Don’t let that summer slide get your kids off to a bad start next school year. Richmondmom’s list of academic camps can help spring kids forward, learn new things, or catch up in an area where they are struggling. Young mathematicians, writers, scientists can have a great time learning new skills this summer.
Abacus Math Club offers a half-day academic enrichment summer day camp for children ages 5 to 9 at Richmond Academy in the West End. Children will have daily classes in math, reading and manners. Activities include hands-on lessons, educational games, puppet shows, and recess. Master the FUNdamentals this summer.
Bricks 4 Kidz Camps
A Bricks 4 Kidz® camp is a fresh and fun way for kids to spend their summer break using LEGO® Bricks! With speciall-designed Bricks 4 Kidz® models, LEGO® games galore, and plenty of time for free-play, the kids are always having fun. Camp activities are specially designed for kids ages 5-12, built around themes kids love, like Minecraft, Pokemon, Star Wars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more. Visit our website or call 804-938-3535 for more information.
Championship Chess
Summer Chess Camp will be held August 10-14, 2015 at Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church for Grades 2 – 8. There are three options for camp hours:
Full day $390 – 9 am – 4 pm
Half Day $225 – either 9 am – 12 pm or 1 pm – 4 pm
1100 Mt. Pisgah Drive, Midlothian, VA 23113 in the Christian Family Life Center Rooms 301, 302, and 303. Chess instruction includes Openings, Middle Game, Tactics and Endgame. Bring a lunch (Pizza Lunch provided on Friday). Camp activities include practice using chess clock and taking notation, playing chess using our giant lawn chess set, tournament with prizes, free play and bug house. T-shirts will be provided. Register online.
Chess – Dragon Chess Camp
The Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Chess Club is hosting a chess summer camp for rising 3rd–9th graders. Instructors are experienced players from the Maggie Walker Chess team supported by advanced players from the greater-Richmond community. Chess players of all skill levels, from complete beginners to advanced scholastic players, are welcome. Registration open: visit teachmechess.com for more details.
Chess Camp
Maurice Ashley Trains Champions trains champions at Collegiate School. Information to come.
College4Kids Summer Career Academies at Piedmont Virginia Community College
Explore your interests with new friends! Have fun while you learn! Rising 3rd-9th-graders enjoy hands-on, project-based learning led by PVCC instructors.
CommuniKids Summer Camp is a wonderful way to introduce your child to a new language or support language acquisition. Our language-Immersion summer camp for ages 18 months to 13 years combines traditional summer fun with an educational experience.
EICC. Education and Innovation Center for Children (EICC)
Specializes in developing your child’s creative writing and critical thinking skills. Our focus is on enrichment through the use of fun and challenging learning experiences.
ENB Languages 4 Kidz
We Know language is not learned but instead acquired naturally. Our camp offers French, Spanish, Italian language immersion, multicultural activities, gardening, soccer, baking, and more.. for ages 3-13
3100 Grove Ave, Richmond, VA 23221 (Located at St. Benedict School) Contact: Yalibi D’Addario
Phone: (804) 441-4882 Email: info@enblanguages4kidz.com FaceBook Summer Camp Online application
Eureka Workshop
Eureka Workshop is a place where kids come to experience the excitement that is Computer Science. Our summer camp program teaches concepts of computational thinking and Computer Science through a variety of creative activities and provides students with both on and off screen experiences from animation, to crafty computing, to basic electrical circuitry. Eureka Workshop is brought to you , and your child, by CodeVA.
Federal Reserve Bank – Summer Camp Challenge
Updated information coming soon! The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond’s FREE summer program where campers experience fun and games as they use reasoning to solve puzzles, crack clues and answer riddles about resources, innovation, entrepreneurship and prices.
Ferrum College Summer Enrichment Camp
Academically motivated students, (currently enrolled in grades 4-7), experience campus life at this co-ed residential camp while participating in fun activities and challenging projects. 2013 classes include: Chess, Cooking, Engineering, Going Green, Living 1800 Style, Ferrum Challenge, Hogwarts Academy, plus more.
Heartwood Grove French Immersion School
Heartwood Grove French Immersion School presents a two-week Summer Camp: The theme will be “Animals around the World” taught through simple French animal stories, songs, art and games. We will learn about mammals, reptiles, birds, and marine animals, their habitats and habits. 6112 Three Chopt Road, Richmond, VA.
ID Tech Camps
Williamsburg summer tech camps for kids and teens is a summer program where students can learn to create iPhone apps, video games, C++/Java Programs, and more at prestigious universities nationwide (held at the College of William & Mary, Princeton, Stanford, and others). Click here for more information.
“James River Explorer” Summer Enrichment Camp (sponsored by the Richmond Walks and History Programs) is half day weekly camp for rising 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders who seek science/social studies enrichment in the great outdoors. Sites visited and explored: Richmond Riverfront and Historic Canals, Historic Tredegar Visitor Center, Virginia State Capitol, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Virginia Historical Society.
James River Camp
Discover the environmental features of the historic James River as 17th century Virginia Indians and the Colonial English would have encountered it. Paddle a kayak and identify how the plants and animals of the river were hunted, gathered and used throughout history. Understand the course changes made at Dutch Gap during the Civil War and see how it is used today.
Mad Science Camps
Voted best in Richmond 5 years in a row! Combination of in-class discovery and exploration, outdoor games and physical activities and hands-on applications of scientific principles.
Mathnasium’s Summer Math Camp
Mathnasium’s Summer Math Camp is a great way to give your child fun activities to do while meeting their educational math needs. Our flexible math programs are tailored to meet your child’s specific goals. Packages are available for rising 1st – 12th grades at any of our six Richmond area locations! June 15, 2015 – September 3, 2015 804-272-MATH (6284)
Summer at MFYC
Mary & Frances Youth Center, within the VCU Division of Community Engagement. Fun, challenging and creative program offering a variety of in-depth experiences in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Health Sciences Camps.
Summer Investigators Science Camp
Summer Investigators Science Camp. A real-life experience where girls will assume the roles of forensic investigators as they solve a mock crime. While using the school’s state of the art facilities, the campers will integrate activities in the areas of science, mathematics and computer technology. This is a 2 week boarding experience for girls in 6 – 8th grade.
Summer Quest at Collegiate Schools
More than 100 summer programs for preschoolers through adult. Programs range from academics, arts, and enrichment to sports and much more. With more than 30 years of experience. Summer Quest knows what it takes to create summer memories that will last a lifetime.
Summer Study Abroad through University of Richmond.
Sylvan Learning Summer Camps
During the summer, most parents default to enrolling their child in a general summer camp or 
sports clinic, but what if there was an option for kids to explore an academic interest and build a competitive edge in the classroom? The Sylvan Learning Center of Richmond is introducing Math Edge — a new activity this summer for kids to build math skills and avoid summer learning loss.
Designed for kids in grades one through five, Math Edge helps nurture students’ natural math ability and builds on core math concepts in a fun, kid-friendly learning environment alongside other kids with
similar interests. Well-trained teachers manage the small sessions of 12 students or less and offer encouragement, motivation and rewards in an effort to foster independent learning and encourage students to set personal goals. Math Edge is a unique learning experience that also allows students to build camaraderie with a small group of their peers.
Tech Em Studios
Tech Em Studios is an after-school technology program that offers classes, camps and training focused on applied computer science and computer-aided design. With courses in coding, 3D printing, software design and device building, Tech Em’s instructors teach students at all levels the critical STEM-related skills required in the 21st century. By emphasizing art in technology, Tech Em helps students understand the exciting and evolving relationship of technology and art.
The Summer Experience at the Steward School
With a fun-filled selection of camps for all ages, Steward offers a wide variety of academic and nonacademic opportunities to explore, expand, and excel.
Tutor Doctor
Summer classes for kids of all ages
USA Chess Camp
Active Learning Services operates chess camps (thru USA Chess), Gamebuilder Video Game creation camps, Scratch Animation Creation camps, and other enrichment programs designed to stimulate creative thinking, improve logic and memory skills and give children “thinking alternatives” to sports camps and other summer camps and enrichment programs.
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Find the perfect camp designed with your preschooler in mind. PreK kids can enjoy art, math, dance, theatre and outdoor adventures with these fantastic summer camps in Richmond, VA
Baseball Camp – Flying Squirrels & Jr. FUNNdamentals Camp
The Flying Squirrels offer three baseball camps throughout the 2015 season! Baseball Camps Sessions 1 and 2 are both three-day camps for boys & girls ages 7-14. Session 1 is held on June 23rd, 24th, & 25th. Session 2 is held on August 4th, 5th, & 6th. A Jr. Squirrels FUNNdamentals Camp is held on July 8th & 9th for boys & girls ages 4-8. All camps include instruction from current Flying Squirrels players and coaches, lunch each day, and 4 tickets to a Squirrels home game. Megan Angstadt at 804-359-3866 x325 megan.angstadt@
Brilliant Summer at St. Catherine’s
The campus at St. Catherine’s will be transformed into a unique experience for boys and girls from 3 year olds through rising grade 12…and even a little something for adults.
Camp Blue Sky at Rainbow Station
Camp Blue Sky is divided into three divisions according to the ages of our campers. While each division is involved in our traditional day camp program, all of our activities are designed specifically to meet the developmental needs of the campers in each division. Within each division, campers are put into small groups based on age and gender.
Charlottesville Ballet Summer Dance Camps is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit dance school that offers Summer Camps for students ages 3-10 years old and Summer Classes for ages 3-Adult. Camp classes are divided by age (4-6 yrs, 5- yrs, & 7-10yrs), which encourages each child to reach his or her highest potential and really enjoy their experience.
CommuniKids Summer Camp is a wonderful way to introduce your child to a new language or support language acquisition. Our language-Immersion summer camp for ages 2 to 10 combines traditional summer fun with an educational experience.
CORE Kids Academy
This summer kids can flip, fly, swing, roll, and laugh with CORE Kids Academy! Your child will have fun movin’ and groovin’ during fun gymnastics and movement. Camps with lots of movement and fun.
First Baptist Church Preschool
Presenting the 28th annual SUMMER SOLUTION! Our camp features veteran teaching staff, outdoor playgrounds and an indoor gym facility, representing one of the best values in the area. For children ages 9 months (by May 26, 2015) through rising kindergarteners. Please visit our website for more information.
The Goddard School®
The Goddard School’s summer camp curriculum incorporates STEAM learning (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) into exciting, one-of-a-kind and fun experiences for your child every day! We offer a broad range of programs and mini-camps to pique the interest and curiosity of every child.
The founding principle of The Goddard School’s curriculum is that children experience the deepest, most genuine learning when they are having fun. We have integrated this philosophy into every aspect of our summer camp to foster play-based learning opportunities both inside and outside the classroom.
We’ve created a variety of camps so your children can find a program they will absolutely love. To discover how Goddard can make this summer your child’s best learning experience yet, call 1-800-GODDARD or visit our website.
Good Shepherd Passport to Summer Fun Camp
A new adventure awaits campers each week as they journey to the Wild West…take an African Safari…play chef for the day…take part in star-spangled parade and more during each themed week! Good Shepherd Child Development Center in Midlothian.
Good Shepherd Episcopal School Summer at Good Shepherd Episcopal School.
Jessica Morgan School of Dance
Summer Dance Camps, Intensive and More! Camp, Ages 3 – 11:Students enrolled in our 4 day dance camps will explore ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, and musical theater. The final day of each camp week concludes with an in studio performance at 12:00 pm for parents to enjoy. Summer Performance “Elements”, Ages 6 and up.
Lakeside Presbyterian Preschool Summer Adventure Series
Registration is OPEN. Weekly camps.
Lewis Ginter – Green Adventures Summer Camps
Each week campers explore the Garden to learn more about the plant kingdom and their connection to it. Keepsake crafts, field studies, garden games, and botanical snacks are all part of daily activities. A week-long day camp program for children 4 yrs old – 5th grade. Register by phone at 804.262.9887.
Melody Magic Music Studio
Join us this summer for our Summer of Music! Your children will sing, play, and dance their way through our 2 months of classes! It’s so much fun, they will never realize they are learning and growing along the way! Weekly classes for ages 0-7 years.
Richmond Montessori Enrichment Summer Camp Programs
Camps for toddlers, primary camps, elementary camps, and upper/elementary-middle school camps.
Richmond Waldorf School
Our nature-based, homespun program will excite the imagination with creative explorations in baking, gardening, making music and singing, crafting, tye-dyeing and water play!! We engage in activities to stimulate the head, hands and heart, from crafting beautiful letters to performing simple plays with live music and whimsical costumes.
Romp n’ Roll
The officially-fun, officially-famous Romp n’ Roll Summer Camp will run at all Richmond locations from May 26 through September 4 AND at the Children’s Museum of Richmond Central and Chesterfield locations from June 1 through August 14. Both camps are for children ages 2 through 5 years, no potty training required. Our daily schedule is action-packed with “kid-tested, Rompy-approved” sessions including incredible gym, art and music activities! It’s like a big kids’ camp on training wheels; all the fun, learning, and excitement but without the poison ivy!
Sabot Summer
A Sabot Summer is a series of one-week camps driven by the natural curiosity of children. Each summer workshop provides children, ages 4 – 8, with engaging opportunities for exploring and developing skills, sparking new ideas and interests as well as fostering imagination and enthusiasm for the world around them. A Sabot Summer honors the individuality of children and all their intelligences.
SPARC summer camps
The School of Performing Arts in the Richmond community – SPARC – has provided incredible performing arts experience to students in the Richmond area for over 30 years. SPARC has full-day and 
half-day camps for students ages 4 to 18. Our summer camps are filled with singing, acting, dancing, friends and fun! With camps from June to August, every student can find a camp to make them shine. Cheryl Lage of RichmondMom.com wrote in her article, ‘Fanning the SPARC’: “As a part-time (9-3:30 daily) working-in-an-office mama, the 
timing seemed ideal . . .confidence levels rose. Comfort acting, singing and dancing translates well to increased ease in presenting oral reports, speaking at assemblies, conveying the morning announcements. Thank you, SPARC. We’ll be back…probably this summer!” Voted Style Weekly’s Family Favorites Winner for 2013!
The Children’s Museum of Richmond (CMoR)
A weekly, half or full day camp, for children 2 ½ – 6 years old. Children participate in a safe, noncompetitive, nurturing experience where learning is disguised as fun.
Tuckaway Child Development Centers have plenty of fun, learning, and excitement for kids. And who doesn’t love visiting Washington DC, Mexico, France, Italy, Russia, and many more amazin destinations during summer camp?
Young Chef’s Academy
Spring camp information listed for ages 3+. Summer camp information coming soon.
NEW CAMPS!
New Fit 4 Algebra Camp: Did you know algebra is the foundation to your child’s success in high school and beyond? Algebra is the gateway for not only higher-level math and science skills, but it is also crucial to success in college and in future careers. Our Fit 4 Algebra Summer Camp will strengthen your child’s confidence in math and get him or her in tip-top shape for algebra!
The Fit 4 Algebra Camp provides:
• Concentration on benchmark skills
• Personal attention in collaborative environment
• Fun learning activities
Register online for these dates: 7/10/12 9:30AM – 7/19/12 11:30AM
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New Richmond Writing Camp: Sylvan’s Writing Summer Camp will help your child learn strategic and creative writing techniques to boost confidence not only in Language Arts, but in all subject areas. Our expert teachers coach your child through an array of engaging writing activities, including creating original websites, stories, and articles and your child will walk away with a published journal to showcase his or her work. Sylvan Writing Camp provides your child with:
• Composing and editing several types of materials
• Practice real-world writing applications
Register for these dates online: 7/24/12 9:30AM – 8/23/12 11:30AM
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Solve This Problem I (grades 4-5) : Math Problem-Solving – Your child will become a confident, analytical thinker & problem solver. Students explore many options to solve problems and discuss their tactics with the group.
• Review the problem-solving process: Understand, Plan, Solve, and Look Back.
• Learn & apply multiple problem-solving strategies such as: Draw a Picture, Find a Pattern, Work Backward, and Solve a Simpler Problem.
• Solve different types of word problems.
Register for these dates online: 7/9/12 9:30AM – 7/23/12 11:30AM
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Read Ahead (Pre-K and Kindergarten) : Build early reading skills!
-Recognize and write capital and lowercase letters.
-Build listening comprehension strategies.
-Increase book awareness.
Register for these dates online: 7/9/12 1PM – 8/8/12 3PM
Also including SAT Classes: Richmond students prepping for the SAT’s can take advantage of these summer courses:
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-Review Arithmetic and Applied Arithmetic portions of the SAT.
-Includes content review, strategy tips and homework.
Register for this course: Saturdays 10A-12P 7/14/12, 7/21/12, 7/28/12, 8/4/12.
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-Review Geometry portion of the SAT.
-Includes content review, strategy tips and homework.
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