WhatsApp has already arrived telling you how your son dressed for the school's end party should go and that only means one thing: summer is coming. It is the time to plan family vacations, but also to organize with the children while we are working.
In these cases, summer camps are a fantastic option. Children have the opportunity to have a good time and take on the challenge of being separated a few days from dad and mom, meet other children ... In addition, apart from the sport + nature combo, the options have expanded greatly in recent years, as we show you in the selection of most original camps of 2018.
Music + cinema
FSO Summer Camp
The Film Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra that offers concerts of the soundtracks of films such as Star Wars or Harry Potter. The musicians will become monitors of the children who decide to participate in their summer camp FSO Summer Camp, where they will learn music in a fun way and, in the end, they will be able to participate in a concert for parents together with the musicians of the orchestra. It is for children from 5 to 18 years divided into groups. There are two weeks to choose from: one in Segovia (July 1-7) and another in Valencia (July 15-21) and the price is 750 euros. Registration here.
Menudapeli
An urban camp (in Madrid) where children play to be filmmakers and create their own movie from beginning to end. In the end, of course, there is a great "premiere" with awards ceremony to which parents are invited. It is organized by Menudapeli, a cultural association that is dedicated to educating through film and image with courses and workshops for everyone. The camps have a duration of 10 days (first and second half of July), cost 310 euros and are for children from 7 to 14 years. All the information here.
Fashion
Istituto Europeo di Design
If your son is a whole fashion victim You will love to discover how a fashion designer really works through collages, drawings or modeling with fabrics. They can also experiment with real machinery and materials such as mannequins or sewing machines. It is for children of 7 and 13 years and you will find all the information here. By the way, in this institute they also offer workshops for creative, robotic or summer drawing food design
Kids fashion Camp
In this English Summer camp, language learning is combined with a foray into the world of fashion by different fashion professionals such as models, psychologists, nutritionists, journalists or fashion designers. It is for children from 5 to 14 years old and will be in Poblet (Tarragona) from June 30 to July 7. Registration here.
Sing and dance
Young classroom rock school
The methodology of this creative school in Madrid is for children to approach music, theater, painting or cinema in the most natural and direct way possible. In their Rock School, professionals of the guitar, bass, combo, piano or drums bring them closer to this musical style allowing them to practice with the different instruments from day one. The camps are in July, for children from 8 to 14 years old and have a cost of 295 euros. Registration here.
Fame La Casita
The Fama dance school organizes a camp in which children from 8 to 13 years learn, having fun, musical styles such as modern dance, funky, hip-hop, jazz, cheerleader… In addition, during the week that lasts the camp the dance with other activities such as Masterchef cooking, multi adventure or farm school. Price: 360 euros. Information and registration here.
Technological
With more future
In the camps of With more future children have fun with new technologies. The little ones can program through video games like Minecraft or learn notions of electronics by building controls with unusual objects like a banana. The older ones handle technologies like Internet of Things and home automation. They are for children from 5 to 17 years old and you will find all the information here.
ICAI Technology Campus
Throughout the different days of the campus, children will be able to discover how to build a robot, create a video game for Windows, develop mobile applications or invent with 3D design in this camp organized by Comillas Pontifical University for the fifth year, through his Higher Technical School of Engineering. It is for children from 10 to 16 years old and will take place between June 25 and July 20. More information here.
For the little ones
Bilingual Camp CEM drink
In the European College of Madrid they have devised a camp for the smallest of the house. Children up to three years old enjoy music, games, workshops, cooking or swimming in a bilingual environment and the "elderly" from 3 to 6 skate, do excursions, gymkhanas, cinema ... Prices per week are from 147 euros. Find out everything here.
Gray elephant
The Gray Elephant space proposal in Madrid proposes art, creativity and music activities that include a lot of movement and with native teachers (in English). It is for children from 3 to 11 years old and it is possible to participate from 150 euros per week. Information here.
Solidarity
Fundacamp
This camp is held in collaboration with the Paddle and Tennis Club of Fuencarral and is aimed at children between 3 and 15 years old, who learn English through outdoor activities. So far it might seem like a camp to use, but this initiative hides something else. It is organized by the Fundación A LA PAR Foundation, which works for the participation of people with intellectual disabilities in our society. Here is all the information for the inscriptions.
Discovery Camp
It will take place in the second half of July in the Sierra de Grazalema (Cádiz). Children who participate in the Discovery Camp will practice hiking, climbing, paddle surfing and have fun doing theater or practicing performances for evenings. The realization of this activity will be used to finance the activities of the Vicente Ferrer Foundation.
Fresh
To participate in this summer camp in the backpack you should not put the swimsuit and flip flops but the coat and gloves. The Madrid Snowzone covered ski slope offers a week of activities for children from 6 to 14 years old, who can choose between skiing and snow (in addition to games in the snow, zip line, slide, miniature golf…). All the information here.
More camp proposals
If you are looking for more options, look in our original camps specials for the last two summers, as many are repeated every year:
Special camps 2017
Special camps 2016
You don't know which one to choose? We help you with these 13 original camps for your children to spend the summer of their life.
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