Upcoming Camps & Classes
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Whirlwinds Summer Camp
Date: 07/29/2013 - 08/01/2013
Time: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (single days available)
Location: 4549 Union Bay Place N.E., Seattle, WA 98105 | Map It
Ages: Ages 3-8 Cost: $140 (sibling discount)
Event Info: 206-729-WIND (9463) | Web site | emailKids, bring a sack lunch and a sense of adventure! Each camp will consist of art, cooking, exploring, singing, dancing, and making new friends. Campers have the option to attend a drop-in camp on Friday or you may always choose to drop in for the day on other days ($40).
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Wilderness Awareness School Wild Sprouts: Farm and Forest Camp
Date: 07/29/2013 - 08/02/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location: 26425 N.E. Allen St., Ste 203, Duvall, WA 98019 | Map It
Ages: Ages 4-6 Cost: $325
Event Info: 425-788-1301 | Web siteWilderness Awareness School has partnered together with Oxbow Farm, and we are serving up something very special this summer! During this week of daily adventures your child will explore the edge where Farm and Forest meet. In addition to Wilderness Awareness School’s unique day camp experience learning about plants, mammals, tracking, birds and survival skills…we’re down on the farm! Kids will make their own sun tea, fresh fruit popsicles, and farm burritos. They will dig roots and pick fruits, save, sow, and snack on seeds. On the final day, we will harvest produce for an end-of-week Happy Camper Farmers Market! Each day we enjoy storytelling under the Maple Tree, as well as songs, crafts, and play surrounding food, farm and forest life. Camp is held at Oxbow Farm in the Snoqualmie Valley (about 15 minutes from Redmond). It is on a 120-acre property, with 20 acres of certified organic vegetables, berries and tree fruit in cultivation for the fresh market. This full-day experience for the younger child is appropriate for those who are ready to not only be away from home, but also active and engaged for this length of time! (We also have two half-day Wild Sprouts camps for ages 4-6.)
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Winged Wonders Camp with Magnuson Nature Programs
Date: 07/29/2013 - 08/02/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: Magnuson Community Center, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 4-5 Cost: $152
Event Info: 206-684-7026 | Web siteJoin us for another year of fun-filled outdoor adventure at Magnuson Park! Winged Wonders 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.
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You Grow Girl Her Story Camp
Date: 07/29/2013 - 08/02/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: 12000 15th Ave. N.E., Suite A, Seattle, WA 98125 | Map It
Ages: Grades 4-8 Cost: $125
Event Info: 206-643-9622 | Web site | emailDid you ever think it would be fun to write a show or play and then act it out? If so, this is the camp for you! This camp allows participants to bring their imagination and voice to their writing, within a safe, fun and engaging environment. From short story writing, poetry and art, stage writing, to newspaper reporting, non-fiction writing or digital comic books participants get to explore her creative side, while achieving a higher level of academic excellence.
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Discovery Days: Eat Your Veggies
Date: 07/30/2013
Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Seattle Children's Museum, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 4-10 Cost: $30/half day, $70/full day
Event Info: 206-441-1768 | Web site | emailDiscovery 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.
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French Cooking and Crafts Camp
Date: 07/30/2013 - 08/01/2013
Time: Tuesday-Thursday 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Location: 816 E. Pike St., Seattle, WA 98122 | Map It
Ages: Ages 10-14 Cost: $210
Event Info: 206-452-3622 | Web site | emailOrganized over three days this camp will allow the kids to prepare a two-course menu each day that will be shared with the other participants and each day they will also get to learn a new French style craft: flower jewelry one day, macarons magnets another, and link bracelet with a charm the third day (also called French friendship bracelet).
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Discovery Days: Winter Holidays in July
Date: 07/31/2013
Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Seattle Children's Museum, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 4-10 Cost: $30/half day, $70/full day
Event Info: 206-441-1768 | Web site | emailDiscovery 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.
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Made Sewing: Camp 13 Teen Fashion Design Series
Date: 07/31/2013 - 08/02/2013
Time: Wednesday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: 8408 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle , WA 98103 | Map It
Ages: Ages 13-18 Cost: $185
Event Info: 206-552-9632 | Web site | emailDo 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.
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Discovery Days: Salmon and Streams
Date: 08/01/2013
Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Seattle Children's Museum, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 4-10 Cost: $30/half day, $70/full day
Event Info: 206-441-1768 | Web site | emailDiscovery 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.
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Discovery Days: Pizza Time
Date: 08/02/2013
Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Seattle Children's Museum, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 4-10 Cost: $30/half day, $70/full day
Event Info: 206-441-1768 | Web site | emailDiscovery 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.
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Ekone Ranch Passage for Girls: A Coming-of-Age Journey in Nature
Date: 08/04/2013 - 08/10/2013
Time: Overnight
Location: 401 Ekone Rd, Goldendale, WA 98620 | Map It
Ages: Ages 12-19 Cost: $700 (scholarships available)
Event Info: 509-773-6800 | Web site | emailEkone 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.
This is one of our non-horse focused camps. Young women are invited to spend a week on a journey of self-discovery in nature. Explore your inner wisdom, passions and creativity through daily practices of meditation, journaling, art, movement, drumming, and horse play. This life-changing week will include solo time for reflection, a ceremonial sweat, sharing in group council and a ceremony welcoming you into womanhood. We will learn how plants and animals are our allies as we walk the land, discover our spirit animals and dance the night away!
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Rite of Passage Journeys: The Journey Continues
Date: 08/04/2013 - 08/10/2013
Time: Overnight
Location: 22401 39th Ave. S.E., Bothell, WA 98021 | Map It
Ages: Ages 14-18 Cost: $750 (financial aid available)
Event Info: 425-485-7396 | Web site | emailThis one-week trip is designed for high school students to take a moment to pause and listen, check in with themselves, and return with renewed purpose and inspiration for their life paths. This journey is a safe place to learn about dealing with new challenges that arise for teens. It encourages the process of maturation among a community of mentors and peers who know how to be supportive and honest. Participants learn skills in wilderness living and in navigating their own inner journey.
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Scout Awareness Overnight Camp
Date: 08/04/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Overnight
Location: Wilderness Awareness School, Duvall | Map It
Ages: Ages 11-14 Cost: $695
Event Info: 425-788-1301 Ext.34 | Web siteThis five-night camp is devoted to developing the keen awareness demonstrated by the ancient ”scouts” of many cultures. These were the people who knew the landscape and everything that was happening on it in order to keep their people safe and healthy in the face of the challenges of living from the land. Often remaining invisible, their abilities seemed like magic. Through adventures with camouflage, bird language (the alarm system of the forest), wildlife and human tracking, stealthy movement, and wild edible plants, we begin to enter the world of the scout. Participants in this camp at our school campus near Duvall will likely never see nature the same way again! Scout Overnight Camp begins at 1 p.m. on Sunday and ends at 12 p.m. on Friday. Parents are encouraged to arrive at 11 a.m. on Friday All youth overnight participants must return a signed Physician’s Medical Form by June 1. This is for the safety of our participants and our organization. Completion of this form will require a physical exam completed within one year of the course date, and an appointment with that physician for the form to be filled out. We appreciate your understanding.
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Art Adventure Camp
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Location: 39011 S.E. 90th St., Snoqualmie, WA 98065 | Map It
Ages: Ages 5-12 Cost: $225 (discounts available)
Event Info: 425-420-2677 | Web site | emailCome create magical memories with us this summer as we design art, interact with domestic farm animals, splash in the pool, play camp games and meet other fellow budding artists! Have fun creating two arts and crafts projects per day while exploring many mediums including: tempera, acrylic, watercolor, oil and chalk pastels, charcoal, ink and more. Explore collage, clay, printmaking, painting, drawing, decoupage, crafts and recycled art! Between art classes, have fun playing with the bunnies, cats, chickens, duck and goose, piggies and goats! And, in between camp games, there is always time to have fun on the trampoline or in the pool with friends. This week's theme: Mad Scientists: Art and Science join forces as we have fun,learn,explore and experiment with art together!
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Artrageous Camps: Paintastic!
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Location: 13131 N.E. 20th St., Bellevue, WA 98005 | Map It
Ages: Ages 5-12 Cost: $225
Event Info: 425-420-2677 | Web site | emailCome draw and paint a variety of subjects in this colorful camp! Artists will learn new techniques with watercolor paints, oil pastels and acrylics. Students will paint on canvas, watercolor paper and wood.
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Big Sister Yoga Project: Yoga Camp
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 1-4 p.m.
Location: 15225 N.E. 20th St., Bellevue, WA 98007 | Map It
Ages: Ages 12-15 Cost: $200
Event Info: 206-890-9996 | Web site | emailIn this inspiring program youth will learn: Yoga poses that increase physical strength and self confidence, breathing/meditation methods to help calm your body and mind, nutritional knowledge of how food affects mood, energy and vitality, methods for easy relaxation and stress management, the power of laughter and positive thinking, how to build strong, healthy relationships and creative expression through art and journaling. Join us.
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Blue Plate Seattle Cooking Camp - Around the World
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: 7347 35th Ave. N.E. Suite E, Seattle, WA 98115 | Map It
Ages: Ages 8-12 Cost: $450
Event Info: 206-525-2511 | Web site | emailDuring 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.
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Camp Sprouting Spirits
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Location: 4707 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98103 | Map It
Ages: Ages 3-8 Cost: $245/week or $47/day (discounts available)
Event Info: 206-331-5586 | Web site | emailCamp 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.
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Cheer Camp (For Ages 4-8)
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Location: Homestead Park, Mercer Island, WA 98040 | Map It
Ages: Ages 4-8 Cost: $79-$94
Event Info: 206-275-7609 | Web site | emailLearn to be a cheerleader! This cheer camp is designed for those who want to cheer, jump, and dance. It’s a fun five-day camp where participants will learn to perform cheers and a dance routine. All cheerleaders will receive a camp gift! Please bring a snack and a water bottle, and wear comfortable clothes and tennis shoes.
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Cheer Camp (For Ages 8-16)
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Location: Homestead Park, Mercer Island, WA 98040 | Map It
Ages: Ages 8-16 Cost: $79-$94
Event Info: 206-275-7609 | Web site | emailAt Cheer Camp with Eastside Dream Elite, learn to be a cheerleader! This cheer camp is designed for those who want to cheer, jump, and dance. It’s a fun five-day camp where participants will learn to perform cheers and a dance routine. All cheerleaders will receive a camp gift. Please bring a snack and a water bottle, and wear comfortable clothes and tennis shoes.
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Click Brick DaVinci Camp at the Museum of Flight
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Location: The Museum of Flight, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Grades 2-3 Cost: $280-$335
Event Info: 206-764-5867 | Web site | emailCalling all future engineers! This week we’ll be designing and building our own creations using Lego kits. We will learn about some of the difficulties that real engineers, like Leonardo da Vinci, faced and the solutions they created in making real machines.
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Creative Writing Camp - From Page to Stage
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Location: Meadowbrook Community Center, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 11-17 Cost: $200
Event Info: 206-684-7522 | Web siteDid you ever think it would be fun to write a show or play and then act it out? If so, this is the camp for you! Through exciting lessons and activities you will learn acting techniques and the basic elements to write a fantastic, original, one-act stage play. We will “pitch” story ideas and play games to get your brilliant ideas from the page to the stage. On the last day of camp, you will perform a staged reading of your work (no memorization necessary). Search SPARC for course #104528.
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Discovery Days: Watermelon Day
Date: 08/05/2013
Time: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Seattle Children's Museum, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 4-10 Cost: $30/half day, $70/full day
Event Info: 206-441-1768 | Web site | emailDiscovery 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.
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Eco-Quest Adventures: The Secret of Sasquatch
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Location: Seward Park, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 6-10 Cost: $375 (discounts for multiple weeks, siblings; scholarships available)
Event Info: 206-361-2133 | Web site | emailFor centuries the existence of other humanoid beings has been disputed, yet a minority of scientists and researchers have not given up hope. Renowned Sasquatcharian, Dr. Macrosapien, has invited Terra-Forma to assemble a team of explorers to help uncover the secrets of Sasquatch. Will you accept the challenge? Probe the depths of the forests around Puget Sound in search of signs of the existence of BigFoot. Help our expedition make scientific history! To increase our chances of success we will: - Learn the art of animal tracking - Learn to navigate the forest - Discover the diverse flora and fauna of Puget Sound forests - Develop skills to survive in the wild.
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GreenStage Shakespeare Summer Camp
Date: 08/05/2013 - 08/09/2013
Time: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Friday 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Location: Warren G. Magnuson Park, Seattle | Map It
Ages: Ages 8-15 Cost: $275
Event Info: 206-748-1551 | Web site | emailA Midsummer Night's Dream: Lovers, fairies, and magical fools all converge on a perfect Midsummer’s night to dream together a dream full of promise, intrigue and just pure fun. Join GreenStage in this special opportunity for enrichment and fun this summer. In our one week camps, kids will rehearse and perform an abbreviated version of one of Shakespeare’s plays. Everyone gets a role! Audition and resume tips will be covered and head shots (actor photos) will be taken by a professional photographer. Friday rehearsal goes until 3 pm with the performance starting at 3 pm sharp. Costumes are provided. All you need to provide is a sack lunch and drink daily. Camps are directed by GreenStage teaching staff.