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OC Family's 2018 Camps Directory offers lots of summer options for children and youth.
OC Family’s 2018 Camps Directory offers lots of summer options for children and youth.
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Academic Chess of Orange County & Strategic Kids

Grades: Kindergarten-8th grade | Class Size: 6-20

26941 Cabot Road CA Suite 110 (and other school locations in OC)

Laguna Hills | 949-348-2892

www.academicchess.com

Academic Chess along with our partner company Strategic Kids offers fun and low cost summer and after-school programming! We will have exciting and hands on Chess, LEGO, Magic, and origami camps all throughout Orange County this summer! We make learning fun with our giant chess sets, fun kits, and amazing coaches!

 

Army and Navy Academy “Camp Challenge” and “Camp Pacific” Summer Programs

Camp Challenge: 6th grade – 12th grade | Instructor to Student Ratio: 15-1

Camp Pacific: Ages 8-16 years | Instructor to Student Ratio: 12-1

2605 Carlsbad Blvd

Carlsbad | 760 547-5288

www.armyandnavyacademy.org

ANA offers young co-eds motivational summer leadership, academic, and recreation camps that encourage active involvement, accountability, skill development, and personal growth.  Overseen by a dedicated staff focused on mentoring campers in a supportive environment, we concentrate on developing good character, leadership skills, and responsibility while enhancing confidence in all.

Open house: May 18, & 16 Jun 18: 9:00am to 1:00pm

 

Artology Studio

Ages: 6-12 | Class Size: 12 kids maximum

15455 Jeffrey Rd. Ste 318

Irvine | 949-932-0996

www.artology-studio.com

Artology studio has art classes for kids and adults, including drawing class, painting class, handcraft class. We also have programs for toddlers, special kids, home-schooling kids and non-profit organizations. We do ceramic painting, button craft, and other fun activities for individuals. We also hold parties in our studio as well.

Open house: For Summer Camp 2018: (June 18th – Aug 17th) Monday -Friday 9:30- 3:00

 

Arts & Learning Conservatory

Ages: 4-18 | Class Size: 8-12

151 Kalmus Drive, Suite G3

Costa Mesa | 714-728-7100

www.artsandlearning.org

Founded in 2004 the award-winning Arts & Learning Conservatory, has served the Orange County community offering high quality instruction in acting, voice, dance, instrumental instruction and live theater productions. We have developed hugely successful Afterschool Programs, Musical Camps and School Productions.

Open house: Open Daily Monday-Thursday 9am-6pm, Friday 9am-5pm

 

Body Glove Beach Camps

Ages: 5 – 15

504 N Broadway

Redondo Beach | 949-644-2202

beachsports.org

Enjoy beach and bay activities at 15th Street Newport or gorgeous beach at CdM and weekly visits to the tide pools!  Curriculum designed by teachers and lifeguards to be safe and educational. Campers experience variety of activities & team-building educational games throughout the week designed for their age group. Camps run June 25th – August 29th

 

Camelot Academy of Arts, Science & Technology

Grades: PK (age 3) – Grade 12 | Class Size: 12-25

1014 W. Collins Ave

Orange | 714-308-9849

www.caastschools.net

Let your student experience a comprehensive program that provides Global Curriculum, Multi-language Immersion, Classical Humanities, Cutting-edge STEM, Conservatory-level Arts, Nurturing Environment, Character & Life Skill Development, Study & Collaborative Skill Training, Communication Skill Development, Exploratory Field & Overseas Studies. CAAST Private School, Orange Campus has a WASC accredited K-G12 day school and a dual immersion program for Pre-K.  It also offers comprehensive STEM, fine arts and tutoring after school programs. CAAST Private School, Irvine Campus, scheduled to open in Fall, 2018, will also offer a dual immersion program for Pre-K and day school for grades K-G9. CAAST School of Dance & Theatre in Orange offers comprehensive dance and musical theater programs, as well as vocal and instrumental music classes.

 

Camp ReCreation Catholic Charities of Orange County

Ages: 4 and older

1820 E 16th Street

Santa Ana | 714-347-9627

www.camprecreationccoc.com

The Original Camp ReCreation of Catholic Charities OC provides both overnight and day camps for adults and children with special needs to gain life experience and have fun! Since 1978, our camps have provided countless campers and volunteers the opportunity to create cherished friendships and memories that last a lifetime.

Open house: July 5-9 (Youth) August 1-4 (Adults)

 

Camp Stevens

Ages: 8-15 | Religious Affiliation: Episcopal Church

1108 Banner Road

Julian | (760) 765-0028

campstevens.org

Wonder and adventure await! Camp Stevens offers dynamic schedules, dozens of activity options, and unparalleled access to nature (and away from screens!) Whether playing lawn games, hiking at sunset, or taking shots during archery, every moment is an opportunity to make friends, develop self-esteem and confidence, and experience the outdoors.

 

City of Irvine Recreational Services Department

Ages: Ages 3-18

1 Civic Center Plaza, 2nd Floor

Irvine | 949-724-6610

www.cityofirvine.org/camps/summer-camp-fair

The City of Irvine offers hundreds of high-quality summer camps, offered June 11 though August 24, to keep your kids engaged and entertained. Choose from full-day and half-day options in a wide variety of topics, such as cooking and culinary; crafts and art; dance, music and drama; educational; social and recreational; sports; and tweens and teens. Registration is now open! City of Irvine camps are open to the entire Orange County community, and we are centrally located in OC for your convenience.

 

City of Newport Beach Recreation & Senior Services Department

Ages: 3-15yrs | Class Size: 10+

100 Civic Center Drive

Newport Beach | 949-644-3151

www.campnewport.com

With 400+ camps to choose from, there’s something for EVERYONE! Adventure, arts, dance, fitness, sailing, science, sports, surfing, technology, and so much more! Visit our website now for a full list of available camps. Half day and full day options available.

 

CodeREV Kids

Ages: 6-15

Locations throughout OC | 844-490-8324

www.CodeREVKids.com/Camps

School’s out, but we’re open!  This June through September, come join us at CodeREV’s Summer Camps, where kids learn coding and tech skills for the career of tomorrow.  If a summer full of Minecraft, robots and digital art (along with outdoor games) sounds fun, sign up today and let’s get coding!

 

Concordia’s Teen Entrepreneur Academy

Teen Entrepreneur Camps: Grades: 9-12

Kid Entrepreneur Camps for kids: Grades 5-8

1530 Concordia West

Irvine | 949-214-3198

www.cui.edu/tea

The Teen Entrepreneur Academy (TEA) is a hands-on, learn-by-doing, one-week residential business entrepreneurship start-up summer camp for high school students. It will be held at Concordia University in Irvine. We educate, train and empower the next generation of entrepreneurs (TeenPreneurs) so that they become difference-makers who lead productive and purposeful enterprises with integrity, serving others and making the world a better place. TeenPreneurs, working in groups of 3-to-4, work as entrepreneurs by preparing start-up business plans. TeenPreneurs Academy Camp dates are July 22-28, 2018. For more info, please call 949-214-3198 or email stephen.christensen@cui.edu

 

Crean Lutheran High School

Grades: 9-12 | Class Size: 20 | Religious Affiliation: Lutheran – LCMS

12500 Sand Canyon Avenue

Irvine | 949-387-1199

CLSHS.ORG

Crean Lutheran offers Academic and Athletic Youth Camps for students in grades K – 8 from June through August. Camps are offered Monday through Friday, morning and afternoon. Each camp costs $140.00. All local youth and all skill levels are welcome. Register online at CLSHS.ORG/YOUTHCAMPS

 

Culinary Kids

Ages: 5-13 | Ratio 1 teacher:  8-9 kids | Average Class Size:  24

26895 Aliso Creek Road Ste B – 56

Aliso Viejo | 949-292-4720

www.culinarykids.biz

Unleash the inner chef! Let’s cook, create and collaborate in the kitchen! With our flavorful healthy dishes, expert chefs and teachers, and fun filled atmosphere, your young chef will develop lifelong essential cooking skills while sautéing their way around tasty menu masterpieces!  Young chefs will be working in small groups to be hands on the kitchen!  Each week will feature a different theme in which we will daily create a main dish, side dish, and dessert. We’ll See You In The Kitchen!

 

Fairmont Private Schools – Summer Programs

Grades: Preschool-12th Grade

Anaheim, Anaheim Hills, North Tustin Locations | 714-765-6300

fairmontsummerprograms.com

Looking for a summer program that is out of this world? Fairmont’s ACA-accredited camp, our renowned summer school, and a comprehensive line-up of enrichment courses provide dozens of options for customizing a summer experience that suits your child’s needs and your family’s schedule. Whether it’s building confidence in academic subjects at summer school or strengthening social skills at camp, your child will come away from summer at Fairmont feeling smart, self-assured and ready to start a new school year strong. All summer programs are open to the public.

Open house: June 4 – August 10

 

International School of Orange County

Grades: Preschool (3yrs) – 8th grade | Ages: 12-18

1838 N Shaffer St.

Orange | 714-771-4710

www.internationalschool.la

The School provides a unique French/English bilingual curriculum delivered in a nurturing environment within a multicultural, international community that fosters personal development, and academic excellence to students from preschool-8th grade. The School’s OC French Summer Camp is open to all in the Community as is its weekly Mommy & Moi French initiation class for 12-30-months-olds.

Open house: By appointment

 

Irvine Valley College

Ages: 5-18

5500 Irvine Center Drive

Irvine | 949-451-5555

ivc.edu

College 4 Kids @ IVC offers academic environment courses and camps for students ages 5-18. Summer session begins May 29. Classes include: Languages, STEM, study skills, computer science, video game programming, drama, arts, mathematics, public speaking, and music. To register, visit ivc.edu/communityed or call 949-451-5555.

 

LA Galaxy OC

Ages: Age 3 and Up

12 Mauchly, Suite #P

Irvine | 949-903-8394

www.lagalaxyoc.com

LA Galaxy OC – Voted Best Soccer Camp in Parenting OC’s 2017 Readers’ Choice Awards! We offer a wide range of camps for all ages and abilities, throughout the year, and strive to ensure that players attending our camps receive the most appropriate level of training from our professional coaches.

Our Summer Camps include All Girls Camp, South OC Summer Camps, Irvine Summer Camps, Team Camps, Goal Keeper Camps, and Skills Development Camps.

If you have any questions regarding our Camps, please contact Camp Director, Sam Ridgard at sam.rigard@lagalaxyoc.com

 

Laguna Niguel Racquet Club

23500 Clubhouse Drive

Laguna Niguel | 949-496-4665

WWW.SPEARMANCLUBS.COM

Laguna Niguel Racquet Club is a premier Tennis, Fitness, Swim and Social Club… We are your premier Tennis, Fitness, Swim, and Social Club, offering Activities and Events, Junior Programs, Tournaments and something for the entire family! Open Courts – Adult Lessons – FREE Child Care (with all family Memberships) – Spin Center, Fitness Center, Boot Camp, Swim Programs and Lessons, Nutrition, Personal Training, Group Exercise Classes, Jr. Olympic Saline Swimming Pool, Outdoor Jacuzzi, Top Spin Bar and Grill, Juice Bar.

 

Li’l Chef School

Ages: Age 4 and Up

15435 Jeffrey Road, Suite 132

Irvine | 949-679-8390

www.lilchefschool.com

Whether your child likes to bake, create, roast, sauté, fry or just blend, we have a camp for all interests. Our camps are organized into 3 age groups so all chefs team up with their peers. Ages are: Tiny Chefs 4-6, Lil’ Chefs 7-9 and Teen Chefs 10 and older. All chefs will receive a Lil’ Chef School apron for the first camp enrolled to keep for their very own and will get to taste everything that they cook. All recipes are located on our website for the preparation at home.  A child may also pack up any uneaten tastings to share at home as well. For more information, visit www.lilchefschool.com, or contact us at 949-679-8390 or info@lilchefschool.com

 

OC Music & Dance

Grades: 6-9 (Recommended) | Class Size: 12

17620 Fitch Avenue, Suite 160

Irvine | (949) 386-8336

www.ocmusicdance.org

Hollywood, Here We Come! Our genre-intensive camps combine technique, theory, songwriting, and vocals, culminating in a live ensemble performance in our black box theater or in Hollywood at the world famous Madame Toussade’s Wax Museum.  Five one-week camps beginning July 9 through August 10. Starting at $375/camp.

 

Ocean Institute

24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive

Dana Point | 949-496-2274

https://www.ocean-institute.org

From late June through mid-August, Ocean Institute summer camps in Dana Point Harbor give participants the chance to be scientists, explorers, and adventurers while creating memories that will last a lifetime.  Camp activities include whale watching cruises, kayaking, tallship sailing, underwater robots, beach time, crafts and games, and much more!

 

Pacific Marine Mammal Center

Ages: 8 to 13 years old | Class Size: 24

20612 Laguna Canyon Road

Laguna Beach | 949-494-3050

www.pacificmmc.org

Camp Pinniped and Kids Club are perfect for kids interested in animals and the ocean! Kids learn how we rescue and rehabilitate marine mammal patients by making meals for the animals, cleaning enclosures, mock rescue and rehabilitation demonstrations and more! Kids discover ocean conservation through presentations, games and crafts.

 

Pali Adventures Summer Camp

Ages: 8-16 years

30778 CA-18 Mountain Highway

Running Springs | 909-867-5743

https://paliadventures.com/

Have a mountain adventure at our Pali Adventures Summer Camp! An overnight camp located in Runnings Springs near Big Bear serving boys and girls ages 8-16 years old, where they can design a personalized summer camp! Kids follow their dreams and explore their interests in our specialty. The activities include extreme action, flying trapeze, girlpower, Hollywood stunts, motor sports, water sports, culinary, film, fine arts, wacky science, acting, rockstar, magic, broadcasting, and DJ.

Questions?  We love to talk about camp! Call 909.867.5743, or email info@paliadventures.com

 

Pirate’s Dinner Adventure

7600 Beach Blvd.

Buena Park | (866) 439-2469

piratesdinneradventureca.com

Join our crew for an action packed live entertainment on the high seas at the “World’s Most Interactive Dinner Show”. Cheer for your favorite pirate as they dazzle you with an astonishing display of special effects, aerial artistry, swashbuckling swordplay, and dynamic duels while enjoying a delicious four-course feast.

 

The Prentice School

 18341 Lassen Drive

N. Tustin | 714.538.4511

www.prentice.org

The Prentice School offers an unparalleled learning experience to students in grades K-8 with language-based learning differences and related learning challenges: dyslexia, ADHD, and anxiety. The Prentice approach is designed to engage students on three learning pathways: auditory, visual, and kinesthetic. Call 714.244.4600 to learn more. Financial options are available.

 

Project Scientist

Ages: 4 – 12 | Class Size: 20

PO Box 515

Laguna Beach | (704) 313-9118

www.projectscientist.org

A STEM camp just for girls, ages 4 – 12, at Concordia University in Irvine!  Girls learn from a tailored curriculum facilitated by highly skilled and credentialed educators, exciting hands-on experiments and field trips, and daily interactions with female STEM role models from a variety of professional fields.

 

Russian School of Mathematics

Grades: K-12 | Class Size: Under 12 students

Locations in Irvine, Mission Viejo, San Fernando Valley and San Diego

855.MATH.855 | www.russianschool.com

RSM is an award-winning, after-school K–12 math enrichment program. Recently ranked one of the best schools in the world by the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, RSM helps children of all levels build a solid math foundation and develop their critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.

 

St. Catherine’s Academy

Grades: TK-8th grade | Class Size: 12 | Religious Affiliation: Catholic Church

215 N. Harbor Blvd.

Anaheim | 714-772-1363

www.stcatherinesacademy.org

St. Catherine’s Academy in Anaheim, CA is an all boys’ Catholic school with military tradition serving transitional kindergarten to 8th grade. SCA offers both day and boarding options. SCA was founded in 1889 by the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose. For info, visit www.stcatherinesacademy.org or call 714-772-1363.

 

Stowell Learning Centers

Grades: K – 12 Students plus adults | Class Size: All sessions are 1 to 1

1150 Main Street Sites B&C

Irvine | 949-477-4133

www.learningdisability.com

Next School Year Can Be DRAMATICALLY Better. We train struggling, smart students to become confident and independent learners by building and correcting the weak underlying skills that are at the root of attention and learning challenges, including dyslexia. Call and join us for a parent information meeting to find out how.

Open house: Mon thru Fri 8 AM to 7 PM and Sat 8AM to 3PM

 

Sylvan Learning Center

Grades: K – 12th | Class Size: Varies/Camp

Multiple Locations | 888-338-2283

SYLVANLEARNING.COM

Sylvan’s Academic and STEM Camps are perfect to engage your child this summer. Academic camps are perfect to avoid summer learning loss in a creative and interactive camp form. Students can also collaborate and create in a STEM Camp like robotics or coding! With affordable full-day and half-day options and multiple locations nationwide, Sylvan is sure to have the perfect camp for your family!

 

Urban Workshop

Ages: Ages 10 to 15 | Class Size: 16 Students Max.

365-A Clinton Street

Costa Mesa | 949-296-2153

www.UrbanWorkshop.net

Urban Workshop offers 4-levels of Hands-on STEM Shop Classes in a relaxed and pressure-free environment in which students learn to use a wide selection of hand and power tools with a variety of materials. Each individual class introduces students to a new group of tools, techniques, and includes a project.

Open house: Free tours anytime

 

YMCA of Orange County

13821 Newport Ave, Suite 200

Tustin

www.ymcaoc.org

YMCA camps provide opportunities for your child to build confidence and make new friends in a safe and nurturing environment. The Y allows kids to explore new interests throughout the year with spring, summer and winter break camps, specialty camps like sports and art, and overnight summer resident camp.

Thank you to all the 2018 Summer Camp Guide Sponsors!