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Summer Camps

2024 Summer Camps for Kids

To register, call 252-335-0821 ext. 2250 or stop by
the Workforce Development Office at COA – Elizabeth City,
Foreman Center, Room 129, 1208 N Road Street, Elizabeth City.
Need-based scholarships may be available!

Camp Scrubs: Health Science

The Health Sciences and Wellness Programs are hosting a one-week camp to give high school students a chance to learn more about careers in the medical field. Camp Scrubs is a hands-on learning experience for prospective health science students that gives them the opportunity to explore the different Health Science programs available at COA.

Special Requirements: Business Casual Attire/Closed Toe Shoes

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
June 10-13 Mon-Thurs 8:30am-1:00pm COA – Elizabeth City OC117 9th-12th grade 25 Mary Blackburn $30

Keyboarding

Participants will learn to type at this summer camp!

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
June 11-12 Tuesday-Wednesday 1:00pm-4:00pm COA – Elizabeth City FC128 12-15 15 Thomyka Holloman $35

Babysitting Camp

Provide care with confidence. Participants learn the basics of babysitting, safety and how to help a child with a medical emergency. CPR certification (fee includes CPR card). Supplies provided – bring your bag lunch.

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
June 11 Tues 9:00am-4:00pm COA – Elizabeth City TBA 14-17 12 Tabitha Simpson/AHA Staff $35
June 25 Tues 9:00am-4:00pm COA – Elizabeth City TBA 10-13 12 Tabitha Simpson/AHA Staff $35
July 17 Wednesday 9:00am-4:00pm COA – Elizabeth City FC 121A 14-17 12 Tabitha Simpson/AHA Staff $35

Cyber Security for Kids

Secure your future. Participants will learn the basics of cyber security, the value of their information, and how to be safe in a digital world. Supplies will be provided.

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
*June 19-20

*CANCELED

Wed-Thurs 9:00am-12:00pm COA – Elizabeth City FC207 Rising 6th-8th grade 15 Thomyka Holloman $30
*July 15-16

*CANCELED

Monday-Tuesday 9:00am-12:00pm COA – Elizabeth City FC207 Rising 3rd-5th grade 15 Thomyka Holloman $30

STEM Camps

The students will learn about the 4 areas of S.T.E.M. (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and complete
hands on STEM activities.

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
June 18 Tues 9:00am-12:00pm COA – Elizabeth City AE212 7-12 24 Regina Price $15

Financial Smarts

Get them ready for a lifetime of financial success. Participants learn how money works through fun activities based on how to earn and spend money wisely, save it and invest. Supplies will be provided.

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
June 17-18 Mon-Tues 9:00am-12:00pm COA – Elizabeth City FC230 Rising 6th-8th grade 15 Jessica Buckley-Williams $30
*July 15-16

*CANCELED

Mon-Tues 9:00am-12:00pm COA – Elizabeth City FC230 Rising 3rd-5th grade 15 Jessica Buckley-Williams $30
July 18 Thurs 9:00am-12:00pm COA – Dare DARA215 Rising 6th-8th grade 15 Judith Aiello $15

Technology is for Everyone

This camp will allow students to step through the building blocks of Information Technology. The 4 day camp will provide students with hands-on activities including, webpage development, building networking cables, creating circuits, and ethical hacking. Supplies will be provided. Please bring your own lunch.

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
June 24-27 Mon-Thurs 9:00am-12:00pm COA – Elizabeth City FC207 Rising 6th-8th grade 15 Thomyka Holloman $60

Kids Ceramics Camps

Learn the art of ceramics through hand building of your own designs and creations. Items will be glazed/fired and picked up the week after camp ends.

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
June 17 & 24 Mon 2:30pm-4:30pm COA – Elizabeth City PLAB 7-12 10 Jerry Murray $50
June 19 & 26 Wed 2:30pm-4:30pm COA – Elizabeth City PLAB 12-15 10 Jerry Murray $50

Gardening with Herbs

Get hooked on gardening! Learn all about growing herbs and how to use them. You will decorate a planter and learn planting techniques for herbs. You will plant your own herbs in your planter, then learn how to make an herbal oil from the plant you grow.

Special Instructions: Wear Clothes for Gardening

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
June 17-18 Mon-Tues 10:00am-12:00pm COA – Dare PAB 207 8-12 10 Austin Brockway $30
July 8-9 Mon-Tues 10:00am-12:00pm COA – Dare PAB 207 8-12 10 Austin Brockway $30

It’s A Pottery Party!

Learn the basics of hand building and decorative surface design in this hands-on camp. Pottery Party People will build a fun and decorative piece that can be displayed on the wall. Party on, dudes – come get your hands dirty! Bring your own lunch.

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
June 13 Thurs 10:00am-4:00pm COA – Dare PAB 104 10-15 10 Sarah Gannon $50

HVAC is Cool!

Students will learn a basic introduction to how AC systems work by completing hands-on mechanical and electrical projects related to HVAC Systems. Bring your own lunch

Special Instructions: Long Pants/Closed-Toe Shoes

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
June 26-27 Wed-Thurs 9:00am-2:00pm COA – Dare PAB 101 Rising 8th-12th grade 10 Walter Kornosewicz $30
July 22-23 Mon-Tues 9:00am-2:00pm COA – Edenton-Chowan EDN 601 Rising 8th-12th grade 10 Mike Hassell $30

*Sparky* Welds Again

Let the virtual sparks fly! Put on a welder’s mask and outfit and learn how metal cutting and welding work and how they are all around you every day. You’ll even practice virtual welding on a welding simulator. Participants need to bring a lunch.

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
July 15-16 Mon-Tues 9:00am-1:00pm COA – Elizabeth City C138G Rising 8th-12th grade 8 William Sutton $30
July 22-23 Mon-Tues 9:00am-1:00pm COA – Elizabeth City C138G Rising 7th-12th grade 8 William Sutton $30

Grand Slam Singing Camp

Join us for a week of musical fun and education as we learn all about music, baseball, and more! We will round off our week by singing at the River City Skippers on June 27th. Don’t strike out; sign up today!

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
June 10-13 Mon-Thurs 9:00am-12:00pm COA – Dare DARA 111 Rising 2nd-8th grade 50 Sandra Krueger $50
June 24-27 Mon-Thurs 9:00am-12:00pm COA – Elizabeth City PAC Auditorium Rising 2nd-8th grade 50 Sandra Krueger $50

Pirates who Sing and Dance Theatre Camp

The show is Pirates of Penzance: a fun piece combining music and theatre with the swashbuckling adventurers we love. This camp includes learning music, choreography, acting, a little stage combat, and some stagecraft opportunities as well. It also concludes with a performance of The Pirates of Penzance with all of our campers and their counselors on July 26th at 2pm and 5pm!

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
July 15-18/July 22-25 Mon-Thurs 1:00pm-4:00pm COA – Elizabeth City PAC Auditorium 8-18 50 Mary Elysse Santa $120

Kids Culinary Camp

This camp will allow students a trial run at our Culinary Arts program with 3 days of lessons and hands-on cooking activities in the newly renovated Culinary program building. Lunch will be made daily and eaten together as a class.

Special Instructions: Closed Toe Shoes

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
July 9,10,11 Tues-Thurs 9:00am-2:00pm COA – Edenton-Chowan EDN202 13-17 10 Leslie Lippincott $65

Aviation Camp

Students will learn basic aerodynamics, design and fabricate an airfoil to test in a wind tunnel. Taxi aircraft. Participants need to bring a lunch.

Special Instructions: Closed Toe Shoes 

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
June 24-25 Mon-Tues 9:00am-2:00pm COA – Currituck 110 Rising 8th-12th grade 16 David Repanshek $30

Manufacturing Camp

From idea to reality! This course will teach students how ideas go from paper to digital design to manufacturing the part and holding it in their hand. Students will be exposed to Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Integrated Machining (CIM) and Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing). Closed-toe shoes and long pants required. Participants need to bring a lunch.

Special Instructions: Long Pants / Closed Toe Shoes

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
July 31-Aug 1 Wed-Thurs 9:00am-2:00pm COA – Currituck ATTC 119 9th-12th grade 10 Thomas Chambers/John Stolarcyzk $30

Make Your Own Jewelry

Learn the basics of metalsmithing and jewelry design! Working with copper, students will learn techniques include texturing, sawing, soldering, and stone setting. You will have the choice to make a pendant, earrings, bracelets, and more! Bring your own lunch.

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
July 15-18 Mon-Thurs 9:00am-2:00pm COA – Dare PAB 208 10-17 10 Mary John Ventre $65

Mixed Media Art Camp

A vibrant journey into Mixed Media art. Students will explore printmaking, collage and ceramics, while spending time out in nature..collecting inspiration! Join us for an inspiring week of creativity. Supplies will be provided. Bring your own lunch.

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
*July 15-18

*CANCELED

Mon-Thurs 10:00am-2:00pm COA – Elizabeth City C222 10-13 12 Ashley Paskov $60
*July 22-25

*CANCELED

Mon-Thurs 10:00am-2:00pm COA – Elizabeth City C222 14-17 12 Ashley Paskov $60

“I See, I Hear, I Feel” – Art and Ecology Camp

This three-day camp focuses on our response to nature through three fields: I see, I hear, and I feel. Campers will experience nature through guided activities that encourage them to see and appreciate nature on a deeper level, and capture the sound files and artwork to complete the soundscape project. Campers will have an opportunity to collaborate with community members as they collect samples, create art, and explore the natural world in their own backyard.

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
July 8-10 Mon-Wed 9:00am-12:00pm COA – Elizabeth City C 222 3rd-7th grade 24 Sandra Krueger, Mary Egbert, Christina Weisner $40

Everyday Heroes – CANCELED

Most heroes are everyday people. Learn what makes a hero and what barriers keep us from being heroic. Practice makes us more likely to act when the need arises.

Dates Days Times Location Room # Ages # of Seats Instructor Cost
July 8-10 Mon-Wed 9:00am-12:00pm COA – Elizabeth City TBA 6th-8th grade 12 Beth Hughes/Tammy Kelly $40

To register, call 252-335-0821 ext. 2250 or stop by
the Workforce Development Office at COA – Elizabeth City,
Foreman Center, Room 129, 1208 N Road Street, Elizabeth City.
Need-based scholarships may be available!