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Tabitha Colbert, 11, chases the ball during softball practice at Camp Tanglewood. Girls attending the camp also learn horseback riding, canoeing and a variety of other outdoor activities.
Photo by Jim Blaylock
Here is a list of camps in Columbia County to help keep your child busy this summer:
Columbia County
All-American Martial Arts Academy
Address: 4495 Columbia Road, Columbia Town Centre, Martinez
Phone: 210-0944
Karate Camp
Ages: 5 and older
Dates: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 20-24 and July 18-22
Cost: $150 per four-day session
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Anytime Fitness
Address: 341 Furys Ferry Road, Suite 2, Martinez
Phone: 364-2447
Summer Boot Camps
Ages: 9-12, 13-16
Dates: Two-week camps, starting May 30 through July 29
Cost: $45 per week
Learn about nutrition and fitness with a certified fitness trainer
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Arts A Way
Address: Furys Ferry Station, 231 Furys Ferry Road
Phone: 855-1432
Summer Camp
Ages: 5-15
Dates: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 23-July 29
Cost: $150 per week; $30 per day
Clay work, ceramics painting, lunch, movies and other activities
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Augusta Jewish Community Center
Address: 898 Weinberger Way, Evans
Phone: 228-3636; www.augustajcc.org
Basketball Camp
Ages: 6-9;
Dates: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., begins June 6
Cost: $185 per week
Learn basketball fundamentals
Teen Leadership Camp
Ages: 13-14
Dates: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., begins June 20 and 27
Cost: $225 per week
Leadership training and tips for surviving the teen years
Horseback Riding Camp
Ages: 7 and older
Dates: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., begins June 20 and 27; July 18
Cost: $275 per week
Fundamentals of riding and horsemanship
Taekwondo
Ages: 5-12
Dates: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; begins July 11
Cost: $225 per week
Olympic-level training taught by Master Michael Weintraub
Art Camp
Ages: 5-12
Dates: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; begins June 20 (ages 5-8) and July 18 (ages 9-12)
Cost: $225 per week
Includes drawing, painting, clay, collage, charcoal
Drama Camp
Ages: 7-12
Dates: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; begins July 18
Cost: $225 per week
Learn the many aspects of performance art
AJCC Day Camp
Ages: 3-12
Dates: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Nine one-week sessions beginning May 31 and ending July 29
Cost: $120 for weeks May 31, June 14, July 5; $150 for other weeks
Includes swim lessons, tennis, archery, arts and crafts, music, sports, gymnastics, taekwondo, free swim and cooking
Collage Creative Arts Camp by Friends of the Symphony
Ages: 5 years old to fifth grade
Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; May 23-27, June 13-17, 20-24
Cost: $100
An introduction to dance, strings, percussion, woodwinds, art, drama
Tennis Camp
Ages: 5-12
Dates: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; begins July 11 (ages 5-8); July 25 (ages 9-12)
Cost: $225 per week
Learn tennis with pro Chike Amobi
Science Camp
Ages: 7-12
Dates: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; begins June 6
Cost: $225 per week
Explore the mysteries of magnesium and the secrets of sound
Science Bloopers
Ages: 7-12
Dates: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; begins July 11
Cost: $225 per week
Look at science gone wrong and discover how a little imagination can turn mistakes into amazing discoveries
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Alec Leeseberg, 8, and Sydney Hillman, 8, rehearse the roles of George and Martha Washington in a play titled 13 Colonies at the Columbia County Arts Camp in 2004. This year's camp will be held June 6-10.
Photo by Jim Blaylock
Augusta Prep
Summer Camps
Address: Augusta Preparatory Day School, 285 Flowing Wells Road
Phone: 863-6858, ext. 379; www.augustaprep.org
Day Camp
Ages: 5-6; 7-8; 9-12
Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; weekly, from June 13-17 through July 25-29
Cost: $175 per session
Extended care available; details on camp themes available at www.augustaprep.org
Enrichment Camps
Ages: Middle and high school pupils
Time: Dates vary by subject, with programs weekly from June 13-17 through July 25-29
Cost: Varies by subject, from $90 to $180
Classes focus on academic subjects such as math, middle school and high school grammar review, Spanish, writing, study skills for middle school and biology
Girls Volleyball Camp
Ages: Middle and high school
Dates: 9 a.m. to noon (grades 6-8), 1-4 p.m. (grades 9-12), June 14-17
Cost: $80
Basketball camps
Ages: Middle and high school
Dates: 9 a.m. to noon (grades 6-9), 1-4 p.m. (grades 9-12), June 20-24
Cost: $80
All Sports Camp
Ages: 2-5
Dates: 9 a.m. to noon, June 27-30
Cost: $75
Training in volleyball, soccer and basketball. Open to both boys and girls
Striker-Keeper Soccer Camp
Ages: 4-8
Date: 8:30 a.m. to noon, June 27-30
Cost: $80
Summer Theatre Camp
Ages: 6-12
Dates: 12:30-4:30 p.m.; 12:30 p.m. until late night (July 15 and 18 only); June 13-July 22
Cost: $750; $400 due by May 16
This six-week camp will culminate in two performances of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat by Andrew Lloyd Webber
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Augusta Sailing Club
Address: Clarks Hill Lake
Phone: 651-0587
Summer Youth Sailing Camp
Ages: 8-16
Dates: Six one-week sessions, May 31 through July 22; week 5 for intermediates only
Cost: $120 for four-day week 1 ($100 to ASC members); $150 for all other weeks (first-week discount of $25 for ASC members)
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Augusta West
Dance Studio
Address: 146 Davis Road
Phone: 860-0998
Dance Camp 2005
Ages: 4-6, 7-older
Dates: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; ages 4-6, June 13-17 and July 11-15; ages 7-older, June 20-24 and July 18-22
Cost: $75 per week, with $5 registration fee
Arts and crafts, cookout, dancing
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Blue Alms Arabians
Address: 5114 Fairington Drive, Evans
Phone: Vicki Parker, 860-3105
Summer Camp
Ages: 5 and older
Dates: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 13-17, July 11-15 and July 25-29
Cost: $150 per one-week session
Horse training in the morning, pool activities in the afternoon
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Center Stage
Dance Academy
Address: Columbia Town Center, Martinez
Phone: 228-3220
Summer Dance Camp
Dates: June 6-30
Cost:, ages: Call for information
Tap, jazz, ballet and clogging
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Columbia County
Arts Inc.
Address: Savannah Rapids Pavilion - Loblolly Pine Room
Phone: 228-1666
Summer Arts Camp
Ages: Rising 2nd-6th grades
Dates: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., June 6-10
Cost: $175 members; $200 nonmembers
Incorporating drama, arts and crafts, singing, dance and movement
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Columbia County Recreation Department
Address: Patriots Park, 5445 Columbia Road
Phone: 868-3458
Summer Day Camps
Ages: 6-12
Dates: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (early drop off and late pick up available); weeklong sessions running May 23-July 22 (no camp July 4-8)
Cost: $85 per week, including $10 registration fee; registration begins Monday ; each week-long camp is limited to the first 48 registrants
Arts and crafts, field trips, activities and games
Softball Clinic (Girls)
Ages: First-eighth grade
Dates: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., May 31-June 3; late registration 8:30 a.m. May 31
Cost: $80; $60 for siblings
Phone: 650-6040 or 863-8709
Clinic run by Greenbrier High School
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Family Y Camp Lakeside
Address: on Lake Thurmond
Phone: 738-6678 or 733-1030
Kid's Camp
Ages: 5-12
Dates: May 23-27; May 30-June 3
Cost: $80 members; $110 nonmembers; $25 nonrefundable registration fee for each child
Includes swimming, hiking, arts and crafts, environmental education, outdoor living skills, canoeing, archery, etc.
Teen Leadership Camp
Ages: 13-17
Dates: May 23-27; May 30-June 3
Cost: $80 members; $110 nonmembers; $25 nonrefundable registration fee for each child
Trains teens in the use of effective leadership skills, service learning projects, discussions, swimming, hiking, arts, outdoor living skills, canoeing, archery
Kayak Camp
Ages: 13-17
Dates: July 11-15
Cost: $140 members; $170 nonmembers; $25 nonrefundable registration fee for each child
Campers will learn about flat water kayaking techniques and safety and participate in other camp activities; campers can be dropped off and picked up from the Augusta Ice Sports Center, Wesley United Methodist Church or Camp Lakeside
Dance and Drama Camp
Location: Wesley United Methodist Church, 825 North Belair Road
Ages: 7-14
Dates: May 30-June 10, June 13-24, June 27-July 8, July 11-22
Cost: $160 members; $220 nonmembers; $25 nonrefundable registration fee for each child
Learn the basic performing arts techniques from experienced counselors
Ice Skating Camp
Location: Augusta Ice Sports Center, 1249 Augusta West Parkway
Ages: 7-16
Dates: June 6-10, July 18-22
Cost: $160 members; $190 nonmembers (skate rental included)
Addresses multiple aspects of ice skating, with emphasis on fitness and coordination exercises
Camp Hardy, Hardy Teen Camp
Address: Harlem Middle School, 1070 Appling Harlem Highway
Ages: 5-12 for Camp Hardy, 13-15 for Teen Camp
Dates: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 23-27 (camp will be held at Harlem United Methodist Church); May 30-June 3; June 6-10; June 13-17; June 20-24; June 27-July 1; July 5-8; July 11-15; July 18-22; July 25-30 (camp will be held at Harlem United Methodist Church); Aug. 1-5 (camp will be held at Harlem United Methodist Church)
Cost: $60; $25 nonrefundable registration fee for each child
Camp Hardy includes a daily lunch, sports activities, tutorial classes, life skills classes, crafts projects, games, character development activities.
Hardy Teen Camp trains teens in the use of effective leadership skills. Other activities include life skills, cooking, arts and crafts, environmental education and abstinence education sessions
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Evans High School
Address: 4550 Cox Road
Basketball camp, boys and girls
Phone: 951-3686, 863-1198
Ages: 6-14
Dates: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., May 31-June 4, June 30-July 3
Cost: $100 if lunch provided; $85 for campers who bring lunch
Evans Youth Cheerleading Camp
Phone: 855-0699 (Kelly Garnto); 868-3663, ext. 214 (Robin Santagata)
Ages: kindergarten to fifth grade
Dates: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday with performance at 1 p.m.; June 13-17 and June 20-24
Cost: $100 per session
Learn cheers, chants, dances, jumps, tumbling
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Evans School of Ballet
Address: 4274 Washington Road, Suite 3B, Publix shopping center in Evans
Phone: 210-5678
Summer Ballet Intensive Program
Ages: 10-17, intermediate and advanced students
Dates: Registration 1-3 p.m. Saturday 5/7
Cost: Call for information
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Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art
Phone: 722-5495
Location: Martinez Elementary School, 213 Flowing Wells Road
Art Camp 2005!
Ages: 5-11
Dates: 10 a.m. to noon, June 6-10
Girl Scouts
Address: Camp Tanglewood
Phone: 774-0505
Day, Overnight Camps
Ages: Girls, 5-11 day camp; 5-17 overnight
Dates: Sessions June 6-July 22
Cost: Varies by session; $10 additional charge for non-Girl Scouts
Horseback riding, crafts, games, hikes, songs, themed camps
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Greenbrier High School
Address: 5114 Riverwood Parkway
Volleyball Camp - Girls
Phone: 650-6043, ext. 220
Ages: Sixth-ninth grade
Dates: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., June 6-9
Cost: $65
Basketball Camp
Phone: 650-6040, ext. 368
Ages: Fourth- through eighth-graders
Dates: May 31-June 3
Cost: $75
Open to boys and girls
Baseball camp
Phone: 650-6040
Ages: rising third- through eighth-graders
Dates: May 31-June 3, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $80
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Gymnastics Gold
Address: 124 Cedar Lane, Martinez (off Baston Road near River Watch Parkway)
Phone: 650-2111
Summer Gymnastics Camp
Ages: 4 and older
Dates: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with extended morning and afternoon care available. Program begins May 23
Costs: $25 per day, $85 per week, plus registration fee to non-Gymnastics Gold members
Gymnastics, games, crafts, movies
Hayden's Gymnastics
Address: 4300 Evans to Locks Road
Phone: 868-0608
Summer Day Camps
Cost, programs: Call for information
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International Golf Academy at Jones Creek
Address: Jones Creek Golf Club, 4101 Hammonds Ferry Road, Martinez
Phone: 364-4766
Summer Golf Clinics
Ages: Under 18
Dates: May 23-July 29
Three-week Beginner programs Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1-2:30 p.m.
Cost: $250 per three-week session
Two-week Intermediate and Advanced programs Monday-Friday, 9-11:45 a.m.
Cost: $425 per two-week session
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Lakeside Middle School
Address: 527 Blue Ridge Drive
Phone: 855-6900
Sure Shot Basketball Camp - Boys
Ages: Sixth-Ninth grade
Dates: 1-4:30 p.m.; June 6-10, June 13-17
Cost: $80
Sure Shot Basketball Camp - Girls
Ages: Second-Fifth grades
Dates: 9 a.m. to noon, June 13-17, July 18-22
Cost: $75
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Martinez Elementary School
Address: 213 Flowing Wells Road
Phone: Paula McKnight, 868-3709, ext. 507
Camp Invention
Ages: Rising 2nd-6th graders
Dates: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., July 11-15
Cost: $199 until May 31; $209 after
Hands-on science, math, history and art camp sponsored by the Invent Now program and the National Inventors Hall of Fame
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Martinez Montessori Academy
Address: 3765 Old Petersburg Road
Phone: 863-0273
Summer Quest 2005
Ages: 4-12
Dates: 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., May 23-July 29
Cost: $60-$90 per week
Themes include sea adventure, sports challenge, express yourself through art, math challenge and reading roundup
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Oxford Learning Center
Address: 4536 Washington Road, Evans
Phone: 650-2225
Summer Enrichment Programs
Ages: Pre-K through high school
Dates: Monday-Friday, individualized scheduling
Cost: Based on programs
Academic enrichment and remediation, study-skill improvement and SAT prep
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Petersburg Racquet Club
Address: 421 The Pass, Martinez
Phone: 860-9288
Tennis/Swim Camp
Ages: 4-older
Dates: Weekly, days and half-days, begins May 23
Cost: $24/week (4-6); $90/week 7-older
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Ron Jones Academy of Ballet
Address: 639 Furys Ferry Road
Phone: 860-1852
Summer Intensive
Dance Workshop
Ages: 8-older
Dates: Weekly, June 6-July 22
Cost: Call for information
Ballet and pointe
Tinkerbell in the Adventures of Peter Pan
Ages: 3-5 (June 20-24); 5-7 (June 27-July 1)
Cost: $60 (3-5), $70 (5-7)
One-week dance program
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Sewing Gallery
Address: 417 Furys Ferry Road
Phone: 855-6479; www.sewinggallery.com
Sewing, Quilting Classes
Ages: 7 and older
Dates: Multiple classes and sessions, May 23-July 29
Cost: $20 to $75. Additional cost of supplies for some classes
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Social Skills
Address: Ballroom Dance Center, Evans-to-Locks Road
Phone: 631-9633;
socialskillscoach@yahoo.com
Social Skills Champ Camp
Ages: K-high school
Dates: Weekly, May 31-July 15
Cost: $60 for four-day camp May 31-June 3; $70 for five-day camps
Not an etiquette camp; teaches social survival, life skills and relationship-building
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Stephanie's Dancers
Address: 717 Industrial Park Drive, Evans
Phone: 650-0366
Summer Dance Camp
Ages: 3-10, grouped by age and experience
Dates: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 13-17
Cost: $80, with $15 annual registration for new students
Tap, ballet and jazz, arts and craft activities.
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Vineyard Church
Address: Furys Ferry Road, behind Furys Ferry Station
Phone: Vonda Darr, 228-5108 or vonda@vondadarr.com
Kindermusik
Ages: Three groups, newborn to age 5
Dates: June 6-10
newborn to 1 1/2, 9:30-10:15 a.m.
Ages 1 1/2 to 3, 10:45-11:45 a.m.
Ages 3 to 5, 1-2:30 p.m.
Cost: $80-$120
Age-appropriate programs focusing on music, with adult participation and take-home materials
Richmond County
Augusta Museum of History
ADDRESS: 560 Reynolds St.
PHONE: 722-8454
Archaeology Camp 2005
AGES: 11-13
DATES: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., June 13-17; register by June 6
COST: $65 members; $75 nonmembers
Campers will participate in an archaeological dig at the Silver Bluff Audubon Society in South Carolina
History Camp 2005: Colonial Kids
AGES: 8-10
DATES: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., June 20-24, register by June 13
COST: $90 for members; $100 for nonmembers
Insight into colonial history and the Revolutionary War, play colonial games, tour the 1797 Ezekiel Harris House and learn to write with a quill pen
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Augusta Parks and Recreation Department
ADDRESS: Various locations
PHONE: 796-5025
Summer Day Camps
AGES: 5-12
DATES: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (early drop-off and late pickup available); May 31-July 29
COST: $50 per two week session, early drop-off and late pickup additional except week of July 4
Games, sports, arts and crafts, field trips and swimming
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Evans High School sophomore Rebekah Peters lunges for the ball during Evans' volleyball camp in 2004. Rebekah was one of the team members who helped coach the campers.
Photo by Jim Blaylock
Augusta State University
ADDRESS: Augusta State University, 2500 Walton Way
Kids University
PHONE: 737-1636, www.ced.aug.edu
Ages: Kindergarten-fifth grade
DATES: June 6-July 22, except July 4-8
COST: $85-$225, half-day and full-day camps available
Educational and recreational programs, including math, science, computers, geography, Spanish, sports, games, swimming, art, music
Conservatory Program Piano Camp
ADDRESS: ASU Fine Arts Building
PHONE: 731-7971
AGES: through high school; half-day class session open to rising second- to sixth-graders
DATES: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 6-10
COST: $130 before May 23; $150 after May 23
Intermediate through advanced pupils, with a half-day option for rising second- through seventh-graders who are currently taking piano lessons
Conservatory Program Choral/Vocal Camp
ADDRESS: ASU Fine Arts Building
phone: 731-7971
AGES: Middle and high school pupils
DATES: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 13-17
COST: $130 before May 30; $150 after May 30.
Conservatory Program Band Camp
ADDRESS: ASU Fine Arts Building
PHONE: 731-7971
AGES: Middle and high school pupils
DATES: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 20-24
COST: $130 before June 5, $150 after June 5
Conservatory Program String/Orchestra Camp
ADDRESS: ASU Fine Arts Building
PHONE: 731-7971
AGES: Middle and high school pupils
DATES: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 27-July 1
COST: $130 before June 13, $150 after June 13.
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Cutno Dance
ADDRESS: 210 11th St.
PHONE: 828-3101
Summer Dance 2005
Ages: 6-18
DATE: 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. depending on level, July 18-30
Cost: $135-$575
Classes available in modern, ballet, jazz/hip-hop, African
Arts Camp
Ages: First-sixth grade
Date: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. July 6-29; early drop-off and late pickup available
Cost: $100 per week
Dance, drama and a production
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Family Y summer camps
Phone: 738-6678 or 733-1030
Sports Camp
Address: Southside Branch at Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School Gym, 1925 Krather St.
Ages: 5-12
Date: May 30-June 3, June 6-10, June 13-17, June 20-24, June 27-July 1, July 5-8, July 11-15, July 18-22
Cost: $80 members; $110 nonmembers; $25 nonrefundable registration fee for each child
Campers participate in introductory baseball, basketball, football and fitness, field trips, guest speakers, swimming and sportsmanship development
Micro Soccer Camp
Address: Wilson Branch Sports Fields, 3532 Wheeler Road
Ages: 4-6
Date: 9-11 a.m. May 30-June 3, June 13-17, June 27-July 1, July 11-15
Cost: $60 members; $75 nonmembers; $25 nonrefundable registration fee for each child
Basic soccer skills taught
Soccer Camp
Address: Wilson Branch Sports Fields, 3532 Wheeler Road
Ages: 7-16
Dates: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 27-July 1, July 11-15
Cost: $115 members; $135 nonmembers; $25 nonrefundable registration fee for each child
Full-day soccer instruction in technique and tactics
Cheerleading Camp
Address: Southside Branch at Wilkinson Gardens Elementary School Gym, 1925 Krather St.
Ages: 5-12
Dates: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 23-27; May 30-June 3; June 6-10, June 13-17, June 20-24, June 27-July 1, July 5-8, July 11-15, July 18-22, July 25-30
Cost: $80 members; $110 nonmembers; $25 nonrefundable registration fee for each child
This camp teaches basic skills for cheerleaders and aspiring cheerleaders. Camp includes field trips, guest speakers, swimming and character development
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Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art Camp 2005!
Address: Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art, 506 Telfair St.
Phone: 722-5495
Ages: 5-11
Dates: 10 a.m. to noon, June 27-July 1, July 11-15, July 18-22
Cost: $65 nonmembers; $50 members
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Girls Inc. of the CSRA
Address: 1919 Watkins St.
Ages: 5-18
Dates: 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., May 30-July 29
Cost: varies
Phone: 733-2512
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Morris Museum of Art
Address: 1 10th St.
Phone: 724-7501
Pop Art Extravaganza!
Ages: 4-10
Dates: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 14-July 29
Cost: $3 per child
Pupils will tour galleries, create pop-up artwork
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Newman Tennis Center
Address: 3103 Wrightsboro Road
Phone: 821-1600
Newman Tennis Camp
Ages: 8-17
Dates: June 6-11, July 11-15 and July 18-22; half- and full-day sessions available
Costs: $225 full day; $149 half day
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St. Mark United Methodist Church
Address: 2367 Washington Road
Phone: 826-4707
Augusta Players Summer Theatre Camp
Ages: 6-18
Dates: 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. June 13-24
Cost: $200
To broaden pupils' knowledge of theater arts, develop basic acting and technical skills
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Summer Dance Camps
Address: Augusta Ballet School, 2941 Walton Way
Phone: 733-5511
www.augustaballet school.com
Ages: 3-8
Dates: June 6-10 (ages 5-8), Aug. 1-4 (ages 3-5)
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The Art Factory Inc.
Address: 416 Crawford Ave.
Phone: 731-0008, www.artfactoryinc.org
Summer Stock
Ages: 6-16
Dates: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., June 6-24 (one three-week session)
Cost: $375, $350 if paid in advance
Participate in a musical theater performance, including drama, dance, costume making, set building
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Fort Discovery
Address: 1 Seventh St.
Phone: 821-0646
www.NationalScienceCenter.org
Cost: $99 members; $129 nonmembers before April 29; $125 members; $129 nonmembers April 29-June 3
Lights! Action! Science!
Ages: Third-fourth grade
Dates: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 6-10, before and after-camp care offered
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Discovery Island
Ages: Fourth-fifth grade
Dates: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 6-10
Cosmic Connections
Ages: Fifth-sixth grade
Dates: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 6-10
How Come?
Ages: Second-third grade
Dates: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 2-24
Space & Rocketry
Ages: Fifth-sixth grade
Dates: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 20-24
Robo-Tech
Ages: Sixth-seventh grade
Dates: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 20-24
Dinosaurs
Ages: Third-fourth grade
Dates: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 11-15
Jump onto the Fast Track
Ages: Fourth-fifth grade
Dates: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 11-15
To the Ends of the Earth
Ages: Sixth-eighth grade
Dates: 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 11-15
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Aiken County
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Ceramics Unlimited
Address: 224 West Ave., North Augusta
Phone: 819-3311
Clay Ol
Ages: 8 and older
Dates: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 6-10
Cost: $150
Explore the art of Mexico, Central and South America through skits, games, poetry, songs, cooking, videos
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First Baptist Church of North Augusta
Address: 602 Georgia Ave.
Phone: 279-6370
Music Camp
Ages: Second-sixth graders
Dates: 9 a.m. to noon, June 27-July 1
Cost: $15
Classes in handbells, percussion, art and dance; camp performance June 30
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H. Odell Weeks Activities Center
Address: 1700 Whiskey Road, Aiken
Phone: 642-7631
Summer Adventures Day Camp
Ages: 5-12
Dates: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 6-17, June 20-July 1, July 5-15, July 18-29
Cost: $100 each session through July 15; $50 July 18-29
Additional fees apply for nonmembers and those living outside the city limits
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Riverview Park
Address: 100 Riverview Park Drive
Phone: 441-4311
Junior Jacket Baseball & Softball Camps
Ages: 5-12
Dates: 9 a.m. to noon, May 31-June 3
Cost: $60
Action Cheer & Tumble
Ages: 5-18
Dates: Times vary, June 13-16; half-day camp available for 5-year-olds
Cost: $110 full-day; $75 half-day
Cross Training Basketball Camp
Ages: 7-12
Dates: 9 a.m. to noon, June 6-10
Cost: $45
Antonio Grant Basketball Camp
Ages: 6-16
Dates: June 20-23
Cost: To be determined
Clint Bryant Basketball Camp
Ages: 6-18
Dates: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to noon Friday, July 18-22
Cost: To be determined
Cross Training Soccer Camp
Ages: 6-12
Dates: 9 a.m. to noon, June 6-10
Cost: $45
Challenger Sports British Soccer Camp
Ages: 3-4, 6-9 and 10-14
Dates: Times vary, Aug. 1-5
Cost: $75-$100
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Smith-Hazel Recreation Center
Address: 400 Kershaw St., Aiken
Phone: 642-7636
Summer Fun Day Camp
Ages: 5-12
Dates: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 6-17, June 20-July 1, July 5-15, July 18-29, Aug. 1-5
Cost: $70 through July 29; $35 Aug. 1-5
Additional fees apply for nonmembers and those living outside of the city limits
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University of South Carolina Aiken
Address: 471 University Parkway, North Augusta
Phone: 641-3563
Summer Day Camps
CSI for Kids
Ages: Third-fifth grade
Dates: 1-4 p.m., June 13-17
Cost: $85
Find evidence and clues at a "crime scene"; hands-on thread comparison tests, chromatography, pH, fingerprint analysis and powder tests
The Galloping Newsroom
Ages: Third-12th grades
Dates: 9 a.m. to noon, June 13-17, seventh-12th grade; June 20-24, 9 a.m. to noon, third-fifth grade, 1-4 p.m., sixth-eighth grade
Cost: $85
Fast-paced journalism camp
Looking for Super Kids to Save the World/Environmental Science Camp
Ages: Sixth-eighth graders
Dates: June 13-17, 9 a.m. to noon, boys; 1-4 p.m., girls
Cost: $85
Learn recycling and reusing; make paper, grow plants using old stockings, recycle crayons
Time Travelers Camp
Ages: Fourth-seventh grade
Dates: 9 a.m. to noon, Monday and Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, June 13-17
Cost: $175, lunch Tuesday only
Explore the history of South Carolina from pre-Revolutionary war times to the present
Weapons of Math Instruction - Girls
Ages: Third-fifth grades
Dates: 9 a.m. to noon, June 13-17
Cost: $85
Real-world math-science investigations; perform science simulations, learn what happens to fish populations when the quality of habitat is changed
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Drama-rama
Ages: Third-eighth grades
Dates: July 11-15; 9 a.m. to noon, third-fifth grade, 1-4 p.m. sixth-eighth grade
Cost: $85
Improvisation, storytelling, movement, voice, acting and mask-making; stage combat, technical theatre and stage make-up; concludes with a show for family and friends Friday
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Guess What? Scrapbooking
Ages: Fifth-seventh grades
Dates: 1-4 p.m. July 11-15
Cost: $85
Take close-up pictures of objects discovered on walking tour of campus; use the pictures to provide clues and write descriptions for the scrapbook reader to guess what the objects are.