2021 Summer Camp Guide
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Note: Due to COVID-19 health events, summer camp dates and times are subject to change.
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Age 5, Age 7, Age 11, Age 18, Central/Midtown area, North side, West side
Dates: June 14-18
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
Description: Campers will learn how archaeologists really work through a series of hands-on activities that include prehistoric tools, excavating our simulated site, and analyzing the artifacts that they have found. More..
Bilingual Theater/Re-enactment Summer Camp
Dates: June 21-25
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
Description: Learn local history through role play, theatrical re-enactment and dramatization of historical events with guidance from historians, archaeologists and dramatists. Camp will be taught by a bilingual teacher who will provide immersion learning of Spanish with translation for non-Spanish speakers More..
Dates: June 14-18
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 weeklong STEM camp where campers will have the opportunity to explore different building techniques in a classroom full of interlocking parts. More..
2021 Capoeira Mandinga Tucson summer CAMP
Dates: July 26-30
Where: Capoeira Mandinga Tucson Academy
Hours: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: $195. Camp fee covers all camp activities and art supplies that will give your child a fantastic week of camp. Before/After-camp available daily 8:30 - 9:30 AM & 3:00-5:00 PM for extra cost.
Description: Capoeira Afro-Brazilian martial arts flow like dance. Combine strength, flexibility & confidence thru fun, challenging kicks, escapes, cool moves infusing positive powers of multiculturalism. Feel the beat of Afro-Brazilian music, Brazilian dance, Portuguese language, art & culture. Let's play! More..
Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2; July 5-9; July 12-16; July 19-23; July 26-30
Where: The Circus Academy of Tucson
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $250. 250 per week
Description: Students ages 7-15 can spend their summer days learning a variety of circus skills including stilts, tumbling, juggling, spinning plates, diabolo, poi, tightrope, trapeze, sling and more! More..
Dates: May 31 - June 4; June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2; July 6-9; July 12-16; July 19-23; July 26-30
Where: Code Ninjas Tucson AZ Center
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: Camp COST: $225/week; Mon-Fri; 9AM-3PM *** Optional: Early drop off & late pick up charge: $25/wk *** Optional: Camp Shirt: $10 each *** Optional: If you need us order lunch for your kids: $5/lunch
Description: Code Ninjas STEM camps provide kids an opportunity to learn coding, computer science while having fun. camps include Game Builders Club, App Builders Club, Snap It Together, Robotic Building, 3D Design, Roblox and Storytelling in Scratch. Kids will learn to More..
Dates: May 31 - June 4
Where: Children's Museum Tucson at the Downtown location, 200 S. 6th Ave.
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers | $125 CMT | OV members
Description: Have you ever wondered why a giraffe has a long neck, why a camel has a hump or how far an eagle can see? Join us as we explore the astonishing abilities that different animals possess. More..
Dates: July 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: Join us for a mystical week as we explore the magical world of fairies! More..
Dates: June 7-11
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Have you ever wanted to make your own polyurethane foam or learn what happens when we drop a mint into soda? Spend the week filling your chemistry brain with knowledge. More..
Humane Amigos Summer Camp - Rescue Crew
Dates: May 31; July 22
Where: The Humane Society of Southern Arizona
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $275 and $250 for Hand In Paw Kids Club Members
Description: Humane Education Camps give children a new perspective on caring for animals, preventing animal cruelty, understanding animal behavior and more. Campers spend a minimum of 2 hours daily caring for different camp foster animals, which may include ball pythons, rabbits, More..
Dates: April 12; August 23
Where: Held at the University of Arizona
Hours: 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $449/week with code (you save $50)
Description: Due to COVID, most of our university partners are delaying decisions about on-campus programs. In the meantime, we invite you to join us for LIVE Virtual Tech Camps, and join our mailing list to receive the latest updates on our More..
Dates: July 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: Join us as we gear up for the upcoming school year by practicing our ABCs, 123s & sharpening our fine- and gross-motor skills! We will focus on kindergarten-appropriate academic skills and socio-emotional skills as we countdown to kindergarten! More..
Dates: August 2-6
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Join us as we gear up for the upcoming school year by practicing our ABCs, 123s & sharpening our fine- and gross-motor skills! We will focus on kindergarten-appropriate academic skills and socio-emotional skills as we countdown to kindergarten! More..
Dates: June 21-25
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Join us as we have a great celebration! We will be learning about different cultural treasures and festivities that are celebrated locally around the world. Let’s get ready to participate in the fun! More..
Dates: June 7-11
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
Description: Camp participants will experience how people in the Presidio lived through a series of hands-on activities. These activities may include blacksmithing/tinsmithing, training to be a Spanish soldier, experiencing foods that are native to the Sonoran Desert, or even candle making. More..
Live Tucson's History Summer Camp
Dates: June 21-25
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
Description: Camp participants will experience how people in the Presidio lived through a series of hands-on activities. These activities may include blacksmithing/tinsmithing, training to be a Spanish soldier, experiencing foods that are native to the Sonoran Desert, or even candle making. More..
Dates: July 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: Get ready to use your engineering brain as we spend the week designing, planning, building and testing all of the obstacle courses, big and small! More..
Dates: June 7; June 21
Where: The Gregory School Campus
Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: Price for each two-week session: Half Day = $300 Full Day = $525
Description: Minds Alive is a summer camp for students entering 5th through 8th grades who are interested in maker space, art, Spanish, theater arts, , sports and fitness, and lego robotics. The camp can be half day or full day. There More..
Dates: July 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: A camp that explores the science living in all of our bodies! We are going to learn all about our organs and how they help us every day. More..
Dates: June 28 - July 2
Where: Children's Museum Tucson
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $155 for nonmembers; $125 for Museum members
Description: Get ready to jet into outer space! We are going to rocket through our solar system, past the Kuiper Belt and straight into the Milky Way, learning about different stars, planets and their moons along the way! More..
Outdoor Explorers: A Virtual Summer Camp (with hands-on kit!)
Dates: June 14; June 16; June 18
Where: Online
Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $120 Museum Members; $145 Non Members
Description: Join us for a week of virtual desert fun with Desert museum staff, animals, and other fellow campers! You’ll meet live animals, make and share desert arts and crafts, explore science in your daily lives, and make new discoveries around More..
Dates: April 19-23; April 26-30; May 3-8; May 10-15; May 17-22; May 24-29; May 31 - June 5; June 7-12; June 14-19; June 21-26; June 28 - July 3; July 5-10; July 12-17; July 19-24; July 26-31; August 2-7; August 9-14
Where: outdoors or in an air conditioned bus
Hours: 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Cost: $50 for each 3 hour visit
Description: Campers must come with this parent or caregiver. This is an opportunity to play with clay outdoors. There will be 2 potter's wheels available as well as a hand building table, clay, aprons and tools. It is More..
Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2; July 5-9; July 12-16; July 19-23; July 26-30
Where: Reid Park Zoo
Hours: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.; 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Cost: $175 for the week, $145 for the week for Zoo members
Description: Half-day, in-person summer camp AT the Zoo on Mondays- Thursdays with a 2-hour VIRTUAL session on Fridays. The in-person sessions include animal encounters, behind-the-scenes opportunities, and hands-on activities that teach about animal adaptations, animal habitats, and wildlife conservation. More..
Satori School Summer Camp - Exploring the Four Elements: Water, Earth, Fire, and Air
Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2; July 5-9; July 12-16
Where: Satori School
Hours: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Cost: Half-Day Camp: $165.00 per week; Full-Day Camp: $185.00 per week; Full-Day Camp + Extended Care: $245.00 per week
Description: One-week adventures focusing on the four elements: water, earth, fire, air. Explore, conduct experiments, participate in hands-on learning activities, water-play, and learn in the Evergreen Project, our outdoor nature-oriented classroom with goats, chicken, and more! More..
Shine! Performing Arts Summer Camp
Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18
Where: Tucson Girls Chorus
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $267 per week
Description: Want to shine? Sing, dance, and perform at the Shine! Performing Arts Camp from the Tucson Girls Chorus! Campers will have a blast learning pop and broadway songs as they prepare for a revue-style performance at the end of each week. This is an in-person camp with More..
Shine! Performing Arts Summer Camp
Dates: June 7-11; June 14-18
Where: Tucson Girls Chorus Main Rehearsal
Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Cost: $267. Price is per week
Description: Sing, dance, and perform! Shine is an in-person day camp, with protocols in place for safety. Open to boys and girls ages 6-12, camp is Monday-Friday all day- 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (Drop-off as early as 8:30 am), each More..
Dates: June 1; June 25; July 12; July 30
Where: Norhtminster Christian School
Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Cost: $730 toddler Full Day/$660 Preschool and older Full Day - half day options available - $30 registration fee
Description: Join us as we explore God's world! Session one focuses on the Earth, with all it's different biomes. Session Two focuses on the Heavens and our Solar System. More..
Dates: June 28 - July 2; July 12-16; July 19-23; July 26-30; August 2-6; August 9-13
Where: Therapeutic Ranch for Animals and Kids
Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Cost: Camp is $375.00 per week
Description: Camp participants will ride horses daily, learn horse safety and horsemanship skills, participate in animal care activities and complete animal lessons. Participants will have daily water play on our TRAK waterslide and animal free time. More..
Tucson Racquet & Fitness Club Summer Camp
Dates: June 1-4; June 7-11; June 14-18; June 21-25; June 28 - July 2; July 5-9; July 12-16; July 19-23; July 26-30; August 2-6
Where: Tucson Racquet & Fitness Club
Hours: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Cost: $215 per week | Save 5% for designated 3 week sessions | 10% Sibling Discount
Description: TRC Summer Camp has served the Southern Arizona community and it’s youth for over 40 years. We offer All Sports (ages 7-15), Pee Wee Sports (ages 5-7), Pee Wee Soccer (ages 5-7), Soccer (ages 8-14), Tennis (ages 7-17). We More..