During the summer period, students have a lot of free time. Why not sign them up for a camp where they can continue learning while having fun? With the following proposals, students can learn about space, become little film directors, develop their STEAM skills and, above all, have fun!
Space Camp Valencia
The only camp in Spain that prepares young people between 10 and 17 years old to learn more about outer space. Participants will train like real astronauts through various activities: piloting aircraft with professional pilots; working without gravity in swimming pools, moving and strengthening teamwork with a team of professional divers; launching a rocket by PLD Space; exploring the cosmos in an observatory; learning about astronomy from astrophysicists; crewing the ISS with the help of Virtual Reality; carrying out missions on Mars with a Rover… It also has a scholarship program promoted by the School of Science, PLD Space, Power Electronics, American Space Valencia, Teika, SPB, Valencia City Council and the Polytechnic University of Valencia. Where? Calle Islas Canarias 90, 46023 and Calle de Joan Verdeguer, 16, 46024 Valencia When? Weekly, from June 24 to July 26 For whom? Young people between 10 and 17 years old Price: €490 / week Hours: from 09:00 to 17:00 hours from Monday to Friday Language: Spanish Website
Film Camp
This summer, the ECAM Urban Film Camp, the School of Cinematography and Audiovisuals of the Community of Madrid, is back. Over the five weeks that it lasts, children aged 5 to 17 will learn to make films in an educational and fun way, led by a teaching staff made up of professionals working in the sector. This year, they are also introducing a new itinerary for participants aged 5 to 7, 'Atelier de cine', in which each member will play and explore at their own pace the limits of fantasy and creativity in a fun and safe environment. It is completed by the itineraries: 'Playing at making films' (from 8 to 10 years old), 'Young filmmakers' (from 11 to 13 years old) and 'My first film' (from 14 to 17 years old). Where? Ciudad de la Imagen (Madrid) When? From June 24 to July 26 For whom? Children and young people from 5 to 17 years Price: €195 / week Hours: from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., with the option of a cinephile wake-up call at 8:30 a.m. and a dining room and creative hour starting at 2:30 p.m. Special hours for the 'Atelier de cine' itinerary Language: Spanish Website
Campus for innovators
IFEMA MADRID THINKIDS Campus is aimed at children aged 8 and over, who will enjoy an experience for two weeks in which they will develop their creativity, imagination and talent. To do so, they will actively participate in eight workshops given by experts in each area, which will enhance different types of intelligence and develop a project based on their own ideas. All of this is based on the THINKIDS 3i methodology, developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) entrepreneurship centre and based on 3 pillars: imagine, research and ideate. Where? IFEMA Madrid When? From 4 to 15 July For whom? Children aged 8 to 16 Price: on request Hours: from 09:00 to 14:00 Language: Spanish Website
Camp for entrepreneurs
'Playing to innovate' is the name of this free proposal that invites children to investigate, devise, prototype and develop solutions as real entrepreneurs do. To do so, it proposes crafts, experiments, games, challenges… In addition, they will make visits to the different spaces of La Nave -the reference innovation centre of the Madrid City Council where the camp is held- to discover the work carried out there by different startups. Where? La Nave (Madrid) When? From July 8 to 12 and more dates available For whom? Children from 8 to 12 years old Price: free Hours: from 09:00 to 13:30 Language: Spanish Website
Camp against inequality
Ensuring the same opportunities for those who are in a vulnerable situation is the objective of the urban camps organised by Save The Children. How? By providing a suitable and quality leisure and free time space for children during the summer holidays. They will participate in cultural, artistic, sporting and recreational activities; and they will work on emotional development, reinforcement and will have support for a healthy diet. Where? In Seville (Andalusia), Barakaldo, Bilbao and Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque Country), Valencia, Alicante, Paterna and Mistala (Valencian Community), Illescas (Castilla-La Mancha), Madrid and Leganés (Community of Madrid), Barcelona, Canovelles and Lleida (Catalonia) and Melilla. When? During the months of July and August For whom? Children at risk of social exclusion Price: on request Schedule: on request Language: Spanish Website
Technology Camp
Designing their own robots, creating a technological start-up or experimenting with virtual reality. These are some of the achievements that participants will achieve in the BQ education summer campuses, focused on STEAM content and in which they work with hardware, software and imagination tools. Thus, in addition to promoting cooperative learning through projects, key skills such as communication, critical thinking or teamwork will also be nurtured. Where? In schools in Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Valladolid and Salamanca. When? From June 24 to July 26 in separate weeks. For whom? Children from 8 to 12 years old. Price: €159. Hours: 09:00 to 14:00, with the possibility of extending the morning (08:00 to 09:00) and afternoon (14:00 to 16:00 with lunch included). Language: Spanish. Website
Apple Camp 2024
It presents a fun 90-minute experience in which children will imagine what kindness means to them and create their own storybooks, drawing, recording sounds, making 3D shapes and much more using the Pages app on the new iPad Pro and with the new Apple Pencil Pro. It is held directly in the selected Apple Stores, which leave the devices, and to participate it is necessary to reserve a place in advance. Where? In selected Apple Stores When? From June 19 to July 31 Who is it for? Children from 6 to 10 years old and their families Price: Free Schedule: Upon request Language: Spanish Website
