Camps

Funcamps offers five summer camp programs for children. JurassiCamp teaches kids about fossils, dinosaurs and paleontology through hands-on experiences that include digging for fossils, making fossils and plaster footprint molds, and building a life size six-foot dinosaur. Each day children receive a real fossil to keep, and they receive a fossil kit with tools for cleaning fossils out of stone or sand. Field trips, movies, and guest speakers related to the subject matter and Jurassic Swimming round out the experience.

MagiCamp teaches kids the secrets of magic tricks, with activities including magic, juggling, making animal balloons, swimming, drama, arts & crafts, field trips, and sports. Each child's tuition includes a MagiCamp tote containing a t-shirt and a slew of magic tricks.

Space and Rocket Camp teaches campers about outer space, the planets, gravity, and astronaut training. Children visit a planetarium, make rockets, play virtual reality space games, and listen to presentations by guest speakers. Campers receive a Space Kit that includes meteorite fragments, a telescope, a galaxy globe, space related puzzles, a t-shirt, and dehydrated astronaut food. Campers also have daily swim and sport time. This camp is limited to kids ages six to 12.

Kids attending Amazing Science Camp participate in hands-on experiments - like making snow, slime, solar panels, prisms, and glow sticks - to learn about the wonders of science. Each day the campers receive related materials to take home. Also all campers can participate in swimming, filed activities, guest speakers, entertainers field trips and more to round out their scientific days.

FunCamps newest program, Camp Idol, is a performing arts camp where kids can participate in theater, arts and crafts, dance, music, improv, swimming, and more. The program has a non-competitive orientation to ensure that every kid walks away feeling like a star.

Camp can be attended in four- or two-week blocks. Tuition includes, field trips, kits, and all supplies. A discount is offered for six weeks, and siblings receive a discount.

Camp hours are 9:30am-3:30pm. Doors open one half-hour before and close one half-hour after designated hours. Before care is offered from 7:45-9:30am, and after care from 3:30pm-5:30pm.

Three camps compose the FunCamps group. First, JurassiCamp teaches kids about fossils, dinosaurs and Paleontology. Campers will learn how to dig for fossils, make their own fossils, build a life size six foot dinosaur, and make plaster footprint molds. Each day children receive a real fossil to keep, and they receive a fossil kit with tools for cleaning fossils out of stone or sand. Field trips, movies, and guest speakers related to the subject matter and Jurassic Swimming round out the experience.

MagiCamp teaches kids the secrets of magic tricks, Included in the daily activities for these campers is magic, juggling, making animal balloons, swimming, drama, arts & crafts, field trips, and sports. Each child's tuition includes a fee for a MagiCamp tote including a t-shirt, and a slew of magic tricks.

Space and Rocket Camp teaches campers about outer speace, the planets, gravity, and astronaut training. Children have access to a planetarium, make rockets, play virtual reality space games, and listen to presentations by guest speakers. The Space Kit includes meteorite fragments, a telescope, a galaxy globe, space related puzzles, a t-shirt, and dehydrated astronaut food to try. Campers also have daily swim and sport time. This camp is the exception to the age parameters above, and is offered for six to 12 year olds.

Camp can be attended in four- or two-week blocks. Four-week sessions are sequential two week sessions in two of the offered camps. Two-week sessions include kits, field trips and all supplies. Four week sessions also include all supplies and kits. A discount is offered for six weeks, and siblings receive a discount.

Camp hours are 9:30am-3:30pm. Doors open one half hour before and close one half hour after designated hours. Before care is offered from 7:45-9:30am, and after care from 3:30pm-5:30pm.

Hands on cooking classes performed in a professional kitchen. Classes are small, and kids are involved in all aspects of the cooking process.

Ars Magirica also offers Mommy and Me classes, Cooking Summer camps, and birthday party plans.

Art Studio offers afternoon classes for children that range from sculpture to mosaics, cartooning, jewelry, sculpture, painting, and drawing. In addition to stressing creativity, the studio's classes help with the development of motor skills and concentration, and are particularly suited for children and adults with disabilities.

Summer Camp: Weekly day-long classes in ceramic, sculpture, mosaics, photography, beading, and more are offered for children ages six through 14, beginning each June.

Afternoon classes are also offered in mosaics, cartooning, painting, and drawing Monday through Friday from 3pm-5pm.

Presented by the Miami Children's Theatre, the program includes everything from writing, directing and acting in movies to learning a different magic trick every day.

Campers can choose from two-week, four-week or eight-week camps.

All four- and eight-week campers perform in a blow-out stage extravaganza open to the public. Weekly activities also include field trips to community arts events, special guest performers, theme days, outdoor activities, and more. Groups are divided into groups according to their age and ability.

Early drop off at 8am and late pick up until 6pm is available for no extra cost.

Presented by the Miami Children's Theatre, the program includes everything from writing, directing and acting in movies to learning a different magic trick every day.

Campers can choose from two-week, four-week or eight-week camps.

All four- and eight-week campers perform in a blow-out stage extravaganza open to the public. Weekly activities also include field trips to community arts events, special guest performers, theme days, outdoor activities, and more. Groups are divided into groups according to their age and ability.

Early drop off at 8am and late pick up until 6pm is available for no extra cost.

Tips on Trips and Camps is a free advisory service providing information on over 600 overnight summer programs. In addition to traditional and specialty camps, consultants provide information on student travel, language immersion, outdoor adventure, community service, internships, and academic study in the US and abroad.

Tips on Trips and Camps identifies each child's needs through a dialogue with the family and matches those needs to the appropriate programs. Advisors assist parents in distinguishing between choices.

Consultants conduct interviews with summer program directors, make personal visits to programs in session, and have access to evaluations from families who've attended programs around the world, giving Tips on Trips and Camps a depth and breadth of knowledge not available elsewhere.

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Club P.L.A.Y. (Premier Leisure Activities for Youth) offers afterschool and event programming at the Coral Gables Youth Center.

Afterschool children participate in theatre arts, arts & crafts, ceramics, gymnastics, games, sports, cooking, golf, and field trips. Homework help is also offered. Children are divided into groups according to age, with Kindergarten to First Grade, Second to Third Grade, and Fourth to Sixth Grade groupings. This program is offered Monday through Friday, 2pm-6pm, during the school year. Cost per week is $45 members, $60 Coral Gables residents, and $75 non-residents/non-members.

Club P.L.A.Y. All Day offers outings on teacher work days and on several days throughout the summer months. Please see the calendar for more information.