Camp Directory, Part 2 

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It's time to start planning for summer — school will be out before you know it, and your kids will be looking for something to do.

Luckily, the Green Mountain State and the surrounding region are home to numerous camps and programs offering experiences you just can't find in the classroom. At camp, kids can make new friends, learn new skills and test their independence by spending time away from home.

To help you understand all of your options, we've created an easy-to-navigate directory of area summer camps. We've noted the type of camp, the age of the campers, the location and the dates of the sessions. We've also included phone numbers and websites to help you find program details and costs.

In the February issue, we listed traditional day and sleepaway programs, as well as academic and adventure camps. You can find that list at kidsvt.com. This month, we're featuring camps that offer arts, sports and science instruction, as well as nature camps and specialty programs.

We hope this guide helps you fill those long summer days. Can't wait for them to get here already.

Performing Arts Camps

• American Dance Training Camp Sleepaway • girls • ages 8-17 • June 5-August 1 • Stratton Mountain • 866-383-2382
• Burklyn Ballet Theatre Sleepaway • coed • ages 10-20 • June 28-August 9 • Johnson • 877-287-5596 •

• Burlington Taiko Day • coed • ages 6 and up • call for dates • Burlington • 999-4255 •

• Circus Smirkus Day/sleepaway • coed • ages 5-18 • June 15-August 15 • Greensboro • 533-7443
• FlynnArts Day • coed • ages 4-22 • June 15-August 14 • Burlington/Shelburne/Colchester • 863-5966
• Footworks Studio of Dance Day • coed • ages 4-12 • June 22-26; June 29-July 3; check website for August camps • Milton • 922-7577
• Fusion 802 Day • coed • ages 3-12 • July 1-31 • South Burlington • 444-0100
• Girls Rock Day • girls • ages 8-18 • July 20-25; August 10-15 • Winooski • 503-0409
• Green Mountain Youth Symphony Creative Arts & Music Program Sleepaway • coed • all ages • August 9-15 • Johnson • info@gmys-vt.org
• Honest Yoga Day • coed • ages 4-15 • June 15-August 24 • South Burlington • 497-0136
• Island Arts Academy Day • coed • ages 10 and up • August 3-7 (jazz); August 10-14 (hip-hop and Broadway dance) • North Hero • academy@islandarts.org, 372-5363
• Lyric Theatre Day • coed • ages 9 and up • July 13-31 • Williston • 658-1484
• McFadden Academy of Irish Dance Day • coed • July 6-24 • Williston/Middlebury • 999-5041
• Spotlight on Dance Day • coed • ages 3-6 • June 15-19; July 6-10 • South Burlington • 865-7626
• Stowe Dance Academy Day • coed • ages 3-18 • June 15-August 14 • Stowe/Waitsfield (Mad River Dance Academy) • 253-5151
• Summer Dance with Karen Amirault Day • coed • ages 6-18 • July 6-31 • Burlington/Middlebury • amirault@burlingtontelecom.net •

• Town Hall TheaterDay • coed • ages 18 and under • June 22-August 23 • Middlebury • 388-1436
• Trad Camp (Young Traditions) Day • coed • ages 6-18 • July 27-31 • Shelburne • mark.sustic@gmail.com
• Urban Dance Complex Day • coed • ages 6-15 • July 13-21 • Williston • 863-6600
• Vermont Ballet Theatre School Day • coed • ages 3-18 • June 8-19; July 27-August 14 • Essex/Shelburne • 878-2941
• Vermont Jazz Camp Day • coed • ages 10-18 • July 6-10 • Colchester • 372-5363
• Vermont Youth Orchestra Association Day • coed • ages 6-15 • June 22-26; August 3-7 • Colchester • 655-5030
• Very Merry Theatre Day • coed • ages 6-18 • June 15-August 7 • Burlington/Charlotte • 355-1461

Visual Arts Camps

• BCA Center Day • coed • ages 3-18 • June 15-August 14 • Burlington • 865-7166 • burlington
• Davis Studio Day • coed • ages 4-17 • June 15- August 21 • Burlington • 425-2700 •
• Helen Day Art Center Day • coed • ages 3-16 • June 15-August 21 • Stowe • 253-8358
• Island Arts Academy Day • coed • ages 12 and up • August 3-7 • North Hero • academy@islandarts.org, 372-5363
• Purple Crayon/ArtisTree Community Arts Center Day • coed • ages 3-16 • call for dates • South Pomfret • 457-3500
• Seminary Arts Center Day • coed • ages 5 and up • June 22-August 21 • Waterbury • 253-8790
• Shelburne Craft School Day • coed • ages 5-18 • June 22-July 31 • Shelburne • 985-3648
• Shelburne Museum LEAP! Summer Camp Day • coed • ages 6-13 • June 29-August 14 • Shelburne • 985-3346, ext. 3395
• Turtle Lane Art and Nature Camp Day • coed • ages 3-12 • July 6-31 • Shelburne • adiehlnoble@lakechamplain
• Wingspan Studio Day • coed • ages 5-13 • June 15-August 31 • Burlington • 233-7676

Science/Nature Camps

• Camp Paw Paw (Humane Society of Chittenden County) Day • coed • ages 7-12 • July 6-24; July 27-August 14 • South Burlington • 862-0135, ext. 12
• Crow's Path Day • coed • ages 6-14 • June 29-August 1 • Burlington • 860-7284
• ECHO Lake Aquarium Day • coed • ages 5-11 • June 22-August 25 • Burlington • 864-1848, ext. 142
• Green Mountain Conservation Camps Sleep-away • boys/girls • ages 12-16 • June 21-August 21 • Woodbury/Castleton • 828-1460
• Lamoille County Nature Center Day • coed • call for ages and dates • Morris- ville • 888-9218, ext. 117
• Montshire Museum of Science Day • coed • ages 4-13 • June 22-August 14 • Norwich • 649-2200
• New Village Farm Day • coed • ages 5-18 • June 8-August 21 • Shelburne • 338-0116
• North Branch Nature Center Day • coed • ages 4-14 • June 15-August 14 • Montpelier • 229-6206
• Orchard Valley Waldorf School Day • coed • ages 3-8 • June 15-August 14 • Montpelier • 985-2153
• Otter Creek Wildlife Rescue Day • coed • ages 6-15 • call for dates • Addison (pickup/drop-off site in Charlotte) • 759-3148
• UVM Perkins Museum Environmental Day Camp Day • coed • ages 6-13 • July 13-17 • Burlington • 656-1344
• Vermont Audubon Day • coed • ages 3-17 • June 29-July 17 • Huntington • 434-3068
• Vermont Institute of Natural Science Nature Camp Day • coed • ages 4-13 • June 22-August 21 • Quechee/South Pomfret/Hanover/White River Junction • 359-5000

Specialty Camps

• Bethany Birches CampReligious • sleepaway • girls • ages 9-18 • June 21-August 6 • Plymouth • 672-5220
• Camp Abnaki Family Camp Family camp • sleepaway • all ages • May 22-25; September 4-7 • North Hero • 862-7520
• Camp Common Ground Family camp • sleepaway • all ages • July 18-August 14 • Starksboro • 800-430-2667
• Camp for Me Adopted children • day • coed • ages 7-17 • July 6-10; July 14-18 • Stowe • 338-7382
• Camp Outright Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth • sleepaway • coed • ages 13-18 • August 16-22 • Starksboro • 865-9677
• Military Teen Discovery Camp Teens from military families • sleepaway • coed • ages 13-17 • June 27-August 15 • Eden • 656-2073
• Mount Snow Family Camp Family camp • sleepaway • all ages • July 12-August 9 • West Dover • 800-290-1823
• Operation Military Kids Summer Vacation Camp Children from military families • day • call for ages and locations in Franklin and Chittenden County • June 22-23; July 6-10 • 656-2073
• Pok-O-MacCready family camp Family camp • sleepaway • all ages • August 19-23 • Willsboro, New York • 518-963-7656
• Tech Savvy Camp Technology • day • girls/coed • ages 9-15 • July 27-August 7 • call for locations in Chittenden and Orleans counties • 557-0013
• The Rock Point Center Religious • day/sleepaway • coed • ages 5-18 • June 28-August 7 • Burlington • 658-6233
• Young Hacks Academy Computer programming • day • coed • ages 9-14 • July 6-31 • Multiple locations in Vermont • bacon@younghacksacademy.com

Sports Camps

• Catamount Cross-Country Running Camp Day • coed • ages 10-17 • July 13-17 • Williston • 879-6001
• Dunkley's Gymnastics Camp Sleepaway • girls • ages 7-17 • June 21-August 14 • South Hero • 899-3479
• Enniskery Farm Day • coed • ages 7-12 • June 15-August 21 • Colchester • 872-9992
• Farmhouse Center Riding Day • coed • ages 5-17 • June 15-August 21 • Colchester • 872-8712
• Fell-Vallee Equestrian Center's Summer Program Day • coed • ages 5-14 • June 15-August 13 • Hinesburg • 482-4393
• Green Mountain Gymnastics Day • coed • ages 4-12 • June 22-August 21 • Williston • 652-2454
• Green Mountain Field Hockey Academy Sleepaway • girls • ages 11-18 • call for dates • UVM, Burlington • greenmountainfha@gmail.com
• Green Mountain Running Camp Sleepaway • coed • ages 11-18 • August 2-21 • Meriden, New Hampshire • 800-645-3226
• Gymstar Gymnastics Day • coed • ages 3-10 • June 15-August 21 • Shelburne • 985-8948
• Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center Day • coed • ages 6-16 • June 15-August 28 • Burlington • 864-2499 • community
• Malletts Bay Boat Club Junior Sailing Program Day • coed • ages 8-17 • June 16-August 8 • Colchester • 363-9125
• Martial Way Day • coed • ages 5-13 • June 22-August 14 • Milton • 893-8893
• MetroRock Day • coed • ages 5-15 • June 22-August 28 • Essex • 878-4500
• Next Level Basketball Camp Day/sleepaway • girls • ages 5-17• June 28-July 2 (sleepaway); August 2-6 (sleepaway); August 3-7 (day) • UVM, Burlington • 891-6620
• Northern Edge Lacrosse Camp Day/sleepaway • girls • ages 10-18 • July 20-22 • Burlington • 656-7709
• Redhawk Soccer Camp Day • coed • ages 5-14 • July 6-10 • Shelburne • swilliams@cvuhs.org
• Regal Gymnastics Day • coed • ages 6-14 • June 22-August 21 • Essex • 655-3300
• St. Michael's College Summer Sports Camps Day/sleepaway • boys/girls/coed • ages 7-18 • June 15-August 7 • Colchester • camps@smcvt.edu
• Vermont Soccer School Sleepaway • girls/boys • ages 9-18 • July 12-16; July 19-22 • Johnson • 309-3983
• Vermont Voltage Day/sleepaway • coed • ages 10-18 • July 12-August 7 • Milton/Colchester • 527-1077