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      • Bob Bové Branch, A Thornwood Legacy – Avondale
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      • Littleton Club at Underdown Learning Center – Avondale
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      • Palm Lane Branch – Phoenix
      • Spencer D. & Mary Jane Stewart Branch – Phoenix
      • Swift Kids Branch – Glendale
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      • Bob & Renee Parsons Branch – Phoenix
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      • Harry & Sandy Rosenzweig Branch – Phoenix
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      • Warner & Shirley Gabel Branch – Phoenix
    • East
      • Chandler Compadres Branch and Teen Center – Chandler
      • Eisenhower Center for Innovation Branch – Mesa
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  • CLUBS & LOCATIONS
    • West
      • Bob Bové Branch, A Thornwood Legacy – Avondale
      • Bret Tarver Elementary School Branch – Phoenix
      • Cartwright Branch – Phoenix
      • Heatherbrae Elementary School – Phoenix
      • Jerry & Helen Wisotsky Branch – Peoria
      • Jerry Colangelo Branch – Phoenix
      • Littleton Club at Underdown Learning Center – Avondale
      • Louis & Elizabeth Sands Branch – Glendale
      • Palm Lane Branch – Phoenix
      • Spencer D. & Mary Jane Stewart Branch – Phoenix
      • Swift Kids Branch – Glendale
    • Central
      • Bob & Renee Parsons Branch – Phoenix
      • Ed Robson Family Branch – Phoenix
      • Harry & Sandy Rosenzweig Branch – Phoenix
      • I.G. Homes Branch – Phoenix
      • Buzz Sands Branch (Metro North) – Phoenix
      • Arizona Diamondbacks Branch: A Kieckhefer Family Legacy – Phoenix
      • Thunderbirds Branch & Peggy Hoag Teen Center – Guadalupe
      • UMOM Branch – Phoenix
      • Warner & Shirley Gabel Branch – Phoenix
    • East
      • Chandler Compadres Branch and Teen Center – Chandler
      • Eisenhower Center for Innovation Branch – Mesa
      • Gilbert Branch – Gilbert
      • Grant Woods Branch & Teen Center – Mesa
      • Ladmo Branch – Tempe
      • North Tempe Branch – Tempe
      • San Tan Heights Branch – San Tan Valley
      • Stevenson Branch – Mesa
      • Superstition Mountain Branch – Apache Junction
    • Arizona
      • Kingman Branch – Kingman
      • Yuma Branch – Yuma
    • All-Valley
      • AZYouthforce
      • Mesa Arts Academy
      • Bob & Renee Parsons Children’s Dental Clinic
      • Program Services Center – Central
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    • Lemonade Day
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    • Whole Child Approach
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    • Estate & Legacy Giving
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Specialty Camps

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Specialty Camps

  • Camp Olympus
  • Camp MasterChef
  • STEMagination Camp
  • World Wellness Adventure Camp

BGCAZ also offers specialty camps throughout the summer at rotating Clubs. These weeklong camps are available for a cost of $40, and run from 9am-12pm each day with lunch provided. See below for details, and speak with your Club staff about registering!

Summer Weeks Camp Olympus Camp MasterChef STEMagination Camp World Wellness Adventure Camp
June 8–12 Gilbert Branch -- Robson Branch Bove Branch
June 15–19 AJ Branch Sands Branch -- Chandler Branch
June 22–26 -- Eisenhower Branch Guadalupe Branch --
June 29–July 2 IG Homes Branch -- Sands Branch Parsons Branch
July 6–10 DBacks Branch North Tempe Branch -- --
July 13–17 -- Stewart Branch Rosenzweig Branch Gilbert Branch

Camp Olympus

This epic camp brings together the fun of Greek mythology and elements together to master through fire, water, air and earth. Youth will build upon the essence of their favorite tales, turning them into everyday reality through experiments and craft. Each day will focus on a mythological god & element with activities centered in games, art, and stem. Fire/Hephaestus-Earth/Gaia-Water/Poseidon-Air/Zeus

Ages: 8–11

  • Gilbert Branch: June 8 - 12
  • Apache Junction Branch: June 15 - 19
  • IG Homes Branch: June 29 - July 2
  • Diamond Backs Branch: July 6 - 10
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Camp MasterChef

Get ready to cook! This camp will focus on the creativity, skills, and fun of the culinary world. Members will learn the basics of food safety and culinary techniques all while exploring within the five basic tastes: salty, sweet, sour, bitter, and umami. Members will explore international recipes, engage in friendly competitions, come up with their own recipes and restaurant concepts, and visit a local restaurant to get a first-hand look at really cool kitchens. Members will earn their kitchen titles, starting as "prep cook" with the possibility of earning "executive chef" by the end of the week.

Ages: 9–12

  • Sands Branch: June 15 - 19
  • Eisenhower Branch: June 22 - 26
  • North Tempe: July 6 - 10
  • Stewart Branch: July 13 - 17
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STEMagination Camp

Get Ready for our Hands-on science fun! This year at our summer camp you will try giant foaming reactions, build model rockets, explore environmental science projects and more. Our camp will blend curiosity, creativity, and play to spark a lifelong love of STEM. Don’t miss out- sign up for a week of experiments and projects, all while having some STEMtastic fun!

Ages 9-12

  • Robson Branch: June 8 - 12
  • Guadalupe Branch: June 22 - 26
  • Sands Branch: June 29 - July 2
  • Rosenzweig Branch: July 13 - 17
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World Wellness Adventure Camp

Kids will explore how people around the world build resilience, cope with big feelings, and practice wellness through art, movement, food, and creativity. Each day offers hands‑on activities, from making coping toolboxes to trying calming practices from different countries, cooking a simple global dish, and celebrating with a showcase of their work. It’s a week of curiosity, culture, teamwork, and feel‑good fun!

Ages 9-12

  • Bove Branch: June 8 - 12
  • Chandler Branch: June 15 - 19
  • Parsons Branch: June 29 - July 2
  • Gilbert Branch: July 13 - 17
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Our Promise to Parents

Our caring, enthusiastic Youth Development Professionals provide weekly camp activities that encourage, excite, and inspire young minds. From academic enrichment to challenging and fun physical activities to new and interactive experiences like talent shows and creative arts, BGCAZ Summer Camp is the place for safe, affordable, enriching summer programs.

In addition to our programs, we provide healthy snacks and nutritious breakfast and lunch at no additional cost to you.

Kids will form lasting friendships, forge healthy relationships with adult mentors, and experience new adventures in our summer programs.

Learn More about Safety

This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.


BGCAZ is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. We encourage parents to communicate with BGCAZ if your child has a disability so that we can work together to make reasonable accommodation that will allow your child access to the Club and its programs. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact your Branch Director.

BGCAZ se compromete a proporcionar acceso, igualdad de oportunidades y adaptaciones razonables para personas con discapacidades en el empleo, sus servicios, programas y actividades. Alentamos a los padres a comunicarse con BGCAZ si su hijo tiene una discapacidad para que podamos trabajar juntos para hacer ajustes razonables que permitan a su hijo acceder al Club y sus programas. Para solicitar adaptaciones razonables, comuníquese con el director de su sucursal.


BGCAZ is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. BGCAZ does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran, or disability status. Furthermore, BGCAZ does not discriminate on the basis of familial status.  www.AZRelay.org or 7-1-1.

BGCAZ se enorgullece de ser un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Todo empleo se decide sobre la base de las calificaciones, el mérito y la necesidad comercial. BGCAZ no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, religión, edad, origen nacional, sexo, orientación sexual, genética, condición de veterano o discapacidad. Además, BGCAZ no discrimina en función del estado familiar. www.AZRelay.org o 7-1-1.

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Thank you to the Valley of the Sun United Way for your support of quality after school programs at our BGCAZ Clubs.

BGCAZ is a 501(c)3 (nonprofit) organization and donations are tax deductible. Federal Tax ID: 86-0550646

 

Arizona State QCO Code: 20331 (Arizona DOR Form 321)

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This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.

 

BGCAZ does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, genetics, veteran or disability status

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