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Located just 45 minutes north of Ames, in Central Iowa, Hidden Acres provides a range of activity-based Christian summer camps for elementary, middle & high school students (ages 5-18). Our 1 week residential camps feature a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities.

Camp features include:
- Housing for 800+ Guests
- Hotel Style (private bathroom): 160 guests
- Lodge Style (heat/AC, shared bathrooms): 215 guests
- Heated Cabins: 80 guests
- Open Air Cabins: 332 guests
- 100+ RV sites


School / Office Address: 3837 Union Ave, Dayton
Ames
Iowa 50530
USA
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The International School of Minnesota
Courses / Programs
• Shape your child’s summer experience this year with a Summer Adventure Camp in the heart of Minnesota!

• The International School of Minnesota (ISM) provides an activity-based summer camp for students from preschool through to Grade 9.

• Our school is nestled in a beautiful, wooded area in Eden Prairie MN, less than 30 minutes south-west of Minneapolis. 

• Available over 9 weeks, participants are welcome to attend our summer camp for 1 week or several weeks. Full-day programs and half-day programs are available.

• Your child or teenager will have the opportunity to have daily Spanish or French language classes, depending on which week they attend.

• Split into 3 age groups, ISM's Summer Adventure Camp keeps our kids engaged and delighted, with fun activities and learning going hand-in-hand.

• Tailor this flexible summer program to your child’s special interests and your family’s schedule.

• Your camper will explore and learn with kids their own age in engaging programs designed by educational experts.

• The daily language classes inspire an understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity, expand campers’ experiences and prepare them to be successful world citizens.

• Experienced, energetic counselors and specialists guide campers as they explore the wonder of culture around the world and here at home.

• Established in Minnesota in 1985, ISM is part of the SABIS School Network, a worldwide educational organization recognized for its proven global curriculum built over 127 years.
9-week Summer Adventure Camp:
- For boys & girls from Preschool - Grade 9

Explorers Camp:
• Ages 3½ / entering Grade 1
• Half-day or full-day program
• Spanish or French classes

Pioneers Camp:
• For students entering Grades 2-6
• Half-day, afternoon, or full-day programs
• Spanish or French classes
• Can take part in all camp activities, plus optional Adventure Afternoon activities

Counselors in Training (CIT) Camp:
• For students entering Grades 7-9
• Gives campers a feel for what it takes to be a counselor, while still participate in all camp activities
ID Tech Camps, Illinois
Courses / Programs
Since 1999, over 170,000 students have chosen iD Tech Camps to unlock their internal drive and discover new technologies for today and the future. iD Tech Camps provides 1-week and 2-week technology and computer science summer camps for kids and teens, along with the iD Programming Academy, iD Gaming Academy, and iD Film Academy in over 80 elite universities in the U.S. (including Lake Forest College, and Northwestern University, in Illinois).

iD Tech Camps offers week-long day camps and overnight camps for students ages 7-17 (iD Tech Camps), and 2-week teen summer camps for ages 13-18 (iD Academies). Students may register for children's summer camps for one or several weeks (further camps). Accredited Continuing Education Units are available from all iD Academy locations. 

“iD Tech Camps is a great place to go for the summer…you make new friends, learn a lot and have fun, which is what summer is all about.”
- Daniel S., Student, Lake Forest College
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

Accredited Continuing Education Units are available from all iD Academy locations.
Child's Play Touring Theatre
Courses / Programs
Child's Play Touring Theatre, based in Chicago, Illinois, is a touring theatre for children offering summer camps for children aged 7-14. We provide children with the opportunity to create original stories and poems, adapt them from page to stage, and perform an original production for family and friends. Encouraging skills in ensemble building, self-esteem, awareness and problem solving, Child’s Play teaching artists, inspire campers by providing instruction in writing, acting, improvisation, juggling, movement, dance, and music.
2-week Summer Camp for children aged 7-14 includes:
- Writing Classes
- Acting Classes
- Improvisation Classes
- Juggling Classes
- Movement Classes
- Dance Classes
- Music Classes
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)
Nacel International - French immersion sports camps in France
Courses / Programs
SPORTS CAMP WITH NACEL
Founded in 1957, Nacel has over 65 years of experience in educational language travel, offering family stays, summer camps, language courses, and high school programs abroad.

Our sports camps in France are located in Vichy and Mâcon (close to Lyon). Both campuses have excellent sports facilities and dormitories: everything students need to have a pleasant and safe summer in France.

If you want to improve your French and have a good time during the summer, try our summer sports camp with Soccer football, Basketball, Volleyball, Handball, Tennis, Gymnastics, Horse Riding, Swimming, Fencing, and Dance options. This is a true French immersion camp in France.
For boys & girls / teens ages 12 to 17 years old:
- Soccer summer camp in France
- Basketball summer camp in France
- Tennis summer camp in France
- Dance summer camp in France
- Fencing summer camp in France
- Volleyball summer camp in France
- Gymnastics summer camp in France
- Handball summer camp in France
- Horse Riding summer camp in France
- Swim summer camp in France
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