Keep cabin fever at bay this summer with these interesting, educative and entertaining summer camp options for children.

Schools have closed for summer and vacations are the best time to learn something new while having a lot of fun. That’s where Bahrain’s many summer camps come in. Choose depending on your child’s interests, age-group and affinity.

Organiser? Bapco Club | Dates? July 1-31 | Age group? 6-18

From sports to art to leadership skills, this camp has it all. The Bapco Club summer camp offers bowling, swimming, taekwondo, drawing, painting, and leadership skills as part of the Toastmaster youth leadership programme.

Entry is through registration and option of multiple activities is also available.
Call 17 753-666.


Organiser? Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam | Dates? July 4-31 | Age group? 5-15


Field trips, sports and entertainment will comprise Bahrain Keraleeya Samajam’s summer camp. Open for members’ children and guests, the camp offers dance, speech therapy, art and entertainment activities. There will also be field trips to places of interest.

Call 17 251-878.


Organiser? Dilmun Club Dates? July 11-29 Age group? 5-10

The summer camp at the Dilmun Club is all about fun and games. Children can enrol for arts and crafts classes which include colouring, painting, mask making, clay modelling and much more. Sport sessions will include dancing, sack races, bowling and hula hooping.

There will also be movies, singing and story sessions. All this is available for BD5 per day for members and BD6 for non-members. E Call 17 690-926.

Organiser? British Council | Dates? July 11-August 11 | Age group? 7-17

Hone your English skills at the British Council this summer. Youngsters are divided in three categories for this five-week intensive programme — 7-10, 11-14 and 15-17. The cost is BD145; registration opens July 3.

Fun, interactive and challenging, these courses cover grammar, vocabulary, listening, speaking, reading and writing. Call 17 261-555.


Organiser? British Club | Dates? July 18-21, 25-28 | Age group? 5-12

Only for members’ children, this camp will provide separate fun games, entertainment and activities on all four days. If the first day is for arts and crafts, the second will be earmarked as sports day. It’s party time on the third day while the last day will be spent having fun in the pool.

Children will also be given a tee, baseball cap and water bottle; lunch and soft drink is inclusive in the cost of BD25 per week.
Call 3 6543-025.