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Michigan Summer Camps
DayJams Rock Music Day Camp
Coed Rock Music Day Camp
Live your Rock Star dreams this summer! Whether you're a beginner or a more advanced player, DayJams offers you the opportunity to learn guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, and vocals. You'll work with professional musicians and teachers in a friendly and creative environment.
DayJams was created for kids between the ages of 8-15 by the National Guitar Workshop (NGW), the nation's largest summer music program. Since 1984, NGW has been teaching musicians at overnight programs across North America. At DayJams, younger students obtain a similar experience at day camps in their own communities. Our professional staff of music teachers, art teachers, and counselors is committed to providing a safe, fun-filled week of music and creativity.
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Wellspring Wisconsin
Residential Coed Fitness and Weight Loss Camp
Wellspring Wisconsin combines Wellspring's unparalleled weight loss program with exciting activities on our campus and in the surrounding region. We are located on the beautiful 820-acre campus of University of Wisconsin-Platteville, boys and girls ages 11-18 enjoy state-of-the-art facilities for swimming, fitness, personal training and team sports. Wellspring is a proven, remarkably effective fitness and weight loss program based on decades of scientific research on what actually works for dramatic weight loss and long-term weight control.
Nutrition and culinary classes paired with the delicious food served in the dining hall guarantee knowledge of and love for new foods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with a "BC" (Behavioral Coach) in group and individual sessions knits these elements together into comprehensive lifestyle change for rapid weight loss and long-term weight control.
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-GameBreaker Lacrosse Camps
Day Camps with separate sessions for boys and girls
GameBreaker Lacrosse Camps offer 125 locations across the country directed by the top college coaches and pro players in lacrosse.
Our camps were developed to provide athletes with the opportunity to become better lacrosse players by learning from the best coaches and players in the game today.
Camp Grace Bentley
Residential coed camp for children with physical and/or mental disabilities
A residential camp where children with physical and/or mental disabilities create a lifetime of memories, develop a greater sense of independence, make lifelong friendships and are encouraged to be themselves.
Activities include: Arts & Crafts, Basketball, Hockey, Swimming, Nature, Campfires & Sing-alongs, Movie Nights.
Camp Lake of the Woods for Girls
Residential girls' summer camp
Lake of the Woods for Girls is ideally situated in southwest Michigan's water wonderland and offers 2, 4 or 8 week sessions. Campers design their own program from over 40 land and water activities. Our outstanding staff provides a safe environment where campers grow in skills, make friends, increase confidence and most of all just have fun! Campers live in spacious, airy, modern cabins with electricity, hot water, and bathrooms. The 80 acres of grounds include extensive lake frontage, a riding stables, golf course, recreational lodges, athletic fields, tennis courts, archery ranges, craft shops and more!
Activities include water skiing, horseback riding, windsurfing, gymnastics, sailing, lacrosse, go-carting, drama and more!
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Interlochen Arts Camp
Residential coed arts camp
Situated in 1,200 acres of forest and between the shores of two lakes, Interlochen Arts Camp employs over 1,000 summer faculty/staff. The Camp provides a diverse and enriching arts-centered experience for over 2,200 talented youth from around the world.
Interlochen offers a "true camp" experience. Enjoy sailing, canoeing, the challenge course, basketball, tennis, beach volleyball, campfires, dances and other social activities. Interlochen Arts Camp is located in the northwest corner of lower Michigan, near Traverse City.
iD Tech Summer Computer Camps
Residential and Day Coed Computer Camps
"I've been to this camp for 6 years now. The counselors are amazing and the whole experience is something that I wish I could do year round. I learn more in a week at iD than I do in a year at my school." -Spencer, Student
Experience North America's most reputable and distinguished summer technology program for beginner to advanced students. Over 100,000 kids and teens worldwide have learned to create 2D and 3D video games, websites with Flash, C++ and Java programs, iPhone and Facebook apps, graphic designs with Photoshop and Illustrator, 3D models and animations with Maya, digital movies, robots, all with products experts use in their professions.
Enroll in these fun and challenging, weeklong, day and residential summer camps, located at over 60 prestigious universities in the U.S. and Canada. Juniors and Seniors can even earn Continuing Education Units. Alumni can hone their skills before and after summer with iD 365 - Endless Summer, complimentary online workshops lead by live instructors year round.
Additional multi-week summer camp teen programs for ages 13-18 include: iD Gaming Academy, iD Visual Arts Academy and iD Programming Academy.
Save $100 through December 15th with the Holiday Special (use promo code WD27).
St. Francis Camp on the Lake
Coed residential camp for the cognitively impairedSt. Francis Camp is a 19 acre specialty camp for cognitively impaired children and adults. We encourage our campers' use of daily living skills while at camp, and we also follow any special behavior or social plan they may have in place. Most daily activities at St. Francis Camp are camper led and cover one or more of these developmental skill areas: fine motor; gross motor, socialization; and, sensory integration. Examples of these activities are: swimming; boating; fishing; canoeing; paddle boating (all of these are supervised by certified waterfront staff); basketball; volleyball; ice cream socials; hiking; dances; sing-a-longs; arts and crafts; nature study; . . . all the usual summer camp fun plus much, much more!
RECENT ADDITIONS!!! Younger youth weeks, an autistic week and limited day camp. Call the camp office for more details. Camp licensed for children and adults 8 to 80. We accept all cognitively impaired children and adults.
Crystalaire Adventures & Camp Lookout
Wilderness adventure program
Crystalaire Adventures offer Wilderness Adventure trips and Teen Programs through the US and Canada. Crystalaire offers canoeing, kayaking, backpacking, caving, and base-camp adventures as well as custom trips for groups. Ages 9-17 Camp Lookout, with a capacity of 50 campers, is located on Lake Michigan. Lookout is a small, non-competitive, loosely structured, traditional summer camp located in beautiful northwestern Michigan. Ages 7-15.
Crystalaire and Lookout take children beyond their normal "at home" experiences.
YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Located on beautiful Barlow Lake in western Michigan. Core values of honesty, caring, respect and responsibility. Modern facilites include cabins with bathrooms.
Windward Bound Tall Ship Voyages
Coed Program with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Sail to some of the most beautiful places on the Great Lakes; explore remote, uninhabited islands; and learn about the unique environment of the largest body of freshwater in the world.
Sailing aboard the 85 ft schooner Appledore IV or the 65ft schooner Appledore V, Windward Bound is a highly unique voyaging program on the beautiful Great Lakes. Two types of voyages are offered: Seamanship and Freshwater Science. Sessions: 4 - 9 days. Ages 12 - 18.
YMCA Storer Camps
Residential coed summer camp
YMCA Storer Camps is redefining camping: combining nearly 100 years of experience with 21st Century facilities and programs. Challenges like the high ropes course and climbing tower provide campers with a rare combination of fun, self-discovery, self-confidence, and safety. Add to that the unspoiled beauty of Stony Lake, the serenity of the surrounding forests, fields and marshes, horseback riding, sailing, toasting marshmallows and sing-a-longs, and you have all the ingredients for a unique and memorable camping experience.
Children can experience swimming, sailing, canoeing, archery, riflery, arts and crafts, climbing towers, challenge courses, & more!
Camp Greenwoods for Boys
Residential boys' summer camp
At Greenwoods Camp everyone is a winner! Our program offers 2, 4 or 8 week programs and is dedicated to individual growth and achievement, while emphasizing participation and fun! Campers design their own program from over 40 land and water activities. The camp goal is to provide a safe environment where campers develop skills, establish friendships, increase confidence and most of all just have fun!
Activities include water skiing, wind surfing, golf, tennis, archery, go-carting, sailing, lacrosse and more! Campers live in spacious, airy, modern cabins with electricity, hot water, and bathrooms. The 80 acres of grounds include extensive lake frontage, a riding stables, golf course, recreational lodges, athletic fields, tennis courts, archery ranges, craft shops and more!
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Van Buren Youth Camp, Inc.
Residential coed summer camp
Van Buren Youth Camp- "Building Tomorrow's Leaders"
Van Buren Youth Camp has been building leaders for over five decades. Our programs develop leadership abilities by encouraging personal growth, self-confidence, positive relationships, and individual & group responsibility. Leadership skills are fostered as campers become involved in their daily camp program by preparing campfire skits and songs, working together for daily cabin inspections or participating in daily camp ceremonies.
Van Buren Youth Camp offers one-week, residential; coed camping sessions (ages 8-18). Activities include: Swimming, boating, canoeing, crafts, riflery, nature, archery, sports, initiatives, low ropes, folk dancing, drama, and singing. Classes are taught by highly qualified, certified instructors.
We are located in Southwest Michigan on picturesque Great Bear Lake; the facilities are nestled among mature deciduous woodlands. VBYC is an unaffiliated nonprofit organization. We strive to offer a quality program with minimal camper fees.
Beechpoint Christian Camp
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Camp Beechpoint is located North on Allegan, Michigan, on Dumont Lake. Our programs are for children ages 8-14 and include both day camps and resident camps. The majority of our campers come from urban Chicago, Detroit, and other low income areas across West Michigan. Our sessions tend to be high energy, very interpersonal, and extremely diverse! Come ready to relationship.
Activities include archery, swimming, canoeing, boating, water tubing, go-carts, hiking, challenge course, ball games, crafts, BMX bikes, cook-outs, rock climbing, zip line, horses, spiritual teaching, firesides, and lots of other fun stuff.
Beechpoint's driving purpose is to reach urban and under-resourced youth with the gospel of Jesus Christ. This happens through relationships! Once someone has felt the love of Jesus then they can hear it, understand it, and be changed by it. It is through God's love that "lives are changed at camp".
Camp Copneconic
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Through fun and interactive techniques, staff will bring forth the values of caring, respect, honesty, and responsibility in daily camp life. This summer also features our new 'Double Decker' High Ropes Course with 17 multi-level obstacles.
Resident Camp
Adventurers, Trailblazers, Teen Xtreme (Ages 7 - 15), Circle C Ranch (Ages 9 - 15), Horsemasters (Ages 11 - 15), Teen Travel Camps (Ages 13 - 16), C.I.T. (Age 16), W.I.T. (Age 16)
Day Camp
Snoopers (Ages 3 - 5), Explorers, Pathfinders, Challengers (Ages 5 - 13), Boots - N -Saddles (Ages 8 - 12), Nature Discovery (Ages 8 - 13) , High Five Sports (Ages 8 - 13), Horse Lovers (Ages 9 - 13)
-The Amazing Me Day Camp
Coed Day CampAn interactive week-long day camp that focuses on the human body and health designed for 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders. Each day new body systems are explored and healthy habits are emphasized.
Camp runs one week 9:30am - 4:00pm. Campers are engaged in interactive games, dissections, hands-on activities, fieldtrips, and outdoor fun. A T-shirt and snacks are included.
-The Amazing Asthma Camp
Coed Day CampThis exciting and hands-on day camp is designed for 2nd - 5th grader with asthma. The goal of camp is to improve self-image and promote independence. campers learn something new abotu the human body and skills to manage asthma each day. Camp staff is comprised of certified asthma specialists and dynamic health educators.
Camp runs 9am-5pm each day for one week in August. Campers engage in hands-on activities related to the human body, learn what asthma really is, review personal triggers, medications, risk factors and self managment. Each camper will receive a T-shirt, a peak flow meter, spacer with activity pack and an asthma action plan
DayJams Rock Music Day Camp
Coed Rock Music Day Camp
Live your Rock Star dreams this summer! Whether you're a beginner or a more advanced player, DayJams offers you the opportunity to learn guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, and vocals. You'll work with professional musicians and teachers in a friendly and creative environment.
DayJams was created for kids between the ages of 8-15 by the National Guitar Workshop (NGW), the nation's largest summer music program. Since 1984, NGW has been teaching musicians at overnight programs across North America. At DayJams, younger students obtain a similar experience at day camps in their own communities. Our professional staff of music teachers, art teachers, and counselors is committed to providing a safe, fun-filled week of music and creativity.
