Is there an excellent all-day summer camp in Northern Virginia either inside or just a bit outside the Beltway?
January 15, 2012 4:56 AM Subscribe
Is there an excellent all-day summer camp in Northern Virginia either inside or just a bit outside the Beltway?
My two kids, 12 and 10 years old would like to attend a summer camp that both engages them intellectually and has motivated counselors that focus more on the campers than themselves. There are plenty of great sounding camps in NoVa but most of them have such short hours that they clearly are not intended for kids whose parents work full-time. Can you recommend a camp in or near the Virginia Beltway that has motivated counselors, offers a stimulating range of activities, and is open by 8:30am and doesn't close until at least 5:30pm?
My two kids, 12 and 10 years old would like to attend a summer camp that both engages them intellectually and has motivated counselors that focus more on the campers than themselves. There are plenty of great sounding camps in NoVa but most of them have such short hours that they clearly are not intended for kids whose parents work full-time. Can you recommend a camp in or near the Virginia Beltway that has motivated counselors, offers a stimulating range of activities, and is open by 8:30am and doesn't close until at least 5:30pm?
TIC Summer Camp offers computers/technology and sports, runs from 8:30-3:00 with optional extended day until 6 pm. They have three sites.
I worked there years ago and it was a terrific program with very dedicated staff and camp director.
posted by LobsterMitten at 8:58 AM on January 15, 2012
I worked there years ago and it was a terrific program with very dedicated staff and camp director.
posted by LobsterMitten at 8:58 AM on January 15, 2012
Burgundy Farm in Alexandria taught me how to swim, play ultimate, and shoot arrows (among other things), 30+ years ago. Glad to see they're still running the day camp, and they offer an extended session for kids with working parents. It's the summer program of a very well respected school, and engages kids in all sorts of ways (some of us even learned how to program in Logo during rainy days).
It's about a mile outside of the beltway, but still feels like it's more secluded and rural, because it's been on the same land (a former dairy farm) since a touch after WWII... long before the Huntington area got suburbanized.
posted by toxic at 7:15 PM on January 15, 2012
It's about a mile outside of the beltway, but still feels like it's more secluded and rural, because it's been on the same land (a former dairy farm) since a touch after WWII... long before the Huntington area got suburbanized.
posted by toxic at 7:15 PM on January 15, 2012
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posted by atlantica at 5:21 AM on January 15, 2012