BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Texas A&M University is opening its campus to kids this summer with dozens of Aggie camps ranging from STEM to sports.
Every summer, thousands of kids come to College Station for camp at Texas A&M University, and parents and siblings often tag along.
Texas A&M’s Office for Youth Engagement makes finding the right camp easy with the Aggie Camp Finder, a one-stop guide to camps across campus covering everything from engineering, fire school, art, animal science, chemistry, agriculture, theatre and leadership.
Partnership targets summer visitors
Visit College Station is partnering with Texas A&M’s Office for Youth Engagement to reach families coming to town for camps.
“There’s over 100 camps going on in Texas A&M’s campus throughout the summer,” said Jeremiah Cook, assistant director of tourism with Visit College Station.
The camps include day camps, half-day camps and week-long overnight camps covering all ages.
Economic impact during student break
The influx of camp families helps fill the gap left when university students leave for summer break.
“The economic impact goes that much further when it happens in the summer because we have all these students leave and all of a sudden, our restaurants need more people in them,” Cook said. “To have over 100 camps coming into town means that the students and their parents are continuing to spend money during that time that our economy needs it the most.”
Visit College Station aims to inform visiting families about local attractions and activities, encouraging them to explore the area and potentially return.
Families can find camp information at youthcamps.tamu.edu and plan activities at visitcollegestation.com.
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