summer camp

American  

noun

1. a camp, especially one for children during the summer, providing facilities for sleeping and eating, and usually for handicrafts, sports, etc.

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Example Sentences

In other ways, the campus resembles a summer camp with a tennis academy and sailboats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Concerns about flash floods have mounted in the U.S. in particular following the Central Texas disaster in July, in which more than a hundred people were killed, including children at a summer camp.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

He described Ruben as "headmasterly" and said his impression of the summer camp was "definitely a bit chaotic but seemed entirely appropriate".

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

It was especially handy when I was working at a summer camp and had limited access to electronics.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

Vonetta didn’t seem to care that we were in some sort of Black Panther summer camp, learning to become Black Panthers.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia