There is less than one month left of school, but there is plenty for kids in Burnaby to do this summer. From city-run programs to art schools to post-secondary institutions, many organizations are offering summer camps.
City of Burnaby camps
The city's parks, recreation and cultural services department offers a plethora of programs for kids, including 3-D animation, art naturalists, broadcasting and documentary, carnival, movie making, golf, sports and theatre camps.
There are camps for kids of varying ages, from preschoolers up to 18 years old. Most are an hour or two or at most, half-day camps during the week, though there are some weekend programs.
Many spaces are already filled, so interested parents should register soon. For more information and a complete list of available camps, go to bit. ly/147eRaQ.
SFU camps
Burnaby's mountaintop university also offers programs for the pre-college set, with pre-and post-camp care are also an option.
Simon Fraser University camp categories include aquatics, educational, outdoor, recreational, sport and partnership camps.
Programs range from computer camps, mini-university camps (where kids of all ages can learn subjects from university programs), scuba certification, Glee camp, wrestling, pipe band, moving making and more.
For more information on camps by age, and to register, go to www.sfu. ca/camps/summercamps. html.
Sports camps
Canlan Ice Sports, at Burnaby 8 Rinks, is offering hockey and sports summer camps. For more information, go to www. icesports.com/burnaby8rinks/camps.
Arts camps
4Cats Capitol Hill is holding camps for kids ages three to 12 throughout the summer. Most are half-day camps.
They cover a wide range of artists and styles, from Emily Carr to Henri Matisse to pop art.
Registration for the camps has started on the studio's website, at www.4cats.com/capitol hill-summer.
Artspace Children's Arts Centre, also in Burnaby Heights, is offering summer camps as well.
Camp activities include architecture design, art exploration, cartooning, clay creations, creative hip hop, drama adventures, musical theatre and more.
Camps are available for children five to 10 years, and there is also optional after-camp care. There are also tween summer arts intensive camps for nine to 12 year olds. From July 22 to 26 is architecture, from July 29 to Aug. 2 is clay creations, from Aug. 19 to 23 is cartooning, and from Aug. 26 to 30 is creative hip hop.
For more information and to register, go to www. artspaceforchildren.com.
Pinocchio Art School and Dance Addicts are offering their unique fusion camps this summer, with dance classes at Dance Addicts in the morning and art projects at Pinocchio in the afternoon.
For more information and to register, go to www. artsummercamp.ca.
Sunfest Daycamp
Sunfest Daycamp at Gilmore Community School is a daytime program for kids ages five to 11. The program runs at the North Burnaby elementary school from July 2 to Aug. 9.
CSI Academy
The British Columbia Institute of Technology offers high school students the chance to explore a career in forensics with this always-popular camp. Student going into grades
10, 11 and 12 learn how investigators examine crime scenes, analyze evidence and use DNA technology to solve crimes.
For more information, go to www.bcit.ca/cas/foren sics/csiacademy.shtml.
