2023 Summer Camp Guide
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Dates: May 30 - July 14
Where: Camp Whispering Pines/Hacienda Day Camp
Hours: 12 a.m. - 12:15 a.m.
Cost: $50-$500
Description: It's in our nature—to camp! Camp experiences and friendships are made to last a lifetime. Between the nature walks, archery, tie-dye and songs, and sisterhood, campers are sure to develop new skills and come home with confidence and wonderful stories. Camp More..
Dates: May 30 - June 2; June 5-9; June 12-16; June 20-23; June 26-30; July 5-7; July 10-14; July 17-21; July 24-28; July 31 - August 2
Where: SouthRec - Campus Recreation
Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: In the month of March receive $35 off for Early Bird Pricing on camp weeks! Full Week Pricing - UAz Student: $240 / Member: $260 / Non-Member: $280 Holiday Rate (Weeks 1 & 4) - UAz Student: $195 / Member: $215 / Non-Member:$235 Week 6 & 10 (3 day week) - UAz Student: $155 / Member: $175 / Non-Member: $195
Description: “A” Camp is Campus Rec's traditional day camp for campers ages 5-11 and Counselors’-In-Training (CIT) ages 12-14. A typical day at camp consists of playing active groups games, creating arts and crafts, and swimming. Optional field trips, swim lessons and More..
Afro-Brazilian Capoeira Mandinga CAMP
Dates: May 29 - June 2; July 24-28
Where: Capoeira Mandinga Tucson Academy
Hours: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: Camp price = $225/week. Camp fee covers all camp activities and supplies to give your child a fantastic week of camp: includes art supplies, instruments to play during camp, and costumes for end-of-camp show. Drop-off 9:30 - 10:00 AM is included. Before/After-camp available daily 8:30 - 9:30 AM & 3:00-5:00 PM for extra cost.
Description: PLAY Capoeira. EXPERIENCE Afro-Brazilian culture. CAPOEIRA=Afro-Brazilian martial arts that flows like dance! Build strength, flexibility & confidence in fun, challenging kicks, escapes, cool moves. SING in Portuguese. FEEL the BEAT of Afro-Brazilian percussion, dance. Playing is Winning!©️ More..
Antic Arts Comedic Acting Camp
Dates: June 19-23; June 26-30
Where: Troubadour Theatre
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $375. for the full 2 week session
Description: Students will learn acting skills, play improv and theatre games, and rehearse a comedic play to be performed as a fully-mounted production on the final day of camp. The performance will be at the Cabaret at Arizona Theatre Company. More..
Dates: June 5-9
Where: Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Cost: $290 for Non-members, $265 for Presidio Museum Members 10% discount for siblings (Family Memberships start at $40, so it may be worth becoming a member if you are registering more than one child.
Description: Campers will learn how archaeologists work through hands-on activities including: **Using prehistoric tools, **Excavating a simulated site **Making string from agave **Analyzing artifacts found during excavation More..
Dates: July 6-7; July 10-14; July 17-21; July 24-28; July 31
Where: Northminster Christian School
Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Cost: $460 5 Full Days Preschool $770 5 Full Days Toddlers
Description: Tucson is HOT! Let's cool off in the Arctic! We will learn all about snow/ice, polar bears, fox, whales, and seals! It promises to be COOL! More..
Dates: June 26-30; July 17-21
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $200 is the full price for one week of camp. Discounts available for early enrollment.
Description: Let’s create a YouTube Channel! Join us to develop your YouTuber skills and create and customize your own YouTube channel complete with unique channel art, video thumbnails, uploads, and more! More..
Dates: June 5-9
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Use your creativity and critical thinking during this week-long STEM camp where campers will have the opportunity to explore different building techniques in a classroom full of interlocking parts. More..
Broadway Bound: Musical Theatre Camp
Dates: July 5-7; July 10-14; July 17-21
Where: Tucson Girls Chorus
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $575. for the full 13 day session
Description: Students will learning singing, dancing, and acting in this camp, with a full production of Lionel Bart's Oliver Jr. Daily, students will have vocal lessons, learn acting skills, play improv games, dance, and rehearse the musical. The camp More..
Dates: June 5-9; June 12-16; June 19-23; June 26-30; July 3-7; July 10-14
Where: The Circus Academy of Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $250 per week
Description: Beginners and experienced students alike can grow in their circus, stilts, silks, trapeze, juggling, tightrope, tumbling skills and more!!! More..
Dates: June 26-30; July 10-14
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $200. Per week
Description: Learn the art of creating and solving coded messages and combine it with the power of computer science to write programs that encrypt and decrypt secret messages. Ninjas will create unique puzzles and build their very own escape room to More..
Dates: June 19-23; July 10-14
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $250. Per week
Description: If you love retro arcade games, then this is the camp for you! Enhance your programming by remaking classic games and then bring them to life on your own handheld gaming device to share with friends! More..
Code Your Own Robot in Minecraft
Dates: June 12-16; June 26-30; July 24-28
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $200. Per week
Description: Attention Minecraft® masters! Learn how to use code to control a virtual robot in Minecraft®. You can even program it to complete all of the boring tasks in Minecraft® for you… That’s right! Teach your robots to dig, farm, build, More..
Dates: June 19-23; July 17-21
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $200. Per week
Description: Calling all artists, designers, and creators! Learn 3D modeling skills using Tinkercad software and watch your builds come to life on our 3D printers. More..
First Spotlight: Young Actors Camp
Dates: June 5-9; June 12-16
Where: Troubadour Theatre
Hours: 12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $275. full 2 week session
Description: Students will learn acting skills, play improv and theatre games, and rehearse a play to be performed live in front of family and friends on the last day of camp. More..
Dates: June 5-9; June 12-16; June 19-23
Where: Flandrau Science Center & Planetarium
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $375. Cost per week
Description: Fusion Camp at University of Arizona is filled with science and excitement! Undersea adventures, Lego® challenges, galactic explorations, and more await you at Flandrau's 2023 Fusion Camp. Each week changes themes with special workshops, visits to science exhibits, and kids-only More..
Dates: June 5-9; July 17-21
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $200 is the full price for one week of camp. Discounts available for early enrollment.
Description: In this hands-on, fully guided experience, Ninjas will learn the basics of game building and creative development in Roblox, an exciting, online gaming platform. More..
Junior Adventures in Game Design
Dates: June 5-9; July 5-7
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $200 is the full price for a full week of camp. $100 is the full price for 4th of July week camp (3 days). Discounts available for early enrollment.
Description: In this amazing game-building camp, Ninjas will learn some of the basics of computer science by coding mini-games such as a maze, hide-and-seek, and even your very own creation! More..
Junior Makers with Microcontrollers
Dates: June 5-9; July 5-7
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $200 is the full price for a full week of camp. $100 is the full price for 4th of July week camp (3 days). Discounts available for early enrollment.
Description: JR Ninjas, come explore the magical world of physical computing and storytelling with a microcontroller called micro:bit. You will learn how to make objects come to life using sensors, electronics, play dough, cardboard, LED lights, aluminum foil, and more. More..
Dates: June 12-16; July 10-14; July 24-28
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $200 is the full price for one week of camp. Discounts available for early enrollment.
Description: Robotics adventures await! Join us for a camp full of creativity, fun and collaboration as we introduce your ninja to the worlds of engineering and computer programming using the LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime set and Python Programming Language. More..
Living History & Re-enactment Camp
Dates: June 19-23
Where: Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Cost: $290 for Non-members, $265 for Presidio Museum Members 10% discount for siblings (Family Memberships start at $40, so it may be worth becoming a member if you are registering more than one child.
Description: Experience how people in the Presidio lived and learn about local history through fictional dramatization of historical events. Activities include: *Doing the chores of a Spanish soldier *Experiencing native desert foods *Making adobe bricks *Learning hands-on local agricultural practices More..
Dates: June 5-9; June 12-16; June 19-23; June 26-30
Where: The Gregory School
Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $525. For full day 2 week sessions
Description: Students will attend one class in the morning and one class in the afternoon with lunch and snacks provided. Classes include Art, FabLab, Spanish, Drama, Cooking, Sports and Fitness, and Writing. More..
Dates: June 5-9; June 12-16; June 19-23; June 26-30
Where: The Gregory School
Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $525. For full day 2 week sessions
Description: Students will attend one class in the morning and one class in the afternoon with lunch and snacks provided. Classes include Art, FabLab, Spanish, Drama, Cooking, Sports and Fitness, and Writing. More..
Dates: June 5-9; June 12-16; June 19-23; June 26-30
Where: The Gregory School
Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $525. For full day 2 week sessions
Description: Students will attend one class in the morning and one class in the afternoon with lunch and snacks provided. Classes include Art, FabLab, Spanish, Drama, Cooking, Sports and Fitness, and Writing. More..
Dates: June 5-9; June 26-30
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $200. Per week
Description: Attention advanced Minecraft® players! Learn how to make your own mods with custom textures, weapons, armor, enemies, and more. More..
Dates: July 17-21
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: ART + NATURE! What is better than being in nature while looking at art? Make your own sculptural shapes, then build a garden model around it that you would like to imagine playing in! More..
Dates: June 1-2; June 5-9; June 12-16; June 19-23
Where: Northminster Christian School
Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Cost: Preschool Full Day $460 Toddler Full Day $770
Description: We will explore camping with lots of creative imaginative play and art, along with a few fun science projects! More..
Dates: June 1-2; June 5-9; June 12-16; June 19-23
Where: Northminster Christian School
Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Cost: Preschool Full Day $460 Toddler Full Day $770
Description: We will explore camping with lots of creative imaginative play and art, along with a few fun science projects! More..
Dates: June 1-2; June 5-9; June 12-16; June 19-23
Where: Northminster Christian School
Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Cost: Preschool Full Day $460 Toddler Full Day $770
Description: We will explore camping with lots of creative imaginative play and art, along with a few fun science projects! More..
Dates: June 12-16; July 24-28
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $200. Per week
Description: Spark your imagination and explore game concepts by digging deeper into the game making side of Roblox, including writing scripts in the Lua – the programming language of Roblox! More..
Dates: May 30 - June 2; June 5-9; June 12-16; June 19-23; June 26-30; July 10-14; July 17-21; July 24-28; July 31 - August 4; August 7-11
Where: Playformance's premier indoor adventure play gymnasium
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; 3 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Cost: $360 for a full 5 day week of camp 8:30am-2:30pm
Description: The ultimate day of play, chalked full of adventure, programmed and led by our expert coaches inside of our top of the line play gym. We believe in the power of learning through play. Our camps create a community where More..
Dates: June 26-30
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Print making combined with some mixed media art will lead to amazing artistic creations. More..
Dates: June 12-16; June 19-23; July 10-14; July 24-28
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $200 is the full price for one week of camp. Discounts available for early enrollment.
Description: LEGO® builders, come explore the LEGO® SPIKE™ Prime robotics kit as you learn how to build and code your own silly dancing robot, a working safe, charging rhino, and more! More..
Rock, Roll, Repeat! A Rock n Roll Music Camp
Dates: June 5-9; June 12-16
Where: Troubadour Theatre
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $225. for full 2 week sesson
Description: In this rock music camp, students will play a rock concert together as a band. Camp day will consist of learning music and rehearsing for the concert. Musicians are required to have taken some instrument lessons prior, but More..
Dates: June 5-9; June 12-16; June 19-23; June 26-30
Where: The Scoundrel and Scamp Theatre
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $495 per session, or $950 for the full month (save $40!) with the option of adding on a Legend Camp T-shirt for $25!
Description: Join Scoundrel & Scamp Theatre for our 2023 Scamp Camp: Summer of Legend! This 4-week youth theatre camp in June is accessible as either a modular 2-week session or a month-long dive into stories, tales, and imagination. Scamps can easily More..
Dates: June 5-9; June 12-16
Where: Tucson Girls Chorus
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $300/week
Description: Sing, dance, and perform! Shine campers will learn songs from Broadway, movies, and the radio, and put on a revue-style performance at the end of each week. Open to boys and girls ages 6-12. Each week features different material. Sign More..
Dates: June 19-23; July 5-7; July 17-21
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $200 is the full price for a full week of camp. $100 is the full price for 4th of July week camp (3 days). Discounts available for early enrollment.
Description: Tap into the incredible world of Stop Motion Animation and learn techniques from the ground up to create your own movies! Use media such as clay, LEGO® Minifigures pipe cleaner creatures, and more! More..
Summer camps with the Presidio Museum
Dates: June 5-9; June 12-16; June 19-23
Where: Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $290 for non-members, $265 for Presidio Museum Members, 10% discount for siblings (Family Memberships start at $40, so it may be worth becoming a member if you are registering more than one child.)
Description: Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum is offering three camps this summer, including Archaeology Camp, Living History & Reenactment Camp, and The Cultures of Tucson Camp. Archaeology Camp, June 5-9: Campers will learn how archaeologists work through hands-on activities including: **Using prehistoric tools, **Excavating More..
Dates: May 30; June 1-2; June 6; June 8-9; June 13; June 15-16; June 20; June 22-23; June 27; June 29-30; July 4; July 6-7; July 11; July 13-14; July 18; July 20-21; July 25; July 27-28; August 1; August 3-4
Where: Tucson Clay Co-op
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $155 for each two week session, meeting 9 til Noon Tues, Thur and Fri.
Description: At the Tucson Clay Co-op we give your kids the freedom to express their creativity by exploring the clay. Your kids will receive expert instruction on the potter's wheel, hand building and sculpture as well as learning More..
Dates: June 12-16
Where: Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Museum
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Cost: $290 for Non-members, $265 for Presidio Museum Members 10% discount for siblings (Family Memberships start at $40, so it may be worth becoming a member if you are registering more than one child.
Description: Kids will learn about different cultures, and share their own, while interacting with various local cultural organizations, including: **Tohono O’odham Nation **Tucson Chinese Cultural Center **Mexican American Heritage and History Museum **Jewish History Museum. More..
Dates: June 12-16; June 26-30; July 17-21
Where: Timeless Play Catalina Foothills and Timeless Play Oro Valley
Hours: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Cost: $45/half day (4 hours); $75/full day (8 hours); $175/full week/half days; $325/full week/full days
Description: Join us for our summer camps, where our amazing play experts always have something fun, surprising and engaging in store for your kiddos. Timeless Play is Tucson’s oasis of fun, where children learn while playing with “nutrient-rich” toys, games and More..
Dates: June 12-16
Where: CATALYST Arts and Maker Space, Inside the Tucson Mall
Hours: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: *Early registration: sign up before April 30 for the discounted rate of $200, registration is $225 beginning May 1, 2022.
Description: Join us for 5 days and learn a variety of 2D and 3D art techniques. We will be creating painted game boards with ceramic game pieces, collages, a collaborative weaving project and will practice advanced watercoloring techniques. 6 student minimum More..