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Schools Out! Beyond the Holding Pen - Interesting Summer Programs & Camps

By AliK
updated about 1 month ago

Struggling to find interesting, engaging summer options for your child? Depending on your budget, interests and needs there are many good choices but sign up early as the best will fill up FAST!

Kent Denver - Summer Camps & Classes

Formerly known as Kent Country Day School, Kent Denver is known for high quality education and well connected successful alums. Kent strives to create educational experiences that allow for the growth of the whole child.

While during the school year Kent Denver programs are grades 6-12, their Summer Sessions begin with programs at age 4.

The camps and classes programs are diverse, including:

Creative Arts
Academics
Sports

High quality but not for the budget conscious.

St Mary's Academy - Summer Adventures

St Mary’s was founded over 140 year ago and is primarily known for it’s national reputation as a top notch Catholic girls High School.

However, St Mary’s has also earned distinction by being recognized for its Blue Ribbon Elementary School and Middle School programs.

So…let’s talk about Summer Camp and Classes. The options at St. Mary’s are many including:

Technology
Arts and Crafts
Cooking
Science
Sports and Recreation
Performing Arts
Academics

Not a low cost option but you get what you pay for!

The Wildlife Experience - Animal Olympics Summer Camp 2008

This summer, spend a week at The Wildlife Experience!

Campers will participate in hands on activities, museum tours, crafts, and live animal demonstrations.

Each camp session includes both Extreme Screen movies, nutritious snacks, camp T-shirt and an Art Safari. The theme this year is Animal Olympics. We will discover how special adaptations help animals “win” in the wild. Animals perform amazing feats every day, not to win gold medals, but in order to eat, escape predators, and endure the elements.

Denver Museum of Nature & Science

2001 Colorado Blvd, Denver, CO 80205

The Denver Museum of Nature & Science offers fun, exciting and educational week long summer camps on dinosaurs, space science, rocks and much, much more. Camps are offered the week of June 9th – through August 15th, 2008. Camps are available for ages 4-5 through 6th grade. Registration will begin on February 1 for Summer Day Camp, so call 303-322-7009 or 1-800-925-2250 to register. Please see below for more details.

Download the Registration Form here. Please fax your form to 303-370-6094.

Camp Fees:
Parent/Child Workshops age 3
(1 ½ hour workshop)
Member Pair: $20
Nonmember Pair: $25

Week-long Camps for ages 4-12
(1/2 day Monday-Friday)
Morning Session: 9:00-11:30 a.m.
Afternoon Session: 1:00-3:30 p.m.
Members: $125
Nonmembers: $150

Week-long Day Camps ages 6-12
(All Day Monday-Friday)
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Members: $250
Nonmembers: $275

Scholarships:
The Museum is committed to providing stimulating, fun learning experiences to children of all economic backgrounds. Financial assistance is made possible through the Youth Programs Educational Scholarship Fund supported by the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, Firman Fund, OppenheimerFunds and Citi Foundation. Partial scholarships are available for families with a documented annual income of $30,000 or less. Call 303-370-8225 for more information.

Early Morning Check-In & Supervised Lunch
Children’s Workshops offer Early Morning Check In and/or Supervised Lunch care options. Sessions will include free time, board games, crafts and outdoor activities (weather permitting) – all in a relaxed, fun atmosphere supervised by Children’s Workshops staff. Registration is only by the week.

Extended hours are:
Early Morning Check-In: 7:30-9:00 a.m. Parents can sign children in at any time during this period. (Children will not be permitted in the Museum before 7:30 a.m.)
$30 per week, per child

Download the Registration Form here. Please fax your form to 303-370-6094.

Camp Fees:
Parent/Child Workshops age 3
(1 ½ hour workshop)
Member Pair: $20
Nonmember Pair: $25

Week-long Camps for ages 4-12
(1/2 day Monday-Friday)
Morning Session: 9:00-11:30 a.m.
Afternoon Session: 1:00-3:30 p.m.
Members: $125
Nonmembers: $150

Week-long Day Camps ages 6-12
(All Day Monday-Friday)
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Members: $250
Nonmembers: $275

Littleton Historical Museum - Summer Program

Adventures in History offers children interested in history the opportunity to experience life in the South Platte Valley in the 19th century.

Participants learn about the life of a typical farm family in 1860s and 1890s Colorado through a variety of hands-on activities carried out on the museum’s two living history farms. In past years, children have enjoyed doing blacksmithing, taking care of livestock, cooking a meal, and completing 19th century craft projects.

Adventures in History is a week-long program, and daily sessions run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The program will be offered during the weeks of June 9-13, July 7-11, and August 4-8. Registration is open to students who are entering the fourth, fifth, or sixth grade in the fall. Cost for the program is $90 per child. Registration is limited to 20 children per week, and is open only to corporate City of Littleton residents and members of the Friends of the Littleton Library and Museum.

Plains Conservation Center - Day Camp 2008

Every day will bring a new perspective and a whole lot of fun! Join the Plains Conservation Center for a week of way cool adventure.

Who are you going to be, TODAY?

Delve into the past as a
Paleontologist,

Explore the wonders of the prairie as a Biologist,

Discover hidden truths about the early Plains Indian Tribes as an
Anthropologist,

Experience real prairie adventure as a
Sod busting pioneer.

Day camp is for children 6-12 years old. Children are encouraged to sign up for just one week because the camp repeats the same programming each session.

Artful Journey-A Fine Arts School

5910 S University Blvd Ste C6, Greenwood Village, CO 80121

A great little fine arts school located in Greenwood Village with 1/2 day camps (a.m. and p.m. options) with a variety of fun topics that span the majority of the summer.