Summer Activities and Camps

Families, below you will find numerous camps and activities available this summer.  Each has its own unique schedule and opportunities to fit the interests that your child may have.  I hope this helps to keep your kids active and learning throughout the summer months.  

~ Todd Reed- ELP Instructor

CAMPS

Kirkwood STEM Camps (Cedar Rapids) https://www.kirkwood.edu/kick

STEAM Camps (Iowa City) http://www.thesteamroom.org/#!summer-camps/c1qv

Art Camps (Ceramics Center Cedar Rapids) http://www.theceramicscenter.org/summercamps/

Acting Camps (Cedar Rapids) http://www.theatrecr.org/education/

Acting Opportunities (Vinton) http://www.act1.org/

Reading/Math/Engineering Camps (Iowa City) http://www.willowwind.org/summer-program/

History Day Camps (Des Moines) http://www.lhf.org/en/programs__events/day_camps/summer_day_camp_2016/

Zoo Day Camps (Des Moines)  http://www.blankparkzoo.com/en/education/safari_camps/

Camp Invention (Waterloo) http://campinvention.org/about-us/

Chess Camp (Prairie Point Middle School, Cedar Rapids) www.chessiniowa.org/http://www.chessiniowa.org/chesscamp.

Belin Blank Programs and Classes for Students http://www2.education.uiowa.edu/belinblank/students/

Summer Camp for academically talented students http://crdiscoversummercamp.weebly.com/

Day Camps: Learn from Professionals and Artists http://www.summitschools.org/

Iowa State University Summer Programs http://www.opptag.iastate.edu/summer/index.php

Des Moines listings - https://desmoinesparent.com/des-moines-summer-camp-2018/

Pearson Lakes Art Center has arts classes: http://lakesart.org/

Dickinson County Nature Center also great Science camps: http://dickinsoncountyconservationboard.com/nature-center/

Okoboji Sailing Center has sailing lesson and STEM based camps: http://www.okobojisailingcenter.org/

TechKnow (Spencer, IA) has coding/3D printing/CAD classes: https://www.techknow.io/

https://www.212steamlabs.com/summer-camps/ A list of camps

Shenandoah hosts the Wabash Arts Camp July 30-August 3.  contact: careyk@shenandoah.k12.ia.us