Area Enrichment Opportunities for DCSD Students
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Summer Camp Opportunities for ALL ages!
Gifted & Talented Youth-Friendly Summer Camps & Opportunities
(updated Mar. 2023)
NOTE: The following is for informational purposes only provided by Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) in partnership with Boulder Valley Gifted & Talented (BVGT). BVSD and BVGT do not endorse the organizations and programs listed below (except BVSD does endorse their own offerings).
Yunasa is a one-of-a-kind summer camp experience for gifted youth. Designed by experts in the field, our weeklong program supports children to grow in all aspects of their lives: intellectually, socially, emotionally, physically and spiritually.
Applications for the 2023 Yunasa camps are now available and the deadline to apply is March 17, 2023. They will take place on the following dates:
Yunasa West (Ages 10 to 15) - June 10 to June 17, 2023
Yunasa Michigan (Ages 10 to 14) - July 22 to July 29, 2023
For more information, including details on the Yunasa West Leadership Program, applications, tuition and more, click on the button below.
Want to reconnect with your Yunasa friends or learn more about our community before this summer? Join us for an online Yunasa Winter Booster on Feb. 25. Find out more and register here: https://go.educationaladvancement.org/e/781173/r-KtJcLKah0b/4snmm8/712543561?h=dJbIgMSSHv6eS6E5L3WBb9Tzex0vA1R4RBEFzu39wT8.
COLORADO CAMPS & OPPORTUNITIES:
Boulder Valley School District Summer Learning Enrichment (Boulder)
Boulder Valley School District Lifelong Learning (Boulder)
National Inventors Hall of Fame Camp Invention Summer Program (Louisville)
Center Stage Theatre Company Summer 2023 Programming (Louisville)
University of Colorado Boulder Center for Bright Kids Summer Programs (Boulder)
Colorado State University Exension’s Boulder 4-H STEAM Day Camps (Boulder)
Boulder Writing Studio Creative Writing Camps (Boulder)
Studio Arts Boulder 2023 Summer Camps (Boulder)
Living Arts School 2023 Summer Camp (Niwot)
Renaissance Adventure Quest Summer Camp 2023 (Boulder & Denver)
Snapology Summer STEAM Camps (various locations)
School of Rock Summer Camps (various locations)
KidzToPros STEAM and Sports Summer Camps (various locations)
Bird Conservancy of the Rockies Bird Camps 2023 (Brighton & Fort Collins)
Denver Public Schools Discover Link Summer Camps 2023 (Denver)
Denver Center for the Performing Arts 2023 Seasonal Theater Programs: Spring and Summer (Denver)
University of Colorado Denver Pre-College Summer Camps (Denver)
Scholars Cultivating Dignity (SCD) Enrichment Program Summer Camp for Gifted Students of Color (Denver)
iD Tech Summer Programs (Denver)
Chess Academy of Denver Rocky Mountain Chess Camp 2023 (Denver)
Curious Jane Summer 2023 Day Camps (Denver)
Steve & Kate’s Camp Denver (Denver)
Colorado Academy Summer Programs (Denver)
Denver Museum of Nature & Science Summer Camps (Denver)
Young Americans Center for Financial Education Summer Camps (Denver & Lakewood)
Summer at Kent Denver School (Englewood)
Arapahoe Community College Summer 2023 On-Campus Youth Camps (Littleton, Parker & Castle Rock)
Pop Culture Classroom Summer PopUp (July 31st in Parker, CO)
Institute for Educational Advancement 2023 Yunasa West Summer Camp (Sedalia)
YMCA of the Rockies Summer 2023 Day Camps (Estes Park)
Cheley Colorado Camps (Estes Park)
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Summer Camps (Colorado Springs)
Epsilon (Math) Camp 2023 (Colorado Springs)
Colorado State University Summer Day Camps (Fort Collins)
The Trailhead Children’s Museum Summer Camps (Crested Butte)
National Inventors Hall of Fame Camp Invention Summer Program (Frisco)
Mountain Top Children’s Museum Summer Day Camp (Breckinridge)
Keystone Science School 2023 Summer Camps and Adventures (Keystone)
Camp Telaphiba Summer Dance Retreat (Copper Mountain)
McConnell Science Museum Eureka! Summer 2023 Camps (Grand Junction)
Durango Arts Center 2023 Summer GOAL: Girls Opportunities Through Art and Leadership (Durango)
Q Testing Denver’s list of summer camps for gifted and talented kids
Davidson Institute’s Gifted Summer Programs
Jefferson County Association for Gifted Children’s Summer Program list
Boulder Weekly Kids Camp 2023 Guide
Yellow Scene Magazine Camp Listings (published in March)
Summer Camp Hub’s Best Free Online Virtual Summer Camps 2023
National Association for Gifted Children’s Planning for Summer
Writer’s Camps:
OUT-OF-STATE and ON-LINE CAMPS & OPPORTUNITIES:
Summer Institute for the Gifted (various locations)
NuMinds Enrichment Camp Pursuit (various locations)
Emaginations Tech Camps (various locations)
Robinson Center for Young Scholars Summer Challenge and Summer Stretch (Seattle, WA)
University of Nevada Kids University Summer Break Camps (Reno, NV)
GRAMMY in the Schools Summer Session (Los Angeles, CA)
Education Unlimited A+ Summer Critical Thinking Program (Berkeley, CA)
Stanford University Summer Session (Stanford, CA)
Drury University Center for Gifted Education’s Summerscape & Leadership Academy (Springfield, MO)
Interlochen Center for the Arts Summer Arts Camp (Interlochen, MI)
Concordia Language Village Summer Language Immersion Programs (Minnesota)
Purdue University Gifted Education Research & Resource Institute Super Summer Program (West Lafayette, IN)
Northwestern University Center for Talent Development Summer Programs (Evanston, IL)
The Gifted Child Society Summer Super Stars Camp STEAM 2023 (Ramsey, NJ)
Western Kentucky University Summer Camps for Gifted Students: SCATS and VAMPY (Bowling Green, KY)
William & Mary School of Education Center for Gifted Education Camp Launch 2023 (Williamsburg, VA)
University of Delaware Edge Summer College Program (Newark, DE)
John Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth Summer 2023 Online Courses (Baltimore, MD)
SUMMER ACTIVITY IDEAS:
Arizona Association for Gifted & Talented’s Online Summer Boredom Busters
Young Inkling’s Summer Passion Projects
Very Well Family’s 100 Summer Fun Ideas for Kids and Parents