Community Activities for Kids/Summer Camps
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COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS/SUMMER CAMPS AGENCIES: American Red Cross (Ages 11 and up).........................................817-336-8710/817-335-9137 Courses in baby-sitting, basic first aid training, CPR www.chisholmtrail.redcross.org Boy Scouts of America (Ages11-17)....................................................................817-231-8500 Camps, leadership, handicapped programs, career exploration www.scouting.org Camp Fire - First Texas Council (Ages 5-17, boys and girls)..............................817-831-2111 Outdoor life, swimming, horsemanship, self-awareness, music, art www.campfirefw.org Cub Scouts Day Camp (Entering Grades 1-4)......................................................817-485-5509 Green Valley Park, 7701 Smithfield Rd., North Richland Hills TX www.longhorncouncil.org Girl Scouts (Girls-Grades 2-12, Boys-Grades 4-12, traditional camp activities). 817-737-7272 www.gs/top.org BEHAVIOR: Turn-About Ranch, Inc. ........................................................................................800-842-1165 P.O. Box 345, Escalante Utah 84726 Residential treatment services for troubled youth ages 13-18, 60-90 days LEARNING CAMPS: Biology Summer Science Institute (Entering Grades 7-9) ...................................817-272-1511 The Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Biology Department 501 S. Nedderman Dr., Arlington TX www.cos.uta.edu/ssi Camp Kiowa (Ages 6-17) .....................................................................................940-239-5126 Texas Woman’s University, 420 E. Univ. Dr., Denton TX Includes Lego robotics, digital photography, art sculpture, video editing, cooking, etc. www.campkiowa.com Community Resources for Students -19- College for Kids 2008 (Grades 1-8) .....................................................................817-515-5205 Various Tarrant County College campuses Enrichment programs for academic and creative educational enhancement www.tccd.edu The Digital Minds Project (Ages 13 and up)........................................................817-427-6600 North Richland Hills Recreation Center, 6720 NE Loop 820, NRH TX Develop an idea, capture it on film, edit and build a Web site www.recxpress.nrhtx.com Engineering & Computer Science Summer Camps (Entering Grades 6-10)........817-272-1295 UT-Arlington College of Engineering, 416 Yates Street, Arlington TX Exposure to a variety of engineering disciplines, plus chemistry and physics Enviro Camp (Grades 3-5)....................................................................................817-222-7767 Birdville Environmental Study Center 5502 Haltom Road, Haltom City TX 76117 Basics of nature study; 3 days/$35 provides lunch and snack Explorer’s Summer Camps of UNT (Entering Grades 2-8) .................................940-369-7956 UNT Environmental Education, Science and Tech. Bldg., 1704 W Mulberry St., Denton Chemistry, how astronauts train, life in ponds and the biodiversity of plants/animals www.efec.unt.edu Fort Worth Museum of Science and History (3 yrs.- entering Grade 5) ..............817-255-9333 1501 Montgomery Street, Fort Worth TX 76102 Discovery based classes www.fortworthmuseum.org Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge (Summer Natural History Adventures) ...817-237-1111 9601 Fossil Ridge Road, Fort Worth TX 76137 Grades K-8; learn about nature www.fwnaturecenter.org Green Oaks Camps (Ages 6-12) ...........................................................................817-496-5100 Green Oaks School, 5508 Chaperito Trail, Arlington TX Students and adults with Down Syndrome and other special needs www/greenoaksschool.org High School Investor Challenge (Entering Grade 12)..........................................817-257-7788 Texas Christian University, 2800 S Univ. Dr., Fort Worth TX Security analysis and portfolio management for students interested in stock market Kimbell Art Museum (Grades 1-9) ......................................................................817-332-8451 3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth TX Experiment with art ideas and techniques for ages 12-15 www.kimbellart.org -20- Birdville Independent School District Lego Camps (Ages 8-12)......................................................................................817-257-7132 TCU Extended Education, Secrest-Wible Bldg, Room 118, 3015 Merida Ave., Fort Worth Build robots, traffic lights, cranes, pulleys, levers and more www.lifelong.tcu.edu Log Cabin Village Camps (Grades 4-8) ...............................................................817-392-6769 Log Cabin Village, 2100 Log Cabin Village Lane, Fort Worth TX Building cabins, grinding corn, making crafts, making soap, weaving wool, etc. www.logcabinvillage.org Lone Star Leadership Academy (Entering Grade 7) ............................................817-562-4957 Bastrop State Park, State Capitol and surrounding areas Leadership skills, Texas history, meet State Legislators www.educationinaction.org Math/Science Summer Camp ...............................................................................979-862-4306 Texas A&M University www.math.tamu.edu/summercamp/ Microbiology Summer Science Camp (Grades 9-12)...........................................817-272-1511 The Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Biology Depart., 501 S Nedderman Dr., Arlington TX Laboratory-based camp – inoculation, incubation, isolation, inspection, identification Read Now! (Ages 4-6)..........................................................................................817-257-7132 TCU Extended Education, Secrest-Wible Bldg., Room 118, 3015 Merida Ave., Fort Worth Fast-paced activities related to reading www.lifelong.tcu.edu River Legacy Living Science Center (Ages 3-12)................................................817-860-6752 703 N. W. Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington TX Hands on investigation and exploration of nature Summer Classes at River Legacy Living Science Center (3 yrs – Grade 8) Interactive teaching about wildlife, ecology and the environment www.riverlegacy.org Safe Sitter (Ages 11-13) .......................................................................................817-355-7870 Harris Methodist HEB Hospital, Education Department 1608 Hospital Parkway, Bedford TX (2nd floor of Springwood Bldg.) Fundamentals of babysitting and CPR instruction Space Camps (Grades 4-12)..........................................................800-637-7223/256-837-3400 Huntsville Alabama or Titusville Florida U.S. Space Camp, 1994 Reservations, Box 070015, Huntsville Alabama 35807 Space education including hands-on training and lectures www.spacecamp.com Community Resources for Students -21- Summer Enrichment Youth Camps (Grades 7-11)………………………………817-515-4233 Tarrant County College Northwest Campus, 4801 Marine Creek Pkwy., Fort Worth TX Build skills in math, science, art and creative writing www.tccd.edu Summer Tech Camp (Ages 14-21) .......................................................................817-515-4233 Tarrant County College, NE Campus, 828 W. Harwood Rd., Hurst (Various campuses) Enrichment for high school students interested in computer science, aviation and computer science, engineering, science and technology, etc. www.tccd.edu Tarrant County College Northeast (Grades 3-8)...................................................817-515-4233 College for Kids Enrichment classes that focus on academics and creative activities wwwtccc.edu Texas A&M Sea Camp (Ages 10-18)...................................................................877-322-4443 Box 1675, Galveston TX 77553 Hands-on marine education mixed with evening recreation located at Texas A&M, Galveston Island TX www.tamug.edu/seacamp/ Texas State University Honors Summer Math Camp...........................................512-245-3439 Texas State University, San Marcos TX [email protected] www.txstate.edu/mathworks TexPREP (Grades 7-9) .........................................................................................817-531-4882 Texas Wesleyan Univ., 201 Wesleyan St., Fort Worth TX Instruction and speakers in logic, algebra, geometry, engineering projects and writing www.txwes.edu/texprep Youth Computer & Technology Camp: Uber Geek Week (Entering Grades 5-8)817-257-7132 TCU Extended Education, Secrest-Wible Bldg., Room 118, 3015 Merida Ave., Fort Worth Take a computer apart, rebuild it; build your own movies and more www.lifelong.tcu.edu SPECIALTY CAMPS: Bachman Therapeutic Recreation Center (Ages 6-22 with disabilities) ..............214-670-6266 Dallas (Day programs only) Camp Aurora (Ages 5-17 with diabetes) ............................................ 972-392-1181, Ext. 6097 Lockheed Martin Recreation Association, 3400 Bryant Irvin Rd., Fort Worth TX www.diabetes.org/diabetes-camp/about-ada-camp-aurora.jsp -22- Birdville Independent School District Camp Broncho of North Texas (Ages 7-12), American Lung Association of the Central States Cook Children’s Hospital of Fort Worth (Amy Kaufhold) ............................682-885-4892 Children’s Medical Center of Dallas ..............................................................214-456-8159 Asthmatic children; traditional camp activities at Camp John Marc, Meridian www.campbronchoofnorthtexas.com Camp El Tesoro de La Vida (Ages 6-16) .............................................................817-831-2111 Camp Fire, 2700 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth TX 76137 Camp El Tesoro, 7710 Fall Creek, Granbury Students who have experienced death of loved one; traditional camp activities mixed with art therapy, trust building and more; located on Brazos River and Fall Creek in Granbury