Tag Archives: Middle School

age /grade level: Middle School

Aqua 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: Daviv Maynard- Director        Tricia Carlton – Registrations

Subject/Content: Water Skiing Camp
Grade Level: 4-6, 6-10

Type: Overnight
Length of Program: One week sessions, Sunday – Friday
Cost: $455

Dates offered: June 12th- 17th, June 19th- 24th

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: Ride the wake! This camp is for those who enjoy water activities such as water skiing, tubing, wave boards, and just relaxing on the beach. Campers will learn skills in water skiing from expert skiers Clif and Andrew Martin (father and son). The Martins are National Barefoot Water Skiing competitors who will put on a demonstration of barefoot water skiing.

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

Religious Affiliations: Christian, non-denominational

Computer Gaming 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 gaming camp
Grade Level: 2-6, 6-10

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

Dates offered: June 12-17, June 19-24, July 3-8, July 10-15, July 17-24

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: COMPUTER GAMING CAMP – This camp teaches campers how to network computers and critique current gaming systems and scenarios. They will also have the opportunity to match skills against each other in some of the latest video games out on the market today. We will also explore online computer games and teach campers practical online safety practices when utilizing the Internet.

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

Religious Affiliations: Christian, non-denominational

Explorer’s 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: Nature and camping program
Grade Level: 2-6

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

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: If your child is a nature lover seeking the next level in outdoor exploration, this program will utilize the skills needed to survive in the wild. Explorers will learn life skills such as map reading, hiking, fire building and wilderness survival techniques.  Campers also learn orienteering on a wooded course, learn how to set up a no-trace campsite, and go on an overnight hike to camp out under the stars. The camp also includes a visit to Kord McGuire’s “Heaven’s Corner”, a live animal farm which houses cougars, mountain lions, bobcats, bears, and many more exotic animals. Also included will be a visit to Hueston Woods State Park to hear a naturalist speak about some of the wildlife located at the park’s Nature Center.

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

Digital Photo 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
Grade Level: 4-6, 6-10

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

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: This is the place to stretch the digital boundaries of photography. Campers will use state-of-the-art equipment to shoot digital photos of camp activities, learn how to use Adobe Photoshop and upload photos each day to the PVM website for parents to see. Photos will also be placed on the camp DVD produced that week and made available to all of the campers at the end of that week.

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

Religious Affiliations: Christian, non-denominational

Horsemanship 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: Rob Lansdale- Director         Joyce Reke – Registrations

Subject/Content: Western Riding
Grade Level: 4-6, 6-10

Type: Overnight
Length of Program: One week sessions, Sunday – Friday
Cost: $460

Dates offered: Weekly starting June 6 – July 23

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: Saddle up for an exciting learning experience that provides not only loads of fun but also excellent riding instruction. PVM is a member of the Christian Horsemanship Instruction and we will be using the standards of this organization in our curriculum while building skills in all levels of riders, both in the arena and on the trail.

The first morning of camp, each camper participating in this program will be evaluated for their riding skills and enjoy a week of personal challenges based on their experience level.  At the end of the week campers will be certified as to their CHI level of horsemanship. 

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

Religious Affiliations: Christian, non-denominational

Welsh Hills Summer Camp

Welsh Hills School in Granville, Ohio offers summer camp for children ages 3-11 from June 14-August 13.  Half and full-day programs are available.  Each week we explore a new theme which allows campers to learn, make new friends, and have fun.  Examples of some of our themes are:  Bike Riders, Gardening, Art, Creepy Crawlers, Mad Scientists, Culinary Masters, Imagination and Lights, Camera, Action!  Visit our website for a complete list of all themes, dates, prices and brochure.   www.welsh-hills.org

Want more information?  Contact Mary Gordon at whscamp@laca.org or call 740-522-2020 Ext: 18.

TeenXtreme at the Jerry L. Garver YMCA

TeenXtreme at the Jerry L. Garver YMCA

  • Sponsor: YMCA of Central Ohio
  • Phone: 614-834-9622 
  • Fax: 614-834-9625
  • Web: http://ymcacolumbus.org/daycamp/garver.php
  • Email: bmccain@ymcacolumbus.org
  • Contact Person: Brad McCain
  • Subject/Content: Teens
  • Age/Grade level: Entering 7th through 9th grade
  • Type: — day
  • Length of program: 1 week
  • Cost: $125 for Metro YMCA members; $150 for Program Members
  • Financial aid?: Yes and we accept subsidized childcare
  • Online registration available!

Sport Camp at the Jerry L. Garver YMCA

Sport Camp at the Jerry L. Garver YMCA

  • Sponsor: YMCA of Central Ohio
  • Phone: 614-834-9622 
  • Fax: 614-834-9625
  • Web: http://ymcacolumbus.org/daycamp/garver.php
  • Email: bmccain@ymcacolumbus.org
  • Contact Person: Brad McCain
  • Subject/Content: Sports Camp
  • Age/Grade level: Entering 1st through 6th grade
  • Type: — day
  • Length of program: 1 week
  • Cost: $105 for Metro YMCA members; $135 for Program Members
  • Financial aid?: Yes and we accept subsidized childcare
  • Notes: Summer just wouldn’t be the same without the fun and challenge of our Sports Camp program. With a different sport each week, you won’t want to miss a single one.
  • Before and After care are also available for an additional charge
  • Online registration available!

YMCA Day Camp at Blacklick Metro Park

YMCA Day Camp at Blacklick Metro Park

  • Sponsor: YMCA of Central Ohio
  • Phone: 614-834-9622 
  • Fax: 614-834-9625
  • Web: http://ymcacolumbus.org/daycamp/garver.php
  • Email: bmccain@ymcacolumbus.org
  • Contact Person: Brad McCain
  • Subject/Content: Traditional Day Camp
  • Age/Grade level: Entering 1st through 6th grade
  • Type: — day
  • Length of program: 1 week
  • Cost: $105 for Metro YMCA members; $135 for Program Members
  • Financial aid?: Yes and we accept subsidized childcare
  • Before and After care are also available for an additional charge
  • Online registration available!

Kids in College

Applications for Kids in College are now available.  Kids in College is two weeks of “college” experience (June 14-25, 2010) designed for kids entering the 4th, 5th, or 6th grade in September 2010.  Fun, exciting, hands-on learning experiences, held on a real college campus.  Two learning tracts will be offered.  Exploring the Future deals with creativity, art, self-esteem and exploring personal skills.  Tooling Up for the Future is  technical, scientific program, with strong emphasis on robotics, environmental science, and computers.  There will also be field trips and special events each day.  Cost of the two week program is $320.00.  A limited number of need-based scholarships are available.  For applications, contact Claudia Fowler, 614/287-5961.

Sorry, this will not be available in 2012, due to switch to semesters at Columbus State Community College!

TECHie Camp – Summer 2010

  • Camp/Activity Name —TECHie Camp: ES Robotics
  • Sponsor: — TECH CORPS Ohio
  • Phone: 614-583-9211
  • Fax: 614-340-9840
  • Web: techiecamp.org.
  • Email: nikki@techcorpsohio.org
  • Contact Person:  Nikki Jenkins
  • Subject/Content:  Technology/Robotics
  • Age/Grade level: Elementary (3rd-5th grades)
  • Type: — day
  • Length of program: one week
  • Cost:  $350.00
  • Financial aid?: — available: Yes
  • Notes: ES Robotics students will try their hands at basic engineering and programming.  They will expand their logical and mechanical thinking skills as they work in teams to mastermind the ultimate robot. Students will discover their inner creativity all while developing their ability to troubleshoot dilemmas as they interact with the Lego Mindstorms NXT robots.  Parents don’t worry about missing an opportunity to capture your child’s first experience with engineering. There’s a presentation the last day of class where you can “ooh and ahh” over the astonishing creations.
  • Camp/Activity Name —TECHie Camp: Little Big Camp
  • Sponsor: — TECH CORPS Ohio
  • Phone: 614-583-9211
  • Fax: 614-340-9840
  • Web: techiecamp.org.
  • Email: nikki@techcorpsohio.org
  • Contact Person:  Nikki Jenkins
  • Subject/Content:  Technology/Programming
  • Age/Grade level: Elementary (3rd-5th grades)
  • Type: — day
  • Length of program: one week
  • Cost:  $400.00
  • Financial aid?: — available: Yes
  • Notes: Physics, Engineering and Design for everyday thinking will be introduced using the Little Big Planet. By incorporating these concepts, students will design, build, test, re-design and re-build Planets based on the specified criteria. Students will learn to exercise their analytical skills as they work cooperatively in teams to implement their newly created planets. And the students will learn and create in a fun gaming environment of Little Big Planet game on Sony’s latest PlayStation 3.
  • Camp/Activity Name —TECHie Camp: Programming
  • Sponsor: — TECH CORPS Ohio
  • Phone: 614-583-9211
  • Fax: 614-340-9840
  • Web: techiecamp.org.
  • Email: nikki@techcorpsohio.org
  • Contact Person:  Nikki Jenkins
  • Subject/Content:  Technology/Programming
  • Age/Grade level: Elementary (3rd-5th grades)
  • Type: — day
  • Length of program: one week
  • Cost:  $350.00
  • Financial aid?: — available: Yes
  • Notes: Students in TECHie Camp: ES Programming will use Scratch, developed the MIT Media Lab, which allows children to learn the concepts of computer programming by using a simple graphical interface. Students will create their own interactive art, interactive stories and games…watch as cars explode after traveling at great speeds or see fire-breathing dragons morph into gorgeous, long-haired fairy princesses who go onto marry the handsome prince! The camp will encourage the students to think about complex ideas and concepts rationally and logically. Why didn’t the dog behave like I wanted? Or, how can I fix that problem so that it doesn’t happen again?
  • Camp/Activity Name —TECHie Camp: Web Development
  • Sponsor: — TECH CORPS Ohio
  • Phone: 614-583-9211
  • Fax: 614-340-9840
  • Web: techiecamp.org.
  • Email: nikki@techcorpsohio.org
  • Contact Person:  Nikki Jenkins
  • Subject/Content:  Technology/Programming
  • Age/Grade level: Elementary (3rd-5th grades)
  • Type: — day
  • Length of program: one week
  • Cost:  $350.00
  • Financial aid?: — available: Yes
  • Notes: Through fun and engaging experiences with web authoring and media software, students will learn how to create their own web pages with different media. Students will explore the principals of web development, express their creativity as well as think and process visual ideas and concepts logically. This camp will also excite their imaginative and blossoming minds, challenging them to take full advantage of the future communication and expression platform.

  • Camp/Activity Name —TECHie Camp:  Android App Development
  • Sponsor: — TECH CORPS Ohio
  • Phone: 614-583-9211
  • Fax: 614-340-9840
  • Web: techiecamp.org.
  • Email: nikki@techcorpsohio.org
  • Contact Person:  Nikki Jenkins
  • Subject/Content:  Technology/Android App Development
  • Age/Grade level: Middle School (6th – 8th grades)
  • Type: — day
  • Length of program: one week
  • Cost:  $350.00
  • Financial aid?: — available: Yes
  • Notes: Android App Development Camp is a hands-on introduction to the Android SDK. Students will explore the buildings blocks, UI, graphics, media and sensors to develop a cell phone app. Students will end the week with the actual publication of an application in the Android Market place. The camp will encourage students to learn by actually building increasingly more sophisticated and meaningful mobile applications for Android phones. Where can I get the best burger in Columbus? I will make an app for that! Who has the newest high top sneakers! I will make an app for that!
  • Camp/Activity Name —TECHie Camp: Programming
  • Sponsor: — TECH CORPS Ohio
  • Phone: 614-583-9211
  • Fax: 614-340-9840
  • Web: techiecamp.org.
  • Email: nikki@techcorpsohio.org
  • Contact Person:  Nikki Jenkins
  • Subject/Content:  Technology/Programming
  • Age/Grade level: Middle School (6th – 8th grades)
  • Type: — day
  • Length of program: one week
  • Cost:  $350.00
  • Financial aid?: — available: Yes
  • Notes: Through fun and engaging experiences with Alice, a 3D programming environment developed by Carnegie Mellon, students will learn how to create their own games and interactive stories to share on the web. The camp will encourage the students to think about complex ideas and concepts rationally and logically while also fostering their creativity.

  • Camp/Activity Name —TECHie Camp: Robotics
  • Sponsor: — TECH CORPS Ohio
  • Phone: 614-583-9211
  • Fax: 614-340-9840
  • Web: techiecamp.org.
  • Email: nikki@techcorpsohio.org
  • Contact Person:  Nikki Jenkins
  • Subject/Content:  Technology/Robotics
  • Age/Grade level: Middle School (6th – 8th grades)
  • Type: — day
  • Length of program: one week
  • Cost:  $350.00
  • Financial aid?: — available: Yes
  • Notes: Students explore intermediate engineering and programming.  They expand their logical and mechanical thinking skills as they work in teams to mastermind the next generation ultimate robot. Students will discover their inner creativity all while developing their ability to troubleshoot dilemmas as they interact with the Lego Mindstorms NXT robots to achieve mastery of robotics.
  • Camp/Activity Name —TECHie Camp: Web Development
  • Sponsor: — TECH CORPS Ohio
  • Phone: 614-583-9211
  • Fax: 614-340-9840
  • Web: techiecamp.org.
  • Email: nikki@techcorpsohio.org
  • Contact Person:  Nikki Jenkins
  • Subject/Content:  Technology/Web Development
  • Age/Grade level: Middle School (6th – 8th grades)
  • Type: — day
  • Length of program: one week
  • Cost:  $350.00
  • Financial aid?: — available: Yes
  • Notes: Through fun and engaging experiences with web authoring and media software, students will learn how to create their own web pages with different media. Students will explore the principals of web development, express their creativity as well as think and process visual ideas and concepts logically. This camp will also excite their imaginative and blossoming minds, challenging them to take full advantage of the future communication and expression platform. Students will also learn how to manage Content Management Systems that most websites, including the White House, employ today.

Recreation Unlimited Summer Day Camp

sponsor: Recreation Unlimited  7700 Piper Rd.
Ashley, OH 43003
Phone: (740) 548-7006  Fax: (740) 747-3139
Web: www.recreationunlimited.org
Email: info@recreationunlimited.org
contact person: Laura Smith
subject/content: Summer Day Camps for individuals with disabilities and their typical siblings
age/grade level:  5-19 years
type (day/overnight/other): day
length of program: Recreation Unlimited offers 5 weeks of day camp for youth ages 5 to 19.  Camps are Monday through Friday, from 9am to 4pm, July 13-17, July 20-24 or July 27-31, August 3-7 and August 9-13.
cost: $250 per week
financial aid?:  Recreation Unlimited is a Level 1, and Individual Options Waiver Provider

Notes:  Summer Day Camps provide a full schedule of activities, , meals and snacks, counselors, program leaders, on-site nursing and a great environment for indoor and outdoor fun for individuals with disabilities and typical siblings. Our camp is ACA accredited.