It may be February, but it’s never too early to start thinking about what you’ll do with the kids during their lengthy summer vacation.         

Actually, many of the camps offered by Georgia Tech’s units — which focus on topics ranging from sports to engineering — open registration this month. Here are a few to keep in mind as you and your family make plans:

• Tech Wreck Day Camp. This is a day camp, based at the Campus Recreation Center (CRC), offered for rising first through eighth graders whose parents are faculty, staff or students at Tech. Participants enjoy activities ranging from field trips to places such as Six Flags to swimming in the CRC pool. The camp is offered in eight, one-week sessions during June and July. Registration opens on Feb. 26 at www.crc.gatech.edu/summercamp.

• CEISMC Summer P.E.A.K.S. The Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing (CEISMC) offers camps for a variety of ages through its CEISMC Summer Programs for Enrichment and Accelerated Knowledge in STEM. Camps focus on topics ranging from being an astronaut cadet to learning about the world of industrial engineering and run for one to two weeks during June and July. Registration will open in February at www.ceismc.gatech.edu/summerprograms.

• Computing Camps. The Institute for Computing Education will host weekly camps for elementary schoolers through high schoolers from late May until early August. Camp topics range from learning how to design an app to creating music with a program known as “EarSketch.” Registration is open now at http://coweb.cc.gatech.edu/ice-gt/2089.

• Office of Arts Camps. The Office of the Arts offers two summer camp experiences for children ages 8-14: Musical Theater Camp, June 10-14, and Drama Camp, June 17-28. Registration is open now at www.ferstcenter.gatech.edu/dramacamp.

• H.O.T. Days @ Georgia Tech. This is a one-week camp, geared toward high school students, that is designed to introduce them to electrical and computer engineering concepts. Two sessions of the program will be offered: June 10-14 and June 17-21. Registration is open now at www.ece.gatech.edu/academics/outreach/hot-days.

For a complete list of summer camps offered at Tech, click here.