Summer Day Camps

[damnyankee]

Help! Can somene assist me with information regarding nashville's summer day care/camp programs? I am relocating to the area in April but my kids will be moving here in the summer and I certainly need to have them in a day camp program because they are too young to stay at home while I work.

[Jojo]

Here are some suggestions for you:

Adventures in Science - Summer Camps at the Adventure Center
800 Fort Negley Blvd., Nashville (615) 862-5177
Camps are from 9 to 4 for children in grades 1-7, with half day camps for entering Kindergartners, and one hour Wee Wonders Camps for preschooler/parent teams.

Frist Center for the Visual Arts
919 Broadway, Nashville / 2007 Summer Art Camp / The camp is designed to help children ages 5–13 learn about art, themselves, and the world around them. The weeklong, in-depth, and age-appropriate art sessions encourage art making while stimulating art appreciation, interpretation, expression, and imagination. No previous art experience is necessary. Call 615-744-4904 for more information.

Whippoorwill Farm Day Camp
Whippoorwill Farm Day Camp is a 50-acre farm where campers explore creeks, wooded hills, fields, and the diverse wildlife of Whippoorwill Farm. More info: (615) 799-9925 OR (615) 799-8244

Summer Camp at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens
1200 Forrest Park Drive, Nashville / Cheekwood offers ages 2 - 18 a unique summer camp experience that includes photography, movie, drawing, beginning watercolor. If you have a budding artist. then this is a must do camp. More info: (615) 353-9827

Good luck!

[damnyankee]

Oh thank you so much for this resourceful information!

[Unregistered]

I saw this thread and thought I would post the message that there is a new summer day camp for kids 5 - 11 in the area...Camp Idyllwild...here is the website:

www.campidyllwild.com

they provide bus service from Nashville.

:-)