2017 Summer Camp Guide

There are so many great summer camps available in the northern St. Johns and the surrounding areas. Partnering with St. Johns Magazine gets your business in front of local parents so they may review all the choices.  Online and print options available.
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Apex Theater

www.apextheatrejax.com

CAMP APEX A summer experience which encourages young theatre artists to discover what we already know: they are amazingly creative, endlessly curious, passionate human beings. Each one of our core action words: Challenge, Explore, Invent, Create provides the jumping off point for our summer workshops.  We offer weekly day camps (ages 8-14) during the summer in Musical Theatre, Improvisation, Stage Combat and Comic Books.  Our upper division (ages 14-21) presents a complete summer season of musicals and plays at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall.  (2017 offerings include The Secret Garden, As You Like It and Godspell.)
Please take a moment to look over our programming schedule at www.apextheatrejax.com.  Or stop by the studio on Saturdays in May   to meet our staff and participate in a mini-class. Camps meet every Monday thru Friday from 9:30am -1:00pm (Monday-Friday) Cost is $250.
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Creative Me Art Studio

 www.creativemeartstudio.com

​Our Creative Me Summer Camp Program promotes exploration and discovery of the art world. To help foster that growth we give our students the opportunity to think outside the box while working on their teacher-guided art projects. Your child's week at camp will be centered around a specific art theme. Within that theme, they will explore a variety of age-appropriate materials and hands-on processes, while having a great time! Just have your child wear old clothes and bring a small snack!
 
We are offering morning and afternoon camps. The first time slot is from 9:00 am until 12 noon, and the second time slot is 1:00 until 4:00pm. The cost of camp is $150 per week/per time slot of your choosing. You can sign up for as many weeks as you would like once your child is registered.
 
If you choose not to have your child attend the whole week, you can send them for a few days of your choosing, for $30 per day. Each day includes 3 hours of Art. Just call the studio to let us know! 904-770-2222
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Marineland

www.marineland.net 
or 904-471-1111.

​Seaside Eco-Adventures (S.E.A. Camp)
Children between the ages of 7 - 12 are invited to join our crew for a fun-filled week of science, activities, exploration, beach combing and of course, DOLPHINS! Campers will spend much of their days outside enjoying the beach and exploring the intracoastal hammock ecosystem. Science experiments, conservation projects and animal observations are all included in this one-of-a-kind day camp experience. This camp is designed for the young nature lover or those seeking to be a dolphin trainer. The camp experience concludes with a formal graduation ceremony, complete with an in-water dolphin encounter

YMCA

YMCA 
Summer is a critical out-of-school time when children benefit from enriched learning and unique adventures. That’s why YMCA camps offer activities that engage both the body and mind. Our goals are to eliminate summer learning loss, nurture self-confidence and sound values, and encourage healthy lifestyle habits. Plus, children make new friends along the way. Campers identified as non-swimmers or poor swimmers receive free lessons throughout the summer. The Y also offers financial assistance to ensure that all kids get the chance to experience camp. Visit FirstCoastYMCA.org or call 904.265.1775 for more details

Starlight Gymnastics

Starlight Gymnastics
Starlight Gymnastics is the best year-round gymnastics school in North Florida and is accredited by the Better Business Bureau.  We are well respected and known nationwide for our exceptional programs. Our preschool, recreational, boys and tumbling classes as well as our competitive team programs have attracted hundreds of children for the past 15 years.  Our Summer Camp program will offers one-week sessions from June 8th through August 14th, from 9-3.  Please call us at 260-4866 or visit us at www.starlightjax.com
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Arch Pilates

www.Archpilates.com
​Summer classes for Parents & kids!. Work out while your children work-out. And try family fitness group classes. 
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Simultaneous Mixed Apparatus/Mixed Conditions class allows you to get a work-out in an adjoining room separated by a curtain as your 5-9 year old takes a fun YogaPilates, Bendy Bodies class in the next room.  Wednesday's 10:30am, starting June 8th. Make sure to sign up online. 

Parent and me Pilates, ages 1-4 group class develops motor skills for crawling and walking.... Parents will do old fashioned crab walks, doggie walking, bear walks and much more for a work-out challenge for child and parent! Obstacle course for kids make it fun! 
Tuesday's at 10am. Sign up online.

Babywearing at the Pilates Barre, babies to 24 months uses babe as a weight and challenges his vestibular and visual skills. Activities will work on baby and parent's core strength. Strap your baby in the carrier and work out with no baby fuss in a Barre class! 
Thursday's at 11am. Sign up online.

Tweens need Pilates, too! Improve posture, agility, flexibility, and body endurance to enhance all competitive sports and activities. Contact us if your interested! 
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3491 Pall Mall Rd, Suite 102, Jacksonville, FL 3225/ 904-860-5392.

Did you know St. Johns County offers a Summer Marine Science Camp - Shainna's account of her experience gives you a little idea about how much fun it is....  read her story here....

Minorcan Mama is a regular contributor to St. Johns Magazine and here she offers some advice about a time-tested tradition:
​Sleep-Away Camp!

Champions Gynastics

www.championsofjax.com
We provide the perfect solution for families seeking a stimulating and nurturing environment for their children during holiday break. Champions camps are filled with exciting activities including gymnastics, relay games, rock climbing wall, arts and crafts, foam pit, bounce house and more! ​ Our instructors ensure every camper has the most fun and safe experience possible and plenty of opportunities to make friends. Campers will have the opportunity to grow their flexibility, strength, fitness, and character, while learning gymnastics skills on floor, bars, beam, vault and more. championsgymjax@gmail.com

St. Augustine Surf School

staugustinesurf.com/ 904-206-SURF
St. Augustine Surf School is North Florida’s #1 Surf School.  Don’t just take our word for it....Check out our 5 star reviews on tripadvisor.com, and see what everyone is saying about us.  St. Augustine Surf School is dedicated to teaching safety, proper technique, and HAVING FUN!!! We are a family owned and operated surf camp with the most experienced and professional instructors around.  Our camps consist of fun games and activities, daily organic and fresh snacks, a week ending surf contest with a trophy presentation and pizza party.  Each student gets a t-shirt and certificate of completion at our trophy presentation and mellow mushroom pizza party. We look forward to sharing our surfing stoke with you! http://staugustinesurf.com/ 904-206-SURF

Arch Pilates

Starlight Gymnastics

Champions Gymnastics

Keystone Behavioral Pediatrics 

6867 Southpoint Drive North, Suite 101/ Jacksonville, FL 32216 904.333.1151
​www.keystonebehavioral.com

     Keystone’s 2017 Summer Program for children, 5-22 years old, runs 10 consecutive weeks at Keystone Behavioral Pediatrics, 6867 Southpoint Dr N, Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.,  May 30 – Aug. 4, 2017. Enrollment closes April 28, 2017.
     Our high quality program provides instruction in a low student-to-therapist ratio, with behavior therapists trained in the methodologies and best practices of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).  This year’s summer program incorporates Brooks Rehabilitation’s pediatric recreation program, which focuses on providing recreational activities that foster a healthy lifestyle in children with developmental disabilities. Brooks Rehabilitation staff will facilitate wellness and fitness activities both onsite at Keystone as well as at nearby community spaces.
     Your child will be assigned after an assessment by our clinical team to one of two tracks based on clinical need and best fit. The first track will be our traditional social skills track that primarily focuses on working in groups with peers on activities and projects, social play, independent play, group games, appropriate social interaction with others, as well as fine motor and gross motor tasks. The second track this year will be a vocational skills/self-help track. This track will focus on establishing hygiene skills, independent living skills, job readiness skills and safety skills in a structured group format.
     Both tracks will participate in community outings as well as fun activities throughout the week tailored specifically to the skills they are working on throughout the summer. All children enrolled in the summer program may be eligible for before-care and/or after-care services at a cost of $13 per hour between the hours of 8-8:30 a.m. and 2:30-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Individual therapy services may also be scheduled during before- and after-care.

Camp Week: 5/30-6/2 (closed Memorial Day) – The Incredibles, 6/5-6/9 – Ratatouille, 6/12-6/16 – Moana, 5/19-5/23 – The Jungle Book, 6/26-6/30 – Inside Out, 7/3-7/7 (closed 7/4) – Wall-E, 7/10-7/14 – Atlantis: The Lost Empire, 7/17-7/21 – Treasure Island, 7/24-7/28 – It’s A Small World, 7/31-8/4 – Fantasia

Fee: $500 per child per week; registration/evaluation fee of $50 per child