Gainesville Summer Activities Guide
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A guide to summer camps, kids summer activities, kids swimming lessons, pools, indoor activities and summer programs for kids in the Gainesville area
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Summer Activities Guide Updated 7/30/12 Places to Get WET 5 Swim Teams 6 Swim Lessons 7 Summer Kids Programs 8 Indoor Play Areas 9 Camps Offered All Summer 10 Special Needs Camps 10 Overnight Camps 11 “Pay by the Day” Camps 12 Variety Camps for Ages 0-5 14 Variety Camps for Ages 6-15 16 Enrichment Camps 18 Theater Arts Camps 19 Music Camps 20 Art Camps 21 Dance Camps 22 Academic Camps 24 Science and Technology Camps 25 Horseback Riding Camps 26 Fitness Camps 28 Water Sports Camps 28 Martial Arts Camps 28 Baseball/Softball Camps 29 Basketball Camps 29 Volleyball Camps 30 Football Camps 30 Soccer Camps 30 Variety Sports Camps 31 More Sports Camps 31 Tennis Programs 32 Golf Programs 32 Summer Vacation Bible Schools 33 Religious Themed Day Camps 33
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Places to GET WET Listings for pools, sprinkler parks, water parks, springs and beaches
WATER PARKS
Adventure Island in Tampa
Shipwreck Island in Jacksonville
Sea World’s Aquatica in Orlando
Buccaneer Bay in Weeki Wachee
Disney’s Blizzard Beach in Orlando
Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon in Orlando
Wet’n Wild in Orlando
Wild Adventures in Valdosta
Wild Waters in Ocala
BEACHES
Daytona Beach
Flagler Beach
St. Augustine Beaches
POOLS
City of Gainesville Public Pools
*Db Racquet Club
*300 Club
*Gainesville Country Club
*Haile Country Club
*Sun Country Splash
*YMCA
*Membership Required
SPRINKLER PARKS
Alachua Sprinkler Park (free)
Whispering Pines Park
in Inverness (free)
SPRINGS
Blue Grotto
Blue Springs Park
Devil’s Den
Fanning Springs
Ginnie Springs
Ichetucknee Springs
Lafayette Springs
Manatee Springs
Peacock Springs
Poe Springs
Rainbow Springs
Troy Spring
Weeki Wachee Springs
Swim Teams
Gator Swim Club
* Haile Plantation Country Club
High Tide Aquatics
Makos Aquatic Club
Sun Country Splash Team
Synchro Gainesville Gaviatas
*Membership Required
Swim Lessons
*Haile Plantation Club
Infant Swim Resource
Sun Country Splash
Swim America
The Swim Squad
YMCA
*Membership required
300 Club
Aquabilities
AquaMobile Swim School
City of Gainesville
Db Raquet Club
* Gainesville Country Club
Summer Kids Programs These businesses offer special 1 day programs
on select dates throughout the summer
Alachua County Library— Check website for schedule
Artsy Kids Studio Art Camps Tuesdays/ Thursdays
Butterfly Wrangling Camps 6/15, 6/19. 7/13 and 7/27
Cade Museum Visit the website for dates
Gigno Spanish Immersion Classes Tuesdays/ Thursdays
Girl Scouts Passages Program—Call for dates
The Little Shop—check website for details
Musikgarten— June 19th—last week of July Tu/Th/Sat
Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center Kids Summer Workshops
Thursdays 6/14—7/5
Studio Percussion Junior Drummers
Tuesdays 5PM
Two Hawk Hammock Summer Classes - Saturdays in July
4H Summer Programs—Visit the website for dates
Indoor Places Below are listings for great indoor places to take the kids on days
when it’s rainy or just too hot to be outside.
Alachua County Library
Alley Gatorz
Alley Katz
Bead All About It
Chick-fil-A Indoor Playground
Do Art
Florida Museum of Natural History
Gainesville Rock Gym
Oaks Mall Swamp
O2BKids
Skate Station Funworks
Splitz
Sun Country Sports Center
UF Physics Department
Day Camps Offered All Summer Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Abiding Savior 2-8 x x
B’Nai Israel 2-5 x x
Boys and Girls Club 6-12 x
Camp Good News 5-12 x
A Child’s Academy 5-12 x
A Child’s Place Super Camp 0-10 x
City of Gainesville Summer Camps 6-13 x
Gainesville Country Day Camp 5-11 x
A Girl’s Place 5-18 x
Kiddie Academy Camp 0-12 x
Kindercare Camp 0-12 x
La Petite Academy 0-12 x
Camp O2B 6-13 x
Skate Station Funworks 5-13 x
Sonshine Day Camp 6-12 x
Sunshine House Camp 0-12 x x
Sun Country Sports 6-11 x x
YMCA 6-14 x x
Special Needs Camps
Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Overnight Month Camp Kesem 6-16 x August
Florida Diabetes Camp 6-18 x ALL
Camp Boggy Creek 7-16 x ALL
G’ville Conductive Academy 7-16 x Jun/July
Overnight Camps
Camp Ages Dates Camp Crystal Lake 8-15 June 10th—August 3rd
Camp Kateri 6-18 June 17th—July 27th
Camp Kulaqua 7-18 June 5th—June 26th
Camp Shalom 6-15 June 17th—August 3rd
Kids Kamp 6-12 July 9th—14th
Lake Swan Rock Solid (Teens) 12-18 June 11th—June 16th
Montgomery Center 7-17 June 17th—August 10th
North Florida Christian 8-19 June 10th—July 27th
YMCA Camp McConnell 7-15 June 10th—August 18th
Camps Offering Pay by the Day Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month Camp Good News 5-12 x ALL
Db Raquet Club Camp 5-18 x x ALL
DOK Stables 5-18 x x ALL
Foreign Languages Camp 4-14 x x ALL
Gainesville Creative Kamp 3-11 x June/July
Gainesville Tennis Academy 6-17 x ALL
Imagine Learning Center 1-5 x x June/July
Jonesville Tennis Center Camp ALL x x ALL
Madonna’s Equestrian Academy 5-18 x ALL
Skate Station Funworks 5-13 x
St. Patrick’s Summer Fun Camp 5-14 x June/July
Sunshine House Camp 0-12 x x ALL
Sun Country Sports 6-11 x x ALL
Variety Day Camps for Kids 0-5 Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month Abiding Savior 2-8 x x ALL
B’Nai Israel 2-5 x x ALL
Brentwood Summer Fun 3-11 x x June/July
A Child’s Academy 5-12 x ALL
A Child’s Place Super Camp 0-10 x ALL
Gainesville Creative Kamp 3-10 x July/August
A Girl’s Place 5-18 x ALL
Imagine Learning Center 1-5 x x June/July
Kiddie Academy Camp 0-12 x ALL
Kindercare Camp 0-12 x ALL
La Petite Academy 0-12 x ALL
LeAndra’s Preschool Summer Camp 2-12 x ALL
Millhopper Montessori Camps 3-5 x x June/July
Morning Meadow Summer Camp 2-5 x x June/July
Oak Hall PreK Day Camp 3-4 x x June/July
Oak Hall JumpStart Kindergarten 5 x June/July
Open Arms Summer Program 1-7 x ALL
P.K. Yonge Little Waves Camp 4-5 x x June/July
Queen of Peace PreK Camp 4-6 x x June/July
Skate Station Funworks 5-13 x ALL
Sprout Great Explorations 4-10 x ALL
St. Michael’s Day School Camp 3-8 x June/July
St. Patrick’s Summer Fun Camp 5-14 x June/July
Sunshine House Camp 0-12 x x ALL
Trinity UMC Summer Time Fun 1-12 x June/July
Upper Room UR Fun Camp 4-17 x June/July
YMCA KinderCamp 5 x ALL
Variety Day Camps for Kids 6-15 Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month Abiding Savior 2-8 x x ALL
Art of Summer 7-12 x July
Boys and Girls Club 6-12 x ALL
Brentwood Summer Fun 3-11 x x June/July
A Child’s Academy 5-12 x ALL
A Child’s Place Super Camp 0-10 x ALL
City of Gainesville Summer Camps 6-13 x ALL
City of Newberry Summer Camp 5-12 x June/July
Gainesville Country Day Camp 5-11 x ALL
Gainesville Creative Kamp 3-10 x July/August
A Girl’s Place 5-18 x ALL
Heart Pine School Summer Camp 6-10 x June/July
Jordan Glen Summer Camp 5-14 x June/July
Kiddie Academy Camp 0-12 x ALL
Kindercare Camp 0-12 x ALL
La Petite Academy 0-12 x ALL
LeAndra’s Preschool Summer Camp 2-12 x ALL
O2B Kids Camp 6-13 x ALL
Oak Hall Lower Day Camp 6-10 x June/July
Oak Hall Middle School Camp 10-14 x June/ July
Open Arms Summer Program 1-7 x June/July
Passage Christian Academy 6-14 x June/July
P.K. Yonge Blue Wave Camp 6-12 x x June/July
Queen of Peace Summer Camp 7-13 x x June/July
Skate Station Funworks 5-13 x ALL
Sonshine Day Camp 6-12 x ALL
Sprout Great Explorations 4-10 x ALL
St. Michael’s Day School Camp 3-8 x June/ July
St. Patrick’s Summer Fun Camp 5-14 x June/July
Sunshine House Camp 0-12 x x ALL
Sun Country Funfest 3-15 x x ALL
Winshape 7-12 x July
YMCA 6-14 x x ALL
Enrichment Camps Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month 4H Camps 6-18 x x ALL
Banner School of Etiquette Camps 6-11 x June/July
Culinary Camp 10-17 x June
Cupcake Extravaganza Camp 8-14 x June
Foreign Languages Camp 4-14 x x ALL
Gigno Spanish immersion Camp 2-8 x ALL
Junior Fire Academy 12-14 x AUG
The Little Shop Camps 4-12 x ALL
Lake Swan Aviation Camp 14-18 overnight July
Millhopper Montessori Camps 6-13 x x June/July
Sewing and Quilting Camps 10-18 x ALL
Oak Hall Animal Camps 10-18 x June/July
Oak Hall Cooking Camps 10-18 x June/July
Oak Hall Enrichment Camps 5-18 x June/July
Oak Hall Magic Camps 5-18 x June/July
Oak Hall Photo and Film Camps 10-18 x June/July
St. Francis Cooking Camp 11-18 x June
St. Patrick’s Enrichment Camps 5-14 x June
University Air Exploration Camp 10-18 x June
Theater Arts Camps
Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month Expressions Learning Arts Camp 6-12 x June/July
GACA Summer Arts Spectacular 4-12 x June/July
Gainesville Creative Kamp 3-10 x ALL
Hippodrome Summer Spectacular 5-12 x x ALL
Matheson Museum Tell It Like It Was 9-15 x June
Millhopper Montessori Drama Camp 6-17 x July
Musical Me Theater Arts Camps 6-18 x ALL
Oak Hall Drama & Musical Theater 5-17 x ALL
Rising Star Performing Arts Academy 6-22 x JUNE
Star Center Children’s Theater Camps 6-18 x June/July
St. Patrick’s Drama Camp 11-14 x June
Music Camps
Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month
AMO (A Musical Offering) Music Camp 4-18 x July
First Presbyterian Music Camp 6-14 x July
Gainesville Youth Chorus Workshops 8-18 x x June
Gatorland Auxiliary Band Camps 13-18 Overnight Jun/July
Howard Bishop Summer Band Camp 11-12 X June
Millhopper Montessori Percussion Camp 6 –13 x June
Pipe Organ Experience 13-18 Overnight July
Studio Percussion Rock n’ Roll Camp 9 –18 x July/August
Studio Percussion Drummers Boot Camp 9 –18 x July/August
Art Classes and Camps Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month
Annie Pais Art Classes 6-12 90 min 6 weeks
Art Classes at the Doris 60-120 min June/July
Artsy Kids Studio Camps 6-18 x ALL
Audrey Jones Summer Art Studio 6-12 x June
Do Art Summer Camp 6-12 x June/July
Gainesville Creative Kamp 3-11 x June/July
Harn Museum 7-11 x ALL
Oak Hall Art Camps 5-18 x June/July
P.K. Yonge Fine Arts Camp 8-12 x June
Sculpting Summer Camp 9-18 x June/July
SAW Summer Teen Intensive 14-18 x June
Sherrie Pettigrew Classes 6-12 60 min 10 weeks
St. Patrick’s Art Camp 9-14 x June
Dance Camps
Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month Cameron Dancenter Camps 4-18 x x June
Independance Studio Camp 6-18 x Jun/Aug
Joni Messler Studio of Dance Camp 2-18 x Jun/July
Pofahl Studios Summer Camps 6-18 x x ALL
Sun Country Dance Camps 4-15 x Jun/July
Trinity Dance Camp 7-12 x August
Academic Camps Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month Brainworks Camp 8-18 x June/july
FUNctional Mathematics Camp 6-12 x June/July
Fundamental Therapy Solutions Camp 6-13 x x ALL
Matheson Museum Tell It Like It Was 9-15 x June
Oak Hall Readiness Camps 6-15 x June/July
Oak Hall Summer Studies 10-18 x June/July
P.K. Yonge Summer Adventure Camp 9-18 June
Santa Fe College for Kids 10-14 x x July
Santa Fe College Jr. College for Kids 8-10 x June
St. Patrick’s Reading /Writing Camps 12-14 x June
Sylvan Learning Center Camps 5-18 x TBA
Science and Technology Camps Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month Butterfly Wrangler Camp 7-14 x June/July
Camp Invention 6-12 x July
Digital Kids Tech Camp 8-11 x June
Earth Academy Day Camp 6-11 x June/Aug
FLMNH Camp 6-12 x x June/July
Entomology Camp 10-14 x June
Millhopper Montessori Science Camps 6-13 x July
Oak Hall Science Camps 10-18 x June/July
Oak Hall Technology Camps 10-18 x June/July
Super Science Program 6-14 x June
Super Summer Program 6-13 x June
Techno Building Camp 9-14 x June
Skate Station Silly Science Camp 5-10 x July/Aug
St. Patrick’s Science & Math Camps 10-14 x June
Wired Tech Camp 11-14 x June/July
Horseback Riding Camps
Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Overnight Month
Camp Kulaqua 10-16 x June
Canopy Oaks Trails 6-16 x June
DOK Stables 5-18 x x ALL
Dreamstone Farm 7-18 x ALL
Haile Equestrian 7-16 x ALL
Madonna’s Equestrian Academy 5-18 x ALL
Pony Paddock at Cedar Lane 7-18 x June/July
Stephanie Lynn Performance one day camps June/July
TKO Farm 6-15 x June/July
Twin Oaks Stables 6-15 x x ALL
West End Equestrian Center 5-18 x x ALL
Fitness / Conditioning Camps
Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month Cross Champions Camp 6-12 x June/July
Fitness Camp at Kimball Wiles 6-12 x July
Ganesha’s Kids Yoga Camp 5-10 x July
Kids Sports and Fitness 4-14 x June/July
Oak Hall Sports Conditioning 12-18 x June/July
Shands Sports Conditioning Camp 12-18 x ALL
Trinity UMC Crosstrainers Camp 6-11 x ALL
Water Sports Camps
Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month 300 Club Snorkeling Class 8-18 x June
Gainesville Area Rowing Camp 11-17 x June/July
Gator Swimming Camp 8-18 x June/July
Gator Dive Camp 8-18 x June/July
Junior Lifeguarding Camp 12-15 x June/July
Synchro Gaviatas 8-14 x June/July
Martial Arts Camps Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month Okito America Summer Camp 4-16 ALL
Pro Taekwondo Summer Camp 4-16 x ALL
Star Martial Arts Summer Camp 5-13 x x ALL
World Martial Arts Summer Camp 4-12 x x ALL
Baseball/ Softball Camps
Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month Elite Pro Ball Academy Summer Camp 7-16 x x June/July
Gator Baseball Summer Camps 8-18 x ALL
Gator Softball Summer Camps 8-18 x June
Gatorball Summer Camp 6-14 x June/July
Millhopper Montessori Baseball Camp 7-13 x July
Oak Hall Softball / Baseball Camps 5-18 x June/July
Santa Fe College Baseball Camp 7-18 x x ALL
St. Francis Kevin Maris Baseball Camp 7-12 x June
Trinity UMC T-Ball and Coach Pitch 3-9 x June/July
Basketball Camps Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month All Fundamentals Camp 9-17 x July
Coach Shea’s Basketball Camp 6-13 x June/July
Five Star Basketball Camp 9-18 x August
Gator Basketball Camp 7-18 x June
Gator Women’s Basketball Camp 8-18 x June
Oak Hall Basketball Camps 5-18 x June/July
Santa Fe College Basketball Camp 6-16 x June/Aug
St. Patrick’s Basketball Camp 9-11 x June
Strictly Shooting Basketball Camp 7-18 x July
Westside Baptist Elevate Your Game 6-18 x June
Soccer Camps Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month British Challenger Sports 3-18 x June/July
Coach O Soccer Camp 5-14 x June
Gainesville Soccer Alliance Camp 6-15 x July
Gator Soccer Academy Camp 8-17 x June/July
Leg-A-Z Soccer Camp 4-19 x June/July
Oak Hall Soccer Camp 10-18 x July
USF Soccer 4-18 x x July
Football Camps Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month Gator Football Camp 8-18 x June
Matt Olesnevich Football Camp 5-18 x August
Millhopper Montessori Football Camp7-13 x June
Oak Hall Football Camps 5-18 x June
St. Patrick’s Football Camp 10-14 x June
Volleyball Camps Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month Gainesville Juniors Volleyball Camp 6-15 x June/July
Gator Volleyball Camp 10-18 x July
Oak Hall Volleyball Camps 5-18 x June
Vision Volleyball Camp SERVE 8-18 x June/July
Variety Sports Camps
Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month I9 Sports Summer Camp 5-12 x June
Mega Sports and Arts Camp 6-11 x June
Millhopper Montessori Wild World
of Sports Camp 7-13 x June
Oak Hall Having a Ball Camp 10-18 x July
P.K. Yonge Blue Wave Sports Camp 8-14 x x June/July
Sun Country Funfest 3-15 x x ALL
Winshape 7-12 x July
More Sports Camps Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month Gainesville Rock Gym Camp 6-15 x July
Gator Cross Country Camp 10-18 x June
Gator Lacrosse Camp 11-18 x June
Junior Champ Summer Track 6-14 x June/July
Oak Hall Cheerleading Clinic 11-17 x June
Oak Hall Fencing Camp 10-18 x July
Oak Hall Lacrosse Camps 10-18 x July
Oak Hall Track Camp 10-18 x July
Tumblemania Summer Camp 6-12 x July/Aug
Tennis Programs Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month 300 Club Summer Camp 6-15 x ALL
Db Raquet Club Camp 5-18 x x ALL
Gainesville Tennis Academy 6-17 x ALL
Gator Tennis Camp 8-17 x June/July
Jonesville Tennis Center Camp ALL x x ALL
Oak Hall Tennis Camp 10-18 x June
Golf Programs Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month Gainesville Junior Golf Tour 8-18 x ALL
Gator Golf Camp 10-18 x June
Meadowbrook Golf Club Jr. Camps 7-15 x ALL
West End Golf Summer Programs 4-16 x ALL
Vacation Bible Schools Camp Ages Theme Date Christ Community Church 4-11 Olympion July
Creekside Community Church 5-10 Amazing Wonders July
Faith Presbyterian 4-11 Sonrise June
Family Church 4-11 Incrediworld June
Fellowship Church of High Springs 4-12 Armor of God July
1st Baptist Church of Alachua 5-11 Amazing Wonders June
1st Baptist Church of Gainesville 4-11 Sky June
1st Lutheran Church of Gainesville 3-12 Babylon June
1st UMC of Alachua 3-18 Amazing Wonders July
1st UMC of High Springs 2-12 Sky August
Gainesville Christian Center 2-11 N/A June
Grace at Fort Clarke 3-11 Sky June
Grace Baptist 4-18 Amazing Wonders June
Holy Trinity 3-12 Praise July
Queen of Peace 4-13 N/A June
Trinity UMC 2-11 Operation Overboard June
Westside Baptist 4-11 Amazing Wonders June
Religious Themed Day Camps
Camp Ages 1/2 Day Full Day Month B’Nai Israel 2-5 x x
Camp Good News 5-12 x ALL
Cross Champions Camp 6-12 x June/July
Mega Sports and Arts Camp 6-11 x June
Passage Christian Academy Camp 6-14 x June/July
Winshape 7-12 x July
