TJC offers summer activity, athletic camps for ages 3 and up

Published May 1, 2023

From art to athletics, computer programming to culinary skills, and space exploration to scuba diving, Tyler Junior College has a summer camp to spark the imagination of any youngster.

Summer camps
The TJC Disc Golf Task Force (from left): Barbara Greenbauer, director of major gifts; Sarah Van Cleef, vice president for financial and administrative affairs; Lauren Tyler, director of student life; Mark Gartman, director of facilities and construction; Dana Ballard, director of campus services; and Heath Stoner, director of the Apache Recreation Center and Summer Camps.

Registration is open now for TJC Summer Camps for kids ages 3 and up. Camps begin in June and continue through mid-August.
 
“TJC camps offer great opportunities for kids to gain skills to succeed in sports and learn about other cultures through art, science and technology,” said Brent Wallace, TJC dean of the School of Continuing Studies. “But, they’re also often a child’s first opportunity to spend time on a college campus. Ultimately, we hope our campers are inspired to someday pursue a college career.”
 
The camps are operated at several locations on the TJC central campus, including the Earth and Space Science Center, Wagstaff Gymnasium, art department and science labs.
 
TJC offers more than 40 activity camps in the areas of:
• Art: comic book creation, jewelry, mixed-media journaling, painting
• Cooking: learning to cook recipes from scratch, serving skills, kitchen safety and etiquette 
• Dance: ballet, jazz and hip-hop
• Maker: building catapults, creating sidewalk chalk, making chewing gum and gummy bears and more
• STEM (science, technology, engineering and math): video game creation, computer programming, pre-med academy and space camp
 
Athletic camps, run entirely by TJC coaching staff and players, include: baseball, basketball, football, soccer, tennis and volleyball.
 
For details or to register online for activity camps, go to tjccamps.com. For information on TJC athletic camps, go to apacheathletics.com.