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Camp Invention
Coed Day Camp
The Camp Invention program is a nationally acclaimed weeklong summer enrichment day experience for children entering in grades one through six that is free to schools and organizations nationwide. The top priority of the Camp Invention program is to provide quality enrichment programming in the fields of science, mathematics, history, and the arts.
Local schools host the program and the week's hands-on activities are led by local teachers to ensure a safe learning environment. The staff to child ratio is 1:8! The Camp Invention program enhances a child's ability to learn through teamwork and subject immersion while cultivating a new appreciation for discovery - it's learning disguised as fun!
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Camp Wabanna
Residential & Day coed summer camp
A non-denominational Christian camp located on the Chesapeake Bay. Both overnight and day camp programs are available. Programs run in eight one week sessions, beginning mid-June and running through mid August. A "Leader In Training" program is available for teens ages 15-17 and runs in both 1 week and 2 week sessions. Please refer to our website for exact dates and costs.
Wabanna's summer programs provide a fun-filled, action-packed, and spiritually focused experience. Activities include: sailing, boating, tubing, team building, indoor/outdoor climbing wall, 50' giant swing, arts/crafts, swimming, canoeing/kayaking, group games, crabbing, sports, archery, and much more!
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Valley Mill Camp Inc
Coed Day Camp
Valley Mill Camp has been serving families in the Washington area since 1956, combining closeness to home with the atmosphere of an away camp. Sixty acres of deep woods, surrounding a spring-fed lake, provide a delightfully cool headquarters for a vigorous camp program. Growth and development of character and personality, improvement of athletic skills, and a sense of group fun, are our goals. Small camp groups, led by a large staff of qualified counselors, ensure that every camper receives individual attention.
Lakeside Day Camp
Coed Day CampFun coed day camp for ages 5-13. Our Activities Camp is available from one day to 10 weeks and includes free ARC swim lessons, recreational swimming, athletics, drama/music, creative arts and special guest performances. Our Adventure Camp for ages 9-13 runs on a weekly basis and includes swimming, outdoor skills, target sports, zipline and climbing wall. An experienced, loving and well-trained staff greets your children each day. We invite your child to have a memorable summer and make new friendships!
Open 7am-6pm, Monday through Friday. Before and After Care included. Located on 30 beautiful countryside acres, yet just minutes from major Baltimore highways.
Emagination Computer Camps
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Technology PLUS Summer Camp Fun! Emagination blends the latest in technology with fun non-tech activities that create a well-rounded summer camp experience for kids & teens ages 8 -17. Two-week sessions allow time to make friends and become part of a community.
Beginners to experts choose three workshops from a selection including: 3D Art, 3D Animation, Flash®, Digital Music, Video Game Design, Robotics, RC Cars, iApps, Java.
Recreation is an important part of the program. Campers get unplugged in outdoor games, swimming, Color Wars and more.
University locations near Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and Atlanta bring together kids like me from nearby towns, states across America and many foreign countries. It's Worth the Trip!
The Emagination Difference
* Three different technology workshops each day --- learn multiple topics.
* Two-week sessions --- time to make new friends and become a part of a summer camp community.
* Recreation and socializing are important --- campers learn tech skills and life skills.
* Weekend activities --- tuition includes Saturday Color Wars and other activities
* Senior Camp for Teens --- more independence, free time and special activities.
Emagination also offers a separate and immersive two-week course in video game development for teens 15-18.
Summer at Sandy Spring
Coed Day Camp
Summer at Sandy Spring is known for having a variety of camps; low staff to camper ratios, experienced and caring adults responsible for each program, excellent facilities and a beautiful, wooded campus. We are located on Sandy Spring Friends School 140-acre campus, near Olney, Wheaton and Silver Spring.
We offer a wide range of different programming options ranging from sports to art to academic to adventure programs for grades PK-12 in both half and full day settings. Please feel free to schedule a free tour to see the beauty of our campus and quality of our programs for yourself.
iD Tech Summer Computer Camps
Weeklong, day and overnight summer programs for ages 7-17
Love gaming, programming, or filming? Take hobbies further and gain a competitive edge! Over 130,000 students ages 7-17 have enrolled in fun and challenging, weeklong, day and overnight programs held at 60 prestigious universities nationwide including Stanford, Princeton, Columbia, Emory, and others in 27 states. Small classes (max 8:1) are guaranteed, and taught by adult-only instructors for personalized curriculum with a small group to optimize learning and social experiences.
COURSES: Create iPhone apps, programs with C++ and Java, video games, websites, movies, 3D models, robots, films, photos, and more. Accredited Continuing Education Units are available.
YEAR-ROUND LEARNING! New for 2012, students can complement their summer experience by subscribing to iDTech365.com - an online learning community offering tutorials, forums, and video lessons. And don't forget about the FREE monthly online workshops.
TEEN-ONLY PROGRAMS: Also for 2-weeks ages 13-18 immerse in specialized, pre-college, overnight summer programs at iD Gaming Academy, iD Programming Academy, and iD Visual Arts Academy (filmmaking and photography). Visit www.iDTeenAcademies.com for courses and university locations.
VISIT INTERNALDRIVE.COM for more information and to register online (check real-time-up-to-the-minute-availability). Or call 1-888-709-TECH (8324) to speak to a Program Advisor who can recommend a customized summer schedule to develop a student's interest.
Bach to Rock - America's Music School
Coed Music Day CampB2R knows that students learn best when they join together to play the music they like the most. That's why we use special arrangements of the music of our time to build self-esteem and motivate students.
In weekly full- and half-day music camps, kids learn to perform in a band, DJ, sing in a glee club or promote their band. No experience necessary. Early-childhood camps for 3.5-6 year olds. Morning, afternoon or full-day sessions are offered from mid-June through August. Winter camp is offered during the winter break and spring camp during spring break.
Washington Nationals Baseball Camp
Coed Baseball Day Camp
The Washington Nationals Baseball Camp is the official baseball camp of the Washington Nationals!
Located on the campus of Georgetown Prep, the Washington Nationals Baseball Camp is in early August.
For boys and girls; ages 7 - 14.
ESF Summer Day Camps
Coed summer day camps
ESF offers three different camps: Day Camp for boys and girls ages 3-8; Sports Camp for boys and girls ages 7-14; and Senior Camp for boys and girls ages 9-15.
Pennsylvania Locations- Chester Springs, Chestnut Hill, Haverford, Newtown Square.
New Jersey locations: Lawrenceville and Moorestown.
Connecticut Location: Greenwich
Maryland Locations: Baltimore & North Bethesda
Day Camp activities include swimming, arts & crafts, sports, science, performing arts, martial arts, fencing, archery, and special events. Sports Camp activities include soccer, baseball, basketball, flag football, street hockey, European team handball, lacrosse, golf and swimming. Senior Camp activities include swimming, sports, art, cooking, broadcast media, music production, mythbusters (science exploration), outdoor adventure, martial arts, fencing, archery and more. 2 to 10 week options. Extended day available.
ESF Sports Camp
Coed summer day camps
The ESF Sporrts Camp, For the boy or girl, ages 7 -14, who simply loves sports! Nine sports featured weekly for beginner, intermediate and advanced level athletes: Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Flag Football, Street Hockey, European Team Handball, Lacrosse, Golf, Tennis (selected sites).
Pennsylvania Locations- Chester Springs, Chestnut Hill, Haverford, Newtown Square.
New Jersey locations: Lawrenceville and Moorestown.
Connecticut Location: Greenwich
Maryland Locations: Baltimore & North Bethesda
DayJams Rock Music Day Camp
Coed Rock Music Day Camp
Create, Play, have Fun! Your child will be in a rock band, write a song, perform in a concert and make a recording in just one week. DayJams helps build confidence, instills creativity and develops strong team building skills in a supportive and safe environment.
Want to know how to give your child an amazing summer experience? Call us today! 1-800-295-5956 let our knowledgeable staff help you design the perfect program for your little rock star.
Ages 8-15
No musical experience required
Camp Pecometh
Christian Coed Summer Camp with Overnight and Day Camp Sessions
Camp Pecometh is the place to come for fun and fellowship. Our summer camp provides kids from K-11 with a traditional Christian summer program, with six-day Overnight sessions, five-day Day camp sessions, and two sessions of Mini-Camp for the younger campers. Water, Fun and Sun!
Camp Pecometh has aquatics, adventure, traditional and specialty programs.
TIC Summer Camp
Coed summer day camp
Since 1983, TIC has offered technology and sports in the Washington DC area. Boys and girls, ages 7 to 16, come to TIC not just to explore technology, but for a kind of personal attention (4:1 camper/staff ratio), excitement and creativity rarely found elsewhere. Our half day sports program offers a physical challenge to balance the mental stimulation of the technology half day. At TIC kids learn by having fun!
Four two-week sessions where campers design their own project in one of the following: programming, film making, animation, robotics, web design, digital arts, and digital music. Sports include soccer, basketball, volleyball, frisbee, flag football, gymnastics; extra cost options available in drama and tennis. Extra services include extended day and shuttle transportation (DC only).
TIC has excellent indoor and outdoor athletic facilities in three convenient locations: Georgetown Day School, High School Campus in Washington, DC; French International School in Bethesda, MD; and Oakcrest School in McLean, VA.
Woodland Horse Center Summer Camp
Coed Day Camp
Woodland Horse Center, located just 8 miles north of the DC beltway, offers summer camp for boys and girls age 5 through 15. Expert instruction and qualified staff in a safe and fun-filled environment! Campers have a blast as they develope their riding skills and learn all about the horse through demonstrations and interactive lectures. Pony Pals Camp is for kids age 5-7. Horsemanship Camp is for kids age 8-15.
Woodland is Maryland's premier horseback riding center and is located on a 25 acre estate. Come check us out for FREE! Trial lesson is held every Sunday at 1 PM. Meet our horses and staff ! 35 years experience. If you have a horse-crazy kid, this is the place to be!
Fun Bot Lab
Coed Day Camp
Fun Bot Lab is a unique robotics and media camp for boys and girls focused on having as much fun with robots as humanly possible. We start with the basic Lego and NXT systems and then modify them, add hardware, submit them to complex challenges all the while teaching important skills in math and science. In the afternoon, we turn to creative digital media formats to create images, music and videos of our experiences.
In the past, students have created animations with Flash, mixed music, created panoramic photography, created commercials, explored DC, made claymation movies and of course - designed, built, programmed all manner of robotic inventions. We have a fun and enthusiastic staff that know their stuff and want to share it with our campers.
ESF Senior Camp
Coed Day Camp
For campers, ages 9-15, interested in broadening their horizons through new challenges and exciting True Life Adventures!
Senior Camp activities include swimming, sports, art, cooking, broadcast media, music production, mythbusters (science exploration), outdoor adventure, martial arts, fencing, archery and more. 2 to 10 week options. Extended day available.
Camp Invention
Coed Day Camp
The Camp Invention program is a nationally acclaimed weeklong summer enrichment day experience for children entering in grades one through six that is free to schools and organizations nationwide. The top priority of the Camp Invention program is to provide quality enrichment programming in the fields of science, mathematics, history, and the arts.
Local schools host the program and the week's hands-on activities are led by local teachers to ensure a safe learning environment. The staff to child ratio is 1:8! The Camp Invention program enhances a child's ability to learn through teamwork and subject immersion while cultivating a new appreciation for discovery - it's learning disguised as fun!
