Cultural Education

Cultural Summer Camps

Cultural Exploration for All

About

Joyous Chinese Cultural School summer camps provide immersive Chinese cultural exploration opportunities that stimulate endless curiosity and discovery! Our camps aspire to be innovative, creative, and transformative experiences for campers of all ages and backgrounds.

With passionate teachers who are experts in their craft, campers of all ages and skill levels are guaranteed a deeper understanding of Chinese culture. We hope you’ll join us!

5-Day Chinese Cultural Camp

$395/Camper

Our 5-Day Chinese Cultural Camp allows campers to experience a broad sampling of China’s exciting cultural heritage! With daily language, crafts, and dance workshops exploring China’s history, geography, cuisine, and more, along with the opportunity to try delicious, traditional Chinese foods, campers can show off all they’ve learned at the end of the week!

Campers will be split by age group. Lunch included Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

Family get-together schedule & group hotel rates coming soon!

5-Day Chinese Lion Dance Camp

$350/camper

Hosted at the United Martial Arts Center, our 5-day Chinese Lion Dance Camp is a week-long exploration of everyone’s favorite martial arts puppetry! The art of lion dancing takes moments to fall in love with and a lifetime to master. Campers will build essential movement and performance skills throughout this exciting, heart-pumping week-long intensive.

Campers will be split by experience level. Lunch not included.

5-Day Chinese Lion Dance Camp

$325/Camper

Hosted at United Martial Arts Center, our 5-day Chinese Lion Dance Camp is a week-long exploration of everyone’s favorite martial arts puppetry! The martial arts of lion dancing take moments to fall in love with and a lifetime to master. Campers will build essential movement and performance skills through the week in this exciting, heart-pumping week-long intensive.

Campers will be split by experience level. Lunch not included.

5-Day Chinese Culinary Camp

$450/camper

Put those chef hats and aprons on and join us for a tasty adventure you’ll never forget! Our Chinese Culinary Camp will be split by skill level and will help immerse campers in the art of Chinese cooking, exploring the rich cultural history behind traditional dishes and styles. From mastering cooking techniques to exploring the influences of Chinese cuisine, campers will also get to visit local markets and restaurants for inspiration! Hands-on cooking classes and collaborative team challenges will culminate in a delicious lunch for all to enjoy, cooked by campers! 

Lunch provided each day!

Evening get-togethers & group hotel rates available for visiting families!

Summer Camps

Day camps for all ages

Scroll down for group hotel and family get-together information

A Family Affair

Family Get-Togethers

If your child is attending our camps this summer and you are looking to connect with other adoptive families, we invite you to join our family get-togethers throughout camp week! 

Group Hotel

Although our cultural camps are open to any and all curious campers, they often bring in many adoptive families from all over the country to take advantage of our adoption-minded cultural celebration opportunities! To make this a family affair, we have special hotel rates and family get-togethers scheduled to help our camp families to stay connected while they’re visiting!

5-Day Cultural Camp (July 14-18)

For families looking for a convenient hotel to stay at during our camps, Wingate by Wyndham Greenwood Village/Denver Tech has set aside 10 rooms for us at a discounted rate of $159/night. Double queen room options are available with free parking, breakfast, and an indoor swimming pool on a first-come-first-serve basis!

Call 303-626-2641 to make your reservation and ask for the The Park Adoption Community discount.  

Book by June 14, 2025

Online Camps

Seasonal virtual camps for all ages

Join From Anywhere In the World

Our online camps are short and sweet opportunities to connect with other cultures from the comfort of your home! 

Cooking, language, and art camps are available every summer. Check our schedule to see what we have in store this year.

Scholarships are available for all 2025 Chinese Cultural Camps! 

Scholarships Cover Full Camp Fee!

Funds are distributed on a case-by-case basis.
 
Do not let the cost of registration keep you from an exciting summer of cultural celebration!

Camp Scholarships

Thanks to generous donors, camp scholarships are available for our 2025 Cultural Camps!

Celebrate Together

Cultural Camp Team

Meet out wonderful teachers!

Introducing our wonderful teachers!

Gwen Qin

Language Teacher

Christina Yeh

Dance Teacher

Elle-Han Collings

Art Teacher

Faris Maalikki

Lion Dance Instructor

Candace Maalikki

Lion Dance Instructor

Apply to be a Camp Counselor

Passionate about Chinese culture? Are you a hard worker and motivated? Apply now to become a camp counselor for our Chinese cultural camp!

Deadline to apply: June 15, 2025

Sign Up to be a Volunteer

Volunteers make our camp run smoothly, and we couldn’t do it without you! Sign up to help make this camp the best one yet!

Deadline to sign up: July 1, 2025