7. Concordia Language Villages, Minnesota
Learning a new language can be a lot of fun — ask anyone who’s been to Concordia Language Villages’ Spanish-language summer camp. The camp, commonly called El Lago del Bosque, offers a two-week immersion program for kids who are eager to learn about another culture and get ahead in school. Each year, kids come from all over the country to visit one of two locations in Minnesota, Bemidji (situated on the southern part of Turtle River Lake) and Cass Lake (located at Andrusia Lake in Minnesota’s North Woods).
There, campers speak Spanish almost exclusively, learn how to cook authentic cuisine, play sports, canoe, sing, dance and make crafts. Concordia Language Villages also offers programs for high schoolers looking to get high school or college credits.
8. Marine Science Summer Camps, Maine
If your kid loves the ocean but isn’t all that into surfing, allow us to suggest Acadia Institute of Oceanology’s Marine Science Summer Camp located at Seal Harbor, Maine. AIO offers beginner, intermediate and advanced camps for kids aged 10 to 19. During their stay, kids attend seminars on topics like biodiversity and geology, snorkel among marine life, collect water and animals for educational tanks, whale watch, hike and fish.
Because the program is educational, advanced students can earn school credits, and financial aid may be available to some.
9. Coding & Engineering Camp, Multiple Locations
Do you have an Einstein in your midst? Put that brainpower to good use at one of iD Tech‘s many summer coding and engineering programs across the country. During this two-week program, students will work with some of the brightest minds in the industry, tour major tech company campuses (Google, Facebook and Apple are just a few) and polish their portfolios by working on projects like robotics engineering and game coding.
Bonus: Students will meet professors from some of the top universities in the U.S., giving them a leg up when submitting college applications.
10. Classic Thyme’s Culinary Cooking Camp, New Jersey
If your child’s idea of exploring the outdoors is picking veggies out of the garden, Classic Thyme’s Culinary Camp program is a perfect match. Over the course of a week, young chefs will learn how to garden, harvest vegetables and herbs and cook scrumptious meals using fresh, healthy ingredients. Each day, they’ll also learn some fun food-science facts.
Perhaps the best part about this camp is that your kids will never have an excuse to complain about dinner because now they can make it themselves.
11. RISD Pre-College Fashion Design Camp, Rhode Island
The Rhode Island School of Design offers cutting-edge precollege programs for teens who are looking to learn some life-changing skills and get ahead in their academic careers. Over the course of six weeks, students studying the fashion design major will learn how to conceptualize and create sartorial masterpieces using alternative materials. Skilled designers will teach students how to identify patterns and colors that work together while allowing them the freedom to be creative.
At the end of the summer, campers can show off their designs in the campus-wide Pre-College Exhibitions.
12. The Burke Museum Dino Camp, Washington
If your little one isn’t yet ready for an overnight camp but would love to learn more about prehistoric creatures, the Burke Museum’s Dino Camp for kids might be a great fit! During the day camps, which run for four days, kids will learn all about dinosaurs by digging for creatures, examining fossils and bones and building a dinosaur replica.
The museum offers a variety of day camps to fit your work schedule. Kids Kindergarten through first grade can attend half-day sessions in either the morning (9 a.m. to 12 p.m.) or afternoon (1 to 4 p.m.), while kids in second and third grades can hang out all day (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.).
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