The Ticket festival guide: Summer camps

The Ticket selects the best out-and-about events of the summer, from music and arts to kids’ stuff and family outings, from summer camps and summer schools to freebies and food events

LEGO CAMPS

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Children learn problem-solving and team work one brick at a time in Lego Education camps that run throughout the summer at multiple locations in 13 different counties. They cater for children aged from six to 11-plus.

ADVENTURE CAMPS

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Weekly or daily, residential or non-residential, Carlingford Adventure Centre has lots of camp options for action-loving youngsters aged six to 17. Activities include zip-line trekking at the Skypark that opened last year, along with body zorbing and outdoor laser combat.

iPAD CAMPS

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Technology and sport is promised in a 70:30 ratio at these Let’s Go camps for children aged between eight and 13, so they won’t be screen-bound all the time as they learn to push the boundaries of creative technology.

SUMMER PANTO CAMP

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This new camp might sound a little unseasonal but it will be singing, dancing and acting all the way as pantomime star Richie Hayes puts budding young performers through their paces. Oh yes he will …

RADIO CAMP

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Community radio station UCC 98.3FM takes in youngsters aged 14-17, with an interest in music or in exploring a media career, for a week at a time.

TEEN ACADEMY

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No run-of-the-mill teen camp, it’s a “life-skills” course for 16-18 year-olds covering topics such as cyberbullying, careers, finance and physical and mental health, with a range of speakers.