GUIDE
A noncomprehensive list of camps in the area
2023 CAMP GUIDE
11 Bee Cave Art Camp expert instructors teach painting, drawing, ceramics and cooking through projects. Every week, the camp holds a kids art show to display their creations. Ages: 5 11 Dates: May 30 Aug. 11 Cost: $210 (half day), $510 (full day) ART DAY 12700 Hill Country Blvd., Ste. T125, Bee Cave 512 522 9467 www.beecavearts.eventbrite.com 12 Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area will o er the 2022 Great Futures Summer Camp. Attendees will explore culture, history and people of the world through hands-on and age-appropriate science, technology, engineer- ing and mathematics, arts, healthy lifestyles, character and leadership activities. Ages: 5 18 Dates: June 6 Aug. 12 Cost: price varies; scholarship opportunities available DAY Various locations in Austin 512 444 7199 www.bgcaustin.org 13 Brandy Perryman Shooting Camp is a four-day intense basketball shooting camp mirrored after all the camps Brandy Perryman attended and enjoyed the most as a kid. Ages: 7 17 Dates: May 31 June 1 Cost: $260 per week through May 3, $285 through June 1
19 Cordovan Art School o ers themed camps, including anime, super heroes, fantasy art, pottery, video game art and more. Ages: 5 16 Dates: May 30 Aug. 18 Cost: $270-$540 per week ART DAY 9217 W. Hwy. 290, Ste. 140, Austin 512 531 9353 www.cordovanartschool.com 20 Girls’ Boxing Summer Camp at Austin Women’s Boxing Club focuses on boxing tness, con dence building, and learning skills useful in self-defense. Campers will practice real boxing techniques with certi ed instructors. Ages: 10 17 Dates: June 13 Aug. 3 Cost: $175 per week DAY SP 2919 Menchaca Road, Ste. 210, Austin 737 202 0008 www.austinwomensboxingclub.com 21 iCode Austin will host weekly camps that explore mechanical engineering, digital design, programming and other tech-related skills. Ages: 6 14 Dates: May 19 Aug. 4 Cost: $499-$599 per week A+ ART DAY NIGHT 4301 W. William Cannon Drive, Bldg. K, Ste. 200, Austin 512 308 3721 www.icodeschool.com/austin113
Ages: 5 12 Dates: May 30 Aug. 11 Cost: $200-$450 per week ART DAY Locations vary 512 892 1143 www.austin.imagineartsacademy.com 17 Creative Action Summer Camp o ers hands-on learning, exploration, personal growth, and both indoor and outdoor activi- ties alongside professional teaching artists. Ages: 5 11 Dates: June 5 July 28 Cost: $395 (one week), $775 (two weeks) ART DAY Various Austin locations, including Faith Presbyterian Church, 1314 E. Oltorf St., Austin 512 442 8773 www.creativeaction.org/programs 18 Creator Camps o ers campers the chance to learn how to make movies. Camp- ers will receive hands-on media classes in everything from lmmaking and animation to YouTube production. In addition, campers will learn about AI, Roblox game development and Minecraft modding. Ages: 6 13 Dates: June 12 July 28 Cost: $175-$250 ART DAY 2500 Wimberly Ln., Austin 713 417 9025 www.creatorcamp.org
Families looking for summer camps for their children have a number of options to choose from in the Southwest Austin and Dripping Springs area. This list is not comprehensive.
DAY SP Various Austin area locations 512 799 8891 www.bperrymanshootingcamp.com 14 Camp Headwaters o erings range from enriching play for the youngest campers to thematic weeks, eld trips and adventure camps for older campers. Ages: 3 14 Dates: June 5 Aug. 4 Cost: $350-$500 per week DAY 0 Various locations 512 623 5419 www.headwaters.org/camp 15 Camp Wild ower o ers campers an immersive experience in nature focused on natural science, technology, engineering, arts and math. The camp held at Lady Bird John- son Wild ower Center includes hikes, plant labs and nature-based arts and crafts.
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9 Austin Waldorf School will host two all-day summer camps and two half-day sum- mer camps for arts and athletics at its 30 acre campus in the hill country. Ages: 3 5, 6 17 Dates: June 12 Aug. 4 Cost: $280- $425 per week ART SP 8700 South View Rd., Austin 512 288 5942 www.austinwaldorf.org 10 Badgerdog Creative Writing Camp has operated for over 10 years and o ers writing workshops for third to 12th-graders. Campers work with professional writers to explore poetry, ction, non ction and playwriting. Campers will read, write and share their work. At the end of the summer, all three-week campers will have their work published in one of two produced anthologies: Rise for elementary-age writers and Emerge for middle and high school writers. Grades: third-12th Dates: June 5 23 and July 10 28 Cost: $400-$575 per session A+ DAY Locations vary 512 542 0076 www.austinlibrary.org/creative-writing-camp
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7 Austin Film Festival’s Summer Film Camp o ers campers a summer of creativity, collaboration and fun. Camps are hands-on and last one week each with workshops in the arts of screenwriting, lmmaking, editing, stop-motion animation and more. Ages: 9 18 Dates: June 5 July 28 Cost: $200-$450 per week ART DAY First Baptist Church, 901 Trinity St., Austin 512 478 4795 8 Austin Parks and Recreation Summer Camp o ers an opportunity to experience vi- sual and performing arts, culture and history; celebrate Austin’s diversity; and build commu- nity. Camps include playground, therapeutic, nature, recreation and arts. Ages: 5 15 years Dates: The dates, times and costs vary by location and program type and are listed on the website. DAY 0 Locations vary www.austintexas.gov/department/ parks-and-recreation www.austin lmfestival.com /summer-camps-and-classes
Cordovan Art School
Girls' Boxing Summer Camp
COURTESY CORDOVAN ART SCHOOL
COURTESY GIRLS’ BOXING CLUB
22 Idea Lab Kids is a science, technology, engineering, art and math camp that allows students to complete projects using their design skills. Ages: 5 13 Dates: May 31 Aug. 12 Costs: $375-$413 per week A+ ART DAY Main campus: 8620 Burnet Road, Austin; Satellite campus: St. Austin Catholic School, 800 Herndon Lane, Austin 512 494 6744 www.idealabkids.com/locations/austin 23 Kidventure o ers both overnight and day camps designed to help build the social, emotional and physical lives of children. Ages: 3 16; varies by camp Dates: June 5 Aug. 4
Cost: Starting at $340 per week ART DAY NIGHT SP Various locations 512 263 8992 www.kidventure.com
24 KidStrong Brain + Body camps focus on brain, physical and social-emotional devel- opment through sports and art. Ages: 4 9 Dates: May 22 Aug. 11 Cost: $249 per week ART DAY SP 9900 S I 35 Frontage Rd. Bldg F. Ste. 950, Austin 512 596 2648 www.Kidstrong.com/academy
Grades: second- fth Dates: June 5 June 29 Cost: $450-$500 per week DAY 0 4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin 512 232 0100 www.wild ower.org/camp
16 Crayola Imagine Arts Academy o ers problem-solving activities with art and helps foster creativity and critical thinking. Activities include sculpting, illustrating, painting and textile artistry.
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BRODIE LANE 4970 Hwy 290 W (512) 366-8260 BEE CAVE 13015 Shops Pkwy (512) 263-9981
SOUTHPARK MEADOWS 9900 IH-35 Service Road S (512) 280-7400
DRIPPING SPRINGS 166 Hargraves (512) 432-0186
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