The Explorer West Summer Arts Improvisation Camp - Theatre, Circus, Fine Arts, Dancing and Singing. The theme of our camp is improvisation and interconnected art. This is a two-week performing and fine arts camp and all students are welcome; you need not be an Explorer West student. During camp, students will explore dance, acting, circus arts, music, and fine arts in the theme of improvisation. How does a painting inspire a work of dance? How does a song inspire a scene? Students will create their own world of art in a camp that is designed for any skill level. Students will work towards a one-of-a-kind student created final performance for families and friends. Please contact the school for registration forms and additional information.

Sponge presents Summer Passport to China - Mandarin Immersion Camp for K-2nd and 3rd-5th grades at PEAK Boys & Girl's Club on Mercer Island. 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-2nd grade and 3-5th grade at PEAK Boys & Girls Club on Mercer Island. 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!

Campers, join us for SweetPea Nations' unique, themed summer art camps were you'll explore diverse cultures through the arts, taught by professional teaching artists. Check out our full summer of fun themes here: http://sweetpeacottage.org/pdocs/summercamp_2012.pdf

Camp BLAST OFF!: What does it take to get into space? Lots of rocket power! Test out different ‘rockets’ to see which ones will climb the highest. Design your custom space cruiser and then build it. Make and launch a different rocket each day.

Join us for another year of fun-filled outdoor adventure at Magnuson Park! Wiggly Worms 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.

A huge variety of theater camps run all summer, to suit all ages, tastes and goals. Check our website for schedule of camps, details and how to enroll.

Do 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.

Get ready for some summer fun! Join us for WMS Summer Camp 2013; we have some exciting Elementary Summer Camps planned. Woodinville Montessori School offers summer day camp programs for K-2nd grade and 3rd-6th grade. Ten sessions are available, June 19-August 23. Choose just one week, any combination of weeks, or all ten. Each week is planned around a theme that includes hands-on activities crafted to spark the imagination such as games, cooking projects, sports, building, animation and more. For a full list of offerings, descriptions, and registration, see the WMS website. Early Bird Discount until April 30.

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. Coast-to-Coast 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 #97537 on SPARC.

'Up in the Sky': We will explore, dance, and sing about all things above us: sunshine, kites, birds, stars, butterflies and clouds! A focus on colors and counting complements the musical lessons. Your child can continue the theme of Up in the Sky with an experienced art instructor exploring art materials in 3-dimensional form, such as clay, decoupage, paper mache and more! Available Thursday or Friday mornings 6/20-7/19 (no class week of July 4th). Ages 1.5-3: Caregiver participation required. Ages 3-5: Drop-off class, with caregiver participation the last 10-15 minutes. All classes take place at Good Karma: Center for Joy. Registration and more info available at: http://kmwithshay.com/#/summer-camp-2013/4565651387.

All gardening, all the time. Practice real gardening skills and use every tool in the shed. Learn tool safety and how to use a wide variety of hand tools. Dig a giant hole! Explore the family organic garden in this two-day class for parents and preschoolers. Learn what to plant and how to work together to grow in your own garden. This class introduces children and parents to insects, flowers and the garden world. The session includes gardening, an art project, stories, our famous sun tea and yummy snacks!

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.

This three-week backpacking program challenges boys to develop into solid young men, like heroes in their own life Journey. As participants sleep under star-filled skies and hike among ancient cedars the rich inner life of the young man awakens. At journey's end, each will bring home the exciting and important story of his own adventure, a greater sense of self-awareness, and new gifts to share with his family and his community. All of our wilderness programs are limited to 9 participants out of respect for the wild places that we visit. Contact our office today to ensure that your son has this important and exciting experience. Coming of Age for Boys (a 2-week camp) will be offered on August 11-24, 2013.

The ELITE program is a wonderful opportunity for high school students to work within a team and make new friends while earning volunteer hours for school- all within SAMBICA's unique outdoor setting. With two levels, Alpha and Omega, your teenager can grow within the program all throughout high school!

Sessions run as follows:

Session 1 Alpha (June 23-July 12)

Session 2 Alpha (July 14-Aug 2)

Session 3 Alpha (Aug 4-30)

The ELITE program is a wonderful opportunity for high school students to work within a team and make new friends while earning volunteer hours for school- all within SAMBICA's unique outdoor setting. With two levels, Alpha and Omega, your teenager can grow within the program all throughout high school!

Sessions run as follows:

Session 1 Omega (June 23-July 12)

Session 2 Omega (July 14-Aug 2)

Session 3 Omega (Aug 4-30)

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.