For all those children who want to grow up and be epidemiologists, there's a camp.

This summer the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is offering a summer camp called "Disease Detective Camp," or DDC, in a pair of one-week sessions in July for high school juniors and seniors. The schedule includes workshops entitled "How to Solve an Outbreak Part 1" and "Lecture: Quarantine and Jeopardy Game."

CDC spokesperson David Daigle said the camp offers kids "a unique and fun exposure to public health with a wide array of hands-on activities."

Here are some camps for kids interested in something different:

CDC campers break up into teams and go to the federal government's lab to analyze information about a sample outbreak such as salmonella or Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. The campers also develop questionnaires for use in victim interviews and participate in a mock press conference. Application deadline is April 25.

Where: CDC headquarters in Atlanta

Cost: Free (for those selected out of an application process)

When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Session 1 is July 7-11. Session 2 is July 21-25.

www.cdc.gov/gcc/exhibit/camp.htm

Young Chef's Academy

Inspired by the summer 2008 Olympics, aspiring chefs will make Mu Shu Chicken as well as hometown recipes including blueberry muffins, peach salsa and banana bread.

Where: Locations in Buford, Cumming, Duluth, Lawrenceville, Toco Hills, Peachtree City, Sandy Springs and Smyrna.

Cost: Starts at $240 per week

When: 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday through Thursday. June 2-Aug. 14

www.youngchefsacademy.com

Camp Yesteryear

19th century games and crafts including flower pressing, soap making and open hearth cooking for kids ages 7-12.

Where: Smith Plantation Home, 935 Alpharetta St., Roswell

Cost: $150 per child

When: 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., June 23-27

770-641-3978

Color Wheel Art Studio

Hands-on activities include painting a mural, making spy gadgets inspired by Nancy Drew and daytime slumber parties. For kids ages 5 to 12.

Where: 112 Church St., Decatur

Cost: $260 per week.

When: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 27-Aug. 8.

404-377-9800

Adrenaline Climbing Camps

Kids ages 8 to 16 climb indoor walls 26-feet tall. Kids 12 to 16 climb outdoor walls as high as 100 feet and also go on an advanced, 10-day base camp Kentucky excursion.

Where: Adrenaline Climbing, 460 Brogdon Road, Suwanee.

Cost: $225 to $575/session

When: One and two-week sessions 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

770-271-1390