SUMMER CAMPS - Elementary
List updated May 2008
National Assn. for Gifted Children Recommendations www.nagc.org
American Camping Assn. www.acacamps.org
General Portland area Summer Camp Information
www.summer-daycamps.com/camps/portland.html
Grades PreSchool - 5
Day Camp - Commuter Camp
LOCAL AND REGIONAL
1. Children's Museum
Ages 4 thru 10
Workshops with artists in the visual and performing
arts
Next to the Oregon Zoo
503 223 6500
www.portlandcm.org/
2. Camp Fire
Camp Namanu Gr 2-12
503 224 7800
www.portlandcampfire.org
3. Camp Invention
Gr K-5
www.invent.org/camp/default.aspx
5. The German American School of Portland
Bilingual education Preschool thru 5th grade
Summer Day Camp
1849 SW 58th Ave
Portland, OR 97221
503 241 0299
http://www.gspdx.com/
7. Northwest Children's Theater and School
Ages 4 thru 18 One and Two week workshops
1819 NW Everett
Portland, OR 97209
503 222 2190
http://www.nwcts.org/
8. OMSI
Ages 5 through 18
Day Classes and Science Camps of 1 to 3 weeks in
Oregon, Washington and California
503 797 4662
www.omsi.edu
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9. Oregon College of Arts and Crafts
Ages 5 thru Adult
8245 SW Barnes Rd
503 297 5544
www.ocac.edu
11. Oregon State University - program for TAG
Students
Gr 3 and 4: Expeditions
Commuter, but dorm housing available for
parent/child
2-week summer program: July
www.oregonstate.edu/precollege
Gr 5, 6, and 7: Adventures in Learning
2-week summer program: July
http://oregonstate.edu/precollege
12. Oregon Zoo Gr 1 thru 12
http://www.oregonzoo.org/discover/campsclasses-and-programs
13. Pacific Northwest College of Art
Ages 5 thru adult
503 821 8895
http://www.pnca.edu/programs/ce/youth/
14. Portland Parks Dept. Infant to Adult classes
http://www.portlandonline.com/parks/index.cfm?c=
57829
15. Saturday Academy
Grades 2-12
503 768 1190
www.saturdayacademy.com
16. Tryon Creek
Day Camps Pre-K through Gr 8
Life of a Stream, Forest Ecology, Fieldtrips
603 636 4398
www.tryonfriends.org
17. University of Oregon - program for TAG
Students
Gr K-5 Super Summer 4-week program
www.uoyouth.org
19. Young Musicians and Artists
2-week Grades 4-12
503 281 9528
www.ymainc.org
20. Willowbrook in Tualatin
Ages 3 through 18
Fine Arts, Folk Arts, Photography, Weaving, Basketry,
Stained Glass, Ceramics, Music, Theater
503 691 6132
www.willowbrookartscamp.org
21. YMCA
Day Camp, Arts Day Camp, Resident and Family Camp,
Teen Travel Camps
Camp Collins (Mt Hood area)
503 663 5813
www.ymca-portland.org
22. YWCA
Horse and Youth Camps, Day Camps, Marine
Discovery, Drama, Art
Camp Westwind (Salmon River at the Coast)
503 294 7476
www.ywca-pdx.org/ww.htm
Grades 1-5
Residential Camp
LOCAL & REGIONAL
Audubon Portland
503 292 6855 x 118
Audobon Society of Portland & Jr. Audobon
Southern Oregon University
Gr 5 thru 8 Academy
1-week program
www.sou.edu/ecp/youth/academy
Grades 1-5
Residential Camp
NATIONAL
1. Carnegie Mellon Univ C-MITES
Grades 3-7; 1 and 2-week courses, commuter
Pittsburgh, PA
cmites@cmu.edu
http://outreach.mac.cc.cmu.edu/C-MITES
2. Concordia Language Village
Ages 7-18, 1 to 4 weeks, residential
Moorhead, MN
800 222 4750
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clv@cord.edu
www.cord.edu/dept/clv
3. Duke Univ. Talent Identification Program
Grades 4-12, 3 weeks, residential
Durham, NC 919 684 3847
info@tip.duke.edu www.tip.duke.edu
4. Northwestern University Center for Talent
Development
Grades 4-12, 3 weeks, residential and commuter.
Evanston, Illinois
847 491 3782
ctd@nwu.edu www.ctd.northwestern.edu
5. Purdue Univ. Gifted Education Resource Institute
Grades 3-6, 1-week, residential
Grades 7-12, 2-weeks, residential
West Layfayette, IN
765 494 7243
geri@purdue.edu www.geri.soe.purdue.edu
6. Summer Institute for the Gifted
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Grades 4-11, 3-weeks, residential
Parsippany, NJ
866 303 4744
info@cgpsig.com www.cgp-sig.com
7. Wisconsin Center for Academically Talented Youth
Grades 4-6, 1-week, residential
Grades 6-7, 2-weeks, residential
Grades 8-11, 3-weeks, residential
Madison, WI
608 271 1617
info@wcaty.org www.wcaty.org