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Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center (Kansas City, MO) will be offering a Discovery Camp and an Outdoor Skills Camp for older elementary school kids and middleschoolers.

Ernie Miller Park and Nature Center (Olathe, KS) hosts outdoor discovery camps for children ages 6-12. Hikes, environmental games and nature crafts are centered around a changing weekly theme. Sign up quick! Some camps are already full!

Kansas City Zoo Summer Camps (Kansas City, MO) offers some really neat week-long science and animal-related day camps for all ages.

Kansas Starbase (Kansas City, KS) is a really cool camp for kids who have finished 4th, 5th or 6th grades. Topics covered are flight basics and flying skills in a simulator, robotics, rocketry and space exploration.

Lakeside Nature Center (Kansas City, MO) offers a Summer of Science camp for kids from 6 to 12. I think they also team up with the Kansas City Zoo on some of the zoo’s camps too.

The Learning Exchange (Kansas City, MO) hosts the CityWorks, WildWorks and WildWorks II camps for kids from 7 to 13. CityWorks is offered at Exchange City and teaches kids about personal finance and business. The WildWorks programs cover wildlife biology and scientific skills.

Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary (Northland) has a brand new summer program this year called EGADS (Earth Guardians Adventure Days). These are nature focused camps with outdoor exploration, games, crafts and songs. There are different offerings for everyone from preschool through ninth grade.

Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library (Kansas City, KS) is an environmental learning center located at Wyandotte County Lake Park. This summer, the Schlagle Library will have a nature day camp for preschoolers, an outdoor discovery day camp for elementary age children, Destination Science camp for middleschoolers and a World of Flight camp also for middleschoolers.

Parkville Nature Sanctuary (Parkville, MO) offers three-day nature camps, exploring the trails, learning trail safety, discovering wild animal habitats, identifying trees and other nature-related activities. For ages 8 to 12.

Powell Gardens (Kingsville, MO – east of Lee’s Summit) is expanding its Summer Explorations program this year. Camps are offered for 3rd grade through 7th grade. Nature Explorations (for the younger set) will cover plant and water science. Career Explorations (for the older kids) explores careers in botany, horticulture and landscaping.

Science City (Kansas City, MO) offers summer camps for kids ages 6 to 12. Hands-on activities keep your kids interested in weekly themes related to biology, chemistry, engineering and space.

UMKC – Kansas City Summer Transportation Institute (Kansas City, MO) is a camp for high schoolers focused on various aspects of the transportation industry including career exploration in the transportation sector, skill building, teamwork and college preparation.

Wildwood Outdoor Education Center (near LaCygne, KS) offers overnight (or “residential”) camps for kids ages 8 to 14. With a nature-focus, campers take part in very traditional camp activities – swimming, fishing, ropes course, games, canoeing, arts & crafts and theme nights.

William Jewell College (Liberty, MO) hosts week-long residential camps for 7th and 8th grade boys and girls. Campers have the opportunity to engage in activities related to biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and computer science. The camp curriculum also emphasizes leadership development and teambuilding. Evening activities are generally less formal.

Wonderscope (Shawnee, KS) has some really fun camps for kids ages 5 to 9. In addition to a drama camp, Wonderscope offers great science-related themes – like water experiments, space, rainforests, building, environmentalism/conservation and the popular Ker-SPLAT! and Ka-BOOM! camp which mixes science and the creative arts.

Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center (Kansas City, MO) will be offering a Discovery Camp and an Outdoor Skills Camp for older elementary school kids and middleschoolers.

Ernie Miller Park and Nature Center (Olathe, KS) hosts outdoor discovery camps for children ages 6-12. Hikes, environmental games and nature crafts are centered around a changing weekly theme. Sign up quick! Some camps are already full!

Kansas City Zoo Summer Camps (Kansas City, MO) offers some really neat week-long science and animal-related day camps for all ages.

Kansas Starbase (Kansas City, KS) is a really cool camp for kids who have finished 4th, 5th or 6th grades. Topics covered are flight basics and flying skills in a simulator, robotics, rocketry and space exploration.

Lakeside Nature Center (Kansas City, MO) offers a Summer of Science camp for kids from 6 to 12. I think they also team up with the Kansas City Zoo on some of the zoo’s camps too.

The Learning Exchange (Kansas City, MO) hosts the CityWorks, WildWorks and WildWorks II camps for kids from 7 to 13. CityWorks is offered at Exchange City and teaches kids about personal finance and business. The WildWorks programs cover wildlife biology and scientific skills.

Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary (Northland) has a brand new summer program this year called EGADS (Earth Guardians Adventure Days). These are nature focused camps with outdoor exploration, games, crafts and songs. There are different offerings for everyone from preschool through ninth grade.

Mr. & Mrs. F.L. Schlagle Library (Kansas City, KS) is an environmental learning center located at Wyandotte County Lake Park. This summer, the Schlagle Library will have a nature day camp for preschoolers, an outdoor discovery day camp for elementary age children, Destination Science camp for middleschoolers and a World of Flight camp also for middleschoolers.

Parkville Nature Sanctuary (Parkville, MO) offers three-day nature camps, exploring the trails, learning trail safety, discovering wild animal habitats, identifying trees and other nature-related activities. For ages 8 to 12.

Powell Gardens (Kingsville, MO – east of Lee’s Summit) is expanding its Summer Explorations program this year. Camps are offered for 3rd grade through 7th grade. Nature Explorations (for the younger set) will cover plant and water science. Career Explorations (for the older kids) explores careers in botany, horticulture and landscaping.

Science City (Kansas City, MO) offers summer camps for kids ages 6 to 12. Hands-on activities keep your kids interested in weekly themes related to biology, chemistry, engineering and space.

UMKC – Kansas City Summer Transportation Institute (Kansas City, MO) is a camp for high schoolers focused on various aspects of the transportation industry including career exploration in the transportation sector, skill building, teamwork and college preparation.

Wildwood Outdoor Education Center (near LaCygne, KS) offers overnight (or “residential”) camps for kids ages 8 to 14. With a nature-focus, campers take part in very traditional camp activities – swimming, fishing, ropes course, games, canoeing, arts & crafts and theme nights.

William Jewell College (Liberty, MO) hosts week-long residential camps for 7th and 8th grade boys and girls. Campers have the opportunity to engage in activities related to biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics and computer science. The camp curriculum also emphasizes leadership development and teambuilding. Evening activities are generally less formal.

Wonderscope (Shawnee, KS) has some really fun camps for kids ages 5 to 9. In addition to a drama camp, Wonderscope offers great science-related themes – like water experiments, space, rainforests, building, environmentalism/conservation and the popular Ker-SPLAT! and Ka-BOOM! camp which mixes science and the creative arts.

Academy of Performing Arts (Grandview, MO) has two-week sessions of performing arts training for ages 6 and up, culminating in a musical play and talent showcase on the Academy’s outdoor stage. This year – Alice in Wonderland!

Act Out! (Olathe, KS) is an acting camp for ages 6 and up, hosted by the First Christian Church in downtown Olathe.

Ballet North (Northland) offers week-long dance camps for ages 4 and up.

Camellot Academy (Blue Springs, MO) offers a camp program for kids age 5 through grade 9. Campers participate in activities related to dance, art, drama, vocal music and performance skills. They rehearse and perform a complete play the final week of camp.

Chestnut Fine Arts Center (Olathe, KS) is offering two one-week theatre workshops this summer. Topics covered include scripts, songs, dances, costume design, set building and performance. A 30 minute production caps off the week.

Christian Youth Theater (multiple locations) offers several day and overnight camp options for kids from age 4 through high school. Each session is a week long. The kids work on fun productions all week long and then perform!

Coterie Theatre (multiple locations) has courses for grades 1 through 12 – try acting, playwriting or theatre exploration classes.

Creative Arts Academy (Gladstone, MO) offers weeklong, full day camps for kids from ages 4 to 14, each week in July. Camp activities include hip hop dance, gymnastics, trampoline, tumbling, arts/crafts, sports, drama and swimming.

Culture House (Olathe, KS) has a HUGE variety of summer courses available from dance and ballet to music and theater. Take a stage saber fighting course, learn to perform Wicked and Hairspray!

Dave’s Gymnastics Factory (Lee’s Summit, MO) offers a full day camp for ages 5 to 11, all summer long. Activities includenot only gym time but also outdoor activities, arts and crafts and swimming

Eagles Gymnastics and Dance Centre (south Kansas City, MO) has half day camps with different themes each week. Each camp includes gymnastics and special activities related to the week’s theme. Boys and girls of all ages are welcome!

Edge Gymnastics (Liberty, MO) offers one day “power camps”, which are single full day classes based around a fun theme – princesses, American Idol, Mad Scientist, Olympics, cheer and dancing.

Emerald City Gymnastics (Overland Park, KS) offers four-day camps with gymnastics, games, playing in Bump City and a week-ending show for parents.

A Fairytale Ballet (Prairie Village, KS and Overland Park, KS) has one and two day “princess” camps for little girls throughout the summer.

A Flip Zone (Lee’s Summit, MO) offers two-day camps based around different themes. Kids from 2 1/2 to 12 participate in gymnastics, games and snacks.

Camp Shakespeare/Heart of America Shakespeare Festival (various locations) has a wide range of offerings for kids from 5 to 18. Camps range from one day to two weeks and many camps end with a camp performance of a Shakespearean play.

Ibsen Dance Theatre (Northland) doesn’t have their summer schedule posted on the website yet. But they traditionally have a theatre camp in addition to dance classes during the summer. Check back on their website or just give them a call!

Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey AileyCamp (Kansas City, MO and Kansas City, KS) is a camp for inner-city middle-schoolers which uses dance as a vehicle to build self-esteem, self-discipline and critical thinking skills.

KC Young Audiences (Kansas City, MO) gives kids ages 5 to 18 a chance to learn music, musical theater, Shakespeare, comedy, dance and show production.

Legacy School of the Arts (Olathe, KS) offers regular and intensive summer dance classes as well as drama and musical theatre camps for all ages.

Lyric Opera (Kansas City, MO) hosts an amazing two week camp for kids ages 10 to 18. Campers will study the opera La Boheme and acting techniques. They will perform a family opera at the end of camp and will have the opportunity to be chosen to sing in an actual Lyric Opera production next season.

Martin City Melodrama (Overland Park, KS) offers fun comedy camps for grades K through 12 during the month of June.

Miller-Marley School of Dance and Voice (Overland Park, KS) doesn’t have their summer information posted to their website yet (as of March 27, 2008 ) but check back because the folks at Miller-Marley never slow down!

Music House School of Music (south Overland Park, KS) has some super non-traditional camp offerings – Rock Band, Garage Band and The Real Guitar Hero – for ages 10 to 17.

Music Theatre for Young People (Olathe, KS) is putting on a day camp for ages 7 to 12, culminating in a performance of School House Rock!

Paul Green School of Rock (North Kansas City, MO) offers rock music performance camps and theory camps. Check back at their website soon for details.

Paul Mesner Puppets (Kansas City, MO) is having Puppet Camp for ages 6 and up! Learn to make puppets and create puppet shows from the best!

Theatre of the Imagination (various locations) offers theatre camps at several locations around the city. Check out their website for updates. UPDATE: Looks like Theatre of the Imagination is offering camps in Kansas City and in Leawood. All ages, several themes – acting, singing dancing!