Take learning beyond the classroom! Bright Lights provides unique, motivating, hands-on summer learning camps for K-8th grade students.

Bright Lights works to provide a friendly and engaging learning environment for K-8th grade students. With unique topics and curriculum, students can pursue fields of interest with others who share that same curiosity and enthusiasm. The range of ages per camp is generally limited to two or three grade levels. With a low teacher-student ratio of 1:7, students can expect plenty of attention.

The camps consist of a wide variety of topics and incorporate STEAM-infused activities or curriculum (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) in almost all of them, including the literature, social studies and outdoor education camps. 

The block time structure (three-hour, half-day camps or seven-hour, full-day camps) provides students with time for exploration and in-depth study. Field trips, experimentation, problem solving, creative thinking, collaboration and exploration - there is time for all of this and so much more.

  • Lego We Do Junior Robotics: Are you interested in science, engineering or computers? Do you love to build with LEGO® bricks? Ignite your creativity with an introduction to robotics and computer programming. Using LEGO® WeDo kits and LEGO® educational software, you will be challenged to solve real-world problems by creating one-of-a-kind machines with gears, motors and sensors. Themes will include natural disasters, space exploration and speed.
  • Dance It Out: Did you know that 30 minutes of clogging is equal to 7 miles of jogging? Lace up your dancing shoes and join LUXE Dance Academy, home of national clogging champions, for a week full of fun. Learn the unique rhythms of clogging, powerful beats of hip hop and energetic motions of pom all under one roof! Show off your new skills to family and friends as you hit the stage for our final performance at the end of week. Whether it’s your first-time dancing or you’ve been dancing for years, we’ve got the perfect spot for you! Please wear athletic clothing as well as tennis shoes or tap shoes to camp each day. Don’t forget a water bottle, as these dance moves will have you tearing up the dance floor!  
  • Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse with Brainz:Determine if you have what it takes to survive a Zombie Apocalypse! Could you build a bridge structure that would get you safely from one city to the next, or make a Launch Capsule that would deliver reinforcements to your fellow humans? Study, build and test Super Slingers for protection and Water Rockets for the ultimate escape in order to survive the attack of the Zombies! Will you be able to survive the Zombie mayhem? Please bring a two-liter plastic bottle to camp.   
  • Aim for the Target: Enjoy a week with the Outdoor Education Center staff exploring the natural world and discovering outdoor skills. Students will learn archery fundamentals, range safety and proper shooting form. In addition to archery, students will experience other outdoor activities that may include slingshots, bow fishing, outdoor cooking and atlatl throwing. Safety is emphasized and equipment is provided. 

And that’s just a few examples of the camps!

Registration is March 4 starting at 8 AM at BrightLights.org!

Rates & Discounts

$135/ Half-Day Camp

$280/ Full-Day Camp


Business Review

My daughter attended a Bright Lights: Summer Learning Adventures camp in the summer of 2016 and it was great! These camps are engaging and well-organized. The camps are themed for a week (she picked "Are You Fancy Like Nancy?"), her leader was an LPS chemistry teacher and every day was something new and fun.

She came home with handmade soaps (which she won't allow us to use) and lipgloss, a scrap book of her week and stories about her day. The kids get a snack half way through the afternoon or morning and a recess break.

At the end of the week, parents are invited to attend your child's camp for the last 45 minutes and get an idea of what they've been doing all week. We attended a tea party and got to dress up with our kids. 

Our only problem is picking which camp she'll go to this year. There are too many good ones to choose from!