Your Guide to the Main Line Region’s Summer Camps

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Summer will be here before you know it! Use our guide to make camp plans for your kids before school lets out for the summer.

Whether your child loves sports, theater, journalism, nature or even circus art, there’s a camp in the Philadelphia suburbs that’s perfect for them. We’ve compiled a list of the area’s camps for summer fun, learning and memories.

Agnes Irwin School

 

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Rosemont, (610) 801-1127
Day, virtual • grades pre-K to 12 • academics, arts, athletics, STEAM

AIM Academy

Conshohocken, (215) 483-2461
Day • grades 1–12 • academics, ACT prep, arts, STEAM

Arrowhead Day Camp

West Chester, (610) 353-5437
Day • ages 4–13 • art, nature, sports, swimming, field trips

The Baldwin School’s Camp Magar

Bryn Mawr, (610) 525-2700
Day • ages 3–12 • art, music, nature exploration, sports, swimming, theater

Benchmark School

Media, (610) 565-3741
Day • grades 1–6 • academics, arts, confidence course, innovation lab, sports

Brandywine School of Wizardry

Various locations, (610) 827-5678
Day • ages 6–15 • academics, arts

Camp Innabah

 

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Spring City, (610) 469-6111
Day, overnight • ages 5–18 • arts, nature exploration, theater, religion

Camp Innovation

Multiple locations, (800) 968-4332
Day • ages 5–12 • creativity, problem solving, persistence, STEM

Camp Kef

Wynnewood, (610) 896-7770
Day • infant to age 15 • arts, sports, technology, theater

Camp Kweebec

 

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Schwenksville, (610) 287-8117
Overnight • ages 6–16 • arts, athletics, aquatics

Camp Pegasus

Bryn Mawr, (610) 649-1080
Day • ages 4–16 • art and music therapy, computer gaming, digital photography, games, sports

Camp Saginaw

Oxford, (888) 477-2267
Day • ages 6–16 • arts and crafts, ceramics, culinary arts, media, sports, theater, watersports

Camp Sankanac

 

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Spring City, (610) 469-6320
Overnight • ages 7–16 • arts, athletics, aquatics, religion

CCEDC STEM Innovation Programs

Various locations, (610) 321-8212
Day • ages 10–18 • academics, STEM

Chester County Art Association

West Chester, (610) 696-5600
Day • ages 4–18 • art, ceramics, fine art, STEM

Code Ninjas

 

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Downingtown, (484) 364-4964
Day • ages 5–13 • coding

Community Arts Center’s Summer Spree Visual Arts Camp

Wallingford, (610) 566-1713
Day • ages 5-17 • art, music, nature, photography

Corinthian Yacht Club

Essington, (610) 521-4705
Day • ages 8–17 • sailing

Darlington Arts Center

 

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Garnet Valley, (610) 358-3632
Day • ages 3–14 • music, art, dance, drama

Delaware Valley Tennis Academy

Bryn Mawr, Villanova, (610) 527-2387
Day • ages 4–18 • tennis

Elmwood Park Zoo

Norristown, (800) 652-4143
Day • Ages 6–13 • adventure, animals, conservation

Emagination Computer Camps

Rosemont, (877) 248-0206
Day, overnight • ages 8–17 • computers, technology

Engage Art Studio

 

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Schwenksville, (484) 968-3101
Day • ages 5–18 • art, drawing, pottery, sculpture, mixed media

ESF Camps & Experiences

Chester Springs, Chestnut Hill, Haverford, Newtown Square, (800) 529-2267
Day • ages 3–18 • academics, arts, science, sports, technology

Episcopal Academy’s Center For Growth & Innovation

Newtown Square, (610) 688-3298
Day • grades pre-K-7 • arts, academics, leadership, music, photography, science, theater

Friends’ Central School

Wynnewood, (610) 645-5132
Day • ages 3–17 • arts, academics, nature exploration, sports, technology, theater

Friends School Haverford

Haverford, (610) 642-2334
Day • ages 3–6 • arts, cooking, sports, water activities

Future Aviators

Toughkenamon, (610) 268-2619
Day • ages 7–15 • aviation

Germantown Academy Day Camp

Fort Washington, (267) 405-7321
Day • grades pre-K to 10 • academics, art, science, sports, tech, theater

The Gravity Vault

 

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Radnor, (610) 756-2529
Day • ages 7–14 • rock climbing

The Handwork Studio

Rosemont, (610) 660-9600
Day • ages 5–15 • art, cooking, design/build, fashion, robotics

Hedgerow Theatre

Rose Valley, (610) 565-4211
Day • ages 3–14 • theater

Holy Child Academy Summer Camp

Drexel Hill, (610) 259-2712
Day • ages 2–14 • arts, cooking, robotics, science, sports, STEAM

Icore Fitness

 

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West Chester, (484) 887-8607
Day • ages 6–14 • ninja training, parkour, sports

Lavner Camps

Various locations, (888) 854-2267
Day • ages 6–14 • arts, education, sports, technology

Main Line Art Center

Haverford, (610) 525-0272
Day • ages 5–16 • arts

Media-Providence Friends School

Media, (610) 565-1960
Day • ages 3–10 • art, education

Media Theatre

Media, (610) 891-0100
Day • ages 5–18 • theater

Merion Mercy Academy

Merion Station, (610) 664-6655
Day • grades 4–12 • academics, sports

Music Training Center

Various locations
Day • ages 7–17 • bands, music

Paradise Farms

 

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Downingtown, (610) 269-9111
Day and overnight • ages 5-15 • outdoor activities, team building

Penn Museum’s Anthropologists in the Making Summer Camp

Philadelphia, (215) 898-4000
Day • ages 6–13 • anthropology

Philadelphia Rock Gym

Various locations, (877) 822-7673
Day • ages 5–14 • climbing

Philadelphia International Music Festival

Wayne, (856) 875-6816
Day, overnight • ages 8–25 • music, college prep

Philadelphia School of Circus Art

 

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Philadelphia, (215) 849-1991
Day • ages 5–18 • circus arts

Play by Play Sports Broadcasting

Villanova, (800) 319-0884, playbyplaycamps.com
Day, overnight • ages 10–18 • journalism

Riverbend Environmental Education Center

Gladwyne, (610) 527-5234
Day • ages 4–11 • adventure, exploration

Shipley Enrichment Camp

Bryn Mawr, (610) 525-4300
Day • ages 5–12 • art, science, sports

Sixers Basketball Camps

 

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Various locations, (610) 668-7676
Day, overnight • ages 5–17 • basketball

Travel for Teens

Wayne, (888) 457-4534
Overnight • grades 6–12 • language, photography, service, travel

Uptown Knauer Performing Arts Center

West Chester, (484) 995-2915
Day • ages 4–17 • theater

Valley Forge Summer Camp

Wayne, (610) 989-1253
Day, overnight • ages 6–17 • academics, fitness, leadership skills, nature exploration, sports, STEAM

Villanova University

Villanova, (610) 519-7580
Day, overnight • grades 2–12 • college prep, football, lacrosse, leadership, soccer, swimming, tennis, volleyball

Wayne Art Center

Wayne, (610) 688-3553
Day • ages 3–17 • ceramics, cooking, drama, drawing, jewelry, music, painting, photography

Wenotme

Various locations, (610) 733-5579
Day • grades 2–8 • basketball

Westtown School

West Chester, (610) 399-7569
Day • grades pre-K-9 • academics, arts, leadership, science, sports, swimming

Wolf Performing Arts Center

 

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Bryn Mawr, (610) 642-0233
Day • grades K-12 • theater

Woodlynde School

Stafford, (610) 687-9660
Day • grades K-10 • academics, art, sports

YMCA

Various locations
Day • ages 3–18 • art, sports, technology, theater

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