Participants will learn art fundamentals through fun, exploratory projects. Along with helping to express creative individuality, they will also learn skills that they can apply to all facets of learning!

Sitting Meditation, walking Meditation and story-telling. Classes are instructed by the Abbess, Venerable Master Jian Yan. It is a great and rare chance for children to learn to be concentrated, respectful, kind, harmonious and truthful!

Cultivate a sense of ease, strength and grace with which to meet the challenges of pregnancy, labor, and new motherhood. Appropriate for all stages of pregnancy; postpartum mothers and pre-crawling babies also welcome.

Have you ever wished for more peace, more ease, more connection, and more joy in your life and relationships? Especially within your family? Do you want to be able to understand what's important to you, to express yourself clearly and honestly, to listen and understand others, and to feel more connection? To have stronger relationships? With your partner, your children, your parents or your friends? When you learn Nonviolent Communication – also known as Compassionate Communication – you will connect more deeply and more easily with others. In this eight-session course, you’ll gain the skill, experience, and encouragement you need to strengthen your relationships - whether it's your relationship with your children, your partner, your friend, your colleague, or your boss. Facilitator Marcia Christen is a Certified Trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication with over 20 years experience. She is passionate about helping people awaken their naturally compassionate selves! And for helping others communicate in ways that work in the "real world". As a parent educator and the mother of three children, all now teenagers, she brings a depth of understanding to help families learn ways to maintain trust, honesty and love within their relationships.

While no one can tell you what your birth experience will be like, this class can help you feel prepared, confident and ready for the birth of your baby. This 6-week, 15-hour class is the most in-depth of our childbirth preparation classes. It covers the labor process, labor coping skills, pain medication, interventions of pregnancy and labor, cesarean birth, postpartum adjustment and more. This class also includes a Newborn Care class and a Breastfeeding class. A New Baby Reunion will be organized by your instructor at the end of the class. Plan to finish this class about 4-6 weeks prior to your due date. Taking our Coping With Confidence class after this class ends and before your due date will give you additional practice and review time with labor coping skills. The cost of this class covers two people taking the class together. Pre-registration is required.

Give your kids the chance to rock out for 5 days straight this summer and witness how, out of the chaos and cacophony, a group of unassuming kids is transformed into a rock star army, ready to save the world one show at a time! ...there will also be candy. Each camp has a student-to-staff ratio of no more than 5-to-1. This is one of the best values in Seattle for youth camps! Each week of camp concludes with a final performance for friends, family, and fans on Friday at 1:30 pm. Students will be grouped with other kids of the same age and abilities. Students should bring lunch and a snack for each day. Treats will be provided on Friday. Full tuition is $349. Special deal for returning rockers! If you or a sibling has already taken Rock Band with us this year, you can save $150 and take Rock Band Camp again for only $200.

Join us for another year of fun-filled outdoor adventure at Magnuson Park! Roots and Shoots 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.

Our summer art camps are for 5-1/2 - 8 year-olds, or 9-12 year-olds. Please see website under summer camps for details. Each week there are different camps themes at both of our Madison and Ravenna locations.

Zeno, a non-profit organization, is offering its math camp adventures this summer that are super fun and help to combat that dreaded summer learning loss. Campers will use architecture to design and build their own city; build geometric Pirate Hats and learning to read treasure maps; play Blink while Measuring Monkeys with their Supermind; and learn money systems to barter like the Romans, Grecians, and Mayans. Learn more about our camp sessions and locations at our website.

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.

This session is designed specifically for campers who already have some riding experience, with at least fifteen hours of independent, self-controlled riding under their belt (lessons or other experience), or one prior Ekone Summer Camp session. Intermediate session campers are aged 10-18, with a maximum group size of 24 and a minimum staff:camper ratio of 1:5.  This is a co-ed session.

In 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.

Why did the Chicken go to 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 is our Junior Camp for ages 7-13.

Camp Explorations is an 11-week day camp program for children ages 5-12. Campers are divided into groups based on their grade levels in school. Themes change each week to ensure every child finds something of interest. Special visitors and field trips are offered nearly every week. Please join us for an engaging summer of creativity, friendship, fun, and exploration.

Dupont Kids Fitness' weekly summer camps offer non-competitive sports and nutrition education for campers. Our coaching staff are required to be certificated teachers and they provide high quality lessons throughout the week. Campers will have the opportunity to particiate in bike hikes, parks tours, library visits, nutritious cooking class, and many more fun and exciting health and fitness related activities throughout the summer.

Build a variety of mechanical creations and explore the fundamentals of simple mechanics. Use Lego Simple Machines, Lego WeDo, and Robotix kits to build and discover.

Since ancient times there have been legends that tell of those that could communicate with the trees. Different trees were said to have different powers, and if you could communicate with the trees you could learn their powers. Learn their names, listen to their secrets and maybe even learn their language. Patience and an open heart may lead you into the realm of those that can talk to trees. What power would you like to learn from the trees? Join your team in discovering the ancient magic of the trees by: - Learning to identify Pacific Northwest native tree species - Exploring the process of forest succession - Discovering the importance of fire in a forest ecosystem - Deciphering secret codes - Searching for the hidden realm of the tree people.

Charlie – Alpha – Mike – Papa – Echo – Romeo - Sierra! Do you have what it takes to become a pilot? Learn how pilots plan a flight, communicate with the tower, and navigate the skies. Meet with pilots and flight instructors and learn all about modern aviation.

It’s time to express yourself! We’ll create our own masterpieces while learning about colors, shapes, textures, sculpture and wearable art.

Join Melissa Blumhagen and helpers for an active, fun-filled four days of activities! Campers will participate in crafts, dance, games, stories, songs, sports, hikes and free play. Bring a lunch and a water bottle. Look for course #97549 on SPARC.

Finally, time to wear something other than a parka! To get our summer season jumping we have a brand new kids' summer camp dedicated to, well, summer! In this class the kids will learning basic sewing techniques while finishing a super cute wrap skirt and board shorts to wear at the beach. For the boys we will make two board shorts with pockets. A small materials list will be emailed out prior to class.

Moss Bay campers enjoy an outstanding summer youth recreation program with a terrific staff, quality adventures, excellent sports equipment, good times and great rowing, kayaking, sailing and paddle board instruction. Week-long camps on Lake Union offered with different water sports for kids of various ages. Safety is Moss Bay’s priority. See website for full details.

Join Jake Harris and the ZeroWaste Team to create an entire ecosystem of ocean creatures for this year's Fremont Summer Solstice Parade using Recycled Materials! Campers will learn how to use costumes and humor to raise awareness about critical environmental issues, and have a lot of fun creating and performing in a solstice parade entry.

Practice Makes Perfect Soccer Camps for ages 5 - 14 by Priestwick Sackeyfio, past professional soccer player from Ghana. Call today for more information 206-499-4019. Our Practice Makes Perfect Soccer Camp program is designed to help the beginning player as well as the serious, committed player to understand and recognize the challenges and the demands of the modern game. In this camp, each player is given the freedom, the guidance, and the encouragement required to meet these challenges and demands with creativity, imagination, and flair. Learn how to handle the ball, including trapping, heading, chesting, and focus on body movement, behind the ball, off the ball, breaking away, receiving. Work on physical conditioning, with an emphasis on speed and strength training. Practice many, many different techniques. Absorb the rules of the game. Play raw soccer in the mini-scrimmage format, and of course, have fun! See full schedule at our website.

Parents: What are your kids going to do all summer long? Help them say “goodbye” to the summertime doldrums and send them to the R.E.A.L. Summer Adventure Program at Northshore Christian Academy. Where kids find Relational, Exciting, and Active Learning all summer long. Open to all; no prior affiliation with NCA necessary. Options include 3, 4 or 5 days/week attendance.

Introducing young children to the joys of horsemanship is one of the highlights of summer at RockMeadow. Campers enjoy a one-week day camp with plenty of hands-on time with safe and well trained horses an ponies. The camps are limited to just ten campers, insuring that each child receives plenty of one on one attention from our instructors and camp counselors. Our camps are designed to be an excellent introductory experience for young children with little to no riding background. Activities include daily classes about horses, grooming, feeding and caring for a horse or pony, daily riding lessons, arts and crafts, gardening, trail walks, pizza party and end of the week horse show. Each camper will receive a camp tee-shirt, Certificate of Achievement and Horse Show Award.

Explore the world of worms, slugs, snails and other slippery critters. Learn their role in the garden. Go on a slug hunt, charm snails from their shells and hold live, wiggly worms! Slimy! Revel in 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!

Join SYT this summer as we learn to express our creative minds and bodies, develop theatrical passion, and explore the world around us through performance art! By each Friday, through the use of team collaboration, technique-based youth drama training, and our own collective imagination, students will create and present a piece which highlights the theatrical element of the week. Curriculum will vary each session, with a core focus of movement based creative drama. SYT supports families of all income levels. We will work to accommodate students regardless of ability to pay. Weekly sessions:

Week 1: Sets and Costumes

Week 2: Playwriting and Movement

Week 3*: Shakespeare for Kids! (no camp Thursday, July 4)

Week 4: Musical Theater

Have you ever wanted to know why the sky is blue, how fast a worm can travel, or what makes our hearts beat? In this week of hands-on science, campers will do experiments, learn the process of scientific inquiry, and discover fascinating facts about the world’s most interesting scientific topics. During our field trip to the Kids in Medicine laboratory at the Seattle Science Foundation, we will dissect a pig heart in the bioskills lab to learn about body systems and medicine.

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.

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)