Are you looking for a way for your children to build their reading, writing, math, or science skills this summer? Take a look through our list of academic camps in Tucson.
Classes and camps listed here will include general mathematics, algebra, geometry, biology, physics, chemistry, forensics, anatomy, literature, poetry, creative writing, foreign language, and more!
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MAKE IT MONDAYS
Make it Mondays! is the Museum’s summer program, with $3 admission each Monday from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Special guests each Monday will share a STEAM-based activity with visitors. It is recommended for ages 10 and younger.
Scheduled* guests include:
- May 27 Portable Planetarium
- June 3 Bit Buckets
- June 10 Parks and Rec
- June 17 Tucson Gem and Mineral Society
- June 24 AZ Project WET
- July 1 Old Pueblo Archeolology
- July 8 UA Optics
- July 15 Funny Foot Farm and Tucson Petting Zoo
- July 19 MOCA
- July 29 Tucson Gem and Mineral Society
- August 5 AZ Project WET
- August 12 Old Pueblo Archeology
- August 19 Parks and Rec
- August 26 MOCA
- September 2 Brain STEM
*Scheduled guests may be subject to change
- LOCATION: Children’s Museum Tucson, 200 S. 6th Ave.
- COST: $3 admission
- CALL: 520-792-9985
- SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow Children’s Museum Tucson on Facebook and Instagram.
- NO REGISTRATION NEEDED – JUST SHOW UP!
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TUCSON BOTANICAL GARDENS
The Tucson Botanical Gardens is offering several fun, educational camps this summer!
Budding Botanist Summer Camp
- Ages 6-8, Monday–Friday, 6/3–6/7, 8 am–12 pm
- $150, $120 Garden Members
- Registration closes May 17
Allow your young gardener to explore nature with Tucson Botanical Gardens as their guide. Campers will learn about soil, vermicomposting, botany, and native pollinators while exploring the gardens and enjoying the outdoors.
Naturalist Art Camp
- Ages 6-8, Monday–Friday, 6/3–6/7, 1–4 pm
- $150
- Registration closes May 17
Young artists will get to create multiple masterpieces (both 2-D and 3-D) inspired by the gardens beautiful flowers, cactuses, and insects! Campers will use various materials like watercolor, chalk pastel, and clay! Each art lesson will be accompanied by a colorful children’s book focusing on the botanical art lesson of the day. This camp is offered by The Drawing Studio in partnership with Tucson Botanical Gardens.
Youth Camp Session 1: Under the Soil
- Ages 9-11, Monday–Friday, 6/17–6/21, 8 am–12 pm
- $150, $120 Garden Members
- Registration closes May 31
Horticulture begins with the ground and this group of campers will be exploring soil, water, earthworms, and insects to understand the natural processes of plant growth. Kids will test the soil and prepare a garden bed, create worm bins for vermicomposting, and learn about insects, fungi, and other underground life.
Youth Camp Session 2: Up in the Air
- Ages 9-11, Monday–Friday, 6/24–6/28, 8 am–12 pm
- $150, $120 Garden Members
- Registration closes June 7
Focusing on the science behind plant growth and the art behind garden design, young horticulturalists will learn about garden design and explore the life that exists on top of the ground and in the canopy. Campers will be tasked with designing a garden together and will learn how to grow native crops and wildflowers that they can continue to propagate at home.
- LOCATION: Tucson Botanical Gardens, 2150 N. Alvernon Way
- COST: $120-$150 per week
- CALL: 520-326-9686
- SOCIAL MEDIA: Follow Tucson Botanical Gardens on Facebook and Instagram.
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