2021 Summer Camp Guide

STAGES Performing Arts Academy offers an exciting variety of Musical Theatre courses, workshops, and productions for students of all ages and abilities, ages 3 to 18. Classes include Magical Musicals, Act It Out, Dance Intensive, Audition Prep, and more! And don't miss out on our Broadway Performance Workshops of Matilda, Jr., and Carrie: The Musical. It's all at the STAGES Performing Arts Academy this summer!

Code Ninjas offers fun and rewarding coding camps for kids ages 7-14. Camps include Program & Play in Python, Game Builders' Club, Code Drones, Beginning Javascript, Minecraft Create, Roblox Create, Roblox Royale, and Minecraft Modding! Camps have limited enrollment, and begin June 7. 

Make your child's summer magical with a one-of-a-kind summer camp experience at The Magic House! Camps at The Magic House feature all new activities for 2021 with exploration at The Magic House, and MADE for Kids. Weeklong, half-day camp is available for ages 5-6 and 6-8 with daily snacks and hands-on fun. Full day camps are for ages 8-11. Themes include Amazing Artists, Super Scientists, Tiny Tinkerers and more! 

Does your budding rock star want to learn how to play in a band or learn to write songs? School of Rock Kirkwood and Ballwin offer a wide variety of music camps and workshops that cover topics such as these. Our local music camps are perfect for musicians of any skill level who want to play guitar, bass, drums, keyboard and vocals. Our week-long camps run 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, with masks and social distancing required. Use promo code STLPARENT2021 and save 25% for a limited time!

All American Gymnastics & Super Ninja offers day camps with nine sessions to choose from! Camps are held June 14 through August 16, Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for ages 4-12 years. Activities include daily gymnastics & ninja lessons, arts & crafts, games & contests, outside playtime (weather dependent), fun on the trampolines, foam pits, inflatables and ninja equipment, tie dye camp shirt, Thursday Field Day and popsicles! 

Make music this summer! Little ones 6 months – 5 years can play and sing at our weekly Kindermusik family camp. Older children can choose from flute camp, string orchestra camp, chamber music encounter, band camp, summer composition intensive, a group singing class (online) or, new this year, the Clazz String Intensive. Adults can get in on the fun with an adult group singing class (online) with Jennifer Johnson Cano from New York, and adult instrumentalists can join the Missouri Chamber Music Festival's Adult Chamber Music Intensive.

Washington University's summer pre-college programs offer highly motivated middle and high school students the opportunity to experience WashU in the classroom and beyond. Students choose from a variety of credit and noncredit programs in the humanities, natural sciences, math, and social sciences. Our programs are ideal for students who want to challenge themselves academically, explore courses in a specific major or interest, and develop college readiness skills.

YMCA Camp Lakewood is not just any overnight summer camp. It's that special time at the perfect place, with friends and memories your children will take with them throughout the rest of their lives. Help them to high-five every accomplishment, celebrate their growing independence and wonder of the world around them through the gift of overnight summer camp. While campers love the sports, horseback riding, arts & crafts, water activities, caving, climbing, ziplining, camp games and more, great kids are grown into well-rounded individuals by also teaching respect, responsibility, belonging and accomplishment.

Saint Louis Chess Club's Digital Classrooms Summer Chess Camp is free to all! Daily lectures and lessons continue all summer for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Students can register and join at any time. We also offer free digital classroom instruction weekly from Feb. 1 - April 2! In-person camps are expected to be added to the summer line up later this spring!

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Olympia Gymnastics Summer Camps are full of activities designed to engage and foster learning. Olypmia's trained and safety-certified staff are devoted to the well-being of our camp kids and truly enjoy engaging with children. Each week of summer camp we offer a unique theme and our day is jam-packed with gymnastics, activities, art projects, and games linked to the theme. Sign up in January and get 20% off!

Move, engage, create, and play at Whitfield this summer! Offering a day camp, STEM camp, and a variety of sports camps, Whitfield has something for everyone! Camp Whitfield is a day camp where campers entering grades K-7 will enjoy technology-based activities, unique art experiences, fun crafts, sports, and games. Lunch, snacks, and all materials fees are included; before and after care options available for an additional fee. Whitfield STEM Camp combines hands-on labs, engineering challenges, digital investigations, and more – all designed to engage campers in the grand challenges of STEM. Lunch and all material fees are included.

Whitfield Sports Camps are perfect for athletes at any level. Offerings include boys basketball, girls basketball, girls volleyball, wrestling, and dance. All skill levels welcome.