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Lutherans Outdoors in South Dakota:
With over 70 years of experience, Lutherans Outdoors in South Dakota (LO) is dedicated to quality Christian camping for youth and adults. We provide a wide range of traditional, activity-based summer camps to children, youth, and adults at ranches and locations throughout South Dakota. Camp allows each person to explore and play in a nurturing environment, which in turn leads them to build a stronger faith foundation, discover personal gifts, develop new skills, as well as gain life-long friends and mentors.

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Our Mission:

Lutherans Outdoors in South Dakota welcomes all to explore and experience Christ’s love in community and creation.

Our Vision:
We are your first choice for dynamic and innovative Christ-centered ministries: many sites, many seasons, many experiences.

Why Choose Lutherans Outdoors in South Dakota?

-  Quality Faith Experiences
We are dedicated to quality faith experiences and hospitality for youth and adults, and have been for more than 65 years.

-  Leadership Development
Many leaders today attribute their leadership development to their experience at camp.

-  All Ages Catered For
At Lutherans Outdoors we provide opportunities for people of all ages and abilities to connect with one another.

Traditional, Activity-Based Summer Camps:

- for Children, Adults & Families

Camps include:
- 1-2-3 Camp
- Adventure Camps
- Confirmation Camp
- Counselor-in-Training
- Family Camp
- Grandparent Camp
- Kids and Horses
- Middle School Mania
- Music Camp
- Native American Experience
- Rodeo Week
- Saddle Up - Beginning Riders
- Youth Camp...

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Address: 2001 S Summit Ave, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57197, USA
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Park River Bible Camp
Courses / Programs
Park River Bible Camp provides traditional Christian summer camp programs to boys and girls in Grades 1-12. Based in Park River ND, one hour north-west of Grand Forks, our 1-day to 1-week camps feature fun games, adventures, Bible studies, and warm, safe environment for your child.

Being a Christ-centered camp, we desire for our campers to have a living faith in Jesus Christ. Being Lutheran, we hold to the confessional Lutheran understandings of faith, salvation, grace, sin, the Church, and the sacraments.

Park River Bible Camp is located on about 120 acres of property that can house about 200 people in our 12 rustic cabins, 5 winterized cabins, and 5 retreat center rooms. We also have a swimming pool that is a popular way to cool off, a batting cage, a low adventure course, a high ropes course, and a climbing tower and paintball.
Christian Summer Camp Programs:

- Mighty Mites Day Camp (Grades 1-3)
- Rockin’ Rangers Mini Camp (Grades 3-4)
- Adventure Camp (Grades 4-6)
- Flag Football and Gymnastics Camp (Grades 4-6)
- Sports Camp (Grades 6-8)
- Junior High Classic (Grades 7-9)
- Senior High Power Surge (Grades 9-12)
- End of Summer Blast (Grades 9-12)
- Junior Counselor Program (Grades 10-12)
- Jubilee Camp (Developmental and/or physical disability camp)
The International School of Minnesota
Courses / Programs
• Shape your child’s summer experience this year with a Summer Adventure Camp in the heart of Minnesota!

• The International School of Minnesota (ISM) provides an activity-based summer camp for students from preschool through to Grade 9.

• Our school is nestled in a beautiful, wooded area in Eden Prairie MN, less than 30 minutes south-west of Minneapolis. 

• Available over 9 weeks, participants are welcome to attend our summer camp for 1 week or several weeks. Full-day programs and half-day programs are available.

• Your child or teenager will have the opportunity to have daily Spanish or French language classes, depending on which week they attend.

• Split into 3 age groups, ISM's Summer Adventure Camp keeps our kids engaged and delighted, with fun activities and learning going hand-in-hand.

• Tailor this flexible summer program to your child’s special interests and your family’s schedule.

• Your camper will explore and learn with kids their own age in engaging programs designed by educational experts.

• The daily language classes inspire an understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity, expand campers’ experiences and prepare them to be successful world citizens.

• Experienced, energetic counselors and specialists guide campers as they explore the wonder of culture around the world and here at home.

• Established in Minnesota in 1985, ISM is part of the SABIS School Network, a worldwide educational organization recognized for its proven global curriculum built over 127 years.
9-week Summer Adventure Camp:
- For boys & girls from Preschool - Grade 9

Explorers Camp:
• Ages 3½ / entering Grade 1
• Half-day or full-day program
• Spanish or French classes

Pioneers Camp:
• For students entering Grades 2-6
• Half-day, afternoon, or full-day programs
• Spanish or French classes
• Can take part in all camp activities, plus optional Adventure Afternoon activities

Counselors in Training (CIT) Camp:
• For students entering Grades 7-9
• Gives campers a feel for what it takes to be a counselor, while still participate in all camp activities
Audubon Center of the North Woods
Courses / Programs
The Audubon Center of the North Woods, located in Sandstone, east-central Minnesota, is a private, non-profit, residential environmental learning center (RELC), and it is a leader in offering meaningful nature experiences to people of all ages. We are conveniently located six miles from Interstate 35, only about 90 miles from the Twin Cities (St. Paul & Minneapolis), St Cloud, Duluth, and Brainerd.

Through our Summer Youth Camps Program, we will provide an opportunity to engage kids in nature through immersion in the wild outdoors to promote environmental awareness, compassion and leadership and an ethic of care for the earth. It is also a wildlife rehabilitation facility, and conference and retreat center.

We also strive to provide the best environmental experiences for the thousands of K-12 students who come to our center from across the state for our year round K-12 Program for Schools. We also serve as a field campus for many teacher training opportunities through Hamline University's Center for Global Environmental Education and offer graduate courses tailored to educators seeking either a Certificate or Master's Degree in Environmental Education.
- Summer Kids/Youth Camp Programs:
* Outdoor Family Camp
* Mix & Match Day Camp (Adventure & Wildlife)
* Feathered Friends Day Camp
* Forts, Fires, & Fishing Overnight Camp
* Ways of Wildlife Overnight Camp
* State Park Sampler Overnight Camp

- K-12 School Programs (Year Round):
* Wildlife Educational Programs
* Outdoor / Adventure / Environmental Programs
* Natural History & Science Programs
* Team-Building Programs

- College Programs (Spring & Fall):
* Undergraduate, graduate & teacher training programs
Young Nebraska Scientists
Courses / Programs
Young Nebraska Scientists (YNS) provide science-related summer camp programs to middle and high school students. Based on campus at the University of Nebraska (Lincoln), Creighton University (Omaha), and Doane College (Crete), our camps are designed to inspire, excite, and reinforce confidence in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

The statewide Young Nebraska Scientist Initiative integrates research and education to address Nebraska's science education and outreach goals.

YNS will increase participants' technological, scientific, and quantitative literacy, place strong emphasis on closing achievement gaps and increase participation of students from underrepresented groups in STEM fields.
Science-Based Summer Camp Programs:

Middle School Camps:
- Algae and Biofuels (1 Week)

- Nano: The Science of Small (1 Week)

High School Camps:
- Biodiversity: Field Science at the Cedar Point Biological Station (1 Week)

- Light in the Nano World (3 days)

- Going Green! Algae for Biofuels (3 days)
ID Tech Camps, Oregon
Courses / Programs
Unlock your internalDrive and gain a competitive advantage in college and beyond! iD Tech Camps offers week-long tech-related summer day camps and overnight camps for kids ages 7-12 & teens ages 13-17. These technology education programs are held at 80 elite universities throughout the nation, with Oregon programs taking place at Lewis & Clark College in Portland.

Choose from a wide variety of exciting course topics - Game Design, Web Design, Coding, Programming Modding, and more. Discover how your technical talents and scientific passions can lead to a future career. These comprehensive week-long sessions include personalized technology instruction and a variety of fun summer camp activities.

With 8 students maximum per instructor, iD Tech Camps customizes the curriculum around you. Students build STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) skills in the tech labs, eat in the university dining hall, explore the campus, and make new friends. iD Tech Academies throughout the U.S. also offer 2-week overnight programs for teens ages 13-18.

iD Tech Camps welcomes international students (minimum language requirement - Basic English). Students do not require a visa to attend one the iD Tech Camps summer programs.

My son grew in ways that I never thought possible, thank you for allowing him a safe place to learn, grow and mature!”
- Misty B, Parent
1-Week iD Tech Summer Camps (Ages 7-12)
- Adventures in Programming with Scratch
- Adventures in Game Design - Platform & Racing Games
- Adventures in Game Design - Minecraft
- Intro to Programming with Scratch & Java
- 3D Game Design with Minecraft
- Role-Playing Game Design with RPG Maker

1-Week iD Tech Summer Camps (Ages 13-17)
- Programming in Java
- Programming in C++
- Game Modding & Java Coding - Minecraft
- RPG Game Design with Torchlight ll
- 3D Level Design - Portal 2 & Team Fortress 2
- FPS Game Design - Unreal Engine
D'Angon Academy Diversity Summer Camp
Courses / Programs
• Located in Irvine CA, 45 minutes south-east of Los Angeles, D'Angon Academy provides a residential 'California Diversity Summer Camp' program featuring activities and excursions to local and international students ages 3-16.

• Students make friends from around the world as well as visiting the coolest places in SoCal, such as Disneyland, Universal Studios, The San Diego Zoo, and more!

• Each year the D’Angon Academy accepts high achieving students from the U.S. and around the world for the California Diversity Summer Camp.

• Teachers engage students in higher-level thinking as students work and play together forming long lasting international friendships and connections.

• The D’Angon Academy focuses on rich experiences that prepare students for a successful future in academia.

• Located just 50 miles south of LA and 80 miles north of San Diego, Irvine is rated one of the safest cities of its size in the United States.
California Diversity Summer Camp Program:

• Excursions and fun activities for children ages 3-16

• International students benefit from a fully immersive English experience

• Students from the U.S. grow their cultural understanding and appreciation for diversity

• Focuses on rich experiences that prepare students for a successful future in academia 

 We also provide a dedicated English language summer camp for students ages 3-16