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 Page 1 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 Page 2 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 Page 3 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