Best Summer Camps In Augusta

Summer is just around the corner, and while kids are looking forward to getting out of school, some parents are not as thrilled, as now they have to find things for their kids to do.

Fortunately, the city of Augusta has a wide variety of summer camps for kids with a wide variety of interests.The Augusta Recreation Department  will be offering a Robotics Summer Camp at the Buker Community Center. Kids will learn about robotics and engineering and how they help people solve problems.

The camp runs in 3 sessions, June 30-July 3 (Beginner Group-ages 9-12), July 7-11 (Beginner and Intermediate-ages 9-13) and July 14-18 (Advanced-ages 11-15). The time for all 3 sessions is 8:45 am-3:30 pm.

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If hoops is more of your child’s thing, there will be a basketball camp for kids in grades 2-6 from July 28-Aug. 1 at the Buker Community Center. The camp, which costs $42 for residents and $52 for non-residents, runs from 8 a.m. to noon each day.

Karen Ramsay Photography, in conjunction with the Augusta Recreation Deepartment will be holding a digital photography camp for kids in fourth grade and up from June 23-26 from 9-11:30 a.m. at the Ramsay Studio on 69 Green St. in Augusta (parents will need to transport their children to and from studio and field trip location.). The cost is $125 before June 14 and $140 after that date.

Participants will learn the basics of photography and how to better use their own digital cameras. Each day, students will have a shooting assignment.

Students will take walking expeditions and a field trip to Vaughn Woods or the Arboretum. Some of their images will be printed and made into a photo book. They will be shown how to turn their pictures into gifts for family and friends.

Campers will need to provide their own digital camera. They do not need to be fancy, a point and shoot camera is great. Register at the community center or by emailing Karen at info@kramsayphoto.com.

There are more programs available, including tennis, physical education, Mad Science of Maine and more. For more information on any of the department’s programs, visit their website.