Western Academy Guitar Camp is a one week camp for both the total beginner and experienced guitar players alike. Students will be split into two groups based on ability, and will learn to play, read music, music theory, music history, and build towards a performance on Friday with every player included.

Using detailed figurines which depict armies from world conflicts throughout modern history, boys will set-up toy soldiers and engage in reenacted battles, which foster imaginative play as well as historical knowledge.

Learn the fundamentals of the game from the backdoor cut and layup, to boxing out and scoring with the game on the line. Sharpen your skills for high-level competition or for beating your brother in the driveway. Campers learn challenging drills and play fun games and contests. Mike McBride, Western Academy’s head varsity basketball coach, brings years of competition and coaching experience to the basketball camp. In addition, emphasis will be placed on aspects of healthy sportsmanship: perseverance, optimism, unselfishness, and hard work. The Green Jays basketball camp is a great place to play and prepare for the next level of competition.

Western Academy’s Wrestling Camp offers a fun immersion in this ancient and noble sport through a combination of instruction, drilling, and live wrestling. Participants will receive personalized one-on-one assistance from camp coaches and mentors.

Astronomy Camp at Western Academy is primarily a hands-on, in-the-field experience.  During the week of June 11th, we will gather for three evening sessions, two at Western and one at the Houston Astronomical Society’s Dark Site (near Columbus)...

Rediscover how reading and putting pen or pencil to paper stimulates the brain like nothing else! In these two Summer Workshops Western Academy teachers will give individualized attention to small groups based on age level and ability. 

Field trips have always served as a vital component in a young boy’s education. Field Trip Camp provides students the opportunity to explore the artistic, scientific, and natural treasures of the greater Houston area.

Woodworking Camp is now sold-out!

Western Academy’s Woodworking Camp will feature 20 hours of instruction and construction of a handsome and sturdy Adirondack chair!

BOTH WEEKS ARE NOW SOLD-OUT. Email Mr. Thompson at adam.thompson@westernacademy.net to get your son on the waitlist for one or both weeks. He will do everything in his power to get your boy in!

Dangerous Club for Boys, inspired in part by The Dangerous Book for Boys, will offer a sampling of activities and lessons that will familiarize the boys with stories, hobbies, games, and skills that every boy should know and love. The goal is to awaken a boy’s natural passion for learning and to encourage him on the dangerous adventure of becoming a good man! 

Western Academy's Comics Camp introduces students to the wonderful world of comics. Students will learn about the history of comics and the vital role this artistic medium has played in American culture over the last several decades.

Have you ever wondered how Hercules was able to subdue Cerberus, the three-headed dog of Hades? How was Noah able to keep all the predators from eating all the prey on the Ark?  How does Mr. Block so easily tend Western's flock of chickens?  

Trebuchet Camp will provide a fun, exciting, and hands-on approach to studying energy conversion, levers, trajectories, ratios, rotational motion, inertia, forces, and more! Campers will also learn the history of trebuchets, from the Ancient world to Medieval times. 

Learn the Royal Game at Western Academy Chess Camp! Boys will receive instruction in strategies and tactics through interactive lessons and competitive matches and tournaments. Whether learning the game for the first time or looking to master it, campers can enjoy the Game of Kings and all its auxiliary benefits...

The Latin and Math Tutorials are a great way to prepare for a strong start to the academic year! Designating students into small groups by grade level and ability, this program will feature individualized instruction from Western Academy teachers and will build upon previous content knowledge.

Science Camp at Western Academy immerses your son in the strange and exciting world of scientific discovery.  We pack a lot of wonder into one week: dissections, physics demonstrations, electrical circuits, chemical reactions and rocket launches.  Science Camp is entirely hands-on, and your son will take a new project home with him every day. He will not be able to stop talking about everything he did and learned!

Western Academy’s Survival campers will learn the basics of how to survive in the wild with just a few standard tools. Boys will learn the practical science of navigation as well as how to get rescued. Other vital skills taught will include: building a shelter, starting are using only what’s available in nature, finding and sterilizing water, trapping and field dressing, foraging for edible plants and bugs.

Western Academy’s Bug Camp entails observing, identifying, collecting, killing (properly), drying, pinning, labeling and displaying various Texas insects. The camp will include studying the various types of Texas insects which includes their anatomy, binomial nomenclature, and other qualities. This will also entail a trip to the Katy Prairie Conservancy to learn more about the Texas biome. We will also collect and pin insects out there as well.

Western Academy Ukulele Camp is a one week camp for both the total beginner and experienced ukulele players alike. Students will be split into two groups based on ability, and will learn to play, read music, music theory, music history, and build towards a performance on Friday with every player included.

Improve your skills and enjoy the team game of football. Whether your goal is to improve as a player or simply have more fun with your friends, learn the fundamentals and game strategies from Western Academy’s head coach, Mike McBride. Players develop the fundamentals and individual skills of the game through drills and competitions. The personal attention of the staff also focuses on the development of the virtues associated with team-play and the overall character of a sportsman.

Western Academy’s Cross Country Camp offers a fun introduction to the summer running program that will prepare the boys for the fall’s upcoming cross country workouts, and give them tips for racing better. 

Band Camp is meant for boys who have started playing or who wish to begin to play brass, woodwinds and percussion. Boys will receive guided practice and small group instruction in wind instruments and percussion.

Whether novices or experts, boys will have the opportunity to enjoy the variety of fishing opportunities in the Houston area.  While boys will spend most of the day actively angling, they will also receive hands-on instruction.