A WICKEDly wonderful summer dance camp! Dance to the iconic songs of the hit musical while learning spellbinding choreography in jazz, lyrical, and musical theater. You’ll be ready to defy gravity in an Oz-tastic performance at the end of the camp.

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.

Join Chico Creative for a colorful, creative week of painting, drawing, and imagination! Young artists (ages 8+) will explore watercolor magic, bold acrylics, and expressive drawing techniques while creating vibrant masterpieces to take home. Led by artist Jessica Mae, campers will discover stories of inspiring artists, experiment with exciting materials, and build confidence in their own unique style. This camp is all about curiosity, color, and creativity — so be ready to make art, make friends, and make something amazing!

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.

Roll into fun- From Sweet Cinnamon Rolls to Savory Breads! Love overnight bread or want to know how to make quick rolls for dinner? Over the course of the week, we will get rolling with making cinnamon rolls, soft rolls, pita bread and pretzels. Last day of class culminates with a pizza party!

Let your creativity run wild! Through drawing, crafts, games, and storytelling we’ll collaboratively forge the tale of a group of brave animals exploring the world in search of a new home. Campers will design animal characters, craft objects to help on their journey, and document their adventures in an artistic journal.

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.

Get out in nature and unleash your creativity this summer! This hands-on camp is perfect for young LEGO enthusiasts who love to build, imagine, and explore. We will be taking daily walks to Bidwell Park to build forts and play along the creek before we return to build with Legos. Kids will participate in nature and lego building challenges and competitions as well as lego themed craft projects. Hiking/water friendly clothing and footwear required!

This cheerleading camp is designed to enhance your child’s coordination, confidence, and flexibility in a non-competitive environment, with the emphasis on FUN! Camp will start with a warm-up to music followed by instruction with constant movement and learning. Campers will learn basic movements, jumps, cheers, stunts, and a routine to music. There will be a mini rally for family and friends on the last day of camp.

Introduce your child to the great outdoors at Chi-Da-Ca, CARD’s longest running camp! Kids can’t help but have fun, get dirty and come home worn out from all the activity that takes place in Hooker Oak Park by upper Bidwell Park. The week is spent singing camp songs, going on nature hikes, playing games and cooling off with water activities.

This program provides outdoor exploration, builds friendships, and promotes a love for nature! Campers enjoy hands-on natural science labs, up-close animal visits, nature walks, arts and crafts, building tree forts, cooling off with water activities, and camp BBQ’s every Friday!

Calling all young actors! Join us for a week of theatre magic as we dive into Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Through improvisation games, voice and movement training, and hands-on rehearsal, students will bring Shakespeare’s words to life in a fun and engaging way. With small class sizes and experienced teachers, campers will develop confidence, teamwork, and performance skills while exploring one of Shakespeare’s plays. The week culminates in a special student performance on Friday, June 12th at 7:00 PM, right before the professional Shakespeare in the Park production at Cedar Grove Meadow! 

Design and build your own miniature dream house! In this 5-day art camp, students will create, furnish, and decorate their own miniature cardboard modular houses. Students will enjoy this workshop style learning environment where they can select the materials they want to bring their ideas to life. Emphasis on problem-solving and knowledge of materials and tools.

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!

Our skilled cheer instructors are here to guide your beginner or experienced cheerleader to success! Campers will learn and review foundational skills, terminology, and techniques. For those with more experience, this is the perfect opportunity to focus on achieving their personal goals. Participants will practice motions, jumps, tumbling, and stunts while also building strength and flexibility through targeted exercises.

Travel the globe at Art Around the World Camp! Artists ages 5–12 explore cultures and traditions through drawing, painting, sculpture, and crafts inspired by global art styles. Campers build creativity, cultural curiosity, and confidence while creating vibrant projects from continents near and far. Bring a snack and water bottle daily. All supplies provided and included in cost.

Step into a world of music, magic, and movement in our Disney/Pixar Dance Camp! This high-energy camp is perfect for kids who love to dance, perform, and bring their favorite Disney characters and stories to life. Campers will explore fun, challenging choreography inspired by Disney favorites like Frozen, Encanto, Moana, Cars, The Incredibles, and Toy Story and all the classics!

Enter the wizarding world at Harry Potter Art Camp! Young witches and wizards ages 5–12 create magical art inspired by Hogwarts, fantastic creatures, and spells. Campers explore drawing, painting, and crafts while building creativity, imagination, and confidence in a fun, enchanted atmosphere. Bring a snack and water bottle daily. All supplies are provided and included in the cost.

Can’t decide? Then get them both in the unique camp that will leave your camper wanting more. These two activities just go together like peanut butter and jelly. Enjoy some high energy dancing fun in our dance studio, then head over to our gymnastics gym to flip around.

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.

Does your child love fairies, gnomes, woodland animals, and nature? Join us for this magical immersive fairy garden inspired camp. During this 5-day art camp, students will create a living fairy garden-scape to take home with handmade figurines, live plants, moss, rocks, and fairy houses. Students will enjoy this workshop style learning environment where they can select the materials they want to bring their ideas to life.

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.

In this camp, we will explore different techniques used to create clothing and accessories. Projects will include drawing and designing clothes, making mixed-media fashion collages, basic sewing, basic pattern making, fabric embellishment techniques, and upcycling clothing. We’ll end our week with a fashion show!

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.

Campers will have a ball learning and practicing gymnastics skills. Camp will include stretching, conditioning and teaching of drills to build strong gymnastics skills. Crafts, games and open gym time make this camp a winner.

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.

Open gym time will allow your child to practice their skills on their own. Coaches will monitor safe play and assist where needed. Although a coach will be on site, this is not a coach guided class.

The ministry of magic is pleased to offer this camp for aspiring wizards. Young wizards will take classes in the following studies: Potions, Care of Magical Creatures, History of Hogwarts and Defense Against the Dark Arts. Extracurricular activities will include quidditch.

Crafty kiddos, who love stuffies and imaginary play, will have a blast at this 4-day art camp. Students can bring their small stuffies to camp and create fun stuffie accessories like cute cardboard houses, beds, collars, outfits, etc. Students will enjoy the workshop style learning environment where they can select the materials they want to bring their ideas to life.

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!!!

The Intermediate/Advanced Bot Builders Camps offer more creative freedom and are aimed at students who already have experience working with VEX IQ. The Intermediate/Advanced Bot Builders Camp often uses the current season’s challenge as the end of camp competition, to both expose campers to the current year’s game as well as allow campers a chance to come up with creative solutions to challenges posed in the current year’s game, which the campers could then take those ideas back and further develop if they participate in a league team.

The Introductory Bot Builders Camps are designed for students who have some or no VEX IQ experience. The camps will be very structured, with more building and programming instruction for the students. Campers will build a set robot and be guided through having it perform set tasks. In the Introductory Bot Builders Camp the end of camp competition may be the current season’s challenge or may be a previous season’s challenge. Campers should bring water, lunch, and snacks.

Step into the spotlight at Junior Cosmetology Camp, where creativity, confidence, and self-expression shine! Campers will dive into the exciting world of beauty while learning that true beauty starts from within. Each student will work hands-on with their own mannequin head and wig to design a head-turning look—cutting, coloring, and styling it to perfection and taking it home as their masterpiece. Campers will also explore makeup application and nail techniques, gaining real skills in a fun, supportive environment. Taught in an uplifting, affirmation-filled setting, this camp encourages students to embrace who they are while adding their own unique flair. The experience wraps up with a fabulous fashion show, where campers strut their stuff and proudly showcase the looks they created themselves!

Step into a world where rhythm, power, and performance collide! K-Pop Dance Hero Camp invites dancers to train like fearless heroes, using bold choreography, sharp musicality, and high-energy movement inspired by the cinematic world of K-pop action storytelling. Campers will “battle” through moves, choreography and challenges to unlock their inner hero, and bring powerful characters to life through dance. Join us on Thursday for an exciting camp-end showcase.

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!

Unleash your imagination and connect with nature at this one-of-a-kind art camp! Each day begins with an inspiring outdoor journey to Bidwell Park where campers explore the beauty of nature to spark their creativity. Then, they’ll return to a working artist’s studio to learn professional art techniques and create keepsake worthy arts and crafts. Art projects are thoughtfully designed to evolve with each session, so artwork will vary depending on the week your child attends. This allows returning campers to enjoy a fresh creative experience every time!

Ninjas in Training will build on the fundamentals while introducing more challenging skills and techniques. Athletes will work on improving balance, strength, coordination, and confidence on the mat, all in a positive and encouraging environment. While fun remains a top priority, participants will be challenged to develop greater discipline. The program will be held in the CHS mat room. The program will be at the CHS mat room.

Get ready to dive into paint! In this vibrant summer art camp, young artists will explore the exciting world of contemporary painters while experimenting boldly with acrylic and watercolor. Campers will play with color mixing, layering, texture, and expressive brushwork to create artwork that feels personal and full of life.

The petite bakery camp is a fun-filled delicious adventure! The bakers will start off with naming their bakery, designing the look, and choosing their themed treats. During the week, bakers will learn how to bake and decorate cupcakes, cookies, cake pops, and brownies!

Let the magical tales of Beauty and the Beast, Moana, Elsa, Cinderella, and more inspire your little dancer to twirl and shine! This enchanting camp is filled with creativity, movement, and royal fun.

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.

Get your flip on all summer long with our exclusive unlimited pass. Enjoy the freedom to drop into any or all available classes throughout the season. Stay flexible and spontaneous—our schedule is designed to fit your summer vibe. This program is designed for beginning gymnasts aspiring to have fun and maybe get ahead this summer.

Discover the excitement our camp has to offer! Summertime Delight is a traditional day camp with activities ranging from games, swimming, kids’ clubs, sports, crafts, and field trips.

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.

Keep your summer trending and stay dancing! Come learn Tik Tok viral dances with some hip hop and more! This high-energy camp is perfect for dancers of all levels who want to master CLEAN choreography, improve their style, and create share-worthy content.

Let them eat cake! In this camp, bakers will make delicious cakes and cookies. Then campers will learn to decorate the treats with buttercream they make in class with different types of piping tips, spatulas, sprinkles, edible glitter and more. Each day campers will be able to try their creations and take them home for family members.

Get ready for game-based fitness fun designed to support your child’s physical and mental growth! This action-packed class is a dynamic blend of ninja training and boot camp. Kids will develop strength, balance, flexibility, and confidence through exciting obstacles, interactive games, and fun challenges.

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!

Come play as dragons on an adventure! Campers will create dragon characters, choose unique abilities, and play through quests in a mystical jungle. We'll explore ancient ruins, fight monsters, protect the jungle from greedy humans, and make fantasy crafts while learning how to play a simplified version of D&D. 

Play as adventurers protecting a fantasy village! Campers will create fantasy characters, choose unique abilities, and play through quests set in a whimsical town. We'll defend villagers from monsters, explore the enchanted forest, uncover town secrets, and make fantasy crafts while learning how to play a simplified version of D&D.