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Summer Camps for ages 12–13 in Ottawa.

16 camps in Ottawa accept ages 12–13. Median week: $380; range $350–$1,250.

Middle-school summer camps in Ottawa have the smallest selection and the hardest decision. Many traditional day camps cap at 12, leaving "leadership-in-training" tracks (real, but uneven) and specialty programs (great if your kid has a track, frustrating if they don't). This is also when overnight options open up meaningfully.

Top 16 camps

  1. Art Adventure (Ages 8–13) · National Gallery of Canada · Ages 8–13 · $380/week
  2. National Gallery of Canada Art Adventure Camp · National Gallery of Canada · Ages 6–13 · $380/week
  3. Camp Ten Oaks · Camp Ten Oaks · Ages 8–17 · $2266/week
  4. Camp Ten Oaks - Camp Ten Oaks East · Camp Ten Oaks · Ages 8–17 · $2266/week
  5. Camp Ten Oaks - Camp Ten Oaks West · Camp Ten Oaks · Ages 8–17 · $2266/week
  6. Diefenbunker Spy Camp · Ottawa · Ages 5–17
  7. Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Summer School · Various OCDSB Schools · Ages 5–18
  8. Music and Aviation Summer Camp · Canada Aviation and Space Museum · Ages 5–12 · $350/week
  9. Nature and Art · National Gallery of Canada · Ages 8–13 · $380/week
  10. Ravens Creative Writing and Sports Camp · Carleton University · Ages 9–14 · $98.5/week
  11. Ottawa Art Gallery Summer Camp | Art & About · Ottawa Art Gallery, 50 Mackenzie King Bridge, Ottawa, ON K1N 0C5 · Ages 6–12 · $325/week
  12. City of Ottawa - Summer Fun · Roch Carrier Elementary School · Ages 6–14
  13. Canada Agriculture and Food Museum Summer Camps · Canada Agriculture and Food Museum · Ages 4–12 · $420/week
  14. Fun at the Farm Camp · Canada Agriculture and Food Museum · Ages 4–12 · $300/week
  15. Farm Adventurers Camp · Canada Agriculture and Food Museum · Ages 4–12 · $420/week
  16. Fair Jeanne Voyages · Ottawa · Ages 12–18 · $1250/week

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↘ What to look for

Ask whether the program is age-segregated or whether 12-year-olds get bucketed with 9-year-olds (common, demoralizing). If your camp has a CIT/leadership track, ask what the kids actually DO — real responsibility (planning sessions, supervising under-8s) vs. glorified-camper status with a different t-shirt. Cost-per-week often jumps at this age; check what the increase covers.

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