Enter to win a free week of camp from Lavner Camps & Programs! Embracing Sports, Technology, and The Arts, Lavner offers a wide range of highly focused camps for kids. These fun camps are structured so that each camper is challenged and skill sets are improved. Tennis, Culinary Arts, Robotics, Video Game Design, Performing Arts, Filmmaking, Salon Services, Hip Hop and Modern Dance and more!
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Lavner Camps & Programs are “cutting-edge” enrichment and day camps in sports, technology, and the arts. These fun camps are structured so that each camper is challenged and skill sets are improved. Tennis, Golf, Culinary Arts, Robotics, Video Game Design, Performing Arts, Filmmaking, Salon Services, Hip Hop and Modern Dance and more! 11 locations in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey and Maryland.
If you’re looking for a fun camp for your kids on days school is out, but you’re at work, you’re in luck! There are some great choices for those one-day holidays and also the longer breaks.
Many school districts are off September 25th for Rosh Hashanah, and others are of October 13 for Columbus Day. Some of these camps even offer programs for Teacher In-Service Days and Snow Days!
Check out these great camps:
The Franklin Institute’s Discovery Camps, Philadelphia
School may be out, but science is in at The Franklin Institute.
Sign up for their exciting camps where students Pre-K – 6 can let their inner scientist emerge!
Club La Maison, Wayne
A fun-filled neighborhood camp that gives your child exposure to many different types of activities such as sports, circle games, arts and crafts, a game room and swimming.
Riverbend Environmental Education Center, Gladwyn
Days when schools out, their year-round exploration camps offer a relaxed combination of hands-on activities, including hikes, stories, crafts, science experiments and free exploration.
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Does Back-to-School signal the start of another search for kids’ classes? For many families the answer is yes, as they consider a new sport, musical instrument, language or creative outlet.
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Sometimes, a full week of summer camp doesn’t fit into the schedule, or the budget. Luckily, some camps offer partial weeks or daily rates to accommodate various needs.
Below are a few examples of Philadelphia area camps which offer more options than just weekly registration. A couple are so flexible you could actually drop your child off at the last minute for a day of camp. Most require some pre-paid days, registration, and/or some notice so they make sure the camp is properly staffed. At a few camps the one-day registration process may not be very clear on their website, so don’t hesitate to call them for help. We find summer camp folks to be pretty friendly!
Club La Maison
Club La Maison in Wayne, PA, is swim camp plus much more for children ages 3-10 years old. They offer a traditional 5 day week, plus T/Th or M/W/F options. Half-days or extended care are also available.
For the summer of 2012, will be offering camps in Tennis, Golf, Culinary Arts, Robotics, Video Game Design, Performing Arts (theater and acting), Filmmaking, and Salon Services. Lavner Camps is known for their very flexible sign up options; camps open on June 18th and many run until August 31. Campers may sign up for a week or multiple weeks, including half day and partial week options.
Technology is more popular than ever with kids in this exciting time of social networking and computer advancement. Computer science and engineering continue to be in-demand majors at colleges all over the world, and even young children can begin to prepare for their future by simply joining up with one of many computer camps being offered over the summer months.
iD Tech Camps – Known as the world’s #1 summer technology program, kids aged 7-17 learn how to create video games, mobile apps, websites and 3D animations. Other subjects like Flash, robots, C++ and more are also available. Registrants also receive free year-round learning at campuses all across the United States.
Active Learning – Kids get exposure to computer programming and game design using GameMaker software. They can also learn computer animation to create short computer animated movies. Mix and match sessions to combine different tech camps with USA Chess camp.
Kids on Campus – This Pennsylvania camp enjoys two locations and leaves students feeling confident about their technology skills. Choose a week-long camp focus on everything from 3D computer modeling to an overview of Microsoft.
Summerside on the Hill – Springside Chestnut Hill Academy plays host to a variety of day camps for both boys and girls in preschool through high school. The camps are customized to each individual child in terms of length and focus, and can be arranged directly with the camp itself.
Digital Media Academy – DMA summer camps is a tech and computer camp that challenges beginners to advanced students. Learn everything from web design to iPhone apps in a university setting.
Lavner Camps – Lavner Camps are thrilling kids all summer long with their multiple subjects and diverse selection. Sibling discounts are provided and camp activities include video game programming and robotics.
Many of these camps offer more than one location, so if you aren’t based in a certain city mentioned, give them a call. Equip your child with technological training this summer that will change their life not only today, but in future endeavors as well.
Jennaphr Frederick of Fox TV featured several camps on “Good Day Philadelphia” today. Watch the video.
Camps mentioned include:
Chester County Art Association Summer Art Camp
Drawing, painting, clay and other art media. Half day for $115/week, full day from $200-$230/week
Liberty Lake Day Camp
60 acres surround Liberty Lake in Bordentown, NJ. Kids customize their schedule with swimming and a variety of activities. Bus transportation available.
Heaven’s Gate Farm Summer Camp
Daily riding lessons and responsibilities, as each child discovers the joy and responsibility of caring for their very own assigned horse or pony.
Lehigh University Sports Camps
19 different sports offered at Lehigh. The basketball and wresting camps are especially well priced, at $150-195/week.
Drama Kids International – Philadelphia locations, Wilmington, DE locations
Kids are the star in a great play — created, directed, and performed by them! Full day for $225/week
Find these and other camps on SignUpForCamp.com
Technology is more popular than ever with kids as we learn in an exciting time of social networking and computer advancement. Computer science and engineering continue to be in-demand majors at colleges all over the world, and even young children can begin to prepare for their future by simply joining up with one of many computer camps being offered over the summer months.
iD Tech Camps – Known as the world’s #1 summer technology program, kids aged 7-17 come to UC Berkeley to learn how to create video games, mobile apps, websites and 3D animations. Other subjects like Flash, robots, C++ and more are also available. Registrants also receive free year-round learning at campuses all across the United States.
Active Learning – Kids get exposure to computer programming and game design using GameMaker software. They can also learn computer animation to create short computer animated movies. Mix and match sessions to combine different tech camps with USA Chess camp.
Kids on Campus – This Pennsylvania camp enjoys two locations and leaves students feeling confident about their technology skills. Choose a week-long camp focus on everything from 3D computer modeling to an overview of Microsoft.
Summerside on the Hill – Springside Chestnut Hill Academy plays host to a variety of day camps for both boys and girls in preschool through high school. The camps are customized to each individual child in terms of length and focus, and can be arranged directly with the camp itself.
Lavner Camps – Finally, over in Pennsylvania, Laver Camps are thrilling kids all summer long with their multiple subjects and diverse demographic. Sibling discounts are provided and camp activities include video game programming and robotics.
Many of these camps offer more than one location, so if you aren’t based in a certain city mentioned, give them a call. Multiple locations allow them to serve kids from multiple regions, and you just may find the perfect match for you. Equip your child with technological training this summer that will change their life not only today, but in future endeavors as well.
As girls are getting more and more involved with sports, there becomes an increasing demand for girls sports camps. Instead of sending your child to another soccer or basketball camp, see if they are interested in one of the many Field Hockey Camps in the Philadelphia area.
Field Hockey is a fast-paced game, high-energy game, that develops girls’ teamwork, cooperation, agility, fitness and competitive spirit. The game has all the intensity and skill of ice-hockey, minus the checking and lost teeth that parents always worry about!
Colleges in the Philadelphia area host girls field hockey camps, such as the Lehigh Field Hockey Camp and the Penn State Field Hockey Camp.
There are also Revolution Field Hockey camps located throughout Pennsylvania that are famous around the country, and in nearby Delaware there is the center for the Mid-Atlantic Field Hockey Camp.
Whether your daughter has experience with field hockey or not, over the summer send her to one of these fun and highly instructive camps and she will come back with a desire to keep playing the game!
There are an abundance of basketball camps in the Philadelphia region. Luckily, this great number of camps allows you to find the appropriate camp for any age, skill level, gender, price, or duration that you are looking for.
In general, a lot of the more affordable camps in the area are geared toward younger children, trying to stimulate their interest in the fun and engaging sport of basketball. BETTERBALL Camps offer full and partial day camps for reasonable prices (about $150-225 per week) while still catering to the needs of younger children.
If your child is older or more advanced on the courts, there are also plenty of options of camps to send your child to. These camps tend to be a little more pricey, since they hope to challenge and really teach your child the advanced techniques of the game. Matt Paul Basketball is at the Springside Chestnut Hill Academy with several options for ages 5-15.
There are also the Lehigh University Basketball Camps that offer both regular and elite camps for both boys and girls that run all day. Elite camps are geared toward high school players who are serious about the game.
Golden Rams camps also host basketball camps for older players (Grades 8-12) in day and overnight camps, ranging in price (235-545) based the different sessions.
There are many more basketball camps in the Philadelphia area that may offer your child what they are looking for, like an all girls basketball camp at Moorestown Girls Basketball Academy. But, in general what you’ll find with all the variety of camps is that the perfect basketball camp is out there to suit your and your child’s needs.
Philadelphia Summer Camps 