Summer Programs, Camps, & Activities

Summer Programs, Activities & Camps for Kids

Overnight & Day Camps

Camp Fire - First Texas Council (Ages 5-17, boys and girls).........................................................................................................................817-831-2111

Outdoor life, swimming, horsemanship, self-awareness, music, art

www.campfirefw.org

Space Camps (Grades 4-12)....................................................................................................................................................................... 800-637-7223/256-837-3400

Huntsville Alabama or Titusville Florida U.S. Space Camp, 1994 Reservations, Box 070015, Huntsville Alabama 35807 Space education including hands-on training and lectures

Space Camp Programs | Space Camp

Tarrant County College for Kids (Grades 7-11)…………………………………………..……...........................................................…………817-515-4233

Build skills in math, science, art and creative writing

College for Kids - Tarrant County College (tccd.edu)

Texas A&M Sea Camp (Ages 10-18)...........................................................................................................................................................877-322-4443

PO Box 1675, Galveston TX 77553 Hands-on marine education mixed with evening recreation located at Texas A&M, Galveston Island TX

ResidentialCamp - Texas A&M Galveston, TX (tamug.edu)

Texas State University Honors Summer Math Camp...................................................................................................................................512-245-3439

Texas State University, San Marcos TX

www.txstate.edu/mathworks

TexPREP (Grades 7-9) ................................................................................................................................................................................817-531-4882

Texas Wesleyan Univ., 201 Wesleyan St., Fort Worth TX Instruction and speakers in logic, algebra, geometry, engineering projects and writing

TexPrep - Texas Wesleyan University (txwes.edu)

Activities & Day Programs

Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge (Summer Natural History Adventures) ……….......................................................................…….817-237-1111

9601 Fossil Ridge Road, Fort Worth TX 76137 Grades K-8; learn about nature

www.fwnaturecenter.org

TCU Camps (Ages 8-12)...........................................................................................................................................................................817-257-7132

Texas Christian University (campusce.net)

Log Cabin Village Camps (Grades 4-8) ...................................................................................................................................................817-392-6769

Log Cabin Village, 2100 Log Cabin Village Lane, Fort Worth TX Building cabins, grinding corn, making crafts, making soap, weaving wool, etc.

www.logcabinvillage.org

Lone Star Leadership Academy (Entering Grade 7) ...............................................................................................................................817-562-4957

Bastrop State Park, State Capitol and surrounding areas Leadership skills, Texas history, meet State Legislators

www.educationinaction.org

River Legacy Living Science Center (Ages 3-12)....................................................................................................................................817-860-6752 703

N. W. Green Oaks Blvd., Arlington TX Hands on investigation and exploration of nature Summer Classes at River Legacy Living Science Center (3 yrs – Grade 8) Interactive teaching about wildlife, ecology and the environment

Education - (riverlegacy.org)

SPECIALTY CAMPS

Camp El Tesoro de La Vida (Ages 6-16) ...............................................................................................................................................817-831-2111

Camp Fire, 2700 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth TX 76137 Camp El Tesoro, 7710 Fall Creek, Granbury Students who have experienced death of loved one; traditional camp activities mixed with art therapy, trust building and more; located on Brazos River and Fall Creek in Granbury Children with special needs such as wheelchair, ADHD, bipolar, etc.

www.CampElTesoro.org

https://www.campfirefw.org/

Camp John Marc: Special Camp for Special Kids (Ages 6-18) ...........................................................................................................214-360-0056

Swiss Ave, Dallas TX 75204 Children with chronic illnesses and major physical disabilities; traditional camp activities including a ropes course, horseback riding, archery and more located 85 miles south of Dallas outside of Meridian TX

www.campjohnmarc.org

Camp Sweeney (Ages 6-18, Diabetic kids) ........................................................................................................................................940-665-2011

Camp Sweeney, 10687 FM 678, Whitesboro TX Children with diabetes; traditional camp activities and diabetes

www.campsweeney.org/index.php

Child Study Center Therapeutic Summer Program (Ages 3-10).........................................................................................................817-336-8611

Child Study Center 1300 W. Lancaster Avenue, Fort Worth TX Children with developmental delays and learning, emotional, behavioral, and ADD/ADHD

www.cscfw.org

Texas Lions Camp (Free overnight and day camps) .........................................................................................................................830-896-8500

PO Box 290247, Kerrville TX Children, ages 7-16, with physical disabilities or children, ages 8-15, with diabetes; traditional camp activities including swimming, ropes course and horseback riding

www.lionscamp.com

MUSEUMS

Amon Carter Museum (Ages 6-12) ...................................................................................................................................................817-738-1933

Classes in American Art and Literature

www.cartermuseum.org

https://www.cartermuseum.org/events/family-events

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History (Ages 5-17)..................................................................................................................817-255-9333

Science, rocketry, dinosaurs, etc.

www.fwmuseum.org

https://www.fwmuseum.org/learn/summer-programs/

Kimball Art Museum (Ages 6-14).......................................................................................................................................................817-332-8451

Art, architecture, storytelling, film festival

www.kimbellart.org

Kimbell Art Museum Summer Camp

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (Ages 5+) ..................................................................................................................................817-738-9215

Special tours

www.themodern.org

The Modern Art Museum Summer Programs

The Perot Museum ..........................................................................................................................................................................214-428-5555

Home - Perot Museum

Perot Summer Camp

ARTS

North Texas Performing Arts (Ages 7-13) ................................................................................817-602-5846

https://ntpa.org/

Amphibian Young Actor’s Workshop (Ages 13-18)...........................................................................................................................817-923-3012

www.amphibianproductions.org

Tad-Poles | Amphibian Stage

Imagination Fort Worth (Ages 7-21).................................................................................................................................................817-870-1141

Dance instruction

www.icfw.org

Middle School Programs - Imagination Fort Worth

Ballet Center of Fort Worth 2009 Summer Workshops (Ages 3 and up).........................................................................................817-423-9888

Ballet Center of Fort Worth, 5302 Trail Lake Dr., Fort Worth TX Classes in ballet, jazz, modern, preventing injuries, etc.

www.balletcenterfortworth.com

Summer Workshops | balletcenterfw (balletcenterfortworth.com)

Camp Theater Arlington @ the University of Texas at Arlington (Ages 13-18)................................................................................817-261-9628

UTA’s Mainstage Theatre, 700 Greek Row, Arlington TX Conservatory style schedule and master classes for serious performing students

www.theatrearlington.org

A.C.T.S. - (theatrearlington.org)

Casa Manana Camps (Ages 14-18)...............................................................................................................................................817-321-5040

Casa Manana Theatre, 3101 W Lancaster, Fort Worth TX Singing, dancing and acting

www.casamanana.org

Summer Camps | Casa Mañana Studios | Fort Worth, TX (casamanana.org)

Links to Sites for Summer Programs & Camps

· Fort Worth summercamps

· Kinship Resource Guide-Tarrant County - ACH Child and Family Services (achservices.org)

· Pathway Church Day Camp in Burleson, TX - Pine Cove

· Camp Fort Worth – Welcome to the City of Fort Worth (fortworthtexas.gov)

· College for Kids - Tarrant County College (tccd.edu)

· Guide to Summer Camps in the Fort Worth, TX area | Kids Out and About Ft. Worth

· Guide to Summer Camps (fwmoms.com)

· Summer Registration – BGCGTC