The Best Summer Camps in Denver in 2019
Posted by Rebecca Jones-Egloff on Thursday, February 21st, 2019 at 2:32pm.
There’s no better time to be a kid than during summer.
Ice cream that comes in a variety of colors, long afternoons by the swimming pool when the asphalt is sizzling, and having fun to your heart’s content… A lot of us would do anything to go back to that time.
However, most of us are parents now. And when our kids think summer they think fun.
When we think summer, we think about what to do to fill our kids’ time and help them learn something new. After all, they’d be bored stuck in the house all day while we’re at work.
So if you’re in the Mile High City with kids this summer, you don’t have to look any further than this guide.
We’ll show you the best summer camps in Denver in 2019, regardless of what your child likes: art, science, or just plain old fun.
Let’s take a look!
STEM and Tech Summer Camps for Kids in Denver
1. iD Tech at the University of Denver
If your kids (and teens) are interested in robotics, AI, machine learning, coding, film, or game design, iD Tech is a great place for them to foster their passion in an advanced environment that one of the best STEM educators in the country offers.
iD Tech offers a variety of week long co-ed summer camps for kids in Denver aged 7-17. Some are day camps, and others offer both day (8:30am – 5 pm) and overnight options. Overnight camps include accommodation for 5 nights and meals.
You can browse iD Tech’s numerous Denver summer camp programs right here and find the right date for your family.
2. Coding With Kids
With programs across Denver, Coding With Kids is a great option for young learners with great potential.
Your 5 – 11+ kids can enjoy coding, game development with Minecraft and Roblox, robotics with Arduino, and even get a sense for in-demand programming languages like Python.
Even kids aged from 5 to 7 can enjoy Little Coders and Robotics for Little Coders classes in Coding With Kids Denver summer camp. It’s sure to give them an advantage in the world of programming!
Most camps are half-day camps (from 8am to 12pm), while the Coding With Kids camp starts at 8:50am and ends at 4pm.
You can browse their offer right here, or get in touch with them at info-denver@codingwithkids.com.
3. Camp Invention – 2019 Summer Camp for Kids in Denver
If you want to inspire your little innovator to keep creating incredible things, Camp Invention can help you!
Kids will see how fun being an inventor is with Camp Invention programs like Innovation Force, where they become superheroes who have to create a device to retrieve stolen ideas (and learn about collaboration and patents), Deep Sea Mysterythat encourages them to invent island survival tools and underwater equipment, Farm Tech that will show them how to run their own farm, or DIY Orbot where they’ll reverse-engineer a robot.
There’s something for everyone at Camp Invention and all kids from K-6thgrade are welcome!
Camps last 5 days, from 9am to 3pm so make sure you take a look at the options, and find a great program for your kids.
Nature and Adventure Summer Camps in Denver
1. Avid4Adventure
If you have a tiny Indiana Jones at home, why not help them channel their interest in adventure in a safe environment of Avid4Adventure summer camp in Denver?
This summer camp offers both day camp and overnight camp options. If your kids are enrolled in the day camp, they’ll get the chance to reconnect with nature in Boulder, Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, and a variety of other locations. If they want an overnight adventure, they can have the time of their life in Mt. Evans and Windy Peak, or travel to Colorado and Wyoming with Expedition Camps.
Avid4Adventure offers a variety of experiences for all kids, from K to Grade 11+, with overnight camps only being available from 1st grade up, and expedition from 5th to 12th.
So if you want your adventurer to take positive risks and learn to overcome challenges, or you just want your child to reconnect with nature in the age of screens, make sure you explore Avid4Adventure options and find the right one for your family.
2. Keystone Science School
Nothing is better than the real experience, and the folks at Keystone Science School know it. That’s why our kids can explore the nature with the Keystone Science School summer camp this year in Denver.
You and your children can choose from different programs for kids 5 – 17. From day and overnight camps to wilderness adventures and giving your child a chance to be a counselor’s assistant, there’s a plethora of options to choose from.
The main focus is placed on discovery, which can be done through adventures, leadership development programs, and hiking.
This camp is a great choice for kids who like getting their hands a little dirty, and seeing the nature at work first-hand. There’s no better place to learn about the world that surrounds us than the Keystone Science School.
You can take a look at their programs and available dates right here.
3. Dream Big Day Camp
If you’re looking for a nurturing environment for the most important members of your family this summer in Denver, Dream Big Day Camp is a great option.
With programs that include sports, adventure and science, these 1, 2 or 3-week long day camps offer something for every kid who’s 4 to 12 years old.
There are three sessions, and camps typically start at 8:30am and end at 3pm (with options for before or after care).
Parents can also see daily photographs of their kids having fun in the special Dream Big Day Camp app, and the counselor ratios are great: no more than 6 kids per each counselor!
Make sure you take a look at the available dates and book a camp that’s going to make your child drop their phone and enjoy the nature!
4. Denver Museum of Nature & Science Camps for Kids
If your kids already love our museum of nature and science, why not enroll them in a summer camp that the Denver Museum of Nature & Science is offering in 2019?
4 and 5-year-olds can enjoy half-day camps like Star Cruisers, Fun-o-saurs andAnimal Antics, all of which are bound to show them how fun science is.
K & 1st graders get to mix & match full-day programs such as: Future Astronauts, Amazing You, Build It, Fossil Finders, Go Wild!, and Da Vinci the Artist.
Second and third grade can have fun being Space Cadets, and Dynamic Dissectors, or have fun learning about Da Vinci the Inventorand animals through Animal Academy.
Finally, 4th-6thgrade are already pros who’ll love the Galactic Explorers, Grossology, Paleo Prosand Decoding Da Vinciprograms.
There are multiple dates available, as well as scholarships, so take a look at how your kids can spend the best summer ever at the Denver Museum or Nature & Science.
5. Summer Safari
How does spending the summer at the Denver Zoo sound?
In this summer camp program, kids can learn first-hand what it’s like to care for animals, should they want to become vets or keepers. They’ll have a blast going around the Denver Zoo with scientists who’ll teach them everything about animals they love!
This program is available for kids who are from 4yo-8th grade, with scholarships available. Check out the programs your kids will love!
2019 Performing Arts Camps in Denver
1. Rocky Mountain Theatre for Kids summer camp
If the kiddos at home get a bit dramatic at times, why not help them channel their proclivities into art?
Rocky Mountain Theatre for Kids is well known in our area, so it’s great news that they’re offering summer camp programs for kids 5-17.
Kids will enjoy a curriculum created by theatre professionals in 2-4 week camps. They’ll get “a backstage pass” to all the inner workings of a theatre, from production to choreography. And of course, acting.
Make sure you take a look at their programs and find the most interesting option for your tyke this summer!
2. Summer Film Camp at Colorado School of Acting
Watching superheroes defeat villains may be fun, but directing a movie just like it is even better. And that’s exactly what Summer Film Camp at Colorado School of Acting offers this summer!
During the 2 or 3-week summer camp programs, your kids will learn the basics of writing, acting & crew work, as well as editing the film. At the end of their camp experience, they’ll produce it and be able to say: Steven Spielberg who?
Check out the options and have your little actors or directors have the fun of their lives at the CSA Summer Film Camp!
3. Youth Actors Summer Camp
If your kids love acting, they’ll love working with professionals in Youth Actors’ summer camp taking place this year in Denver.
Activities for kids 5-18 range from acting and dance, to rehearsal and music. At the end of the 20-day sessions, they’ll perform in a play they created with the new friends they met.
Camp is from 9am to 3:30pm, which makes it a great option if you’re not a fan of overnight camps.
Check out all the other details, and help your kids rise to stardom with Youth Actors summer camp!
Music and Dance Camps in Denver
1. School of Rock Summer Camp
For the future rock stars (whose parents don’t know what to do with them during the summer), School of Rock in Denver is the perfect place.
Everyone from 7 – 17 years old is welcome to summer camps that combine the best of one-on-one sessions with group practices. They’ll be taught guitars, bass, vocals, and much more, with the final show being a real concert.
Take a look at the variety of options School of Rock has for your kids this summer
2. Denver Dance Institute Summer Camp
If your kids love music, but love dancing even more, Denver Dance Institute’s summer camp programs are a great choice.
Kids aged 6-13 will learn the choreography of dances like hip-hop, ballet, tap, and much more in these 4-day intensive summer camps.
Even though the camps are half-day only, there are different levels so even if your kid is a pro, there’ll be a way for them to have fun at the DDI summer camp.
Sports and Arts Summer Camps for Kids in Denver
1. Gymnastics Plus
Gymnastics Plus is a pro at organizing great events for kids, so their summer camp is bound to be a lot of fun.
There are half-day and full-day camp options for kids 3.5 years old and up. Camps last 4 days,and each is themedso your kids can enjoy going on an adventure through structured physical activity with programs like: Pirates & Pixies, Superhero/Princess, Cirque du GPand others.
In the age where even our kids sit a lot instead of playing, Gymnastics Plus can be a great way to show them how amazing it is to feel strong!
2. International School of Denver Summer Camp
If you’re looking for an immersive experience for your child this summer in Denver, International School of Denver has a summer camp that will let your tykes experience sports, art, science, and even learn a new language.
These all-inclusive weekly programs are available in four languages: English, French, Chinese, and Spanish, giving your kids the ability of learning to speak a foreign language like a native. No prior language experience is required.
Kids ages 3-14 are available for the programs such as: Camp Invention, Movie Making, Hula Hooping and Circus Arts, STEM Challenge, Seed Science, and others.
Each camp is full of hands-on activities and includes a weekly field trip that fits the camp’s theme.
There’s plenty to choose from at International School of Denver, so take a look at the dates and find the perfect camp for your kid.
After all, summer is fun – but the same goes for learning. Let’s help our children broaden their horizons this year!
