2002 - COPE, Inc



|Name of Camp |Age |Dates |Tuition |Description |

|Location |Range |Hours | | |

|Contact Info | | | | |

|American University Summer 2005 |9th-12th grades |6/20/5-7/15/5 |Tuition ranges from $550-$1,800 |Discover the world of communication in classes such as Student Filmmaking |

| | |(varies w/class) | |Series (beginning and advanced); Making Wildlife Films; The Art, Power, and |

|In association with the American Film Institute.| | | |Business of Non-Fiction Film and Video; Advanced Scriptwriting and Video |

|School of Communication | |9:00-3:00 | |Production; Public Speaking; Photoshop and Digital Photography, 35mm |

|4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW | |AM and PM | |Photograph y I and II; Professional News Writing Workshop; The Art of the |

|202-885-2105; fax- 202-885-2019 | |(varies w/class) | |Interview and Animation. |

|Website: soc.american.edu | | | | |

|Email: communication@american.edu | | | | |

|and fri@american.edu | | | | |

|Beauvoir Summer Program 2005 |3-10 years |6/20/5-8/12/5 |$150 registration |Various programs which include: sports, computers, music, art, physical |

| | | | |education, academic center, chess, checkers, science investigators, |

|The National Cathedral Elem. School | |8:30-3:00 |Call for 2005 tuition. |technology, Spanish, French, Young Chefs, drama, and CIT. |

|3500 Woodley Road, NW | |Extended care available | | |

|202-537-6482; fax-202-537-6512 | |(except Fireflies): | | |

|Website: | |7:30-6:00 | | |

|Email: beauvoirsummer@ | | |Limited financial aid. | |

|Budding Yogis Summer Camps for Kids |5-10 years |6/20/5-6/24/5 |$250/week |This camp is about creating a mind-body connection with at least 2 hours of |

| | |and | |yoga/day. Also includes games, creative movement, sharing of ideas, drawing, |

|5615 39th Street, NW | |6/27/5-7/1/5 | |journaling, relaxing, creating, singing songs, outdoor activities and more. |

|202-686-1104; fax number – 202-686-9293 | | | | |

|Website: | |9:00-3:00 | | |

|No email | | | | |

|Camp Arena Stage |8-15 years |7/5/5-7/29/5 |$270 deposit |This camp empowers young people to express themselves more fully through art |

| |(Co-ed) | | |that speaks with their own voices. Campers create their own schedules, |

|Location: | |9:00-4:00 |$1,500 |choosing from a host of classes in theater, music, dance, visual art, and |

|Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School | | |(before 4/4/5) |sports. Examples of a multitude of activities (availability dependent upon |

|1524 35th St., NW | |Extended Day: | |interest) are: batik, calligraphy, photography, stained glass, tie dye, |

|202-554-9066, X808 | |8:00-6:00 |$1,600 |acting, cabaret, lighting design, playwriting, puppetry, stage combat, |

|Website: camp | | |(after 4/5/5) |acrobatics, ballet, jazz, salsa, yoga, choir, percussion, song writing, show |

|Email: camp@ | | | |tunes, gospel, creative writing, newspaper design, baseball, soccer, |

| | | |Limited number of need-based |recreational games, martial arts and jogging. |

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|Name of Camp |Age |Dates |Tuition |Description |

|Location |Range |Hours | | |

|Contact Info | | | | |

|Camp Creativity |6-15 |Weekly sessions |No scholarships available. |Art programs include painting, drawing, sculpture, papermaking, bookmaking, photography, |

| |years |from | |ceramics, video clay animation, screen-printing, puppetry, and digital arts. |

|Corcoran College of Art and Design | |6/20/5 to 8/12/5 |Reg. fee - $35 | |

|Georgetown Campus | | |(waived for members) | |

|1801 35th St., NW | |9:00-3:00 | | |

|202-639-1820 | | |Full day: $435/wk | |

|fax – 202-639-1821 | |Extended |Half Day: AM- $250/wk; PM - $170/wk | |

|Website: corcoran.edu/ce | |8:00-5:30. | | |

|Email: PR@corcoran.edu | | |Before care- $32; After care - $80 | |

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|Camp Invention |2nd-6th |8/1/5-8/5/5 |$189 |Established in 1990. |

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|National Inventors Hall of Fame | |9:00-3:00 |After 3/15/5: $199 |Camp consists for five activity-oriented modules that integrate science, math, history and |

|Main Office in Akron, Ohio | | | |the arts in the context of hands-on activities. These activities use creative thinking and |

|Locations of camp (see notes) | | |After 5/31/5: $209 |problem-solving skills as a basis for activities. With “Create” Camp, the children become |

|1-800-968-IDEA (4332) | | | |automobile designers in Spills and Chills™, outer space pioneers in Problem Solving on Planet|

|Fax – 330-849-8528 | | | |ZAK®, and build a roller coaster in Imagination Point: Ride Physics™. With “Experience” |

|Website: | | | |Camp, the children put on their detective hats to solve life’s most vesting problems in The |

|Email: campinvention@ | | | |Case of the Disappearing Homework™. In What’s Bugging You? ™, the race is on with live bugs,|

| | | | |as the children discover the internal workings of insects and build a bug creation of their |

| | | | |own. |

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| | | | |Location: Key Elementary – “Create” Camp. |

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| | | | |* See MD and VA Guides. |

|Camp Moss Hollow |7 - 14 |Weekly Sessions |$15 registration |Camp Motto - Conceive It, Believe It, Achieve It. |

| |years |from | | |

|Family and Child Services | |June-August. |Tuition is based on a sliding scale according|Established in 1904 and ACA accredited. |

|of Washington, DC, Inc. (FC&CS) | |(Mon-Sat) |to income | |

|929 L Street, NW, Washington, DC | |(max 2 non-con. | |This rustic 367-acre camp in the Shenandoah Mountains (near Markam, VA), offers children from|

|202-289-1510, ext. 131 or 187 | |sessions) |1st child: |diverse backgrounds a fun-filled, structured, quality camping experience. For some campers, |

|Website: | | |$25-$400 |it is their first time away from home and away from the tensions, noise and the chaos of the |

|camp | |8:30 a.m. (Mon.) | |inner city. Features arts & crafts, creative expression through drama and dance, |

|No email address. | |to 9:30 a.m. (Sat)|2nd child: |multicultural/multigenerational music, plant and animal life studies, intro to computers, |

| | | |$15-$240) |team sports, reading program, ropes course, hiking, basic swimming and water safety, and |

| | | | |canoeing. |

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| | | | |Bus service is offered from the immediate Washington, DC area. |

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| | | | |Applications must be submitted in person with the following documents: birth certificate; |

| | | | |Social Security Number or card; child’s medical insurance information or card; tax forms, |

| | | | |W-2s, or recent pay stubs; and non-refundable registration fee. Registration hours are |

| | | | |Monday and Wednesday - 10:00-1:00 and 2:30-4:00; Tuesday and Thursday - 2:00-6:30. |

|Name of Camp |Age |Dates |Tuition |Description |

|Location |Range |Hours | | |

|Contact Info | | | | |

|Camp Shakespeare 2005 |10-18 |6/27/5 - 8/20/5 |Session I – IV: |Young People's Camp (ages 10-12 years) and Teen Camp (13-18 years). Exploration of acting, |

| |years |(2-week |$675/session |movement, voice, stage combat and more! A typical day includes: movement, acting, stage |

|The Shakespeare Theatre Rehearsal and Education| |performance | |combat, text, and theatre games – a total immersion in the tools that a professional actor |

|Studios: | |intensive |Advanced Camp: |needs to work with in the theatre. Taught by professional artists and educators. |

|507 and 516 8th Street, SE | |sessions) |$975 | |

|202-547-5688; fax – 202-547-0226 | | | |2005 plays by session are (young people/teen camp): Session I – Mac Beth/Twelfth Night; |

|Website: | |3 week Advanced |(no price increases since 2003!) |Session II – The Tempest/Hamlet; Session III – Two Gentleman of Verona/All’s Well, That Ends |

|No email address | |Camp: | |Well; Session IV – Only Teens Camp (ages 15-18) –Measure for Measure. |

| | |August |Limited scholarships are available upon | |

| | |8-26, 2005 |request. |Advanced Camp (ages 15-18 only) – Troilus and Cressida. Advanced Camp is for returning |

| | | | |students who want to get a more intensive exposure to Shakespeare in performance. |

| | |10:00 -5:00 | | |

| | | | |All performances on Saturday at the end of the two-week session. |

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| | | | |* See MD and VA Guides |

|Capital Children's Museum Summer Day Camp |Grades | |. |MUSEUM IS CLOSED UNTIL 2008 – no camps planned for this year. |

| |2nd - 9th| | | |

|Beth Wilson, Director | | | | |

|202-675-4149; fax – 202-675-4140 | | | | |

|Website: | | | | |

|info@ncm.museum | | | | |

|CASA (Creative Arts and Summer Adventure @ |Ages 3-16|Session I: |$200 deposit per session |Established in 1995. Located between 2 Metro stations – Van Ness/UDC and Tenley/AU. |

|Sheridan School) | |6/20/5-7/8/5 | | |

| | | |Session I: |The newly remodeled (2004) air-conditioned indoor facility includes: photography labs, |

|Sheridan School | |Session II: |$770-$800 |video studio, music studio, art studios, dance studio, computer lab, little kids studio, |

|Contact: | |7/11/5-8/5/5 |Session II: |classroom clubhouses, multi-use room, kitchen, library, and gymnasium. |

|Nathalie Sviedrys, Auxiliary Prog. Dir. | | |$915-$1,065 | |

|4400 36th St, NW | |9:00-3:00 | |Each day begins and ends in a “clubhouse” grouped by grade where campers share their day, |

|202-895-0250, X165;Fax-202-244-9696 | | |Extended: |play games, and socialize. Campers then have a choice of classes such as: ceramics, |

|Website: | |Extended Day |AM-$40 |drawing and painting, printing, Funky Photo, food around the world, basketball, origami, |

|Email: nsviedrys@ | |7:45-6:00 |PM-$90 |Hollywood film crew, mini-musical, B&W Photo for beginners, tap dance, chess for fun, and |

| | | | |weird science. |

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| | | | |Open Houses – February 24, 2005 and April 3, 2005 |

|Name of Camp |Age |Dates |Tuition |Description |

|Location |Range |Hours | | |

|Contact Info | | | | |

|Casa Italiana Summer Camp |5 –14 |Call for dates and|Early registration discount. |Located 1½ blocks from Judiciary Square Metro Station. |

| |years |hours | | |

|Casa Italia Language School | | |Call for 2005 tuition |Italian immersion through arts, music and games. |

|Contact: Olga Mancuso | |Extended care | | |

|595 ½ 3rd Street, NW | |available | | |

|202-638-1348; no fax number | | | | |

|Website: | | | | |

|Email: casaitaliana2000@ | | | | |

|Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind Camp |See |Call for dates and|Call for 2005 tuition |Camp for the visually impaired. |

|Lighthouse AND Technology Summer Camp in |descrip- |hours for 2005 | | |

|Northern Virginia |tion at | | |Lions/Lighthouse Camp in the Woods (12-19 yrs) – one week residential camp in the Shenandoah|

| |right. | | |Valley. Features independent living skills as well experience outdoors. |

|Contact – Tameika Gee | | | |Camp Lighthouse (6-15 yrs) – three weeks in July. Combines classroom living with fun and |

|1120 20th Street, NW | | | |field trips like horseback riding, swimming beepball, and amusement parks. |

|202-454-6481; no fax number | | | |Technology Summer Camp (Middle and High School age) – two weeks in July for middle schoolers|

|Website: | | | |and 3 weeks for high schoolers. |

|No email address | | | | |

|Cybercamps |Day Camp:|6/20/5 – 8/5/5 |Day Camp: |ACA accredited. |

| | |(weekly sessions) |$699/session | |

|Camp Location: |7-18 | | |Beginner to advanced programs which include: Cyber Explorer (ages 7-9) and the following |

|American University – Tenley Campus |years |8:45-4:45 |Residential: |for 10 years and older – programming, game design, robotics, digital arts, web design, wOOt |

| | | |$1,074/session |C@mp (13-18 years), game design and modding, and 3D animation. Also included: traditional |

|Giant Campus, Inc. |Residenti|Extended day until| |outdoor activities and team building, scavenger hunts and ultimate Frisbee. |

|Main office is in Seattle, WA |al Camp: |6:15 p.m. |Extended day - $60/session | |

|1-888-904-CAMP (2267) | |Monday-Thursday | | |

|Website: |10-16 |only |Lunch option | |

|Email: info@ |years | |$40/session | |

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| | | |Additional lab fees may apply. | |

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| | | | |* See MD and VA Guides |

|Name of Camp |Age |Dates |Tuition |Description |

|Location |Range |Hours | | |

|Contact Info | | | | |

|Discovery Creek Summer Nature Adventure|6-10 years |See |$405/session |See detailed description on website. |

|Camp |(Froglets) |descrip-tion|(7/4/5 week - | |

| | |column. |$325) |Eco-Explorers (6-7 yrs): June 13-17, 2005; July 18-22, 2005 |

|Historic Schoolhouse, 4954 MacArthur | | | |Aquatic Adventures (7-10 yrs): June 20-24, 2005; July 25-29, 2005 |

|Blvd., NW | |9:00-3:00 |Tuition includes |Chesapeake Creekers (7-10 yrs): June 27-July 1, 2005; August 1-5, 2005 |

|202-337-5111; no fax number | | |program materials,|Earth Expedition (7-10 yrs): July 5-8, 2005; August 8-12, 2005 |

|Website: | | |snack and t-shirt.|Animal Investigators (7-10 yrs): July 11-15, 2005; August 15-19, 2005 |

|No email | | | | |

| | | | |See VA and MD Guides. |

|The Enrichment Centers, Inc. |4-16 years |Weekly |$45 registration |Locations in DC |

|Summer Programs | |sessions: |fee. | |

| | | | |Budding Yogis Studio, 5615 39th St, NW |

|See location in notes | |Budding |Summer Enrichment:|Flow Yoga Studio, 1450 P Street, NW |

|301-229-2001; fax - 301-229-4185 | |Yogis Studio|Half Day - | |

|Website: | |7/5/5-7/26/5|$125/week |Summer Enrichment – healthy balance of academics and fun! |

|No email address | | |Full Day - | |

| | |Flow Yoga |$195/week |Summer Group Tutoring: Language Immersion (language and cultural immersion programs in French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, and |

| | |Studio | |ESL); Gifted & Talented (dynamic accelerated programs designed to enhance each student’s skills and talents in many subjects); |

| | |7/27/5-8/26/|Group Tutoring: |Jump Start (get a head start on the next school year); Mindful Learning (play, movement, yoga and academics all in one for ages |

| | |5 |Half Day - |5-12); Singapore Math (internationally acclaimed math learning methodology). |

| | | |$295/week | |

| | |9:00 - 3:00 |Full Day - |Summer Individual Tutoring – academic subjects, special talents and needs, language tutoring, test and college prep. |

| | | |$545/week | |

| | |Extended | | |

| | |care: |Individual | |

| | |8:00-6:00 |Tutoring: | |

| | | |Half Day - | |

| | | |$495/week | |

| | | |Full Day - | |

| | | |$880/week | |

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| | | |Extended care: | |

| | | |AM – $30/week. | |

| | | |PM – $80/week | |

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| | | | |* See MD and VA Guides. |

|Name of Camp |Age |Dates |Tuition |Description |

|Location |Range |Hours | | |

|Contact Info | | | | |

|FONZ Summer Safari Camp AND |Safari: |Safari: |Full payment is |ACA accredited and staff is certified in Red Cross Basic First Aid and CPR. |

|FONZ Nature Camp |K - 5th grades|Weekly from |due at |Must be a FONZ Members or join FONZ. |

| | |6/20/5 to |registration. | |

|National Zoo |Nature: |8/12/5 | |Safari Camp - Hands-on theme-centered education and crafts about wildlife at the Zoo. Themes include: Living Large |

|202-673-4962; |5th – 8th | |Safari: |(elephants); Panda-Monium; and Rainforest Realms. |

|Nature Camp-202-673-4953; |grades |Nature: |Half–day sessions:| |

|no fax number | |5th -6th |$160/week |Nature Camp – One and Two-week-long residential camps held at National Zoo’s Conservation and Research Center in Front Royal, |

|Website: nationalzoo.si.edu |Bio-diversity |grades: |(Wk 3-$128) |Virginia, which borders the Appalachian Trail and Shenandoah National Park. Activities include: radio-tracking, outdoor |

|(look under Education then camps) |9th-10th |7/10/5-7/16/| |shelter building, animal calls, orienteering, wildlife art, animal tracks, birding, The Scoop on Poop, tree identification, the |

|No email address |grades |5 |Full-day sessions:|Gene Game, and natural tie-dying. Parents are responsible for transportation to and from camp. Food provided by a local |

| | | |$225/week |caterer, with vegetarian options. |

| | |7th-8th |(Wk 3-$180) | |

| | |grades: | |Biodiversity Leadership Camp – brand new in 2005! A unique opportunity for students to work along Smithsonian science staff to |

| | |7/17/5-7/23/|Nature: |learn real-world monitoring techniques and protocols for studying biodiversity. Interactive field experiences include: |

| | |5 |One week sessions:|national history of the mid-Atlantic forest, measuring and mapping trees in a biodiversity plot, remote sensing, |

| | | |$595 per week |radio-telemetry, insect censusing, salamander studies, and small mammal monitoring. |

| | |2-week |Two week session: | |

| | |session– |$1,100 | |

| | |7/24/5-8/6/5|(7th-8th grade | |

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| | |diversity |Biodiversity | |

| | |8/7/5-8/13/5|$595 | |

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| | |Half day: |Aftercare | |

| | |9:00 -12:00 |-$75/week | |

| | |(K-1st only)|(Week 3-$60) | |

| | |Full Day: | | |

| | |9:00 - 3:00 |Aftercare not | |

| | |(but not |available for | |

| | |K-1st) |K-1st grade | |

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|Name of Camp |Age |Dates |Tuition |Description |

|Location |Range |Hours | | |

|Contact Info | | | | |

|2005 GW Summer Tour |2nd – 9th |Two-week |$720/session |“Curiosity is the spark of every great discovery and achievement.” |

| |grades |sessions |2 sessions - | |

|Director: Sevara Cruzat | |from 6/27/5 |$1,340 |ACA accredited camp established in 1992 with curb-side drop-off/pick-up service (2 blocks from Foggy Bottom/GW Metro Station |

|The George Washington University |Leadership |to 8/5/5 |3 sessions – |(blue/orange lines). |

|Office of Recreational Sport and |Program and | |$2,010 | |

|Fitness Services |Community |8:45-4:45 |4 sessions – |The GW Summer Tour offers every camper the opportunity to experiment and challenge themselves both mentally and physically with |

|Smith Athletic Center |Service | |$2,495 |activities such as cooking, expressive arts, high tech, weird science, skills and thrills, creative arts, and athletics. |

|600 22nd St., NW |Project for |Extended | | |

|202-994-CAMP (2267) |8th and 9th |Tour: |$50 discount per |Leadership Program focuses on leadership, future thinking, time management, relationship building, problem solving, decision |

|Fax - 202-994-2104 |graders |7:30-6:00 |session per camper|-making, and career exploration. Opportunity for debating as well. |

|Website: gwired.gwu.edu/summertour| | |for additional | |

|Email: bcurious@gwu.edu | | |children. |Community Service Project – Campers participate in projects such as The Best of Home and Garden; Project Give Life and Meal; |

| | | | |and Home Away from Home. |

| | | |Extended tour per | |

| | | |session: | |

| | | |Pre-tour - $65 | |

| | | |Post-tour - $75 | |

| | | |Both - $125 | |

|Girl Scout Camps |School age |July 5-15, |Call for 2005 |Three overnight camps and 40 summer day camps available through DC, VA and MD - not necessary to be a member of the Girl Scouts |

| | |2005 |tuition. |to attended. Transportation available. |

|Contact: Jennifer Wadhams | | | | |

|Girl Scouts of the Nation’s Capital | |Call for | |Camp fills quickly – register by 2/27/5. |

|4301 Connecticut Ave, NW | |hours | | |

|202-237-1670; fax – 202-274-2161 | | | | |

|TDD – 202-274-2160 | | | | |

|Website: | | | | |

|Email: jwadhams@ | | | | |

|Name of Camp |Age |Dates |Tuition |Description |

|Location |Range |Hours | | |

|Contact Info | | | | |

|iD Tech Camp |7-17 years |Weekly from |Day Camp: |Beginner to advanced level activities include: Digital Video and Movie Production; Game Modding; 3D Game Design and Animation, |

| | |6/19/5- |$649/week |Programming-College prep; and Cinematography & Special Effects |

|Location: Georgetown University | |7-29-5 |Each additional | |

|1-888-709-TECH (8324) | |(Day camp |week - $624 |Other program – Documentary Filmmaking & Cultural Immersion in Spain from 7/7/5-7/25/5 for $3,499 (airfare not included) |

|Website: | |starts | | |

|No email address | |6/20/5) |Day Camp w/Lunch: | |

| | | |$694/week | |

| | |Day Camp: |Each additional | |

| | |9:00-5:30 |week - $669 | |

| | |(3:30 on | | |

| | |Fridays) |Overnight (Age | |

| | | |10+): | |

| | |Extended to |$999/week | |

| | |7 p.m., |Each additional | |

| | |except |week - $974 | |

| | |Friday | | |

| | | |Weekend Stay | |

| | |Overnites, |$300/week | |

| | |Sunday, | | |

| | |6 p.m. to |Extended care | |

| | |Friday, 3:30|(when included in | |

| | |p.m. |tuition): | |

| | | |$809/week | |

| | | |Each additional | |

| | | |week - $784 | |

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| | | |Lab fees: | |

| | | |$60-$95/week | |

|Name of Camp |Age |Dates |Tuition |Description |

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|JCC Summer Camps of DC |K – |6/27/5 to |Call for 2005 |“Hot Times in the City” |

| |7th grade |8/26/5 |tuition. | |

|District of Columbia Jewish Community | |(varies with| |Various camps and programs: Cool Kids (Pre-K); J Kids (K-3rd); Kibbutz Camp (K-3rd); Summer Fun Week (K-6th); Camp Skate (2nd–|

|Center | |camp) | |6th); Camp Adventure (4th-6th); Camp Create (4th-6th); Camp Sport (4th-6th); Camp Discover (4th-6th); and Camp Service |

|Contact: Sharon Green | | | |(9th-12th); CIT (7th-9th). |

|Camp Director | |9:00 – 3:30 | | |

|1529 16th St., NW | | | | |

|202-772-3270; no fax number | |Extended | | |

|Website: | |care to 6:00| | |

|kidsparents/camp | | | | |

|Email: Sharen@ | | | | |

|The Lab School of Washington® Summer |K – 12th |Call for |Call for 2005 |38th summer session. |

|Session 2005 |grades |dates |tuition | |

| | | | |On campus: swimming pool, gym and Art Center. |

|4759 Reservoir Road, NW | |9:00-2:00 | | |

|202-965-6600 | | | |Detective clubs, mystery stories, hands-on reading, math and writing for the intelligent child with learning disabilities. |

|Website: summer | | | |Other subjects include history, geography, language arts and art. High School students earn credit for their summer courses. |

|No email address | | | | |

|Levine Music & Arts Day Camp |3.5 – 12 years|Session I: |$100 deposit per |2005 theme – “An African Musical Safari” |

| | |6/27/5 – |camper, per session |Morning Program: |

|Levine School of Music |Apprentices |7/15/5 | |Preschool and Kindergarten Campers – program is designed to engage young children in music and arts experiences that nurture |

|Sallie Mae Hall |Grades 8-12 |Session II: |Half day: |musicality and creativity. Activities include singing, arts and crafts, stories, percussion instruments, creative dramatic, |

|2801 Upton St, NW | |7/18/5 – |$597/session |instrument making, movement and dance, and all-camp sing. Opportunities to examine and have hands-on experience on several |

|202-686-9772, ext. 144 | |8/5/5 | |instruments that can include violin, piano, cello, flutophone, recorder, guitar, clarinet, trombone, and banjo. |

|Fax – 202-686-9733 | | |Full day: |1st – 6th Grade Campers – program offers an array of enriching music and art-related activities that challenge children while |

|Website: | |Half Day: |$882/session |emphasizing individual artistic development, encouraging group participation and cooperation. Children are grouped by age and|

|No email address | |9:30–1:00 | |grade and taught by professional teachers in art, music and dance. Teen apprentices assist the teachers. Activities include |

| | |Full Day: |$50 sibling discount|Dance Class, Art Class, Music Plus Class (Orff instruments), and Percussion Class. Plus Instrument Class for Grades 1-2 |

| | |9:30-3:30 | |includes an “Instrument Sampler” which gives students introductory lessons on a different instrument every few days. |

| | |Extended: |Extended AM or PM |Instrument Focus for Grades 3-6 concentrates on an instrument that the student doesn’t already play. Instrument lessons |

| | |8:00-5:00 |$174/session |offered depend on the teacher available but can include violin, cello, flute, guitar or piano. |

| | | | |Afternoon Program: |

| | | | |Pre-school and Kindergarten Campers participate in a creative multi-arts program on a new theme each week that might include: |

| | | | |Under the Sea, In the Desert, In the Mountains, Up in the Air, Going to Town, On the Beach. Other activities are dramatic |

| | | | |play, arts and crafts, outdoor time, stories, singing, free play and instrument making. |

| | | | |Summer Teen Apprenticeships (entering grades 8-12 and limited space for rising 7th graders). If your child has experience in |

| | | | |music, dance or theater and like working with young children, this is the place to be in the summer. A chance for teens to |

| | | | |see excellent teachers in action, help plan lessons and assist in teaching, learn effective techniques for dealing with |

| | | | |children, perform for enthusiastic campers and share daily camp administration with teachers and campers. Limited stipends |

| | | | |for qualified 16+ year olds. |

| | | | |See MD and VA Guides. |

|Name of Camp |Age |Dates |Tuition |Description |

|Location |Range |Hours | | |

|Contact Info | | | | |

|Lowell School Summer Programs |Age 3 to |Session I: |$100 deposit |Pre-Primary camps include activities in arts and crafts, cooking, outside water play, singing, and swimming instruction. |

| |6th grade |6/27/5 – |$60 application fee | |

|Contact – Catrell Thomas | |7/15/5 | |Older camper's activities include woodworking, mural making, basketball, computer literacy, literature studies as well as |

|1640 Kalmia Road, NW | |Session II: |Half /Full Day |cooperative games, crafts, and swimming instruction. |

|202-577-2089; fax – 202-577-2001 | |7/18/5 |Pre-Primary: | |

|Website: | |-8/5/5 |$610/$910/session |Full day horseback riding program and Outbound also available. |

|Email: gericson@ | | | | |

| | |8:00-5:00 |Horsemanship & | |

| | | |Outbound: | |

| | |Extended |$1,325/session | |

| | |care until | | |

| | |6:00. |All other programs: | |

| | | |$910/session | |

| | | | | |

| | | |Extended Care: | |

| | | |$300/session | |

| | | | | |

| | | |Limited financial | |

| | | |aid. | |

|Maret School Summer Programs 2005 |8-18 year old |Rep. Th. |$100 deposit |The Repertory Theater focuses on skills in acting, dancing, singing and in such technical aspects of theater as lighting, |

| |girls |7/11/5-7/29/| |stage makeup, costumes, and set design. The 2005 production is “Bye, Bye, Birdie.” |

|3000 Cathedral Ave, NW | |5 |Rep. Theatre: $800 | |

|202-939-8817; no fax number | | | |Grades 5-9: Boys and Girls Basketball Clinics |

|Website: | |Clinics: |Athletic Clinics: |Grades 6-10: Girls Volleyball Clinic |

|Email: summerprograms@ | |Basketball |$275 | |

| | |6/20/5-6/24/| | |

| | |5 | | |

| | |Volleyball | | |

| | |6/13/5-6/17/| | |

| | |5 | | |

| | | | | |

| | |9:00-3:00 | | |

|National Child Research Center Rainbow |2.5 - 5.5 |6/13/5-7/22/|Call for 2005 |Established in 1928. “Learning Through Play” |

|Camp |years |5 |tuition (set in | |

| | | |March). |Movement, music, arts and crafts, library, nature, science, cooking outdoor play with splash pools. |

|Director - Susan Pigott | | | | |

|202-363-8777; no fax number | | | | |

|Website: | | | | |

|No email address | | | | |

|Name of Camp |Age |Dates |Tuition |Description |

|Location |Range |Hours | | |

|Contact Info | | | | |

|National Presbyterian School |3-11 years |2-week |(NOTE: tuition |Themes include: Send in the Clowns, R.O.C.K. in the USA, Come Fly with Me, Yellow Submarine, Way Down Yonder in New |

|Summer Horizons Camp | |sessions |lowered from 2004 |Orleans. |

| | |from: |tuition) | |

|Michael Ann Rankin, Director | |6/20/5 | |Activities include: swimming, art, music, games, sports, crafts, cooking, creative play, drama and field trips. |

|4121 Nebraska Ave., NW | |-8/19/5 |50% deposit | |

|202-537-7493; fax – 202-537-7568 | | | |CIT program (entering 8th – 10th grades) |

|Website: nps- | |8:30-6:00 |Half day: | |

|Email: summerhorizons@nps- | | |$245/session | |

| | |Early |¾ day: | |

| | |drop-off: |$310/session | |

| | |7:30 a.m. |Full day: | |

| | | |$385/day | |

| | | | | |

| | | |Swimming fees: | |

| | | |$30-$50 (age | |

| | | |dependent) | |

| | | | | |

| | | |Early drop-off: | |

| | | |$40/session | |

| | | | | |

| | | |5% discount on | |

| | | |registration fees if| |

| | | |application received| |

| | | |by 3/15/5 | |

|Point of Hope Camp (through Capital |Children |July 29-31, |FREE (but you must |Anyone living in DC, suburban MD, or Northern VA who has experienced a loss within the past year is invited. Participants |

|Hospice) |6-10 years |2005 |register) |swim, play group games, and take part in supportive discussions that help build trust, self-esteem, and coping skills, as |

| | | | |well as comfort and relief from the isolation of grief. Each age group is housed separately and attends age-appropriate |

|Location of camp: |Teens | | |activities and support sessions. |

|Camp Ramblewood, Darlington, MD |13-18 years | | | |

|(about 1.5 hours from DC) | | | |Point of Hope Day Camp for Children and Teenagers is held on Saturdays in the spring (includes work with art therapists on |

| |Adults | | |grief issues). Call for info. |

|Contact – Suzanne Richardson |19+ years | | | |

|Capital Hospice | | | |Transportation is available. |

|Office: 9300 Lee Hwy, Suite 200, | | | | |

|Fairfax, VA | | | | |

|703-538-2030 | | | | |

|Website: | | | | |

|Email: srichardson@| | | | |

|Name of Camp |Age |Dates |Tuition |Description |

|Location |Range |Hours | | |

|Contact Info | | | | |

|Rock Creek International School Summer|4th-9th grades |Session I: |$35 registration |Transportation available. |

|Camp | |6/20/5-7/8/5|$200 deposit | |

| | |Session II: | |Spanish, French, English and Arabic immersion as well as English activities. Learning language with reading, songs, |

|Contact – Annie Lyon | |7/11/5-7/29/|$775/session |poetry, stories, nature walks, swimming, arts & crafts, field trips, etc. Call for further information. |

|1550 Foxhall Rd, NW | |5 |(additional sessions | |

|202-965-8700, X112; no fax number | |Session III:|$300) | |

|Website: | |8/1/5-8/19/5| | |

|Email: kwillis@ | | |Extended day | |

| | |9:00-3:00 |$250/session | |

| | | | | |

| | |Extended |Transportation | |

| | |care from |Two way | |

| | |8-6 p.m. |$300/session | |

| | | |One way | |

| | | |$225/session | |

| | | | | |

| | | |T-Shirt - $10 | |

| | | |Financial aid | |

| | | |available. | |

|St. Albans Summer Program |7-12 years |Sports Camps|$165 deposit per |Sport Camps in football, lacrosse, basketball, athletic enhancement and swimming. |

| | |6/13/5-8/5/5|child |Full Summer School program with numerous topics available. |

|Mount St. Alban |CIT: |(varies with| | |

|Massachusetts & Wisconsin Aves, NW |13-15 years |program) |Sports Camps: |Lunch provided. |

|202-537-6450; no fax number | | |$165-$250 | |

|Website: sta. | |Summer |half day sessions | |

|Email: sta.SummerPrograms@ | |School: | | |

| | |6/27/5-8/5/5|Swim Camp (Full day | |

| | |(some |option): | |

| | |shorter, |$265/session | |

| | |check | | |

| | |website) |Summer | |

| | | |School : | |

| | |8:00 a.m. to|$200-$980 | |

| | | |per course | |

| | |3:30 p.m. | | |

| | |(varies | | |

| | |w/prog.) | | |

|Name of Camp |Age |Dates |Tuition |Description |

|Location |Range |Hours | | |

|Contact Info | | | | |

|St. Columba's Day Camp |3-8 years |Call for info. |Call for 2005 |Nature study, music, cooking, art, and literature. Camp will continue with old favorites such as Water Field Day, |

| | | |tuition |picnics, and visiting artists program. Extension of exploration of the world with weekly field trips by Metro or bus to |

|Contact: Timothy Welsh |CIT: |9:00-3:00 for 4-8 | |museums and other sights for the 7 and 8 year olds. |

|(call between 8:30 and 10:30 PM) |12-13 years |yr olds | | |

|4201 Albermarle St., NW | | | |CIT Program for 12 and 13 year olds (limited number of openings). |

|202-966-3047; no fax number | |9:00-12:00 for 3 | | |

|Website: | |yr olds | | |

|munity/Youthdaycamp| | | | |

|No email address | |Extended Care | | |

| | |(call for info) | | |

|St. Patrick's Summer Camp |3-11 years |Session I: |$200 deposit |The school fabulous facilities include well-equipped classrooms, technology and science labs, an athletic field, a |

| | |6/20/5-7/8/5 | |full-sized gym, art studios and 3 playgrounds. Children swim at GWU’s Mt. Vernon Campus across the street. |

|4700 Whitehaven Pkwy, NW |CIT: |Session II: |Summer Beginnings:| |

|202-342-2813, fax - 202-342-7001 |Grades |7/11/5-7/29/5 |Half Day-$170 |Programs include: Half Day Nursery, Full Day Nursery, Juniors (K-3rd), Junior Early Bird Academics (2nd-3rd), Junior |

|Website: |7-8 |Gap Program: |Full Day-$320 |Soccer (1st-3rd), Junior Nature-Science (1st-3rd), Senior s (4th-6th), Guard Start (7th-9th), CIT Program (7th and 8th). |

|No email address | |8/1/5-8/12/5 | |See detailed information on each program on website. |

| | | |Sessions I and II | |

| | |Half day for 3year|(per session): | |

| | |olds | | |

| | |9:00-11:30 |Half Day | |

| | | |$615/session | |

| | |3 year olds to |($1,170/both) | |

| | |Pre-K 5’s: | | |

| | |9:00-2:00 |Full Day | |

| | | |$975-$1,055/sessio| |

| | |Full day |n | |

| | |(K-8th): |($1,170-$1,950/bot| |

| | |8:30 - 2:30 |h) | |

| | | | | |

| | |Extended care |CIT - $490 | |

| | |(ages 4-11) til | | |

| | |6:00 p.m. |Extended Day: | |

| | | |$490 | |

| | | |($930/both) | |

| | | | | |

| | | |Gap Program: | |

| | | |$875 | |

| | | | | |

| | | | | |

| | | | | |

|Name of Camp |Age |Dates |Tuition |Description |

|Location |Range |Hours | | |

|Contact Info | | | | |

|Sidwell Summer Program |4-18 years |Day Camps and |$100 deposit |Counselors are teachers from area schools, assisted by high school and college-aged counselors. |

| | |Community Service |Day Camps: | |

|3825 Wisconsin Ave, NW | |Weekly |$350-$465/week |Vast number of programs include: sports, art, drama, cultures, explorations in science, leadership program, academics |

|202-537-8133; fax – 202-537-2483 | |6/20/5-8/2/5 |(price goes down |(6th-12th grades), community service, overnight programs, Venture Trips to Hawaii, Costa Rica and Holland (See website for|

|Website: sidwell.edu/summer | | |with multiple |details). |

|Email: summer@sidwell.edu | |Sports |weeks) | |

| | |Weekly | |*See MD listing for Day Camp on Bethesda Campus |

| | |6/13/5-8/12/5 |Extended Day: | |

| | | |AM - $50/wk | |

| | |Enrichment at |PM - $100/wk | |

| | |Riverview | | |

| | |(residential) |Sports Camps | |

| | |Weekly |$200-375/week | |

| | |7/17/5-8/6/5 | | |

| | |(Sun-Sat) |Summer Studies | |

| | | |$250/class | |

| | |Leadership (Girls | | |

| | |only-residential) |Venture Programs | |

| | |7/30/5-8/6/5 |(overnights/ | |

| | |(Sun-Sat) |community service/| |

| | | |leadership) | |

| | |Summer Studies |$600-$825/session | |

| | |Weekly | | |

| | |6/20/5-7/22/5 |Venture Trips | |

| | | |$2,900-$3,425 | |

| | |Venture Trips |($500 deposit) | |

| | |Hawaii | | |

| | |7/21/5-8/8/5 | | |

| | |Costa Rica | | |

| | |8/3/5-8/20/5 | | |

| | |Holland | | |

| | |7/29/5-8/6/5 | | |

| | | | | |

|Name of Camp |Age |Dates |Tuition |Description |

|Location |Range |Hours | | |

|Contact Info | | | | |

|Smithsonian Summer Camp 2005 |Grades |Weekly half and |Young Associates: |If you join the Smithsonian as a family – it’s only $58/year – saves on tuition. |

| |K-8th |full day sessions |Half Day ranges | |

|Smithsonian Institution | |from 6/27/5 - |from $160 - |Weekly programs run by experienced team teachers that take campers on imaginative journeys that use the Smithsonian |

|202-252-0012; no fax number |Youth Teach |8/12/5 |$180/session |museums, the Mall and regional sites for inspiration. Here a just a few of the multiple themes: |

|Website: |Assistant – |(Note: NO CAMPS |Full Day – | |

|rap/ |age 15+ |week of July 4th) |$330-$360/sesion |Mystery Theater; Shakespeare and Puppets: Romeo and Juliet, a Disco Drama; Exploring the Folklife Festival; Where Art and |

|camp | | | |Science Meet, Moon Travelers, Whirligigs and Twirling Tales; Pinhole Photography; Tropical Biodiversity, Follow That Line |

|Email - rap@tsa.si.edu | |9:30 -4:30 |General Admission:|and MORE…. |

| | | |Half Day ranges | |

| | |Half day: |from |Limited scholarships available to Metropolitan public school students with demonstrated financial need. |

| | | |$218 – | |

| | |9:30-12:30 |$238/session | |

| | |and |Full Day – | |

| | |1:30-4:30 |$388-$418/session | |

| | | | | |

| | |After-Camp Program| | |

| | | | | |

| | |4:30-6:00 | | |

|Special Love Camps |Camp |Camp Fantastic |Camp relies on |Established in 1983, Special Love, based out of Winchester, Virginia, was created to let kids be kids. The organization |

| |Fantastic |8/14/5-8/20/5 |donations from the|provides fun and exciting events for kids with cancer year round. |

|Contact – Laura Cain |7-17 yrs | |public: | |

|17 Youth Development Court | |BRASS Camp/ | |Camp Fantastic - this camp provides children with cancer an opportunity to step back from the seriousness of their disease|

|Winchester, Virginia |BRASS |Weekend |Day - $75 |and enjoy the bonds of friendship with other children who share similar experiences. The camp provides classes, |

|1-888-930-2707 or 540-667-3774 |7-14 yrs |July (TBA) |Weekend - $125 |recreation, theme parties, campfires for children who are currently being treated or have undergone treatment for cancer |

|Fax – 540-667-8144 | | |Week - $500 |in the last three years. A full medical staff from NIH is on site. |

|Website: |Fantastic |Fantastic Friends | |BRASS (Brothers and Sisters Shine) Camp and Weekend – a weekend or entire week for the siblings of kids with cancer that |

|Email: lcain@ |Friends |7/8/5-7/10/5 | |sometimes don’t get the usual attention because of their sibling’s illness – a chance to have a normal weekend of talent |

| |13-17 yrs | | |shows, water Olympics, horseback riding, canoeing, and soccer, as well as opportunities to speak with a counselor about |

| | | | |the ordeal their family is facing. |

| | | | |Fantastic Friends – a weekend for the child with cancer and their best friend to have fun. Friend can learn about the |

| | | | |ordeal their friend is facing with cancer, as well as strengthen their friend’s support system. |

|Name of Camp |Age |Dates |Tuition |Description |

|Location |Range |Hours | | |

|Contact Info | | | | |

|The Theatre Lab: |Summer |Acting Camp: |Acting Camp: |No auditions for any of the programs, but the Acting and Music Theatre Institutes require a written essay and one-on-one |

|Summer Acting Camp for Kids |Acting Camp |Weekly sessions |$375/session |interview to determine student’s commitment and willingness to collaborate in a group process of discovery. |

|Summer Acting Institute for Teens |for Kids |6/27/5-8/19/5 |Extended care | |

|Music Theatre Institute for Teens | |9:00 – 3:00 |Call for info |The following programs are taught and directed by Washington’s top theatre professionals (see website for bios): |

|Magic Camp (new for 2005) |Bravos |Extended: | | |

| |(6-9 yrs) |8:00 – 6:00 |Acting Institute: |Summer Acting Camp for Kids: This program, is designed to immerse young artists in the creative process – from learning |

|202-588-8113; fax – 202-588-0176 |Encores | |$600/session |the basic techniques of realistic acting, to developing improvisation and circus skills, and finally putting it all |

|Website: |(9-13 yrs) |Acting Institute: | |together in a public performance. Students will learn scene study, physical comedy, mime, masks, Shakespeare, |

|youth-program | |Session I: |Music Theatre |storytelling, creative writing, juggling, puppetry, and theatre games as well. No prior acting experience is required. |

|Email: contact@ |Summer |6/27/5-7/22/5 |Institute: | |

| |Acting |Session II: |$725 |Summer Acting Institute for Teens: The curriculum includes audition seminars, improvisational workshops, voice and |

|New Location: |Institute |7/25/5 – 8/19/5 | |movement training, and scene study, as well as special programs designed to give students insight into the workings of a |

| |and |1:00-6:00 p.m. |Magic Camp |professional theatre community. In addition, students will create an original piece, learn to juggle and develop stage |

|777 8th Street, NW |Musical | |$225 |combat skills – all led by guest artists from the Washington theatre community. At the conclusion of each four-week |

|(1/2 block from Gallery Place |Theatre |Music Theatre | |session, students will perform in a public Scene Showcase. |

|Metro-Red Line – steps from MCI Center|Institute |Institute: |Extended care | |

|and National Portrait Gallery | |7/5/5 – 7/30/5 |Call for info |Music Theatre Institute for Teens: This program, directed by Jane Pesci-Townsend, is an intensive four-week training |

| |13-18 years |Performances | |program in which participants rehearse and perform a full musical production of “More Than This” [a new musical review |

| | |evenings of |Limited partial |featuring the works of Stephen Schwartz (Wicked, Children of Eden, Pippin, Godspell)]. The Institute enables the students|

| |Magic Camp |7/28/5-7/30/5 |and full |to explore challenging, socially relevant material from the contemporary music theatre work as they receive the intensive |

| | |9:00 - 2:00 |scholarships |voice, movement and acting training essential for a professional-level performance. Skills learned will be vocal |

| |9-14 years | |available. |production, acting a song, proper breathing technique, movement, scene study, building a character, ensemble acting and |

| | |Magic Camp | |more. |

| | |8/22/5-8/26/5 | | |

| | |9:00-3:00 | |Magic Camp: Participants learn the tricks of the trade from professional magicians and perform in a magic show for |

| | |Extended | |seniors. |

| | |8:00-6:00 | | |

|Name of Camp |Age |Dates |Tuition |Description |

|Location |Range |Hours | | |

|Contact Info | | | | |

|Urban Camps |6-13 years |Call for dates. |Call for 2005 |An enriching experience focusing on creative arts, recreation, various academic areas, and community service. |

| | | |tuition. |Opportunities to participate in specialized instruction in dance, music, sewing, visual arts, and ceramics. Brochures |

|Various schools and recreation centers| |8:00-6:00 | |available in March 2005. |

|throughout the city (see website). | | | | |

|Wash. D.C. Dept. of Parks & Recreation| | | | |

|John A. Wilson Bldg. | | | | |

|1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW | | | | |

|202-727-6373 | | | | |

|Website: dpr. | | | | |

|No email address | | | | |

|The Washington Opera Summer Programs |Opera Camp |Opera Camp: |Opera Camp |NOTE: Auditions required! |

| |for Kids: |7/18/5 - 8/12/5 |$1,400 | |

|Locations: |10-14 yrs |Opera Institute: | |Opera Camp for Kids – auditions are March 5, 2005. This program is designed to introduce children to the world of opera. |

|The Washington Opera Studio (Kids) |Opera |6/27/5 – 7/15/5 |Opera Institute |They will learn about opera through hand-on experiences in music, drama, movement and the visual arts. Backstage and |

|6925 Willow St, NW, 3rd Floor |Institute | |$1,200 |costume studio tours, opera study, master classes, field trips and the preparation and performance of a complete |

|The Catholic University of America |for Young | |(not including |children’s opera are all a part of the experience. |

|(Young Singers) |Singers: | |room and board) | |

|The Benjamin T. Rome School of Music |15-18 yrs | | |Opera Institute for Young Singers – auditions are February 26, 2005. Professional opera company staff and artists engage|

|202-448-3465; no fax number | | |Need-based |students in workshops designed to develop well-rounded musicianship and further professional development. Students |

|Website: dc- | | |scholarships |participate in hands-on workshops, individual vocal coachings, career building, opera study, master classes, diction, yoga|

|(under Education-Prof. Training) | | |available. |and much more. Opera scenes are prepared and presented in a workshop performance. At the conclusion, a recital featuring|

|Email: education@dc- | | | |all participants is presented at the University. |

|YMCA Camps |2-17 years |Call or check |Call or check |Traditional and Specialty Day Camps as well as Teen Leadership program (CIT), YMCA Summer of Service (ages 12-14), and |

| | |website for |website for 2005 |overnight programs. Specialty Camps include: gymnastics, dance, aquatics, sailing, drama, art, science and technology, |

|Various locations throughout Metro DC | |specific dates. |tuition. |computers, marital arts/Tae Kwon Do, sports and environment/nature. |

|– see description for Branches. | | | | |

|1-800-433-YMCA; no fax number | |Day Camp: | |Metropolitan Branches: Alexandria, Arlington, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Bowen, Calomiris, Fairfax at Reston, Mount Pleasant, |

|Website: | |9:-00-4:00 | |National Capital, Prince George’s, Silver Spring, Upper Montgomery County and Veterans’. |

|Email: info@ | | | | |

| | |Extended: | |Residential Camp – Camp Letts, Edgewater, MD (near Annapolis) – ages 8-17. Includes sailing, canoeing, water skiing, |

| | |7:30-6:00 | |horseback riding, high and low ropes challenge, soccer, tennis, marital arts, drama, arts & crafts, and much more! |

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