Camps in the Southwest Austin area offer activities ranging from arts and crafts to outdoor sports and educational field trips.

ACADEMIC

Badgerdog Creative Writing Summer Camp Eight locations including The Austin Waldorf School 8700 S. View Road, Austin 512-542-0076 www.austinlibrary.org Ages: grades 3-12 Dates: June 6-24, June 13-July 1, July 11-29 Cost: $450 per three-week session Participants work with a professional writer and write original poetry and prose during the half-day, three-week camp.

Bricks 4 Kidz ATX camp Rooster Springs Elementary School 1001 Belterra Drive 512-388-9003 www.bricks4kidz.com/atx Ages: 5-13 Dates: June 13-Aug. 5 Cost: $179 per week Campers participate in hands-on learning programs using Lego bricks, motors and remote controls and go home with a customized Lego minifigure and name tag at the end of each camp session. The half-day camp sessions run Monday through Friday.

Kids Quest summer camp The Little Gym 4301 W. William Cannon Drive, Ste. E-150 512-899-3456 www.tlgaustin.com Ages: 3-8 Dates: June 6-Aug. 19 Cost: $35 per day (members), $45 per day (nonmembers), $155 per week (members), $205 per week (nonmembers) The Little Gym focuses on helping children with programs designed to build motor skills while fostering enhanced emotional, intellectual and social skills. Camps each week last from Monday to Thursday and have a variety of themes including superheroes, movies and extreme sports.

Mad Science camps Southwest Mad Science office 6120 W. Hwy. 290 512-892-1143 www.austin.madscience.org Ages: 4-12 Dates: June 6-Aug. 19 Cost: $170 per week for half days, $280 per week for full days Camps offered at Mad Science feature in-class discovery and exploration, indoor and outdoor games and physical activities, and hands-on applications of scientific principles.

Regents Summer Camps Regents School of Austin campus 3230 Travis Country Circle 512-899-8095 www.regentsschool.com/summercamp Ages: grades K-12 Dates: June 6-Aug. 11 Cost: $80-$200 per week Activities for campers include meeting new friends and developing academic, athletic and artistic skills at Regents’ 60 fine arts and athletics camps.

Snapology Austin Lego/Robotics camps Circle C Community Center, 7817 LaCrosse Ave.; Oak Hill United Methodist Church, 7815 W. Hwy. 290 512-368-9090 www.austin.snapology.com Ages: 4-14 Dates: June 8-Aug. 15 Cost: $135-$180 per week Twelve weeklong camps feature themes including “Star Wars,” “Minecraft” and “Disney.” Camps include Lego robotics, Scratch programming and engineering.

‘Vamos a un viaje al Safari’ Spanish Immersion Summer Camp Austin Eco Bilingual School, 8707 Mountain Crest Drive 512-299-5731 www.austinbilingualschool.com Ages: 2-11 Dates: June 6-Aug. 19 Cost: $180 per week for half days, $300 per week for full days Weeklong Spanish-immersion camps teach children about a variety of subjects including recycling, nutrition, and arts and crafts. Older campers will go on weekly field trips.

ARTS & PERFORMANCE

The Art Garage summer art camps The Art Garage, 11190 Circle Drive, Stes. 202-204 512-852-9900 www.theartgarageaustin.com Ages: 4-14 Dates: June 6-Aug. 19 Cost: $259 per week The Art Garage offers weeklong day camps with themes including rainbows, “Star Wars” and “Harry Potter.” Activities include drawing, painting, pastels, ceramics and tie-dye.

Ballet Southwest Academy summer program Ballet Southwest Academy LLC 11190 Circle Drive, Ste. 101 512-288-8282 www.balletsouthwestacademy.com Ages: 8-18 Dates: July 5-Aug. 18 Cost: $40-$60 per week The ballet program features weeklong intensive classes that range from beginning to advanced techniques and beginning to advanced pointe work.

Cafe Monet summer art camps Cafe Monet Westgate 4477 S. Lamar Blvd., Ste. 560 512-892-3200 www.cafemonet.org Ages: 6 and older Dates: June 20-Aug. 12 Cost: $175 per week (half day), $400 per week (full day) Children learn pottery basics and paint their own pieces. Three types of weeklong camps include craft, clay and robotics projects.

D’Ette & Co. Dancers camps D’Ette & Co. Dancers, 1807 Slaughter Lane, Ste. 325 512-292-3772 www.facebook.com/dettedancers Ages: 3-18 Dates: June 13-Aug. 1 Cost: $178-$225 per week The dance company offers a variety of camps for different age groups with themes such as “Finding Dory” and “Everything Disney” as well as summer classes and a summer intensive program teaching styles including ballet, tap and jazz, and hip-hop.

Drum Camp for Beginners Oak Hill Drum Studio, 7003 Pinto Cove 512-964-6778 www.oakhilldrumstudio.com Ages: 9 and older Dates: June 6-Aug. 26 Cost: $350 for 5-day private camp sessions or $110 for single-day camp session Campers can choose drumset or school band percussion and learn music theory fundamentals, basic rock beats and fills, and how to play popular rock and pop music or a snare drum solo. No experience is necessary.

Escuelita Art-es Inc. camps Escuelita Art-es Inc., 6100 Parkwood Drive 512-965-3604 www.escuelitaart-es.com Ages: 3-7 Dates: June 6-Aug. 19 Cost: $775 for three-week session, $975 for four-week session Monthlong themed camps include “Bollywood”; “Survival Skills”; “All Things Faeries”; “L’il Foodie” and “Crystals, Potions and Wands.” The final session lasts three weeks. Camps feature instruction in dance, yoga, theater, art, tumbling and sign language.

kidsActing camps Sixteen locations including Balance Dance Studio, 4544 S. Lamar Blvd.; LifeAustin, 8901 Hwy. 71; Oak Hill United Methodist Church, 7815 W. Hwy. 290; Dripping Springs United Methodist Church, 28900 RR 12 512-836-5437 www.kidsactingstudio.com Ages: 5-16 Dates: June 6-Aug. 19 Cost: $335 per week for full-day camps Weeklong camps for young performers bring movies including “Annie,” “Cinderella,” “Grease” and “Tangled” to the stage. Other camp offerings include Star Wars trilogy camp, wizardry and Club Glee show choir camp.

Premiere Dance Center camps Premiere Dance Center, 9217 W. Hwy. 290, Ste. 140 512-301-7475 www.premieredancecentertx.com Ages: 3-18 Dates: June 13-July 29 Cost: $175-$275 per week Premiere offers a multitude of weeklong dance camps for varying ages and levels. Daily themes such as “Beach Day” or “Princess Day” are offered for the campers ages 3-7. Intensives are offered for experienced dancers looking for inspiration and challenge. Each camp will include a variety of dance styles and classes.

Rock Camp USA Austin School of Music, 2428-B W. Ben White Blvd. 512-476-7666 www.rockcampusa.com Ages: 8-19 Dates: June 13-25 and July 18-30 Cost: $470-$550 per session Now in its 20th year, Rock Camp USA features intensive, performance-oriented instruction given by professional musicians. Participants record a CD in a studio. Each camp is two weeks long and culminates with a live performance in front of hundreds of people.

Sacred Arts Studio summer art camps Sacred Arts Studio 6001 W. William Cannon Drive, Ste. 305 512-584-8061 www.sacredartsstudioandgallery.com Ages: 4-14 Dates: June 20-Aug. 19 Cost: $230 per week Attendees make their own art projects at themed weeklong camps for two age groups, ages 4-7 and 8-14. Daily activities include three hours of art. Space is limited to 15 artists per camp with one teacher for every five campers.

Young Metalsmiths summer camps Creative Side Jewelry Academy 321 W. Ben White Blvd., Ste. 204 512-799-0731 www.creativeside.org Ages: 10-15 Dates: June 20-July 22 Cost: $345 for one week of camp or $645 for two weeks Two weeklong summer camps focus on metal jewelry fabrication, which includes skills such as soldering, hammering, sawing and stone-setting.

Young Rembrandts summer camps Various locations, including Rooster Springs Elementary School, 1001 Belterra Drive; Circle C Community Center, 7817 LaCrosse Ave. 512-795-4753 www.youngrembrandts.com/austinwest Ages: 6-12 Dates: June 13-Aug. 10 Cost: $75-$120 per week With themes such as Pirate Drawing Workshop; Monsters, Creatures and Creeps; and Ocean Life, weeklong summer camps teach children how to illustrate scenes using cartoon and realistic drawing techniques and materials such as pastels.

ZACH Theatre camps ZACH Theatre, 1510 Toomey Road 512-476-0594, ext. 236 www.zachtheatre.org/education Ages: 3 1/2-grade 12 Dates: June 6-Aug. 18 Cost: $195-$310 per week Camps teach students skills in the performing arts with themes including Dr. Seuss and “Hairspray.” In Topfer Revue: Mary Poppins camp, students in sixth grade and above can perform on the Topfer Stage.

GENERAL CAMPS

Abiding Love Lutheran Children’s Center summer camp Abiding Love Lutheran Children’s Center 7210 Brush Country Road 512-892-2777 www.abidinglove.org Ages: grades K-3 Dates: June 6-Aug. 19 Cost: $205 per week The church offers a camp program that runs throughout the summer featuring new themes and arts and crafts each week.

Camp Bethany Bethany Lutheran Church 3701 W. Slaughter Lane 512-292-8778 www.bethanyaustin.com/camp-bethany Ages: grades K-9 Dates: June 6-Aug. 19 Cost: $117-$200 per week Nine weeklong summer camps aim to offer a safe place for youth to have fun and grow in their relationship with Christ. Certain weeks of camp feature Snapology of Austin, Mad Science of Austin and Games2U programming. Extended care is available at no extra cost. 

Camp Fire summer camps 8601 S. First St. www.camp-fire.org 512-349-2111 Ages: 5-12 Dates: June 13-Aug. 19 Cost: $300 per week Campers swim, hike, perform experiments, make crafts and go on weekly local field trips in nature- and science-themed camps.

Camp on the Move Pickup at Sunset Valley Elementary School playground 3204 1/2 Jones Road 512-658-6285 www.camponthemove.com Ages: 8-14 Dates: June 6-Aug. 12 Cost: $315-$380 per week The field trip-based day camp picks up participants and visits different places each day in buses and vans. Camp attendees go to Schlitterbahn on Mondays and Thursdays. Tuesdays are theme days. Campers go to Hawaiian Falls or Splashtown San Antonio on Wednesdays and to GattiTown and the movies on Fridays.

F.I.T. Kids Summer Camp Bannockburn Christian Academy 7100 Brodie Lane 512-892-2706 www.bcaaustin.org Ages: 4 to grade 5 Dates: June 6-Aug. 5 Cost: $200 per week The nine-week Friends In Truth program includes several one-week camps with themes such as “Outer Space,” “Animal Friends” and “Christmas In July.” Members of Bannockburn Baptist Church and current academy students are eligible to attend.

Hindu Family Camp Radha Madhav Dham 400 Barsana Road 512-288-7180 www.radhamadhavdham.org Ages: 3 and older Dates: June 25–July 9 Cost: Free Families come together to learn about Hindu philosophy through interactive learning sessions and participate in yoga, dance, performance, sports and service projects.

SPORTS

2016 Lonestar Premier Soccer Camp Twelve locations including SoccerZone South Austin, 9501 Manchaca Road; Austin Sports Academy Southwest, 275 Lotus Circle; Slaughter Creek Park, 6301 W. Slaughter Lane 512-336-5425 www.lonestar-sc.com Ages: 5-12 Dates: June 6-July 29 Cost: $225 per week Lonestar Soccer Club hosts half-day camps that include skill-targeted drills, practice games, speed and agility training, three-on-three scrimmages and a World Cup tournament.

All-Star Sports Summer Camp SoccerZone South Austin 9501 Manchaca Road 512-280-2244 www.soccerzonesouthaustin.com Ages: 5-14 Dates: June 6-Aug. 19 Cost: $179 per week for half day or $279 per week for full day Weekly half-day and full-day five-day camps promote teamwork and sportsmanship through healthy competition via sports and active games.  

Austin Boxing Babes Girls Summer Camp Austin Boxing Babes 2919 Manchaca Road, Ste. 210 512-695-9650 www.austinboxingbabes.com Ages: 10-17 Dates: June 13-July 1 Cost: $180 for one-week camp, $280 for two weeks One-week camps for girls focus on boxing fitness, confidence-building and learning skills useful in self-defense. Campers meet three days each week from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. to practice boxing and martial arts techniques with certified martial arts instructors.

Austin Premier Academy Soccer Camp SoccerZone South Austin 9501 Manchaca Road 512-280-2244 www.soccerzonesouthaustin.com Ages: 5-15 Dates: June 6-Aug. 19 Cost: $179 per week for half-day camps, $279 per week for full-day camps Coaches Nelson Mata and Abel Huerta teach students soccer with an emphasis on sportsmanship, respect and leadership.

Camp Jump Jump Gymnastics Austin 2919 Manchaca Road, Ste. 205 512-593-6226 www.jumpgymnastics.com Ages: 3-12 Dates: June 6-Aug. 19 Cost: $220-$350 per week Jump Gymnastics Austin offers weeklong, theme-based curriculum combining gymnastics, yoga, music, art, science and games to give every camper an experience that increases confidence and encourages physical activity.

Challenger Sports British Soccer Camps SoccerZone South Austin 9501 Manchaca Road 512-416-7705 www.challengersports.com Ages: 5-16 (British Soccer Camp), 8-16 (TetraBrazil) Dates: July 11-Aug. 12 Cost: $179 for half-day camps, $279 full day per week British soccer coaches help campers work on foot skills, juggling, tactical practices and daily tournament play, and TetraBrazil camp teaches campers ball control, foot skills and other Brazilian soccer moves.

Coach Collier Basketball Camp SoccerZone South Austin 9501 Manchaca Road 512-280-2244 www.soccerzonesouthaustin.com Ages: grades 1-8 Dates: June 20-Aug. 12 Cost: $179 per week Celester Collier, Bowie High School head basketball coach, leads six weeks of basketball camps for students during the morning as well as the afternoon.

HALO Footwork & Finishing Camp SoccerZone South Austin 9501 Manchaca Road 512-280-2244 www.soccerzonesouthaustin.com Ages: 5-15 Dates: June 20-Aug. 5 Cost: $179 per week Weeklong half-day camps led by ESPN’s Ahmad Brooks and HALO After-School Coordinator Frank Munoz focus on student athletes’ footwork—balance, quickness and strength—and finishing—confidence, effort and skill.

Jeff Ables Football Camp SoccerZone South Austin 9501 Manchaca Road 512-280-2244 www.soccerzonesouthaustin.com Ages: grades 3-6 Dates: June 10-July 1 Cost: $179 per week Jeff Ables, head football coach at Bowie High School, leads an indoor football camp for student athletes.

Junior Triathlon Training Camps Austin Aquatics and Sports Academy 5513 Southwest Parkway 512-276-2324 www.aasa-atx.com Ages: 7-14 Dates: June 6-Aug. 20 Cost: $100 per week or $450 whole session Coaches will teach fundamental and advanced skills required for each triathlon discipline while developing fitness, character, a love for the sport and healthy habits. Athletes will experience a team environment and participate in group workouts with swimming, biking and running. They will also have the chance to race in local Kids Triathlons during the summer.

Kuk Sool Won of Oak Hill Martial Arts Summer Camps 2016 Kuk Sool Won of Oak Hill 6001 W. William Cannon Drive, Ste. 307 512-899-8710 www.kswoakhill.com Ages: 7-13 Dates: June 13-Aug. 12 Cost: $205 per camp Several 20-hour camps will teach forms, basic kicks, punches, self-defense techniques, board breaking and tumbling falls. The focus will be on discipline and respect, and the students will learn basic Korean language, terminology and history.

Life Time Super Summer Camps Life Time Fitness 7101 S. MoPac 512-358-8171 www.lifetimefitness.com Ages: 5-12 Dates: May 30-Aug. 19 Cost: $195-$250 per week The 24-hour fitness center offers 12 one-week camps featuring rock climbing, swimming, water slides, gym games, crafts and off-site field trips. The Life Time Fitness child center includes a maze, basketball court, age-appropriate computer games and other activities.

Mu Sool Won Martial Arts of South Austin camps Mu Sool Won Martial Arts of South Austin 1901 W. William Cannon Drive, Ste. 121. 512-299-1873 www.mswsouthaustin.com Ages: 5-15 Dates: June 6-Aug. 19 Cost: $185 per week Students in several weeklong half-day camps can learn traditional Korean mu sool won skills including hand striking, kicking, grappling, acrobatics and self-defense.

Nunchaku and Monkey Kung Fu camp Traditional Martial Arts Academy 4220 S. Lamar Blvd., Ste. 400 512-535-4404 www.traditionalmartialartsacademy.com Ages: 6-12 Dates: June 13-17, July 18-22 Cost: $200 per week (before April 1) $230 per week (after April 1) Learn monkey kung fu and how to use nunchaku, with all participants receiving a pair of foam nunchaku. No previous experience is necessary.

Quest ATX Quest ATX wakeboard park 10815 FM 1625 512-585-8744 www.questatx.com Ages: 7-16 Dates: June 6-Aug. 26 Cost: $250-$395 per week During weeklong camp sessions, attendees will learn to wakeboard, kneeboard and water-ski. No equipment or experience is necessary.

Texas Power Athletics camps Texas Power Athletics 130 Ralph Ablanedo Drive, Bldg. 5 512-284-9211 www.txpa.net Ages: 4-18 Dates: June 6-Aug. 12 Cost: $80-$275 The business offers a variety of summer camps, including tumbling camp, jump camp and some specialty clinics, as well as a camp featuring cheerleading world champion Josh Boatwright.

This is not a comprehensive list of summer camps offered in the Southwest Austin area. If your camp was not included, email us at [email protected].