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Childhood Development Camps

Duke University Talent Identification Program

June 15-July 5 and July 13-Aug. 2. Call (919) 668-9100.

Upward Bound Summer Institute

June 1-July 10. Free. Sponsored by Upward Bound Program. Call (785) 864-3415.

Sports Skills and Fitness Camp (Ages 5-14)

June 2-20 or June 30-July 18. $175. The “Sport Skills and Fitness School” is designed to provide boys and girls with the opportunity to develop sports skills and a good cardiovascular fitness level. Experiences will be provided in a conductive to personalized and individualized instructional environment with expert leadership and supervision. The curriculum will consist of a planned program of physical activity including tumbling, aquatics, soccer, speed ball, archery, tennis, racquetball, and physical fitness. Sponsored by the Department of Health, Sport and Exercise Sciences. Call 864-0785 or download the registration form here (84 KB PDF).

Healthy Life Camp: A Weight Management Program for Children (Ages 6-11)

8:00am - 12:00pm. Monday through Friday. June 9-July 3. $200. This program is designed to educate children on the importance of being physically active and eating nutritious foods at an early age. The intent is to help children understand that there is a direct connection of weight control and management to their health over the lifespan. Children will engage in positive and fun based learning experiences that will help them expand their knowledge base in weight control and management in order to decrease their changes of getting some of the childhood diseases that are directly connected to being overweight. Call Kim Johnson at 785-864-0797 or email kim@ku.edu. Download the flier here.

Sertoma-Schiefelbusch Communication Camp

Session I. 9 a.m.-noon. June 30-July 11. Douglas County Fairgrounds. Sponsored by Schiefelbusch Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic. Call (785) 864-4690, or visit the Sertoma-Schiefelbusch Communication Camp page for more information.

Sertoma-Schiefelbusch Communication Camp

Session II. 1-4 p.m. June 30-July 11. Douglas County Fairgrounds. $20-$100. Sponsored by Schiefelbusch Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic. Call (785) 864-4690, or visit the Sertoma-Schiefelbusch Communication Camp page for more information.

If any errors are found in the listed dates and times, please contact University Relations at or (785) 864-8856.

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