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SUMMER CAMPS

Columbus Museum
1251 Wynnton Rd.
Columbus
706-748-2562
columbusmuseum.com

Jewelry Making Camp
Activities: Explore the end-less opportunities of jewelry making from stringing beads to creating your own clay, wood and resin beads and pendants.
Ages: 8-14
Dates: June 3-6
Hours: 1-4 p.m.
Cost: Members $60;
Non-Members $65

Native American
Crafts Camp

Activities: Focus on cus-toms and crafts of the Native American people. Using the two exhibitions as visual stimulus, campers will learn traditional crafts, using leather and clay, and play
customary games.
Ages: 5-10
Dates: June 17-20
Hours: 1-4 p.m.
Cost: Members $60;
Non-Members $65

Sculpting Fantastic
Fibers Camp

Activities: Introduction to working with different types of fibers from paper pulp to wool. Inspired by Columbus
Biennial artist’s work Kim Eichler-Messmer, kids can create their own works of art.
Ages: 7-13
Dates: July 15-18
Hours: 1-4:30 p.m.
Cost: Members $60;
Non-Members $65

Discover Painting Camp
Activities: Learn new paint-ing methods in acrylic paint on canvas board and paper. Kids can use these oppor-tunities of discovery to de-velop their own personal painting style.
Ages: 6-10
Dates: July 22-25
Hours: 1-4 p.m.
Cost: Members $60;
Non-members $65

 

Elite Dance Academy
3760B Opelika Rd.
Phenix City
334-297-0404
elitedanceacademyinc.com

Animal Camp— Preschool Style!
Activities: Focuses on
animals from pets, zoo, circus and farm. Pre-writing, numbers, arts and crafts, dance, song, social skills and story-telling.
Ages: 3-5
Dates: June 16-20
Hours: 9 a.m.-noon
Extra care 8-9 a.m.
Cost: $70-95
crafts and snack included

Out to Sea Camp— Preschool Style!
Activities: From pirate
ships to dolphins, a whale of an adventure combin-ing learning with fun. Phonics, shapes, colors, numbers, crafts and creative movement.
Ages: 3-5
Dates: July 14-18
Hours: 1 p.m.-4 p.m.
Extra care 4-5 p.m.
Cost: $70-95
crafts and snack included

High School Musical
I & II Camps

Activities: Utilize styles of jazz, hip-hop, breakdance, tap and tumbling to create your own high school musical to be performed the last day.
Ages: 6-8 & 9-11
Dates: July 21-25
Hours: 9 a.m.-noon
Extra care 8-9 a.m.
Cost: $70-95
crafts and snack included

The Art of Dance Camp
Activities: Lessons in choreography, dance photography and dance
evolution inspire campers to create their own works with ballet, modern, jazz, hip-hop and breakdancing.
Ages: 11 & up
Dates: July 14-18
Hours: 1-5 p.m.
Cost: $100
beverages provided

Columbus State University
4225 University Ave.
Columbus
706-507-8070
Activ8er.com
conted.colstate.edu

Activ8 Camps
Activities: Activ8 is a pro-gram of enrichment and sports camps created for kids that allows them to pick their own schedule. Choose from a myriad of classes in several categories: 3 R’s,
Create-a-lot, Global, iTech,
Scienceologies, Showbiz, Sports and Dance, Trendy and Ur life.
Ages: 5-14
Dates: June 2-August 1
Hours: 9-4 p.m.
Extended 7 a.m.-6 p.m.
Cost: Call for details

Mad Scientist
Activities: Become a mad scientist as you perform tons of experiments on things you find in your own home.
Dates: Ages 8-11, July
21-25, 9 a.m.-noon
Ages 11-14, June 2-6,
1-4 p.m.
Cost: $79

Cartooning
Activities: Take ideas that make you laugh from the most popular cartoons and learn how the artists do it. You might even become an amateur cartoonist.
Dates: Ages 8-11, June
9-13, 1-4 p.m.
Ages 11-14, July 21-25,
9 a.m.-noon
Cost: $79

Fashion Designer
Activities: Create your very own fashion portfolio inclu-ding your own clothing line. Get ready to be a part of our fashion show on the final day of class.
Dates: Ages 8-11, July
21-25, 9 a.m.-noon
Ages 11-14, July 14-18,
9 a.m.-noon
Cost: $79

Drama Kids
Multiple locations
throughout Columbus
706-320-1980
dramakids.com

Summer Camp
Activities: Full productions, miniplays, partner perfor-mances, silent scenes and improvisations. Also mask making or puppetry and fun dress-up days that culmi-nate in a fabulous presen-tation.
Ages: 6-10
Dates: June/July
Hours: 9 a.m.-noon or
9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Cost: Call for details

Gorilla Guitars
1038 Broadway
Columbus
706-507-0462
myspace.com/gorillaguitars

Gorilla Guitar Camp
Activities: Professional in-struction in acoustic, elec-tric and bass guitar, dobro, mandolin and banjo. Clinics, performances and
other special events an-nounced on the website.
Ages: All ages and skill levels
Dates: All summer
Hours: Half-hour private instruction per week
Cost: $20 per half-hour

Lucas Studios
1206 1st Ave.
Columbus
706-573-0073
learn2draw.org

Art Camp
Activities: Camp focuses on right brain theory. Learn to draw the professional way. This is for the serious art student.
Ages: 5-8 & 9-13
Dates: All summer, Monday-Friday
Hours: 9:30 a.m. -12 p.m.
Cost: $125

Port Columbus
1002 Victory Dr.
Columbus, Ga.
706-327-9798
portcolumbus.org

School of the Sailor
Summer Camp

Activities: Learn skills of a Civil War era sailor including cutlass
drill, cannon drill, boat rowing, musket drill and naval vocabulary.
Ages: 9-14
Dates: June 16-20, June 23-27, July 14-18
Hours: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Cost: $100-125
Lunch, t-shirt, and hat included

 

River City
Soccer Club

Garrett Stadium
P.O. Box 7367
Columbus
706-575-2408
rcsoccerclub.com

RCSC Premiere
Soccer Camp

Activities: Area youths will have an opportunity to train with regional men’s and women’s college and high school coaches. Players are divided into age appropriate groups for training.
Ages: 4-7 morning half day, 9 a.m.-noon
Ages: 8-18 full day, 9 a.m.-4p.m.
Dates:Registration June 2-6
Cost: $90 morning half day; $165 full day
 









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