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Abilene Scene’s 2014 Summer Camps Guide

March 1, 2014 Leave a Comment

 

 

 You are probably looking for our most updated listing of Abilene Summer Camps!  This is unfortunately not it.  Find our most recent Summer Camp listings here.

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Abilene Christian University

ACU Athletic Camps

Camp Wildcat – June 23-26

 

Baseball

Day Camps – June 9-10 or June 16-17

 

Girls Basketball

      Day Camp – June 9-12

Overnight Camps – June 15-17
or June 19-21

Shooting Camp – June 21

Team Camp – Aug. 1-3

 

Boys Basketball

Day Camps – June 2-6 or
June 23-26

Team Camp – June 27-28

Elite Camp – Aug. 9

 

Football 

Junior Wildcat camp – June 2-4

 

Soccer

Day Camp – June 4-6

Overnight Camp – July 13-16

 

Softball

Middle School Day Camps –
June 10-11

High School Overnight Camps–   June 17-19

 Elementary Day Camp –
June 15-16

Strength and
Conditioning Camp
–
June 2-5

 

Tennis

   Indoor Day Camps – June 2-5,
June 9-12, June 16-19,
June 30-July 3, July 7-10,

July 14-17, July 28-31,    Aug. 4-7 or Aug. 11-14

Overnight Camps – June 6-11
or July 22-25

 

Track and Field 

Camp – June 2-4

 

Volleyball

 Hitter Day Camp – July 21

Libero Day Camp – July 22

Setter Day Camp – July 23

 

Team Camp Overnight –
July 24-25

Overnight Camps –
July 13-15 or July 16-18

 

www.acusports.com/camps

 

ACU Leadership Camps

Kadesh 

Incoming 10th-12th graders and
college freshmen

Sessions: June 8-14, June 22-28 or
July 6-12

 

MPulse

Incoming 7th-9th graders

Sessions June 15-20 or July 13-18

 

Learning To Lead 

Incoming 4th-6th graders

Sessions: June 15-20 or July 13-18

 

Kidquest 

Day camp for incoming 1st -3rd graders

Sessions: June 23-27 or July 7-11

 

 

Cross Training 

Incoming 8th graders-college freshmen

July 20-26

 

www.acucamps.com

 

Abilene ISD 

Summer Technology Camps 

Sessions: June 9-13 or June 16-20

8 a.m. to noon or 1-5 p.m.

Cost is $70 for each camp

 

For a full list of camps, go to

www.abileneisd.org/summertechCamps

677-1444, ext 3867

 

Abilene Performing Arts Company

Kindermusik Camp

June 2-6 or June 9-13

11 a.m. to noon

Ages 1 – 3 ½ years

Cost is $100

 

Pre-K Literature, Music and Creative
Play Camp 

June 9-13

8:30-10:30 a.m.

Ages 3 – 6 years Cost is $130

 

Pre-K Dance Camp 

June 2-6 – 9-10:30 a.m.

June 9-13 – 9-10:30 a.m.

June 9-13 – 10:30 to noon

Ages 3 – 6 years

Cost is $100

 

Hip Hop Dance Camp 

June 2-6

10:30 a.m. to noon

Completed K-2nd grade

Cost is $100

 

Hip Hop Dance Camp 

June 9-13

12:30-2 p.m.

Completed 3rd – 5th Grade

Cost is $100

 

Musical Theatre Camp

June 9-13

9 a.m. to noon

Completed K-2nd grade

Cost is $130

 

Dance Intensive Camp

Every Tuesday and Thursday, July 1-24

6-8 p.m.

Completed 6th grade and older

Cost is $120

 

3-Week Musical Production Camp

June 30-July 18

9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Completed 3rd – 12th grade

Cost is $350

 

www.APACstars.com 

info@apacstars.com

325-437-2486

 

Abilene Public Library 

Summer Reading Club

June 2 – July 26

Ages birth – 18 years

 

Main Library

 

Baby Steps (Birth to 1 year) – Thursdays at 10:15 a.m.

Lapsit (1-2 years) – Thursdays at
11 a.m.

Toddler Time (2-3 years) – Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:45 a.m.

Preschool Storytime (3-6 years) – Tuesdays at 10:45 a.m. and 3 p.m.

School Age Programs (Grades 1-5) – June 3, June 17, July 1 and July 15

at 3 p.m.

‘Tween Time (8-15 years) – June 2

and July 7 at 6:30 p.m.

Family Fun (all ages) – June 16 and

July 21 at 4 p.m.

Make and Take (all ages) – June 9 and July 14 at 6:30 p.m.

Fizz, Boom, Fun – Science experiments (7 years+) – June 4, June 18, July 2 and July 16 at 3 p.m.

 

Young Audience Performances 

Main Library Auditorium

June 10, June 24, July 8, July 22

10:45 a.m. and 3 p.m.

 

Mockingbird Branch

Toddler Time (2-3 years) – Tuesdays at 10:45 a.m.

Preschool Storytime (3-6 years) – Thursdays at 10:45 a.m.

‘Tween Time (8-15 years) – June 12 and July 10 at 4 p.m.

Family Fun (all ages) – June 18 and
July 16 at 4 p.m.

Make and Take (all ages) – June 4 and July 2 at 4 p.m.

Fizz, Boom, Fun science experiments (7 years+) – June 11, June 25, July 9 and July 23 at 3 p.m.

Game On (all ages) – July 24 at 4 p.m.

 

 

 

South Branch

Preschool Storytime (3-6 years) – Monday, Tuesday  and Wednesday at 10:45 a.m.

Stories and More – Space Camp (all ages) – June 13, June 27,  July 11 and July  25 at 4 p.m.

Super Storytime (3-6 years) – June 17 and July 15 at 10:45 a.m.

‘Tween Time (8-15 years) – June 16 and July 21 at 6:30 p.m.

Family Fun (all ages) – June 5 and July 3 at 4 p.m.

Make and Take (all ages) – June 10, 24 and July 8, 22 at 4 p.m.

Puppet Theater (all ages) – June 19 and July 17 at 4 p.m.

 

See full description of summer programing at www.abilenetx.com/apl

676-6025

 

Abilene Zoo 

Preschool 

9 a.m. to noon

$75 members/$85 non-members

Hop To it:  June 9-13 or July 21-25

Small Wonders:  June 16-20 or Aug. 4-8

Wild Colors: July 7-11 or Aug. 11-15

 

Entering Kindergarten and 1st 

9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

$120 members/$140 non-members

Predators:  June 9-13 or July 21-25

Weird and Wacky: June 23-27 or
July 28-Aug. 1

Wild About Texas:  July 14-18 or
Aug. 4-8

Party Animal: Aug. 18-22

 

Entering 2nd and 3rd Grade

9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

$120 members/$140 non-members

Rainforest Ramble: June 16-20 or

July 7-11

Now You See Me:  July 28-Aug. 1

Wild About Texas:  Aug. 4-8

Party Animal: Aug. 18-22

 

Entering 4th and 5th Grade

9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

$120 members/$140 non-members

Now You See Me: June 23-27 or

July 28-Aug. 1

Zoo School: July 14-18 or Aug. 11-15

Party Animal: Aug. 18-22

 

Entering 6th and 7th Grade 

Junior Zoo Keeper 

June 30 – July 3

8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

$120 members/$140 non-members

 

www.abilenezoo.org 

Joy Harsh

joy.harsh@abilenetx.com

676-6487

 

Alliance For Women and Children 

ATeens

6th-8th grade girls

Awesome activities Monday through Friday all summer

$25/week

 

www.allianceforwomenandchildren.org/ateens

ateens@afwonline.org 

677-5321

 

Ballet Abilene

Week-long camp offered in
June and July.

 

Cinderella’s Enchanting Dance Camp

Ages 3 and 4

Cost is $100

 

Clara’s Dreamy Dance Camp

Ages 5 and 6

Cost is $100

 

Coppellia’s Magical Dance Camp

Ages 7 and 8

Cost is $100

 

Broadway Babies 

Ages 5-8

Cost is $70

 

Camps for dancers age 9 and up
also offered

 

www.abileneballettheatre.org 

675-0303

 

Buffalo Gap Historic Village

Ages 5-10

June 23-27  9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Afterhours 3-5 p.m. (add$10/hr)

Cost is $135 for members and military
families

$150 non members

 

www.buffalogap.com

info@tfhcc.com

572-3365

 

Center for Contemporary Arts

EPIC: The Leafman and
the Good Brave Bugs

June 2-6

10 a.m. to noon

and parade June 12th

Ages 9-13

 

KAMI ATO (Japanese art of paper)

June 23-27

10 a.m. to noon

Ages 7-10

 

Anime

July 7-11

10 a.m. to noon

Ages 10-13

WABI SABI (The Art of Intentional
Living)

July 14-18

10 a.m. to noon

Ages 8 through adult

 

Beginning Photography

July 28-Aug. 1

10 a.m. to noon

Ages 8-12

 

Oh, Give Me a Home: Theater and Art of West Texas Heritage

July 21-25

10 a.m. to noon

Ages 8-14

 

www.center-arts.com/education

info@center-arts.com

677-8389

 

 

Chorus Abilene

Hats!

For children completing 1st-4th grades

Aug. 4-8

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Performance at noon on Aug. 8

Cost is $100

 

Glee Camp!

For singers and actors completing
5th-8th grades

Aug. 4-8

2-5 p.m.

Performance at 4:30 on Aug. 8

Cost is $100

 

www.chorusabilene.net  

info@ChorusAbilene.net

673-SING (7464)

 

City of Abilene Recreation

Camp Abilene Summer Playground

Monday-Friday

7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Ages 6-13

www.abilenetx.com/Recreation 

676-6217

 

The Cockerell Art Gallery

Art Days at Camp Cockerell

Drawing, painting and sculpting
with Patty Rae Wellborn

July 7-11

9 a.m. to noon

Ages 8-12

Cost is $130

 

Patty Rae Wellborn

Portraitartistprw@yahoo.com

665-9202

 

Frontier Texas!  

Wild About Texas Camp

June 23 and 24

9 a.m. to noon

Entering Grades 1-3

Cost is $50 members/
$60 non-members

 

June 26 and 77

9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Entering Grades 4-6

Fee $55 members/ $65 non-members

 

www.frontiertexas.com

pam@frontiertexas.com

437-2800

 

Grace Academy Summer Camps 

Culinary Camp

June 16-20

9 a.m. to noon

Entering Grades 3-5

$100 members/ $120 non-members

 

Kindercamp

June 30-July 1

Incoming Kindergarteners

Cost is $40 members/
$60 non-members

 

Girl’s Night at the Museum

July 11-12

Girls entering grades 4-6

$40 members/$60 non-members

 

Cowboy Camp

July 21-25

9 a.m. to noon

Entering grades 1-6

$80 members/ $100 non-members

 

Kaleidoscope Art Camp 

July 23-27

Entering Grades 1-6

$75 members/$95 non-members

 

Rock It! Science Camp

Aug. 4-8

Entering Grades 3-6

$80 members/$100 non-members

 

Camp Smiles

August 11-13

Ages 4-10 years old

$50 members/ $70 non-members

A camp for special needs kids, focused on children with Down’s syndrome and Autism.

 

www.thegracemuseum.org

673-4587

 

 

Hardin Simmons University 

www.hsutx.edu/camps

HSU Athletics

 

Cowgirl Basketball Day Camp 

June 16-19

Girls entering 1st -6th grade

1-4 p.m.

Cost is $90

 

Cowgirl Basketball Overnight Camp 

June 22-25 for girls entering
3rd-8th grade

June 25-28 for girls entering
6th-12th grade

Resident $295/ Commuter $215

 

Melanie Chonko

mchonko@hsutx.edu

670-1468

 

Cowboy and Cowgirl Soccer
Day Camp

June 23-26

9 a.m. to noon

Boys and girls, ages 5-13

Cost is $70

 

Cowboy and Cowgirl Soccer
Overnight Camp 

July 6-9

Boys and girls, ages 8-18

Resident $330/Commuter $250

 

Marcus Wood

mwood@hsutx.edu

670-5834

 

For more information about Boys Basketball, Baseball, Football, Softball, Swim, Tennis, and Volleyball Camps, visit www.hsuathletics.com.

 

HSU Fine Arts

All State Choir Camp 

June 22-26  • Grades 9-12

Resident $325/Commuter $275

Clell Wright

www.choircamp.hsutx.edu

choircamp@hsutx.edu

670-1415

Piano Camp

June 22-26

Entering grades 8-12 and
graduating seniors

Resident $400/Commuter $340

Lauren Puckett

www.hsutx.edu/pianocamp

lpuckett@hsutx.edu

670-1427

 

HSU Threshold

Summer enrichment program for gifted learners

Half-day for grades K-5

Full-day for grades 6-10

July 7-11 and July 14-18

Cost is $100 for half-day program

$160 for full-day program

Mary Christopher, Ph.D.

threshold@hsutx.edu

671-2150

 

KidsHub 

at Fairway Oaks Country Club 

open to members and non-members

 

June 2-June 27, June 30-July 25 and
July 28-Aug 22

7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Kindergarten – 5th grade

$425/4 week session or $155/ week

3 Days a week: $360/4 week session or
$90/ week

2 Days a week: $240/4 week session or
$60/ week

10% discount for additional children

 

Early registration is April 28

At 153 Tannehill Dr, Suite C

6–8 p.m.

 

Wendy Sherrod

kidshubprogram@gmail.com

325-455-5955

 

McMurry University 

McM Baseball Camp

June 2-4

Ages 7-12

Cost is $80

John Byington

jbyington@mcm.edu

793-4651

 

McM Men’s Basketball Camp

June 29-July 2

Grades 3-6 and Grades 7-12

Cost is $100

Phillipe Lilavois

Lilavois.phillipe@mcm.edu

214-663-7507

 

McM Women’s Basketball
Elite Shoot Camp

July 20-21

Girls entering grades 4-12

Cost is $150 overnight/$100 commuter

 

McM Women’s Basketball
Position Camp

June 22-25

Girls entering grades 6-12

Cost is $300 overnight/$225 commuter

 

www.mcmwomensbasketballcamps.com

Veronica Snow

snow.veronica@mcm.edu

793-4638

 

McM War Hawk Soccer Day Camp 

July 28-31

Boys and Girls, ages 5-12

9 a.m. to noon

Cost is $70

www.mcmurrysoccercamps.com

Alan Riches

riches.alan@mcm.edu  

793-4630

 

McM Tennis Camp 

June 22-26

Grades 5-12

Cost is $495 overnight/$435 commuter

www.mcmurrytenniscamps.com

Mark Hathorn

hathorn.mark@mcm.edu

793-4657

 

McM Volleyball Camp

July 7-9

Grades 6-8

Cost is $90

Cammie Petree

petree.cammie@mcm.edu

793-4635

 

McM Band and Drum Major Camp 

July 9-13 – Percussion

July 13-18 – Band

Students entering 7th-12th grade

Percussion camp tuition: $150

Percussion room and board: $110

Band camp tuition: $200

Band room and board: $235

 

www.mcmbandcamps.com

mcmband@mcm.edu 

Band Office 793-3837

McM Art Camp

June 16-20

Completed K-5th Grade

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Completed 6-12th Grade

1-4 p.m.

Cost – $150

 

McM Theatre Combat Camp

June 16-20

Completed K-5th Grade

1-4 p.m.

Completed 6-12th Grade

9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Cost – $135

 

Melanie Long

mlong@mcm.edu 

793-4888

 

Mine By Design

Paint your own pottery camps throughout the summer

www.minebydesignpyop.com

minebydesignpyop@yahoo.com

698-7967

 

NCCIL 

(National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature)

 

Camp Caldecott, Jr.

June 16-20

Ages 5-6

 

Camp Caldecott, Sr.

June 23-27

Ages 7-9

 

Picasso-O-Rama Jr.

July 14-18

Ages 5-6

 

Picasso-O-Rama Sr 

July 21 – July 28

Ages 7-9

 

www.nccil.org

info@nccil.org

673-4586

 

Patty Harper Dance Studio

Summer Intensives

Ballet, Tap and Jazz

Ages 3 years – adults

Beginning – advanced dancers

 

www.pattyharperdance.com

mam731@aol.com

677-6442 or 672-7728

 

Rose Park Tennis Center

Weekly Summer Camp Sessions 

All ages and skill levels

www.facebook.com/roseparktenniscenter 

Or call 676-6292

 

St. John’s Episcopal School

Camp Eagle – “Cowboys”

June 16-20 and June 23-27

9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Cost is $175 per week

 

www.stjohnsabilene.org

Jill Flores

flores@stjohnsabilene.org

695-8870

 

Team Chip 

Children’s Martial Arts Summer Camps

676-2424

www.teamchiptkd.com

www.facebook.com/teamchiptkd

 

Willow Art School 

Make Your Own Art Camp

Gather together your friends (4-6 people) and choose your own medium and/or theme to make a 1-4 day camp of 2-hour sessions.  Cost is $25 per person per session plus supply fee.

 

Nancy Capra

ncapra@abilene.com

www.willowartschool.com

 

 

Wylie ISD 

See full listing of camps offered at

www.wylie.esc14.net 

 

YMCA

For camp information go to
www.abileneymca.org

 

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