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Summer Camp 2024

Using the medium of creative play, our camps enhance language skills, fine and gross motor skills, and social and emotional development. Each weekly session has a different theme that will be explored through music, movement, stories, games, crafts, and more!​

Summer Camp registration is now closed.
Thank you for your interest in our camps!

Summer Camp Sessions will be held at: 

Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church
2001 Sherwood Hall Ln, Alexandria, VA 22306


Camp Hours are 9am-12pm each day

​Cost is $200 per child, per camp week
(with the exception of Session 1: Space Explorers which is $165 for the week)

For additional information about our Summer Camps, please visit our Summer Camp FAQ page.

Session 1: June 17-21
(No camp will be held on June 19)

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Space Explorers

Ages 3-5
 
3,2,1…Blast off! Join us as we travel through space using our bodies, voices, and imaginations. Your explorer will learn and experience anti-gravity, travel to planets far and wide, and find new friends across the galaxy!

Session 2: June 24-28

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Superhero Academy

​Ages 3-5
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It's a bird, it's a plane, it's - the AOTH Hero Brigade! Time to learn the tricks of the trade and become our own superhero in this superhero training camp. Our superhero instructors will help us find our inner hero through movement, music, and creative play exploration!

Session 3: July 8-12

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Construction Zone

*Sold Out!*
​Ages 3-5

Time to get building in this construction creation camp! Build your own city space, explore bridges and levers, and even become your own excavator! Get that actors’ toolbox ready, and that imagination warmed up because it’s building time!

Session 4: July 15-19

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Magical Adventures

Ages 3-5

Grab your magic wand and enter a wondrous world of wizards, magical creatures, potions, and more! We will cast spells, explore wonderous lands, and bring our favorite magical stories to life. Explore with us as we become the rulers of our own imaginary kingdom and create a whole new world!

Session 5: July 22-26

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Dinosaurs ROAR!

*Sold Out!*
​Ages 3-5

Let's jump back in time for a prehistoric party! Eat from the tallest trees like a Brontosaurus, soar through the skies like a Pterodactyl, and stomp through the jungle like a T-Rex! Through the use of sensory and creative play activities, your little one will explore dinosaurs both big and small.
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World of Puppetry

​Ages 5-7

Join us for a fun-filled camp where we discover the art of puppet-making and performance! We will design and make our very own puppets as we explore characterization through stories, songs, movement, and voice. Taking inspiration from favorite storybooks campers will use music, movement, and creative play to bring their puppet friends to life!

Session 6: July 29-August 2

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Deep Sea Dive

*Sold Out!*
​Ages 3-5

Jump into a submarine and get ready to explore the depths of the ocean! In this ocean adventure camp, we will dive deep and discover both real and fantasy creatures alike - from sharks and jellyfish to mermaids and perhaps even the kraken! Using creative movement, songs, and stories, campers will use their actors’ tools to bring these aquatic creatures to life!

Session 7: August 5-9

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Teddy Bear Adventures

*Canceled*
​Ages 3-5


For this camp, we hereby invite campers to grab their favorite teddy bear (or other stuffed buddy!) and bring them along for a teddy bear adventure! Together, with our favorite friends from home, we’ll hike, picnic, and travel to far away places. Exploring some of our most beloved teddy bear books, we will use our bodies, voices, and imaginations to make these stories, characters, and stuffed buddies come to life!

Session 8: August 12-16

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High Seas Adventures

*Sold Out!*
Ages 3-5

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All hands on deck! Get ready to set sail for a swashbuckling adventure on the seven seas! In this creative drama camp, we will use stories, songs, and movement to explore the depths of the ocean, travel to distant lands, and search for buried treasure.


Summer Camp 2024 Schedule

Session
For ages 3-5
For ages 5-7
Session 1: June 17-21
Space Explorers

Session 2: June 24-28
Superhero Academy
 
Session 3: July 8-12
Construction Zone
(Sold Out)
Create-a-Play
(Canceled)
Session 4: July 15-19
Magical Adventures
 
Session 5: July 22-26
Dinosaurs ROAR!
(Sold Out)
World of Puppetry

Session 6: July 29-August 2
Deep Sea Dive
(Sold Out)
  
Session 7: August 5-9
Teddy Bear Adventures
(Canceled)
 
Session 8: August 12-16
High Seas Adventures
(Sold Out)
 
Summer Camp Sessions will be held at: 

Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church
2001 Sherwood Hall Ln, Alexandria, VA 22306

 Camp Hours are 9am-12pm each day

​Cost is $200 per child, per camp week
(with the exception of Session 1: Space Explorers which is $165 for the week) 


For additional information about our Summer Camps, please visit our Summer Camp FAQ page.

Listed as one of the Best Summer Camps of 2022 by Northern Virginia Magazine!
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If you have any questions about our educational programs,
please e-mail our Director of Education,
Laura Loy.

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  • Home
  • Shows
    • Sailing on String 2024
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  • Education & Outreach
    • Camps >
      • 2025 Update
    • AOTH At Home
    • After School Programs and Outreach
    • Importance of Early Arts Education
  • Community Resources
    • Our Anti-Racism Initiative >
      • Path Towards Anti-Racism
      • Commitment to Change
      • Anti-Racism Resources >
        • Anti-Racism Resources
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