2022
C A M P G U I D E GUIDE
A noncomprehensive list of camps in the area
COMPILED BY CLAIRE SHOOP
Parents looking for camps for their children have a number of options to choose from in the Northwest Austin area. This list is not comprehensive.
11900 Jollyville Road, Austin 800 213 2417 www.codewizardshq.com
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ACADEMICS 1 Abacus Brain Gym summer camps help students hone their math skills through brain training. Additional activities include logic puzzles and brain teasers. Ages: 4 12 Dates: Weekly June 6 Aug. 12 Cost: Weekly rates: $195 (half day), $297 (full day) 8650 Spicewood Springs Road, Ste. 124, Austin 512 775 0454 www.abacusbraingym.com 2 Badgerdog Creative Writing summer camps are led by professional writers and aim to inspire a love of reading and writ- ing, strengthen literary skills, exercise creativity and foster friendships. Ages: (grades:) 3 12 Dates: June 6 Aug. 12; half-day three-week workshops; one- and two- week programs available online
3 Bluebonnet School’s 2022 summer camp will explore a variety of STEAM topics. Each session will have a theme, and activities include cooking, working with technology, sports and art projects. Ages: 5 12 Dates: May 30 Aug. 17 Cost: TBD Bluebonnet School of Canyon Creek, 10321 Boulder Lane, Austin 4 CodeWizardsHQ o ers three-week- long summer classes as well as a week- long Minecraft summer camp. Students will learn a variety of coding skills in Scratch, Python, Java, Minecraft and oth- er software depending on the program. Ages: 8 18 (classes), 11 18 (camp) Dates: Classes: June 6 23, July 11 28, Aug. 8 25; Camp: May 30 June 3, June 27 July 1, July 5 9, Aug. 1 5 Cost: $447-$499 per session Bluebonnet School of Cedar Park, 3420 El Salido Parkway, Cedar Park 512 219 5100, 512 331 9009 www.austinbluebonnetschool.com
5 Coding with Kids o ers a variety of summer camps based on a student’s interests and previous coding experience. Camps in the Northwest Austin area focus on Scratch, Python, Minecraft, Roblox, and robotics and electronics. Ages: 5 12 Dates: June 6 Aug. 5 Cost: Starting at $319 per session Northwest Hills UMC, 7050 Village Center Drive, Austin www.codingwithkids.com 6 ESTEAM Learning Labs camps teach a variety of curriculum through fun activ- ities. Campers use Legos to learn about engineering, robotics and art; make their own comic books and short-form video content; and more. Ages: 5 14 Dates: May 31 June 3, Aug. 1 5, Aug. 8 12 Cost: $425-$475 Jewish Community Center, 7300 Hart Lane, Austin 512 740 3024 www.esteamlearninglabs.com/camps
Game Worlds
COURTESY GAME WORLDS
7 Game Worlds summer camp attend- ees learn from game developers how to build their own video game. Developers help students bring their vision to life, teaching programming, design, business, audio and art. By the end of the week, the camper will have created and pitched a video game. Ages: 8 18 Dates: Weekly May 30 Aug. 12 Cost: $675 per week 7950 Anderson Square, Ste. 109, Austin 512 497 4390 www.gameworldscamp.com
Cost: $150-$525 a week Multiple locations in Austin 512 542 0076 www.austinlibrary.org
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NORTHWEST AUSTIN EDITION • FEBRUARY 2022
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