Editor's Note: If your organization is planning a summer camp for children or youth in Baldwin County area, please send details to: spropp@gulfcoastnewspapers.com and we will add it to our consolidated listing below.
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Editor's Note: If your organization is planning a summer camp for children or youth in Baldwin County area, please send details to: spropp@gulfcoastnewspapers.com and we will add it to our consolidated listing below.
Families looking for enriching activities for their students to engage in this summer will have a variety to choose from. Registration deadlines are already nearing, so quick action is needed to secure a place in the camp of your choice.
Alabama Forestry Camp
High School students,
June 5-June 9
Application Deadline is April 18
The camp introduces basic forestry concepts through classroom instruction and outdoor activities. In addition to the educational aspects, there are also plenty of fun, recreational activities. Instructional sessions will cover tree identification, forest management, forest products, wildlife, water quality, urban forestry and forest history. Activities include off-campus visits to recreational parks, a private landowner’s property and forest industry facilities. During College and Career Night, students will have the opportunity to talk to college recruiters about careers in forestry and natural resources.
Students must be 15-18 years old and have completed the 9th grade, but not yet graduated from high school. Camp participants will be housed in dormitories with 24-hour adult supervision. Each attendee is responsible for providing his or her own transportation to and from the camp. Applicants selected to attend camp will be required to pay a $25 application fee. All other transportation, meals, and snacks will be provided.
Forestry Camp is held at the Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund’s Rural Training Center in Sumter County near Epes, Ala,
251 867-5368
Dauphin Island Sea Lab Summer Program
Age requirements, sessions, deadlines listed per class.
• Barrier Island Explorer, for rising 5th- 6th-grade students.
July 24-27.
Go trawling aboard the Sea Lab’s research vessel the Alabama Discovery, get wet at the beaches and marshes of Dauphin Island, learn first-hand what’s in the water, build and fly your very own kite and participate in fun group activities. This three-night camp is limited to 15 participants. Cost, including meals and housing is $360.
• Gulf Island Journey
Rising 7th- 9th-grade students.
June 5-10; June 12-17; July 17-22.
Activities include a trawling expedition aboard the Sea Lab’s research vessel Alabama Discovery; exploring the salt marshes of Dauphin Island; beach-combing and bird-watching on nearby Sand Island; setting up your own saltwater aquarium; and much more. Classes limited to 30 participants in this five-night program. Cost, including meals and housing is $550.
• High School Summer Course
Rising 10th- 12th-grade students.
June 19 - July 15.
Application deadline is April 21
This intensive month-long program is an accredited course and is approved by the Alabama State Department of Education, which recommends that local systems grant participating students credit toward either an Advanced or Standard High School Diploma. The high school summer course introduces the student to the marine environment through classroom lecture, laboratory and field activities, and includes an overnight snorkeling trip to St. Andrews State Park. Students live on campus and participate in over 150 hours of supervised academic activities. Cost, including meals and housing is $2,050. 251 861-2141 ext. 7515
email sejohnson@disl.org
ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp
Middle School students
June 5-17
Application deadline is April 8
The camp the opportunity to participate in engaging lessons and activities provided by NASA and The Harris Foundation. Campers reside on campus for the duration of the program and attend daily classes taught by university faculty and local secondary teachers.
All applicants must be entering sixth, seventh or eighth grades in the fall of 2011 and enrolled in Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe or Washington County schools in Alabama. Interested students will need recommendations from their current math and science teachers, a 250-word essay, median-to-superior level scores on all standardized math and science tests within the past year and a B-average or better in all math and science classes to complete their application.
The camp will be held at the University of South Alabama, 307 N. University Blvd, Mobile, Ala.
251-405-9930, Marcy Matherne
Music Camp
College level students and younger
June 6-17, 9 a.m.-noon, Monday-Friday
Registration deadline is April 30
Sponsored by the Baldwin County Youth Orchestra, the camp will include classes for voice, band and orchestral (string) students, as well as a piano academy sponsored by Broussard’s Music. The piano academy will allow for beginning students as well as classes for students already able to read music and play.
The camp will be held at Fairhope Elementary School, 408 N. Section St., Fairhope.
251 979-6834, Leroy Hughes
www.baldwincountyyouthorchestra.com
Music Camp-University of Mobile
Grades 4 through 11
June 13-17
8:45 a.m.-3 p.m., Junior Camp
8:45 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Senior Camp
Registration deadline is June 7
Registration for scholarship deadline: May 5
Students will have the option of taking many different classes ranging from music fundamentals, chorus and various ensembles. Master classes in all instruments and private lessons will also be offered. Campers should have a minimum of one year of disciplined study in music and a recommendation by a music teacher. The camp is under the direction of Barbara Laurendine, adjunct instructor of piano in the UMobile Center for Performing Arts. Full and partial tuition scholarships are available by audition,
Camps will be held at the University of Mobile campus, 5735 College Parkway, Mobile, Ala.
Junior Camp for grades 4-7 costs $165 plus $25 registration fee.
Senior Camp for grades 8-11 costs $185 plus $25 registration fee.
Private lessons are $18 per half-hour lesson.
251 442-2420
Opera Camp
Children 8-12
Session 1: July 11-15, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Thursday; Friday, 5 p.m.
Session 2: July 25-29, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Thursday; Friday, 5 p.m.
Opera Camp gives children a chance to experience all of the elements of opera production. It culminates in a public performance of an opera created by campers under the guidance of a professional opera director and musical coaches. Campers play music and theatre games that teach them the skills used in operatic performance, and will gain hands-on experience in set, costume, prop, and makeup design. No previous experience or training is necessary for Opera Camp. Cost is $150 per session.
All activities will be held at the Pensacola Opera Center, 75 S. Tarragona St., Pensacola, Fla.
850 433-6737
Summer Art Bash
Children and Youth
Eastern Shore Art Center
Session 1: June 6-17
Session 2: June 20-July 1
Session 3: July 11-July 22
Session 4: July 25-July 29
Classes will include pottery, digital photography, painting, drawing and more and will be held at the Center, located at 401 Oak Ave., Fairhope, AL
251 928-2228
Summer of Fun Day Camp
Students grades 1-8
May 31-July 29, 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday
The camp, a partnership of Fairhope High School and the city of Fairhope, will be held at Volanta Park and the Fairhope Municipal Pool. Activities will be supervised by local coaches and will include ball games, swimming, soccer, tennis, ping pong and arts and crafts. No extended day care will be offered. The cost is $15 per day per child or $60 a week (no half days, full days only). No advance registration is required. There will be no sessions the week of July 4th.
251 990-0174.
