Parents are always looking for quality summer activities for their children. In the Diocese of Little Rock several parishes and schools are offering recreational, educational and religious activities for children in pre-kindergarten through ninth grade.
Workshops and activities
Trinity Junior High School in Fort Smith will have “open gym” June 7-11 and 14-18 and July 6-9 and 12-16 for students in sixth through ninth grades. The cost is $125 a person or $175 per family. For more information, contact Coach Chris Fitzgerald at (479) 782-2451.
Subiaco Abbey and Academy will host Camp Subiaco June 13-19 and June 20-26 for boys 9 to 13 years old. The cost is $425 per week. For more information, visit www.camp subiaco.org.
St. Joseph School in Conway will host its Camp Invention science camp June 7-11 for students entering grades 1-6. The cost is $210. The registration deadline is May 31. For more information, contact Lindsey Thompson at (501) 327-1204 or lthompson @stjosephconway.org or visit www.campin vention.org.
Our Lady of the Holy Souls School in Little Rock is hosting math enrichment sessions for students entering third to eighth grades Aug. 2-5 for 90 minutes a day. The cost is $100 a class. The deadline to register is May 14. The school is also hosting summer enrichment for students entering kindergarten to sixth grades. Various themed weeks will be held in June and July for $85 a week. Basketball and volleyball camps will be held for students entering fifth and sixth grades in July for $60 each. For more information, call the school at (501) 663-1014.
Immaculate Conception School in Fort Smith is hosting Camp Invention July 12-16 for students entering first to sixth grades. Activities will focus on science, technology, engineering and math. The cost is $210. The registration deadline is June 30. For more information, contact Ann Cannon at (479) 783-6798 or acannon@icschoolfs.org.
Christ the King School in Fort Smith will hold its third annual Art Camp June 7-11 and June 14-18. This camp is open to preschool through seventh-grade students. Guest artists Lin Chen, Marti Corff, Jessica Gray and Pamma Henderson will be teaching at the camps. The cost is $55 a week. Contact Marna Boltuc at (479) 782-0614 or mboltuc@ctk-school.com for more information.
Day care
Christ the King School in Little Rock will host its first Summer Bear Camp June 14 to July 30 for children entering kindergarten to fifth grade. The cost is $25 a day or $100 per week. For more information, contact Connie Branscum at (501) 680-7883 or cbranscum@ctklr.org.
St. Peter School in Pine Bluff will have its day camp and academic program from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. June 7 to July 23. Breakfast, lunch and snacks will be served. It is open to children who are 4 to 12 years old. The cost is $75 a week or $500 for the summer if paid by June 15. To attend the academic program only for 90 minutes a day Monday through Thursday, the cost is $45 a week or $200 for the summer if paid by June 15. For more information, contact Dr. Carol Ann Beeman at (870) 535-4017 or stpeter principalk6@yahoo.com.
Our Lady of the Holy Souls School in Little Rock will host its Summer Camp June 2 to Aug. 13 for children entering kindergarten to sixth grade. The cost is $45 a day or $120 a week. For more information, contact Patricia Finch or Michelle Huddleston at (501) 663-7438 or extendedcare@holysouls.org.
St. Boniface School in Fort Smith will offer its summer care program from June 7 to Aug. 6 for 3 year olds to sixth graders. The cost is $70 a week. The registration deadline is May 28. For more information, contact Dr. Karen Hollenbeck at (479) 783-6601 or khollenbeck@stbonifaceschool.org.
Immaculate Conception School in Fort Smith will hold its Summer Program June 7 through Aug. 4 for children 3 to 13 years old. The cost is $90 a week for preschool and $85 a week for kindergarten to sixth grade. For more information, contact Sharon Blentlinger at (479) 783-6798 or sblentlinger@icschoolfs.org.
Christ the King School in Fort Smith will hold its Summer Care Program June 1 to Aug. 6. Children ages 3 through 12 are able to attend. The cost is $70 per week. Contact Marna Boltuc at (479) 782-0614 or mboltuc@ctk-school.com for more information.
Sacramental preparation
Holy Redeemer Church in El Dorado will have sacramental preparation in English and Spanish in July for children in second through 12th grades. The deadline to sign up is May 15. For more information, call Nancy Varnell at (870) 312-0706 or nancyv @suddenlink.net.
Summer School
Subiaco Academy will offer a three-week intensive summer school program June 20-July 9 for boys in grades 9-12. The program gives young men who have failed a required class for graduation the opportunity to earn one full credit in one of the core subjects of English, math, science or history. While the boys will be busy with academics during the school day, afternoons and weekends will include on-campus activities such as swimming and basketball, and off-campus excursions to places such as Magic Springs Amusement Park, Silver Dollar City and the Clinton Presidential Library. The total cost for tuition, room and board and books is $1,545. The deadline to register is June 15. For more information, call the admissions office at (800) 364-7824 or e-mail admissions @subi.org.
Vacation Bible School
St. Edward Church in Texarkana and Sacred Heart Church in Texarkana, Texas, will host Evening Vacation Bible School for children and adults Sunday, July 13 to Thursday, July 17. VBS is open to students in pre-kindergarten to fifth grade. Volunteer opportunities are available for children in sixth grade through 12th grades. All adults are invited to participate in the adult program or serve as catechists for VBS. The nursery will be available each evening. Dinner will be provided to all participants. On the last day a closing Mass will be held. To register the children, contact Kelli Nugent at (870) 772-1115 or kellinugentdyf@yahoo.com. Adults need to register by contacting Linda Robertson at (870) 772-1115 or adulted@ saintedwardstexarkana .com. The registration deadline is July 10.
St. Agnes Church in Mena will host Vacation Bible School July 5-9 for students in pre-kindergarten to fifth grades. For more information, contact Charmaine Martin at cashymartin@hotmail.com or (479) 394-1301.
Immaculate Conception Church in North Little Rock will host a Vacation Bible School called Son Quest Rainforest from 9 a.m. to noon June 14-18. It is open to students who are 4 years old to fifth graders. The cost is $10 a child or $25 a family. The registration deadline is June 1. For more information, contact Phyllis Eubanks at (501) 835-0771 ext. 30 or peubanks@icsnlr.org.
Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Booneville will host a Vacation Bible School called “Baobab Blast-God’s Great Get-Together” from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. July 12-16. Lunch will be provided. All ages welcome. For more information, call Father Don Tranel, GHM, at (479) 675-3371.
St. Vincent de Paul School/Parish in Rogers will host its Vacation Bible School called “High Seas Expedition” from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. July 12-16 for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. The cost is $5 a child. For more information, contact Mariztella Salinas at (479) 633-0359 or Kim Miles at (479) 925-4346.
St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Forrest City will host Vacation Bible School from 5-8 p.m. June 28 to July 1. The evenings are open to children and adults. For more information, call Jackie Wisbrock at (870) 633-3468 or wisbroj@lhs.grsc.k12.ar.us or Kelly Gabe at (870) 633-3522 or kcgabe98@att.net.
Holy Redeemer Church in Clarksville is hosting Vacation Bible School July 12-16 for students in kindergarten to sixth grade. For more information, call Karen Fritchie at (479) 754-8998.
St. Anne Church in North Little Rock will host Vacation Bible School from 6:30- 9 p.m. July 19-23 for students entering kindergarten through sixth grades. The registration deadline is July 19. For more information, contact Belinda Ortner at (479) 753-3977 or visit www.saintannenlr.org.
Vacation Bible School will be held at Sacred Heart Church in Charleston from 7-9 p.m. July 26-30 for students in pre-kindergarten to sixth grade. For more information, contact Nancy Murray at (479) 965-6030.
