Vermont Summer Camp Guide 2025

Community Sailing Center Kids Camps

Summer is all about fun, friends, and trying something new! The Community Sailing Center offers summer camps for youth ages 6-17 to learn the joy and skills of sailing on Lake Champlain. Led by certified-instructors and placing safety at the forefront, we offer a wide variety of sailing camps, from sailing-only to multi-activity camps (which blend sailing and an activity or hobby). 

Interested in your family having an adventure on the Lake this Summer? Lottery registration is open January 9-13. Reserve your spot today!

Davis Studio

Enrollment is open for Davis Studio's 2025 camps! Give your child a boost of creative confidence. Camps are designed to develop artistic skills and inspire imagination. The instructors strive to cultivate the joy of creating while supporting your child in expressing their authentic self. Explore weekly camps for kids from first to ninth grade, with themes such as Inventor Camp, How to Draw Animals, Legendary Legos, Treehouse Architecture, Fashion Illustration & Design, Teen Photography, Graphic Design, and more! Check them all out here: https://davisstudiovt.com/arti...

Greater Burlington YMCA Camps

From full-day, co-ed day camps, to historic day and overnight camp for boys and teens, the Y has great choices for a summer to remember. Registration is open for Camp Abnaki, the North Hero based day and overnight camp for boys and teens on Lake Champlain. Registration for other camps opens January 13, or register early at the YMCA Camp EXPO on January 12, 10am - noon. 

Camp Koda in Barre, Georgia, and Underfill is a co-ed summer day camp for kids that have completed K to age 12. The Y Adventure Camp at Rock Point is a co-ed summer day camp for kids who have completed 3rd grade through age 13. Campers spend most of the day outside, tending the gardens, swimming, kayaking, crafting, and more. Summer Camp at the Y in BTV is geared for kids that have completed K to age 10,and includes pool time, arts + crafts, STEAM-themed activities, and field trips to green spaces and other adventures around Burlington. 

Check them all out: https://www.gbymca.org/program...

Paint & Create Kids Camp

Burlington's Paint and Sip's Kids Camp includes 5 days of art instruction, fun activities, and crafts for ages 6 and up! There will be movement breaks each day taking advantage of all that Burlington and the Waterfront have to offer; field trips to Battery Park for yoga and art inspired games, picnic lunches by the lake; and exploring the Church St Marketplace for inspiration. While camps are centered on painting and its different forms, kids will explore other art mediums and dive into some light art history while also getting outside to move their bodies daily. Camp base is the studio located in downtown Burlington.

Registration for 2025 is open! Cost is $390 for a full week from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm, and includes all supplies, a t-shirt and sketchbook. 

Pony Day Camp

Pony Day Camp is held at Erin Longworth Performance Horses' stables in Milton for children ages 5 and up. Campers will be kept very busy with horseback riding, games on horseback, crafts, barn chores, caring for the horses, fun barn games, lessons on horse anatomy, breeds, and tack, and more. During the warmer days, children will get to bathe the horses, learn the proper way to clean the tack, and have some water fun of their own. 

Learn more a submit your camp form today at https://www.erinlongworthvt.co...

ONE Arts Summer Camps

Summer Camps at the ONE Arts Center are focused on fun and all the different ways an artist can express themselves. Each week of summer they offer different themed summer camps that embrace magic, imagination, and self expression. Campers spend time making art projects in a variety of media, practicing drama, dancing, playing organized games, having free imaginative play time, and visiting local parks. This summer will be the second summer in the brand new Art Center. Registration is open: https://www.hisawyer.com/one-a... (scroll down to see summer camps). 

Stay tuned: ONE Arts anticipates becoming fully licensed in February and will then be able to accept subsidy.

Sylvan Learning of Essex Summer Camps and Workshops

When school's out, Sylvan's in! If you’re looking for ways to introduce your child to new and fun experiences, Sylvan camps and workshops not only engage the mind, but are designed to have a lasting impact outside the classroom. 

Sylvan Learning of Essex Junction is currently registering campers for Summer 2025. Offering camps for kids pre-K to 8th grade, Sylvan prepares kids for their next learning adventure with a fun approach to math, reading, and overall confidence in learning. Each camp runs for one week, in the morning, ranging from 1-3 hours long, and from $199 - $349 in price. See more: https://www.sylvanlearning.com...

Wingspan Studio

Parlez-vous français?! Art, French & Nature inspired summer camps spark imaginations and build creativity, kindness and global citizenry. Located in Burlington's funky South End Arts & Industry District, Wingspan Studio School offers high quality interdisciplinary arts camps grounded in nature and neurodiversity informed. Each week has a different theme and some weeks offer French, too. 

Camps are based in a real working art studio and learners play, have lunch in nearby parks, and visit other workshops. Full and half-day weeks available, June 16 through August 9. Ages range between 4-16. Join Wingspan to cultivate creativity, critical thinking skills, empathy and fun!  Registration opens January 13, 2025: https://www.wingspanstudioeduc.com/summer-camps-list.

Petra Cliffs Camps

Petra Cliffs Climbing Center offers SUMMAT Day Camps for kids 6 to 14, and Overnight Expeditions for kids 10 and up. SUMMAT camps will have your kids climbing, kayaking, caving, and more, all while building self esteem through healthy risk-taking. Overnight expeditions take campers to the mountains of Vermont, New York and New Hampshire for outdoor adventures. Petra Cliffs programs help build confidence and community through climbing, challenge, healthy risk-taking, and fun in the outdoors!

Registration opens at midnight on February 1. Learn more at https://www.petracliffs.com/ca...

Burlington Parks Summer Camps

Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront offers a huge selection of fall, winter, spring and summer programs for kids ages 3 to 18. Camps keep your child having fun all year long playing sports, having outdoor adventures, learning new things, and making amazing creations.

2025 Summer Camp details will be available January 22 at noon at https://enjoyburlington.com/. Registration opens Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 12 pm for Burlington residents and Monday, February 10, 2025, 12 pm for non-residents.

Burlington City Arts

At BCA's award winning youth camps, students work closely with professional teaching artists for a full week of in-depth studio arts experience. Every camp includes high-quality art materials and a final celebration. Come for a half-day or pair a morning and afternoon camp together at BCA Studios to make a full-day experience. 

Registration for Burlington Residents opens on Wednesday, February 5. non-residents, Monday, February 10. Learn more and register here: https://www.burlingtoncityarts.... Burlington City Arts strives to make arts education accessible to all. Full and partial scholarships are available to anyone regardless of ability to pay.