Upcoming Camps & Classes
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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!
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Sliva Rhythmic Gymnastics Camp
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: 1933 N.E. 125th St. , Seattle, WA 98125 | Map It
Ages: Ages 7-11 Cost: $165-$190 (discounts available)
Event Info: Web site | emailEach week of camp the children work on developing their basic skills: somersaults, cartwheels, bridges, pivot turns, jumps, leaps, and much more. We will also be learning new skills with the Rhythmic gymnastics apparatus: jump rope, ball, hula hoop, and ribbon. Then all of these skills will be beautifully choreographed with music and dance to showcase at the end of the week. Additional week of camp available August 5-9.
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Soundview Summer Art Camp
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Soundview School, Lynnwood | Map It
Ages: Ages 6-12 Cost: $215 (discounts available)
Event Info: 425-355-5237 | Web site | emailWhy make art inside when the weather is beautiful outside? Summer Art is all about bringing summer fun into the classroom and making art in the great outdoors. Be a nature observer, learn to draw and paint beautiful plants, flowers, and animals. Develop a green thumb by putting your hands in soil, mixing, digging, and planning a container herb garden. Be a Fauvist artist and paint the summer landscape with wild colors. Get creative with natural materials and make earth art in the forest. Be inspired by summer and the natural beauty around us as you draw the beach at Golden Gardens. Create, engage, experiment, and have an adventure.
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Summer Passport to China - Mandarin Immersion Camp
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location: 2811 Mt. Rainier Dr. S., Seattle, WA 98144 | Map It
Ages: Grades K-5 Cost: $395
Event Info: 206-227-7138 or 425-274-5188 | Web site | emailAt Mandarin Immersion Camp for K-2nd and 3rd-5th 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!
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Summer Passport to Latin America - Spanish Immersion Camp
Date: 07/15/2013 - 07/19/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m. or 1-4 p.m.
Location: Villa Academy, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Grades K-5 Cost: $250/half-day week
Event Info: 206-227-7138 or 425-274-5188 | Web site | emailSponge presents: Summer Passport to Latin America – Spanish Immersion Camp for K-2 grade and 3-5th grade. Sponge helps 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!