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Summer Camps


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 Camps for 2020 will be held at: 
1819 N. Quaker Ln
Alexandria, VA 22302
Monday - Friday  ​9am-12pm
$175 Per Child Per Session


Aftercare is available 12pm-3pm, Monday through Thursday at $25/day. You can register your child for aftercare on a day-by-day basis or all at once. Note: Aftercare is not offered on Friday.

Session 1

All the Places You Can Go
*CANCELLED*

June 15 - 19, 2020
​Ages 3-5

 
Hold tight as we journey around the world! Travel to new places like the Saharan Desert, the Great Wall of China, and Antarctica.  Using our bodies, voices, and imaginations, we will explore new stories and new worlds and make them come to life.

Session 2

Box Playshop
*CANCELLED*
June 22 - 26, 2020
​Ages 3-5


​Enter a workshop of endless possibilities as we create our own worlds using only boxes. Become the designer of your own house, or train, or a bridge to another world! Using our bodies, voices, and imaginations, we will work together to make and inhabit our creations

Our first two sessions of Summer Camp will be held online. To register for Session 1 or Session 2, please Click Here

Session 3

Jungle Jamboree
July 6 - 10, 2020
​Ages 3-5


Swing through the trees in this camp where we’ll go on a jungle adventure. Use your imagination to build a lush canopy, your body to climb to the top, and get your voice warmed up to say hello to all the animals we will meet. Though movement, music, and creative drama, we will explore all the corners of the jungle.
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Session 4

I Can Be Anything!
July 13 - 17, 2020
​Ages 3-5
"When I grow up I want to be a...chef!  A doctor! A farmer! A zookeeper!" Using our actors tools (bodies, voices, and imaginations), we will explore all the things we want to be when we grow up and create our own future selves.

Session 5

Castle Adventure
July 20 - 24, 2020
Ages 3-5


Once upon a time there was a knight, a dragon, a castle…and you!  Come with us as we explore how a dragon moves and sounds, climb to a tower at the top of a castle, and go on an exciting medieval adventure.  Through dramatic play exercises, music, and movement we will use our imaginations to go on a castle adventure!
Wizard Wonders
*LIMITED AVAILABILITY*

July 20 - 24, 2020
​Ages 5-7


​Grab your magic wand and enter a wondrous world of wizards, magic creatures, potions, and more!  We will use our bodies, voices, and imaginations to cast spells, explore magical lands, and bring our favorite magical stories to life.


Session 6

Australian Outback Adventure
July 27 - 31, 2020
​Ages 3-5

Get ready to explore the world down under: Australia! Using movement, music, and creative play, we will learn all about the animals that live in the Outback. We might find an emu, a brumby, or even a koala! Climb with us through the Boab trees, snorkel in Turquoise Bay, and discover the wilds of Australia.
Superheroes
July 27 - 31, 2020
​Ages 5-7

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​Zoom into acting as your favorite superhero!  In this beginning acting camp, you will explore different kinds of superheroes, superhero powers, and superhero disguises.  Using our actor tools (body, voice, and imagination) you can find your unique way to save the day!

Session 7

Beach Days
August 3 - 7, 2020
​Ages 3-5
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Surf’s up! In this creative drama camp we will go on vacation to the beach. Come explore the ocean, sand, and sun through stories, songs, and dramatic play. Catch some waves, build a sandcastle, and find some seashells. There’s no end to what our bodies, voices, and imaginations can do at the beach!
Underwater Adventure
August 3 - 7, 2020
​Ages 5-7

Get ready to dive into an adventure! We will explore giant whales, playful dolphins, stealthy sharks, and colorful coral reefs using their bodies, voices, and imaginations.. Each day is an imaginative journey to set sail on the waves by becoming sea creatures and exploring the open sea!

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Session 8

The Great Camp Mystery
August 10 - 14, 2020
​Ages 3-5

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I spy...a camper! In this sleuthy camp, we'll work together as an ensemble to solve some exciting mysteries using our bodies, voices, and imaginations. We will become detectives, sniff out evidence, and solve our puzzles using stories, music, and movements


Listed as one of the Best Summer Camps of 2017 & 2018 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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