Central Austin Edition | February 2022

2022

COMPILED BY GLORIE MARTINEZ, MAGGIE QUINLAN, DARCY SPRAGUE & BEN THOMPSON

Girls Empowerment Network

Idea Lab Kids

kidsActing

Neuron Garage

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24 Kids Spanish Immersion Camp: Learn About Argentina Children at Maripo- sas Spanish School will learn about Argentina at their indoor-outdoor summer camps. Campers will be immersed in the culture while practicing their Spanish skills through inter- active learning including: traditional games, geography and culture of Argentina. Ages: 48

19 Girls Empowerment Network The weeklong day camps provide girls with activities, crafts and games which cultivate the Six C’s (Critical Thinking, Creativity, Com- munication, Coping Skills, Collaboration and Condence). Grades: 48 Dates: June 20July 29 Cost: $350 per week A+ First Baptist Church 901 Trinity St. www.girlsempowermentnetwork.org/pro- grams/camp 20 Great Futures Summer Camp At Boys & Girls Clubs of the Austin Area, kids, tweens, and teens can explore dierent core areas through interactive and age-appropriate activities such as coding, STEAM and sports competitions. Ages: 518

ART 5001 Evans Ave. 5124545797 www.grinschool.org/arts/summer-camps-2 22 Idea Lab Kids The camp provides hands-on summer camps that focus on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. Ages: 513 Dates: May 31Aug. 12 Cost: $375-$413 per week A+ Main Campus at 8620 Burnet Road; St. Austin Catholic School at 800 Herndon Lane 5124946744 www.idealabkids.com/locations/austin 23 kidsActing The camp has been teach- ing students to sing, act and play through performing arts since 1980. Mentors provide a safe environment where young people from preschool through high school are encouraged to be creative, expressive, condent and themselves. Ages: 319 Dates: June-August Cost: $285 per week for half day, $385 per week for full day ART

A+ South Lamar: 4100 Menchaca Road; South Austin: 9607 Brodie Lane 5125935393 www.neurongarage.com

27 Paramount Summer Camps Summer camps at the Paramount encourage young people to explore acting, singing, dancing, cre- ative writing, production design, songwriting and performance. All 2022 summer camps will be hosted at locations throughout Austin, but every session will have their nal day of camp and performance at the Paramount or Stateside Theatre with a pizza dinner and lm screening included. Ages: 616 Dates: June 6July 29 Cost: $750-$800 per two-week camp ART

Dates: May 31June 10 Cost: $325 per week A+ 3501 Red River St. 5127664141 www.mariposasspanish.com

25 My Coding Place The summer camps teach kids to solve problems using digital solu- tions and aim to inspire kids to think critically about technology. Ages: 718 Dates and times vary Cost: $225 per week ART 3616 Far West Blvd., Ste. 109 5125932729 www.mycodingplace.com 26 Neuron Garage The camp oers hands-on exploration by encouraging children to use recycled materials to build solutions to weekly challenges. Ages: 512 Dates: June 6Aug. 12 Cost range: $350-$390 per week

Trinity Episcopal School 3901 Bee Caves Road; Magellan International School 7938 Great Northern Blvd.; Ridgetop Elementary School 5005 Caswell Ave.; Baker School 3908 Ave. B 5126920526 www.austintheatre.org/camps

Dates: June 6Aug. 12 Cost: $100 per week A+ SP 6648 Ed Bluestein Blvd. 5126406998 www.bgcaustin.org/summercamp

21 Grin School The school organizes weekly, themed camps that explore topics such as visual arts, music performance, lm- making and game design. Grades: 69 Dates: June 613 Cost: $300 per camp

2826 Real St. 5128365437 www.kidsactingstudio.com

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