It’s officially summer – which means more freedom for the kids! To keep the little ones occupied and to help them make the best of their school break, a number of schools and institutes are offering summer camps. From arts, to STEM, to sports, here are our favourite camps this holiday season.
ESF Sports & Language Summer Camps
ESF offers a range of full or half-day camps for your flexibility, from categories such as sports, language, arts, STEM, workshops and online courses. Kids from six months to 18 years, whether they attend an ESF school or not, are welcome.
Full Day Camps will engage children in multi-disciplinary class activities in the classrooms in the morning to strengthen Language efficiency; and during the afternoon, they will be emerged in a range of sports games. This year’s highlight is the Planet Guardian Adventure, a Full Day Camp of four weeks of exciting quests, where students will embark on an exciting new adventure each week to meet a range of colourful characters such as Super Heroes, Fantasy Explorers and Treasure Seekers, etc. This course involves drama, games, storybooks and art to develop reading, writing, speaking and listening skills whilst broadening knowledge and experiences.
Of course, ESF also provides its signature multi-sports and single sports camps too, which include Swimming, Football, Tennis, Gymnastics, Fencing Clinics and more. This option is great for developing children’s sporting skills through play, developmental games and game-based sports.
The Harbour School
The Harbour School (THS) has just announced its Fully Immersive Scholar’s Holiday (F.I.S.H.) courses for summer 2022. These courses offer a deep dive into new and fascinating topics over school holiday breaks and are led by the school’s expert specialists, experienced faculty and trusted partners.
Topics that you can choose from include marine science, sailing, horseback riding, aviation, woodworking, biking, emotional regulation, wakeboarding, paddleboarding, coding and more. F.I.S.H. courses are open to all Hong Kong students and are taught using active learning approaches to real-world issues, allowing children to have fun while developing full understanding of a topic. Camps start from June 20 to July 25, 2022, and are open to ages four to 18. Perhaps what’s most unique about THS’ summer camps is that students are able to utilise the school’s unique facilities during different courses, such as it’s Marine Science Center, 50ft sailboat, and makerspace.
YWCA
YWCA International Kids Club is always the popular choice of multi-activity summer camps for local and international kids! They offer more than 550 camps this year. The camps will be taught in English or Cantonese for kids from walking age to 12+. Diverse summer camps with flexible schedules cover everything from Soccer, Arts & Crafts, Cooking, Dancing, S.T.E.M., Drama, Magic, Gymnastics, Mandarin, and much more. Sign up your child for a whole lot of adventure this summer!
Hong Kong Academy has more than 50 camp choices on a flexible schedule which are available for children aged 2-18 years. Based at their award-winning campus and the surrounding geopark, categories include STREAM, media, visual arts, performing arts, outdoor and eco pursuits, sport and multi-activity. Children will have the opportunity to explore, build skills, discover new passions and make new friends. In addition to technical, sporting and artistic skills, they will also practise important life skills such as independence, decision-making, collaboration, socio-emotional and communication. Check out the camps and registration details here.
Lou Pichoun
Lou Pichoun will have oodles of fun practising their ouis and s’il vous plaîts through arts and crafts, games, stories, music, dance, STEM activities and more. There’s three happy campuses to learn at for families across Hong Kong, with a playgroup or language immersion club to choose from.
Ark Eden
Ark Eden offers different theme in their summer camp: “We Are Woodworkers” lets them go carpentry crazy through a range of creative and practical tasks, for example. At “Jungle Chef Camp” they’ll spend a day harvesting from the garden and cooking on wood-fires. There’s even a camp that explores the beautiful Tai O waterfalls, where they can frolic through stunning rock pools. All activities are geared around enjoying and understanding the natural environment, with a focus on building their skills and confidence through natural play, on a scenic hillside in Mui Wo.
DSC International School
DSC International School, located at their Taikoo Shing campus offers Summer programs for all students aged 3 – 18. Sign up for academic programs such as English and Math, or join one of their additional Summer programs, which include Sports, STEAM, Coding, Drama, Dance, Music, Arts, and many more. All the programs are taught in English, with most of them led by qualified Canadian teachers.
