With just a few weeks left on the school calendar, the countdown to summer is officially underway! Parents and kids alike are anticipating the lax schedule and outdoor activities that are synonymous with summer fun. We are already daydreaming about hours spent poolside, letting Mom steal away time to read her favorite novel (we can all dream, right?). Or maybe you are fantasizing about that weeklong family vacation in the mountains or on a faraway beach somewhere (pandemics are not barred from daydreams, too!). Perhaps it is even the simple things like time spent grilling a delicious meal to enjoy with friends on your back patio.
As much as we love all the simple pleasures of summer, truth be told, the 10-week stretch comes with moments that are not quite as lovely. There are days spent battling with kids over tablet time. Afternoons telling the kids to go play outside while they insist that it is far too hot for them to endure. And days where you feel like if you were rewarded with a dollar every time someone said, “I’m bored” that you could at least afford a long weekend by yourself somewhere … anywhere.
Our 2021 Summer Camp Guide is here to help! Stretching across North Louisiana, from the Shreveport-Bossier area into Ruston and Monroe, there are summer day camps that can prevent brain drain and keep your kids physically and mentally engaged until school starts back in August.
There is a camp for every kid, whatever their interests may be. Our area provides day camps that cover everything from Lego-building to coding and STEAM activities, performing arts, painting, and crafts. There are sports camps for every athlete, including soccer, karate, rock climbing, and horseback riding.
Summer camp is an opportunity for your child to try something that has always piqued their interest or a chance to get additional instruction and progress in an activity they’ve always loved. According to the American Camp Association, the benefits of summer camp are far-reaching. Children develop social skills like leadership, communication, and participation, as well as developing self-respect and character by learning responsibility, resourcefulness and resilience. Children also develop a greater understanding of community living and service by learning fairness, caring and citizenship.
Let our Summer Camp Guide be your first resource for creating an exciting summer for your children that is filled with engaging activities and lifelong memories that they will talk about for years to come.
SHREVEPORT
St. Mark’s Cathedral School Soccer Camp
903.816.0698
abergman@smc.school
St. Mark’s Cathedral School-Beyond the Classroom
stmarksschool.com/beyond-the-classroom/summer-camp
318.208.0092
llewis@smc.school
Painting with a Twist
Pre-register online at paintingwithatwist.com/studio/shreveport/calendar/
318.524.9928
Shreveport@paintingwithatwist.com
Sci-Port
Bricks 4 Kidz Camps
Bricks4Kidz.com/sb
Challenge Island® Camps
Challenge-Island.com/sb
The Swim School
318.222.SWIM
theswimschool.org
Southfield School–
Play Hard. Get Smart.
southfield-school.org/camp
St. Joseph Catholic Church Vacation Bible School- Wilderness Adventure
June 21-25
318.865.3581
Bricks 4 Kidz
318.734.5346
emcfarland@bricks4kidz.com
LEARNING RX BRAIN CAMP
(318) 719-7443
LearningRX.com
All Saints Summer Camps
allsaintssummercamp.org/mailto
318.455.4219
Camp Fuego
800.478.3755
info@campfuego.com
Challenge Island
318.383.3638
emcfarland@challenge-island.com
Young Life Shreveport
318.861.1000
ylshreveport@gmail.com
Shreveport/
Bossier City KOA
318.687.1010
shreveportkoa@gmail.com
Shreveport Acrosports
318.868.3547
AcroSports1@aol.com
Shreveport Aquarium Summer Camp
318.383.0601
jason@shreveportaquarium.com
Caddo Parish Sheriff Camps and Classes
318.868.2774
welcome@caddosheriff.org
Code Ninjas
855.446.4652
Cabosa Soccer Camp
318.861.5920
Louisiana Cheernastics
318.865.0264
LSUS Continuing Education Programs
318.798.4177
BOSSIER
Pak’s Karate
318.752.2221
bossier@pakskarate.com
Youth Enrichment Program
318.865.0749
Bossier Olympiad Gymnastics
318.741.3547
Kiddie City
DayCamp
318.584.7179
Redeemed Ranch
Camp
318.470.7917
BPCC Camp Cavs
318.678.6015
MONROE
KidsFit Summer Camp @ The Wellness Center
318.329.9100
thewmwellnesscenter@gmail.com
Monroe’s Best
Summer Camp
318.426.4912
monroekidcamp@gmail.com
ISR Monroe Swim Camp
l.barnidge@infantswim.com
c.summerville@infantswim.com
Double BB Farms
318.237.0827
info@doublebbfarms.com
MoJoy Art Studio
318.884.8334
admin@mymojoy.com
Camp Ch-Yo-Ca
Overnight Camps
318.397.2313
Northeast Louisiana Children’s Museum
318.361.9611
nelcm1@gmail.com
Kidcam Summer Camp at Kiroli Park
977.454.3226
SummersRock@KidcamCamps.com
MedCamps
of Louisiana
318.329.8405
medcamps.org
Girl Scouts
of Louisiana
– Pines to the Gulf
800.960.2093
gslpg.org
Seeker Springs
Ministry Camps
318.249.4495
Tiger-Rock Martial
Arts of Monroe
318.325.4754
Strauss Youth
Academy for
the Arts
318.812.7922
info@syaaonline.com
RUSTON
2High Trampoline Park
318.224.7052
office@2hightrampolinepark.com
Pinecove-Ruston
877.474.6326
North Central Louisiana Arts Council Summer Art Camps
318.255.1450
nclac5@gmail.com
The Zone Sports Camps
318.254.1111
thezoneofruston@gmail.com
Paradigm Gym Camps
318.202.2122
Boys & Girls Club of Ruston
318.255.2242
Temple Baptist Church Vacation Bible School
318.255.3745
events.temple.life
KidCam Camps at Lincoln Parish Park
977.454.3226
SummersRock@KidcamCamps.comKidCam