Educational and Academic Summer Camps Near You: Lakeland + Polk County
Are you looking for a camp with an educational theme that offers academic enrichment or help for your child? The camps listed below either have a significant educational component or are solely focused on gaining important skills, but always while having fun! Camps are located in Lakeland, Winter Haven, and across Polk County.
There are academic camps near you available specifically for kids entering or repeating Kindergarten, kids transitioning to Middle or High School, ACT and SAT Prep Camps, tutoring camps, and others that focus on preventing the summer slide with a variety of math, science, reading and writing activities. These educational camps will help students progress academically over the summer.
Please check directly with camp organizers for the most up-to-date details. All information on our website is for informational purposes only and each listing includes a link directly to the source.
For a complete list of summer camps in Lakeland, Polk County, and Central Florida, check out our full Summer Camp Guide.
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All Saints Academy has 60 programs to choose from this summer during Saints Summer Palooza! All camps are open to the public. Visit the ASA Camp Website for dates and times for each camp.
RECREATION + INSTRUCTIONAL CAMPS:
Animal Safari (Preschool 3-1st) • Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo (Preschool 2-2nd) • Brick Builders Camp (K-5th) • Camp Codebreaker (Rising 1st-5th) • Camp Fun Continues (Preschool 3-5th) • Christmas In July (1st-5th) • Cooking Around The World (K-5th) • Creativity Camp (K-5th) • Creepy Crawlers (Preschool 2-1st) • Dino Camp (Preschool 3-1st) • Disney Camp (Preschool 3-5th) • End of Summer Bash (K-5th) • Fairy Camp (K-5th) • Field Trip Camp (K-5th) • Gearing Up for Middle School (Rising 6th) • Harry Potter Camp (K-6th) • Just Add Water (K-5th) • Little Saints (Rising Preschool 2-Preschool 3) • Master Chefs Camp (K-5th) • Math Camp (1st-3rd) • Princess and Pirate Camp (Preschool 2-2nd) • Rising Stars (Rising K-3rd) • Saints News Camp (1st-5th) • Snapology (Preschool 3-5th) • STEM and Robotics Camp (K-6th) • Summer Fun (K-5th) • Taste of Science Camp (1st-3rd) • The Spy Masters Camp: Operation Summer Mission (2nd-5th) • Water and Outdoor Fun (K-6th) • Young Explorers (Preschool 3-K)
SPORTS CAMPS:
All Saints Summer Basketball Camp (6th-9th) • All Sports Camp (1st-5th) • Baseball/Softball Camp (K-6th) • Cheer Camp (Preschool 2-5th) • Tennis Camp (PK4-12th) • Dance (K-12th) • Outdoor Games Camp (Rising K-6th) • Outdoor Yard Games Camp (K-6th) • Rockette/NFL Dance (3rd-12th) • Saints Football Camp – Boys & Girls (K-8th) • Saints Volleyball Fundamentals Summer Camp (4th-12th) • Soccer Camp (K-8th) • Sports Camp (1st-5th) • Tumbling Camp (3rd-12th) • Volleyball Skills Camp (4th-12th)
Vary by Camp – see website
Entering PreK3 – 12th Grade
9am – 3pm (before/after care available)
Civics Leadership Academy Join the Civics Leadership Academy (CLA) at Polk State College and experience hands-on learning at the leadership level. At the Civics Leadership Academy, students will identify an issue they are passionate about within their school, community, or city and then create a solution for that issue. Join the Civics Leadership Academy and find out what leadership means to you!
June 23-27, 2025 Lakeland Campus
July 14-18, 2025 Winter Haven Campus
Grades 6-9
8:30am – 3:00pm
999 Ave H NE, Winter Haven, FL 33881, USA
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!
Weekly Sessions from June 2 – August 1, 2025
Ages 5 – 14
Plus select weeks for Preschoolers ages 3-6
Half Day: 9am – 12pm or 1pm – 4pm | Full Day: 9am – 4pm
100 Hatfield Rd, Winter Haven, FL 33880, USA
June 2 – 27 and July 7 – Aug 1, 2025 – weekly sessions
Campers are divided into 2 age groups for developmentally-appropriate programming.
-Watermelon Kids: Ages 4 and 5. Must be enrolled in Kindergarten for the 25-26 school year and turn 5 by Sept.1, 2025.
-Blinky’s Kids: Ages 6 to 9. Must have completed Kindergarten, first, second, or third grade in the 2024-25 school year.
8am – 5 pm. Curriculum runs from 9 am to 3 pm.
Weekly from June 3 – August 2, 2024
Entering 5th & 6th Grade
8:00 am to 5:00 pm with early and late care available (7:30am – 6:00pm)
Weekly from June 3 – August 2, 2024
Entering Kindergarten – 4th Grade
8:00 am to 5:00 pm with FREE early and late care available (7:30am – 6:00pm)
Lakeland Campus – 3425 Winter Lake Road, Lakeland, Florida 33803
Session 1 – June 16-20
Session 2 – June 23-27
Winter Haven Campus – 999 Avenue H N.E., Winter Haven, Florida 33881
Session 3 – July 7-11
Session 4 – July 14-18
JD Alexander Center – 152 E. Central Avenue, Lake Wales, FL 33853
Session 5 – July 21-25
*This session will end at 12:25 p.m. each day.
5 – 13
Daily Class Schedule – Sessions are Monday through Friday, Can select 1, 2, or 3 Classes.
Class 1 – 8:15 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
Class 2 – 10:25 a.m.–12:25 p.m.
(Lunch 12:25 p.m.-1:00 p.m.)
Class 3 – 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
999 Ave H NE, Winter Haven, FL 33881, USA
162 E Central Ave, Lake Wales, FL 33853, USA
Visit website
4 – 12
6:30am – 6pm
2900 E County Rd 540A, Lakeland, FL 33813, USA
2285 Sleepy Hill Rd, Lakeland, FL 33810, USA
2727 Shepherd Rd, Lakeland, FL 33811, USA
4599 Cypress Gardens Rd, Winter Haven, FL 33884, USA
7001 State Hwy 653, Winter Haven, FL 33884, USA
June 3 – July 29, 2024 (Closed June 19th, July 1st – 5th)
Ages 6 – 18
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
950 Pinewood Ave, Lakeland, FL 33815, USA
920 Lowry Ave, Lakeland, FL 33801, USA
2400 Havendale Blvd, Winter Haven, FL 33881, USA
305 NE 1st Ave, Mulberry, FL 33860, USA
704 Ave C, Haines City, FL 33844, USA
1869 E Gibbons St, Bartow, FL 33830, USA
First Session: June 17-27
Second Session: July 8-18
Entering Kindergarten at Polk County Public Schools
Monday – Thursday: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Four weeks during the summer – Check website for 2024 Dates + Locations
Students entering or repeating Kindergarten or 1st Grade
Approximately 8am – 12pm, check website for specific times for each location. Fort Meade Camp Ready+ runs 12:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
115 S Oak Ave, Fort Meade, FL 33841, USA
1820 E Johnson Ave, Haines City, FL 33844, USA
328 E Edgewood Dr, Lakeland, FL 33803, USA
4441 Academy Dr, Mulberry, FL 33860, USA
205 4th St E, Winter Haven, FL 33880, USA
203 Ave R NE, Winter Haven, FL 33881, USA
May 20 – August 2, 2024 – Weeks vary by camp, check website
Entering K4-12th Grade – Varies by Camp
Half day camps 9am-12pm / 1pm-4pm
Full day 8:30am – 5:30pm
ACT Preparation Course: June 24-28, 2024
SAT Preparation Course: July 15-19, 2024
9th – 12th Grade
Vary by subject – check website
Vary by Camp – Check website
Entering 6th – 9th Grade – Check description for ages for each camp
Vary by camp
June 3-27, 2024
Completed K – 5th Grade
Monday-Thursday – 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
June 3-27 or July1-26, 2024
4, 5, and 6 year olds or any student entering Pre-K or Kindergarten
9am-10am – 2 days per week
Weekly Sessions: June 10 – 28, July 15 – 26, 2024
Grades K – 8
8:30am – 11:30am
Summer Enrichment dates run all summer long, 5 days per week
K-8
8am – 2pm