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.

We are very excited to bring you our lineup of workshops for our Summer of Awesomeness for middle school students this year. We know that many simply want to stay home and "chill," so a An Epic Summer of Awesomeness is what it takes! Some will be day get-togethers, some are evening hang-outs, and a few are all day, week long, traditional camps. Whether students are interested in music, technology, art, hiking, design, or gaming, Seabury has it. For all Middle Schoolers!

La Révolution Française! French camp for any level of fluency. Spend two weeks on beautiful Canoe Island, located in the San Juans. Storm the barricades (with water balloons), sing La Marseillaise, and become Louis XVI or Marie Antoinette for a day. Or be a peasant and demand your rights as you issue your doléances to the king. Search the island for the royalty before bringing them to justice. Participate in the July 4th parade in Friday Harbor and watch the fireworks over Lopez Island. Learn how the American Revolution helped to instigate the French Revolution.

Ekone Ranch offers a one-of-a-kind camp program on 1060 acres of canyonlands, forests and meadows near the Columbia Gorge. Our residential, co-ed camp program features small groups of no more than 20 children per session and a 6:1 camper/staff ratio or better. Horse camp sessions emphasize the special relationship between children and horses. Campers spend many hours each day with our wonderful horses, grooming, learning groundwork, practicing in the arena, and going on long trail rides through spectacular country. We ride bareback and western. When not with the horses, campers are engaged in a variety of art projects, nature explorations, swimming, ranch activities and chores. Our garden-fresh, from-scratch food is a highlight of the camp experience (many a camper has learned to love their vegetables in the Yummy Tummy Cafe). Campers sleep in our A-frame longhouse, in tipis, under the stars, or in the hay barn where we listen to the horses breathe all night long. Due to our small session size, we are happy to accommodate some children with special needs or dietary considerations--please contact us for more information. Please visit our website at www.ekone.org or call 509-773-4536 for more information.

The All-Level Horse Camp sessions have a maximum group size of 24 and a minimum staff:camper ratio of 1:5.  Most sessions are co-ed, but this is our one session reserved for girls only. This is both to provide an exclusive session for girls seeking all-girl company, and to concentrate our smaller numbers of boys into fewer sessions so that those sessions have more gender balance.

Everything you want in a summer adventure! Girl Scout Camp is a beautiful and enchanting environment where every girl is encouraged to learn about herself, gain independence and care for the world around her. The possibilities are endless! Choose from Classic, Specialty, Horse and Leadership Camps: * Classic Camp -- Your traditional Girl Scout Camp experience, with a variety of activities like swimming, nature exploration, arts and crafts, and more. Some Classic sessions offer one horse experience, as well. * Horse Camp -- Girls ride most days or every day, depending on the camp, the session and the weather. Each session can accommodate beginning, intermediate and advanced riders. * Specialty Camp -- Opportunities for girls in grades 4-12 to focus on a specific skill (like archery), experience something new (like spending a night at Woodland Park Zoo) or go on an expedition (like a three day kayak trip). * Leadership Camp -- Not only our Counselor-in-Training and Wrangler-in-Training programs, but also opportunities for any girl who wants to explore her leadership style and learn about group dynamics. Every Girl Scout camp starts with a girl planning session, where campers and staff sit down to choose the activities the girls are most interested in doing from the wide variety of opportunities. At Girl Scout Camp you'll make new friends, develop skills and enjoy new experiences that will travel with you for a lifetime. No Girl Scout experience required!

Northwest Soccer Camp is celebrating its 42nd year of outstanding resident, day, goalkeeping and elite camp programs. Come meet the masters and have the time of your life! NSC delivers on: Experience and credibility: 42 years of camps run by Hall of Famer Cliff McCrath a.k.a. Uncle Nubby; top-notch coaching from former pro and college coaches and players, including the fabulous Edu (Pele’s teammate) and Paul Barron, EPL veteran and master goalkeeping trainer; tailored training: first-day evaluations place campers in perfect skill level group, from recreational to premier; convenience: Bastyr is convenient to the Greater Seattle area, with day and resident (overnight) camp opportunities; and wholesome fun: carefully selected counselors lead a variety of off-field and free-time programs designed to make the entire camp experience more memorable.

A call to adventure beckons each of us toward an experience that extends beyond our level of comfort and current understanding. This backpacking program is fun, exciting and a significant first step on the Hero(ine)'s Journey. Leadership, responsibility, communication --- these are just some of the skills that are called forth and developed to bring a sense of community into the practical tasks, in the sharing circles around the fire, and in the fun and joy of playing together. Our wilderness programs are limited to 9 participants out of respect for the wild places that we travel. Apply early for the Call to Adventure to ensure that your child has this wonderful experience. The Call to Adventure will also be offered July 21 - July 27, 2013.

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.

The Pettijohn Piano Studio offers “Beginner’s Blues” Piano Camp to students with at least two years of piano instruction under their belts. This camp will provide a full week of Blues Piano Instruction. Students who have little or no blues piano background will enjoy instruction that is comprehensive, focused and fun! The week will conclude with the students performing with a professional blues band. Topics include an introduction to the Blues, its history, style and accessibility to any pianist who wants to enjoy its fun. Students will gain confidence as they develop listening skills from ear-training exercises, rhythmic development from group rhythm games, and blues “Chops” from daily private piano lessons and practice time.

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.

During this camp we will focus on specific regions of the world, Europe, China, The Middle East and South America. We will learn about the food and culture of these regions and learn different cooking methods and tools that are used in these areas. On one day all cooking will be done in Woks and we will attempt to use chopsticks all day, to cook and eat! Campers will take home a six course “small plates” sampler from around the world on Friday.

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!

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.

Each summer, DigiPen offers two-week workshops that introduce elementary, middle, and high school students to a variety of fun and engaging Video Game Programming, Game Design, Fine Arts and Multimedia Production, and Engineering topics. These programs are offered at DigiPen’s Redmond, WA, campus, located within minutes of Nintendo of America, Microsoft Game Studios, and Valve Software at the heart of the video game industry.

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.