Summer Camps/Workshops 2018

The following summer camps, listed alphabetically by camp focus, are some of the workshops/camps we have gathered for your reference. The listing does not indicate Valley Forge Middle School endorsement.

Academic/Recreational:

Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) Summer Programs –

CTY offers summer residential and day programs on the East and West Coasts for qualified students who have completed grades 5-6 -

CTY offers four residential programs for qualified students who havecompletedgrades 7 and above -

Summer Institute of the Gifted (SIGS) - an academic and recreational camp - one of the participating sites is Bryn Mawr College -

Career:

Summer Career Academies (CCIU), Phoenixville and Westtown locations -

Career Exploration: Delaware County Community College, Media -

Community Service:

Here is a site that combines adventure and community service (rising 9th graders):

Habitat for Humanity, Global Village, 2 week volunteer adventures:

Film/Communications:

WHYY Film Academy Summer Camp – this camp gives students the opportunity to use WHYY production equipment to develop and produce news stories based on their interests under the guidance of experienced media instructors. Students may apply for a scholarship.

Journalism:

WHYY Journalism Spring Break - this camp gives students real-world experience in 21st century reporting.Working with expert staff at WHYY and a small team of other students, you'll be out on the streets and in the student news room, shooting and editing video, producing audio content and telling great stories.

anguage:

Multiple Languages- Online Tutorial:

Babbel-

Leadership:

Lead America: They have conferences for both middle and high school students.

Spark the Wave - a leadership/community service/recreational camp - held at Villanova University -

Math:

KOP Academy

Pre-Algebra

This course is designed for middle school students who want to accelerate through Pre-Algebra in the summer and take Algebra I in September.

4 weeks (July 2-26)

Monday-Thursday, 8:30am - 12:30pm

64 hours of instruction

small group instruction

Location: Temple Brith Achim, 481 South Gulph Road, King of Prussia.

For more information on this and other programs visit:

Multi-focus:

Episcopal Academy –

Future Stars - recreational/sports/technology - at various locations, two are in our area.

Cabrini CollegeMInfo
610 King of Prussia Rd
Radnor, PA

Villa Maria Lower School MInfo
1140 King Rd

Malvern, PA

Teen Ink -

From architecture to leadership to women and engineering to Harry Potter-themed camps, this link has a plethora of summer program and camp opportunities in Pennsylvania and beyond. There is something for everyone!

Science:

Delaware County Community College -

A wide variety of STEM-focused camps, for ages 5-15. Sessions start June 20th

2018 ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp hosted by Temple University this summer.

The two-week residential camp is for students entering 6th, 7th, or 8thgrade in the fall of 2017 who have and interest in science and mathematics.

For more information and eligibility requirements go to:

For contact information and an application for the Temple camp, scroll down and click on the map.

Westtown Science Institute -

Science camps focused more on programming and engineering.

NASTAR Flight Camp - ETC's National Aerospace Training and Research (NASTAR) Center is the premier air and space training, research, and education facility in the world.

Upper MainlineYMCA - Y Earth Service Corps (environmental):

GEMS(Girls in Engineering, Math, and Science) –

Enjoy a week of hands-on science, math, and engineering at the University of Pennsylvania! You’ll participate in a wide variety of activities including Bioengineering, Nanotechnology, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Graphics and Computing.

For girls entering 7th, 8th, or 9th grade.

Technology:

Emagination Technology Summer Camps for Kids - 20 different workshops for ages 8-17 - location at Rosemont College

iD Tech Camps – Villanova University – game design and development, programming, app development -

Robotics – American Helicopter Museum, West Chester (Ages 9-14)

Robotics: - KOP Academy, King of Prussia

This introductory course gives middle school students exposure to concepts and technologies in Robotics through the Vex IQ system.

Session 1 (July 2-12); Session 2 (July 16-26)

Monday-Thursday 8:30am - 12:30pm

Small group instruction (8:1 student/instructor ratio)

Location: Temple Brith Achim, 481 South Gulph Road, King of Prussia

For more information on this fun and interactive programs visit:

Writing:

The Writing Project - West Chester University -

Young Writer’s Camp, Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg -

Additional Resources:

Online Summer Camp Directory:

Study Abroad

This site lists numerous study abroad, specialized study, summer study and camps for gifted students.

The National Society for the Gifted and Talented lists resources and opportunities by state at: