Southwest Austin - Dripping Springs Edition | February 2022

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The WILDcenter of Texas’ Animal Ambassadors are ready to visit schools all over Austin and Central Texas. From the largest owl species in the world to the largest snake species in the United States, our animal collection is truly spectacular! Schools, scouts, birthday parties, or corporate groups: we bring our animal ambassadors to you! Times: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Dates: June 13Aug. 12 Cost: $250 per week O Pick at Lower Colorado River Authority Head- quarters: 3700 Lake Austin Blvd, Austin LCRA Dalchau Service Center: 3505 Montopolis Dr, Austin 5123035073 www.lcra.org/camps 20 Neuron Garage Campers are oered a hands-on exploration by encouraging children to use recycled materials to build solutions to weekly challenges. Ages: 512 Dates: June 6Aug. 12 Cost: $340-$390 per week A+ South Lamar: 4100Menchaca Road, Austin; South Austin: 9607 Brodie Lane, Austin 5125935393 www.neurongarage.com 21 Oak Hill Drum Studio Students learn to play the drums to popular rock and pop music with the Drumset Boot Camp for Beginners. Day camps include two hours of private, one- on-one instruction by a professional teacher.

Ages: 9 and up Dates: every week during summer months Cost: single day $150, one-week camp $495 ART Oak Hill Drum Studio, 7003 Pinto Cove, Austin 5129646778. www.austindrumlessons.com 22 Paramount Summer Camps Families can choose among three summer camps—Camp Paramount, Camp StoryWranglers and Summer SongwritingWorkshop—which encourage young people to explore acting, singing, danc- ing, creative writing, production design, song- writing and performance. Students will perform at the Paramount Theatre on their nal day. Ages: 616 Dates: Camp Paramount and Camp Story Wranglers: June 617, June 20July 1, July 1122, July 1829, July 25Aug. 5 Summer Songwriting Intensive: July 1829 Cost: $750-$800 per camp ART Trinity Episcopal School: 3901 Bee Caves Road; Ridgetop Elementary School: 5005 Caswell Ave.; Baker School: 3908 Avenue B, Austin 5126920526 www.austintheatre.org/camps

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17 iCode Summer Camps Students learn about game design, robotics, drones, virtual reality, engineering, 3D printing and entrepre- neurship in computer science summer camps. Ages: 614 Dates: June through August Cost: $399 per week A+ 4301 W. William Cannon Drive, Bldg. K., Ste. 200, Austin www.icodeschool.com/austin113 18 Idea Lab Kids A science, technology, en- gineering, art and math camp allows students to complete projects using their design skills.

Ages: 57, 813 Dates: May 31Aug. 12 Costs: $375-$413 per week A+ ART Main Campus: 8620 Burnet Road, Austin; Satellite campus: St. Austin Catholic School, 800 Herndon Lane, Austin 5124946744 www.idealabkids.com/locations/austin 19 McKinney Roughs Nature Park Camp- ers explore 1,100 acres of pine forests and box canyons at McKinney Roughs Nature Park, just east of Austin. Ages: 512

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SOUTHWEST AUSTIN  DRIPPING SPRINGS EDITION • FEBRUARY 2022

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