Advanced Bot Builders Camps offer a week of applying the elements of robotics. Campers will put your new skills to the test in our competition at the end of the week using VEX V5 robotics platform! Campers will be placed in teams, led by Alumni of Butte Built Bots and Inspire Robotics in designing, building, and operating a robot in an exciting game at the end of the week! If you participated last summer, the game will be different so we would love for you to join us again! Campers should bring water, lunch, and snacks.

Step into a world of magic and imagination! Young artists will design their own fairy gardens, crafting tiny, enchanted worlds filled with charming details.

Get ready for a week that sparkles! Join Chico Creative on a dazzling adventure where kids will create their own beaded suncatchers and jewelry! Young artists will join art instructor Jessica Mae, as they design sparkling accessories, string together colorful beads, and craft beautiful suncatchers that shine in the light.

Fly high at this unique circus themed camp. Learn basics on the lyra (hoop), aerial hammock and trapeze! Aerial arts is a type of performance in which artists perform aerial acrobatics while hanging from things like fabric or a hoop. Also, have fun with hula hoops, balancing skills, acrobatics and silly skits.

Get ready to fly, spin, and shine! Aerial Arts & Circus is an action-packed class where students explore the thrill of aerial movement using aerial hammock and Lyra (aerial hoop) while building strength, flexibility, and body awareness. Students will learn dynamic skills both in the air and on the ground, with additional circus arts such as tumbling, poi spinning, hula hooping, and creative movement woven into each class.

Are you ready to master the coveted back handspring? Whether you're just starting or refining your technique, this clinic is designed to help you achieve your goal. Our expert instructors will guide you through targeted drills and progressions to build strength, confidence, and precision. Come ready to work hard and leave one step closer to perfecting this sought-after skill!

Return to school in style with gear you sew yourself: a magnetic book mark, a journal cover, a zippered pencil case, a drawstring backpack plus a wise owl stuffie.

During our week together, we will do a variety of classic camp crafts. We will make beaded animal keychains, beaded bracelets, and learn to use basic bead looms. Students will also weave small bags, make woven mandalas, and tie-dye bandanas. There will be lots of variety and explorations of different materials in this camp.

Join us for an action-packed Cheer and Tumble class where all levels are welcome! Whether you're just starting out or looking to improve your skills, this class covers everything cheer. You'll learn, practice, and perfect tumbling, stunting, sharp motions, cheers, dances, and more. This is the perfect class to build strength, flexibility, and confidence while having tons of fun in a supportive environment. No matter your experience, you’ll leave energized and ready to cheer your best!

Experience how dance team members train and learn the ins and outs of dance team while practicing strong choreography and performance skills. With a foundation in ballet basics, dancers will explore styles including jazz, tap, hip hop, and modern.

Pamper your pooch and charm your cat by sewing dish placemats, handsome bandanas, crunch toys, a "doggie-doo bag" and a dog stuffie. Learn basic skills while customizing your pet's accessories.

Everyone knows the Forsaken Lands are dangerous, but you've just been hired by a mysterious mining company to journey through the treacherous terrain in search of buried gems. You'll discover more than just treasure as you explore icy wilderness, haunted battlefields, mysterious canyons, and grassy plains buzzing with wild magic.

A ruthless vampire lord has overtaken a castle and is terrorizing the local village. As professional monster hunters, you've been called in to stop him. By searching for clues, finding unexpected allies, and uncovering long-buried secrets, learn his weaknesses and evade his dark defenses to end his reign of terror.

Someone has stolen the royal dragon eggs! As trainee dragon riders, you've been tasked with retrieving them. If you succeed, one of the babies could grow into your future steed. You'll have to delve into ancient ruins, explore the dangerous jungle, and avoid getting eaten by monsters along the way.

Put on your sleuthing hat and join us for a week of mysteries and storytelling! Work together to investigate monsters hiding in a village, play as magical characters solving a crime in an enchanted forest, solve a mystery in a wizard’s tower, and create your own mystery game to share.

Are you interested in making movies? Have you ever wondered what it’d be like to be a cinematographer, a video editor, or a director? Come join the next generation of Chico film makers. Learn video making techniques from accomplished film makers, teachers, and students. Students will be given a prompt and work in small groups to create a short film.

Working on a back handspring, back tuck or aerial? How about walk-overs on the beam or a kip on the bar. If you want to perfect those skills or continue to practice them, then this camp is for you. We’ll get serious with stretching, conditioning and focusing on those skills YOU’RE trying to achieve. With a bit of personalization this camp is like none other. Please bring water and a snack.

A dance workshop right here in Chico with the best of the best home grown talent – our very own Inspire dancers! Many have goals to achieve professional careers in choreography and dance education and now they are all coming together for one amazing workshop for you!!!

Little Ninjas wrestling will include mat games, tumbling, basic wrestling instruction and live wrestling. Focus will be on fun while teaching the basic skills in the sport of wrestling.

Every baker needs the right accessories. Learn Basic sewing skills while making your own tortilla warmer, hot pad, sandwich wrapper, apron, and mug hugger. You'll be ready to get cooking!

Join us for an amazing day of young artists gathering to grow their voice, acting, and dance skills and celebrate their unique selves. Students will study proper musical theatre voice technique from credentialed and certified vocal instructors, observe master classes led by musical theatre professionals, and explore musical theater styles! Solo and ensemble techniques will be learned. The camp will end with students performing in a concert featuring their newly learned techniques and songs. This week-long musical theater intensive is sure to give you all the tools you need to take your stage skills to the next level. Come ready to sing!

Design, print and sell your own T-shirts with Pedal Press! Workshop participants will learn in our Fair St. studio, fundamental graphic design concepts, how to design for screen printing, how to prepare screens, and print their own t-shirts! Each participant will print a small run of T-shirts to sell at a local pop-up/Thursday Farmers’ Market. Campers can keep their remaining shirts or sell them on our Youth Art web store!

Ready to discover the magic of coding? Join our Python Power Up camp and learn to speak the language of computers! This beginner-friendly camp is perfect for anyone who's curious about programming.

Get ready for a week of ooey-gooey fun! In this hands-on camp, participants will dive into the world of slime and sensory-based art projects, creating a variety of textures, colors, and interactive experiments that ignite all the senses.

Prepare for summer vacation by sewing your own slumber party kit! Learn basic sewing skills while making a hair scrunchie, a lip balm holder, an eye mask, plus a teddy bear inside his own sleeping bag.

Splash into summer with this water themed sewing camp. Learn basic sewing skills while making squishy water bombs, a water bottle carrier, a mesh bag and a mini beach ball.

Our cheer instructors will work with your beginner or experienced cheerleader. Work on stunts, pyramids and more while mastering flying or base skills. This camp also focuses on cheer jumps, with drills designed to help participants improve their technique and execution.

Get your dance on all summer long with our exclusive unlimited pass. Enjoy the freedom to drop into any or all available classes throughout the season.

Tie-Dye Camp offers the ultimate summer fun experience! Campers will begin by exploring color theory and experimenting with color mixing techniques of their choice. Next, they’ll dive into various folding and tying techniques, manipulating different materials through wet dyeing, dry dyeing, and ice dyeing methods. Each day, campers will create their own colorful masterpieces, which they’ll get to take home and share with friends and family.

Have you ever wanted to design your own game? Unlock your inner game designer in this hands-on, unplugged game design camp! No experience needed – just bring your imagination! We'll dive into the exciting world of game design using everyday materials you can find around the house. Think cardboard, dice, cards, and more!