{"id":190707,"date":"2026-03-04T21:38:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T21:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/190707\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T21:38:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T21:38:07","slug":"scuba-diving-gymnastics-space-check-out-18-summer-camps-in-the-houston-bay-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/190707\/","title":{"rendered":"Scuba diving, gymnastics, space: Check out 18 summer camps in the Houston Bay Area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCheck out nearly 20 spring and summer camps in Houston&#8217;s Bay Area.<\/p>\n<p>This list is not comprehensive.<\/p>\n<p>Clear Lake<\/p>\n<p>Explorer Camps<\/p>\n<p>The Johnson Space Center offers a variety of different camps that include several types of activities and focuses, such as Mars or rockets.<\/p>\n<p>Type: academics, day<\/p>\n<p>Ages: 4-11<\/p>\n<p>Dates: TBD<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $74.95-$299.95 (based on camp)<\/p>\n<p>KidsU Summer Camps<\/p>\n<p>The University of Houston Clear Lake offers camps centered around science, math, reading, literacy, technology and culture, among other topics.<\/p>\n<p>Type: academics<\/p>\n<p>Ages: K-12th grade<\/p>\n<p>Dates: June-July<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $180 per session ($170 for early bird until March 23)<\/p>\n<p>Camp Clear Lake<\/p>\n<p>Children who attend the camp in Clear Lake can participate in archery, arts and crafts, hikes, swimming and other outdoor activities.<\/p>\n<p>Type: academics, art, sports<\/p>\n<p>Ages: 6-11<\/p>\n<p>Dates: June-August<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $160 (residents), $200 (nonresidents)<\/p>\n<p>Galveston<\/p>\n<p>Pyramid Kids Camps at Moody Gardens<\/p>\n<p>The annual camp at Moody Gardens offers week-long sessions, with each week being unique and offering different themes and activities.<\/p>\n<p>Type: academics, arts<\/p>\n<p>Ages: K-eighth grade<\/p>\n<p>Dates: May-August<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $250 (members), $275 (nonmembers)<\/p>\n<p>Texas A&amp;M Sea Camp<\/p>\n<p>The camps are a week long and cover specific topics, such as sharks, coastal ecology, fishing camps, ocean conservation, sea turtles and ocean careers, among other topics.<\/p>\n<p>Type: academic<\/p>\n<p>Ages: 10-18<\/p>\n<p>Dates: June-August<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $995-$3,100<\/p>\n<p>Sea Campus Kids<\/p>\n<p>Students can participate in half-day or full-day sessions centered around marine biology, mammals, extreme environments and pirates.<\/p>\n<p>Type: academics, day<\/p>\n<p>Ages: 6-11<\/p>\n<p>Dates: June-August<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $140-$215<\/p>\n<p>Houston<\/p>\n<p>Ecologist School Houston<\/p>\n<p>The school offers summer camp sessions in marine biology, herpetology and entomology as well as outdoor skills and leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Type: academics, science<\/p>\n<p>Ages: pre-K3-seventh grade<\/p>\n<p>Dates: June 1-July 31<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $325 ($25 registration fee)<\/p>\n<p>Lobo Active Learning &amp; Gymnastics Summer Camp<\/p>\n<p>Children who attend will learn skills such as rolling, handstands, cartwheels, moving forward and backward, with each day having a theme with a focus on one or several skills.<\/p>\n<p>Type: sports, day<\/p>\n<p>Ages: 3-12<\/p>\n<p>Dates: May-August<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $250 (full day), $175 (half day)<\/p>\n<p>Kemah<\/p>\n<p>Above the Bar<\/p>\n<p>The camps include weekly themes with a focus on ninja warrior, trampoline, tumbling, inflatables and games.<\/p>\n<p>Type: sports<\/p>\n<p>Ages: 5-13<\/p>\n<p>Dates: May-August<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $260 per week<\/p>\n<p>League City<\/p>\n<p>Attuned School of Music<\/p>\n<p>The music school offers year-round lessons and a variety of summer camps for ages 3-13. This year&#8217;s themes include jam camps, pirates, under the sea, STEM, around the world and colorful keys.<\/p>\n<p>Type: arts<\/p>\n<p>Ages: 3-13 (varies by camp)<\/p>\n<p>Dates: May-July<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $275 (full week), $195 (full week with half days), $65 (full day), $50 (half day)<\/p>\n<p>Bay Area Arts Conservatory Summer Workshops<\/p>\n<p>Students who attend will participate in workshops centered around various shows and themes, including \u201cMatilda Jr.\u201d, \u201cMary Poppins Jr.\u201d, \u201cHigh School Musical Jr.\u201d and \u201cMoana Jr.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Type: arts<\/p>\n<p>Ages: 6-18<\/p>\n<p>Dates: June-August<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $699 per workshop<\/p>\n<p>Camp Invention: Spark<\/p>\n<p>The camps will focus on projects related to science, technology, math and engineering, including several different experiments and challenges to solve.<\/p>\n<p>Type: academics<\/p>\n<p>Ages: K-sixth grade<\/p>\n<p>Dates: June-July<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $200-$300 (varies by location)<\/p>\n<p>Perry Family YMCA in League City<\/p>\n<p>The YMCA offers themed weeks that combine outdoor activities with hands-on science activities, water activities, creating and performing arts and field trips.<\/p>\n<p>Type: academic, arts, day, sports<\/p>\n<p>Ages: 5-15<\/p>\n<p>Dates: May-August<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $200 per week, $45 registration fee<\/p>\n<p>Pasadena<\/p>\n<p>Armand Bayou Nature Center &#8211; EcoCamp<\/p>\n<p>EcoCamp offers active outdoor experiences, such as fishing, canoeing, pond exploration, insect collecting, bird watching, hiking, live animal presentations, nature crafts and camp games.<\/p>\n<p>Type: day<\/p>\n<p>Ages: 4-13<\/p>\n<p>Dates: June-August<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $170-$330 (per week), $60-$75 (single day)<\/p>\n<p>Webster<\/p>\n<p>Kids R Kids Learning Academy Summer Camp<\/p>\n<p>Children who attend will get to explore weekly themes, as well as field trips and other recreational activities.<\/p>\n<p>Type: academics<\/p>\n<p>Ages: K-fifth grade<\/p>\n<p>Dates: June-August<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $225 per week<\/p>\n<p>Kids Scuba Camp<\/p>\n<p>The scuba camp offers an educational experience leading to open water self-contained underwater breathing apparatus certification. Information is presented in written, video and lecture formats, which are practiced in a pool and open water environment.<\/p>\n<p>Type: sports<\/p>\n<p>Ages: 10+<\/p>\n<p>Dates: June-August<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $695 per week<\/p>\n<p>School of Rock Clear Lake Camps<\/p>\n<p>From the basics of playing instruments to songwriting or learning classic songs, the music school offers a number of various camps for different age groups.<\/p>\n<p>Type: arts<\/p>\n<p>Ages: 4-17<\/p>\n<p>Dates: June-August<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $199-$449 per camp<\/p>\n<p>Summer Warrior Camp<\/p>\n<p>The camp offers interactive classes rooted in martial arts, science, technology, engineering and math activities, arts and crafts, movement and field trips.<\/p>\n<p>Type: academics, arts, sports<\/p>\n<p>Ages: 5-14<\/p>\n<p>Dates: May-August<\/p>\n<p>Cost: $119-$209 per week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Check out nearly 20 spring and summer camps in Houston&#8217;s Bay Area. This list is not comprehensive. 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