Brevard County, a large county along the eastern cost of Florida, is also referred to as the Space Coast because it is home to Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center. The county is rich with golf courses, spas, parks, beaches and cultural activities. During the summer months, Brevard County also hosts numerous recreational and educational camps for children and teenagers.
The Brevard Zoo provides weeklong camps for children ages 6 through 14. The camps for 6- to 7-year-olds introduce children to the variety of animals that the zoo houses and the animals' natural habitats. For 8- to 9-year-olds, the camps focus on learning about predatory nature and critical thinking regarding animal behavior. The camps for 10- to 14-year-olds dive even deeper into understanding animal behavior and the wetlands, beaches and forests of Central Florida.
The zoo also offers a weeklong art camp for children ages 6 through 11 that provides animal education through the use of art, song, dance and acting.
Brevard Zoo
8225 N. Wickham Road
Melbourne, FL 32940
321-254-9453
brevardzoo.org
Children and teenagers have several summer camp options at the Brevard Art Museum. For artists ages 3 to 9, there are one-week or two-week courses that introduce the basics of painting, sculpting, collage and drawing. Children ages 10 and 11 have the opportunity to take weeklong camps in graphic storytelling, pottery, photography and painting.
Four-week long camps, available for ages 12 to 14, focus on photo manipulation, digital book creation, advanced pottery techniques and sewing.
The museum also offers camps in pottery and painting that children ages 5 and older can attend with their parents.
Brevard Art Museum
1463 Highland Ave.
Melbourne, FL 32935
321-242-0737
brevardartmuseum.org
The Girl Scouts of Citrus Council offer residential and day summer camps in Brevard County for girls ages 7 to 18. The residential summer camp is a six-week program and teaches campers about different marine animals, how to surf and sail and how to create facial masks and treatments.
The day camps are a week long and teach attendants how to engage in environmentally friendly behavior, such as conserving water and protecting animal species and how to think critically about problem-solving and resolving issues.
Girl Scouts of Citrus Council Inc.
341 N. Mills Ave.
Orlando, FL 32803
407-896-4475
citrus-gs.org
Children interested in becoming an astronaut will find the weeklong day camp at Camp Kennedy Space Center educational as well as inspiring. Children ages 8 to 14 will work with specially trained teachers and astronauts as they experience space shuttle simulations and motion simulators, learn about vehicles for space exploration, identify the possibilities for future space travel and delve into robotics and computer programming.
Attendees also will receive a complimentary annual pass to the Kennedy Space Center, a certificate of completion and a T-shirt.
Camp Kennedy Space Center
S.R. 405
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
866-737-5235
kennedyspacecenter.com
