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.

Join us for an adventuresome two-day camp, exploring the diverse ecosystems of Magnuson Park with advanced nature science activities, and learning about native plants and peoples. Campers will explore shoreline trails and habitats, Wetlands campers will explore all the wetland trails in the park, and Woodlands campers will explore shady spots from the Kite Hill Forest to Promontory Point. All campers will create a useful handmade plant craft too - sign up for one camp or several! Fee includes an official Nature Rangers bandana. Bring a nutritious lunch, snack, and a water bottle. Course # 97538 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.

At this camp, each camper will have a whole chicken to de-bone. This chicken will be used to create a family meal that will be sent home at the end of the week. We will use every part of the chicken, making chicken sausage, wings for lunch, chicken breast parmesan for the take home dinner. The meal taken home on Friday will include: Chicken sausage bruschetta, local organic salad, Pappardelle pasta with tomato sauce, Chicken Parmesan, and fresh mini fruit pies.

This camp encompasses favorites that are typically inexpensive, uncomplicated, and easy to prepare. In addition to a brief sojourn into ethnic foods, this camp will focus on practical meals and homemade favorites. These dishes are particularly good for young people when they need to keep costs down. Your young chef will rub elbows with many professional chefs all week long becoming competent and proficient in the kitchen by actually practicing hands-on culinary skills with them for five hours a day! Supply fee includes personalized chef's jacket , professional-quality chef's knife, Blue Ribbon electronic cookbook, diploma, daily lunch, and a student's ticket for Thursday Night's Graduation Dinner. This camp is for ages 7-18.

At the BYSO Summer Music Institute you will work with master specialists in chamber ensembles and full orchestra. Spend the week attending master classes and perform in a final concert. You will also participate in workshops specializing in rhythm, conducting, handbells, or sightreading.

Camp Sparkle is for any child or teen who is impacted by cancer. The camper may have a cancer diagnosis themselves, have a parent or sibling with a cancer diagnosis, or have lost a loved one to cancer. We offer emotional support and fun field trips each day. Free of charge. Must become a member of Gilda's Club Seattle to attend.

Camp Sprouting Spirits teaches your child how to regulate their emotions, be mindful, respond to stress, and changes in a healthy way. We make most of our snacks, like pizza, a smoothie bar, and “rainbow salad”, made with organic and locally grown produce whenever possible. We also have a yoga or music class every day plus an arts and crafts project. Our activities and games promote compassion, creativity, co-operation, teamwork, and patience. The entire camp is outdoors and we walk to the Rose Garden daily! We emphasize nature, yoga, dance, music, games, cooking, building fairy-houses. Every child has a blast at Sprouting Spirits! You will not be let down.

The Vera Project Building is where we have sound recording rooms, a full stage and concert area, a separate gaming computer lab area, an Art Gallery for displaying our work and a very hip lounge.

We will be moving around the Seattle Center / Lower Queen Anne area and even to utilizing some other cool venues such as The EMP, The Interactive Media Museum, and SIFF or IMAX theaters.

We'll take advantage of our beautiful landmark location under the Space Needle enjoying the grass, fountains, and great open areas when collecting video footage or photos to use in projects and for recreation periods.

Campers also have the opportunity to visit local companies to see how their creative teams and developers really work.

Camp TechWise offers instruction in a variety of areas, including:  Photography / Video (short-film): Students will research, script, storyboard, shoot and edit a complete video short film. Game Creation: Students use game authoring software to build a multi-level computer game. Music / Sound / Video Editing: combine video with sound editing (what is called Multi-Track production) and mix in a heavy dose of singing. Programming: Intro to Programming. It’s not easy and you will be learning… but it is cool and the results are totally worth it! Digital Photography Workshop: Students select, shoot, manipulate, and present a portfolio & gallery. Website Workshop: Our course covers HTML and PHP, Style Sheets and skins (including the popular WordPress, Drupal and Joombla open source themes). Engineering and Robotics Workshop: put on an “engineering hat” and design, build, solve and innovate their own creations. Linux: Install a Linux-based operating system. Networking: Campers connect several computers to create a network. Scientific Thinking Workshop: Students learn about topics and careers in scientific fields and perform hand-on experiments and discoveries. Machinima: make funny videos using the 3D animated characters from video games.

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.

From the electronically controlled airships of the late 1800s to more modern drones like the DarkStar, the development of pilotless aircraft has advanced in leaps and bounds! This week campers will explore all of the various technologies that make these remarkable machines possible.

Legend has it that a once great emerald city lies at the bottom of the sea. Can you help to solve the mystery of what caused Atlantis to disappear? Many have searched before, but only a few have found evidence to support the existence of Atlantis. Will your team be the next? Talk to the only scientist still alive that holds the key to the sunken gate's location. What scientific methods will your team use to unlock the secret of what happened to Atlantis? Gain new experience that will aid in your exploration, such as: - Learn to speak in Morse code - Discover the science of submarine earthquakes - Design an undersea rover - Collect scientific data from aquatic invertebrates - Learn how to read a seismograph.

Come join us in the fairy ring! This four-day camp is inspired by flowers and fairies from classical ballets and nature. Each day is split equally between dance and art. Culminates in an informal performance and gallery of student artwork.

Now everything awesome - kids, basketball, teamwork, and having fun – comes together at destination awesome: Harlem Globetrotter Summer Skills Clinics, the only clinics coached by stars of The Harlem Globetrotters! Everyone loves The Globetrotters, the stars who always put smiles on kids’ faces. At Globetrotter Summer Skills Clinics, our stars coach kids in limited size groups and bring laughs, encouragement and high fives for everyone! Globetrotters direct, motivate, inspire and entertain, keeping it inclusive and fun for boys and girls of all skill and experience levels. When Clinics hit capacity, we cannot accept more kids so register now.

Join us for another year of fun-filled outdoor adventure at Magnuson Park! Insect Investigators 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 # 97533 on SPARC.

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.

Experience the wonder of nature through the eyes of a dragonfly, the wings of a bird, the ears of a deer, and the feet of a fox. You’ll dip for bugs in our ponds, catch frogs in Sapsucker Creek, and search for snails and snakes in the meadow. Each day will be filled with exploration, activities, games, and art perfectly suited for the budding naturalist.

You’ve been hired as one of the new employees of the Brightwater Nature Detectives Agency. Your mission is to work each day with your fellow detectives to solve the nature mystery posed to you by your instructor through experiments, games, exploration, and art. By the end of the week – if you’ve done the job well – you and your team will be officially certified Sr. Nature Detectives, ready to tackle all of the mysteries of the world around us. Along the way you’ll no doubt have an amazing time and make new friends, whether they’re human, frog, snake, or beaver.

Learn about the amazing wonders that can be found right in your own backyard! We’ll become nature detectives as we uncover the secrets of plants, animals, water, trees and bugs.

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 wil be grouped by age.

Want to play with dyeing fabric, but don’t want to get in trouble for “re-coloring” your kitchen or bathroom sinks in the process? Well, we have a dye room right here at Made that’s ready and waiting for you! Over the two-day Camp, we will teach you a multitude of dyeing techniques. At the end of Camp, you will have tons of beautifully dyed fabric to use at home in your sewing experiments.

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.

Campers will learn new games, such as relay races, and working together as a team. We incorporate the Montessori philosophy in our session. Field trip on Aug. 2 to Les Gove Park in Auburn. Your whole family can attend the field trip.

Come join Seattle's Littlest Performers for a fun-filled summer of singing, dancing and drama! During the week of Broadway Remix students will get a chance to act, dance and sing as we learn songs and scenes from a variety of Broadway classics. Musicals may include Singing in the Rain, My Fair Lady, Guys and Dolls, Mary Poppins and more. Perfect for the student who wants to try it all.