Summer Camps '08
To ensure your child’s safety this summer, why not enroll them in a camp? Provided for you is a list of camps in the Philadelphia area that are currently accepting applications for the coming summer. Each camp listed below pertains to a different field of interest: the arts, music, theater, film, sports, technology, and zoology. Please refer to the Philadelphia Children’s Connection website (www.philly-connect.org) for additional summer programs and activities. ARTSName: Summer FUNdamentals Art Camps Location: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts Dates: July 7 – August 15 Age Group: 6 – 15Activities: Cartooning, painting, circus, sculpture, drawing, wearable art, etc.
Website: http://www.pafa.org/camps.jsp
Phone: 215-972-2061
Description: “Summer FUNdamentals Art Camps offer enriching, creative experiences for campers in the beautiful galleries, the art studios of the school, and around the city. A variety of different sessions are available to choose from each week including Cartooning, Painting, Circus, Sculpture, Drawing, Wearable Art and much more. Sessions are designed to appeal to all levels and interests of young artists, ages 6 to 15. Weeklong sessions begin July 7 and run through August 15.”
MUSIC
Name: Summer Music Camp
Location: The Music Workshop
Dates: June 16 – August 8
Age Group: 11 – 17
Activities: Engineering & recording, songwriting & song analysis, band, history of popular music, guest speakers, faculty performances
Website: http://www.themusicworkshop.org/camp.shtml
Phone: 215-483-3650
Description: “The Music Workshop's Summer Music Camp is for musicians ages 11-17. The camp is open to beginner, intermediate and advanced musicians and places no restrictions on a camper's instrument of choice. The program does emphasize popular music and the instrumentation within that musical format.” THEATER
Name: Summer Theatre Camp
Location: Arden Theatre Company
Dates: June 23 – August 16
Age Group: Grades 1 – 5
Activities: basic acting, improv, storytelling, Shakespeare, design, guest performances
Website: http://www.ardentheatre.org/classes/kidscrew_summercamp.html
Phone: 215-922-1122
Description: "Led by Arden's Associate Artistic Director Amy Dugas Brown and taught by working theatre professionals, Arden Summer Camp is filled with all the care, focus and enthusiasm we give to our full-scale productions. Kids take two acting classes a day (one basic class and one specialized class like improv, storytelling or Shakespeare) and at least one design class a day. Each afternoon the kids rehearse for the Camp Show that is presented to parents and families on Saturday! At lunchtime, kids are treated to a special presentation from guest artists who perform for – and sometimes with – them!"
FILM
Name: WHYY Film Production Academy
Location: University of Pennsylvania
Dates: June 22 – August 2
Age Group: 15 – 18
Activities: operating cameras, scene lighting, scriptwriting, producing & directing film, video editing, etc.
Website: http://www.jkcp.com/film/
Phone: 866-606-0782
Description: "Come work with the award-winning film and video professionals at Philadelphia’s state-of-the-art public broadcasting station for a complete script-to-screen experience. Our intensive three-week program will let you explore all facets of film production - including scriptwriting, scouting locations in Philadelphia, and getting behind the camera to direct and edit your film." SPORTS
Name: Larry Hyde Super Sports Camp
Location: Chestnut Hill Academy
Dates: June 16 – August 8
Age Group: 6 – 14
Activities: Arts & Crafts, Swimming, Basketball, Floor Hockey, Tennis, Soccer, Golf, Baseball/Softball, Squash, Lacrosse, Ice Skating, Archery, Volleyball
Website: http://www.larryhydesummercamps.com/HTML/superSports.html
Phone: 215-247-4700 x1702
Description: “The summer is a great time to join old and new friends at day camp to have great fun! Campers, 6 to 14, are offered a variety of sports, arts & crafts and other programs. Children have a great time and the best instruction in their favorite sports and activities every day! At the end of the week Campers look forward to the Camper Award Ceremony, treats and a T-shirt.” TECHNOLOGY
Name: Cybercamps Academy
Location: Bryn Mawr College
Dates: July 7 – August 1
Age Group: 10 – 17
Activities: Game Design, 3D Game Creation, Game Modding, Web Design, Flash Animation, Graphic Design With Photoshop, Robotics, Intro to C++ Programming, Advanced C++ Programming
Website: http://www.cybercamps.com/bryn-mawr-area-computer-camps
Phone: 888-904-2267
Description: “Returning for a sixth year to Bryn Mawr College, Cybercamps Academy summer computer program is excited to offer the coolest technologies to today’s youth. Located outside of Philadelphia, Bryn Mawr college showcases “collegiate gothic” architecture on a picturesque campus. There's plenty of play space outside, while inside the Cybercamps Academy lab is the coolest technology for teens in game modding, robotics, computer programming, Flash animation, and graphic design (just to name a few). The kids and teens of the Philadelphia community return year after year for the coolest summer computer experience at Cybercamps Academy!” ZOOLOGY
Name: Philadelphia Zoo Camp
Location: Philadelphia Zoo
Dates: June 16 – August 15
Age Group: 3 – 15
Website: http://www2.philadelphiazoo.org/phila/Programs/For-Kids/Summer-Camps.htm
Phone: 215-243-5247
Description: “The Philadelphia Zoo Camp gives children ages 3 to 15 years old the opportunity to learn about the wonderful world of animals in an exciting, hands-on way while in the company of the Zoo's more than 1,500 animals from around the world.”
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