Maker

Type: Art & Nature, Arts & Crafts, Arts Education, Creative, Design, Film, Maker, Performing Arts, Photography, Sleep Away, Teen, Visual Arts

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Students 14-17 years old participate in a series of workshops and critiques led by CalArts faculty and alumni, attend artist talks and screenings, explore methods and spend time in the studio developing skills and making art.

Residential students will live in Chouinard Hall, CalArts’ BFA dorms, and both residential and commuter students will be able to participate in daily activities such as film screenings, games in the recreation hall or open swim in the CalArts pool. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in a field trip to Disneyland for an additional fee. All levels welcome to apply.

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Type: Academic, Day Camp, Maker, Open 2020, Orange County Camp, Robotics, STEM, Tech, Virtual Camps & Classes

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LA’s premier week-long summer tech camps for budding programmers, future video game designers, VR lovers, app developers, robotics engineers, 3D modelers & animators, and just plain technology fans!

Our curriculum is incredibly fun AND educational, focusing on strengthening STEAM. It is even supported by educational specialists out of the Harvard and Stanford Graduate Schools of Education and MIT Media Lab. We take great pride in hearing from others that we are the most educational tech camp out there. Don’t worry, this doesn’t mean that we don’t allow fun at our camps. Our project-based learning model allows students to have a blast and build confidence as they create their own unique projects using code, robotics, digital art, and more!

Roblox Game Design and VR, Minecraft Level Design, MathCraft (Math + Minecraft), Adventures in Programming, 3D Game Design with VR, Modding in Minecraft, REV Robots, REV Engineers, Coding Drones, 3D Modeling & Animation, App Creators.

Locations: Pasadena, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Westwood, Encino

2020: ALL SUMMER LONG!

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Type: Arts & Crafts, Beach, Dance, Jewish, Maker, Music, Sleep Away, Sports, Teen

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Camp Hess Kramer and Gindling Hilltop Camp! For almost 70 years, Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps have been providing a dynamic and fun environment where campers and staff become part of a community. We strive to build a place where everyone is equal and included, supported and cared for, connected and challenged. At Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps children develop a better understanding of their Jewish background while giving them a summer they will never forget.

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Type: Academic, Acting, After Care, Arts Education, Before Care, Coding, Creative, Day Camp, Design, Fashion, Film, Improv, Maker, Music, Performing Arts, Photography, Robotics, Sports, STEM, Tech, Teen, Virtual Camps & Classes, Visual Arts

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We offer in-person and virtual Summer STEM Camps. We also have virtual Spring Tech Camps happening right now!

Welcome to Award-Winning Camp Tech Revolution at UCLA… The World’s #1 Tech Camp for ages 6-14.  Success starts here!

Our 35+ summer STEM camps offer the latest in technology, giving campers the opportunity to take their creativity to new heights, turn their ideas into reality, and gain the tools to achieve and exceed their goals. Our campers can learn how to Design Websites, Build and Code Robots, Work with Artificial Intelligence, Create Custom Converse & Vans Sneakers, Produce Digital Music, Join a Digital Rock Band, Mod in Minecraft, Design Games in Roblox, Compete in National Minecraft, Roblox, and Fortnite Tournaments, Code in Java and Python, Become YouTube Casters, Use Green Screens, Build Games and Apps, Train in Esports, Learn Digital Citizenship, and so much more!

We offer early arrival and extended day, catered lunches, and sports options at recess – there are plenty of opportunities for exercise, fresh air, socialization and fun.  Campers may also elect to relax during this time and/or participate in fun team-building games.

Register for anywhere from 1 week to 10 weeks. Regular camp hours – Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 3:30pm.  Early drop off at 8am (optional) and Extended day until 6pm (optional).

Tuition ranges from $689/week to $789/week.  This does not include our multi-week promotional discount, additional sibling discount, or our new family referral program (receive $50 to $100 off per new family referred).  See our website for details.

Camp Tech Revolution is Powered by Lavner Camps.

Most weeks sell out… space is limited!

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Type: Arts & Crafts, Creative, Day Camp, Maker, Virtual Camps & Classes

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Camp Wildfolk’s Virtual Camp 

June 15- Aug 7
3 day or 5 day options
10:00am- 2:00pm (drop-in style)

Camp Wildfolk is taking their adored child-centered and project-based approach to the virtual world this Summer. Campers have a structured schedule with small-group activities including: camper community groups and choice of electives in their 3 activity rotations: movement, innovation (aka brainy stuff), and creativity (aka artsy stuff). Campers aren’t just sitting & staring at a screen for hours on end… It’s live, interactive, and wildly engaging fun! Wildfolk Guides are pros at helping kids nurture community and connection. Activities will need little to no in-person adult support and supply lists will be sent in advance (with options to purchase no-contact supply boxes). Virtual Camp is best suited for *1st-7th graders.

*Wildfolk has a Young Folks Mini-Camp for prek-kinder campers (MWF  8:30am-9:45am) and Guides-in-Training for 8th-10th graders looking to gain some leadership skills

Evening Enrichment Clubs

June 15- Aug 7
Once-a-Week for 8 weeks
4:30pm- 5:30pm

Evening Enrichment Clubs are a great option for older campers & teens wanting more specific experiences! Clubs include 3-D Printing Design, Fashion, Dungeon Quest (RPG), Comic Creators, and Music Recording! These clubs are capped for an interactive small group experience.

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Type: Arts & Crafts, Coding, Creative, Design, Fashion, Maker, Rock Climbing Camp, STEM, Tech

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Milken Summer at Home

Please join us at Milken’s Summer at Home programming for both Milken students and the Los Angeles community. Whether you’re looking for a virtual camp experience, after school enrichment, or academic programming, we’re proud to offer something for everyone.

– Camp X
Design Camp
Build, Design, Explore – Weekly projects, zoom breakout activities, and virtual field trips!

– SummerBoost!
Skills enrichment classes for grades 5-9

– The Studio
Academic, non-credit, options for grades 5-12.

New languages, arts, science, economics, and more!

– Summer School
Traditional summer school courses for students entering grades 9-12.

We’re also proud to announce discounts for first responders and other members of the community. More information on our website.

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Type: Academic, After Care, Arts & Crafts, Before Care, Creative, Day Camp, Maker, Open 2020, Orange County Camp, Science, South Bay Camp, STEM, Virtual Camps & Classes

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Destination Science is excited to offer 4 all new online STEM topics each week starting July 6, 2020 through August & beyond to help engage your kids. Join your Destination Science teacher LIVE online Monday- Friday for 2 full hours of hands-on STEM fun.  Each camper will receive:

KIT: Science supply kit designed for your topic of choice with accompanying Google slide deck walking kids through each day of learning.

TEACHER: Connect LIVE with your Destination Science teacher with our Zoom link.

LEARNING: Kids explore STEM science through games, challenges, building, and fun.

SCHEDULE: LIVE for 2 hours per day starting at either 9:30am or 1:30pm or both (PT & CT). Each theme offered each week: 7/6,  7/13,  7/20,  7/27,  8/3,  8/10 (more to be added)

VIDEOS: The fun continues with pre-recorded step by step video guides designed to assist your child with an additional 30 minutes/day of project building at their pace.

CONNECTIONS: Kids keep the same staff and campmates all week to build true connections with old and new friends.

Registration Starts: June 1, 2020

Fees: $200/wk, Enroll by 6/30/20 & Save $50! (vouchers accepted)

ROBOT ISLAND CAMP

Offered Both AM & PM – Join other BOT Builders & create your own Rolling Robot with DS Live Online! Welcome to Robot Island where curious minds transform the island into a science fun park for Robotic adventures! Build motorized Bots and use the engineering design process to create your own fun.

PLAYSPACE ENGINEERING CAMP

Offered Both AM & PM – Missing your playground?! Build one with DS Live online! Warning: Engineers at Play! Design & build your own eco-friendly solar play-space, complete with a pendulum swing set, a moving merry-go-round and a vibrating sled ride.  By the end of camp, you will have created your own play circuit to show off fun physics facts.

STEAM INVENTORS CAMP

Offered Both AM & PM – Time on your hands? Let’s invent your own Ooniverse with DS Live online! Join the STEAM Dream Team! Harness the power of STEAM with science, technology, engineering, art and math–combine it all to master your own amazing Oonie Maker Machine. Spark curiosity with the force of air-power, stretchy polymer technology, structural engineering, and get creative with color theories.

GALACTIC SPACE TRAINING CAMP

Part 1 (Offered AM Only): Shelter in Outerspace – Build your own Millennium Starship with DS Live online! It is time to build your own Millennium Starship ready to complete galactic challenges and earn a light-powered science saber. Compare Jedi mind tricks to real physics forces we use every day, like magnetism, infrared light, and sound waves!

Continue the space adventure all day by adding PM Camp…

Part 2 (Offered PM Only): Staycation on Mars – Build your own Mars Rover with DS Live online! BIY-Build it Yourself! You’ve been assigned by the Jedi Academy to construct your own motorized Rover Droid. Customize your rover to adapt to different planets. Will it use solar energy or electrical energy to search for  martian life? Challenge Accepted!

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Type: Cooking, Creative, Day Camp, Design, Maker, STEM, Tech, Virtual Camps & Classes

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Experience the unforgettable fun of summer camp no matter where you are. Camp Galileo Anywhere allows for a custom camp experience for your Pre-K through 8th grader with an engaging range of online classes from crafting to cooking to coding.

With a hands-on curriculum that inspires innovation and independence, experienced instructors that make every kid feel special, memorable camp rituals and joyful community building, it all adds up to an awesome Galileo adventure—that you can do anywhere!

Learn more: galileo-camps.com or 800-854-3684.

 

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Type: Academic, Arts Education, Coding, Creative Writing, Design, Language, Maker, Photography, Science, STEM, Tech, Teen, Virtual Camps & Classes

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Join the Institute for Educational Advancement (IEA) this summer for exploration and discovery through interactive video workshops! Spyglass, IEA’s new distance-learning program, uses a digital platform to bring high-level content into the homes of gifted and advanced students across the country. Spyglass will consist of live, interactive sessions, both standalone and in series, on a variety of topics for a range of ages.

Spyglass develops the whole child by:
• Providing crucial intellectual and social stimulation to gifted and advanced students
• Promoting optimal challenge in a variety of subject areas
• Building a nationwide community of like-minded learners and content experts.

Visit IEA’s website for details about specific workshops and to learn more about IEA’s other online programs and resources.

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Type: Acting, After Care, Animal Camp, Art & Nature, Arts & Crafts, Arts Education, Before Care, Camps for Girls, Coding, Cooking, Creative, Creative Writing, Dance, Day Camp, Design, Fashion, Film, Gymnastics, Maker, Martial Arts, Music, Musical Theater, Open 2020, Performing Arts, Robotics, Science, Sports, STEM, Tech, Teen, Theater, Virtual Camps & Classes, Visual Arts

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SOLAR SYSTEM CAMP

Looking for a digital experience for this summer? Look no further! STAR’s Solar System Camps are low ratio digital camps enhanced with a suite of online tools including Google Classroom and Zoom to maximize interactivity.

Although digital in design, space for these camps are limited since teachers work directly with campers from 9 am to 3 pm. Furthermore, to insure a fun camp the entire family can enjoy, materials for these online versions of our summer camps will be provided.

Finally, we’ve discounted all of our Solar System Camps by $100 from the price of their in-person counterparts. These digital camps comprise: Dance: Camera, Action!, Engineering: Design Your LA, Medieval Minecraft, Culinary Arts: A Taste of LA, Coding with Kano, Bricklab: Rise of The Brick Builders and more! Visit www.starcamps.org for details!

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Type: Academic, After Care, Arts & Crafts, Arts Education, Before Care, Coding, Cooking, Creative, Creative Writing, Dance, Day Camp, Fashion, Language, Maker, Music, Musical Theater, Performing Arts, Robotics, Science, Sports, STEM, Tech, Visual Arts

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Calling all first through sixth graders: design your own adventure this summer. Mix and match to create your summer of fun! Summer at The Center features engaging class offerings, state-of-the-art classrooms, outstanding athletic facilities, nurturing staff, and expert teachers. Sign up for summer excitement and learning at CEE’s expanded campus in West Hollywood.

One- and three-week sessions are offered in:
Science–chemistry, marine biology, Science Explosion, dinosaurs, animals
Sports–soccer, basketball, football, and more
Technology–Video Game Creator, Minecraft, coding, computer animation
Engineering–Lego robotics, architectural model building, Invention Workshop
Arts–fashion design, studio art, anime, puppetry, photography, play production, dance
Academics–Math Skills & Thrills, writing, debate
Hobbies–cooking, magic, knitting, Spanish, karate, ukulele.

Dream, design, and dig in this summer at The Center!

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Type: Academic, Creative Writing, Day Camp, Maker, Robotics, Science, STEM, Tech

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Smart Fun Day Camps to Keep Your Child’s Mind Growing over the Summer

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Type: Arts & Crafts, Coding, Cooking, Creative, Dance, Day Camp, Gymnastics, Improv, Maker, Music, Robotics, Science, Special Needs Camp, STEM, Tech, Teen, Theater, Virtual Camps & Classes

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In this upside down world, The Help Group’s summer camps will be virtual starting June 15th! During these online summer camps, neurodiverse 6-21 year olds with autism spectrum disorder and other special needs will be provided a safe and enriching atmosphere to engage, experience, and explore. With three offerings to choose from, each camper is matched to ensure an appropriate peer group for learning and fun. Campers will participate in a wide range of fun activities, such as social skills, fun & fitness, engaging games, science experiments, arts & crafts, and so much more! Siblings are welcome. Learn more at www.kidslikemela.org/camps. Questions? Contact Nicole at [email protected]

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Type: Coding, Jewish, Maker, Robotics, Science, Sleep Away, Soccer, Sports, STEM, Tech, Teen, Virtual Camps & Classes, Volleyball

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URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy

At 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy-West, scientific inquiry meets fun! Campers entering grades 3-10 spend 12 days exploring robotics, video game design, environmental science, digital media, and a host of other fun activities in a warm, supportive environment with campers who share similar interests.

Throughout their experience, campers explore what Judaism means to them—and how this complements their interests in science and technology. Our five core values shape our community: Heritage, Curiosity, Innovation, Radical Acceptance and Patience & Perseverance.  Campers gain an understanding of their place in the long history of the Jewish people’s contributions to science and technology, and build a strong connection to Israel as an incubator of innovation. 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy-West is the Reform Jewish camp that curious minds have been waiting for!

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Type: Academic, Arts & Crafts, Arts Education, Cooking, Creative, Design, Maker, Science, STEM, Virtual Camps & Classes, Visual Arts

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Use coupon code “MOMSLA” for discount at checkout. $39.50 (w/ coupon)

The Young Art Summer Camp Adventure will include lessons in drawing, clay sculpture, science experiments, origami, culinary arts, Lego brick design, jewelry making, horitculture, recycled art, and digital art depending on grade level. Our team is committed to inspiring the next generation of young inventors, artists, designers, and entrepreneurs to be bold innovators by providing creative and enriching experiences through hands-on learning.

Enroll in the Morning Session (9:30am-12pm PST) or Afternoon Session (1pm-3:30pm PST).

June 22–26; 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. or 1–3:30 p.m. June 29–July 3; 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. or 1–3:30 p.m. July 6–July 10; 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. or 1–3:30 p.m. July 13–July 17; 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. or 1–3:30 p.m. July 20–July 24; 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. or 1–3:30 p.m. July 27–July 31; 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. or 1–3:30 p.m. August 3–August 7; 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. or 1–3:30 p.m. August 10–August 14; 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. or 1–3:30 p.m. August 17–August 21; 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. or 1–3:30 p.m. August 24–August 28; 9:30 a.m.–12 p.m. or 1–3:30 p.m..

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