Ultimate Guide to Summer Camps in Jacksonville

School Camps: By Neighborhood

Orange Park - St. Johns County

Grace Episcopal Day School – Past summers, GEDS has hosted great camps. Visit the school’s website for updates regarding this summer!

St. Johns Country Day School – Four two-week sessions of day camps are offered, in addition to adventure camps, which include several sports camps, fishing, and creative art. Camps run June 9 through August 1. Camps are available for kids ages three through rising high school seniors.

Bishop Snyder High School – Several sports camps, including basketball, soccer, football, volleyball, wrestling and softball are offered for June 9 through August 1 for campers ages 5-17.

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St. Mark’s Episcopal School – Vacation Bible School and themed activity camps are offered for preschool students through rising kindergarten. Themes include “Backyard Bugs,” “Where the Wild Things Roam,” “Mermaid Gals & Pirate Pals,” and “CREATivE Kids.”

Riverside Presbyterian Day School – Camp Riverside is offering weekly themed summer camps from June 2 through August 1. Camps cover a broad range of interests and fun-filled activities for PreK 3 – third graders. Camps include LEGOs, Minecraft, Aerospace Engineering, Art, Cooking, Gardening and Super Scientists.

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San Jose Episcopal Day School – Offers a variety of camps throughout the summer.  Camps offered during the 2013 summer camp session included: 15th Annual Art Camp, Team PlayBall, Football agility with former professional football player, Digital scrapbooking, Aerospace, Rhymes and Times (multiplication), Lego Robotics, dance camp, and more.

Episcopal School of Jacksonville – Eagle Arts camp is a favorite for ages 6-14, where campers explore dance, art, music and put on a musical show for family and friends at the end of the two week session. Coach Mark Brunell’s football camp, soccer and lacrosse, running and cheer camps also make the sports list. Surf fishing, game design, fencing, rowing, LEGO robotics and Red Cross Babysitting/CPR are great activities camps also offered. Camps are for K through rising twelfth graders and run June 9 through July 31.

Bishop Kenny High School – Sports camps for rising first through twelfth grades are available from June 9 through August 4. Sports include baseball, general co-ed sports camp, football, volleyball and softball.

Hendricks Day School – Camps open to the community include preschool camps for 3-5 year olds, and camp for K-rising seventh graders. Camps include pool time or water play,arts & grafts, outdoor and indoor play, Fun Fridays, a weekly field trip and snack.

Christ’s Church Academy – Camps focus on arts, including drama, ceramics and 3-D art, and sports, such as basketball, volleyball and football. Cooking, Science and flag football are other fun offerings. Camps are for students K through eighth grade.

The Bolles School – Programs are offered at three different campuses (San Jose, Bartram, and Ponte Vedra Beach Campuses). Camps run from June 2 through August 8 and include sports, dance, activities like “Widgets and Gadgets” and “Field Trip” camps, as well as day camp. Camps are for pre-K through twelfth grades.

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Jacksonville Country Day School – Camp registrations open in early April, and sessions run from June 9 through August 1. Campers experience a wide range of activities including arts and crafts, daily pool time with swim instruction, music, games, sports, fun field trips, and end-of- session overnight camp outs with camp fire songs, games and “smores.” Camps are for for PreK 4 through 6th grade.

Providence School – Offers various athletic camps throughout the summer.

Beaches Episcopal School - Offerings include Rocket Camp, Art Explosion, Act It Out, Minecraft, Lego Robotics, Princess Camp, Giddy Up Gang, Fun with Filming, Steel Drum Camp, Photography for Kids, Movin’ & Groovin’, Music Time Travel, Pottery, Spirit Squad, Sports 2 the Max, Top Chef, and more. Campers must be between the ages of four and rising into sixth grade. Camp sessions run June 16, June 23, July 7 and July 14.

Beaches Chapel – Kids can enjoy Cooking, Dance, Cheerleading, Legos, Drama, Sports, or Art at Beaches Chapel STARS Camp.  Sessions begin the week of June 2 and run through July 21.

Montessori Tides School – Once again, we will be offering Toddler and PlayArts Programs. These programs will run in monthly sessions. The first session will start Monday, June 3 and end June 28. The second session will start July 1 and end July 31. The programs will not be in session July 4.

Discovery Montessori - Variety of camps.  Schedule not yet listed.

Palms Presbyterian – Offered as three-week sessions throughout the summer.

Duval County Public Schools – Camps offered at different schools. Check schools’ websites to find a camp near you.