2023 Summer Camp Guide for Lakeland + Polk County

The best week of your kids summer! All experience levels are welcome! Summer Camp is the best way to get your kid geared up and shredding in no time. Campers are taught everything from basic fundamentals to advanced tricks.

• Summer Camp is Monday through Friday from 9am-4pm
• ECP will provide skilled and knowledgeable counselors and ensure a 5:1 ratio of campers to counselors
• Slider gear is included; a basic wakeboard, helmet, and lifejacket.
• Campers are taught everything from basic fundamentals to advanced tricks (depending on one’s own progression)
• We provide adequate amount of time on the water, time for lunch, and off water activities throughout the day.
• Lunch included from Tantrums Lakeside Grill

Elite Cable Park is a watersports park that offers cable wakeboarding, kneeboarding, waterskiing, and more.

We are excited to announce another super-awesome lineup of Bricks 4 Kidz camps for the summer of 2023! We have a full summer of half-day and full-day unique camps. Each week has a different theme, and each day our campers experience a new adventure with several different types of activities like motorized LEGO® robots, LEGO® mosaics, 3D color brick builds and more! Campers get to take home fun crafts and a custom-made LEGO® minifigure, and have photos taken of all the LEGO® models they build throughout the week! Everything is awesome at Bricks 4 Kidz Summer Camp! We’ll see you there!

No Limits Sports Camp is a fun way for kids to experience several different sports or focus on their primary sport of choice. Campers get to choose which sport they want to work on each session of the day including basketball, volleyball, soccer, flag football, bocci, and baseball. Campers will be taught the basic fundamentals of each sport and given an opportunity to use those skills in team games.

Camp also includes group games and water day on Fridays. Campers get a camp shirt each week they attend until they have all 5 camp shirts. Both half Day (8am – 1pm) and full day (7am – 6pm) sessions are available.

No Limits Multi-Sport camps develop the player and the person. At No Limits Summer Camps, we train more than just athletes. We want to create good people, strong in their faith, who give back to their community and are able to be successful on and off the field. No Limits also offers Volleyball, Basketball, and Football Camps.

Warrior Combat and Fitness Academy is looking forward to providing you and your family with a great summer camp for the summer of 2023. Registration is now open for families in the Lakeland and nearby areas for our Safe, Fun, and Affordable, summer camp! There is a $40 nonrefundable registration fee per child to ensure their spots as space is limited.

​Activities include Daily Martial Arts Class, Swimming, Park Days, Skating, Bowling, Nerf Wars, Legos, Water Slides, and Much Much More!

Join the Civics Leadership Academy (CLA) at Polk State College and experience hands-on learning at the leadership level. Students will work in teams to identify an issue they are passionate about within their school, community, or city and then create a solution for that issue. Plus guest speakers such as local mayors, police officers, firefighters, and the Polk County Supervisor of Elections. Lunch and snack will be provided. In part to a generous donation from the Florida Department of Education, students will pay just $100 for the entire week.

Camp READY! prepares rising and repeating kindergartners for academic success through hands-on, experiential learning centers (art, music & movement, cooking and reading-readiness) to build pre-reading skills while continuing motor, social and cognitive development. $25 per 4 week session.

Camp READY!+ prepares students for the first-grade level focusing on concept and confidence while reteaching and reviewing vocabulary, reading, and math sense. $25 per 4 week session.

Camp READY! Special Friends provides readiness skills for our friends with special needs.

Camp BLAST is the City of Lakeland’s highly successful summer recreation program for kids. Activities include on-site supervised recreation and in-town field trips (skating, bowling, swimming, and the movies).

2023 Locations:
Lake Mirror Auditorium
Sleepy Hill Middle School
Southwest Middle School
Simpson Park Community Center

2023 Registration:
Register in person at the Kelly Recreation Complex or Simpson Park Community Center. 
In-City Registration Begins: Saturday, April 8 @ 9 AM –  In person only, registrants must show TWO PROOFS OF RESIDENCY within the city limits of the City of Lakeland. Check your address on the camp website.
Open Registration (In-City & Out-of-City): Monday, April 17 @ 9am (In person and online)

Enroll now in a summer kids fishing camp and learn boat safety, fishing techniques and enjoy bass fishing on the Chain of Lakes in Winter Haven. This hands-on camp also includes education regarding fishing with different types of bait, seeing different animal species in their habitat and even stopping in the sandbar to take a swim and cool off.

The goals of the camp are to take each camper and improve their knowledge and their skills as they relate to freshwater fishing. The instructors make sure each camper improves their abilities whether they are a beginner or a veteran fisherman.

Spots are limited, reserve your week now!!!

Join us for Summer Art Camp 2023! Give your children (ages 7 to 13) a safe, creative, and open atmosphere to develop their love and appreciation for the arts. Our engaging Summer Camp program fosters the freedom of exploration through a wide array of creative processes, media, and techniques with the guidance and support of our certified art teachers. Campers will have access to endless inspiration by developing studio habits, visiting art-filled galleries, and taking supervised strolls to Lake Morton, Florida Southern College, and Hollis Gardens.

A supervised lunch break will be provided each day for campers who stay all-day. Students must bring their own lunch. Visit the Polk Museum of Art Website to see the full class schedule.

The YMCA is one of the nation’s largest providers of out-of-school programming and has a long, rich history of over 100 years in providing top-notch summer camps to parents across the country. All camps are a full day camp unless otherwise noted. Visit the website and check out the PROGRAM BROCHURE for more info on each camp.

Lakeland Family YMCA (South Lakeland)
3620 Cleveland Heights Blvd., Lakeland
• Day Camp (ages 5-12)
• Pre-K Camp (ages 4-5)
• Aquatics Camps (ages 3-12)
• Sports Camps (ages 6-11)

Fontaine Gills Family YMCA (North Lakeland)
2125 Sleepy Hill Road, Lakeland
• Day Camp (ages 5-12)
• Aquatics Camp (ages 6-12)

Lake Wales Family YMCA
1001 Burns Ave., Lake Wales
• Day Camp (ages 5-12)
• Pre-K Camp (ages 4-5)
• Aquatics Camp (ages 6-12)

YMCA Par 3
• Golf Camp (ages 5-14) – separate listing – see details

HOW TO REGISTER – You can register online or at any of the 4 locations.

Do you want MORE for your child this summer? Join Minds in Motion summer camp and become part of an exciting kids program in Lakeland! Our summer program offers a wide range of experiences including STEAM activities, creative play and imagination rooms, computer stations, video games, outdoor areas, and a STUDIO for whole body fitness and theater arts. They will be having such a great time, they won’t want to leave. Your child will have a wide variety of opportunities for field trips and experiences.
Get more out of your summer program!​

SUPERNOVA Summer Camp is a perfect way to ensure your child has an AMAZING Summer. We are NOT an ordinary summer camp, we are a Gymnastics, Tumbling, and Hip-Hop Dance summer camp. Whether your child is brand new to the sport or has been doing the sport for years, our camp has much to offer. So don’t forget to sign your child up for an AWESOME Summer!

Our camp age is 5 and up. Every child will be trained on all the gymnastics apparatuses, tumbling equipment, and learn new dance techniques. There will be rope climbing, fitness, obstacle courses, and so much more.

The main focus of our Summer Fun Program is to provide a place where children can be in a safe environment, have fun, and make summer memories that will last a life time!
Our Summer Camps Ages are from 3 – 13
Our staff consists of professional caregivers that love spending time with children and help them have fun! We have great activities, water fun days, movie time, weekly field trips, chapel, and so much more!

Summer Campers will engage in a variety of hands-on activities. Experienced aviation instructors and mentors will help campers dive deep into flight through experiential learning opportunities, hands-on demonstrations, and flight simulations. Destination Aviation allows campers to learn and engage in ALL aviation-related career fields. Campers will attend field trips to surrounding aviation industries, participate in a local exploration flight, and hear from guest speakers who are well-established within the aviation industry.

Visit the Aerospace Center for Excellence website for 5 different summer camps for ages 7 – 17.

Summer Campers will participate in a week-long experience in flight and STEM! Our summer camp focuses on the science and engineering of aviation and careers in the aviation industry. Camps include in-depth explorations, hands-on builds and activities, science experiments, presentations, and much more!

Visit the Aerospace Center for Excellence website for 5 different summer camps for ages 7 – 17.

She Can Fly Summer Camp is intended for girls interested in aviation. Summer Campers will experience a one-of-a-kind summer camp that will introduce them to the world of aviation. Campers will learn basic flight instructions in our Redbird Flight Simulation Lab, go on a thirty-minute discovery flight, and receive hands-on flight instruction with an FAA-certified flight instructor. Campers will explore aerodynamics while indoor skydiving and participate in daily design challenges. The campers will visit various airport businesses, meet with the Hurricane Hunters from NOAA’s Aircraft Operations Center, and speak with experts in the commercial airline industry. Campers will track their progress in their log book throughout the week, work in teams to solve real-world problems and connect with ACE and Florida air Museum staff and other female aviation professionals.

Visit the Aerospace Center for Excellence website for 5 different summer camps for ages 7 – 17.

Take Flight Summer Camp is intended for those seriously interested in and considering pursuing their glider or private pilot’s license. Participating in ground school sessions, they will get to apply their instructional knowledge in our Redbird Flight Simulation Lab. Campers will be taken on field trips and tours to local flight schools and colleges with aviation degrees. They will engage in aviation workshops, learning how pilots calculate flight planning, aviation weather, and the basic systems of an airplane. Campers will also have the opportunity to fly in a general aviation aircraft with a certified FAA flight instructor and log their flight time in their log book. The ACE Scholarship Director will also share information about the flight scholarships available to them. Think of this summer camp as a shortened mini-ground school.

Visit the Aerospace Center for Excellence website for 5 different summer camps for ages 7 – 17.

This Engineering Summer Camp provides a fun, engaging learning environment where campers design and create projects while discovering underlying engineering principles and processes. While campers work on their projects, they will investigate the design process while exploring aerospace engineering disciplines. Guest engineers will share exciting new research endeavors and their latest projects. Engineering simulations will allow campers to design and build with their teammates. Campers will also participate in daily engineering innovation challenges, competing against each other for daily prizes. Engineering is a 21st-century STEM skill that everyone should explore. Early exploration of engineering encourages young people to consider pursuing a career in engineering and view the world with a critical eye.

Visit the Aerospace Center for Excellence website for 5 different summer camps for ages 7 – 17.

Summer Camp registration is now open at AGT Athletics.  Make sure you reserve a spot for your child! This summer will be filled with activities. We have planned field trips, games, tumbling, water days, park days, crafts, etc. Some field trips may include lunch. Most days, all you need to bring is a lunch and a water bottle!

Summer Coding Workshop – LRC’s Summer Video Game Design & Coding Workshop is led by a STEM educator to help students discover the fundamentals of code in an exciting and productive learning domain. For rising 6th and 7th grades (completed 5th or 6th grade).

LRC Mid Math Camp – The Learning Resource Center’s Mid Math Camp will aid students who have fallen behind in math due to the effects of COVID, virtual schooling, or other reasons and will reinforce important skills specific to grade-level math topics in middle school. For Students entering 7th-9th grade or repeating 6th-8th grade.

Study Habits of Successful Students – The Learning Resource Center’s Study Habits of Successful students is designed to build confident, successful students through-time tested best practices. This interactive study skills program helps motivate and prepare middle school students to become effective learners in school and beyond. For rising 6th-8th grade students.

*Fee reduction available based on family income. Please ask about LRC’s Sliding Fee Scale or scholarships for deserving students in need.

ACT Preparation Course + SAT Preparation Course
Learning Resource Center offers both an ACT Preparation Course and SAT Preparation Course to assist students who are preparing to take the ACT or SAT. These courses build confident successful students through an efficient and effective 1-week, 23-hour course by engaging in problem-solving strategies for analyzing and answering test questions, reinforcing skills through interaction and review, and building confidence while reducing test anxiety through test-taking strategies.

These are two different courses with separate registration required for each one.

Super Summer Success builds confident, successful students through time-tested best practices. Students will focus on academics by participating in high-interest, hands-on lessons while exploring math through writing and drawing, engaging in creative art projects, sharing in read-and-respond projects on key ideas, reinforcing skills through interaction and review, and savoring brain-healthy snacks to keep energy up.

*Fee reduction available based on family income. Please ask about LRC’s Sliding Fee Scale or scholarships for deserving students in need.

Warren Willis Camp and Conference Center offers residential camping for rising 4th graders through high school graduates. Each week there are camps for Elementary Camp; Middle School Camp and High School Camp. Come and meet friends and learn about God in amazing ways. You’ll have fun swimming in the pool, playing outdoor games and worshipping!

Located in Leesburg, FL, just 90 minutes from Lakeland and Winter Haven.

What’s Cooking? teaches children the importance of clean eating and cooking from scratch in a peanut free kitchen that caters to everyone’s allergies. Camps and classes are offered to further develop cooking skills and teach children about local foods, restaurants and our natural environment. Monday – Thursday we will be making lunch and a take home family dinner entree for 4 on Tuesday and Thursday. Friday will be a brunch that we will enjoy together!

All Saints Academy has 20+ camps to choose from this summer! All camps are open to the public. Visit the ASA Camp Website for dates and times for each camp.
RECREATION + INSTRUCTIONAL CAMPS:

• Aftercare and Games (Kindergarten-5th Grade)
• Aftercare and Games (Preschool 3-Kindergarten)
• Concoctions and Creations (Kindergarten-5th Grade)
• Game Camp (Kindergarten-5th Grade)
• Math Refresher Camp (Kindergarten-5th Grade)
• Young Explorers (PK3, PK4 & K)
• Learn to Play the Ukulele (6th-12th Grade)
• Circus Camp (Kindergarten-5th Grade)
• Paints, Playdough & Projects (Rising Preschool 4-2nd Grade)
• Rising STARS Camp (Kindergarten, First Grade, & Second Grade)
• Harry Potter Camp (2nd-5th Grade)
• Dance Intensive Camp (PK3-Kindergarten)
• Dance Camp (1st-8th Grade)
• Girls Leadership Camp (6th-9th Grade)
• Dance Intensive Camp (1st-12th Grade)
• Full STEAM Ahead! (1st-5th Grade)

All Saints Academy also offers Sports Camps.

All Saints Academy has 20+ camps to choose from this summer! All camps are open to the public. Visit the ASA Camp Website for dates and times for each camp.
SPORTS CAMPS:

• Cheer Camp (Kindergarten-5th Grade)
• MVP Camp (4th-8th Grade)
• Soccer Camp (Kindergarten-8th Grade)
• Girls Indoor Volleyball Camp (4th-12th Grade)
• ASA Lacrosse Camp (3rd-8th Grade)
• Football Camp (1st-6th Grade)
• MVP Camp (Kindergarten-3rd Grade)

All Saints Academy also offers a variety of Recreational & Instructional Camps

We are gearing up for a full season of awesome STEAM-themed Summer Camps! Our STEAM themed camps are so much fun, your child with not even know they are learning a little something too! Demand for camps is high and capacity is limited so don’t delay, enroll your child today!

Lakeland Camps – First Presbyterian Chuch on Lake Hollingsworth
Winter Haven Camps – First Presbyterian Church, 637 6th St NW, Winter Haven, FL 33881

Our school strives to instill the basic life virtues of discipline, respect, integrity, and confidence. These qualities have been the foundation of the martial arts student since the beginning. The staff of Family Martial Arts Center helps reinforce each quality trait through Leading by Example. Our children of the future need positive role models that will set the right example. Our instructors make this the first priority.

Summer Day Camp Activities include theme parks, bowling, Family Fun Center, swimming, state parks, and go-carts just to name a few. Some of the activities are free and others have an additional cost. Field Trips are OPTIONAL and students not attending the day’s activity will enjoy a fun day at the studio.

TaeKwonDo Classes: Your child will receive 2 hours of instruction per week.

Master Choe’s offers an action-packed summer experience, filled with daily martial arts training, special field trips, enrichment classes, along with group games and activities.

Field Trips include Movies, Local Parks, Water Parks, Arcades, Skating, Swimming, plus mega trips to fun places in Tampa and Orlando.

Choe’s has been providing martial arts training in Lakeland for over 40 years. To register or get more details call (863) 665-0488 or visit the website.

Welcome to Summer Camp at Florida Children’s Museum! Camp programming is designed and led by FCM’s highly-skilled Education Team. Through hands-on-learning and structured play, your child will explore science, art, math, and language in a space curated just for kids. Each week of camp offers its own unique theme and programming, free-play in the Museum, and daily trips to Bonnet Springs Park.

At Camp FCM, your child can give in to their natural curiosity, use their imagination, and strengthen their development. Dare to be curious with us!

XP League Summer Camps are designed to engage kids at many different levels. Not only do kids get to meet new friends and improve their skills in the games they love to play, but they will learn about teamwork, communications, sportsmanship, esports health, nutrition, esports psychology, stretching and exercise, mindset and motivation, boosting focus, and so much more.

This is a fun soccer environment for boys and girls of all skill levels. If your new to the sport or an advanced player, our coaches will provide a fun learning environment for all.

This camp is specifically designed for players who want to learn the fundamental skills of soccer. Emphasis on correct technique is maximized by small group instructions. There will also be small-sided games, providing more touches on the ball and a ‘World Cup’ format competition to allow players to compete in a competitive environment.