


“The Percy Jackson Musical Theatre Experience” is pegged to Magik’s summer staging of “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical.” The camp is designed for 10- to 17-year-olds, who will learn musical numbers from the show. “Magik Theatre Goes to Broadway,” a one-week camp aimed at 5- to 13-year-olds in which campers learn musical theater numbers, is full, though there is a wait list. Magik Theatre:The theater is offering two camps this summer. They will meet afternoons five days a week June 5-30, and will explore acting, poetry, movement, videography and creative writing. Classes are aimed at 13- to 18-year-olds. Grupo Animo:Teens who enroll in the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center’s free youth theater program will spend the summer creating original work that they will perform in a student showcase. Financial assistance is available for eligible households. Both camps are aimed at youngsters ages 10 to 18, and both will end with performances. The summer dance intensive runs July 10-21 and is led by dancers from Dallas Black Dance Theatre. The city of San Antonio and the YMCA also offer summer programs for kids.Ĭarver Community Cultural Center:The Carver’s intensive theater camp, running June 5-23, includes opportunities for both performers and youngsters who want to work behind the scenes. Here are some examples of the variety of summer camps offered in San Antonio.

Volunteers are required to attend a training session.Ĭampers and volunteers can register through the CAMP website. “Every person that can volunteer for a week is one more camper we can accept,” Osborne said. Every camper is assigned a volunteer counselor, so the camp needs a lot of them. In addition to enrolling campers, the organization is seeking volunteers for this summer. If families can’t cover the entire cost, CAMP makes up the difference, Osborne said. Sessions cost $1,800, which can be paid with a Medicaid waiver or on a sliding scale based on income. On : Camp CAMP gives medically fragile people a traditional summer experience “We adapt it so that everyone can participate.” “It’s all the fun things you can think of with summer camp,” Osborne said. Activities include canoeing, swimming, horseback riding, nature programs, arts and crafts and horseback riding. 11 at a 65-acre Hill Country spread dubbed Camp CAMP in Center Point alongside the Guadalupe River. Its summer camp unfolds in six-day, five-night sessions May 21 through Aug. It is one of a slew of summer camps in which San Antonio-area youngsters can explore science, theater and nature.ĬAMP offers recreation programming all year long. “So over the years, our age range has crept up and up and up.”

“We started out 44 years ago as a camp for children, but as we saw our popularity grow, we realized that, developmentally, a lot of our campers stay in their teen years, and camp is still very, very important to them,” said CAMP CEO Susan Osborne.
