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SUMMER CAMP GUIDE: Have you registered yet?

Some spaces still available for August!

July 25, 2014

Check here for updates as well as on my Facebook page. There is still space in the Makerbot Camp in Greenwich, Chelsea Piers, Wakeman Town Farm, Westport Historical Society, and Peak Performance. 

Animal Embassy, Stamford 

Weekly camps offer access to over 100 rescued and adopted exotic animals residing in our public exhibit, as well as to the Stamford Museum & Nature Center and surrounding woodland preserve. For info, visit online or call 203.655.5404.

Camp Playland, New Canaan & Redding: FULL

Camp Playland is located on 18 beautifully wooded acres in New Canaan.  Owned and directed by the Bloom Family since 1957, Playland is a traditional summer day camp for boys and girls ages 3-14.  Activities include swimming in our three heated pools, athletics, archery, boating, fishing, ropes courses, golf, karate, arts & crafts, theater, science, and more!  Transportation and lunch is provided in Fairfield County. Call (203) 966-2937 or email to visit. 

Camp Invention, Darien and Westport: Limited Space!

Camp Invention is an amazing weeklong summer adventure where elementary students will brainstorm, create and invent without limits! Children use real tools, circuits and materials from the Inventor Supply Room to build original prototypes. They also might take apart electronics to construct an epic, insect-themed pinball machine or create a multi-step invention to solve a challenge. 800.968.4332.

Challenge camp, Westchester, NY

Celebrating its 34th year of offering summer enrichment learning opportunities for children aged 4-14 to realize their intellectual and personal potential. Challenge Camp is located in Rye, New York on 18 picturesque acres. We offer over 100 courses ranging from architecture to chess to cooking to magic to model rocketry to video production among other options. There is also sports, bus transportation, early drop-off /extended day. 914-779-6024.

Chelsea Piers Connecticut, Stamford

20 different sports camps available, ranging from half-day programs for preschool-aged children, to full-day developmental and elite level camps, to two sport combo camps and advanced power and pre-season training camps. A swimming/gymnastics combo camp joins the popular combo camp offerings. Two new preschool camps in swimming and tennis have been added. Aquatics has added a two-week competitive swim camp. Multi-sport campers can add water polo. Enjoy some of the best coaching in the world – all under one roof. Soccer phenomenon Kristine Lilly will return for the Kristine Lilly Soccer Academy, a one-week full-day camp. 203.989.1000 or visit online.

Connecticut Friends School Summer Camp, Wilton

A fun, relaxed environment where children can make mud pies, build towers, read books, sing songs, splash in the water table, run through the sprinkler or just enjoy the summer with their friends. Older kids can enjoy community-building games, arts and crafts, and outdoor activities. Daily trips to museums, zoos, sporting locations or swimming Camp is 9 – 3 daily. Call 203-762-9860 or email.


Downunder, Rowayton and Westport

Enjoy a week long program that teaches and develops paddling skills through a fitness program that is challenging, entertaining, and fun. Activities include paddle board polo, relays, sprints, and games. Includes longer paddles to places such as the Fish Dam upriver past Westport Center, and downriver to Cockenoe Island, the opportunity to try racing and demo a wide variety of Downunder's boards.
203-956-6217 or visit online.

Earthplace, Westport 

62-acre wildlife sanctuary for exploration, fun and learning. Each week at camp your child will participate in a variety of activities including trail walks, animal encounters, a visit to the pond, arts and crafts, camp sing-a-long, playground time, and more. 203-557-4400.

 

Great Play, Stamford 

Hours of fun and play with significant developmental value! We include instruction in motor skills and introductory sport skills, plus tumbling, balancing, rhythm, obstacle courses, climbing, plenty of free play time and running around, and guaranteed smiles throughout the camp! No two camps are the same. Each week also includes a party day. Great discounts on sibling and multi-week packages. 203.921.1165.


I.S.T. Sports, Norwalk and Westport

Sports training clinics and camps for all ages. From their Pre-K Summer Intro to Sports Clinic to their Flag Football Camp featuring Chad Upshaw for grades entering 1-7, these clinics focus on the young athlete learning to control their bodies and learning the correct fundamentals in multiple sports. Visit online for times and information, or email Glen Katz at istkatz22@yahoo.com

Kidville, Westport

Children 18 months to 5 years are invited to join us from May to August at Camp Kidville where fun meets creativity! Camp is scheduled in 2, 8, 12, and 16-week increments and runs through the week of August 25th. 203.955.1580 or email.

Peak Performance, Stamford, Norwalk and Westport  

For kids ages 4-12, this camp offers a combination of traditional sports games like floor hockey, soccer, basketball, flag football, handball, and activities such as tag games, pinball, battleship, virtual space tag, and various cooperative games. Children are divided by age into small groups with 8:1 ratio of campers to coaches. 203-943-9598.

Sydney Johnson Basketball Camp, Fairfield

Fairfield University Men's Basketball Coach Sydney Johnson will conduct his annual boys basketball camp this summer, offering three sessions on the University's campus. Two sessions will take place during the month of July and one session will be held in August. The camp is for boys who are six years old to entering the ninth grade. The day runs from 9 am to 3 pm with the exception of Fridays when camp dismisses at noon. For more information contact Kyle Koncz at 203-254-4000, ext. 2791. 

 

Wakeman Town Farm, Westport

Age appropriate programs for kids K through high school. Learn about sustainable farming, planting and caring for an organic garden, feeding and caring for animals, and understanding the science behind raising a successful garden using both modern and time-honored technologies. Also enjoy games, crafts, and food preparation as well as more challenging projects, which incorporate building, science and environmental studies. Call 203.557.9195.

 

Westport Arts Center, Westport

With 10 camps in the mornings and afternoons for ages 4 to 12, children can get creative by exploring new materials, techniques, and styles. Campers will make art inspired by the beach, animals, and world cultures. Enjoy WAC's most popular camps, including LEGO Art and Experimental Materials, each with all new projects. 203.222.7070.

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