Lincoln Parks and Recreation is inviting families and residents to register for summer day camps that will begin in May and Pioneers Park Nature Center Camps that will commence in June.
City summer camps will run from May 30 to Aug. 11 on weekdays from 7 AM to 5:30 PM. Families would pay $155 per child per week for five days and $125 per child for a four-day week. The camp locations include:
- Air Park Neighborhood Center, 3720 NW 46th St, 402-441-7876
- Belmont Recreation Center, 1234 Judson St, 402-441-6789
- Calvert Community Center, 4500 Stockwell St, 402-441-8480
- Irving Recreation Center, 2010 Van Dorn St, 402-441-7954
- McPhee Elementary School, 820 Goodhue Blvd, 402-441-7952
Camps at the Nature Center will go weekly from June 5 to Aug. 4 (not including July 3 to 7). These camps are open to kids aged three through the eighth grade and use the outdoors to facilitate curiosity and interpersonal understanding. Three camps are offered:
- Discovery (ages three through six) — offered most weeks June 5 through July 27, from 9 to 11:30 AM, Monday through Thursday. The fee is $115 per child per session.
- Explorers (completed Kindergarten through grade five) — held weekly June 5 through August 4 (except July 3 through 14), from 8 AM to 5:30 PM. Monday through Friday. The fee is $205 per child per session.
- Navigators (completed grades six through eight) — July 10 through 14, from 8 AM to 5:30 PM. The fee is $190 per child.
Register online at lincoln.ne.gov/daycamps or contact the camp location directly. Scholarships to these camps are available for those who meet income guidelines. For more information about registering for nature camps, visit lincoln.ne.gov/naturecenter, call 402-441-8708, or email naturecenter@lincoln.ne.gov.