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Sat, 7/18/2026
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iD Tech Camps (On Campus) 2026
iD Tech Camps - 75+ locations throughout the U.S.
Our STEM camps strike the perfect balance between skill development and summer fun, allowing kids and teens to dive into coding, AI, robotics, 3D printing, game development, and more during a week at one of the country's top universities. Your child will work alongside new friends and learn from expert tech mentors, while taking breaks in between to enjoy outdoor playing fields for ultimate frisbee, capture the flag, kickball, board games, and other activities!
Camp Integem: AI, AR, Coding, Robots, Drones, 3D, Game, Art & Animation
Camp Integem: AI, AR, Coding, Robots, Drones, 3D, Game, Art & Animation - Orange County
Join Camp Integem—the #1 AI & AR STEM + Art Camp for ages 6–18--where students turn imagination into reality through hands-on projects in coding, AI, robotics, drones, holographic AR, digital art with Adobe, 2D/3D animation, game design, space and nature exploration, and tech leadership. Beginner to advanced levels welcome. ACS WASC accredited, NVIDIA partnered, with students from 20+ countries. Use code KOAB to save!
Model United Nations Institute at Columbia University in New York City
Model United Nations Institute Camps
Our Model UN camps strike the perfect balance between global leadership training and summer fun—giving kids and teens the chance to spend a week stepping into the shoes of world leaders at their dream campus. Camp is packed with daily simulations, exciting trivia games, campus tours, and social events. The MUN Institute Summer Camp is where future leaders shine! Imagine a vibrant atmosphere with flags, maps, and global icons on the walls and contagious energy.
Model United Nations Institute at UC Irvine in Irvine, California
Model United Nations Institute Camps
Our Model UN camps strike the perfect balance between global leadership training and summer fun—giving kids and teens the chance to spend a week stepping into the shoes of world leaders at their dream campus. Camp is packed with daily simulations, exciting trivia games, campus tours, and social events. The MUN Institute Summer Camp is where future leaders shine! Imagine a vibrant atmosphere with flags, maps, and global icons on the walls and contagious energy.
Camp Invention Summer 2026
Camp Invention: National
The all-new 2026 Camp Invention® program, Spark, is coming to curious kids in your community this summer! Rising K-6 campers will collaborate with friends to tackle hands-on, open-ended challenges. They’ll team up with robotic capybaras, ride the waves of entrepreneurship, uncover the power of protecting their ideas and build a DIY space rocket! Each experience is designed to spark confidence, build persistence and create unforgettable summer memories. Visit invent.org/save/camp to secure your spot! Register using CIFUN25 by 3/31 to save $25 or CIFUN20 by 4/28 to save $20 when you register. Interest-free payment plans are available, making camp affordable for all families.
Creator Camp 2026 Summer Camps for Ages 8-14 - Multiple Locations
Creator Camp
Creator Camp makes summer 2026 unforgettable for kids ages 8–13 with hands-on creative and tech camps that turn screen time into making time! Campers can choose from exciting 3-day in-person experiences like Lego Animators, 2D Cartoon Animators, YouTube Creators & Gamers, Special Effects Filmmakers, Hollywood Filmmakers, Shark Tank Entrepreneurs, and Music & Beats Producers — all designed to build real skills in animation, filmmaking, content creation, entrepreneurship, music, and more. There are also 2-day tech adventures like Roblox Game Masters and Minecraft Modders & Coders. Sessions spark imagination, collaboration, and confidence as kids create awesome digital projects and lifelong memories.
Creator Camp 2026 Summer Camps for Ages 5-7 - Multiple Locations
Creator Camp
Creator Camp’s summer programs for ages 5–7 are all about playful creativity and exploration! These shorter, fun-focused sessions let young makers dive into age-appropriate activities like Storybook World Creators and Superhero Movie Makers, where campers imagine and build their own characters, stories, and mini-films. Kids will enjoy hands-on crafts, simple animation and storytelling games, and collaborative projects that nurture imagination, confidence, and early creative tech skills. With a supportive, play-based environment, these camps are perfect for first-time campers ready to explore new ideas, make friends, and experience the joy of creating something amazing this summer!
AstroCamp 2026
AstroCamp
Get ready for an unforgettable 2026 summer at AstroCamp—where curiosity, adventure, and community come together in the stunning San Jacinto Mountains of Southern California! AstroCamp mountain adventure and science summer camp for kids and teens offers unforgettable educational camp programs for 8-17 year olds who love science and space exploration. Set among the gorgeous pine forests of the San Jacinto Mountains of California, AstroCamp will open your child’s eyes to the excitement of exploring science and mountain adventures.
Summer Critter Camp
Helen Woodward Animal Center
Summer Critter Camp is the perfect place for kids to spend their summer days. Each day is packed with hands-on animal encounters, themed crafts, team games, and exciting adventures that spark curiosity and compassion. Whether campers join for a single day or an entire week, they’ll make new friends and unforgettable memories with our animal ambassadors.
Camp Galileo
Camp Galileo - NATIONAL
Camp Galileo invites rising K–8th graders to a summer where innovation and fun unite. Campers dive into hands-on STEAM projects and design challenges, transforming everyday materials into imaginative creations. Grounded in the Galileo Innovation Approach, our program helps children develop lasting confidence, creative problem-solving skills, and perseverance.
Summer Camp with Boys & Girls Club of San Clemente
Boys & Girls Club of San Clemente
Looking for a summer program that's both fun and enriching for your child? The Boys & Girls Club's of San Clemente Summer Camp offers 10 weeks of jam-packed excitement for youth in 1st through 8th grade! From June 8th to August 14th, 2026, we'll be providing a variety of engaging activities, including STEAM projects, sports, arts & crafts, games, and more.
Brains & Motion Summer Camps 2026 - Find a location near you!
Brains & Motion Education - NATIONAL
Discover STEM Without Screens™ this summer! Our unique STEM Without Screens® philosophy inspires kids to explore science, technology, engineering, and math through hands-on, real-world experiences—no computers required. Using top-quality materials from Strawbees, LEGO, Unruly Splats, and more, children strengthen fine-motor coordination, spatial awareness, creativity, and teamwork while gaining a tangible understanding of STEM principles. They build confidence through both success and failure, all in a fun, collaborative environment. Some BAM! courses include purposeful screen use, but always with balance—ensuring kids stay engaged, curious, and free from digital overload.
PlanetBravo Summer Camps throughout LA and OC
PlanetBravo
For over 20 summers, PlanetBravo has been providing the best in technology fun and education to campers all over LA and the OC. Their courses allow students to learn foundational skills quickly and then create impressive and ambitious projects throughout the week. From Video Game Design to Film Production to Robotics, the goal is to have campers busy creating and having a blast, not waiting for the next instruction.
Summer Art Camp: Morning Haudenosaunee Cornhusk Art
Schweinfurth Art Center
Join us for a fun week of camp with teaching artist Bernadette Scott of the Seneca Nation/Haudenosaunee Confederacy! Students will be learning the cultural importance of traditional and contemporary Haudenosaunee cornhusk art by making cornhusk dolls, flowers, braids, baskets, and trees.
Barça Academy Camp 2026 - WILMINGTON, NC
FC Barcelona Soccer Camps
RECEIVE A $50.00 DISCOUNT BY USING PROMO CODE: FCBABOUT Barça Academy Soccer Camps is coming to Wilmington for the first time this summer! Join us to train with official FC Barcelona coaches, learn the renowned Barça methodology, and embody core values like respect, effort, ambition, teamwork, and humility. Exceptional campers may even earn the chance to train at FC Barcelona's esteemed facilities in Spain. We hope to see you there!
Film & Photography Camp
Roberts Wesleyan University Academic Summer Camps
Spend a week as a photographer and filmmaker! Learn the essentials of visual storytelling using professional-level DSLR cameras, video production, and audio equipment. Explore the importance of composition, lighting, depth of field, color, and more that can make even your smartphone images and videos more cinematic.
Perspective Summer Camp at Art Steps - Yorba Linda, CA
Art Steps - Yorba Linda, CA
KIDS LOVE OUR FUN & CREATIVE WORKSHOPS! All summer long we enrich our world-class classical drawing and painting curriculum with engaging lessons. Learn the use of vanishing points to create believable 3-D shapes, in any drawing, anytime! Subject matter and media depend on the student’s skill level and interest, so beginners are welcome. This concept is fundamental to all types of art from cartooning to design to classicism, so serious students are encouraged to join.
Summer Horse Camp
Camulos Farm
A five-day camp that emphasizes the care and riding of horses! Learn to groom, basic first aid, health and nutrition, and most importantly, a riding lesson everyday of camp! It’s a fun and activity-filled camp that caters to every riding ability; from first-time riders to the more advanced equestrian.
Summer Art Camp: Afternoon Haudenosaunee Cornhusk Art
Schweinfurth Art Center
Join us for a fun week of camp with teaching artist Bernadette Scott of the Seneca Nation/Haudenosaunee Confederacy! Students will be learning the cultural importance of traditional and contemporary Haudenosaunee cornhusk art by making cornhusk dolls, flowers, braids, baskets, and trees.
Business Leadership Camp
Roberts Wesleyan University Academic Summer Camps
Leadership, strategic thinking, problem-solving, creativity, and team-building skills are explored during this interactive business summer camp! Students will learn key aspects of what it takes to be a successful business leader while having fun through roleplay, faculty instruction, strategy games, hands-on activities, and more.
Cartoon Clay Summer Camp at Art Steps - Laguna Hills, CA
Art Steps - Laguna Hills, CA
KIDS LOVE OUR FUN & CREATIVE WORKSHOPS! All summer long we enrich our world-class classical drawing and painting curriculum with engaging lessons. In this hands-on workshop, students see their characters come to life while learning classical sculpting methods. We introduce multiple materials and techniques in this inspiring camp! Students learn to sculpt and paint some of their favorite cartoon characters as well as learn how to make 3-dimensional houses they live in.
2026 Summer Camp classes at Heldeberg Workshop
Heldeberg Workshop
Heldeberg Workshop offers outdoor classes in science, fine art, folk art, performing arts, and high adventure for children entering kindergarten through high school. Our classes are led by experts, artisans, and certified teachers who want to share their knowledge and skills with kids.
Dance and Drama Summer Camps
Art-E Foundation
Give your child a summer of spark, spotlight, and sunshine! At Art-E Foundation, our high-energy performing arts camps swap screen time for the magic of dance and drama. Led by top-tier instructors, we offer exciting themes like Wicked, K-Pop Demon Hunters, Ballet Storybook, and Spanish Immersion. Through vibrant choreography and acting games, campers build confidence, rhythm, and lifelong friendships. Spots fill fast—secure your child’s space today!
Summer Sailing Camp
Dana West Youth Sailing
Hands-on youth sailing summer camp in Dana Point for kids ages 7-18. Safe, fun, beginner-friendly sailing at Dana West Youth Sailing Program. 7 Weekly sessions starting June 15th. US Sailing certified instructors. Boats and sails provided. Sailing daily from 9 am - 3:30 pm and includes soda pop races on Wednesday night. A summer camp that gets kids outside, builds confidence, and teaches real skills. No sailing experience is required — most of our campers are first-time sailors.
Aviation Summer Camp Fullerton July 13 - 16
Aviation Summer Camp
Aviation Summer Camp is located in Fullerton, Long Beach, and Riverside, California and is offering aviation camps for kids age 8-12 years old. Experiencing the joy of flight can be one of the greatest experiences anyone can have. The rich history of aviation has inspired generations. Whether you are interested in flying as a career, a hobby, or just want to know more, our camps will provide a great experience.
Psychology Camp
Roberts Wesleyan University Academic Summer Camps
Spend a week learning about psychology and the breadth of vocational paths that it offers! Expect to learn a lot more about yourself and the people around you as you participate in a variety of activities.
Perspective Summer Camp at Art Steps - Laguna Hills, CA
Art Steps - Laguna Hills, CA
KIDS LOVE OUR FUN & CREATIVE WORKSHOPS! All summer long we enrich our world-class classical drawing and painting curriculum with engaging lessons. Learn the use of vanishing points to create believable 3-D shapes, in any drawing, anytime! Subject matter and media depend on the student’s skill level and interest, so beginners are welcome. This concept is fundamental to all types of art from cartooning to design to classicism, so serious students are encouraged to join.
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum Youth Drama Camp Session 2
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
This 3-week session offers a comprehensive deep-dive into Shakespearean technique and performance!
Aviation Summer Camp Long Beach July 13 - 16
Aviation Summer Camp
Aviation Summer Camp is located in Fullerton, Long Beach, and Riverside, California and is offering aviation camps for kids age 8-12 years old. Experiencing the joy of flight can be one of the greatest experiences anyone can have. The rich history of aviation has inspired generations. Whether you are interested in flying as a career, a hobby, or just want to know more, our camps will provide a great experience.
Camp Poyntelle (Ages 6-16) - Overnight Camp - Poyntelle, PA
Commonpoint
Camp Poyntelle has been making children’s summer dreams come true since 1947. As a premier Jewish summer camp, we offer a traditional sleepaway experience filled with amazing memories, lasting friendships and nurturing and compassionate staff. We feel that camp is one of the few places a child can be their own person, without judgment or social pressure. Our intentional community is designed to allow kids to be kids, in a low key, fun and inclusive environment.
Anime & Cartooning Summer Camp at Art Steps - Costa Mesa, CA
Art Steps - Costa Mesa, CA
KIDS LOVE OUR FUN & CREATIVE WORKSHOPS! All summer long we enrich our world-class classical drawing and painting curriculum with engaging lessons. Learn to create original Anime characters, including your favorites! Basic cartooning principles are taught by breaking images into whole shapes before drawing them. American and Japanese cartooning are taught alongside proportion and anatomy. This is a great workshop to revisit, year after year!
Circus Summer Camp
Aerial Arts America
Experience 5 action-packed days of high-energy circus fun, creativity, and adventure while making new friends at one of Southern California’s premier circus schools! Kids will explore aerial arts, juggling, unicycling, stilts, and more through exciting hands-on activities led by the leading aerial and circus training program in Orange County.
Fortnite The Pro Experience Model Camp - Irvine
Cooper's eSports Summer Camps
Our High Energy Competitive Format Camp is built for excitement, visible progression, and nonstop engagement, creating a dynamic tournament atmosphere throughout the entire week. Campers earn daily leaderboard points based on placement, eliminations, improvement, teamwork, and sportsmanship, building momentum and friendly competition as standings update each day. With rotating modes including Battle Royale, Ranked simulations, Zero Build, Reload, and Creative combat formats, players experience.
2026 Summer Camp Sessions
Camp Unirondack
Session 1 (Age 8 - 12) …..…... June 28 - July 4 Session 2 (Age 11 - 13)……..…..…... July 5 - 11 Session 3 (Age 12 - 14)……..…...… July 12 - 18 Session 4 (Age 13 - 15) …..…...….. July 19 - 25 Session 5 (Age 14 - 16) ……... July 26 - Aug 1 Session 6 (Age 15 - 18) …….…......... Aug 2 - 8 Session 7 (Age 15 - 18) ………...…... Aug 9 - 15
Circus Summer Camp
Ruby Karen Project/ Orange County Aerial Arts
Experience 5 action-packed days of high-energy circus fun, creativity, and adventure while making new friends at one of Southern California’s premier circus schools! Kids will explore aerial arts, juggling, unicycling, stilts, and more through exciting hands-on activities led by the leading aerial and circus training program in Orange County.
eSports Free Play Experience Summer Camp - Irvine
Cooper's eSports Summer Camps
Camps offered each week from June 8th to August 14th Weekly Rate $149 - Daily Drop in Rate $39
Ultimate Ninjas Summer Camp
Ultimate Ninjas Anaheim Hills
Ultimate Ninjas Summer Camp 2025 offers an action-packed experience for kids ages 5-15! Flexible options include Half or Full-Day sessions, morning or afternoon times, and the choice to sign up for individual days or a full week.
Circus Summer Camp
Ruby Karen Project/ Orange County Aerial Arts
Experience 5 action-packed days of high-energy circus fun, creativity, and adventure while making new friends at one of Southern California’s premier circus schools! Kids will explore aerial arts, juggling, unicycling, stilts, and more through exciting hands-on activities led by the leading aerial and circus training program in Orange County.
Camp Pinniped
Pacific Marine Mammal Center
Make a splash this summer! Campers dive into immersive mock activities like weighing fish, blending fish smoothies, cleaning pens, and practicing the art of marine mammal rescue. Each day features a new theme to explore our ocean environment, brought to life through games, arts, and interactive activities. With fresh content added every year, returning campers always discover something new and exciting!
Bravo! Musical Theatre Camp - Hamilton (Mission Viejo Studio)
Bravo! Players Guild
Join us for an exciting Hamilton-themed Musical Theatre Day Camp! Campers ages 7+ will spend the week singing, dancing, acting, and learning selections inspired by the hit Broadway musical in a fun and supportive environment. The week concludes with a special mini-performance for family and friends on the final day of camp! July 13–17 Monday–Friday • 9:00 AM–4:00 PM Studio B – Mission Viejo 27001 La Paz, Ste 112 Mission Viejo, CA 50% Sibling Discount Available!
Ages 4 to 16 love these SPRING BREAK and SUMMER THEATRE CAMPS FOR KIDS! “A priceless theatre experience”
Santa Monica Playhouse
“One of the best in the country!” Daily Variety A spectacular all-day theatre camp where young people make friends, expand their imagination and have fun as they act, sing, dance, play theatre games, and work with costumes and make-up, lighting and sound, sets and props, to help create an awesome fully staged original production written just for them.
Summer Camp - Kidspace Children's Museum - Pasadena , CA
Kidspace Children's Museum
Each week will bring to life a different National Park with new camp mascots, trail names, and challenges, plus up-close experiences with live animals, campfire singalongs, water play days, and all the summer fun of Kidspace Museum. Camps run weekly all summer. Each camp is five full days at Kidspace, Monday through Friday, from 8:45 am to 3:00 pm, and designed to delight children 5-8 years old. Extended care is available from 3:00 to 5:00 pm for an additional fee. Sign up for one unforgettable week of camp or the full 8-week series.
Adventures In Nature - Natural History Museum of Los Angeles
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHM)
Adventure is out there! Get ready for an enjoyable summer of exploration with the Natural History Museum’s Adventures in Nature Day Camp 2025!
Bravo! Musical Theatre Camp - The Little Mermaid (Rancho Santa Margarita)
Bravo! Players Guild
Make a splash at our Little Mermaid-themed Musical Theatre Day Camp! Campers ages 7+ will spend the week singing, dancing, acting, and exploring songs inspired by the beloved Disney classic in a fun and supportive environment. The week concludes with a special mini-performance for family and friends on the final day of camp! July 13–17 Monday–Friday • 9:00 AM–4:00 PM RSM Bell Tower Community Center 22232 El Paseo, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
Summer Intensive Therapy Group
Tumble N' Dots
Voted Best Special Needs Camp by Parenting OC readers, our intensives are a vibrant blend of engaging activities crafted to enhance social skills, sensory experiences, motor development, and beyond! Our carefully curated program offers an immersive and supportive environment where children explore a diverse range of activities, from interactive games to hands-on exercises, fostering holistic growth.
MANCHESTER CITY SOCCER CAMP ORANGE COUNTY 2O26
Manchester City Soccer Camps
Experience fully-qualified City coaches trained in Manchester City’s methodology. Go beyond soccer—build teamwork, leadership, and discipline, the core values of Manchester City players. Train in elite facilities, used by Manchester City players themselves.
Summer Camp - San Diego Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Join us for Summer Camp at the San Diego Zoo! In week-long, full-day camps—from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.—campers will discover cool animal facts, enjoy crafts and games, and connect with wildlife. Led by experienced educators, campers will learn about wildlife conservation and how they can be wildlife heroes.
Barça Academy Camp 2026 - CINCINNATI, OH
FC Barcelona Soccer Camps
RECEIVE A $50.00 DISCOUNT BY USING PROMO CODE: FCBABOUT Barça Academy Soccer Camps is coming to Cincinnati this summer! Join us to train with official FC Barcelona coaches, learn the renowned Barça methodology, and embody core values like respect, effort, ambition, teamwork, and humility. Exceptional campers may even earn the chance to train at FC Barcelona's esteemed facilities in Spain. We hope to see you there!
Bravo! Musical Theatre Camp - K-Pop Demon Hunters (Ladera Ranch)
Bravo! Players Guild
Get ready for an action-packed K-Pop Demon Hunters Musical Theatre Day Camp! Campers ages 7+ will spend the week singing, dancing, acting, and performing high-energy, K-pop–inspired numbers in a fun and supportive environment. The week concludes with a special mini-performance for family and friends on the final day of camp! July 13–17 Monday–Friday • 9:00 AM–4:00 PM Ladera Ranch – Oak Knoll & Flintridge Clubhouse 50% Sibling Discount Available!
Pre-Occupational Therapy Camp
Roberts Wesleyan University Academic Summer Camps
Spend a week learning about the clients, groups and populations occupational therapists (OTs) work with, the different settings OTs work in, and the variety of everyday life activities (occupations) OT provides to promote health, well-being, and the ability to participate in the important activities in client’s lives!
Ballet Intensive
South County Dance
The Junior/Teen Ballet Intensive is a focused training experience designed to strengthen classical ballet technique, artistry, and confidence in every dancer. Dancers will engage in daily classical ballet classes emphasizing proper alignment, strength, flexibility, musicality, terminology, and refined movement quality.
Farm Camp - Underwood Family Farms
Underwood Family Farms
Farm camp returns for the 2025 season! If you have a youngster with a budding interest in animals or farming this is for them! This exciting summer camp offers your Little Farmer the opportunity to interact with a wide variety of farm animals and bring home their very own fruits and vegetables picked straight from our fields! Your child will also participate in numerous fun and educational craft projects and farm games, with the highlight of the week being an Open Barn for your farmer to show their family and friends all they have learned and created that week.
Barça Academy Camp 2026 - PHILADELPHIA, PA
FC Barcelona Soccer Camps
RECEIVE A $50.00 DISCOUNT BY USING PROMO CODE: FCBABOUT Barça Academy Soccer Camps is returning to Philadelphia this summer! Join us to train with official FC Barcelona coaches, learn the renowned Barça methodology, and embody core values like respect, effort, ambition, teamwork, and humility. Exceptional campers may even earn the chance to train at FC Barcelona's esteemed facilities in Spain. We hope to see you there!
Free to Be Me Studio Musical Theater Summer Camps
Free to Be Me Studio of Performing Arts
Free to Be Me Studio offers musical theater summer camps for kids ages 4–10 in Westminster, Orange County, CA. Our performing arts summer camps give young performers the chance to explore singing, acting, and dancing in a fun, confidence-building environment led by experienced theater professionals. Each session culminates in a live showcase performance, giving campers a real stage experience to be proud of. Whether your child is a first-time performer or a seasoned star, our children's theater camps in Orange County are designed to build creativity, social-emotional skills, and a lifelong love of the arts. Serving families across Garden Grove, Anaheim, Huntington Beach, Westminster, and surrounding OC communities."
Kids Yoga Summer Camp
Bestemming Yoga
Our yoga camps are specially designed for kids and tweens to build strength, flexibility, and inner calm—while exploring self expression and confidence through movement. With options in mat yoga and aerial yoga, campers experience safe, supportive sessions that inspire mindfulness and joy. Camp sessions are 3-hours: 2-day, 3-day, or weeklong. $240 2-day camp $360 for 3-day camp $525 for full week (Discount available for siblings)
Nursing Camp
Roberts Wesleyan University Academic Summer Camps
Spend a week in the life of a registered nurse! With the help of the latest cutting-edge technology and expert clinicians at Roberts Wesleyan University, you will learn to work as a vital member of the healthcare team.
Sugar Sweet Farm Camp
Sugar Sweet Farm
With a mission of connecting children to nature through farm-based education, Sugar Sweet Farm has served thousands of local children through farm events and summer camps. At Sugar Sweet Farm, camp is a hands-on, animal-rich experience where children spend their days caring for, learning from, and building real relationships with a vibrant community of farm animals—from goats and llamas to miniature horses, chickens, and even our delightfully opinionated pig.
Anime & Cartooning Summer Camp at Art Steps - Yorba Linda, CA
Art Steps - Yorba Linda, CA
KIDS LOVE OUR FUN & CREATIVE WORKSHOPS! All summer long we enrich our world-class classical drawing and painting curriculum with engaging lessons. Learn to create original Anime characters, including your favorites! Basic cartooning principles are taught by breaking images into whole shapes before drawing them. American and Japanese cartooning are taught alongside proportion and anatomy. This is a great workshop to revisit, year after year!