Camps for 12-Year-Olds in Dallas, Texas

Week-long half-day summer art camp at the DMA focusing on the DMA DIY theme for ages 9-12. Join the Dallas Museum of Art for the DMA DIY Summer Art Camp specifically designed for ages 9 to 12. This camp takes place daily from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm.

A Dallas movie camp for ages 8-12 to make a short film together from concept to final camera work. Part of NTPA's "2026 Summer Camps Bring Storybooks to the Stage!" lineup, with a Friday showcase for friends and family. Movie Magic Camp is a team-based camp for active kids to create a short film from concept to final camera work at the Dallas location.

A full-day J Dallas camp with swim lessons, arts, sports, and community-centered programming for K-6 campers. Camp Chai is the flagship general day camp from J Dallas Camps, built around community, confidence, independence, and a wide mix of daily activities. Campers spend the summer rotating through swim lessons, free swim or water play, sports, arts, music, games, and group programming designed for each age unit.

Hands-on aviation and STEM camp at NAEC with grade-based sessions, aerospace projects, and team challenges. Camp SOAR at the Henry B. Tippie National Aviation Education Center is a highly interactive summer camp built around aerospace, STEM, and problem-solving.

Multi-location STEM camps across Dallas and Plano with robotics, coding, science, and engineering themes for ages 4-13. Club SciKidz Dallas runs a wide summer catalog of science and technology camps across multiple Dallas-area and Plano locations. The 2026 season includes themed weeks in robotics, Minecraft, veterinary medicine, 3D printing, drone piloting, engineering, and coding, with separate age bands for 4-5, 6-8, and 9-13.

Dallas dance camps and intensives spanning preschool discovery camps through teen ballet and multi-genre intensives. Dallas Ballet Center's summer lineup includes Discovery Dance Camp for ages 3-6, Ballet Dance Camp for ages 7-9, Half-Day Ballet Intensive for ages 10-13, the Ballet Intensive Summer Workshop for ages 10-18, and additional Broadway, jazz, and multi-genre programs. The 2026 camp schedule runs from June 15 through July 31, with options ranging from two-hour preschool camps to full-day ballet intensives running 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

A screen-free East Dallas sports camp with weekly sessions, daily snacks, and optional after-camp care for ages 7-12. East Dallas Athletics Camp is a sports-focused summer day camp built around active play, team games, and a structured camp day for boys and girls ages 7-12. The 2026 season offers weekly sessions on June 8-12, June 22-26, July 6-10, July 13-17, and July 27-31 at Zion Lutheran Church in East Dallas.

A 10-week Dallas summer program with Camp Cougar, specialty camps, early bird care, and extended care. The GSES Summer Program at Good Shepherd Episcopal School offers more than 200 camp experiences across 10 weeks, blending full-day Camp Cougar with half-day specialty camps led by faculty, staff, and outside partners. The 2026 season runs from May 26 through July 31, with Camp Cougar offered during weeks 2-5 and 7-10 and specialty camps scheduled throughout the summer.

Flexible Dallas day camp where kids choose their activities, meals are included, and unused passes are refunded automatically. Steve & Kate's Camp Dallas gives campers a self-directed day camp experience with activities like coding, sewing, baking, robotics, sports, media, games, and weekly special events. Families can use day passes or a full summer pass without locking into a rigid attendance calendar, and lunch, snacks, and all camp hours are included.

A Dallas summer program with weekly camps, full-day options, aftercare, and a public day-camp track for ages 3-12. Summer at Alcuin runs from June 1 through July 24, 2026 and is open to students ages 3-12 from both inside and outside the Alcuin community. Families can choose morning, afternoon, and full-day schedules, with weekly camps led by Alcuin faculty and outside educational vendors.

A six-week Dallas program with languages, arts, STEM, and full-day options across two DIS campuses. Dallas International School's Summer Enrichment Camp runs for six weeks and is open to campers ages 3 to 17. Families can build a half-day or full-day schedule from language, art, cooking, chess, STEM, sports, and academic options, with younger campers based at the Churchill campus and older campers at Waterview.

A choice-driven Dallas day camp with weekly specialties, full-day schedules, and aftercare for elementary-age campers. Summer@Levine is the flagship elementary-age program inside Ann & Nate Levine Academy's 2026 summer lineup. Campers entering grades 1-6 can build their weeks from hands-on specialties across art, STEM, sports, technology, and creative projects, with options that range from podcasting and Roblox design to archery and studio work.

Weeklong and single-day Dallas Zoo camps with animal encounters, tours, projects, and age-grouped adventures. Wild Adventures Camp gives Dallas Zoo campers hands-on learning, guided Zoo exploration, creative projects, and animal-focused experiences led by Zoo Guides. Weeklong camps serve kindergarten through grade 8 with themes like Safari Squad, Keeper Camp, Digital Safari, and Zoo by Design, while single-day camps in July give younger campers a shorter option.

Summer camp offered at Bishop Lynch High School for 6-8 graders! Join us for an amazing camp at Bishop Lynch High School! Specifics such as morning or afternoon groupings are subject to actual registration options.

A Dallas film camp where ages 11-15 manage the full movie-making process from screenplay to premiere. Part of NTPA's "2026 Summer Camps Bring Storybooks to the Stage!" lineup, with a Friday showcase for friends and family. Middle School Film Camp lets students handle the entire production process from screenplay to filming, ending with a Friday premiere and YouTube upload at the Dallas location.

Summer camp offered at Bishop Lynch High School for 4-8 graders! Join us for an amazing camp at Bishop Lynch High School! Specifics such as morning or afternoon groupings are subject to actual registration options.

Dallas theatre camps with half-day and full-day story-based productions for ages 5-14. NTPA Dallas Summer Theatre Camps give young performers a wide range of summer options, from art-and-drama camps for ages 5-8 to Center Stage camps for ages 7-11 and full-day production camps for ages 9-14. The Dallas lineup runs from June 1 through July 31, 2026 at the Inwood Road location, with morning camps from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, afternoon camps from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, and full-day productions from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Summer camp offered at Bishop Lynch High School for 5-8 graders! Join us for an amazing camp at Bishop Lynch High School! Specifics such as morning or afternoon groupings are subject to actual registration options.

A six-week East Dallas camp program with academics, arts, sports, and flexible morning, afternoon, or all-day options. Summer at BL is Bishop Lynch High School's 2026 summer camp program for students entering kindergarten through eighth grade. Families can choose from weekly camps across athletics, arts, STEM, games, and creative electives, including options like LEGO Engineering, World Cup Camp, Broadway's Best, baseball, volleyball, and animation.