GUIDE: Summer Programs (Science/Nature) |
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[Boulder/Denver] These venues offer summer programs that focus on science and/or nature. The registration season doesn't begin for some camps until March, but others fill up earlier.
Sunflower Farm (Longmont)
Longmont Museum (Longmont)
Extensive Offerings
Astronomy by Fiske (Longmont)
Longmont Humane Society (Longmont)
Bits, Bytes & Bots (Longmont & Boulder)
Avid4 Adventure (Longmont & Boulder)
CU Science Discovery (Boulder)
Extensive Offerings, Fills Fast
Mountain Day Camp (Boulder)
Children's Peace Garden (Boulder)
Cure Organic Farm (Boulder)
Humane Society of Boulder Valley (Boulder)
Thorne Ecological Inst (Boulder)
Boulder Valley School District Lifelong Learning Programs (Boulder, Superior, Broomfield)
Extensive Offerings (including arts, literacy & horses) for ages 6+
Wild Bear Science School (Nederland and Boulder)
Play-Well (Longmont and Lafayette)
Legos, etc.
Dawson School (Lafayette)
Extensive Offerings
WoW Museum (Lafayette)
Learning Adventure Center (Lafayette)
Butterfly Pavilion (Westminster)
D. L. Parsons Theatre (Northglenn)
Space program: ages 8+
Spine Education & Research Institute (Thornton)
Science camp w/ musculoskeletal focus
Computer Explorers (Arvada and other cities)
Also affiliated with the TechStars program
Majestic View Nature Ctr (Arvada)
Mad Science Summer Day Camps
Msm of Nature & Science (Denver)
Extensive Offerings, Fills Fast
"Wings Over the Rockies" Air & Space Museum (Denver)
For kids entering 4th-6th grade
Denver Academy (Denver)
Extensive Offerings incl Rocketry
Botanic Gardens (Denver)
Denver Zoo (Denver)
iD Tech Camp (Denver)
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (Brighton)
Berry Patch Farms (Brighton)
Jr. Farmer Days
Space Voyage Camp (Littleton)
Keystone Science School (Keystone)
Girl Scout Camps (various)
Mad Science (various)
Camp Invention (various)
Classes
+ WoW (Lafayette)
+ Longmont Museum
Extensive camp listings
These sources publish extensive guides to local summer camps.
Denver Post Guide (2008)
Accredited Camps (2008)
Daily Camera Guide (2008)
Also check your local school district, recreation center, and nearest YMCA/YWCA. Those places may offer camps that aren't listed in external publications.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 19 March 2009 )
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