. Camp Director: Melissa Blumhagen.

Summer time is fun time! Have an outstanding time developing your sports skills at a fun filled camp with knowledgeable, enthusiastic staff. Little Champs is focused on the FUNdamentals that are age appropriate and show an emphasis on health and sportsmanship. Campers will be grouped by age.

By popular demand we are doing our very first Double Take: Doll and Girl Outfits. Who doesn't love matching outfits? In this class we will make this super cute tunic dress/tunic for both girl and doll. We will go over sewing basics as well as how to cut out and read a sewing pattern. Please bring: A small materials list will be emailed before class.

Due to the popularity of Mamma Mia offered later in the summer, we are offering the same Mamma Mia camp earlier as well. Sophie is getting married and wants her dad to walk her down the aisle. One problem. Who is her Dad? Everyone from her mom and the other two gals from the 1970?s group Donna and the Dynamos, to bridesmaids, fiancés and loads of wild Greek villagers help her solve this mystery. Stage Struck has made a  loose and kid-friendly adaptation of this hugely popular musical based on the music of the 70?s pop group ABBA. Come party with us to such favorites as  “Dancin’ Queen,” “Take a Chance on Me,” “SOS,” “Super Trooper” and of course “Mamma Mia! ” Performance Friday, July 5, 7 PM. Late start to camp on July 5.

Mathnasium offers summer programs for students of all ages and skill levels. Math camps are a great way to keep the summer slump from happening and are all about helping our students get ready for what lies ahead. For some students that means a comprehensive review of previous material; for others that may mean a preview of what will be coming next year. We provide Jump Start Workouts, Intensive Review, High School Math Prep, and the Early Learners/First Steps programs.

Experience a summer packed full of adventure, crafts, field trips, swimming, friends, educational activities and much more. Each week campers will go on a field trip or have a special guest in the classroom. There will be swimming (weather permitting) and visits to parks and beaches. Every Monday a weekly itinerary will be available with a supply list of what to bring each day. Campers will need to bring a lunch and water bottle every day. Campers must have completed kindergarten.

Themes include:

Food Frenzy: June 24 - 28

Games Galore: July 1 - 5 (no camp July 4)

Abrakadabra: July 8 - 12

Wipe Out: July 15 - 19

Rock and Roll: July 22 - 26

Alien Invasion: July 9 - Aug. 2

Aqua Zone: Aug. 5 - 9

Camping We Will Go!: Aug. 12 - 16

Come to Mercer Island to experience a summer you will never forget, packed full of adventure, arts and crafts, field trips, swimming, friends, memories and much, much more. Each camper receives a cool camp T-shirt. Camps run all summer long. Weekly sessions run all summer long! (Note: there's no camp July 4, just MTW and F that week.)

This exciting and musically stimulating camp is for musicians at all levels! Students learn to create, record, and perform songs utilizing Clavinova digital pianos and music software including Garage Band. Campers perform in an end-of-camp concert and receive a CD and DVD of student created songs and music videos. Located at Island Park Elementary School.

Professional game designer Michael Adams has over 20 games on the market with publishers including Cranium, Mattel, Hasbro, and Gamewright. Students will learn to think like an inventor while exploring and playing many genres of games including, dice, deck building, targeting, social, and strategy. Assisted by Michael's guidance and expertise, each child will invent, prototype, play-test, and refine at least one game during the week. Parents will be invited Friday afternoon to a game party to show off all the inventions.

Come join Seattle's Littlest Performers for a fun-filled summer of singing, dancing and drama! This timeless story will come to life in this stage adaptation, which will feature songs from the classic film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. This high energy musical will take campers on an amazing, fabulous, and sensational journey. This camp session is guaranteed to delight everyone's sweet tooth while enjoying a fantasy ride into the land of pure imagination.

Since 1995, our summer day camps have offered creative play, exploration and adventure, as children work together in small groups gaining nature awareness and experiential knowledge of plants, mammals, tracking, birds and survival skills. Our highly trained instructors guide students into experiences that nurture their connection to the earth and allow them to feel at home in nature. Fun and adventure are only part of the story. Our 1:8 staff-student ratio allows our instructors at our summer day camps to facilitate the development of tangible and intangible skills like teamwork and communication; thankfulness; awareness; patience; common sense; self confidence; problem-solving; and respect for self, each other and nature. These skills are woven invisibly into each of our summer day camps through storytelling, active questioning and engaging nature activities. For example, campers might learn patience through the need to get close to wildlife, or teamwork and communication through the need to quickly build a group shelter. Our focus is on helping children to build skills that will serve them for a lifetime.  Camps take place in Bellevue, Kirkland, Seattle and Carnation. See website for camp schedule.

An awe-inspiring marvelous combination of dance, juggling, and acrobatics. Through this class, students will learn how to perform some of those skilled (and sometime hilarious) NANDA-style stage combat moves.

Our 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.

Your child will be cared for by trained and competent staff in a small group setting. This camp offers an opportunity for children to be independent thinkers and gain self-esteem. Your child will take part in a variety of enrichment activities that will open the door to discoveries in art, science, nature, cooking, make believe and staying active. Your child will use their imagination, keeping them engaged and active this summer. Each week will bring a variety of new and different activities. Weekly field trip provided to a City of Bellevue beach or local place of interest. If extended care is needed please sign-up when you register for camp.

It’s time to say hello to the amazing world of robotics! Learn about the robots that you have in your home and use every day. Make different rovers that can pick up objects, complete an obstacle course, or engage in exciting tournaments.

In this 4-day camp, Roosevelt High School Varsity Basketball Coach Bart Brandenburg and current varsity and JV players will work closely with younger players to improve their physical skills and help them to build the mental skills and attitudes that will help them succeed both on and off the court. The camp fee includes a 2013 Collectors Edition Roosevelt Basketball Camp t-shirt. Lunch, snacks and sports drinks will be available for cash purchase each day.

Ropeworks’ 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.

Classic Day Camp: Entering grade 1-6 Campers enjoy a variety of age-appropriate activities each day including the flying squirrel activity on our ropes course and water sports. Includes an optional Thursday BBQ, carnival, waterfront show, and overnight stay. 3 Day Classic Day Camp (June 30- July 5): Entering grade 1-6 H20 Day Camp (August 18-23): Entering grade 1-6 Longer days (8am-6pm)include more waterfront time, more tubing, and more water sports time!

Campers enjoy a variety of on-site activities including tubing, water activities, ropes courses, team competitions, games, relevant speakers and more BLAST Camp (June 23-28): Entering grade 6-9 Little Overnight Camp (June 30- July 5): Entering grade 2-5 Junior Overnight Camp (July 7- 12; July 21-26; Aug 4-9): Entering grade 4-6 Teen Overnight Camp (July 38-Aug 2): Entering grade 7-10 Experience the ultimate in water sports with more water activities and extra time on our ski boats in addition to all the fun camp has to offer. H2O Teen Overnight Camp (July 14-19; August 11-16): Entering grade 6-9

Aspiring rockers in this performance camp will learn a variety of tunes from what many believe to be the greatest band of all time. There’s enough material for both beginning and intermediate students. No matter what level player you are, you can always learn something from The Beatles.

Seattle Audubon offers hands-on, nature-focused day camps for children entering 1st – 6th grade, and overnight camps for students entering 7th – 9th grades. Come discover, explore, and learn more about the natural world around us! We also have volunteer opportunities for high school students (entering 10th - 12th grade) through our Junior Naturalist in Training Program. Teens learn the skills of a naturalist and help teach campers about the environment while getting community service hours. This summer Seattle Audubon will offer Extended Day Care before and after Nature Camp for registered campers. Please visit our website for more information.

Explore traditional materials and methods used by early settlers and first people. Learn the lore and medicinal uses of common weeds and native plants. Create a naturalist's journal to keep recipes and memories. 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.

Join us for another year of fun-filled outdoor adventure at Magnuson Park! Soil Detectives 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. Course # 97534 on SPARC.

In this week-long drama camp, we will learn the tricks of the trade, from stage terms to make-up, costumes, and props. Campers will play improvisation and drama games, learn how to read a script with a discerning eye, and deliver lines with Oscar-worthy expression. With the help of experienced actors and drama teachers, we will put on a production of dramatic proportions.

Summer @ TAF is a summer day camp for youth. Weekly programs are project-based learning experiences focused on STEM enrichment. Summer @ TAF runs weekly all summer, except there is no camp during the weeks of July 1st and July 15th. Themes include Video Game Design, Robotics, Computer Programming, Forensic Science, and Aviation. See website for full details!

Sponge presents Summer Passport to China - Mandarin Immersion Camp for Pre-K and K-2nd grades. 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 China - Mandarin Immersion Camp for Pre-K and K-2nd grades at Bellevue Montessori Campus. 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-2 grade and 3-5th grade at Mt. Baker Community Club. 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!

Sponge presents Summer Passport to Latin America – Spanish Immersion Camp for K-2 grade and 3-5th grade at Bellevue Montessori. 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 us 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!

Our Farm Day Camps are a great way to learn about all the great things that happen on a farm every day. Learn all about gardening, composting, recycling, cooking, water dynamics, and caring for all the various farm animals, chickens, goats, horses, and ponies. Enjoy more fun stuff each day with Arts and Crafts, Games, and much more.

The Hi-Liners Musical Theatre offers morning and afternoon half-day summer camps throughout the summer, for various age groups. Each week has a special theme, such as Hogwarts, Musical Monsters and Everything Oz. Visit our website for full details and schedule of themed camps.

Camp FLYING ANIMALS: (new in 2013) It's a bird! It’s a plane…No, wait...it really is a bird! Join us for a week of things with wings as we discover the many amazing flying animals in the world around us. Campers will learn about the many wonderful adaptations that our feathered and furry friends use to take to the air!

Tighten your Kuiper belt as you make an intergalactic passport from Sol all the way out to the Oort cloud! At each stop you learn about how we explore our Universe. Hands-on activities and crafts include making a miniature green-house to understand why Venus is so hot and building robotic rovers to see how we learn about Mars.

Wilderness Awareness School summer camps cultivate young people’s understanding and appreciation of nature, community and self. Through exploration, adventure and creative play, students work together in small groups gaining knowledge of plants, mammals, tracking, birds and survival skills. We offer full-day summer camps at parks in Bellevue, Seattle, Kirkland and Carnation.

Wilderness Awareness School's summer day camps offer creative play, exploration and adventure, where your kids work together in small groups gaining nature awareness and experiential knowledge of plants, mammals, tracking, birds and survival skills. Our 1:6 staff-student ratio allows our instructors at our summer half-day camps to facilitate the development of tangible and intangible skills like teamwork and communication; thankfulness; awareness; patience; common sense; self confidence; problem-solving; and respect for self, each other and nature. Full and half-day camps are for children ages 4-6. Camps meet in Bellevue, Kirkland and Seattle.

Wilderness Awareness School offers Advanced Survival Skills Day Camp and Advanced Scout Awareness Day Camp at various parks in the Seattle area for ages 10-12. These outdoor summer camps build on knowledge gained at our beginner day camps, and require at least one week of prior camp experience with us. This week can be taken earlier the same summer. Scout awareness camp focuses on using our senses to the fullest, as did the ancient “scouts” of many cultures. Survival camp is an extremely hands-on camp that includes fire making, wilderness craft and tool making.

Inspire your child to write! Young Writers' Academy is offering Creative Writing Camps this summer. These fun and engaging camps are dedicated to helping students increase their love for and skill in writing. Come join us and create a bound short story, staged play, an unsolvable, plot-twisting mystery, and more! Register today for half-day or full day camps! Early bird special for summer camp is through May 31.

Zeno, a non-profit organization, is offering its math camp adventures this summer that are super fun and help to combat that dreaded summer learning loss. Campers will use architecture to design and build their own city; build geometric Pirate Hats and learning to read treasure maps; play Blink while Measuring Monkeys with their Supermind; and learn money systems to barter like the Romans, Grecians, and Mayans. Learn more about our camp sessions and locations at our website.

Zeno, a non-profit organization, is offering its math camp adventures this summer that are super fun and help to combat that dreaded summer learning loss. Campers will use architecture to design and build their own city; build geometric Pirate Hats and learning to read treasure maps; play Blink while Measuring Monkeys with their Supermind; and learn money systems to barter like the Romans, Grecians, and Mayans. Learn more about our camp sessions and locations at our website.

Discovery Days - where imagination comes alive...at camp. This day is part of the Seattle Children's Museum Summer Camp program which provides a create-your-own summer opportunity for families to select their own combination of single, half-day or full-day camps throughout June, July and August. Each day features its own theme. Learn more at www.thechildrensmuseum.org/summer.

Discovery Days - where imagination comes alive...at camp! This day is part of the Seattle Children's Museum Summer Camp program which provides a create-your-own summer opportunity for families to select their own combination of single, half-day or full-day camps throughout June, July and August. Each day features its own theme. Learn more at www.thechildrensmuseum.org/summer.

Just like birthdays, slumber parties are a year around event for kids and who doesn't want to show off their new PJ party attire and goodies? In this class the girls will learn basic sewing techniques through making a pair of PJs (with pocket's of course), A Woobie (rice filled, microwaveable, warmers), a travel pillow with hidden pocket and a fun face on it, and a drawstring tote to carry their PJ supplies to and fro.  A small materials list will be emailed before class.

Join us for an exciting 2-day camp, filled with fun and delicious activities! Day 1: snack walk in our organic p-patch plot, begin the harvest, make flower bouquets and chef's hats, and set up our "banquet room". Day 2: finish the harvest, plant crops for the next camp, and prepare a delicious lunch and dessert using fresh, seasonal vegetables, herbs, and fruits. Plus, each child can invite a guest for the banquet, who they will wait on in royal fashion - sign up for one or several! Course # 97541 on SPARC.

Discovery Days - where imagination comes alive...at camp! This day is part of the Seattle Children's Museum Summer Camp program which provides a create-your-own summer opportunity for families to select their own combination of single, half-day or full-day camps throughout June, July and August. Each day features its own theme. Learn more at www.thechildrensmuseum.org/summer.