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Outdoor / Adventure Camps in South Dakota

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Lutherans Outdoors in South Dakota:
With over 70 years of experience, Lutherans Outdoors in South Dakota (LO) is dedicated to quality Christian camping for youth and adults. We provide a wide range of traditional, activity-based summer camps to children, youth, and adults at ranches and locations throughout South Dakota. Camp allows each person to explore and play in a nurturing environment, which in turn leads them to build a stronger faith foundation, discover personal gifts, develop new skills, as well as gain life-long friends and mentors.

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Our Mission:

Lutherans Outdoors in South Dakota welcomes all to explore and experience Christ’s love in community and creation.

Our Vision:
We are your first choice for dynamic and innovative Christ-centered ministries: many sites, many seasons, many experiences.

Why Choose Lutherans Outdoors in South Dakota?

-  Quality Faith Experiences
We are dedicated to quality faith experiences and hospitality for youth and adults, and have been for more than 65 years.

-  Leadership Development
Many leaders today attribute their leadership development to their experience at camp.

-  All Ages Catered For
At Lutherans Outdoors we provide opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to connect with one another.

Traditional, Activity-Based Summer Camps:

- for Children, Adults & Families

Camps include:
- 1-2-3 Camp
- Adventure Camps
- Confirmation Camp
- Counselor-in-Training
- Family Camp
- Grandparent Camp
- Kids and Horses
- Middle School Mania
- Music Camp
- Native American Experience
- Rodeo Week
- Saddle Up - Beginning Riders
- Youth Camp...

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Address: 2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57197, USA
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ID Tech Camps
Courses / Programs
Give your child or teenager an unforgettable summer experience with iD Tech Camps - America’s #1 Tech Camp! internalDrive, Inc. provides its hugely-popular summer iD Tech Camps for kids and teens in over 80 prestigious universities across the USA, including Stanford, MIT, Northwestern, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Emory, & UCLA.

iD Tech Camps provides week-long day camps for ages 7-17 and week-long overnight camps for ages 10-17. Suitable for complete beginners to advanced level, camps include game design, game modding, robotics camps, web, graphic & digital arts camps, computer programming camps, video editing / movie camps.

In addition, the iD Programming Academy, iD Gaming Academy, and iD Film Academy provide 2-week, pre-college programs for ages 13-18. Accredited Continuing Education Units are available from all iD Academy locations. Programs vary by location.

iD Tech Camps guarantees small class sizes (student-instructor ratio of 8:1) and uses professional, brand-name products at each summer camp. Students are provided with a computer for the duration, and are instructed by a qualified and experienced adult-only staff. Since 1999, over 170,000 students have chosen iD Tech Camps to unlock their limitless tech potential.

Come and explore a university campus, get motivated by enthusiastic instructors, and build critical 21st century STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) skills. Students may register for children's summer camps for one or several weeks (further camps).
Summer Tech Camps for Kids & Teens ages 7-18:

iD Tech Camp:
- Week-long Day camps for ages 7-17
- Week-long Overnight camps for ages 10-17

iD Programming Academy:
- 2-week, pre-college programs for ages 13-18

iD Game Design & Development Academy:
- 2-week, pre-college programs for ages 13-18

iD Film Academy:
- 2-week, pre-college programs for ages 13-18

Accredited Continuing Education Units are available from all iD Academy locations. Programs vary by location.
Young Nebraska Scientists
Courses / Programs
Young Nebraska Scientists (YNS) provide science-related summer camp programs to middle and high school students. Based on campus at the University of Nebraska (Lincoln), Creighton University (Omaha), and Doane College (Crete), our camps are designed to inspire, excite, and reinforce confidence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

The statewide Young Nebraska Scientist Initiative integrates research and education to address Nebraska's science education and outreach goals.

YNS will increase participants' technological, scientific, and quantitative literacy, place strong emphasis on closing achievement gaps and increase participation of students from underrepresented groups in STEM fields.
Science-Based Summer Camp Programs:

Middle School Camps:
- Algae and Biofuels (1 Week)

- Nano: The Science of Small (1 Week)

High School Camps:
- Biodiversity: Field Science at the Cedar Point Biological Station (1 Week)

- Light in the Nano World (3 days)

- Going Green! Algae for Biofuels (3 days)
Park River Bible Camp
Courses / Programs
Park River Bible Camp provides traditional Christian summer camp programs to boys and girls in Grades 1-12. Based in Park River ND, one hour north-west of Grand Forks, our 1-day to 1-week camps feature fun games, adventures, Bible studies, and warm, safe environment for your child.

Being a Christ-centered camp, we desire for our campers to have a living faith in Jesus Christ. Being Lutheran, we hold to the confessional Lutheran understandings of faith, salvation, grace, sin, the Church, and the sacraments.

Park River Bible Camp is located on about 120 acres of property that can house about 200 people in our 12 rustic cabins, 5 winterized cabins, and 5 retreat center rooms. We also have a swimming pool that is a popular way to cool off, a batting cage, a low adventure course, a high ropes course, and a climbing tower and paintball.
Christian Summer Camp Programs:

- Mighty Mites Day Camp (Grades 1-3)
- Rockin’ Rangers Mini Camp (Grades 3-4)
- Adventure Camp (Grades 4-6)
- Flag Football and Gymnastics Camp (Grades 4-6)
- Sports Camp (Grades 6-8)
- Junior High Classic (Grades 7-9)
- Senior High Power Surge (Grades 9-12)
- End of Summer Blast (Grades 9-12)
- Junior Counselor Program (Grades 10-12)
- Jubilee Camp (Developmental and/or physical disability camp)
CodaKid, Phoenix Metro Area
Courses / Programs
• Situated in Old Town Scottsdale AZ, and with camp locations throughout the Phoenix Metro Area, CodaKid is a leading computer science and game design academy. We provide a range of one-week summer tech camps for kids and teens (6 to 15 year olds).

• In our fun and engaging summer camps, elementary school and middle school students learn computer programming and video game design through the use of cutting edge tools such as Minecraft Forge, Blender, Eclipse, and more.

• We offer classes in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Old Town Scottsdale, North Scottsdale, Gilbert, and Peoria.

• CodaKid also offers Winter Tech camps as well as after-school programs and weekend classes in 3D Modeling and Animation, and Minecraft Modding. Our after-school programs are held in Old Town Scottsdale and North Scottsdale.

• In these dynamic classes, kids and teens learn Java programming and video game design in an entertaining way. 

• Our knowledgeable and personable instructors are experts in their fields. They are experienced coders, technologists and game designers from leading universities and companies.

• All of our classes are taught in small groups, with an 8:1 Student Instructor Ratio. This ensures that each child get the individual attention they need, whatever their level.

Parent Testimonial:
"My husband and I are so thankful for this awesome place and it's incredible staff! Ask my 11-year-old daughter where her favorite place to "hang out" is...she'll tell you CodaKid!"
- Kathy
Summer Computer Camps:
• Minecraft Modding with Java Coding (ages 7-14)
• 3D Game Development with C++ (ages 9-15)
• Infinite Running App Development (ages 10-14) 
• Arcade App Development (ages 10-14)
• Drone Programming (ages 8-15)
• 3D Game Design (ages 6-9)
• Tower Defense App Development (ages 10-15)

Year-Round After-School Programs - ages 6-15: 

Minecraft Modding Summer Classes:
• Junior Minecraft Modding (ages 6-9)
• Minecraft Fundamentals (ages 7-14)
• Minecraft Modding & Dimensions (ages 9-14)

Weekend Classes:
• Modding for Minecraft Code-a-thons
Audubon Center of the North Woods
Courses / Programs
The Audubon Center of the North Woods, located in Sandstone, east-central Minnesota, is a private, non-profit, residential environmental learning center (RELC), and it is a leader in offering meaningful nature experiences to people of all ages. We are conveniently located six miles from Interstate 35, only about 90 miles from the Twin Cities (St. Paul & Minneapolis), St Cloud, Duluth, and Brainerd.

Through our Summer Youth Camps Program, we will provide an opportunity to engage kids in nature through immersion in the wild outdoors to promote environmental awareness, compassion and leadership and an ethic of care for the earth. It is also a wildlife rehabilitation facility, and conference and retreat center.

We also strive to provide the best environmental experiences for the thousands of K-12 students who come to our center from across the state for our year round K-12 Program for Schools. We also serve as a field campus for many teacher training opportunities through Hamline University's Center for Global Environmental Education and offer graduate courses tailored to educators seeking either a Certificate or Master's Degree in Environmental Education.
- Summer Kids/Youth Camp Programs:
* Outdoor Family Camp
* Mix & Match Day Camp (Adventure & Wildlife)
* Feathered Friends Day Camp
* Forts, Fires, & Fishing Overnight Camp
* Ways of Wildlife Overnight Camp
* State Park Sampler Overnight Camp

- K-12 School Programs (Year Round):
* Wildlife Educational Programs
* Outdoor / Adventure / Environmental Programs
* Natural History & Science Programs
* Team-Building Programs

- College Programs (Spring & Fall):
* Undergraduate, graduate & teacher training programs
Edu-inter Summer Language School in Quebec
Courses / Programs
• Edu-inter is a Summer French Language School in Quebec City offering summer French immersion programs for children & teenagers (ages 10-17) and adults (16+).

• Quebec City is the only major city in Canada that offers a 100% French-speaking environment, making it the ideal location for learning and practicing French.

• 2018 will be the 13th year of our French Summer School for Teenagers. As the cradle of francophone culture in the Americas, summer in Quebec City offers an unparalleled program of festivals, fun activities and experiences, all in a city renowned for its safe environment.

• The summer school is located on the campus of Collège Mérici, in downtown Quebec City, a short 15 minute walk from Old Quebec.

• The campus features exceptional facilities including a gymnasium, an aerobics room, a library, computer labs, an internet cafe, a cafeteria and a student lounge. The campus has ample green space for outdoor sports and recreation activities.

• Edu-inter also provides Winter French Camps for children and teens (ages 10-17), as well as summer French immersion programs for adults.

Student Reviews:
"This experience has been life charging for me. The people in Quebec are so accommodating and kind. Merci Edu-inter!"
- Carol, USA

"I would definitely recommend this program to anyone willing to improve their French over the summer!"
- Philippa, USA
Summer French Programs:
For Children & Teenagers (ages 10-17) 

• French & Circus
• French & Cooking
• French & Dance
• French & Dramatic Arts
• French & Hockey
• French & Horse Riding
• French & Multi-activities
• French & Music
• French & Soccer
• French & Tennis

Winter French Camps:
For Children & Teenagers (ages 10-17)

• French & Multi-activity camp
• French & Ski camp
• French & Snowboard camp

We also offer summer French immersion programs for adults.