SMU Meadows Museum brings hands-on art summer camps for grades 4-8

Calling all budding young artists! The Meadows Museum, SMU, will kick off summer with two fun-filled camps for rising 4th–8th graders. Campers can create their own artwork, explore the museum’s galleries and even go behind the scenes to view works rarely on display.

SUMMER CAMP: SENSATIONAL SCULPTURES

June 1-5 from 9 a.m.-noon

Rising 6th-8th graders

Chisel, carve, model and mold! Students are invited to the Meadows’ Education Studio to explore different materials used to create three-dimensional works of art, including clay, plaster, wire and wood.

SUMMER CAMP: PRINTMAKING PALOOZA

June 22-26 from 9 a.m.-noon

Rising 4th-6th graders

It’s a printmaking palooza! Students are invited to the Meadows’ Education Studio to make artworks of their very own as they’re introduced to a variety of techniques, such as monoprinting, screen printing, gelatin printing and linocut.

Cost is $200 per child, $175 for children of SMU faculty, staff and students, and $125 for children of Meadows Museum members at the Individual level and above.

The Meadows Museum is located on the SMU campus at 5900 Bishop Blvd., Dallas, TX 75205. For more information, call 214-768-5433 or go to meadowsmuseumdallas.org.

North Texas Food Bank Kids Camp

The North Texas Food Bank is excited to host the inaugural Kids Camp! Kids Camp is a day camp for children ages 8 – 11. The day camp will empower young people to understand and fight hunger in their neighborhood. The camp provides a behind-the-scenes look at The North Texas Food Bank and includes activities related to hunger, gardening and nutrition. Campers will even participate in a condensed volunteer activity.

Kids Camp will be held on Mondays during the months of June and July. Please note that participating children may only attend Kids Camp one time during this season. The camp will be from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and will take place at The North Texas Food Bank Perot Family Campus located at 3677 Mapleshade Lane, Plano, TX 75075. Each camp will be limited to 25 registrants, whose parents must preregister and sign all necessary waivers.

June 19, 2023

July 10, 2023

July 17, 2023

July 24, 2023 (Waitlist)

July 31, 2023

Once your registration form is submitted, you will receive an email from a NTFB team member confirming the camp date. The email will also contain the payment link. The registration fee is $30 per child. Registrations that are not paid for within five days will be released to the waiting list.

Campers will need to bring their own lunch. A snack will be provided.

Register here: Kids Camp Registration (formsite.com)

 

Registration is now open for Summer Zoo Camp at the Fort Worth Zoo

 

Registration is now open for Summer Zoo Camp

 

Each week is filled with immersive learning experiences for kids ages 3 to 17. Programs vary by age groups but each one explores the wonders of wildlife and nature through exciting activities and animal encounters. Plus, campers get to enjoy the best of the Fort Worth Zoo and the great outdoors!

https://www.fortworthzoo.org/summer-zoo-camp

You can even camp overnight!  Don't wait. Spots are filling up fast.

Dallas Arboretum Offers Adventurous Children’s Summer Camps and DIY Garden Explorer Kits

 

Summer camps are returning to the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden! New this year, the Dallas Arboretum offers a blended format featuring on-site, at-home and virtual engagement opportunities for children to learn about science. In addition to summer camps, the garden has created DIY Explorers, a spring learning kit designed to help children engage with the garden from home.

Starting June 7, Summer Camps at the Dallas Arboretum feature daily hands-on investigations, garden explorations, live Zoom tours and special guests. Camps are created for students entering 3^rd to 6^th grades. 

Each week campers visit the garden on Monday and Friday with a parent or guardian. On the other days, the campers have at-home activities including live Zoom tours and conversations with experts. Camp themes include “Makers in the Garden,” “DIY Garden,” “Energy Explorers,” “Dino World,” “Chef Camp,” and “SciQuest” (done in partnership with the University of North Texas and NASA).

The Summer Camps use STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) practices, so that campers develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills through guided exploration and adventure. Campers might explore the eight-acre Rory Meyers Children's Adventure Garden, a certified Texas Aquatic Science Field Site by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (also a National Wildlife Federation Certified Wildlife Habitat) or the two food gardens. 

Details and registration are available at http://www.dallasarboretum.org/camps. 

Dallas Arboretum members receive discounted rates. 

Brain Boost Summer Camp

The Brain Performance Institute’s Brain Boost Summer Camp is an exciting and enriching half-day camp designed to inspire kids and teens to own their brain performance. Campers will learn how to leverage their own brain power to boost their creativity and out-of-the-box thinking through activities and experiences. This fun camp will enhance how kids think, create and socialize.

Sign up here: https://brainhealth.utdallas.edu/programs/brainboostcamp/

Destination Dallas: Summer Architecture Workshop

Join architect and educator Peter Goldstein, AIA, for a week-long workshop exploring some of the most talked-about and innovative structures in Dallas. Participants will visit buildings designed by a host of the world’s leading architects including Pritzker Prize Laureates Renzo Piano, Richard Meier, Norman Foster, Thom Mayne and I.M.Pei.

Open to students entering grades 9 – 12. Space is limited to 20 students.
For more information, please contact Colleen Borsh at CBorsh@NasherSculptureCenter.org or 214.242.5170.

Destination Dallas is sponsored by the Nasher Sculpture Center, The Rachofsky House and the Dallas Center for Architecture.

DSM Summer Camps Now Enrolling

NOW ENROLLING!

Summer Youth Musical Theatre Camps & Teen Intensive
June Youth Musical Theatre Camps
July Teen & Youth Theatre Camps
Summer Show Tunes - All Locations

DETAILS: http://www.dsmschool.org
CALL: 214-969-7469