By Jeannie Peng Mansyur

Summer for kids can mean vacations and a break from school, but how to constructively spend the time can present challenges for the parents. No worries. San Jacinto College has that area covered.

Children experience learning losses when they do not engage in educational activities during the summer, according to the National Summer Learning Association. San Jacinto College aims to educate K-12 students during these months on the various careers and activities through music, academics, STEM, theatre and sports camps.

Here is a sampling of camps that could be offered in 2017 (camp line-up will be released in March 2017).

All-State Choir Camp: This camp offers high school students training on the TMEA All-State choral repertoire to help them successfully compete during the annual audition process.

Basketball Camp: This camp provides beginners with the basic fundamentals of the game and helps advanced players develop their skills to a higher degree.

EnergyVenture: This is a one-week summer camp for middle and high school students and is focused on the energy industry and the career opportunities in the field. Camp industry sponsors provide scholarships to assist with camp costs.

Guitar Camp: This camp is open to aspiring guitarists ages 12-19 (middle school through high school) and all experience levels are welcome.

Jedi Master Engineering using LEGO: The force awakens in this advanced engineering course for young Jedi.

KidSpot Summer Musical Theatre Camp: A long-standing summer favorite, this camp presents an ideal opportunity for a child to experience the range of activities possible at a theatre.

Maritime Venture Camp: This camp allows young people 14 to 17 years old opportunities to explore exciting careers available in the area’s thriving maritime industry.

Band Camp: This camp continues the tradition of quality-intensive band rehearsals and musical training for young musicians.

Piano Camp: This camp provides activities that vary from fundamental skills and drills, master classes, piano ensemble in our state of the art piano lab, basic music theory, and musical enrichment.

Baseball Camp: This camp covers all aspects of the game of baseball from hitting, hitting drills, base running and base running drills as well as defensive play at each position.

Softball Camp: This general skills camp works on both offensive and defensive skills.

Saxophone and Jazz Camp: This camp is open to high school-level to college-level saxophonists.

Space Girls: This is an all-encompassing leadership challenge for discovering the many contributions women are making in aerospace and beyond.

Volleyball Camp: This camp is for female athletes entering the sixth through 12th grades and provides an overall learning environment for beginners through advanced-level players.

Water-Bots: This camp provides an introduction into the world of underwater robotics.

Woodwind and Brass Camp: This camp is open to high school-level woodwind players and brass players.

Young Writers of Fantasy Fiction: Participants in this camp are guided through the process of writing short works of fantasy fiction.

Check sanjac.edu during spring 2017 for a list of upcoming summer camps.