Now is the perfect time to prep for the summer days ahead, when the kids are home from school and in need of enriching activities to keep them active and engaged. That’s why we always dedicate space in our spring issue to spotlighting a variety of summer camps that specialize in science, coding, sports, the arts, and more! Join us in exploring the many local summer camps (and some only a short drive away) that will guarantee a summer filled with fun, learning, and growth!
Sugarloaf Performing Arts
770-682-5333
SugarloafPerformingArts.org
Barbie Camp: June 10-14 Bring your favorite Barbie doll and join Sugarloaf Performing Arts for a wonderful week filled with dance and creative movement! This camp experience will be filled with dance classes, crafts, videos, snacks and more activities your dancer is sure to enjoy! Ages: 3-7 (Pre-Ballet Levels 1-3). Full Day: 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Dancers are required to bring lunch.) | $260. Half Day: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | $145.
Camp Moana: July 8-12 Dive into a magical week in the world of Moana through dance and creative movement! This camp experience will be filled with dance classes, crafts, videos, snacks and more activities your dancer is sure to enjoy! Ages: 3-7 (Pre-Ballet Levels 1-3). Full Day: 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. (Dancers are required to bring lunch.) | $260. Half Day: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | $145.
Mini Dance Intensive: June 10-14 or July 8-12 Ballet, Modern, and Jazz techniques are the focus of this exciting camp for our young, but serious dancers. With so many things to learn and explore your dancer will leave each day excited for more. Ages: 7-10 (Rising Pre-Ballet 3A, Current Ballet 1, and Current Ballet 1A). Time: 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (no lunch needed) Cost: 1 Week – $245.00, 2 Weeks-$410.00.
Ultimate Dance Camp: June 10-14 Ballet, Modern, Jazz, and Hip-Hop techniques are the focus of this enriching camp for beginning-level students. With various dance styles to explore, each day will show your student a new aspect of the wonderful world of dance. Great for students with little to no previous dance training! Ages: 11 & up. 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (no lunch needed) | $245.
MiniTumbleCamp: July 8–11 & July 15-18 Tumbling, strength building, conditioning, jumps, acrobatics, and stretching. Feeling stronger yet? Increase your stamina and build your strength. Mr. Howard, their tumble instructor, has over 25 years of experience coaching elite-level gymnasts, dancers, and cheerleaders. Ages: 5 & up. Beginning (Ages 5-7) 5:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. | $110. Beginning (Ages 8+) 6:00 p.m. -7:30 p.m. | $145. Intermediate/Advanced 7:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m.| $145
5 Week Summer Intensives: Sugarloaf Performing Arts offers a five-week evening class schedule. This abbreviation of their fall schedule is an ideal opportunity for beginning and intermediate dancers, as well as exploration of new dance styles. They also encourage those new to our studio to come dance with them!
Threaded From Heaven
1145 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Suwanee
678-765-0791
ThreadedFromHeaven.com
Join Threaded From Heaven for an unforgettable Summer Sewing & Creative Camp. Experience unique projects, new friendships, and endless fun in their 7th year! Don’t let your child miss out on this amazing opportunity to learn a valuable lifelong skill and gain self-confidence through sewing! Sign them up now for an experience that will spark creativity, teach practical skills, and create lasting memories. Spaces are limited, so secure your child’s spot today before it’s too late! Empower your child with valuable skills and lasting friendships through sewing.
Suwanee Arts Center
678-878-2818
SuwaneeArtsCenter.org
Let your child explore and grow their creative potential this summer. They will build confidence by honing a craft and learning new technical skills. Camps include: Stop Motion Clay Animation, Jr. Film-makers, Picture Book Creation, Mural Painting, and more. Each camp is an adventure in creativity, hands-on projects, and endless fun.
Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont
9275 Tremont Road, Townsend, TN
865-448-6709
GSMIT.org/camps
Imagine splashing in an icy cold mountain stream, climbing ridges to an unbelievable view, or discovering the wonders of nature through hands- on explorations. At Tremont Institute’s summer camps, campers chase their curiosity while living and learning inside Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Overnight camps are available for kids ages 4-17.
Valley View Ranch
706-862-2231
ValleyViewRanch.com
A horse lovers’ paradise since 1954! Atop Lookout Mountain, for 50 girls ages 8-17; 1 to 8 weeks, 600 acres, English, Western, Barrels, Vaulting, and Trails. CHA instructors teach beginner to advanced riders. Spend up to 6 hours a day riding and caring for your OWN camp horse. The Jones family are third generation horse lovers, camp administrators, and equine educators making girls’ dreams come true!
i9 Sports
470-655-6370
[email protected]
i9sports.com
Offering Summer half and full day Sports Camps, as well as evening & Saturday leagues, i9 Sports focuses on FUN! i9 Sports will exceed your expectations by providing convenient, organized, safe sporting opportunities in a friendly atmosphere that teaches sportsmanship & increases self-esteem. Save $10 by July 19th, Promo code SUMFUNSM24.
Forefront Arts
770-864-3316
ForefrontArts.com
Calling all budding performers and kids and teens who love the spotlight! One-week Theatre, Dance, Music, Comedy, and Filmmaking camp themes include TAYLOR SWIFT POPSTAR CAMP, PERCY JACKSON, YOUTUBE CAMP, WILLY WONKA, FROZEN SUMMER, BARBIE, HARRY POTTER, MEAN GIRLS, IMPROV, MURDER MYSTERY PARTY, and TROLLS! Teens will love their full-scale Summer Stock production of FOOTLOOSE, performing current hits in their BROADWAY NOW teen revue, or the COUNSELORS-IN-TRAINING leadership program. Each week culminates in a big Friday performance! June-August. Half-day and full-day options for ages 4-18. Extended care available 8 a.m.-6 p.m.Attend 5 weeks and your 6th week is free! Register today. 10+ locations.
Camp Woodmont
423-472-6070
CampWoodmont.com
Imagine a camp where your child feels secure, welcome, and reassured. That’s Camp Woodmont! Located in northwest Georgia, Camp Woodmont is a traditional overnight camp for boys and girls ages 6-15 that features horseback riding, high- ropes/climbing, sports, dance, crafts, canoeing, archery, and more! Accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA).
Club SciKidz
678-294-9504
Atlanta.ClubsciKidz.com
The Best STEM camps start at Club SciKidz! Each summer, Club SciKidz offers over 70 themed camps for grades PK-8. Themes include Astronomy, Meteorology, Sea Adventures, Climate Change, Veterinary Medicine, Robotics, Marvel Stop Motion Animation, Save Our Oceans, Chemistry, Rocketry, American Doll, Wizarding World (Harry Potter), Medicine, and Surgery, to name a few! Club SciKidz is also your gaming headquarters, with three different Minecraft camps, ROBLOX, and a Video Game Factory. They offer the best coding and programming camps, such as Kibo, Ozobot, Sphero, and LEGO Robotics.
Code Ninjas
Suwanee: 770-353-9946
Hamilton Mill: 770-284-1056
CodeNinjas.com
Code Ninjas’ 2024 camp lineup is the best yet! They have Minecraft (Modding & Redstone), Roblox dev, Digital Art, 3-D Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, and more! This summer, join them on an exciting learning adventure through coding, crafting, engineering, designing, problem-solving, logic, collaboration, and much more!
Camp Invention
800-968-4332
Invent.org/Local
Spark your child’s creativity and confidence with the new Camp Invention® program Illuminate! Children in grades K-6 will team up and take on fun, hands-on STEM challenges. They’ll design a light-up ball game, star in a prototyping game show and more! Visit invent. org/local to secure your spot! Use promo code LOCAL25 by 3/27 to save $25.
Suwanee Academy of the Arts
678-482-6333
SuwaneeAcademy.com
Princess Camps: June 3-7 or June 17-21
9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Price: $220 (Sign up before April 1st for $199). Your princess will have a magical adventure beginning each day at the castle. You will delight in watching her twirl and dance with Miss Bernie, sing with Fairy Godmother, and create lovely crafts with Rainbow Fairy. The week concludes with a Royal Ball with parents as the honored guests.
Bodacious Burger Camp: June 10-14
9 a.m.-3 p.m. Price: $375 (Sign up before April 1st for $325). Where campers will accept the challenge to be Bold, Brave and Bodacious as they explore their hidden potential through singing, dancing, acting, games, and some special sauce! An “All-Swim” for budding young artists ages 6-12, with no experience necessary. Campers will rotate between singing, dancing, acting, games, and a surprise session. Each day will end with time on stage. The week concludes with a performance on a real stage for family and friends.
The Spanish Academy
4 Atlanta locations:
Buckhead, East Cobb, Emory & Suwanee
TheSpanishAcademy.com
Each week is a new language immersion experience with a different theme so you may enroll your child in as many weeks of camp as you would like. Campers will enjoy hands- on learning through arts and crafts, outdoor activities, science experiments, singing, dancing, face painting, water activities and much more while developing their language skills in Spanish. Camps are staffed by The Spanish Academy preschool teachers who create a fun and educational environment while immersing your child in Spanish. Camps are designed for all students (beginner through native speakers) and all themes and activities are age-appropriate.
North Gwinnett Lacrosse
NorthLAX.com
Build skills, make friends, and have the best time at NGLA Summer Camp! North Gwinnett Lacrosse Association Summer Camp is the perfect solution to give parents a break and let kids have fun in a safe, enjoyable environment. NGLS Lacrosse summer camps are for girls and boys with all ability levels — brand-new and existing lacrosse players. Equipment is available for new players on a FIRST COME FIRST SERVED basis. Ages: K-8th grade camps for boys and girls will be held during the months of June and July. For details and to register, visit NorthLAX.com.
Science Akademia
9550 Nesbit Ferry Road, Alpharetta
770-282-6891
Satapos.com
10 weeks of fun!
Science, engineering and tinkering!
Ages 3-12 years old.
Each week offers a great opportunity for kids to investigate a specific topic:Coding and programming robots, engineering design the human body, chemistry-edible science, a visit from the Atlanta Zoo, mission to space, microbiolog – all about germs, fun with water and bubbles.
This experience will open your kids to the wonderful, magical world of science and realize that science can be fun and exciting. There will also be outdoor time where the kids can run and play and make new friends, after all, it’s summertime!
Full-day (9 a.m.-4 p.m.) and half-day (9 a.m.-1 p.m.), early drop-off (8 a.m.-9 p.m.)
late pick-up (4-5 p.m.)
The Actor’s Scene
4484 Commerce Drive, Suite A, Buford
770-904-6646
TheActorsScene.com
Summer just got more fun at The Actor’s Scene! TAS Summer Acting Camps provide an opportunity to learn various aspects of acting, film, improv, and comedy. Students build confidence, focus, presentation, and teamwork skills through fun acting games and exercises!
Eye Candy Art Studio
678-714-5683
EyeCandyArtStudio.net
Explore different art mediums and create one-of-a-kind projects. Join Eye Candy Art Studio for their summer art camp for a fun exploration through different art mediums, such as clay sculpture, tie-dye, canvas, pottery painting, and much more! Located in Historic Downtown Duluth. Perfect for ages 6+, $245/week or $55/day. Monday- Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free Eye Candy shirt with full week enrollment.
Interactive Neighborhood for Kids
999 Chestnut St. SE, Gainesville
770-536-1900
InkFun.org
Visit a hands-on learning environment at Interactive Neighborhood for Kids (INK) in Gainesville. Museum admission is $9/person and is good for one of the play time blocks. Check out their gift shop and pottery studio. INK offers scheduled group rates and birthday parties. Monday through Saturday with two-hour play time blocks: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m., and 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday with two-hour play time blocks: 12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.-5 p.m.
