Summer Camp Organizations

Art-focused summer camps for ages 5-13 led by professional artist-educators. Project-based camps include ceramics, fashion design, photography, sculpture, sewing, and mixed media. Named Best STEM Summer Camp by SummerCamps.com.

Comprehensive summer academy for ages 5-17 offering academic, sports, STEM, arts, specialty, and day camps across three campuses in Lakewood Ranch, Siesta Key, and Clark Road. Includes Thunder Sports Camp, Camp Banyan day camp, and various specialty programs.

Free residential summer camp (part of the SeriousFun Children's Network, founded by Paul Newman) for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses including cancer, kidney disease, rheumatic diseases, hemophilia, and more. Condition-specific week-long summer sessions and family weekends; all programming at no cost to families.

Camp Acorn is a four-week summer program for children ages 2–12 with communication delays and learning differences who have average to above-average learning potential. Programs enhance language, social, motor, and academic development through multi-sensory activities. Sibling Day Camp is available for typically developing siblings.

Four-week academic summer program building reading, math, and writing skills with individual attention from experienced teachers using research-backed multi-sensory instruction for grades 1-8.

Cooking summer camp where kids learn to eat healthy while learning to cook, developing kitchen skills, experimenting with recipes, and improving math and reading skills through culinary arts.

Two-week theater camps where campers from grades 2-8 craft performances, explore stagecraft and technology, and perform in a showcase for friends and family. Extended care available.