BALLET TENNESSEE SUMMER CAMPS
3202 Kellys Ferry Road, Chattanooga, TN 37419
Ages: 3-13
Genders: Girls & boys
June 3-14: Youth Dance Camp for ages 7-13. Instruction in Ballet, Jazz, Hip-Hop and more at the Ballet Tennessee Studio.
June 3-20: Summer evening classes in Ballet/Pointe, Modern, and Jazz at the Ballet Tennessee Studio.
June 17-21: Leap Camp for ages 3-6 offers a story built upon the movie "Leap" at the Mountain Arts Community Center. Leaping Higher Camp for ages 7-9 also features a story built upon the movie "Leap" at the Mountain Arts Community Center.
July 1-19: Ballet Tennessee Summer Intensive at the Ballet Tennessee Studio. Intermediate/advanced; audition required.
Website: ballettennessee.org
Facebook: tinyurl.com/BalletTNSummerCamp
Email: lauren@ballettennessee.org
Phone: 423-821-2055
BAYLOR SUMMERS
171 Baylor School Road, Chattanooga, TN 37405
Ages: 5-16
Genders: Girls & boys
Join us this summer and make unforgettable memories as you have fun with your best friends AND make new friends from all over the country - and world. Campers can enjoy the new facilities throughout our 700-acre campus on the banks of the Tennessee River and see why we are ranked one of the nation's top athletic programs. Come see why so many parents choose us for their children's summers!
Our day camps feature general day camps, specific sports, and enrichment. Some of our residential camps are Classic Overnight Fun & Sports, Boarding School Sampler, Outdoor Skills, Reading/Writing, Business, and Sports (specific). Baylor Summers' philosophy is to, "through fun work and play, instill a love of friendships, a duty for service, and a respect for others that will transform and empower lives."
Website: baylorschool.org/summer
Facebook: facebook.com/baylorcamps
Email: sgreen@baylorschool.org
Phone: 423-757-2616
BELVOIR CHRISTIAN ACADEMY SUMMER CAMP
800 Belvoir Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37412
Ages: PreK3 - rising 8th-graders
Genders: Girls & boys
BCA's summer camp provides a variety of engaging activities such as gymnastics, ballet, sports and biblical studies, as well as water play days, movie and pajama days, and other special theme days. Creative hands-on projects include cooking, STEM and crafts. PreK has in-house activities that include visits from the Tennessee Aquarium, Creative Discovery Museum and Chattanooga Zoo, while older campers attend weekly field trips to local attractions. Camp hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., with part-time options available.
Website: bcalions.org/141
Facebook: facebook.com/bcalionschatt
Email: admissions@bcalions.org
Phone: 423-622-3755
BOYD BUCHANAN SUMMER CAMPS
4650 Buccaneer Trail, Chattanooga, TN 37411
Ages: 3-17 (3-year-olds must be potty trained)
Genders: Girls & boys
Boyd Buchanan Summer Programs offer a wide variety of athletic, academic, artistic and special interest camps. Combined with Camp Buccaneer, campers can experience a full day of fun every day! Open to all boys and girls ages 3-17 in Chattanooga, Camp Buccaneer utilizes Boyd Buchanan's amazing 62-acre campus by offering full- and partial-day programs throughout the summer, and includes lunch and snack options. We offer custom camp schedules for Camp Buccaneer and Little Adventures Camp. Parents may purchase 5, 10, 15 or 20 days of camp and schedule them throughout the summer.
From robotics and LEGO camp to theater and fine arts, Camp Buccaneer ensures a memorable experience through our trusted and experienced camp counselors, faculty and coaches. Help your child to make the most of their summer by signing up today.
Website: bbschool.org/summer
Facebook: facebook.com/boydbuchananschool
Email: summerprograms@bbschool.org
Phone: 423-622-6177
CAMP CHATTAZOOGA
301 N. Holtzclaw Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37404
Ages: preK - 8th-graders
Genders: Girls & boys
Camp ChattaZOOga Summer Camp welcomes you to experience a fun-filled week of summer being world explorers, conservation cadets or junior zookeepers. Each of our 7 weeks of camp are themed. Campers can learn about conservation, how athletic animals can be, different habitats around the world, and more. Camp runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 3 - Aug. 2, with July 4th week off. Each week is full of fun, activities, crafts, animal encounters and much, much more!
Website: chattzoo.org/education/camps
Facebook: facebook.com/ChattZoo
Email: podom@chattzoo.org
Phone: 423-697-1322, ext. 5788
CAMP DISCOVERY AT ST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL
848 Ashland Terrace, Chattanooga, TN 37415
Ages: 3 years - rising 5th-graders
Genders: Girls & boys
Come and spend your summer at St. Peter's! We'll have 8 weeks of summer excitement including weekly themes. Camp Discovery provides parents with an enriching summer option where kids are free to play, laugh, build, and participate in activities of interest, resulting in fun, lasting memories.
Website: saintpetersschool.net
Facebook: facebook.com/stpeterschattanooga
Email: mrenegar@stpeters.org
Phone: 423-870-1794
CAMP GRACE
7815 Shallowford Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Ages: 5-12
Genders: Girls & boys
Camp Grace is an all-inclusive camp experience. We are open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. and go on a field trip every day! We also include daily enrichment in STEAM, crafts, sports, group games, and inside and outside activities.
Website: gracechatt.org/240/camp-grace
Facebook: facebook.com/CampGrace14
Email: campgrace@mygracechatt.org
Phone: 423-892-8222, ext. 3
CAMP JULIETTE LOW
321 Camp Juliette Low Road, Cloudland, GA 30731
Ages: 7-15
Genders: Girls
Camp Juliette Low celebrates outdoor living through traditional camp activities like archery, horseback riding, canoeing, ropes course and backpacking. CJL campers live in platform tents where they can connect with nature, enjoy the outdoors and make lifelong friends. Founded in 1922, CJL continues to honor its original mission: to provide girls with outdoor experiences that foster self-confidence, teamwork, independence and leadership skills. CJL is located in Northwest Georgia and offers 1- and 2-week sessions.
Website: cjl.org
Facebook: tinyurl.com/CampJulietteLow
Email: info@CJL.org
Phone: 770-428-1062
CCS SUMMER CAMPS
3354 Charger Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37409
Ages: PreK - 12th-graders
Genders: Girls & boys
Chargers Day Camp (preK - 8th) at Chattanooga Christian School incorporates art, games, water slides, sports activities, theme days and more. Full- and half-day specialty camps, along with before- and after-care, are available. Sample camps for young children include Fairy Princess, American Girl, LEGO Adventure, Kids in the Kitchen, and Intro to Sports. New camps include Cake Wars, French, Bridge to Terabithia, Dive into Books, and Journalism. There is even a new Day Camp for middle school students.
Website: ccsk12.com/school-life/summer-camps
Facebook: facebook.com/chattanoogachristianschool
Email: summerprograms@ccsk12.com
Phone: 423-265-6411
CHAMBLISS CENTER FOR CHILDREN SUMMER CAMP
315 Gillespie Road, Chattanooga, TN 37411
Ages: Rising 1st-graders - age 12
Genders: Girls & boys
Our summer camp offers 3 meals a day, camp T-shirts, tennis lessons, swimming, dance, field trips, art, sports, STEM, qualified supervision, extended hours, and enrichment activities.
Website: chamblisscenter.org
Facebook: facebook.com/chamblisscenter
Email: smarispe@chamblisscenter.org
Phone: 423-698-2456
CHATTANOOGA THEATRE CENTRE SUMMER ACADEMY
400 River St., Chattanooga, TN 37405
Ages: Rising kindergartners - 12th-graders
Genders: Girls & boys
It's time to play, learn and perform! Sessions for the Chattanooga Theatre Centre's Summer Academy begin June 3 and run through Aug. 2. Half-day to daylong sessions for rising K-12 students are age-appropriate and suitable for beginners as well as those with a previous introduction to theater. Sessions include acting workshops, comedy camp, a musical theater academy and a technical theater workshop. Before- and after-care is available.
Website: theatrecentre.com
Facebook: facebook.com/TheatreCentre
Email: chuck@theatrecentre.com
Phone: 423-267-8534
HICKORY VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP
6605 Shallowford Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Ages: 4 years - rising 2nd-graders
Genders: Girls & boys
Our camp offers a wide variety of themed camps with programming intended to enhance summer learning while incorporating action, fun and creativity.
Website: hvcs.org/students/summer-camp
Facebook: tinyurl.com/HVCSSummerCamp
Email: astipanov@HVCS.org
Phone: 423-894-3200
HIGH POINT SUMMER ROCK CAMP
219 Broad St., Chattanooga, TN 37402
Ages: 5-14
Genders: Girls & boys
High Point camps teach kids about rock climbing and team building. Our staff is dedicated to teaching the basics of climbing, including equipment usage, climbing techniques, and the importance of trust and communication. These camps encourage kids to find new ways of approaching climbing through age-appropriate group instruction. Everyone will finish climbing camps with a sense of self-confidence and accomplishment. Each weeklong session includes rental gear, 4 hours of games, instruction and, of course, climbing each day. One day also includes a trip to the Creative Discovery Museum for younger climbers, and a trip to the Tennessee Aquarium for the older group. A healthy snack and drink will be provided each day. Participants will also receive a camp T-shirt and other goodies.
Website: highpointclimbing.com/downtown
Facebook: facebook.com/HighPointClimbing
Email: info@highpointclimbing.com
Phone: 423-602-7625
JUNIOR EXPLORER CAMP AT AUDUBON ACRES
900 N. Sanctuary Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Ages: 4-11
Genders: Girls & boys
Description: Let's go exploring! Join us for a week in the woods at Audubon Acres this summer. We'll spend our days learning about - and playing in - the natural world in our own backyard. For lifelong nature-lovers and new explorers alike, we'll learn outdoor skills, meet animal friends, play games, and spend plenty of time splashing in the creek. Camps run Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 8-26.
Website: chattanoogaaudubon.org/summer-camps.html
Facebook: facebook.com/ChattAudubon
Email: bstoess@chattaudubon.org
Phone: 423-892-1499
MCCALLIE SUMMER CAMPS
500 Dodds Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37404
Ages: 5 years - rising 12th-graders
Genders: Girls & boys
It's time to have the best summer ever with McCallie summer camps! From our classic weeklong day camp to STEM, filmmaking, arts and more, there's an option for everyone at McCallie. We offer more than 30 different camps, with sessions all summer long, including sport-specific camps like lacrosse, squash, tennis and more!
Website: mccalliesummercamps.com
Facebook: facebook.com/McCallieSummerCamps
Email: camps@mccallie.org
Phone: 423-493-5886
NOTRE DAME SUMMER CAMPS
2701 Vermont Ave., Chattanooga, TN 37404
Ages: Grades K-8
Genders: Girls & boys
Notre Dame offers half- and full-day programs that focus on athletic skills development and fine arts instruction. Programs include art, baseball, basketball, dance, cheer, volleyball and much more.
Website: myndhs.com
Facebook: facebook.com/NDChattanooga
Email: communications@myndhs.com
Phone: 423-624-4618
REFLECTION RIDING ARBORETUM & NATURE CENTER SUMMER CAMPS
400 Garden Road, Chattanooga, TN 37419
Ages: 5-15
Genders: Girls & boys
Through fun games, activities, exploration and adventure, Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center camps provide campers an unforgettable nature learning experience. This year, we have increased our number of camp experiences and will be offering a camp for each age level every week. Whether your child is interested in plants, animals, bushcraft or adventure, Reflection Riding Arboretum & Nature Center has a camp that will provide a wonderful experience.
Website: reflectionriding.org/123/camp-listing
Facebook: facebook.com/ReflectionRidingANC
Email: jessica@reflectionriding.org
Phone: 423-821-1160, ext.112
SCENIC CITY EQUESTRIAN CENTER
981 Wooten Road, Ringgold, GA 30736
Ages: 7-18
Genders: Girls & boys
Camps offered include beginner and intermediate horseback riding, event camp with dressage, show jumping and cross-country course, vaulting (gymnastics on horseback on a lunge line), and therapeutic riding in conjunction with the Creative Discovery Museum.
Website: sceniccityequestrian.com
Facebook: facebook.com/sceniccityequestrian
Email: sceniccityequestrian@gmail.com
Phone: 706-944-3372
SILVERDALE SUMMER CAMPS
7236 Bonny Oaks Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Ages: Rising 1st - 8th-graders
Genders: Girls & boys
Silverdale Summer Camps provides your child with opportunities for discovery and growth, wrapped in experiences with academics, the arts, athletics and more. We're excited to offer brand-new offerings for Summer 2019!
Website: silverdaleba.org/summercamps
Facebook: facebook.com/SilverdaleBA
Email: summercamps@silverdaleba.org
Phone: 423-394-3888
ST. NICHOLAS SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP
7525 Min Tom Drive, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Ages: 4-12 (Day and Enrichment Camp), 13-15 (Camp Leadership Program)
Genders: Girls & boys
Get ready to dive into a summer of fun with daily swimming in our outdoor campus pool! Also enjoy Wednesday field trips, art, music, soccer, cooking, cross-country, basketball, volleyball, yoga, chess, piano, Computer Explorers, math and science games and more! (Swimming lessons offered.) During our Gardening Program, children learn the basics of growing summer veggies, herbs and flowers in the St. Nicholas School Garden.
St. Nicholas School Summer Camp challenges and nurtures imagination, encourages self-directed initiative, and develops leadership skills in children. Involvement in age-appropriate group activities and exposure to diverse athletic and educational experiences are the foundations of the program. The St. Nicholas Summer Camp Program is a comprehensive school-age program licensed with the Hamilton County Department of Education.
Website: stns.org
Facebook: facebook.com/stnschatt
Email: kleckenby@stns.org
Phone: 423-894-6485
SUMMER ART CAMP AT THE HUNTER MUSEUM
10 Bluff View, Chattanooga, TN 37403
Ages: 3-14
Genders: Girls & boys
Creativity comes alive this summer at the Hunter in immersive, weeklong art camps. Taught by professional artists and instructors, our camps provide personal, hands-on art experiences with a 1:5 counselor-to-camper ratio, visits to the museum galleries, and a mini exhibit of student artwork at the conclusion of each week's camp. Campers can be photographers, create paper sculptures, or explore paint in its many forms. In addition, preK half-day camps are available for children ages 3-5.
Website: huntermuseum.org
Facebook: facebook.com/HunterMuseum
Email: rveal@huntermuseum.org
Phone: 423-267-0968
TOWNSEND ATELIER ART CAMP
The Arts Building, 301 E. 11th St., Chattanooga, TN 37402
Ages: 6-15
Genders: Girls & boys
Get ready for a full week of art, fun and creativity by spending your summer making art at Chattanooga's only art school, Townsend Atelier.
Townsend Atelier is offering five different 1-week sessions for ages 6-15. Each session is thoughtfully designed and taught by professional artists and art educators. Age-appropriate, educational and fun, each day camp is chock-full of a variety of art techniques and materials ranging from painting to drawing to sculpture to printmaking and more. All materials and snacks are included in the camp fee. Campers will need to bring their own lunch each day. Each session is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday and held at Townsend Atelier's spacious facility in the Arts Building in downtown Chattanooga. Sign up for one week or more!
Website: townsendatelier.com
Facebook: facebook.com/artchattanooga
Email: peggy@townsendatelier.com
Phone: 423-266-2712
TVRM RAIL CAMP
4119 Cromwell Road, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Ages: 7-17
Genders: Girls & boys
Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum offers day camp options for younger campers, as well as day and overnight options for campers ages 13-17. Campers experience the world of railroading through hands-on activities that get them up close to historic steam and diesel locomotives and passenger cars. Our staff involves the campers in as many areas of railroading as possible, including operating couplers and air hoses, driving spikes, blacksmithing, building working steam engine models, telegraphs and electric motors, and, of course, riding trains!
Website: tvrail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/tvrail
Email: hlinke@tvrail.com
Phone: 423-894-8028
UTC YOUTH UNIVERSITY CHALLENGER CENTER SUMMER STEAM ACADEMIES
855 E. Fifth St., Chattanooga, TN 37403
Ages: Kindergartners - rising 8th-graders
Genders: Girls & boys
Nine weeklong STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) academies designed to fit the abilities of kids from kindergarten to eighth grade and offer learning opportunities that are fun, hands-on and informative. Multiple grades run concurrently within the same weeks of June 10 - July 26 (convenient for siblings of different ages). Most camps run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and cost $275 per week. The new Jump Start kindergarten preparation academy runs 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and costs $200. Registration is now taking place for the camps and space is limited. Discount available through March 31.
Website: utcyouthstemacademies.com/index.cfm
Facebook: facebook.com/UTCChallengerSTEMLearningCenter
Email: Wanda-Budan@utc.edu
Phone: 423-425-2191
VALLEY VIEW RANCH EQUESTRIAN CAMP
606 Valley View Ranch Road, Cloudland, GA 30731
Ages: 8-17
Genders: Girls
A horse-lovers' paradise since 1954! Atop Lookout Mountain, 600 acres offer English, Western, Barrels, Vaulting, and Trails. CHA instructors teach beginner to advanced riders. Welcomes 50 girls for 1-8 weeks. Spend 4-6 hours daily with your OWN camp horse. The Jones family are third-generation horse-lovers, camp administrators and equine educators making girls' dreams come true.
Website: valleyviewranch.com
Facebook: facebook.com/valleyviewranchequestriancampforgirls
Email: info@valleyviewranch.com
Phone: 706-862-2231
YMCA SUMMER CAMP OPPORTUNITIES
301 W. Sixth St., Chattanooga, TN 37402
Ages: Rising 1st-graders - age 17
Genders: Girls & boys
There's a camp experience for everyone at the YMCA - from our Summer Day Camp experiences for kids (grades 1-5); to teen day camp experiences through Open Air Academy (ages 11-14 and 15-17); to special summer experiences for special needs children via Camp Sunshine (ages 11-17); to BOLD/GOLD overnight outdoor/exploration for teens (ages 12-17); to our residential YMCA Camp Ocoee. YMCA camps foster emotional, social, physical and creative growth. With different themes each week, kids and teens get a variety of activities: swimming, crafts, field trips, reading, leadership development, nature experiences, service-based learning and much more. *Activities may vary based on age group and camp type.
Website: ymcachattanooga.org/programs/camp
Facebook: facebook.com/ChattanoogaYMCA
Email: cstandifer@ymcachattanooga.org
Phone: 423-266-3766