Summer camp enrollment is open at many venues. Here is an alphabetical list of camp ideas that will be updated as new options are available.
Ag Hall of Fame
The National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame in Bonner Springs, KS is hosting Camp GROW!.
For more information, check out the Camp GROW! page, call (913) 721-1075, or email info@aghalloffame.com
Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center
The Discovery Center is offering an Urban Xplorer Summer Camp for 2017. Visit their website for more details.
Backstage Connection LLC
Backstage Connection is offering summer camps for teens interested in learning more about how a theatre’s backstage functions. These camps use a hands-on approach to stagecraft and are not tied to a live production. Details online.
Blue Valley Rec Center
Blue Valley Rec Center has a variety of summer camps. Details online.
Coterie Theatre
The Coterie Theatre offers theatre camp options for 5th-12th grade students. Details on their website.
Ernie Miller Nature Center
Ernie Miller Nature Center offers summer camps focused on nature and outdoor adventures. Details on their website.
Google Fiber App Camps
UMKC School of Computing & Engineering, in partnership with Google Fiber, is offering an App Camp this summer! Check out the website for details.
Johnson County Community College
JCCC has a number of exciting summer camp programs available. Check out their website for more details.
Johnson County Parks and Recreation District
JCPRD has a variety of summer camps available at locations throughout Johnson County. Details online.
Kansas City Art Institute
KC Art Institute offers summer camps for kids ages 6-14. Visit their course listings page to view available camps by age group.
Kansas City Chess Club
KC Chess Club is offering summer camps for kids. Details on their website.
Kansas City Zoo
The KC Zoo has camps all summer long! View the options here.
KC Ballet
The KC Ballet offers camps and summer intensives for a variety of ages and dance skills. Details online.
KC Rep Youth Summer Theatre Intensive
KCRep Youth Summer Theatre Intensive is a free, four-week program open to all young artists ages 13-18 in the Kansas City area. inSYTE artists engage in an interactive rehearsal process designed to cultivate creative and life skills as they collaborate with KCRep professional teaching artists to create an original work of theatre. Together, they build a performance that is their own and perform it for the public on KCRep’s main stage, Spencer Theatre. The Youth Summer Theatre Intensive is an open and inclusive program that fosters the exploration of each student’s artistic potential, so no previous theatre experience is required to participate.
Details on their website.
KU Edwards Campus
The KU Edwards Campus is excited to host a variety of summer camps presented by KU Department of Health, Sport and Exercise Science and the KU Center for STEM Learning. All camps will be located on the KU Edwards Campus in Overland Park. For more information and a list of camps, visit their website.
Lawrence Arts Center
Lawrence Arts Center offers ARTspace camps during the summer; there is a different theme each week! For details, check their website.
LEARN Science and Math Club
LEARN Science and Math Club offers summer science camps for kids aged 5-14. Learn more on their website.
Mahaffie Stagecoach
Mahaffie Stagecoach is offering a summer camp for kids ages 7-12! Details on their website.
Museum at Prairiefire Paleontology Rocks! Camp
The Museum at Prairiefire has a paleontology camp for middle schoolers. Classes are at the museum, or at the Johnson County Community College campus. Details on their website.
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kids love making art? Try out the summer camps at Nelson-Atkins Museum.
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
The Nerman Museum on the Johnson County Community College campus offers classes for kids ages 5-11. Details on their website.
Olathe Parks and Recreation
Olathe Parks and Rec has a number of summer camps for kids!
Paul Mesner Puppets
Paul Mesner Puppets is offering summer camps for kids in Pre-K to 6th grade! Details on their website.
Prairie Park Nature Center
Prairie Park Nature Center in Lawrence has summer camps available. Details online.
Red Star Studios
Red Star Studios in the Crossroads District has two summer programs – a summer camp for students aged 7-12 as well as a summer studio experience for teens. Details are on their website.
Rockhurst High School
Rockhurst High School offers camps for kids of all ages. Their listings are online.
Science City
Science City at Union Station offers camps all summer long. Check out their camp listings for more information or to register.
Shugosha Dragons Children’s Self Defense Summer Camp
Shugosha Dragons is offering a summer camp for kids. Contact information on their website.
Sylvester Powell Jr. Community Center
The SPJCC has summer camps for all ages. Details online.
Theatre for Young America
Theatre for Young America has summer camp options at three locations: their main stage at Union Station, Avila University Goppert Theatre and at Wonderscope in Shawnee. Details on the productions and ages are on their website.
