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Summer Programs for Kids
The Community Resource Center has compiled information regarding area summer camps, education and programs for children and families.
General Camps for Kids
The First Tee of Harrisonburg
The First Tee program uses a combination of golf skills and life skills
to help strengthen character and leadership values in our youth between
the ages of 5 and 17. The average cost per participant is $50 per level.
For those who are unable to contribute financially, program fundraising
efforts will cover the costs. As a not-for-profit organization, The
First Tee welcomes financial gifts and contributions as well as any
golf equipment. For further information, contact David Jones, The First
Tee Executive Director, at 540-820-6462 or visit the website at www.thefirstteeharrisonburg.
Girl Scouts
The Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline has numerous programs for the summer
of 2009. Visit http://www.gsvsc.org/c_dates.
Website to learn about Day Camps, Weekend Camps, or Resident Camps.
Harrisonburg Parks and Recreation
305 S. Dogwood Drive, Harrisonburg, VA
(540) 433-9168
http://www.ci.harrisonburg.va.
Camp Overlook, Rockingham
County, VA
In a mountain setting, Camp Overlook provides facilities and creative
ministries in a nurturing Christian environment for adults, families,
youth, and children in their faith journey.
Contact Kelly Sprague at 540-269-2267 or visit www.campoverlook.org
Camp Horizons, Harrisonburg,
VA
Camp Horizons is an all-around, try stuff, get dirty, have fun, make friends summer camp! Co-ed for ages 6-17. Swimming, horseback, nature, arts, ropes course, SCUBA diving, golf and more. Year-round meeting and retreat center and trail rides and riding lessons. ACA Accredited. Celebrating 28 summers in 2010! Contact us at 540-896-7600 or email Camp@HorizonsVA.com.
Summer Camp at Rockingham
Memorial Hospital Wellness Center
Camps will be held every week
from June 15-August 21, except for the week of June 29. Ages 4-10
years are welcome. Camp times vary according to age. 4 and
5 year olds will have camp from 9 am to 12 pm and 6-10 year olds will
have camp from 9am -4pm. Care before and after camp is available
for minimal cost.
Contact Debbie Patterson at 540-564-5684 for more information.
Good Shepherd School, "Keep
Your Brain in Gear"
540-564-1744
http://www.
Sheridan School Mountain
Campus And Shenandoah Summer Adventure Camp
http://www.mountaincampus.org/
(540)-743-6603
mtcampus@shentel.net
Harrisonburg/Rockingham
Office on Child and Youth
http://web.jmu.edu/
Virginia Summer Camps Guide
http://www.summer-camps.
4-H Summer Enrichment Camps
2009
A variety of Day Camps for ages 5-16, June thru August. For more information,
contact the Rockingham County Extension Office at (540) 564-3080 or
Jason Adams (4-H Project Associate) at sjadams@vt.edu.
Caroline Furnace Lutheran
Camp
Retreat Center and Summer Camp
Call (540) 933-6266 or visit www.carolinefurnace.org for more information.
Summer Enrichment Program
The Summer Enrichment Program sponsored by Harrisonburg City Schools
and Rockingham County Public Schools will be held June 22-26. Registration
is $75 for Harrisonburg City and Rockingham County students and $125
for other students. Schedule and registration information can be found
at www.harrisonburg.k12.va.us and www.rockingham.k12.va.us. For further
information, contact Dr. Bonnie Hobson with Harrisonburg City Schools
at 540-434-5730 and bhobson@harrisonburg.k12.va.us or contact Fred Babbitt
with Rockingham County Public Schools at 540-564-6027 and fbabbitt@rockingham.k12.va.us.
DEADLINE: Registration forms, with payment, must be received by June1,
2009.
Brethren Woods
12 miles northeast of Harrisonburg, provides Christian educational opportunities,
facilities, and programs for all ages in an inviting woodland setting;
encouraging the formation of Christ centered living, leadership, and
stewardship of creation. Exciting summer program for Kindergarten through
12th grade.
Call 540-269-2741.
Global Nonviolence Summer
Camp
The camp will prepare children
ages 8-12 to appreciate the value of nonviolence, the potential of nonviolent
action to address conflicts, the value of social responsibility, the
interconnected nature of human experience, and the planets natural environment
as they participate in an eclectic blend of exciting activities. Monday-
Friday, August 17-21 2009 9am-2pm. JMU Memorial Hall. Contact: Katie
Sensabaugh at 540-578-2280
Highland Retreat
Highland Retreat offers many summer camps throughout the season. Visit
http://www.highlandretreat.
and residential, wilderness, or day camps.
Frontier Culture Museum
– Summer Youth Programs 2009
"Historic Day Camp", June 15-19, 9:00-1:00, Ages: 5-8 years
old.
"Living on the Frontier", June 24-26, 9:00-1:00, 9-13 years
old.
"Summer Enrichment Camp", July 6-10, time varies, Ages: 9-13
years old.
For more information call 540-332-7850 or visit www.frontiermuseum.org.
Woodrow Wilson Presidential
Library and Museum – Children of the World
– Living the League of Nations
Experience the life and cultures
of children from around the world. Carnivals, crafts, dancing,
Olympic Games, storytellers Mac and Joan Swift, and more…June 23-25
9am-12:30PM $60.
Call 540-885-0897 ext. 110
for more information or visit www.woodrowwilson.org.
Camp Kaleidoscope
25 Media Lane, Harrisonburg
Camps are offered June 22-26, July 6-10, July 20-24 from 9am to 4pm.
Our theme this summer is Inside
Outside Upsidedown! Campers will learn about themselves, about others,
and about what it means to turn the world upside-down by being the people
they are meant to be.
For more information please
contact Lee Van Orden at 540-433-2171 or visit www.kcfs.us.com.
Kids at College/University
Blue Ridge Community College
BRCC's Summer Youth Program "Learning Can Be Fun"
Award Winning!
One College Lane, Weyers Cave, VA
(540) 453-2216
http://www.brcc.edu/wsce/
Camp Brochures available at the Harrisonburg & other BRCC offices
Eastern Mennonite University
Harrisonburg, VA
www.emu.edu/athletics/summer/
KICKS Soccer Camp for boys and girls ages 6 - 18
Runnin' Royals Boys Basketball Camp, boys 6 - 16 years of age
EMU Volleyball Camp for 7th - 12th grade girls
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
http://www.jmu.edu/recreation/
Each week at Camp UREC will offer a variety of activities for children
age 6-12. A typical week at camp will include a variety of sport and
recreational activities, opportunities to climb the UREC wall, swimming
and arts and crafts. This year children will be exposed to other areas
on campus such as the Arboretum and the dining services chef. Local
Harrisonburg services such as the Fire Department and Police will be
stopping in as well as martial artists for demonstrations. One final
addition we are excited about is Friday fieldtrips to local Harrisonburg
establishments such as the Children’s Museum, each Friday will be
a different location.
2009 JMU Summer Art Education
Program
For more information, contact Valerie Smith at 540-246-2406
For 7 and 8 graders
June 15 - 18 Classes include Wearable Art, Ceramics, Mirror Images,
3-D Exploratory, Print & Paint Landscapes, Paint, and Plaster, Styrofoam,
MASK-ers of Disguise, and Silk Paining
June 22 - 25 Classes include Mural Art, Magical Room Installation, Mirror
Images, 3-D Exploratory, Print & Paint Landscapes, Paint, Plaster,
Styrofoam, Dinosaurs, Horses, and Bugs OH MY, Mixed Media Drawing &
Painting
All classes will be held at The Studio Center in Harrisonburg.
Music Camps
Instrumental Music Instruction
Shenandoah Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra: Junior Strings
1200 Park Rd, Harrisonburg
(540) 432-4277
http://www.emu.edu/music/
Private and/or class instruction for children in piano, violin, cello,
flute, clarinet, saxophone, guitar, and harp. Includes Suzuki-method
violin instruction for children ages 3 and up.
Musikgarten
Preparatory Music Program, Eastern Mennonite University
1200 Park Rd, Harrisonburg
(540) 432-4277
www.emu.edu/music/
Music program for children ages 0-6. Exposes children to basic musical
concepts through songs, movement games, and story telling.
Young Artists Music Studio
598 Sunrise Ave, Harrisonburg
540-433-1563
Youngartistsmusicstudio.com
Contact the Music Studio for 2009 updates.
Music and Liturgical Arts
Week
June 21-26 2009, at Lake Janaluska Conference and Retreat Center, Lake
Junaluska, North Carolina. Contact Laura Douglass at Asbury United Methodist
Church at
434-2836 or contact the camp website at www.sejmusicweek.com.
Special Needs
Camp Kaleidoscope
25 Media Lane, Harrisonburg
Camps are offered June 22-26, July 6-10, July 20-24 from 9am to 4pm.
Our theme this summer is Inside
Outside Upsidedown! Campers will learn about themselves, about others,
and about what it means to turn the world upside-down by being the people
they are meant to be.
For more information please
contact Lee Van Orden at 540-433-2171 or visit www.kcfs.us.com.
Camp Still Meadows
11992 Hollar School Rd, Linville VA
(540) 833-2072
www.campstillmeadows.org
The camp has been designed to provide therapeutic activities for children
and adults with mental and/or physical disabilities in a safe, creative
country setting.
Camp Unali
www.unali.org
Camp Unali is "An Adventure Exclusively for Children who are Cancer
Survivors or have Sickle Cell Anemia." This year’s camp will
be held June 28-July 3 2009, at Brethren Woods Camp and Retreat Center
located in Keezletown, VA. Contact Jason Smith for additional information:
Camp Unali Inc. Headquarters, P.O. Box 1448 Harrisonburg, VA 22803;
telephone 443-927-6644; or email campunali@hotmail.com.
Local Museums and Historic
Sites
(***) particularly child friendly
Frontier Culture Museum
(***)
Off I-81, Exit 222
Staunton, Va.
(540) 332-7850
www.frontiermuseum.org
Living history museum with working farms from 17th, 18th, and 19th century
Germany, Ireland, England, and America. Kids can watch sheep shearing,
pull water from a well, play old-fashioned children's games and learn
about all aspects of early farm life.
Harrisonburg Children's
Museum (***)
On Court Square, Downtown Harrisonburg
(540) 442-8900
www.hcmuseum.org
Hands-on, interactive museum for children ages 2-12 to learn and explore.
Includes wide range of activities in drama, creative arts, science,
culture, technology, and more.
Miller-Kite House
310 East Rockingham Street, Elkton, VA
http://www.elktonva.gov
540-298-5390
The Miller-Kite House served as General Stonewall Jackson’s Headquarters
during the planning of the Shenandoah Valley campaign. It includes Civil
War items and articles belonging to Jackson. Open Sunday afternoons
only.
New Market Battlefield and
Hall of Valor Museum
Off I-81, Exit 264
New Market, Va.
(866) 515-1864
www.vmi.edu/newmarket
Site of the Civil War's 1864 Battle of New Market and museum focusing
on VMI cadets who fought in the battle.
Stonewall Jackson Museum
at Hupp's Hill (***)
Off I-81, Exit 298
Strasburg, Va.
(540) 465-5884
www.waysideofva.com/
Civil War museum with hands-on displays for kids. Children can try on
period costumes, climb into a soldier's tent, and ride wooden horses
with authentic cavalry saddles. "Discovery boxes" offer kids
a chance to explore historic topics through games, puzzles and artifacts.
Virginia Quilt Museum
301 South Main St., Harrisonburg
(540) 433-3818
www.vaquiltmuseum.org
Displays work by both early and contemporary quilt artisans.
Intergenerational Enrichment
Programs 2009
Contact Generations Crossing
at (540) 434-4901 or by email at director@generationscrossing.
on these programs. Generations Crossings is now located at:
3765 Taylor Spring Lane
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Woodrow Wilson Presidential
Library and Museum (***)
Explore the life of Woodrow
Wilson by taking a guided tour of his birthplace, a beautiful pre-Civil
War manse. The Woodrow Wilson Museum has seven galleries of exhibits,
and features his Pierce-Arrow limousine. Stroll through the maze
in the Victorian garden and visit the President’s Shop for unique
gifts. Children will especially enjoy the new Kid’s Corner where
they can try on period costumes, go on a scavenger hunt, and play historic
games, Tours daily.
For more information call 540-885-0897
or visit www.woodrowwilson.org.