2023 Summer Camp Guide
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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 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..
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: 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..
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..
Climbing Tree Community School Summer Camp
Dates: May 30 - June 2; June 5-9; June 12-16; June 19-23; June 26-30; July 3; July 5-7; July 10-14; July 17-20
Where: Climbing Tree Community School at Blenman Elementary
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost: Half-day camp (8:30-12:30) is $152 a week. Full day camp is $188 a week. Extended day camp is $217 a week. Families can choose which weeks to attend. There is a $50 registration fee and $10 material fee. Payment in full is due 1 week before the first day of attending camp
Description: Our play-based summer camp program is designed for preschool, pre-K, and kindergarten aged children. Children are engaged in free choice activities and daily enrichment class such as cooking, music, and art. Families provide their child’s all nut free snacks and 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..
Community Schools Outdoor Adventure Camp
Dates: June 5; July 21
Where: Catalina Foothills High School
Hours: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: Weekly Camps varying from $200-$550 depending on the program and destination.
Description: Our adventure education camp challenges campers to make a meaningful connection with the outdoors & each other while treading lightly on the planet. Each program, no matter the level, length, or difficulty work to build character, confidence, survival skills, More..
Dates: June 19-23
Where: Empire High School
Hours: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $220.00 for 5 days of camp. Hours 9-2 and a performance on Friday Night
Description: This camp is your ticket to a full-stage experience! Go through the process of auditions, casting, and rehearsals. Your child will have the opportunity to work directly with professional actors from the Missoula Children's Theatre as well as award-winning Vail staff 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..
Dates: July 10-14
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Dig in to all the fun activities and exploration regarding dinosaurs, fossils and more! 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; 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: July 24-28
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Gear up for the school year with us as we brush up on our ABCs and 123s. We will focus on kindergarten-appropriate academic skills and socio-emotional skills as we count down to kindergarten! 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..
Dates: June 19-23
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Rock on with fun and interactive activities and crafts around music, rhythm, and movement! 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 12-16
Where: Cottonwood Elementary
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $250. Per week
Description: Join KidzArt Tucson as we travel back to the Medieval Times where fantasy, mythical creatures, and legends ruled. Create your own medieval kingdom map. Work with clay to make a mythical snail, create your own coat of arms portfolio and 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 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: June 5-9
Where: Cottonwood Elementary
Hours: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Cost: $175. Per week
Description: Join KidzArt for a week of sensational sensory sculpting! During this week we will be using different types of clay to help our little campers strengthen hands, develop fine-motor skills, and spark imaginations. 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 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..
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..
Tennis-All Sports-Activities-Summer Camp 2023
Dates: May 29; August 4
Where: Ft. Lowell Tennis Center-Ft. Lowell Park
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Cost: $200.00/Week
Description: Campers will participate in over 15 respective sports and activities during the week. Camp day starts at 8:30 a.m. with all the campers going to their respective activities station. The stations finish at 11:30 a.m. We have a snack break 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..
Tucson Racquet Club Summer Camp
Dates: May 30 - June 2; June 5-9; June 12-16; June 19-23; June 26-30; July 3-7; July 10-14; July 17-21; July 24-28; July 31 - August 4
Where: Tucson Racquet Club
Hours: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: 220 per week. Add $20 per week for non TRC Members. Discounts: 10% off additional camper, 5% off for 3 week session
Description: Tucson Racquet Club Summer Camp offers a variety of Camps to satisfy the needs of your aspiring young athlete. Our camps include All Sports Camp, Tennis Camp, Soccer Camp, and Pee Wee Camp. Rotate among different sports such as 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..
Dates: June 12-16
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Fun and engaging exploration of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math through hands-on activities! More..