Tag Archives: Middle School

age /grade level: Middle School

Duke University Talent Identification Program

The Duke University Talent Identification Program offers a variety of summer academic experiences for gifted and talented students in grades seven through twelve. Duke TIP’s Summer Studies Programs are superb academic opportunities and dynamic residential and social experiences for seventh through tenth graders. TIP’s Field Studies and Institutes offer challenging educational adventures to motivated, dedicated, and talented high school students who possess a desire to learn in a unique setting. And TIP’s Distance Learning programs provide students in the eighth through eleventh grades with a dynamic, interactive online experience not typically available in their middle or high school curriculum. For more information, go to www.tip.duke.edu.

Phone: (919) 668-9100
Fax: (919)-681-7921
Web: www.tip.duke.edu
Age/Grade level: Middle school and high school
Length of program: Varies by program
Cost: Varies by program
Financial aid? Limited, need-based financial aid is available.

Mythbreakers

Location: Camden, Ohio – 2 hours west of Columbus near Oxford, Ohio

Address: 1259 Swann Beatty Rd. 

                 Camden, Ohio 45311

Phone: 937-452-3347

Fax: 937-452-5566

Web: www.pvmcamp.com

Email: info@pvmcamp.com

Contact Persons: David Maynard – Director     Joyce Reke – Registrations

Subject/Content: Fun Science
Grade Level: 4-6

Type: Overnight/coed
Length of Program: One week sessions, Sunday – Friday
Cost: $390

Dates offered: Weekly starting June 12 – July 22

Financial aid: Partial scholarships according to financial needs

Discounts: Early registration discounts, sibling discounts, military discounts, new camper discounts, and bring a friend discounts available.

Notes: Is it fact or just another urban myth? Based on the popular Discover Channel TV show, Mythbusters, through trial and error you will take on myths and use modern-day science to challenge and demonstrate what is real and what is fiction.

Activities: 80-ft. high zipline, rock climbing tower, challenge course, swimming, canoeing, nature hikes, campfires, and more.  

Religious Affiliations: Christian, non-denominational

Columbus Academy Summer Experience

  • Sponsor: Columbus Academy
  • Address: 4300 Cherry Bottom Road, Gahanna, Ohio 43230
  • Phone: 614.509.2267 or 614.509.2529
  • Fax: 614.509.2519
  • Web: columbusacademy.org
  • Email: Summer_Experience@columbusacademy.org
  • Contact Person: Alyssa King, Director
  • Subject/Content: Academics, Arts & Sciences, and Athletics
  • Age/Grade level: Birth to 3 years, Pre-K, Elementary, Middle, High School
  • Type: Day
  • Length of program: June 2 – August 8, 2014 (Monday – Friday: 9 am-4 pm, Beforecare and Aftercare available)
  • Cost: Average cost is $250 per week for full day program (half and part day programs available)
  • Financial aid?: No
  • Notes: The Columbus Academy’s Summer Experience is the smart way to have fun this summer. We offer weeklong day camp programs in Academics, Arts, and Athletics. We have programs for Pre-K through 12th grades, courses for high school credit, as well as our Explore With Me program for ages birth to 3 years and their caregiver. The CA Summer Experience has 10 weeks to choose from starting June 2rd and ending the week of August 8th. We offer both before and aftercare programs. Whatever your child’s interest, you will find it at The Columbus Academy Summer Experience.

Adventure Academy @ Camp Mary Orton

  • Camp/Activity Name — Adventure Academy
  • Sponsor: — Camp Mary Orton
  • Phone: 614-885-1023
  • Fax: 614-885-3032
  • Web: www.campmaryorton.org
  • Email:  Marci.ryan@campmaryorton.org
  • Contact Person:  Marci Ryan
  • Subject/Content: Outdoor day camp full of adventure experiences; climbing walls, high ropes course, zipline, etc.
  • Age/Grade level: Elementary and Middle School
  • Type: — Day Camp
  • Length of program:  1 week
  • Cost: $285- $400
  • Notes:  At Camp Mary Orton, we strive to ensure that each child leaves camp with long lasting memories of adventure, discovery and friendship.  We promote an environment where it is safe to try new things and develop leadership traits.  We are dedicated to providing your child with experiences that will challenge them in a nuturing environment.  Our program has been developed by educators and experiential education professionals.  Activities include swimming, hiking, archery, crafts, zip line, climbing walls and other experiential activities.  Our 10:1 camper to counselor ratio ensures your child will received individual attention.

Walnut Creek Outdoor Learning Center

Camp Name: Walnut Creek Outdoor Learning Center

Phone: 614-315-4769

Web: www.walnutcreekolc.com

Email: walnutcreekolc@gmail.com

Contact Person: Brian Labuhn

Age/Grade: Boys &Girls completing 4th grade thru 6th grade

Type: Day Camp

Length of Program: Monday through Friday 9 am to 4 pm

Cost: $190

Students participate in interactive hands-on multi-sensory lessons and activities. Our lessons include but are not limited to outdoor living skills, wetland, wildlife, and forest ecology.

Activities include;

  • Shelter building outdoor survival shelter construction
  • Map and Compass reading
  • Fishing techniques
  • Kick seining for freshwater macroinvertebrates identification
  • Survival Fire building (no matches)
  • Tree core samples and analysis
  • Educational games
  • Natural arts and crafts
  • Team building and leadership activities

Liberty Farm Summer Horse Camp

Liberty Farm Summer Horse Camp

Liberty Farm, Inc   2620 Fisher Rd, Columbus, Ohio  43204

614-279-0346  phone

614-279-4401  fax

www.libertyhorsefarm.com

Contact: Heather Valentine at stable@libertyhorsefarm.com

Conveniently located inside the 270 on Columbus’ west side,Liberty Farm offers week long sessions of day camp which run 9-4 Monday through Friday from June 21-August13.

No matter which session campers attend, our highly qualified staff will teach age and experience appropriate lessons on:

• Safe horse/pony handling
• Caring of horses and equipment
• Group riding lessons
• Games on horseback
• Anatomy of a horse
• Arts-n-crafts
• and more – in a fun and interactive manner

The cost is $375 per camper per week.  Campers bring a sack lunch.  Snacks are provided during the day.

Camp Wyandot

Camp Name:  Camp Wyandot

Sponsor:  Camp Fire USA Central Ohio Council

Phone:  614-481-8227

Fax:  614-481-8229

Web:  centralohiocampfire.org

Email:  amycfusa@ameritech.net 

Contact Person:  Margie Dooley

Age/Grade:  boys & girls completing 2nd grade thru 12th grade

Type:  Overnight Camp

Length of Program:  Sunday late afternoon thru Saturday morning

Cost:  $370.00

Financial Aid:  Yes

Program Description:  Campers participate in a wide variety of outdoor activities including:  swimming, canoeing, fishing, camping skills, outdoor cooking, overnights, hiking, nature exploration, singing, crafts, and much more.  Accredited by the American Camp Association.

Drama Camp

Location: Camden, Ohio – 2 hours west of Columbus near Oxford, Ohio

Address: 1259 Swann Beatty Rd. 

                 Camden, Ohio 45311

Phone: 937-452-3347

Fax: 937-452-5566

Web: www.pvmcamp.com

Email: info@pvmcamp.com

Contact Persons: David Maynard- Director           Tricia Carlton – Registrations

Subject/Content: Residential Drama Camp
Grade Level: 4 – 6, & 6 – 10

Type: Overnight

Length of Program: One week sessions, Sunday – Friday
Cost: $390

Dates offered: June 19th -24th & July 17th- 22nd

Number of program participants allocated: 10

Financial aid: Partial scholarships according to financial needs

Discounts: Early registration discounts, sibling discounts, military discounts, new camper discounts, and bring a friend discounts available.

Notes: DRAMA CAMP – The curtain is raised, the stage is set, and the spotlight is on you! Join our actors as they have loads of fun performing skits, learning characterization, costuming, improv, make-up, and more. The daily schedule will include 2 1/2  hours of acting class, techniques and performance. From complete goofiness to serious role-play, this camp definitely hits its mark.

Activities: 80-ft. high zipline, rock climbing tower, challenge course, swimming, canoeing, nature hikes, campfires, and more.  

Religious Affiliations: Christian, non-denominational

NASCAMP

Location: Camden, Ohio – 2 hours west of Columbus near Oxford, Ohio

Address: 1259 Swann Beatty Rd. 

                 Camden, Ohio 45311

Phone: 937-452-3347

Fax: 937-452-5566

Web: www.pvmcamp.com

Email: info@pvmcamp.com

Contact Persons: David Maynard- Director

                               Tricia Carlton – Registrations

Subject/Content: Go kart racing, residential, one week program
Grade Level: 7 – 10

Type: Overnight
Length of Program: One week sessions, Sunday – Friday
Cost: $420

Dates offered: June 12-17, June 19-24, &  July 17-22

Financial aid: Partial scholarships according to financial needs

Discounts: Early registration discounts, sibling discounts, military discounts, new camper discounts, and bring a friend discounts available.

Notes: NASCAMP – Gear up for a fast and furious camp adventure that will have you squealing tires around a ½ mile World Karting Association Master Track at G & J Kartway located in Camden, Ohio. Participants will learn racing skills and earn points as they compete each day in time trials and racing events. G&J Kartway has added a whole section to their racetrack, creating a longer track with more twists and turns added to the racing experience.

Activities: 80-ft. high zipline, rock climbing tower, challenge course, swimming, canoeing, nature hikes, campfires, and more.  

Religious Affiliations: Christian, non-denominational

Paintball Camp

Location: Camden, Ohio – 2 hours west of Columbus near Oxford, Ohio

Address: 1259 Swann Beatty Rd. 

                 Camden, Ohio 45311

Phone: 937-452-3347

Fax: 937-452-5566

Web: www.pvmcamp.com

Email: info@pvmcamp.com

Contact Persons: David Maynard- Director     Tricia Carlton – Registrations

Subject/Content: One week paintball camps
Grade Level: 6-10

Type: Overnight
Length of Program: One week sessions, Sunday – Friday
Cost: $420

Dates offered: Starting June 12th

Financial aid: Partial scholarships according to financial needs

Discounts: Early registration discounts, sibling discounts, military discounts, new camper discounts, and bring a friend discounts available.

Notes: PAINTBALL CAMP – It’s not just a camp…. It’s an adventure! PVM was the first camp in the US to offer weeklong paintball camp. With close to 14 years of paintball camps, our instructors will teach campers how to work as a unit in developing tactical game strategies, stealth techniques, and mission leadership skills. It will also focus on the importance of character, honor, and integrity. Throughout the week players will participate in different paintball scenarios on the wooded course and on our fast-paced speedball field. Paintball equipment will be provided, or campers may choose to bring their own.

Activities: 80-ft. high zipline, rock climbing tower, challenge course, swimming, canoeing, nature hikes, campfires, and more.  

Religious Affiliations: Christian, non-denominational

Paintball Extreme

Location: Camden, Ohio – 2 hours west of Columbus near Oxford, Ohio

Address: 1259 Swann Beatty Rd. 

                 Camden, Ohio 45311

Phone: 937-452-3347

Fax: 937-452-5566

Web: www.pvmcamp.com

Email: info@pvmcamp.com

Contact Persons: David Maynard- Director            Tricia Carlton – Registrations

Subject/Content: Nine-day paintball program with a trip to the Michigan Monster Game 
Notes:  Nine days of intense paintball that you won’t get anywhere else. Campers will spend the first week going through extreme paintball training to prepare for the paintball event of a lifetime. At the end of the training they will play in the Michigan Monster Game, a two-day paintball game that will have over 2000 other players, paintball tanks, mercenary squads, and airplane insertion tactics on a 180-acre paintball field. Campers will return on Monday, July 26th and may be picked up following a brief closing program at 7:00 PM that evening.

Activities: 80-ft. high zipline, rock climbing tower, challenge course, swimming, canoeing, nature hikes, campfires, and more.  

Grade Level: 7-11

Type: Overnight
Length of Program: One-week sessions, Sunday – Friday
Cost: $$525

Dates offered: June 19th- 27

Financial aid: No

Discounts: Early registration discounts, sibling discounts, new camper discounts, and bring a friend discounts available.

Religious Affiliations: Christian, non-denominational

Scuba Diving Camp

Location: Camden, Ohio – 2 hours west of Columbus near Oxford, Ohio

Address: 1259 Swann Beatty Rd. 

                 Camden, Ohio 45311

Phone: 937-452-3347

Fax: 937-452-5566

Web: www.pvmcamp.com

Email: info@pvmcamp.com

Contact Persons: David Maynard- Director      Tricia Carlton – Registrations

Subject/Content: One week overnight camp
Grade Level: 6-10

Type: Overnight
Length of Program: One week sessions, Sunday – Friday
Cost: $435

Dates offered: July 17th- 22nd

Financial aid: Partial scholarships according to financial needs

Discounts: Early registration discounts, sibling discounts, military discounts, new camper discounts, and bring a friend discounts available.

Notes: Reach new depths in adventure as you learn the basics in scuba diving from a professional diver. This camp is designed to give campers training in scuba techniques so that they will be able to safely use scuba as a recreational activity in the future. This is not a certification course.

Activities: 80-ft. high zipline, rock climbing tower, challenge course, swimming, canoeing, nature hikes, campfires, and more.  

Religious Affiliations: Christian, non-denominational