If we missed a summer camp listing, email the details to Summer Camp Guide reporter Jennier Teuber at jteuber@ospreyobserver.com.

 Ace Golf Summer Junior Golf Camp

Contact: 760-6863, www.acegolf.com

Cost: Junior golfers of all skill levels, ages 5-17, can participate in Group Classes which costs $169 for one week and includes range balls, 12 hours of instruction and a nine hole play day. There is a minimum of four students with a maximum of 16 students per class.

Topics, covered by PGA member Tom Egan, will include full swing with irons, hybrids and woods, putting, pitching, chipping, sand play, hitting from the rough and the development of the pre-shot routine and golf course management.  

Registration is accepted at two locations. Call the Brandon location, 820 S. Kings Ave., at 651-465 and the Riverview location, 12910 Boyette Rd., at 672-7750.

Limona Village Chapel Children’s Center Now Enrolling

Contact: 689-8385, ext. 27

Cost: There is a $30 fee for registration, a $45 supply fee and $200 for the six-week camp (discounts are available for siblings).

Registration began in March for current LVC students and is now holding open enrollment. Children ages 2-Pre-K are welcome, but 2-year-olds must currently attend LVC.

The camp is held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. from June 17- July 24.

There are different themes every week including the beach, camping, July 4, the circus, Disney and the zoo.

 Applications are now available in the Children’s Center office.

Music Showcase Holds Summer Camp 2008

Contact: 685-5998

Music Showcase offers Summer Camp programs for Rock Band, Jazz Band, Percussion Ensemble, Group Guitar, Musical Theatre (three age groups, ages 4 and up), and Mini Musicians.  It also offers one-day workshops such as Worship U, Pop Idol, acting/vocal, flute or cello. Take one or take them all.

The Musical Theatre offerings are as follows:  Acting Up (ages 4-8), Annie or Aristocats; Junior Showcase Players (ages 8-13), High School Musical or Seussical; and Showcase Players (ages 13-18), TBA.

For more information on pricing, start dates and times, or to register, please contact Music Showcase at 402 Oakfield Dr. in Brandon.

MOSI Summer Science Camp

Contact: 987-6000 or 1-800-995-6674, www.mosi.org

MOSI’s Summer Science Camp, now in its 28th year, creates enriching experiences that are fun and memorable. The quality and variety of science camps offered rank it among the top summer camp facilities in the country. Parents can choose from day, half-day, technology as well as travel camps for youth (grades K-eighth grade).

Camps are available for ages 2-3, day camps, half-day camps, travel camps, MPSI residential academies and cutting-edge technology camps.

Registration is open. There are four ways to register: drop-off, mail-in, fax or online.

Tampa Bay area YMCAs Offer Full & Half Day Summer Programs

Contact: 787-5887, www.tampaymca.org, ashley.packett@tampaymca.org

Cost: Programs are open to all, and financial assistance is available.

The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA announces its 2008 summer program schedule, packed with fun programs and activities for youth and teens. Families can choose from a variety of activities such as full-day programs, sports programs, half day specialty programs, gymnastics, dance and even outdoor adventure programs at Camp Cristina or The First Tee of Tampa Bay. 

Summer programs at the Tampa YMCA offer high-quality enrichment experiences for youth and teens in a value-centered environment. Highly trained staff members surround children with an atmosphere that emphasizes safety, fun, learning and respect. Through participation in YMCA summer programs, youth build character and self-esteem through carefully planned activities designed to promote growth in spirit, mind and body.

Summer AquaCamps at the Florida Aquarium

Contact: 273-4015, www.flaquarium.net

Cost: Each AquaCamp day is from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Morning and afternoon care is free with early drop-off starting at 7:45 a.m. and late pick up until 5:30 p.m. Lunch options with snacks are available for an additional price.

If your child is looking to make new friends, learn about marine animals and have a great time, then the splashy, slippery, cool AquaCamp is place to be!    

Summer Camps at Lowry Park Zoo

Contact:  935-8552, ext.232., www.lowryparkzoo.com

Cost: Extended care is available for an additional charge (15 percent discount is not applied to extended care), and advance registration is required.

This summer, Zoo School at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo will hold 100 week-long camps for students in K-8th grades. Kids can learn about nature, science and the animal kingdom while hiking through the zoo, exploring behind-the-scenes and cooling off in the zoo's water play areas. Adventure camps include animal encounters, keeper talks, educational shows, games, crafts and more.

Summer Camps 2008 begin on June 9 and conclude August 15. 

The Apollo Beach Racquet & Fitness Club

Contact: Matt Permuth @ 641-1922

Camp for ages 5 and up will include activities like basketball, soccer, flag-football, arts and crafts, swimming, kickball, racquetball, dodge ball, tennis, canoeing, horseback riding, field trips, movies, games and much more! Call Matt Permuth for all existing specials.

Hit the Trails

Contact: 681-6141, www.hitthetrails.com, sdunn@hitthetrails.com

Cost: The Summer Training- complete program- is $200 or $35 per week with a $50 deposit required before June 5.

The Running Clinic is $350 per individual, $300 before July 1 or $200 for one week with a $50 deposit required before July 1.

The Free Running Clinic is on May 31 at 9 a.m. at Hit the Trails. The clinic is for middle school students moving on to high school or new runners. It will teach them how to train for cross country and high school sports over the summer.

Summer Training is from June 9 - July 25 from 7-9 a.m. for ages 12-16. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, run meets will be offered from HTT. The Running Program will be supplied by Hit the Trails and a  Newsome cross country/track runner will lead the runs. A standard waiver will need to be signed by a parent to participate.

A Running Clinic will be held July 28 - August 8 for ages 13 and up in Hawk Park FishHawk Phase 1. This will be a physically demanding clinic. Those 13 and older will learn how to run. Prepare yourself for cross country, soccer and football. It will teach you how to run fast, strong and build endurance. Each participant will receive a certificate of completion, personal evaluation and T-shirt at the end of the two week period.

Hit the Trails is located at 16144 Churchview Drive, Ste. 105 in FishHawk Park Square.

Busch Gardens Adventure Camps

Contact:  1-877-BGT-CAMP, www.BuschGardens.org

Summer Camp at Busch Gardens and Adventure Island is a time to make new friends of the four-legged and two-legged variety, come face-to-face with a giraffe, plunge down water slides, ride a dive coaster, and create lasting memories.

Busch Gardens offers Day Camps for preschool through eighth grade, including two camps at Adventure Island for fifth-eighth grade. Camps are offered weekly -August.

"Science-Sational" Summer Camp 2008

Contact: 453-8612, www.techplayzone.com

Cost is $225 per week for Full Day Camp and $150 per week for Half Day Camp. Campers who enroll by April 30 receive a 10 percent discount.

TechPlayzone uses amazing hands-on science experiments, along with cutting edge technology to excite and engage campers in math and science.  TechPlayzone campers are in kindergarten-seventh grade.  TechPlayzone campers love video game creation, LEGO robotics, web page design, computer animation, digital movie making, music mixing and more. 

Call to sign up for TechPlayzone's "science-sational" summer camp today.

Summer Camp at the Dance Center-Residence of Brandon Ballet

Contact: 684-4282, www.brandonballet.org, dance@brandonballet.org

Ballet Boot Camp for ages 4-11 will be in one week sessions throughout the summer.

 In June, open intensive for teens and adults will include dances like salsa, ballet, funk jazz and tap.

In July, the Dance Center will hold open summer classes for ages 10-adults.

The Dance Center is located at 161 E. Bloomingdale Ave.

Young Chefs Academy-Summer 2008: Cook for the Gold

Contact: www.youngchefsacademy.com

Cost: Tuition (including a registration fee) is $175 for the five-day camp (Mon.-Fri.) and is only $160 if paid in full by April 18. Tuition for the three-day camps (you pick the days) is $125 and only $115 if paid in full by April 18. Sibling or multi-camp discounts are 10 percent off five-day camps. Chef Club members save 20 percent.

Get ready for the Summer Olympic Games by cooking up some seriously delicious food in the kitchens of Young Chefs Academy.

Three day and five day camps are available. Save money with early registration specials.

Summer Junior Golf Camp 2008

Contact: 685-4105 ext. 13., www.myprogolfschools.com

Cost: Fees for one child are $185 per week. An additional week or second child fee is $160 per week.

Pick your week: Tuesdays through Fridays, June 10-13, 17-20, 24-27, July 8-11, 15-18, 22-25, July 29-August 1, August 5-8 or 12-15.

Ages 7 -10 will be participating in putting, pitching, chipping, full-swing and fun competitions on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and on Friday, they can Play on the Golf Course from 9 a.m.-12 Noon.

Ages 11-14 enjoy putting, pitching, chipping, full-swing and fun competitions on Tuesday, a MYPRO Annual Putting Match Play Tournament on Thursday and on Wednesday and Friday, they can Play on the Golf Course from 1 -4 p.m.

River Hills Country Club is located at 3943 New River Hills Parkway in Valrico. Non-members are welcome.

Summer Fun ... Creative Fun at Pottery Camp 2008

Contact: 643-0014, www.potterypatchstudio.com

The Pottery Patch will be offering some really cool and creative classes over the summer just for the kids. Young artists, ages 7 and up, will enjoy spending time exploring and creating fun techniques while creating some really cool projects.  The camps are geared toward creativity, individual expression and fun.The camp schedule includes a three day program focusing of the art of clay and hand building.  The Pottery Patch will also offer one day projects that will include clay hand building, glass fusion and unique pottery painting techniques. 

Registration begins May 1.

Theatre Arts and Dance Alliance (TADA)

Contact: www.tadance.com

Cost: The cost for the two-week workshop is $125. The cost for each four-week workshop is $250. TADA is offering $25 off if registration and payment is received by May 1.

Theatre Arts and Dance Alliance (TADA) will offer summer programs for children of all ages in dance, music and theatre. TADA hosts a program called Children’s Alliance for Summer Theatre (CAST). CAST will offer three workshops this summer: Disney’s Sleeping Beauty, Kids on June 18-28 from 1-4 p.m. for ages 5-11; Charlotte’s Webb on July 7-August 1 from 9 a.m. – 12 Noon for children ages 7-11; and Dear Edwina on July 14-August 8 from 1-4 p.m. for children ages 11-15.

Private lessons in piano, voice, guitar and violin will be available as well. Lessons are $20 per half an hour of instruction. Appointments can be made at the school.

Balletmania

Contact: 571-0901

Cost: The costs for these five-day camps range from $115-$140. The cost for individual classes is $60.

Balletmania will be offered at TADA again this summer for children ages 4-11. These camps are available during the daytime session and feature famous ballets such as The Nutcracker, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, Swan Lake and Don Quixote. These workshops are fun and the children will have a ballet class each day, make a craft related to their ballet, learn new things about music, nutrition, kinesiology and much more while learning to appreciate these famous ballets.

For working families, TADA will also have late afternoon and evening classes in dance, theatre and tumbling.  This four-week workshop is July 7-August 1.

Registration is available online or at the school. TADA is located at 16711 FishHawk Blvd. in Lithia.

Gymnastics Summer Camp

Contact: 689-0908, www.mybsac.org

Cost: $120 per week

Gymnastic Camps dates are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.- 12 Noon. Camp One is from July 7-11, Camp Two from July 14-18, Camp Three from July 21-25 and Camp Four from July 28-August 1.

There is limited enrollment of a maximum of 30 campers per session. The camps are for boys and girls ages 5 and up at all levels including Tots, 1, 2, Hot Shots, All Starts and Pre-Team.

Events will include Tumble Trac, stretching, games, exercise and Olympic Gymnastic events. Campers should bring a snack/drink or money for the snack bar. BSAC is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization located at 405 Beverly Blvd. in Brandon.

Sports Summer Camp

Contact: 689-0908, www.mybsac.org

Cost: $50 registration for new campers (includes T-shirt and duffle tote), $30 registration for campers already enrolled in after school (includes T-shirt and duffle tote), $150 weekly fee that includes lunch and p.m. snack, $5 per week discount for siblings. Please provide a morning snack or purchase a snack card at Sports Camps for $10.

Sports Summer Camp hours are from June 5-August 15, Monday through Friday from 7 a.m.- 6:30 p.m. The Camp is closed on July 4 for Independence Day.

The Camp will accept children who have completed grades K-8 and activities will include: swimming, soccer, basketball, diving, tennis, gymnastics, crafts, filed games, special events, field trips, sewing and much more! In addition, campers will attend professionally coached classes in: gymnastics, diving, tennis and swimming.