Camp Captivate

My 8 year old attended their video game programming last spring —- it was amazing! My son who get bored easily, was just focused on this class for straight three hours! From Monday to Friday morning, he just could not wait to get there. Highly recommended tech camp for all the little gamers out there!

My son just went to their spring break coding/​video design camp and had an amazing time. He learned so much in a short amount of time. We are looking forward to signing him up for summer camps too.

My daughter had her 5^th birthday party here, and it was fabulous. We had a fairy theme, and there were all kinds of crafts for the children to do. The space is lovely, and the children had a great time. I enjoyed getting to relax a little, since Ildiko and Corinne were there to help the children with their crafts. The children got to take home the crafts that they had made themselves, and those made wonderful favors. I am very happy that I chose to have my daughter’s birthday party at Captivate Kids’ Club.

Camp Captivate was outstanding! Our nine year old daughter can’t wait to return next year. The weekly themes are interesting and the lessons truly captivate the kids. At the end of the week, our daughter came home with stunning art projects which were clearly well-​taught and consistent with the theme of the week. They also have PE to keep the kids active. We love the St. Leo’s location. What a top-​notch camp with superb instructors!

Camp Captivate is a great place for youth. Staff was super! I recommend trying one of their summer camps.

Wonderful! My 7 year old son was signed up for one week. He loved it. He is not an «artsy-​fartsy» kid by any means, but thoroughly enjoyed the art classes and made incredible projects. Also, he was able to learn about inspiring historical figures. His favorite area of learning? Science! It was wonderful and age appropriate. He enjoyed his time there so much, we signed him up for a second week. The director and teachers are professional, friendly, knowledgeable, caring, and dedicated. I highly recommend this camp.

This is my daughters 2^nd summer attending Camp Captivate (formally Smart Kids Camp) and I have nothing but positive things to say. This camp is amazing! She attended three weeks last summer and will be attending 3 weeks this summer as well.
Camp Captivate combines Art, Science, and History, and centers around weekly themes such as Egyptian, Greek, and Renaissance. They also include daily team building activities and PE. The best thing is my daughter LOVES it and can’t wait to go back each day.
My daughter is repeating some of the same themes this year as last; although I was concerned about her being bored by repeating the same themes… I have been pleasantly surprised at all the new activities and crafts they have done this year. I have an Egyptian self portrait she did last week that is a gorgeous piece of art and ready for framing. More importantly, she she learns so much while having so much fun. She is constantly telling me all the things she has learned about these different cultures and times.
The staff is amazing! The camp director and founder, Ildiko Stennis, is just wonderful and so hands-​on with all the kids; as are all the staff. I have been impressed with the ongoing ways Ms Stennis is always working to improve the camp and classes. As I am always telling my daughter when she gets excited about something new there…“Ms. Ildiko always finds the cool stuff.”
If you are looking for a camp for your child, please give this one a try… I promise you won’t be disappointed.

My son just finished the first week of summer camp «Walk like an Egyptian» at Camp Captivate.
He LOVED it.
A lot of hands-​on activities that included making a bottle of scented perfume and other fun activities.
Well balanced program that included science, art, history, and physical activity.
We will be back for more next week «Castles and Crowns».

My daughters loved Science Smart Kids last summer (now Camp Captivate). They came home with so much to tell me they learned at camp. They loved the hands-​on science, history and art. I loved the personal attention from small class sizes lead by credentialed teachers. The curriculum is top notch and fun!

Camp Captivate is a new and improved version of Smart Kids Camps. The Founder of Smart Kids Camps is taking the best of SKC and adding weekly speakers, regular physical activity and having the camps at a more centralized location. I have just signed my girls up as they had so much fun the past two years at Smart Kids Camps and enjoy the passion and warmth of the Founder, Ildiko Stennis, who is very hands-​on at the camp. Knowing Ms. Stennis’ high curriculum quality, attention to detail, energetic connection with the kids and weekly newsletter, I am very excited for Camp Captivate to start. But, my kids are even more excited!