Situated in the southwestern portion of the state, Thomasville, Georgia, is home to more than 18,000 residents. The city features a bustling arts scene and outdoor attractions, including two golf courses and the sprawling grounds of the historic Pebble Hill Plantation. Thomasville residents, particularly children, can take full advantage of the summer camp programs offered throughout the city.
The YMCA Thomasville Georgia features a summer golf camp for children between the ages of 7 and 13. The YMCA offers two sessions over the course of the summer---each lasting just one week. Students are transported by bus to nearby golf courses for a more extensive, hands-on lesson. Participants must register ahead of time and are permitted to bring their own golf clubs. YMCA members receive a discount on the camp registration fee. The cost of the summer camp also includes lunch.
Golf Camp at YMCA Thomasville Georgia
103 S. Dawson St.
Thomasville, GA 31792
229-226-3446
ymca-thomasville.org
The Thomasville Cultural Center offers a variety of arts-based summer camps for children, including music, theater, visual arts and dance camps. The center features a Garage Band camp twice a week, for three weeks, in which guitarists, bassists, drummers, keyboarders and singers all learn how to play together. The camp culminates with a public performance by the bands. The Wee Art (ages 4-6) and the Budding Artists (ages 7-11) camps feature a hodgepodge of art and performing arts-related activities.
Thomasville Cultural Center
60 East Washington St.
Thomasville, GA 31799
229-226-0588
thomasvilleculturalcenter.org
Pebble Hill, an 1827 plantation-turned-museum, offers an Old-Fashioned Day Camp each summer for children. The camp lasts for five days, 9 a.m. to noon. Participants explore everyday life in the 19th century and glimpse into Georgia's historic past. Children will also embark on hay rides, engage in various crafts and learn about the plantation's animal and plant life. The camp is limited to children between the 2nd and 7th grades.
Old-Fashioned Day Camp at Pebble Hill Plantation
144 E. Jackson St.
Thomasville, GA 31799
229-228-7977
thomasvillega.com
