Allen Academic Summer Camps

Below is our online directory of Allen Summer Camps 2008 - Academic Camps around town Allen, TX this summer.

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Sponsoring Summer Camps:

Experiencing the American Girl Dolls

Email Address: sbmorley@sbcglobal.net

Dates: June 9-13th @9am -12 pm

July 14-18^th @ 9am -12 pm

Address: 5236 Tennyson Parkway, Plano

Recommended: Grades 3-6^th

Camp hosted by famous local author, Lynda Morley and Director of Education at Heritage Farmstead Museum, Plano

Are you interested in American history? Do you enjoy the American Girls Doll Collection? Then this camp is just for you! Come and experience five American Girls through hands-on activities especially designed to incorporate specific areas of their lifestyles.

Come grind corn and more with 1824 Josephina, create kites with 1864 Addy, dip candles with 1774 Felicity and cut paper dolls with the newest doll – 1974 Julie! Cook, share stories, make new friends and laugh a lot!

RARE Learning

Phone: 972-567-1771
Email Address: info@rarelearning.com
Ages: 3-9 yr olds
Math, Reading & Science Enrichment Classes

RARE Learning delivers an innovative curriculum in reading, math and science to enrich young minds. The program offer different classes for 3 to 9 year olds.

The classes combine one-on-one instruction with computers, multimedia, and educational games to help young children keep their academic skills in tact over summer.

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Apple Creek Private Preschool

Phone: 972-396-0099
Address: 802 S. Alma Drive, Allen, TX
Ages: 3- 6 yrs old

Apple Creek Preschool offers two programs during the summer for ages 3-6. Academic Enrichment Camps by the week and Educational Summer Preschool by the month. The Enrichment Camp themes are Space, Math, Literature Based Cooking, the Alphabet, Handwriting, Science, Art, and Dinosaurs. Our Summer Preschool is offered two or three days a week.

Lone Star Leadership Academy

Phone: 817-285-8961

Lone Star Leadership Academy - an experiential learning leadership development program. Outstanding 5^th-8^th grade students from across the state of Texas are invited to participate in Education in Action’s weeklong Lone Star Leadership Academy programs during the summer. Participants travel to Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin or Houston/Galveston to experience historically, politically and environmentally significant Texas sites with a focus on leadership throughout.

Access to Careers in Science

Grades 6-11
Held at Texas Women's University in Denton. These camps focus on career opportunities for women in the mathematics and science fields. Courses in Anatomy, Biotechnology, Engineering, Environmental Science, and Rocket Science are just a few of the offerings.

Texas Academy of Math & Science

Held at University of North Texas in Denton. This is a camp for the math whiz in rising grades 7-11. This summer institute is a "not to miss".

Gifted Student Institute at SMU

Offers numerous camps (K-12) during the summer with choices of classes in the areas of sports, the arts (visual & performing), computer science, physics, paleontology, medical science, literature, writing, law...and many more.

Students with strong academic profiles and high SAT or ACT scores are encouraged to take at least one course for college credit.

Talented and Gifted Camps at Texas A&M Galveston

For camps that serve students in grades 8-12 in the areas of veterinary medicine, marine biology, digital photography and technology, pre-medicine, Sea Camps, etc.

Summer Chess Camp at UTD

Held at the University of Texas at Dallas. UTD's Chess team - the winners of the 2004 Pan-American Chess Tournament - will instruct students in all levels of ability in small, low student-to teacher ratio classes.

Sea Camp/Texas A&M University at Galveston

Phone: 1-87-Sea-Aggie
Address: Galveston, TX
Ages: 10-18 years

A variety of camps for ages 10-18. Founded in 1986, Sea Camp has opened up the world of marine biology to over 11,500 campers during its 21 years of existence. Participants have come to Sea Camp from across the country to take advantage of all the educational opportunities that it has to offer. Sea Camp is located at Texas A&M University at Galveston's Mitchell Campus.

SMU Computer Camps

Phone: 888-709-TECH (8324)
Address: 6425 Boaz Lane, Dallas TX

SMU's Talented and Gifted Program

Phone: 214-768-0123
Address: Dallas, TX
Ages: High School students
Dates: June 30-July 31, 2008

This summer, get the credit you deserve for your exceptional academic efforts through SMU's College Experience, a unique five-week summer program that provides an opportunity for a small and carefully chosen group of highly motivated and academically able high school students to get a head start on college and a taste of campus life. Through participation in college credit courses, students entering the eleventh and twelfth grades can earn up to six credit hours which can be applied towards a bachelor's degree.

Students live together in a campus residence facility, and cultural and recreational activities are arranged by resident advisors.

Summer Math Institute at UNT

Contact: Click on link for further contact information.

Location: University of North Texas, Denton

Ages: Children grades 7-11th

Held at University of North Texas in Denton. SMI is an intensive mathematics programs designed for highly motivated students in grades 7-11 who wish to accelerate their mathematics education. Students will attend daily classes taught by experienced mathematics teachers in Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry or Precalculus. The classroom setting is highly interactive and easily adapted to each individual student's ability and pace. Students will live in a residence hall at the University of North Texas and are supervised by experienced residence life personnel.

Summer Youth Program at SMU

Phone: 214-768-5433

Address: 5236 Tennyson Pkwy, Plano, TX

Ages: 5-18 years

Make your summer days sizzle with SMU's Summer Youth Programs for students ages 5 through 18, offers one- and two-week enrichment workshops throughout the summer in the areas of technology, computers, multimedia, writing, art, math, science, literature, gaming, the Internet, sports, study skills, and social skills. Sessions begin June 4 through August 6, 2008. Registration begins March 5, 2008.

Talented and Gifted Camps at Texas A&M Galveston

For camps that serve students in grades 8-12 in the areas of veterinary medicine, marine biology, digital photography and technology, pre-medicine, Sea Camps, etc.

Upward Bound Math & Science/UNT

Phone: 940-565-4184
Address: University of North Texas, Denton TX
Ages: High School

This fast paced summer program offers opportunities to experience college life, to take part in activities related to interests in math, science, and computer science, and to prepare students for their next year in high school and beginning years of college.

During the five weeks, students spend Monday through Thursday morning participating in a variety of classes including mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, computer programming , English, a foreign language, genetics, anthropology and study skills. In the afternoons, students work on research projects in their area of interest with college faculty and graduate students and participate in art, drama and/ or recreational sports courses.

Summer Chess Camps at UTD

Classes are divided by ability, age, experience, and instructor assessment.

Sponsored by: The Chess Program at UT Dallas
Dates: June 9-13, June16-20, July 7-11, July 14-18
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm or 1:00pm-4:00pm
Deadline for registration: Registration is open until the beginning of camp. There are required forms that need to be submitted
Costs: $215-255 per camper
UT Dallas faculty, staff, students, and alumni receive a discount of $25.
Families with two or more children enrolled receive a $25 discount per child.
Ages: 7-13
Location:
UT Dallas
800 W. Campbell Road
Richardson, TX 75080
Contact Information:
James Stallings
972-883-2898
james.stallings@utdallas.edu
http://chess.utdallas.edu/camp.htm