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Sat, 6/21/2025
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Camp Invention Summer 2025
Camp Invention: National
Inspire your child’s creativity and watch their confidence soar with our all-new Camp Invention® program, Discover! Campers in grades K-6 will team up with friends for hands-on, open-ended STEM fun. They’ll create their own claw machine, uncover the science behind optical illusions, rev up for the ultimate road trip and embark on an eco-expedition to investigate penguins in Antarctica! Each experience is designed to spark curiosity, build persistence and create an unforgettable summer. Visit invent.org/local to secure your spot! Register using CIFUN25 by 3/20 to save $25 or CIFUN15 by 5/15 to save $15 off the registration fee. Payment plans available.
iD Tech On Campus Camps- Multiple locations (2025)
ID Tech Camps- Multiple locations
Register today for camps held at 75+ inspiring universities! Your child will walk the halls of their dream campus, bond with friends and mentors over legendary iD traditions, and experience the magic that’s made us the world’s #1 tech camp for 23+ years! Summer Fun on Your Child’s Dream Campus This is more than a camp. It’s a chance for your child to come face-to-face with friends and mentors who share their interests, all in an inspiring setting that excites them for the future. Between sessions of hands-on STEM fun, they’ll get the ultimate taste of collegiate life, from campus exploration and iconic architecture to meals in the dining halls and sweet dreams in the dorms. You get more. A LOT more. iD Tech is the very best experience built around your child—their interests, their skill level, their goals for the future. Our on-campus programs include an exclusive package designed for maximum inspiration and long-term success.
Into the Air Camp
Echo Theater Company - PDX
Learn to fly in this week-long celebration of all things aerial! Build comfort, grace and vocabulary on single-point trapeze, lyra (hoop), aerial silks (fabric), and invented aerial apparatus such as bird cage, aerial bike and more.  Find your own unique movement style and work with others to craft high-flying pieces for our end-of-camp show. All students will be supported and challenged as we build strength, confidence, and community together. Ages 8 to 14 - All Levels.
Audition Prep Camp
Echo Theater Company - PDX
Ready to take your training and technique to new heights? Planning to audition for one of our youth performance groups? This is the camp for you! Camp will include strength training, flexibility, dance technique, handstands, tumbling, partner acrobatics, single-point trapeze, aerial silks, and more. Learn new skills, polish old favorites, and have a fabulous time in the process! You will be amazed by what you can accomplish in 1 week! See prerequisites.
Broadway Jr. Wind and the Willows 2 week musical Camp
Metropolitan Performing Arts
​This musical theater intensive is designed for beginning and intermediate performers! Spend two weeks immersing yourself into music, dance, and acting rehearsals. Camp ends with 3 fully staged performances on June 27th and 28th! Daily activities include theater games, rehearsals, and opportunities to learn/help with set design, painting, props, lighting, costuming and more! This riotous comedy follows Mole, Rat, Badger, and the impulsive Mr. Toad, whose antics land him in some serious trouble.
Summer Solved with Steve & Kate's Camp
Steve & Kate's Camp - Portland
Since 1980, Steve & Kate’s Camp has put kids in charge–allowing campers to choose from a variety of activities in real-time, including sewing, stop-motion animation, coding & gaming, sports & recreation, maker crafts, water play, baking, and more. As children are empowered to make their own choices at camp, they discover new reserves of confidence, resiliency, and creativity–learning to course correct and trust themselves as they go. Families can buy any number of days, to use at any time–no weekly reservations required. Or, buy a Summer Pass, which covers the whole season. Either way, any unused Passes are automatically refunded at summer’s end. Ages: 4–12 | Lunch, snacks & all hours (8am–6pm) included.
Bay Club Camps: The Ultimate Playground for Kids
Bay Club - Multiple Locations
Whether it’s weeklong sessions during summertime and school breaks, or single-day options during holiday closures, your kids will find adventure, friends, and endless fun at camp. Bay Club Summer Camps are for ages 3–15 and treat kids to fun-filled days of art, science, and age-appropriate athletics like aquatics, basketball, tennis and more with world-class amenities. Members save 25%* on all enrollments, but no membership is required.
Champ Camp Great Outdoors @ May Street Elementary School
Champ Camp Great Outdoors - National
Outdoor Summer Camp 2025 for Kids and Preteens (Ages 5-12) Get your kiddos away from screens and into nature this summer. We’ve created a day camp experience they’ll remember for years to come! Whether you’re looking for care for one epic week or all summer, Champ Camp Great Outdoors has got you covered. Let your child’s curiosity run wild at Champ Camp Great Outdoors! Campers hike trails, swim, explore field trips, and enjoy hands-on outdoor fun. Each week brings new adventures—nature experiments, games, crafts, and more. Save $25/week with code EARLYBIRD at checkout by 6/30/25. Hurry—spots are limited!
Circus Theater Camp
Echo West
This popular camp brings together the fun physical challenges of circus with the endless potential of storytelling to make an action-packed week of Circus Theater. Students explore single point trapeze, aerial silks, tumbling, partner acrobatics, juggling, balancing, creative movement, and more in a creative and collaborative environment. Ages 6 - 12 - All Levels.
Kids Sumer Camp 2025
Bethany Athletic Club
Bethany Athletic Club’s Kids Summer Camp '25 is here! Designed for children ages 5-12, this exciting summer program offers daily swimming, weekly field trips, and a fun-filled community to keep kids active and engaged all summer long.
Performing Arts Summer Camp
Pivot PDX
At Pivot PDX Summer Camps, kids in preschool through 8th grade will explore performing as an outlet for creativity and humor in a joyful environment to move their bodies, discover their creativity, make friends, and build confidence.
2025 Summer Camp | Rice Northwest Museum of Rice
Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks & Minerals
Join us for 2025 Summer Camps! Each day we will have a new science topic to explore, including Geology and Earth Science, Chemistry, Engineering and Physics, Biology, and Technology! Taught by experienced educators, and featuring special guest experts weekly.
Dungeons and Dragons Camp
R&H Creative Advocacy and Storytelling
Let’s learn the beginnings of Dungeons and Dragons! Campers will develop real-life skills, problem-solving, self-advocacy, math skills through active play, group games, and D&D. Time will be dedicated to understanding the rules, building meaningful characters that matter to our campers, and helping campers build lasting peer relationships. Campers will leave happy, confident, and truly able to carry these skills into their daily lives.
ADTC ULTIMATE Sierra Mountains CA Dance Camp
American Dance Training Camps
Hey Girls Ages 8 – 17! You’re invited to spend an action-packed week or two with us this summer (June 15 - 21 &/or June 22 - 28) at American Dance Training Camps - the ULTIMATE overnight dance camp! Our Tahoe home is Lake Tahoe Prep, located about one mile from Palisades Resort between Truckee and Tahoe City!
Science, Art & Clay CAMPS
Knowledge Seekers Homeschool Collective
Solar Kitchen Science, Art Around the World & Clay CAMPS
Leadership Lab
Brainbox Science
The science is clear! Courage, confidence, and leadership aren’t traits you either have or don’t. They’re skills anyone can learn. Make this the best school year ever! Join us to discover how you can live the life you choose without being held back by fear or other people’s expectations. Students completing this camp may be eligible for leader-in-training spots in other Brainbox Science programs.
Young Writers Summer Camps
Lighthouse Writers Workshop
Lighthouse offers a wide array of full and half-day summer camps from June through August for young writers ages eight to 18. Whether they've got a few novels under their belt, are new but curious about poems, or are a reluctant writer, our camps offer a fun, creative, and challenging way for young people to explore and express who they are, build new friendships, and create truly beautiful works of art.
CURSIVE HANDWRITING + DRAWING AMERICAN HISTORY
Foundations Classical Academy
In this live online course, we improve our print and cursive handwriting through reading and writing about people and events from American history as well as drawing them. Why drawing? Drawing develops some of the same muscle groups used for handwriting. It's also lots of fun! Recommended for ages 11-18. An ADULT SECTION is also available (meeting time is different. It will start at 9:30 AM PST and end at 10:30 AM PST).
Critter Quest // Building Imaginary Worlds & Creative Creatures (ages 8-10)- PAM CUT
PAM CUT - Center for an Untold Tomorrow
Imaginations run wild with teaching artist Fry in the PAM CUT camp Critter Quest, where collaboration takes center stage. Together with fellow adventurers, kids will dream up fantastical worlds, design alien landscapes, and craft vibrant habitats and ecosystems. From inventing new mythologies to imagining how the creatures interact, campers will work as a team to bring an entire world to life.
Roller Derby Summer Camp Week 1 - Ages 7-11, Beginner | Rose City Rollers
Rose City Rollers
Join the Rose City Rollers on the track for a week of Junior Roller Derby Summer Camp! At Roller Derby Summer Camp, campers spend the day having fun both on skates and off, learning derby skills and strategy, and awesome arts and crafts activities! Make friends, build confidence, and have fun with Rose City Rollers! This week of camp is open to youth skaters ages 7-11, all genders, skating at a beginner skill level.
ADAPTED CLASSICS: The Iliad, The Odyssey, and Greek History (online camp in the liberal arts)
Foundations Classical Academy
The purpose of this live online course is to spark pre-teen/early teenage students' interest in reading classic books and to teach them to engage in Socratic discussion about themes, characters, plot, etc. Parts of the books will be read aloud; others will be left for the students to read on their own. We will also focus on history related to the stories. Our summer 2025 readings are selections from Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey.
Tuolumne Family Camp
City of Berkeley, CA
Tuolumne Family Camp offers an unforgettable adventure nestled in the stunning Sierra Nevada mountains, where families can connect with nature and each other. With activities like hiking, campfire stories, and swimming in Tuolumne Meadows, it's a perfect escape for outdoor lovers of all ages. Experience the magic of the high country in a cozy, community-oriented setting that makes every moment feel special.
Vancouver Summer LEGO and STEM Camps
Journey to STEAM
Journey to STEAM is inspiring the next generation of innovators while bringing hands-on fun to summer! Their LEGO® and STEM-focused camps spark creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving through exciting challenges and playful exploration. It’s the perfect blend of learning and fun for kids ages 6–12—don’t wait, spots fill fast!
All American Magic Academy
All American Magic Theater
At the All American Magic Theater Summer Camp, your kids will experience the amazement of daily live magic shows… and then learn to perform magic themselves!
Spring Creative Writing Workshops
The Writers Circle Workshops
Spring Creative Writing Workshops for kids, teens, and adults start April 21 at The Writers Circle! Fiction, memoir, poetry, novel-writing, mystery, romance, kid-lit, and more in Summit, South Orange, Morristown, Verona, and online!
Big Kid / Little Kid Farmers' Apprentice | Triskelee Farm
Triskelee Farm
Hey adults! Did you see our 4 day Farmer’s Apprentice Camp and want to join in the fun but are outside the age range? Join us for this 2 day a week evening camp! Children 6-9 years of age must be accompanied and assisted by a registered adult. Campers aged 10 to 100 can attend unaccompanied.
Yoga Playgrounds Summer Camp - Multiple Locations/Dates
Yoga Playgrounds
These unique yoga summer camps are designed to nurture a sense of inner strength, self-esteem and happiness. Packed with playfulness, positivity and fun, each day will include a wonderful mix of poses and movement, games, mindfulness, creativity, nature exploration and art. Kids will leave these uplifting and inspiring camps with new friendships and a foundation for health and well being. These camps are open to all children from the Portland metro area.
Alpengirl 2025 Adventure Camps
Alpengirl Camp
Alpengirl Camp's trips are 1-2 week multi-sport adventures that include a variety of adventure activities such as backpacking, horseback riding, llama packing, whitewater rafting, sea kayaking, rock climbing and more! We have 25 different sessions this summer for teen girls ages 10-17, ranging from the Northwest Rockies, Pacific Northwest, Maine, and Iceland.
Minecraft Modding Quest
Create & Learn
Solve puzzles, build, and create games with fun coding in Minecraft