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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 Summer Camp
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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