Brentwood Home Page heard from our readers that you wanted a Summer Camps & Activities Guide.  Over the next three months, we will be introducing you to day camps and overnight camps.   

YMCA SUMMER ADVENTURE

The summer component of the YMCA's Fun Company out-of-school time program, Summer Adventure offers campers daily fun in a safe, supervised environment. Offering full-day excitement, campers will learn skills, develop character and make new friends, all while engaging in physical social and educational activities.

Each week at Summer Adventure includes theme-based activities, crafts, science, sports, field strips and much more. YMCA Summer Adventure is licensed by the Tennessee Department of Human Services.

Conveniently located at partner schools throughout the service area, YMCA Summer Adventure will give your child a summer to remember.

To learn more, visit www.ymcafunco.org.

Brentwood Academy Summer Day Camps

More than 50 age-appropriate camps are offered throughout the summer in sports, fine arts, academics and life skills for boys and girls (kindergarten through high school): all sports, science, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, dodge ball, football, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, art, drama, forensics, driver education, robotics, cooking, organization, time management and study skills.

Each camp is directed by one of our professional staff members or coaches. Go to www.brentwoodacademy.com/camps.

CAMP WIDJIWAGAN DAY CAMP

Voted #1 day camp by Nashville and Williamson Parent readers! Camp Widjiwagan day camp serves boys and girls, rising 1st through 8th grades, providing a unique, quality adventure that, by its very nature, enhances the camper’s potential in spirit, mind and body. Through the day camp experience, campers will strengthen confidence, forge friendships and sharpen character.

Activities include water skiing, Wet Willy water slide, the Blob, sailing, soccer, basketball, alpine tower, zip line, archery, horseback riding, kayaking, crafts, fishing and more.

Just minutes from downtown Nashville, camp provides daily bus service from a number of convenient locations. New in 2012, brand new air conditioned buses complete with seatbelts!

The CREW Leadership Program, serving rising 10th and 11th graders, provides opportunities for young people to develop leadership skills they can use throughout their lives to help themselves and others identify and achieve goals.

Visit www.campwidji.org or call 615-360-2267 to learn more.

Camp St. Cecilia

Camp St. Cecilia is a summer program designed to give girls, ages 4-17, an opportunity to have some summer fun while learning. Campers experience St. Cecilia Academy’s academic, art, and athletic programs and interact with faculty, students, coaches, alumnae and parents.

The camps offer excellent guidance for girls by experienced instructors. Each girl attending Camp St. Cecilia will be exposed to skills in a variety of areas to further develop her curricular and extracurricular interests. New camps this year include babysitter training, lacrosse, creative clay, dance, service, crafts, poetry, vacation Bible camp, and book making. Favorite camps returning include U Go Girl!, drama, baking, basketball, volleyball, mixed media art, French,  and study skills and organization.

Camp St. Cecilia has expanded this year to offer 46 camps from June 4-29 and July 9-20. Visit www.stcecilia.edu to find more information or contact Camp Director Amie Pike at pikea@stcecilia.edu or (615) 298-4525 ext. 660.

University School of Nashville

Make USN Summer Camps your choice for a fun and enriching experience this summer. Many of the camps are led by members of our talented faculty who bring their expertise and varied passions to diverse programming in sports, academics, the arts, and technology. 

Flexible morning and afternoon scheduling allows enrollment in either whole-day or half-day experiences.  For families needing additional care, we provide aftercare from 4:00 – 5:00. 

YMCA DAY CAMP

Camping at the Y is about learning skills, developing character and making friends. Our camps are also places where kids become a community as they engage in physical, social and educational activities that teach how to be more independent and contribute to a group.

Weekly themes allow campers to further explore their specific interests, providing inspiration that could create the foundation for a lifelong passion. Camp options include:

-Outdoor day camps, allowing campers to reconnect with the natural world

-Sports day camps, providing two hours of sport-specific instruction each day

-Arts and humanities day camps, sparking creativity and a passion for learning something new

-Specialty day camps, offering a variety of new ways for kids to learn and have fun

In addition, each week includes swimming and field trips.

YMCA Day Camps are offered at select YMCA centers throughout Middle Tennessee and southern Kentucky. Visit www.ymcamidtn.org/summer-camps to learn more.

Peachtree Farms 

Our camps are devoted to excellent riding programs in a Christian environment. At Peachtree Farms, campers learn correct riding skills, basic horsemanship and life skills.

Peachtree Farm offers camps during the spring, summer and Christmas holidays. Our camps are designed to improve all aspects of horsemanship for riders of all ages.  Sportsmanlike conduct and a spirit of cooperation, patience and kindness are encouraged to become a partner with their mount. Beginner to advanced camps are held weekly that  cater to  every child's dream of owning a horse.

We have several weeks of Spring Break Camps, please call for times and days. Weekly camps are offered in the summer starting June 4. Peachtree Farms offers half-day camp for children ages 4 to 8, Monday through Friday and all-day camp for children ages 6 and up, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. After care is also available to allow campers to be dropped off early to accommodate working parents.

Peachtree  strives to meet the top standards  in providing programs approved by the Certified Horsemanship Association, the American Association of Riding Schools. Peachtree  Riding Center  is the only United States Pony Club  Center Program in Tennessee, providing students the horsemanship education to ride and compete by world wide standards

Visit Peachtree Farms Web site at www.peachtreefarms.com or call (615) 419-1089.

dancer's E.d.g.e.

Education is the first and most important priority of  dancer’s E.d.g.e.  We are a school, not just a studio, and we pride ourselves in providing a top quality education for our students.
Grace is not just a way of movement– grace is a way of life!  It is our sincere wish at the dancer’s E.d.g.e. that every student here learns to live by grace, to practice it and accept it from others, to be gracious with and grateful of the many talents, gifts, and joys that God has given each of us.
Expression: Dance can be such a wonderful outlet and a way for students to discover new ways of moving, feeling, and being. By meeting kids where they are, at their own emotional level, and creating pieces that address subject matter and themes important to them, we hope to help children discover how to explore their own feelings and express themselves using a positive outlet for that expression.

Visit www.mydancersedge.com or call (615) 377-0272

DEER RUN CHRISTIAN CAMPS

Campers grow in character, respect, leadership, and build life-long friendships. Campers receive a t-shirt and DVD of their camp week. Discounts and friend requests. Ten miles south of downtown Franklin on 100 wooded acres.

 Day Camps (grades K-5): Monday-Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 11 through August 3 (8 sessions). Options for EXTENDED CARE plus BUS PICK UP at 6 locations including FRA and Brentwood Baptist. Lake (water slide, aqua park, swimming, kayaks, zipline), skits, kickball, crazy games, wiffle ball, BB guns, archery, crafts, face painting, climbing tower, wild water games, creek wading, worship, fun songs, interactive Bible study. Adventure Day Camps (grades 6-8) also include 3-D archery, Leap of Faith, paintball, tree climbing with ropes & harnesses, outdoor education & survival skills.

 Overnight Camps (grades 3-12): 6 nights, Sunday 4 p.m.-Saturday 11:30 a.m.: Preteen, middle school, and high school sessions. Horseback riding, lake (water slide, aqua park, swimming, kayaks, zipline), low or high ropes, climbing tower, paintball, night hiking, crazy games, BB guns, archery, wiffle ball, wild water games, skits, worship, small group Bible study.

3845 Perkins Road, Thompson’s Station, TN 37179;  615-794-2918

www.Camps.DeerRunRetreat.org

CAMP WIDJIWAGAN OVERNIGHT CAMP

Voted #1 overnight camp by Nashville and Williamson Parent readers! Camp Widjiwagan overnight camp offers one and two week sessions for campers, rising 3rd through 9th grade. Nestled on the scenic shores of J. Percy Pries Lake, Camp Widjiwagan helps young men and women strengthen confidence, forge friendships, and sharpen character through programs and activities that build independence and social skills. Each day, counselors create exciting adventures while passing along life lessons that will remain with campers for a lifetime.

Activities include water skiing, Wet Willy water slide, the Blob, sailing, soccer, basketball, alpine tower, zip line, archery, horseback riding, and more.

The Campers In Leadership Training (C.I.L.T.) program, serving rising 10th and 11th graders, provides opportunities for young people to develop leadership skills they can use throughout their lives to help themselves and others identify and achieve goals.

Visit www.campwidji.org or call 615-360-2267 to learn more.

DEER RUN CHRISTIAN CAMPS

Campers grow in character, respect, leadership, and build life-long friendships. Campers receive a t-shirt and DVD of their camp week. Discounts and friend requests. Ten miles south of downtown Franklin on 100 wooded acres.

 Day Camps (grades K-5): Monday-Friday, 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 11 through August 3 (8 sessions). Options for EXTENDED CARE plus BUS PICK UP at 6 locations including FRA and Brentwood Baptist. Lake (water slide, aqua park, swimming, kayaks, zipline), skits, kickball, crazy games, wiffle ball, BB guns, archery, crafts, face painting, climbing tower, wild water games, creek wading, worship, fun songs, interactive Bible study. Adventure Day Camps (grades 6-8) also include 3-D archery, Leap of Faith, paintball, tree climbing with ropes & harnesses, outdoor education & survival skills.

Overnight Camps (grades 3-12): 6 nights, Sunday 4 p.m.-Saturday 11:30 a.m.: Preteen, middle school, and high school sessions. Horseback riding, lake (water slide, aqua park, swimming, kayaks, zipline), low or high ropes, climbing tower, paintball, night hiking, crazy games, BB guns, archery, wiffle ball, wild water games, skits, worship, small group Bible study.

3845 Perkins Road, Thompson’s Station, TN 37179;  615-794-2918

www.Camps.DeerRunRetreat.org