SUMMER CAMP
Pathway to Engineering
Georgetown ISD Middle School Students Only
Recommended for GT Students
Pathway to Engineering is designated for current 6th through 8th grade students. Project Lead the Way, Inc., a national program of partnerships among public schools, higher education institutions and the private sector, integrates skills utilized in math, science, engineering, and technology. The curriculum is adapted from the middle school component, Gateway to Technology, which provides project-based learning and a hands-on approach. This opportunity enables students to enter high school and college level programs with the foundational knowledge and skills for success in pre-engineering. Contact Carey Thornell 512/943-5000 ext. 6925 for registration information.
Dates:June 4thh – June 8th
Days:Monday through Friday
Time:9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Employee Time:8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuition:$200
Location:Georgetown High School
2211 North Austin Ave Georgetown, Texas 78626
Bus Transportation:Not provided
Meals:Not provided
Funding:Tuition
Career Cruisin’
Career Cruisin’ is a summer camp for students in grades 6 through 8 sponsored by the GISD After-School Action Program (ASAP). Career Cruisin’ provides expert summer instruction in culinary arts, environmental science, business, sports, field study trips, and special programs. These summer enrichment opportunities empower students to explore career pathways in an exciting and real world way. These exciting adventures all add up to a great summer experience! Contact Carey Thornell 512/943-5000 ext. 6925 for registration information.
Dates:June 11th – June 15th “ Summer Bucket List”
June 18th - June 22n “Snap Your Summer”
Days:Monday through Friday
Time:12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Employee Time:11:30 AM – 6:30 PM
Tuition:$ 100 per week
Location:Forbes Middle School
1911 NE Inner Loop Georgetown, Texas 78626
Bus Transportation:Provided
Meals:Lunch and snack provided by GISD Summer Food Service
Funding:Tuition
YMCA Summer Camps
YMCA Camp Twin Lakes Summer Camps 2018 – For the first time ever, YMCA Camp Twin Lakes is offering (five total) week-long overnight sessions. Kid’s get a chance to reconnect with simple joys like swimming, hiking, slip and sliding, team sports, lone accomplishments, being silly and brave. Providing safe, supportive and fun environments filled with new activities every day. Campers stay in new single gender cabins with two camp counselors. Cabins have air conditioning and restrooms.
Camp Twin Lakes is located in Cedar Park.
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YMCA Summer Day Camps 2018 – The YMCA of Greater Williamson County’s day camps offer a mix of fun and educational activities aimed at improving kids’ well being. Our program centers on three areas proven to impact kids’ development: friendship, accomplishment and belonging.
Camps located in Round Rock, Hutto, Cedar Park, Burnet and Georgetown.
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Kid City Parks and Recreation/Georgetown Project
Kid City is a four-week, half-day summer nutrition and enrichment program for students ages 5 years
11 Years/ completed kindergarten – 5thgrade If you are currently in 6th grade, you are not eligible for this program. MUST qualify for the GISD free and reduced lunch program. Goals are to improve the health and nutrition of children; increase protective assets among children through positive adult relationships and cultural experiences; and provide summer enrichment opportunities for Georgetown school children. Kid City is a collaborative project of The Georgetown Project, Georgetown ISD, the City of Georgetown Parks and Recreation Department and GISD Summer Food Program. Contact Traci Stengle, `512-931-2644, for more information.
Dates:July 9 – August 3
Days:Monday through Friday
Time:8:00 AM – 12:00 (Noon)
Employee Time:7:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Tuition:$10 per resident per week or $15 per non-resident per week
Location: Cooper - 1921 NE Inner Loop Georgetown, Tx 78626
Bus Transportation:Not provided
Meals:Breakfast and lunch provided by GISD Summer Food Service
Funding:Tuition, Georgetown Parks & Recreation, and The Georgetown Project
Registration: City of Georgetown Website –
Camp Invention:
Georgetown ISD Elementary Students OnlyRecommended for GT Students
EPIC! – Camp Invention 2018 is a week-long summer enrichment camp for GISD elementary students that partners with GISD to reinforce the traditional school year with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) events through multiple inquiry-based, hands-on activities. In Camp Invention children gear up and design zip lines, water flumes and hi-tech eco-gear to develop the latest and greatest tourist attraction Epic Park! Participants will also repower the motors, gears, lights, fans and components found in broken machines to make their own innovations!
Additionally, campers will make their very own robotic cricket powered by the sun! They will create cricket-inspired inventions that can outsmart motorized spider predators and explore the science of sound by investigating how crickets chirp. All of this will come together as they are challenged to a Chirp-Off, where they play their musical instrument inventions, in the end of the week showcase ceremony! Camp Invention is designed for current year Kindergarten through 5th grade students in GISD, Carey Thornell 512/943-5000 ext. 6925 for registration information.
Contact :
Dates: June 25th – June 29th
Days: Monday through Friday
Time: 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Employee Time: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuition:
$240 if register online/
$245 per student/week
Register online at
Location: Georgetown High School
Bus Transportation: Not provided
Meals: Not provided
Funding: Tuition
Special Education
Summer Extended Year Program
The Summer Extended Year Program is designed for students in grades Pre-K through 12 that
have been identified as needing additional services during the summer to prevent substantial loss of learning during the extended summer break. These services are a result of an ARD/IEP meeting and determined on a student by student basis.
Dates:As Needed, Based on Student Needs (Students)
As Needed, Based on Student Needs (Teachers)
Days:Monday through Thursday
Time:As Needed, Based on Individual Student Needs
Employee Time:As Needed, Based on Individual Student Needs
Tuition:Tuition-free
Location:Varies based on student IEP requirement
Bus Transportation:Yes, based on individual student IEP requirement
Meals:As needed
Funding:Special Education Funding
Special Education
2018 Let’s Make Friends
GISD STUDENTS ONLY, Ages 5 years (completed Kindergarten) – 12
In cooperation with the Exceptional Georgetown Alliance, Georgetown Parks and Recreation is offering Adaptive Summer Camp Sessions for Georgetown ISD students. Experienced and trained staff will continue to provide this opportunity to the Georgetown community. These Camps are not designed to work on severe aggressive behavior, but focus on providing a safe, social environment productive of building social and communication skills for all campers.
Our camps focus on social and communication development for campers with Autism Spectrum disorders and other cognitive and developmental disabilities. Themes address basic concepts like feelings, using manners, being part of a group, as well as self-esteem and cooperation. The opportunity for developmental growth of each camper will be provided through a wide range of activities which may include arts and crafts, swimming, field trips, cooperative games, music, daily exercise, and outdoor play. Let’s Make Friends is designed for our 12 and under campers.
FOCUS: Cognitive and Developmental disabilities, Autism Spectrum
REQUIREMENTS: Georgetown ISD ONLY. Must be able to coexist in a small group setting.
Location: Georgetown High School
Fee:$135Resident / $170 Nonresident Monday-Thursday, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Date / BarcodeLMF Week 1: June 18-21 / 67031
LMF Week 2: June 25-28 / 67032
LMF Week 3: July 9-12 / 67033
LMF Week 4: July 16-19 / 67034
Special Education
2018 Circle of Friends
GISD STUDENTS ONLY, Ages 13 years (entering6th grade) – 23 years(Bridges)
In cooperation with the Exceptional Georgetown Alliance, Georgetown Parks and Recreation is offering Adaptive Summer Camp Sessions for Georgetown ISD students. Experienced and trained staff will continue to provide this opportunity to the Georgetown community. These Camps are not designed to work on severe aggressive behavior, but focus on providing a safe, social environment productive of building social and communication skills for all campers.
Our camps focus on social and communication development for campers with Autism Spectrum disorders and other cognitive and developmental disabilities. Themes address basic concepts like feelings, using manners, being part of a group, as well as self-esteem and cooperation. The opportunity for developmental growth of each camper will be provided through a wide range of activities which may include arts and crafts, swimming, field trips, cooperative games, music, daily exercise, and outdoor play. Circle of Friends is for ages 13 and older.
FOCUS: Cognitive and Developmental disabilities, Autism Spectrum
REQUIREMENTS: Georgetown ISD ONLY. Must be able to coexist in a small group setting.
Location:Georgetown High School
Fee:$135Resident / $170 Nonresident
Date / BarcodeCoF Week 1: June 18-21 / 67011
CoF Week 2: June 25-28 / 67012
CoF Week 3: July 9-12 / 67013
CoF Week 4: July 16-19 / 67014