Day Camps in Greater Rochester, NY
The following are camps that have elected to be featured on this page, and below it are additional camps of which we at KidsOutAndAbout.com are aware. Know of more? Let us know!
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Rochester Museum and Science Center
Are you looking for hands-on fun this summer?The RMSC's Summer Curiosity Camps 2017
Monday, June 26- Friday, August 25, 2017
Stay curious with a hefty helping of hands-on, minds-on science and fun with camps at the RMSC this summer! Summer Camps at the RMSC offer exciting opportunities in a wide variety of STEM topics for young minds ages 2-15. Get ready to share in new adventures, discover science, and explore exciting experiments! Explore everything from earth and space science, to engineering and technology. Fossils, galaxies, animation, robots, explosions and more! Members receive $15 off Full Day Camps, $10 Off Almost Camps and $5 off Mini Camps. Register today! or call 585.697.1942.
Rochester-area YMCAs
Visit any of the Y's nine local branches for information on great day camps starting in late June and continuing through early September. Click here for a KidsOutAndAbout articlethat shows all of these camp program descriptions in one place. And click here to see all of the 2016 information on the Y's web site.
Allendale Columbia School
Participants in Allendale Columbia School’s summer program enjoy fun opportunities to dig deeper and explore their interests! This summer we have a variety of offerings including academics, athletics, art, drama, and more! Our camps are open to the public and there are options for children ages 4 and up. Contact us with questions at 585.641.5263 or click here to learn more and register!
Eastside YMCA
A summer of fun and a lifetime of memories!
That’s what awaits your child at YMCA Camp Eastside in Penfield. Camp Eastside’s philosophy is simple; we focus on Relationships, Achievement and Belonging. We work with every camper to ensure that they improve their skills, build relationships with their counselors and other campers, and we provide the safe and welcoming environment that makes campers feel like they belong here.
Camp Eastside: You bring the campers, we’ll bring the smiles!”
iCanCode Club
Discover the fun in building your own games, interactive stories, and animated projects! Individualized attention and customized tracking provides a great introduction to the world of programming. iCanCode Club offers STEM enrichment Tech Sampler Summer Camp options for Grades 3-12. Tech Sampling includes (& is not limited to!): Scratch; Intro to Coding Elements; Game Design; Story Telling; JavaScript: Introductory Course, Game Design, Snake in JavaScript; HTML, CSS, JS; Intro Web Design; Engineering: Arduino, VEX Robotics.
Stages (A Magical Journey Thru Stages)
3rd Floor, Auditorium Center, downtown RochesterA Magical Journey Thru Stages creates fun, high-quality youth theatre. Summer 2016 camps included: The Pirates of Penzance Jr. for students entering grade 5-8, The Knight at Dawn Kids for students entering grade 1-5, and Xanadu Jr. and High School Musical Jr. for students entering 7-10. Also offered are two afternoon theater mini-camps, for students entering grades 1-5 and grades 6-10. The mini-camps are designed to improve your musical theatre skills. Please see http://mjtstages.com/summer-theatre-camps.html for more details. Stay tuned for summer 2017 camp listings, coming soon!
Midtown Athletic Club
Welcome to Camp Midtown, where kids will enjoy a variety of games, sports and activities at Rochester’s premier athletic club all summer long. From the pool to the tennis courts and everything in between, Midtown’s professional counselors and expert fitness and tennis coaches are ready to provide you with a customized camp experience to meet your family’s needs. Say goodbye to bug spray and sing-a-longs.
Vista Teach
Internationally recognized for our innovative Robotics & Engineering Education Programs, Vista Teach Instructional Services is excited to offer our 9th season of Summer Camp STEM Programs for students entering grades 2 through 10 in Fall 2017. Lead teachers are female, former corporate engineers, with years of experience as NYS Certified and practicing STEM Educators at Allendale Columbia School. All STEM Programs are academically rigorous (with mandatory Code of Conduct) requiring individualized programming tasks for each student within their team of two. Our systematic and comprehensive curricula also require all students, grades 2-10, to comment on their code with implementing real world engineering practices as they design and construct smart robots programmed with actuators and sensors. Complete Course Descriptions & Videos provided at: www.VistaTeach.Biz | Contact Sue@VistaTeach.biz to be Wait-Listed for the camp sessions already filled.
Seneca Park Zoo
Explore the animal world at ZooCampSummer ZooCamp is for kids who love animals and nature. From June 5 through August 25, choose from four preschool camps and 30 school-age camps, with themes ranging from animal lifecycles to wildlife heroes, and exploring habitats from the Arctic to your own backyard. Campers will explore the Zoo, meet animals face to face, enjoy behind the scenes experiences, work on projects, share ideas, and make new friends. Half and Full-Day options are available for ages 3 through 12, with Before and After Care options also available. Zoo Members receive discounted registration. Visit senecaparkzoo.org/Summercamp for more information and to register.
Ballet Prestige
Ballet Prestige offers a fun, caring, and instructive experience for your child. We welcome all ages. We offer classes in classical ballet, contemporary dance, and for the wee ones, creative movement and games. We are the official training academy for the New York State Ballet. Maybe best of all, we are centrally located in Brighton Commons, right across from 12 Corners. If you would like to try a free class before signing up for the summer program, please Katie Johnson at 585-704-1903.
Our Lady of Mercy Summer Camps
Our Lady of Mercy is gearing up for a summer full of fun! We are hosting our popular summer camps for girls who are entering grades 5 through 12. Get ready to fill your days with excitement, challenge, and happiness as you make friends, learn a ton of new things, and grow your talents! Choose from a variety of all-day or half-day camps – sports camps; musical theater and dance camps; art, cooking, and jewelry camps; Lego robotics camps; a web design camp, a Harry Potter camp, and many more! Learn more and register at www.mercyhs.com/camps. Sign up with a friend!
