Samiya Pace, HistoryMiami summer camper, climbs the stairwell inside the Cape Florida Lighthouse inside Key Biscayne's Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in 2010. COURTESY THUVIA MARTIN

Local artist Brian Reedy (left) demonstrates print making to students in the Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami's Creative Arts Program last summer. COURTESY VALERIE RICORDI

A 7-year-old Giselle Torres performs in Broadway Musical Theatre's production of "Cats" during the summer workshop of 2009. The students made their own costumes, and designed and painted the wigs, costume and tails. COURTESY ANGELICA TORRES

Sebi Sanchez paddleboards down the bay at the Oleta River State Park during last year's Camp Live Oak. Paddleboarding is one of the camp's newest activities, and it is open to children between the ages of 5 and 16. COURTESY SUSANNA COLEMAN

Student Vivan Azalia (left) interviews local business owners in North Miami as part of her assignment in MOCA's summer journalism class. COURTESY VALERIE RICORDI

Attendees of HistoryMiami's Hands on History event on March 12 decorate Seminole patchwork vests. The event coincided with the start of HistoryMiami's Spreak Bring Camp. The summer camp begins June 8. COURTESY THUVIA MARTIN

Camp Live Oak campers observe the sting ray tank at the Miami Seaquarium on a field trip during last year's camp. COURTESY SUSANNA COLEMAN

Students in MOCA's Creative Arts Summer Program last year are given a presentation by Coral Morphalogic, a marine biologist-owned coral aquaculture laboratory and multimedia aquarium studio based in Overtown. COURTESY VALERIE RICORDI