You are considering a summer camp, but wonder how to choose? There is a camp ideally suited for every child and that will provide a summer of growth and fun - whether your child attends a day or overnight camp, a specialized or traditional camp. Here is some sound advice that helps parents sort through the choices and benefits that camp delivers. As spring approaches, parents and children can look forward to planning a summer filled with the opportunities for exploration and discovery that arrives with summer camp.

According to camp and school directors around the region, February is the best time for parents to plan their children's summers and begin thinking seriously about school for next fall. For more information about Kids Vt Camp and School Fair, on Saturday, Feb. 4, call 985-5482 x73.

16th Annual Summer Concert Series featuring Folk by Association on July 20! Join us at Shelburne Farms for another fun Summer Concert Series.

There were no mosquitoes, bunk beds, or s'mores in sight. Instead, there were mixing bowls, blueberries, and butter by the pound. "Baking Camp" week was the brainchild of Shelburne resident Heather Friedrichsen who opened her doors to ten 4th-6th grade "campers" for a culinary adventure.

It's spring cleanup time for all of us at home — and at the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Green Mountain Conservation Camps. Volunteers play a vital role each year by helping Fish and Wildlife staff do spring cleanup and work projects at the Buck Lake and Edward Kehoe Conservation Camps.

The National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI) is an interactive residential camp held at the University of Vermont campus for students entering 10th, 11th, or 12th grade next fall.

In addition to a number of new and exciting nature camp themes and activities, the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) is offering a brand new sleepover camp for kids in grades 7 and 8. Located at Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vt., the Green Mountain Explorers camp will offer a week of outdoor activities like mountain climbing, canoeing, bird watching, and camping.

Throughout its 65 year history, the Shelburne Art Center (SAC) has thrived with the support of the community. After all, it was only with that support that the Art Center was able to acquire its current campus, buildings, and many of its supplies.

Summer Camp Registration is underway: Several camps have limited space available! Don't let your child miss out on the fun. Register today!

The Vermont Institute on Health and Wellness is introducing a week-long intensive residential summer experience for current high school students and upcoming freshman who are interested in wellness, leadership, and related careers.

Located on Shelburne Farms, Outreach for Earth Stewardship (OFES) is a non-profit, licensed wildlife education organization and Raptor Care Facility dedicated to linking people to nature through experience.

The Shelburne Players and the Shelburne Parks and Recreation Department are again offering a musical theater experience for area boys and girls. They are pleased to have Tim Maynes as director this year

The Vermont Youth Orchestra Association is accepting applications for Music Day Camp, held Monday-Friday, June 27 through July 1, from 8:45 a.m.- 4 p.m. at the Elley-Long Music Center at Saint Michael's College.

For over a decade the Shelburne Art Center (SAC) has been hosting summer camps for young artists. With week-long camps specializing in everything from digital photography to experimental painting, campers as young as five years old have indulged their creative side summer after summer.

Among all of the summer camp choices both near and far, a new day camp possibility has emerged right in Shelburne Village—the Turtle Lane Art and Nature Camp. A relaxed, fun-filled summertime experience, Turtle Lane Art and Nature camp brings children closer to nature.

A cross country ski and snowshoe fun day at Vermont National Country Club (VNCC) Sunday, March 13 from 12:30-4 p.m. will benefit Partners in Adventure's camps and programs for young people with disabilities.

FlynnArts offers over 25 summer camps for ages 3-18, taught by a team of fabulous educators and performing artists. Camps are held in their two well-equipped studios at the Flynn Center, as well as on the historic Flynn MainStage and in the black-box theater, FlynnSpace.

Children looking to have fun on the courts should look no further than the tennis camp offered by the Shelburne Parks and Recreation department in August.

This summer brings the second season of the Teen Shakespeare Camp, hosted at the Shelburne campus of Lake Champlain Waldorf School (LCWS). This year's camp will spotlight Shakespeare's hilarious comedy, "Twelfth Night." "Twelfth Night" is one of Shakespeare's most enduring comedies, a classic tale of shipwrecked twins, pining lovers, and scheming servants.

If you have ever wanted your child to get to experience a preschool program before actually enrolling them as a student, here is that chance.

Summer learning cascades between new and current Champlain Valley Union High School (CVU) students. This CVU summer camp is based on providing a smooth transition to high school. The adventure begins when incoming ninth graders sign up for interest area groups led by experienced CVU student counselors.

The Lake Champlain Sailing Center (LCSC) announces two new partnership camps for summer: tennis and sailing, and soccer and sailing. If you enjoy all types of sports but haven't had the chance to try soccer, sailing, or tennis, then these camps are right up your alley.

Michael Mauss built Windswept over 30 years ago. He had worked on the property when it was a dairy farm. After the dairy farm burnt down, he purchased the property and built Windswept. About 13 years later, Tina came along, and the pair has continued their coupled passion for horses to the present time. The farm is a full boarding and leasing facility with an indoor and outdoor arena and offers lessons on a regular basis and camps in the summer.

Partners in Adventure Camp, gearing up for its 11th year, will offer newly expanded camper ages this season, serving young people ages eight through 25. This program partners individuals with and without disabilities in four, two-week summer sessions, Partners in Adventure offers a wide variety of enriching programs.

Join the circus. Go on the hunt for dragons. Travel through time. It all happens this summer at Shelburne Museum LEAP! (Learn and Play) Summer Camps.