Summer Activities
Barnyard Summer Camp: For ages 6-12. Sessions run weekly from 9:00am-3:00pm. For more information, visit: https://sugarsbridgefarm.com/summer-camp-chester-county/
Brandywine Red Clay Alliance: Various nature camps and environmental education. For more information, visit https://www.brandywineredclay.org/summer-nature-camp/or call, 610-793-1090.
Brandywine Zoo Camps: Camps are designed to provide children ages 4-14 the opportunity to learn about animals, zoos, and wildlife conservation. Register: https://brandywinezoo.org/learn/camps
Camp Cadet of Chester County: For ages 11-13. Students will participate in law enforcement activities. For more information, visit https://www.cccampcadet.org/
CCIU Summer Camps/TCHS Career Academies: Summer camps are being offered to rising 6th - rising 9th grade students. Click on the link for more information: https://www.cciu.org/summer
Chess4Life: Whether your child is new to chess or striving to becoming a Grandmaster, our curriculum & coaches will meet them where they're at with fun chess classes. Visit Chess4Life to register.
Chester County Art Association: Various art programs for students in grades K-12. For more information, visit https://www.chestercountyarts.org/summer-camps.html
Chester County Summer Camps: Summer Camp options for kids in Chester County at Macaroni Kid.com.
Coach J. Basketball Camps: Check out these summer camps at Lincoln University for ages 12 and up. Visit https://coachjbasketballcamps.com
Delaware Art Museum: https://delart.org/class-category/class-type/youth/
Delaware County Community College Camps: Various camps for elementary and middle school aged students. For more information, visit: https://www.dccc.edu/continuing-education/community-education/summer-camps
Delaware Nature Society Camp - Experience the outdoors this summer at our fun and educational Summer Camp. Visit https://www.delawarenaturesociety.org/activities/education/program-calendar/summer-camp/
Delaware State Park Summer Camps - Delaware State Parks offer exciting outdoor day camps all over Delaware! Visit the Delaware State Parks Summer Camps website.
Girls Take Charge: Girls summer leadership Academy. For more information, visit www.girlstakecharge.org or contact bethmooney@learningtolead.org, or call 484-880-1458.
Global Scholar Program: Global Scholar is an international relations intensive program that builds the knowledge and skills high school students need to make social change on a local and global scale. Through hands-on learning and meetings with leading policy experts, Global Scholar empowers young and emerging leaders to become change makers on their campuses and in their communities. For more information, visit: https://www.ampglobalyouth.org/global-scholar/
Hagley Museum: Summer Camp at Hagley offers day camps with experiences ranging from STEAM discovery to old-school fun. Campers can journey back to the 19th century or use STEAM concepts to complete challenges and bring new ideas to life. Ages: 7-12. Visit the Hagley Museum website.
Hattie Weselyk Studio: Spend a week with us this summer! Your mornings will be full of creativity as you explore both ceramics, jewelry making and drawing. Unleash your creativity, learn new skills and socialize with your friends. Click here for more information and to register!
Longwood Gardens Youth Workshops: Longwood Gardens offers a variety of youth workships and family activities. For more information, visit: https://longwoodgardens.org/education/family-and-youth-programs. Longwood Gardens also offers a teen volunteering program. To be eligible to participate, students must be entering 9th grade.
Pennsylvania Scholastic Esports League (PSEL): For Students in Grades 8-12 - https://www.cciu.org/psel.
Pennsylvania Theatre Institute: Summer Programs for students ages 8-14. For more information, visit https://www.pennsylvaniatheatreinstitute.com/
Say it Like You Mean it Summer Camp: For rising 4th to 9th graders looking to learn effective public speaking and argumentation debate skills. AUGUST 5th - 9th, Each day from 8:30am - 2:30pm. The camp will be held at Unionville High School. On the last day of the camp (Friday), the campers will have the opportunity to showcase their final speech/debate at a location near the school. Register: https://linktr.ee/unionvillespeechanddebate
Spark the Wave - Service Leadership Institute: Wave Week is a six-day intensive service-leadership institute offered at Villanova University. At Wave Week, middle school and high school students from across the country come together to advance their skills in project planning, communication, group dynamics, creativity, decision-making, and so much more. For more information, visit https://sparkthewave.org/
Stanford Institutes of Medicine: The Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR) is an eight-week program in which high school students with a broad range of experiences, interests and backgrounds are invited to perform basic research with Stanford faculty, postdoctoral fellows, students and researchers on a medically-oriented project. Visit https://simr.stanford.edu/
STEM Innovation: Career Exploration and Skill Development for Area Youth. Available camps include: Healthcare Connect Academies, Tech and Engineering Academies, and GETT - Girls Exploring Tomorrow’s Technology. For more information, visit https://steminnovationpa.org/
Temple University Reading Programs: Various summer programs available for all grades. For more information, visit https://readingprograms.org/temple
The College of Science and Technology at Millersville University: Annual Summer Science Training Program for students with an interest in STEM.. Visit the Millersville University website at https://www.millersville.edu/sstp/ for more information.
The Experimentory at Deerfield Academy: Camps for 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. For more information, visit https://deerfield.edu/summer-programs/experimentory
UNC Charlotte Writing Program: This year, we are excited to offer our summer camps through Camps on Campus! Explore our offerings and register today at UNC Charlotte Writing Program
Unionville Crew Summer Camp: There are sessions in June and August. Visit unionvillecrew.org for more information and to register
University of Delaware Summer Bridge Program in Mathematics: For students entering grades 1-8. Classes are offered in-person and online. For more information visit: https://www.pcs.udel.edu/summer-bridge/?utm_source=mc&utm_medium=email3&utm_campaign=24Summerbridge&utm_content=050724
Young Writers and Readers Camp: Offered at West Chester University. For more information, visit https://www.wcupa.edu/education-socialWork/writing-project/youngwritersCamp.aspx
ROBOTICS, ENGINEERING, CODING
- idTech (a collection of several different opportunities)
- Planet Bravo (a collection of various courses)
- Code Advantage
- Create & Learn
- Camp Aspire (Robotics, Engineering, AI)
- National Computer Camp
- Code Connects
- American Robotics Academy
- Drones Summer Camp
- Robot Academy
- Robotics Academy Space Camp
- AI Camp
- Inspirit AI
- Ready AI
NATIONAL GIFTED SUMMER PROGRAMS
- Davidson THINK Summer Institute
- Northwestern Center for Talent Development
- Johns Hopkins Center for Gifted & Talented Youth
- Phillips Academy Andover Summer
- World Scholars Academy (online)
SPACE