Little Explorers Camp provides an engaging camp experience for our youngest campers! Creative play, art, literature and physical activity are combined with our weekly themes to provide campers a week full of adventures and hands-on exploration. Campers should bring a nut-free snack and water each day. Staff to participant ratio 1:8.

1. Camp calendar and program details will be provided via email the Thursday prior to the camp session. For general questions and inquiries, please contact [email protected].
2. Campers must have all required paperwork completed and submitted at least one week before camp session begins.

For general questions and inquiries, please contact [email protected].

Little Explorers Camp provides an engaging camp experience for our youngest campers! Creative play, art, literature and physical activity are combined with our weekly themes to provide campers a week full of adventures and hands-on exploration. Campers should bring a nut-free snack and water each day. Staff to participant ratio 1:8.

1. Camp calendar and program details will be provided via email the Thursday prior to the camp session. For general questions and inquiries, please contact [email protected].
2. Campers must have all required paperwork completed and submitted at least one week before camp session begins.

For general questions and inquiries, please contact [email protected].

Little Explorers Camp provides an engaging camp experience for our youngest campers! Creative play, art, literature and physical activity are combined with our weekly themes to provide campers a week full of adventures and hands-on exploration. Campers should bring a nut-free snack and water each day. Staff to participant ratio 1:8.

1. Camp calendar and program details will be provided via email the Thursday prior to the camp session. For general questions and inquiries, please contact [email protected].
2. Campers must have all required paperwork completed and submitted at least one week before camp session begins.

For general questions and inquiries, please contact [email protected].

All My Senses: Touch it, Smell it, Hear it, See it, Taste it! Go beyond what you see and have fun making art that you can touch, smell, hear, and taste too!
Pets & Puppies: Hop, pounce, or bark your way into these vibrant creations of Pets and Puppies! Your artists will explore exceptional projects inspired by innovative artists and pets! These colorful pets will soar into your hearts and homes as you have a PET-tastic time experimenting with painting, collage, sculptural art and more!
Super Doodles: Blast off with this super fun camp! Create super-sized drawings and masks! Imagine superheroes and your own superpowers! Make a paint super-mess and produce spectacular sculptures and paintings! Create nonstop super FUN art projects in this super-duper camp!
Smart Art: SMART artists are SMART kids! What better way to engage developing creative minds than through STEAM lessons designed especially for them? Age-appropriate Science, Technology, and Engineering blend seamlessly with Art projects. Kids will have loads of fun engaging in various SMART art concepts to explore!
Camp Rhyme-a-lot: Rhyme, sing, play, and create! Our favorite rhymes come to life through art in the creative hands of Abrakadoodle preschoolers! Make a 3D spaghetti collage, create a textured ant hill, climb aboard a colorful freight train, and visit the market in the imaginative world of Rhyme-A-Lot!
Kick Catch & Splash: Kickstart your imagination, catch your arty tools and join us to make a splash! Learn about athletes who make striking artwork. Get inspired by artists who create visual effects, transforming sports into a form of art. Join us for Olympic-sized fun and create whimsical and sporty artwork!
Artsy Builders: Calling all creative minds! We are planning a city! Let’s use arty tools to design skyscrapers, bridges, community pools, houses, bistros, airports and even museums. Create an artsy garden with trees and sculptures. Paint your own urban skyline inspired by Van Gogh. Join us on the road to fun!
Zootastic: Use creativity to bring Zootastic creatures to life! Coil clay to make spiral elephants and sluggish sloths. Pinch clay pots to create bright tigers, mix the colors of a ferocious lion, press spots onto a leaf-eating giraffe. Have fun while you learn new techniques and sculpt 3D clay animals!

Camper to Staff Ratio 1:8

The Great Race!: Inspired by characters in the book Going Places, campers are immersed in real world challenges and hands-on fun. This week, campers join characters Maya and Rafael collaborating on the most amazing and imaginative go cart anyone has seen. We engineer unique racers, learn about propulsion, experiment with simple machines and design a challenging race course.
Krazy Kinetic Parade!: Inspired by characters in the book Going Places, campers are immersed in real world challenges and hands-on fun. This week, characters Maya and Rafael create the Going Places Creative Problem-Solving Agency, based at the Eureka Public Library. Their challenge this week is to make the Eureka Town parade spectacular and they do this by building a kinetic parade float.
Animal Adoption Match-up!: Inspired by characters in the book Going Places, campers are immersed in real world challenges and hands-on fun This week, characters Rafael and Maya use technology to match cute shelter animals to loving families. Campers use the power of imagination to merge the world of pet care with the tools of technology.
Lights On!: Inspired by characters in the book Going Places, campers are immersed in real world challenges and hands-on fun! Characters Maya and Rafael create solar powered lamps for hurricane victims who have no access to electricity. Campers investigate alternative forms of energy and have some fun with the sun.
Ocean Rescue!: Inspired by characters in the book Going Places, campers are immersed in real world challenges and hands-on fun. In Ocean Rescue, Maya and Rafael invent the PlasticSuperScooper3000 to extract hazardous trash from the ocean. Campers become marine biologists with a mission to protect the wildlife that lives in our oceans.
Take the Show on the Road!: Inspired by characters in the book Going Places, campers are immersed in real world challenges and hands-on fun. In this week, Rafael and Maya design a movable theatre to put on plays for the seniors around town. Campers write, direct, choreograph, stage and promote our own productions. We also design and build a scale theatrical set model like the pros. The week culminates in a theatrical presentation.

Additional details will be provided via email the Friday prior to the start of the camp session. For general questions and inquiries please contact [email protected] Camper to Staff Ratio 1:12

The Great Race!: Inspired by characters in the book Going Places, campers are immersed in real world challenges and hands-on fun. This week, campers join characters Maya and Rafael collaborating on the most amazing and imaginative go cart anyone has seen. We engineer unique racers, learn about propulsion, experiment with simple machines and design a challenging race course.
Krazy Kinetic Parade!: Inspired by characters in the book Going Places, campers are immersed in real world challenges and hands-on fun. This week, characters Maya and Rafael create the Going Places Creative Problem-Solving Agency, based at the Eureka Public Library. Their challenge this week is to make the Eureka Town parade spectacular and they do this by building a kinetic parade float.
Animal Adoption Match-up!: Inspired by characters in the book Going Places, campers are immersed in real world challenges and hands-on fun This week, characters Rafael and Maya use technology to match cute shelter animals to loving families. Campers use the power of imagination to merge the world of pet care with the tools of technology.
Lights On!: Inspired by characters in the book Going Places, campers are immersed in real world challenges and hands-on fun! Characters Maya and Rafael create solar powered lamps for hurricane victims who have no access to electricity. Campers investigate alternative forms of energy and have some fun with the sun.
Ocean Rescue!: Inspired by characters in the book Going Places, campers are immersed in real world challenges and hands-on fun. In Ocean Rescue, Maya and Rafael invent the PlasticSuperScooper3000 to extract hazardous trash from the ocean. Campers become marine biologists with a mission to protect the wildlife that lives in our oceans.
Take the Show on the Road!: Inspired by characters in the book Going Places, campers are immersed in real world challenges and hands-on fun. In this week, Rafael and Maya design a movable theatre to put on plays for the seniors around town. Campers write, direct, choreograph, stage and promote our own productions. We also design and build a scale theatrical set model like the pros. The week culminates in a theatrical presentation.

Additional details will be provided via email the Friday prior to the start of the camp session. For general questions and inquiries please contact [email protected] Camper to Staff Ratio 1:12

This large-scale camp is great for kids who want the complete camp experience! High-energy, fun camp days are designed around a creative weekly theme. Your child will participate in active play through cooperative games, physical activities, creative and expressive arts. Each child must bring a lunch and snack each day. This camp is for Rising Kindergarteners - Rising 5th graders. Camper to Staff Ratio 1:15

Camp Calendar and program information will be provided via email to the primary account holder the Friday prior to the camp session. For general questions and inquiries please contact [email protected]

This large-scale camp is great for kids who want the complete camp experience! High-energy, fun camp days are designed around a creative weekly theme. Your child will participate in active play through cooperative games, physical activities, creative and expressive arts. RecPlay Nature Adventures camp has a dedicated Naturalist and participants will experience the wonders of nature and the outdoors daily through activities on-site or a short walk away at Gulf Branch Nature Center. Each child must bring a lunch and snack each day. This camp is for Rising Kindergarteners - Rising 5th graders. Camper to Staff Ratio 1:15

Camp Calendar and program information will be provided via email to the primary account holder the Friday prior to the camp session. For general questions and inquiries please contact [email protected]

This large-scale camp is great for kids who want the complete camp experience! High-energy, fun camp days are designed around a creative weekly theme. Your child will participate in active play through cooperative games, physical activities, creative and expressive arts. Each child must bring a lunch and snack each day. This camp is for Rising Kindergarteners - Rising 5th graders. Camper to Staff Ratio 1:15

Camp Calendar and program information will be provided via email to the primary account holder the Friday prior to the camp session. For general questions and inquiries please contact [email protected]

This Minecraft program is beginner-friendly and perfect for young minds eager to explore, create, and play alongside their friends. In the boundless universe of Minecraft, children will use their creativity to construct everything from small villages to grand castles. They'll learn the basics of Minecraft, including navigation, block types, and building techniques. The program encourages individual creativity, allowing children to express their imaginations through virtual worlds! Camper to Staff Ratio 1:12

A welcome email for camp will be sent during the week prior. For general questions and inquiries please contact [email protected]

For young Minecraft enthusiasts, this program elevates gaming skills to the next level. Children navigate advanced gameplay, mastering resource gathering, shelter building, and crafting essential tools. They tackle environmental challenges, developing resource management skills. Emphasizing strategic planning, the program encourages collaboration in facing in-game challenges like mob defense and food sustainability. Children apply real-life skills, fostering planning, teamwork, and adaptability in a dynamic virtual environment. Camper to Staff Ratio 1:12

A welcome email for camp will be sent during the week prior. For general questions and inquiries please contact [email protected]

All kinds of creatures, from tiny insects to scaly reptiles, inhabit the parks of Northern Virginia. Come take a close look at our local critters! Campers have opportunities to find, touch, draw, and help care for various critters. Campers should bring a snack, lunch and water to camp each day.(Rising 1st - 2nd Grade). Camper to Staff Ratio 1:8

Camp schedule will be sent out the Friday before camp. This camp takes place Monday to Wednesday, no camp on July 4 or 5. This camp is primarily outdoors and children should come with play clothes, water, lunch, and snacks. For general questions and inquiries please contact [email protected]

Native Animal Explorers: Fish & Explore transports campers off-site to hike trails, wade in streams and walk pond and lake shores to find native wildlife. Campers observe, catch, photograph and release frogs, toads, tadpoles, salamanders, lizards, turtles, crayfish, minnows and other small critters. Wear sneakers and bring lunch, snack, river shoes, change of clothes and towel. This is a travel camp that meets at site listed. All camp participants go off site daily. Camper to Staff Ratio 1:6

Paddle and Explore: Fish & Explore takes campers off-site to learn kayaking skills while getting up close to native wildlife along waterways, ponds and lakes. Beach stops allow campers to wade and observe, catch, photograph and release frogs, toads, tadpoles, salamanders, lizards, turtles and other small critters. Life jackets are provided and required while kayaking. Bring lunch, snack, water bottle, change of clothes, sneakers or river shoes and towel. This is a travel camp that meets at site listed. All camp participants go off site daily. Camper to Staff Ratio 1:6

Big Fish: Fish & Explore takes campers off site to teach fishing basics and more intensive fishing techniques, including targeting specific fish species, reading the water and navigation safety. All gear including tackle, rods, reels and life jackets supplied. Bring lunch, snack, water bottle, change of clothes, sneakers or river shoes and towel. This is a travel camp that meets at site listed. All camp participants go off site daily.
Camper to Staff Ratio 1:6

Young Anglers: Fish & Explore takes campers to lakes, rivers and the Chesapeake Bay to catch fish, learn water safety and nature awareness, fresh and saltwater fishing basics (casting, rigging, knot tying, selecting tackle and lures and identifying fish). Campers wear life jackets when in the water or on a boat. All gear including bait, tackle, rods, reels, and life jackets is supplied. Bring lunch, snack, water bottle, change of clothes, sneakers or river shoes and towel. This is a travel camp that meets at site listed. All camp participants go off site daily.


Camper to Staff Ratio 1:4

Formerly operated by Virginia Outside. Embark on a thrilling journey of wilderness exploration and self-sufficiency at our Survival Camp! This immersive experience is designed to equip participants with essential skills and knowledge needed to thrive in the great outdoors. Guided by experienced instructors and fueled by a spirit of adventure, campers will engage in hands-on activities that encompass survival techniques, teamwork, and a deep connection to nature. This is a travel camp that meets at site listed. All camp participants go off site daily. Camper to Staff Ratio 2:13

A welcome email for camp will be sent during the week prior. For general questions and inquiries please contact [email protected]

"Formerly operated by Virginia Outside, the Adventure Fishing Camp is a week-long day camp for young anglers, providing a comprehensive fishing experience. Campers learn fishing equipment intricacies, fish behavior, and responsible angling. The focus is fostering outdoor appreciation, equipping campers for lifelong fishing. They fish in scenic locations like ponds, rivers, lakes, and the Chesapeake Bay." This is a travel camp that meets at site listed. All camp participants go off site daily. Camper to Staff Ratio 2:13

A welcome email for camp will be sent during the week prior. For general questions and inquiries please contact [email protected]

Formerly operated by Virginia Outside, the Mountain Biking Camp delivers an exciting week for young riders mastering the art of mountain biking. Comprehensive instruction covers foundational skills, intermediate challenges, and more—steering, shifting, hill climbing, descending, obstacle negotiation, trail etiquette, bike maintenance, and safety. Daily sessions allow for skill-building, breaks for lunch and activities, and afternoon trail exploration. This is a travel camp that meets at site listed. All camp participants go off site daily. Camper to Staff Ratio 2:13

*This is a travel camp that meets at Gunston Middle School and goes off site. A welcome email for camp will be sent during the week prior. For general questions and inquiries please contact [email protected]

Formerly operated by Virginia Outside. Step into the wild and join us at the Outdoor Adventure Camp, where kids with a passion for the outdoors will explore nature's wonders throughout an exciting week. Each day presents new opportunities, from orienteering to kayaking, white water rafting, tubing, and even hiking adventures! This is a travel camp that meets at site listed. All camp participants go off site daily. Camper to Staff Ratio 2:13

A welcome email for camp will be sent during the week prior. For general questions and inquiries please contact [email protected]

Formerly Operated by Virginia Outside, the Young Adventures Camp is a dynamic week-long outdoor experience tailored for kids with a passion for exploring nature and the wild. Each day offers a different adventure, including fishing, orienteering, hiking, creek exploration, and climbing. Campers will be transported to various scenic spots, equipped with all necessary gear, and embark on a journey of self-discovery and skill development. This is a travel camp that meets at site listed. All camp participants go off site daily. Camper to Staff Ratio 2:13

A welcome email for camp will be sent during the week prior. For general questions and inquiries please contact [email protected]

If your Tiny Chef dreams of someday having their own restaurant or food truck, sign them up for this inventive summer camp! Each day the students will produce a different course (appetizer, soup, main dish or dessert) or an item from a certain cuisine and build a creative food truck around it. Over the course (no pun intended) of the session they will also be working on a final idea for their very own food truck, expanding on the types of foods that their particular restaurant on wheels would serve based on the experiences they have had in class. Students will be introduced to a variety of cuisines, cooking skills and presentations throughout the week. Camper to Staff Ratio 1:10

Tiny Chefs will email parents additional camp email

If your Tiny Chef dreams of someday having their own restaurant or food truck, sign them up for this inventive summer camp! Each day the students will produce a different course (appetizer, soup, main dish or dessert) or an item from a certain cuisine and build a creative food truck around it. Over the course (no pun intended) of the session they will also be working on a final idea for their very own food truck, expanding on the types of foods that their particular restaurant on wheels would serve based on the experiences they have had in class. Students will be introduced to a variety of cuisines, cooking skills and presentations throughout the week. Camper to Staff Ratio 1:10

Tiny Chefs will email parents additional camp email

Our full-day camp is designed to provide campers gymnastics and movement activities, beginning each day with a warm-up. Campers practice all artistic gymnastics women’s and men’s events as well as trampoline and foam pit. Campers will have outdoor activities including water day and crafts. Please bring a daily snack, water and lunch. Camper to Staff Ratio 2:10

This unique camp focuses on basketball and a variety of different sports. Each day campers will play some basketball and then will learn and play another fun sport. Campers will play soccer, kickball, handball, flag tag, and other fun games.

Camp schedule and what to bring will be sent via a pre-camp email the Friday prior to camp session. For general questions and inquiries please contact [email protected]

CHEER! DANCE! GO! Toted as Arlington’s best introductory cheer camp––no prior cheerleading experience is needed. Campers learn basic motion technique, cheers, and chants with and without music. This camp is filled with exciting cheerleading activities and our expert coaches focus on the FUN of learning new routines. Each week cheerleaders learn a dance routine, jumps, flexibility, and more incorporating all these skills into a final performance on Friday.

Camp details will be provided via email the Friday prior to the camp session. For general questions and inquiries please contact [email protected].