Featured Chapel Hill Area Summer Camps

Our camps are open to girls and gender-expansive youth. Please read each camp description for age/grade-level requirements.

We look forward to welcoming your singer(s) to camp this year! Whether your singer is new or returning, we hope to provide a place of warmth, acceptance, and welcome for your child; a place where they can go to be themselves, learn new skills, make friends, and make music in a positive and encouraging environment!

Please feel free to reach out to Sisters’ Voices Director of Operations, Stephenie Sanders, with any questions about camps: stephenie@sistersvoices.org.

Sisters’ Voices

stephenie@sistersvoices.org

Summer Camps at Hollow Rock

Summer Camps at Hollow Rock Racquet and Swim Club

At Hollow Rock we have tennis camps for kids who want to learn or practice the sport of tennis as well as a traditional summer camp.  For details about registering for our camps, see our website.

Camp Hollow Rock

Summer camp is a time that children will remember for the rest of their lives. They make friends, play games, learn about the outdoors, play a new sport, and enjoy time in the pool. They try something new, or they teach someone something they know. But the main thing they do is have fun in a safe, constructive, supervised environment. Camp hours are from 8:30am – 3:30pm with an optional after camp until 5:00pm. This camp is for kids ages 4-13. Campers must turn 4 years old before the week they plan to attend camp.

Hollow Rock Tennis Camp

Tennis camp is a day filled with fun fitness, tennis instruction, tennis drills, swim time and match play. Our pros are on hand to communicate effective strategies in matches, as well as ways kids can broaden their love of the game. Tennis camp is open to all skill levels. Campers must be 7 years old to attend camp. Camp hours are from 8:30am – 3:30pm with an optional after camp until 5:00pm.

Hollow Rock
(919) 489-1550 | info@hollowrock.com

School of Rock Chapel Hill Summer Camps

Want your young person to play in a real rock band for a week this summer? These camps are designed for all skill levels / for rising 4th through 12th graders.

Act fast to claim a spot…we expect all camps to Sell Out Quickly!

SUMMER CAMP SIGNUPS ARE OPEN!

We’re running four (4) summer camps in 2024:

• Taylor Swift Camp! – 6/23 thru 6/27
• My Chemical Romance – 7/14 thru 7/18
• Classic Vinyl– 7/21 thru 7/25
• Best of the 90’s– 8/4 thru 8/8

Click to register!

School of Rock Chapel Hill

chapelhill.schoolofrock.com | (919) 338-1011

Morehead Planetarium Science Camps

Science is an adventure – an amazing opportunity to explore the world around us. Children naturally love to explore our world, and Summer Science Camps at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center are the perfect way to encourage your child’s curiosity and intellectual growth in a fun, nurturing environment. There are over 20 topics, or ‘camp sessions,’ available, ranging from Fossil Finders to Wetlands to Chemistry Reactions In Action. For K through 8th graders.

Dates: June to August
Cost: Click here for cost breakdown.
Contact: (919) 962-1236

Morehead Planetarium & Science Center

Click here to sign up!

Alphabetical Listings

Admissions Wayfinder Summer College Admissions Workshops

Complete college applications with a pro!

Give your student the assistance they deserve while applying to college this year.  The Admissions Wayfinder offers summer workshops and fall courses to guide your student through the college application process in small group settings.  Don’t wait to register as space is limited.

The Admissions Wayfinder

317 460-4659 |info@admissionswayfinder.com

Area Youth Ministry STEM Camp

Dive into exciting hands-on STEM projects and gain real-world experience beyond the classroom with AYM Level Up Camp. Make lifelong connections with like-minded peers and mentors who share your passion for STEM. Join us for a summer where hands-on fun and friendship meet innovation! June 17th through June 21st.

Potential topics include: coding, robotics, biochemistry, physics.

Click here to learn more.

Area Youth Ministry

(919) 929-2787

Area Youth Ministry Free Sports Camp

Area Youth Ministry are hosting a free sports camp for middle schoolers and high schoolers July 19th and 20th from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The camp will include archery tag, pickleball as well as other workshops in between.

Click here to register.

Area Youth Ministry

(919) 929-2787

American Dance Festival Scripps Studios Summer Camps

ADF’s Samuel H. Scripps Studios offer a nurturing, non-recital environment where young dancers can explore the joy of movement. Our immersive week-long camps led by local and international professionals are designed for young dancers to discover dance in a supportive and creative environment. Students can experience a range of dance styles from Hip-hop to modern dance or even learn a new culture through the power of dance. This is a Chapelboro Summer Camp featured listing. For more information, see above.

Samuel H. Scripps Studios

studios@americandancefestival.org|919-797-2871

The ArtsCenter Summer ArtsCamps

Allow your camper to unleash their inner creativity! From molding with clay to digital photography and everything in between; The ArtsCenter offers over a dozen different courses tailored to your child’s interests and needs. This is a Chapelboro Summer Camp featured listing. For more information, see above.

Click here to learn more.

The ArtsCenter
300-G East Main St.
Carrboro, NC 27510

(919) 929-2787

Ballet School of Chapel Hill

Come dance with us! We offer a full schedule of ballet, modern, hip hop, contemporary jazz, rhythm tap, and fencing for students of all ages. Click here for the full list of summer classes we offer.

Ballet School of Chapel Hill
(919) 942-1339

Barriskill Summer Camp

BDTS is committed to providing high-quality, developmentally appropriate dance and theatre education.  We provide a safe and child-centered environment in which our students can explore dance with qualified, nurturing teachers. This a Chapelboro summer camp featured listing. For more information, see above.

With summer camp offerings for preschool, beginners, and intermediate to advanced dancers.

Barriskill Dance Theatre School

919.489.5100

Belle Vie Farm Summer Camp

Belle Vie Farm near downtown Chapel Hill offers weekly summer camps for ages 3-11 from June 10-August 16. Our camps take place on our 34-acre farm, complete with green pastures and comfy-cool forest playgrounds. Standard weekly activities include: hay rides, gem mining, photography, and more! This a Chapelboro summer camp featured listing. For more information, see above.

Belle Vie Farm
919-360-3280

Black SEL Summer Institute 

The Black SEL Hub Summer Institute is an initiative crafted to delve into the lived experiences of Black students concerning social-emotional development. Over five days, this institute will explore our Black SEL curriculum, providing students with training in social justice skills, racial equity, African-American historic leadership, mental health, workforce development, community violence, character development, understanding the political landscape, exploring a child’s media diet, all while integrating the five competencies of SEL and our Black SEL Framework.

At Hillside High School

Black SEL
877-366-6283 | info@blacksel.org

Blue Skies of Mapleview Horsemanship Camp

We are a year-round working horse farm. We don’t ship horses in for camp. These horses are our beloved family members. The camp is specifically designed for young people 8-18 years of age who love EVERYTHING about horses!! We began this camp in 1996 to answer a need and work to improve it every year! We are outdoors all day playing in the beautiful natural setting of a farm. We get dirty, get wet, learn how to do groundwork with horses, learn to catch and lead, to groom, clean hooves, tack up, ride bareback to feel all the muscles at work for the horse ride in an English balanced seat, play games on horseback, earn saddles and reins, have fun, laugh a lot, and drink oodles of water! In the heat of the afternoon, specialists come in to teach equine-inspired art projects, lifeguard at the pool, teach horse massage, teach about horse health and wellness, and other topics so each week is different. Enrollment limited to three weeks per student.

Learn more at: blueskiesmapleview.us

Blue Skies of Mapleview, LLC
(919) 933-1444 | dpmblueskies@hotmail.com

Camps at Woodcroft Tennis and Swim Club

The Woodcroft Club offers year-round camps, including a summer packed with engaging programs tailored for three distinct age groups! New for 2025, we’ve added a dedicated group for campers completing their Kindergarten year, as well as a group specially designed for Pre-K children and rising Kindergarteners. For older campers, our Traditional Summer Camp continues to be a favorite, offering exciting activities for children who have completed 1st grade up to age 12. Looking for a sport-focused option? Our half-day Summer Tennis Camp welcomes campers who have completed 1st grade through age 12. For added convenience, an optional extended day program is available.

Woodcroft Club
919-489-7705 | manager@woodcroftclub.org

Camp Flytrap at North Carolina Botanical Garden

Join us for a week of hands-on outdoor discovery and natural science learning on our beautiful campus — featuring native plant gardens, woodland trails, ponds, stream, and LEED-certified Education Center. Kids will explore the wonders of North Carolina plants, wildlife, and habitats through nature hikes, games, stories, arts/crafts, and more. This is a Chapelboro summer camp featured listing. For more information, see above.

NC Botanical Garden

(919) 962-0522

Camp Hollow Rock 

Summer camp is a time that children will remember for the rest of their lives. They make friends, play games, learn about the outdoors, play a new sport, and learn how to swim. They try something new or they teach someone something they know. But the main thing they do is have fun in a safe, constructive, supervised environment. This is a Chapelboro Summer Camp featured listing. For more information, see above.

Hollow Rock 
(919) 489-1550 | info@hollowrock.com

Camp Phoenix: Unify Athletics Gymnastics Sumer Camp

Camp Phoenix at Unify Athletics is so much more than a gymnastics camp. Participants ages 4-13 will get opportunities to explore movement and gain confidence with all the physical challenges that the gymnastics events offer, and lots of obstacle courses and outdoor games in between.

Campers will also:

• • Learn about mental and emotional well-being through changing weekly virtues themes
  • Explore the beautiful, diverse nature on our property with special guest conservationists
  • Participate in STEM activities with a guest mobile science lab
  • Create unique arts and crafts with a local artist
  • Have a blast with water games on our weekly water day (weather permitting)

2309 Sparger Rd, Durham, NC, 27705

hello@unify-athletics.com  | 919-797-2004

Camp Riverlea

Camp Riverlea offers three camp sessions each summer, two or three weeks long, each open to youth entering Kindergarten to youth entering 7th grade. Tuition includes bus transportation from one of three stops in Durham.

Session 1: June 16, 2025 – July 4, 2025 (3 weeks, Cost: $1500).

All campers are invited to stay at camp until 7:45 p.m. on June 26, 2025 for the cookout and extended day program, and campers Trolls (completed 3rd grade) and older are invited to sleepover.

*Camp open on July 4th.

Session 2: July 7, 2025 – July 18, 2025 (2 weeks, Cost: $1000).

All campers are invited to stay at camp until 7:45 p.m. on July 17, 2025 for the cookout and extended day program.

Session 3: July 21, 2025 – August 8, 2025 (3 weeks, Cost: $1500).

All campers are invited to stay at camp until 7:45 p.m. on July 31, 2025 for the cookout and extended day program, and campers Trolls (completed 3rd grade) and older are invited to sleepover.

Camp Riverlea
(919) 477-8739 | campersupport@campriverlea.com

Camp Riverquest

What better way to grow a child’s love of the great outdoors than to get them out on their own local river?

Camp RiverQuest is a summer program focused on connecting young people to nature through learning and play. Our camps are located in Saxapahaw, where our community spirit intersects harmoniously with the Haw River resulting in extensive hiking trails, public-use riverside spaces, and multiple well-maintained paddle accesses.

Camp RiverQuest is a weeklong (M-F), full-day summer program for kids ages 10 to 15. Each day includes riverside hikes, nature crafts, hands-on heart-based environmental education, and – of course – paddling! Campers will learn to paddle kayaks, canoes, and stand-up paddleboards through a mixture of traditional instruction and on-water games. Your kids will also learn boat rescue and river safety, plant identification, river monitoring techniques, teamwork skills, and more!

Camp sessions run Monday through Friday from 9:30 am to 5:00 pm, with additional accommodation available for early drop-off and late pick-up.

Haw River Canoe and Kayak Company

(336) 260-6465 | admin@hawrivercanoe.com

Camp Shelanu 2025

With programs that allow campers to experiment with visual and performing arts, sports, teamwork and leadership, nature conservation, STEAM, and so much more, campers are always having fun. So many things set Camp Shelanu apart from the other great camps in the Triangle, including our broad focus with specialty camp options, commitment to inclusion and diversity, and that all campers get to swim every single day, with swim lessons for those who need them included in your tuition!

Furthermore, Camp Shelanu is centered around Jewish values like giving, kindness, welcoming newcomers, and repairing the world: values we can all get behind! While there are opportunities to learn about Jewish culture and traditions, there is no religious instruction at camp. We welcome everyone with joy, inclusive of all faiths and backgrounds, and are proud of our diverse community! Read on to learn more about Camp Shelanu Summer Day Camp!

The Lerner School

zashejones@jewishforgood.org

Carolina Friends School Summer Programs

Located on Carolina Friends School’s wooded, 126-acre main campus, each summer we offer some 150 classes for ages 4 to 18 in areas including digital, literary, performing, and visual arts; culinary creations; leadership and personal growth; explorations of math and science; outdoor adventures; and sports fun. Our programs run from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm each day, Monday through Friday, with optional Extended Day care from 8:00 am through to 5:45 pm. Generally, about half of our summer instructors also teach at Carolina Friends School during the school year, but we also host a variety of experts and other educators. Our course offerings are typically posted in mid-January, with registration beginning about a week after. Families interested in our Summer Programs can join our mailing list to receive the schedule as soon as it comes out! For more information, visit: https://www.cfsnc.org/summer

Carolina Friends School
984.316.0123 |ExtendedLearning@cfsnc.org

Carolina Tiger Rescue Summer Camp

Campers will experience the incredible world of the sanctuary. They will visit the animals daily, learn about the essential role carnivores play in their natural habitats, find out what it takes to be a wildcat veterinarian, practice wildlife biology skills, and help some of the tigers express their creativity through painting!  Each week of camp is limited to 14 campers.

Carolina Tiger Rescue
(919) 542-4684 | info@carolinatigerrescue.org

Carrboro Recreation & Parks Summer Camps

The Carrboro Recreation, Parks, & Cultural Resources Department offers a variety of summer camps from June through August. Summer camps include, but are not limited to, adventure, art, music, and sports. Ages are determined by the start date of each camp. Registration for programs is accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Please check our current program brochure or our online registration system for more information about each program.

Town of Carrboro
919-942-8541

CES Summer Day Camp

During the Center for European Studies Summer Camp, we bring the EU to YOU!

We invite rising 11^th and 12^th graders, who are interested in European politics and history and transatlantic relations to spend a week on UNC-Chapel Hill’s historic campus immersed in all things Europe. Through discussions with world-class UNC faculty and hands-on learning opportunities, students will engage with issues facing Europe, the EU, and the transatlantic relationship.  This camp will give students a deeper understanding of the social, political, cultural, and economic events that shape contemporary Europe and prepare them for future opportunities in the world of diplomacy and international relations.

The Center for European Studies houses the UNC undergraduate major in Contemporary European Studies (EURO major) and the TransAtlantic Masters (TAM) program. Campers will learn about the benefits of these two programs as well as majoring in Political Science, History, Global Studies, European Languages, and much more!

UNC-Chapel Hill Center for European Studies
europe.unc.edu

Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA Day Camps

At Chapel Hill Y Day Camp, kids connect with new friends, discover new passions, and make memories that will last a lifetime. Through sports, swimming, crafts and fun games, our counselors teach lessons like caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. So if you’re looking for a fun summer filled with adventure, you’ll find it at Chapel Hill Y Day Camp. Chapel Hill Y Day Camp is open to campers in rising grades K – 8.

Chapel Hill YMCA Day Camp is located at the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA at 980 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill.

Chapel Hill YMCA

(919)-452-4191| Zia.Cuthbertson@YMCATriangle.org

Chapel Hill Gymnastics

Summer camp runs Monday-Friday. Campers must be ages 5+ to attend camps. We offer Full Day camp 9am-3pm and Half Day Camp 9am-12pm. We offer early care 8-9am and after 3-5pm as an add on to all summer camp.

Each week will focus on a different camp theme. Camp will consist of gymnastics stations, theme-related crafts, summertime games, a show-and-tell performance, and more!

Click here to see the weeks available and their different themes.

Chapel Hill Gymnastics
(919) 942-3655 | info@ChapelHillGymnastics.com

Chapel Hill Parks & Rec

Each week campers ages 5 to 15 years old will create lasting memories as we offer diverse recreational experiences while promoting FUN! From swimming, arts and crafts, gym games, team building, field trips, and more, our counselors help campers develop new skills and friendships.

Chapel Hill Parks & Rec
919-968-2784

Chapel Hill Tennis Club Camps

Summer Tennis Camp

Focused on tennis and skill development, this camp is perfect for players of all levels who want to sharpen their game while having a blast on the court.

Blue Skies Camp

Unleash your creativity with Arts & Crafts or dive into exciting STEM activities—there’s something for every young mind!

Both camps offer a fun-filled, active summer in a welcoming community atmosphere. Minimum age is 4 yrs. old  Maximum age is 16 yrs. Old.

This is a Chapelboro Summer Camp featured listing. For more information, see above.

The Chapel Hill Tennis Camp
admin@chapelhilltennisclub.com

Chestnut Ridge Summer Camps

Where campers and counselors play outside in a place where safety comes first, silliness is encouraged, discovery is inevitable, friendships grow, and faith becomes real.

Come experience fun, hospitality, excitement, and growth on our 362 acres of hardwood forests. We offer group reservations throughout the year, an after-school program that provides outside play, horses for the beginner to the more advanced, and a summer camp program that allows campers to grow in relationship to God and others. Consider us for your spiritual, family, group, or personal formation.​

Offering both overnight and day camps. Camps are offered for ages Pre-K to 12th graders.

Chestnut Ridge

919-304-2178 | info@campchestnutridge.org

City of Mebane Sports Camps

Our sport camps are designed for children of all skill and experience levels.  Whether your child is interested in trying a sport for the first time or an avid player looking for more opportunity to play, sport camps are a great activity to join.  Our camps feature quality instruction focused on skill development, fun, and teambuilding. Offering basketball, football, lacrosse, tennis, and volleyball camps.

City of Mebane

919-563-3629

Duke School Summer Camps

Duke School is dedicated to providing children ages 4-15 with recreational and educational summer programs in a safe and nurturing environment. Camps are open to the public—all children are welcome regardless of the school they attend. Our campus is easily accessed from Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro.

We strive to maintain a staff of educators and counselors who are not only positive role models, but skilled and knowledgeable in the programs they present. Our camps allow new friendships to develop and established ones to grow. Whether you spend one week with us or several, we are hopeful that you will look back on a summer experience full of fond memories that will last a lifetime!

We have dozens of camps from outdoor adventures to creative and educational workshops, including cooking, sports variety, Lego, coding, Vault Theatre, Spanish, and so much more!

Duke School

(919) 287-2194 | camps@dukeschool.org

Duke University Youth Programs

The Duke Pre-College Program provides advanced academic opportunities and an introduction to the college experience to students currently in grades 6-11. Our courses are created to give students access to cutting-edge curriculum and technology beyond the average classroom while connecting them with transcendent peers from around the world and influential professionals in their future field. In addition to accessing university facilities and labs, our students interact and learn from renowned faculty and researchers. Participants gain valuable experiences that prepare them not only for their college curriculum and careers to follow, but also their futures as empowered, influential leaders.

Duke University
(919) 684.6259 | summer@duke.edu

Durham Academy Summer Programs

DA Summer is an all-day summer camp experience that keeps campers close to home but feeling a world away as they gain independence and confidence.

With camps hosted at Durham Academy’s 84-acre campus and state-of-the-art facilities, we have the space and resources to offer a range of camps that appeal to the interests of 4-year-olds to high school seniors. DA Summer camps grow minds and foster character, equipping campers with the tools to lead moral, happy and productive lives — this summer and beyond.

Durham Academy
919-489-3400

Durham Arts Council Art Camps

The DAC School offers FOUR camp programs between June 12 and August 22, 2025! Choose from Mini Camp, Cultural Camp, Cirque de Danse Intensive, or Teen Intensives. We also offer a Summer Arts Teen Volunteer Program. Learn more about the 5 Reasons Your Kid Will Shine at DAC Summer Arts Camps .

Durham Arts Council, Inc.
(919) 560-2787 | wleigh@durhamarts.org

Durham Bulls Baseball Camp

The Bulls’ annual Nature’s Twist Summer Baseball Camp returns in 2025, featuring instruction from professional players and coaches for kids ages 7-14. Registration is now open with early bird pricing at $250 per camp through February 28. Please note that the cost per camp will rise to $300 on March 1.

In addition to instruction and learning fundamental skills from professional coaches and players, registration price also includes:

• 1 Durham Bulls Baseball Cap
• 1 Ticket Voucher to a Durham Bulls Game
• 1 Nature’s Twist Giveaway Item
• Lunch for the registered athlete each day

Durham Bulls Baseball Club
(919) 687-6508 | camp@durhambulls.com

Durham Parks and Recreation Summer Camps

Play More this summer with Durham Parks and Recreation! We offer a variety of traditional summer day camps for all ages and interests! Children ages 5-12 enjoy fitness fun, arts and crafts, friendship-building activities, swimming, day trips, and much more at our Youth Summer Camps. And because camp is an experience every child deserves, we are excited to offer summer programming for teens ages 13-17. Our teen summer connect camp provides an opportunity for Durham teens to engage in age-appropriate activities focused on a particular interest.

Durham Parks and Recreation
(919) 560-4355

Emerson Waldorf School Summer Camps

(919) 967-1858 | summercamps@emersonwaldorf.org

Explore@UNC

Rising 9^th-12^th grade students are invited to come to campus and learn about various majors they may take in college. The program will be operating twice, once from June 23-27 and again from July 21-25. It is a day-program only (no residential options) and will cost between $525-$625/week depending on the time of registration and other potential discounts. Each week will offer a different series of available majors to choose from so a student attending both weeks will be able to engage in different experiences. For more information, people can inquire at explore.unc.edu.

The First Tee of the Triangle

The First Tee of the Triangle
(919) 239-8056 | Info@TheFirstTeeTriangle.org

Flower Camp at Victoria Park Florist

The 2025 Summer Flower Camp will be held from July 14 to 18, 2025

Price for the week is $425 and includes all flowers and materials used in lots of hands-on floral arranging, games and projects.  Snacks, juice and water will be provided but campers must bring their own lunch.

Campers will learn to identify flowers, how to care for cut flowers, and design technique in many different styles.  Each day, campers will have a new creation to proudly bring home.  Along with teaching floral arranging our trained staff will engage campers in fun and games related to plants and flowers and they can enjoy the experience of life in a vibrant, working commercial florist.

Recommended for ages 8 to 15.

6113 NC86, Chapel Hill, NC.

Victoria Park Florist

(919)967-9394 | admin@victoriaparkflorist.net

Glazed Expectations Summer Camps

Working with clay develops coordination, concentration, and teaches kids how to transform ideas into creative expression. Campers will learn such techniques as: pinching, coiling, slab, figurative and abstract work. We will be working with glazes and acrylics. Tuition includes firings, glazes, and acrylic paints. No experience is necessary. **Please send your child along with one snack and drink every day.** If you are late to pick up your child, you will be charged a fee of $15 per 15 minutes. We reserve the right to dismiss children with bad behavior. No refunds will be given under these circumstances. The camp is taught by the owner, Susannah Sloan and one assistant. The maximum number of campers per week is 22, the minimum number per week is 5.

Week #1: June 16th-20th, 9am-12pm
Week #2: June 23rd-27th, 9am-12pm
Week #3: July 7th-11th, 9am-12pm
Week #4: July 14th-18th, 9am-12pm
Week #5: July 28th-August 1st, 9am-12pm
Week #6: August 4th-8th, 9am-12pm

Glazed Expectations
(919) 933-9700 | susannah@glazedexpectations.com

Hill Center Summer Camp

Join us for a summer educational experience, helping to keep up skills, fill-in learning gaps, and creating a community of learners for rising 1st-8th grade students. By learning in a 4:1 student-teacher ratio environment, students get the attention they need to build confidence and feel ready for the next school year. This is a Chapelboro summer camp featured listing. For more information, see above.

Hill Learning Center
admissions@hillcenter.org 

Hollow Rock Tennis Camp

Tennis camp is a day filled with fun fitness, tennis instruction, tennis drills, swim time and match play. Our pros are on hand to communicate effective strategies in matches, as well as ways kids can broaden their love of the game. Tennis camp is open to all skill levels. This is a Chapelboro Summer Camp featured listing. For more information, see above.

Hollow Rock
(919) 489-1550 | info@hollowrock.com

iD Tech held at UNC Chapel Hill

Get a taste of collegiate life this summer at UNC-Chapel Hill! Our STEM camps strike the perfect balance between skill development and summer fun, allowing kids and teens to experience a week at one of the best teaching and research universities in the country. Your child will work alongside new friends and learn from expert tech mentors, while taking breaks in between to enjoy UNC-Chapel Hill’s outdoor playing fields for ultimate frisbee, capture the flag, kickball, board games, and more!

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1-888-709-8324 | hello@iDTech.com

Ivy Bell Farm Summer Camp

Ivy Bell Farm offers camps for kids where they can discover nature with support from certified teachers. Ivy Bell farm is an open farm environment with many free play activities such as a ninja course, trampoline, hiking trails, rock climbing tree, and a large “rock pit” for construction play. Children will be well-supervised while also encouraged to discover nature.

Farm Camp is designed to give children the opportunity to freely play with others while engaging with nature. Children will participate in the full array of farm life activities, with lots of time to play and explore our small animals: goats, chickens and bunnies. In addition children will have the opportunity to participate in story time with goats, play in the stream, garden, craft, have a picnic lunch in the field and enjoy a popsicle to cool down.

Click here to register.

Ivy Bell Farm                                                                                                                                                                                                              Hillsborough, NC
ivybellfarm@gmail.com

Kidsplex Summer Camps

KidsPlex Summer Camps are all about keeping your child engaged, happy, and active during the summer! They will have daily opportunities for new experiences and to make new friends along the way. Our Platinum Camp and Specialty Camps include swimming, ice skating, indoor/outdoor play, sports activities, arts & crafts, and so much more! For specific camp descriptions, the weeks offered, and to register, please click here.

Orange County Sportsplex
919-644-0339 ext. 228.

Kidzu Summer Camps

Join us for another summer filled with creative exploration, tinkering, and making at Camp Kidzu! We’ve partnered with Mad Science to offer camps for ages 6-11 in addition to Kidzu’s camps for ages 3-5. This is a Chapelboro Summer Camp featured listing. For more information, see above. 

Kidzu Children’s Museum
(919) 933-1455 | camp@kidzuchildrensmuseum.org

Learning Outside Summer Camp Programs

Learning Outside offers week-long outdoor summer camps.  Each camp is led by experienced, knowledgeable naturalists, artists and educators, and offers a low camper-to-instructor ratio of 5 to 1.

All of our camps include scholarship youngsters referred to Learning Outside by local public school social workers and partnering organizations. We start our summers with two Learning-in-Nature summer camps, not open to the public; offered exclusively for children referred by partnering schools.

Triangle Land Conservancy’s Irvin Nature Preserve
learningoutside.org/summer-camps

Lerner School Summer Camps

The award-winning and National Inclusion Project accredited Camp Shelanu Summer Day Camp is one of the Triangle’s most beloved summer camps, earning it INDY Week’s Best Summer Day Camp in Durham County recognitions from 2019-2023. With programs that allow campers to experiment with visual and performing arts, sports, teamwork and leadership, nature conservation, STEAM, and so much more, campers are always having fun. So many things set Camp Shelanu apart from the other great camps in the Triangle, including our broad focus with specialty camp options, commitment to inclusion and diversity, and that all campers get to swim every single day, with swim lessons for those who need them included in your tuition!

Click here to register!

Lerner School
(919) 286-5517 | camp@jewishforgood.org

Little House Playschool Summer Camp

Each year we are pleased to offer summer camp fun for children ages 3 ½ years up to age 12.  Our summer camps are good old-fashioned splashy, messy fun. Summer camp is all about enjoying the sunshine, running around barefoot, and singing camp songs at the top of your lungs. It’s about sprinklers and shaving cream slip-n-slides. It’s about exploring, arts and crafts and creative expression. And it’s about making friends.

Summer camp is a chance for kids of all ages to have fun together.  We frequently have “alums” come back from Kindergarten, from first grade and even 4th and 5th grade to enjoy summer camp, and sibling pairs and cousins often come to camp together. This family grouping style gives the summer-camp environment a wonderful spirit of camaraderie.

In 2025 Little House Playschool will offer a ten-week Summer Semester from June 16 through August 22.  Summer camps are for children ages 3 1/2 to 12.  We love our family groups!  Children must be fully potty-trained by the start of camps.

Little House Playschool

littlehouseplayschool@gmail.com 

Marbles Kids Museum Summer Camp

Marbles Kids Museum
(919)-857-1040 | camps@marbleskidsmuseum.org

Montessori School of Durham

Montessori School of Durham provides a quality and fun summer camp experience for your child. With options for children 3 years old – rising 7th grade, students will express creativity while refining artistic skills in art and pottery camps, delve into the world of musical theater, practice martial arts, and more!

Montessori School of Durham
(919) 489-9045

Morehead Planetarium Summer Science Camps

Science is an adventure – an amazing opportunity to explore the world around us. Children naturally love to explore our world, and Summer Science Camps at Morehead Planetarium and Science Center are the perfect way to encourage your child’s curiosity and intellectual growth in a fun, nurturing environment. This is a Chapelboro Summer Camp featured listing. For more information, see above.

Morehead Planetarium
(919) 962-1236 | mpsc_gr@unc.edu

Morningside School Summer Camp

The Morningside School offers camps for ages 3-9, including Let’s Get Messy where campers are invited to explore, create and play with a variety of hands-on materials and activities and Adventure Camps where campers will spend the week in the woods, splashing in the creek and hiking the trails. For more information about each camp offered, click here.

Morningside School 
(919) 619-8288 |themorningsideschool@gmail.com

Museum of Life and Science Summer Camps

Museum Camp in Durham offers fun, discovery, and learning at our main campus. Your kids will enjoy indoor and outdoor learning environments, exciting activities, plus the best of the Museum.

Camp Curiosity at the Montessori Community School in Chapel Hill provides learning experiences with more opportunities for outdoor play, connection between camp groups, and elective activities.

Museum of Life and Science
(919) 220-5429 ext. 313 | summercamp@lifeandscience.org

NCSSM Summer Accelerator Camp

Summer Accelerator courses offer students’ academic growth through engaging, challenging STEM courses on topics they can relate to. Students learn with like-minded peers and are taught by scientists, university professors, engineers, and others who bring real-world experience and activities to the Accelerator learning experience.

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
summer@ncssm.edu

NCSSM Summer Early Accelerator Camp

Early Accelerator programs offer younger students exciting and innovative ways to explore STEM concepts. Through interactive and hands-on activities, students will embark on a series of STEM adventures. These non-residential, day programs are held on our Durham and Morganton campuses.

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
summer@ncssm.edu

New Hope Camp and Conference Center Summer Camp

Week-long sessions of full-day and overnight camps with activities such as archery, canoeing, games, energizers, arts and crafts, gaga ball, and much more! For rising Kindergartner to rising 9th graders.

New Hope Camp and Conference Center
(919) 942-4716

Oh.Em.G! Creative Studio Summer Camps

Looking to get crafty and level up your sewing skills? These small-group workshops are the perfect way to experiment with new techniques, sew unique pieces, and unleash your creativity in a fun and supportive environment! Whether you’re a total beginner or have some experience, you’ll get hands-on guidance to build your skills and bring your ideas to life.

Offering creative, hands-on camps and shorter workshops in sewing, fashion design, DIY jewelry making, and more for a broad range of ages – located in Carrboro NC

Oh.Em.G! Creative Studio

Orange County Arts Commission Arts Immersion Summer Camp

Join us this summer for an immersion in the arts geared especially towards youth. Week-long camps feature multi-disciplinary arts immersion that includes opportunities for visual, literary, and performing arts throughout the summer. With a variety of projects and activities each week to engage campers, every day is a new adventure! All art supplies provided.

• Camp Weeks for RISING 1st-3rd grades:  June 9-13; June 23-27; July 7-11;
• Camp Weeks for RISING 4th-6th grades: June 17-20 (no camp June 16); July 14-18; July 21-25
• Camp Week for ages 13+: July 28 – August 1st
• Camp Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am-3pm
• Price per week: $300 (financial assistance available)

Orange County Arts Commission
(919) 245-2335

Piedmont Wildlife Center Summer Camp

This summer, join your friends at Piedmont Wildlife Center as we connect with nature (and each other!) at our award-winning outdoor camps. Explore some of the Triangle’s best parks, play exciting forest games, go creek crawling, meet native NC wildlife, and more. Experience the Best Summer Camp in Durham (INDY Week Best of Durham 2023) for yourself this summer!

Piedmont Wildlife Center
919-489-0900

PlayMakers’ Theatre Quest Camps

Our Theatre Quest programs, for both middle and high school students, provide the opportunity for students to grow their theatre skills in these two-week long camps. Students will have the opportunity to learn from talented instructors and will showcase their abilities together on the final day.

Our Theatre Intensive and Theatre Tech programs are for high school students who are ready to take it to the next level. PlayMakers offers a six-week practicum for high school students—both on stage and behind the scenes—combining top-notch teaching with unparalleled practical experience. Students work with professional directors, choreographers, musical directors, and theatre technicians at PlayMakers Repertory Company, which culminates in a professional-quality production for the entire Triangle to enjoy.

For more information, email PlayMakers at syc@unc.edu

Primrose School Summer Adventure Club

At Primrose Schools Summer Adventure Club, children become engineers, artists, explorers, and more as they discover the joys of design thinking, a fun and innovative way to learn. Engineering design challenges, experiments, and themed activities await as children unlock new ways of thinking—all while having a blast! Ready for the best summer? Contact your local Primrose School to learn more and sign up.

Primrose School of Chapel Hill at Briar Chapel
(919) 441-0441

Progression Climbing Summer Camp

Summer is just around the corner, and it’s time to get excited for Progression Climbing’s 3-day and 5-day camps! Our camps provide your children the opportunity to develop courage, perseverance, and lasting friendship through challenging themselves and supporting one another. Every session starts with an introduction to bouldering, team-building activities, and goal-setting. From there, trained staff will guide campers through arts & crafts activities, games, educational experiences, and bouldering. Whether they are focused on progressing at bouldering or developing their artistic side, our trained staff foster a supportive environment where campers strive for their personal best, all while making friends, learning, and having fun! All camps provide bouldering, team building, educational activities, arts and crafts, and tons of fun!

Progression Climbing Bouldering Gym
(919)904-7217 | info@climbprogression.com

Say it Kids! Summer Camp

Say it Kids! Camp is an interdisciplinary K-8 arts camp where KIDS get a say in where the exploration goes. Camp sessions are crafted around a theme, and our skilled local arts educators lead students in a balanced day of creative exploration, problem solving, and team collaboration. Say it Kids! is about self-expression, advocacy, and how the arts connect us all.

All camp session include a variety of make and take activities around our theme, as well as daily movement breaks and even occasional walking field trips!

Say it With Glass

sam@sayitwithglassdesigns.com

Schoolhouse of Wonder Summer Camps

At Schoolhouse of Wonder, we love that every person, young or old, is different. We celebrate diversity and encourage campers to embrace their unique identities and perspectives. We believe that this creates a richer, more vibrant community where everyone can learn from and inspire one another. Whether your child is outgoing and loves to make new friends or is more introverted and prefers to explore the world around them at their own pace, our Chapel Hill County summer program is designed to help them discover their full potential.

Schoolhouse of Wonder
(919) 477-2116

School of Rock Chapel Hill Summer Camp

Do you want to learn how to play in a band or learn to write songs? School of Rock Chapel Hill offers a wide variety of music camps and workshops that cover topics such as these. Our local music camps are perfect for musicians of any skill level who want to play guitar, bass, drums, keyboard and vocals. This is a Chapelboro Summer Camp featured listing. For more information, see above.

School of Rock Chapel Hill
https://www.schoolofrock.com/ | (919) 338-1011

Sisters’ Voices Summer Camp

Our camps are open to girls and gender-expansive youth. Please read each camp description for age/grade-level requirements.

We look forward to welcoming your singer(s) to camp this year! Whether your singer is new or returning, we hope to provide a place of warmth, acceptance, and welcome for your child; a place where they can go to be themselves, learn new skills, make friends, and make music in a positive and encouraging environment! This is a Chapelboro Summer Camp featured listing. For more information, see above.

Sisters’ Voices

stephenie@sistersvoices.org

Strouds Creek Farm Summer Camp

The summer camp programs at Strouds Creek Farm are designed to offer a unique experience for your child. Our programs are limited to 20 children per week to allow for the intimate feeling one might get at a friend’s birthday party or a playdate with friends.

Down-to-earth, nature-based days are the vibe around here. We lean into a routine of activities that are loosely defined so that we allow for flexibility.  We strive to balance the structure and supervision that is necessary with a “free-ranging approach”. We feel that some unstructured play and the freedom to just be a kid throughout the day is what makes our summer camp program so much fun!

Strouds Creek Farm
(919) 406-4552 | stroudscreekfarm@gmail.com

Southern Village Day Camp

Camp sessions fill rapidly. A variety of age and time options are provided to allow you to find the camp that best fits your needs.   Camp weeks are typically not transferrable. Camps are non-refundable. More details will be available on the registration form. In the meantime, you can participate in a variety of age and ability appropriate clinics and get geared up for summer! Register through your Court Reserve account! If you don’t have a Court Reserve account, you might as well go ahead and create one.

Southern Village Club
(919) 969-8442 | josh@southernvillageclub.com

Sunrise Community Farm Center Summer Camps

We have been a dependable summer camp choice for the Triangle for nearly 40 years. Our focus is on building life skills on a working farm in a natural environment. Our campers get to have real life impact on our animals, garden and nature around them.

Camp options include: Rainbows (5-8 yrs); Trailblazers (8-12 yrs); Horse Immersion (8+ yrs).

Sunrise Community Farm Center
(919) 968-8581 |spencesfarm@sunrisecfc.com

Triangle Day School Summer Program

Triangle Day School offers a safe and nurturing summer program for students ages four to fifteen.  We provide a full-day summer program, with after care until 5 pm.  You can register your child for individual weeks, or register for multiple weeks at a time.

Our talented and caring staff members offer a wide variety of programs that allow students unique opportunities to learn a new craft or hobby, enhance their skills, dig deeper into their passion, expand their interests, visit local attractions, make new friends, and much more.

Triangle Day School is a warm and welcoming community, and our summer program promotes the school’s core values: Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Compassion, Resilience, and Joy. Our dedicated summer program staff members offer fun and creative workshops for students, and each child’s safety and well-being is always our top priority.

Triangle Day School
(919) 383-8800 | summer@triangledayschool.org

The YMCA
(919) 719-9622

USA Ninja Challenge

USA Ninja Challenge offers exciting summer day camp experiences for Durham, North Carolina! Our camp program focuses on building confidence through fun and fitness. Kids will have the chance to test their limits in a safe environment, navigating obstacles with children their own age.

Ninja summer and special camps are the best way to provide a fun week of specific skills training, ninja games, and ninja course creation that will keep you kids engaged day after day!

USA Ninja Challenge
(984) 219-2559

UNC COACHES’ PRIVATE SUMMER CAMPS

Over 20 summer camps hosted by UNC athletic coaches. See the full listing of camps here!

UNC Coaches Private Summer Camps

Vault Theatre Summer Camps

Vault Theatre unlocks the imagination through summer camps, year-round classes, productions, and professional training for young artists ages 5-18. This summer, young performers can dive into favorites like Moana, The Jungle Book, The Wizard of Oz, and Frozen in musical theater camps (held at Duke School), or create bold original stories at creative drama camps (held at Montessori School of Durham). Campers build confidence, creativity, and collaboration skills through a summer of storytelling and adventure. All camps culminate in a final performance, giving every child their moment in the spotlight.

Summer camp 2025 registration is open and spots are filling up fast!

Vault Theatre

919-886-4584

Woodcrest Farm & Forge Summer Camps

Calling all 6–16 year-olds to join us on the farm for week-long, half-day camps this summer! Each week will offer a unique opportunity to explore the farm, make new friends, and learn new skills while immersed in the natural world. Get a good foundation in plant and animal care during Farm Camp, bring your creative energies to Art Camp, and learn new skills at Teen Blacksmithing and Basket Weaving camps. All camps take place entirely outside or in the shelter of the open barn.

We value Curiosity, Courage, Kindness, Creativity, Resourcefulness, Inclusivity, Collaboration, and Community. Camps are led by a licensed educator together with a farmer and teaching artists as appropriate.

Woodcrest Farm & Forge 
dan.woodcrestfarm@gmail.com

YMCA Camp Cheerio

Cheerio Traditional Camp offers summer residential camping for children entering 2nd grade to rising 10th graders. During the four weeks of girls’ camp and six weeks of co-ed, Cheerio offers campers the chance to participate in various activities that help them explore and develop their potential and lives as young Christians in a safe and supportive environment. Perched atop the eastern side of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Camp Cheerio sits on 135 acres of pristine land with plenty of room to run, play, and grow!

Cheerio offers over 35 different activities for campers to participate in, including aquatics, challenge sports, creative arts, field games, and target sports. When evening rolls around, the fun doesn’t stop! Campers will have more opportunities to let their athleticism, creativity, and performance skills shine in various evening programs

The YMCA
(336) 363-2604

Youth Mentoring Collaborative Summer Social Justice Academy

The Youth Mentoring Collaborative’s Summer Social Justice Academy is an intensive three-week paid hybrid summer experience for youth to explore how to respond to some of society’s most pressing issues impacting. Curriculum topic exploration will include mental health, access to high-quality education, contact with the criminal justice system, and economic opportunities.We will accept twenty-five (25) rising 9th through 12th graders in mentoring programs in NC. Students will be paid a $250.00 stipend for participating. Travel to Durham, NC is required.

Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from Monday, July 10 to Thursday, July 27

Youth Mentoring Collaborative
hmckinney@youthmentoringcollaborative.org | 1-800-956-3920

1870 Farm

Each day offers new ideas and activities! One day we may be making pickles, and the next day inventing a new ice cream flavor. We may go miniature frog collecting or attempting to teach some of the more social animals new tricks. The older children are encouraged to participate in the entrepreneur program and come up with ideas for products to be sold at the farm stand on Fridays.

As a farm we are always on top of the weather and will adjust schedules accordingly. The farm offers its own micro-climates and activity spaces so we have lots of flexibility in our activities. Barn games might include “steal the bacon”, potato sack races, corn hole, or a game we actually build and play such as “four in a row”. Every child will have a chance to go gemstone mining and fishing each week. Every Friday we invite parents and guardians to come at 2:00pm to leisurely explore the camp, have an ice cream, and see what their campers have been up to all week! 

1870 Farm
Info@1870Farm.com

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