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We offer many camps to help your VI student have an amazing summer! Click the name of the summer camp to learn more and to register.

 

Highbrook Lodge

Hosted by: Cleveland Sight Center

Location: Chardon, Ohio

Dates: July 25-29, July 29-31, August 1-5, or extended July 25-August 5

Costs: $528 for a week, $132 for the weekend, $1,188 for extended

Ages: 10-21

Type: Residential

 

Expanding Your Horizons Adventure Camp

Hosted by: Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Location: Indianapolis, IN

Dates: June 24 – June 29

Cost: $75

Ages: 10 – 15

Type: Residential

 

Visually Impaired Summer Skills Program

Hosted by: Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind

Location: Great Falls, MT

Dates: July 8 -14

Cost: No cost. In-state travel is reimbursed to families.

Ages: 9 – 16

Type: Residential

 

3 Week Skills Academy

Hosted by: Outreach @ Perkins School for the Blind

Location: Perkins Campus, Watertown , MA

Dates: June 24-July 13

Cost: $12,000

Ages: Grades 6-12

Type: Residential

 

Explore Boston

Hosted by: Outreach @ Perkins School for the Blind

Location: Watertown, MA

Dates: August 5-10

Cost: $2500

Ages: Grades 1-6

Type: Residential

 

STEAM Summer Camp

Hosted by: Oklahoma School for the Blind

Location: OSB Campus, Muskogee, Oklahoma

Dates: June 4-8 and 11-15

Cost: No cost

Ages: Students entering 1st thru 12th grades

Type: Residential

 

MN State Academy for Blind Summer Program

Hosted by: Minnesota State Academy for the Blind

Location: MN State Academy for the Blind, Faribault, MN

Dates: July 16 – July 27

Cost: No cost

Ages: K-21

Type: Residential

 

Camp Abilities – Oregon

Hosted by: Northwest Association for Blind Athletes (NWABA)

Location: McMinville, OR

Dates: July 22-27, 2018

Cost: No cost

Ages: 8-15

Type: Residential

 

Camp Abilities – Washington

Hosted by: Northwest Association of Blind Athletes (NWABA)

Location: Tacoma, WA

Dates: July 29 – August 3

Cost: No cost

Ages: 9-14

Type: Residential

 

Summer Enrichment Camp

Hosted by: Alabama School for the Blind

Location: Talladega, AL

Dates: June 10 – 16

Cost: No cost

Ages: 6 – 16

Type: Residential

 

Camp Unlimited

Host by: ADRS and AIDB

Location: Talladega, AL

Dates: June 18 – 23

Cost: No cost

Ages: 6 – 16

Type: Residential

 

NC Stem Camp for High School Students with Visual Impairments or Blindness

Host by: North Carolina School of Science and Math

Location: Durham, NC

Dates: June 24-29

Cost: $1,100 (scholarships available!)

Ages: Academic students who are rising 9th – 12th

Type: Residential

 

Eyes on the Prize

Host by: Georgia Academy for the Blind

Location: Macon, GA

Dates: June 10-15

Cost: $30

Ages: 12 – 21

Type: Residential

For more information, contact Zelma Murray at ZMurray@doe.k12.ga.us

 

NFB Bell Academy

Hosted by: National Federation of the Blind

Multiple Locations: Arizona, California, Connecticut, DC, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah

Multiple Dates: Varies by Location (May – July)

Day Camp: Camps span 2 weeks Monday – Friday for 6 hours/day

Costs: Varies by Location (many are FREE!)

Ages: 4-12 years

 

Braille Beats Fine Arts Program

Hosted by: Blind Vision Inc and World Access for the Blind

Location: Lapeer, Michigan

Dates: June 18-26, 2016

Residential Camp: Students stay overnight for the duration of the camp.

Costs: Yes, but not specified on the website.

Ages: 9 years – young adults

 

Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students (SCIVIS)

Hosted by: US Space and Rocket Center

Location: Huntsville, Alabama

Dates: September 24-29, 2016

Residential Camp: Students stay overnight for the duration of the camp

Costs: $795 (Space Camp, Academy, Mach I, II, III), $895 (Advanced Academy), AND $75 Chaperone Fee

Ages: Grades 4-6 (Space Camp & Mach I Aviation Challenge), Grades 7-12 (Space Academy & Mach II Aviation Challenge), Grades 10-12 (Advanced Academy & Mach III Aviation Challenge) *Partial Scholarships are Available

 

NFB Engineering Quotient (NFB EQ)

Hosted by: National Federation of the Blind

Location: Baltimore, Maryland

Dates: June 19-25, 2016 (Camp #1) AND July 31 – August 6, 2016 (Camp #2)

Residential Camp: Students stay overnight for the duration of the camp

Costs: FREE

Ages: Grades 9-12

 

Independence camps with expanded core curriculum (ECC)

Hosted by: Leader Dogs for the Blind

Location: Rochester Hills, Michigan

Dates: June 25 – July 2, 2016

Residential Camp: Students stay overnight for the duration of the camp

Costs: FREE

Ages: 16-17 years old

 

Visions Summer Transition Program

Hosted by: VISIONS Center on Blindness

Location: Queens College, New York

Dates: July 10 – August 5, 2016

Residential Camp: Students stay overnight for the duration of the camp.

Costs: Not specified

Ages: 16+ years old

 

Washington State DSB Summer Camps

Hosted by: Washington State Department of Services for the Blind

Location: Washington

Multiple Dates: July – August, Varies from 1-6 week long programs

Camps include both Day and Residential Programs

Costs: FREE

Ages:

  • 9 – 13 years old (Skills Camp)
  • 14 – 15 years old (Youth Employment Solutions I, YES I)
  • 16 – High School Graduate (YES II)
  • After High School (Bridge Program)

 

Service Leadership Camp

Hosted by: Opportunities Unlimited for the Blind (OUB Camps)

Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan

Dates: July 5-10, 2016

Residential Camp: Students stay overnight for the duration of the camp.

Costs: $25 registration fee

Ages: 11-19 years old

 

Cookin’ & Jammin’ Camp

Hosted by: Opportunities Unlimited for the Blind (OUB Camps)

Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan

Dates: June 26 – July 1, 2016

Residential Camp: Students will stay overnight for the duration of the camp.

Costs: $25 registration fee

Ages: 7-14 years old

 

Visually Impaired & Blind Youth Services Camp

Hosted by: Lions Bear Lake Camp

Location: Lapeer, Michigan

Dates: July 10-16, 2016 (Level 1) AND July 24-30, 2016 (Level 2)

Residential Camp: Students will stay overnight for the duration of the camp.

Costs: $50 registration fee

Ages: 7- 15 years old