Summer camps in and around Washington, DC

This 2020 summer camp guide is sponsored by Red Panda Art Studio. Red Panda Art Studio provides hands-on art exploration for children in the Washington, DC area. Classes and camps introduce a wide range of artistic techniques and materials aimed at stretching participants’ skills and imagination.

Art, music & theatre camps:

Red Panda Art Studio (Little House at Westmoreland Hills Park: 5315 Elliott Rd., Bethesda, MD)

Red Panda Art Studio Summer Camp is designed for children ages 3.5 to 10, unless otherwise noted. Camp meets from 9:00am to 3:30pm, Monday – Friday. Each week, campers experiment with new art techniques and materials. Campers complete a wide range of projects together— painting, drawing, sculpting, collaging, weaving, and more! The camp day also includes lots of time outside, taking advantage of the awesome playground at the Little House. Clink above link for a sample camp day schedule. The camp week wraps up on Friday afternoon with an art show, the highlight of the week! EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: Register before 2/1/20 for a special camp rate of $400/child.

Adventure Theatre Camps– Glen Echo, MD
Anna Banana Arts & Crafts– NW, DC
Art in Motion via UpCycle/Local Motion– Alexandria, VA
Arts on the Horizon Summer Camps– Alexandria, VA
Bach 2 Rock– Locations throughout DMV
Berrend Summer Dance– Gaithersburg, MD
Camp Arena Stage– NW, DC
Camp Levine– NW, DC, Bethesda, MD & Arlington, VA
Camp Shakespeare– NW, DC
Creative Youth– Bethesda, MD
Encore Stage and Studio– Arlington, VA
Imagination Stage– Bethesda, MD
International School of Music– Bethesda & Potomac, MD
Little Loft Art– Takoma Park, MD
Meadowlark Ukulele & Instrument Making Camp– NW, DC
McLean Project for the Arts (MAP)– McLean, VA
National Conservatory of Arts– NW, DC
Round House Theatre– Bethesda, MD
Strathmore Art Camp– Bethesda, MD
Takoma Groove Camp– NW, DC
The Art League– Alexandria, VA
The Children’s Art Studio– NW, DC
The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts– NW, DC
Treehouse Atelier– NW, DC
Washington Episcopal School– Bethesda, MD

Multi-interest camps:

Badlands Summer Camp (5200 Randolph Road, Rockville, MD 20852)

At Badlands Summer Camp your little adventurer will access their inner scientist, get a taste of victory at the Bad-lympic summer games and even take a ride on the seven seas! From culinary classes to archeological digs, there is always something new to uncover! Camp is geared for explorers grades K – 6th (ages: 5 – 12) and runs from June 15th – August 21st | Monday – Friday | 9:00am – 3:00pm with before/aftercare/drop-ins available upon registration! Payment plans are available. Use code “ADVENTURE20” now through January 31^st for 20% off! For questions and details please email.

Adventures on the Hill– Capitol Hill, DC & Takoma Park, DC
Aiden’s Village of Choice Summer– NW, DC
Beauvoir Summer– NW, DC
Camp Berry (Camp starting at age 2)- NW, DC
CASA at Sheridan School– NW, DC
CCBC (Camp starting at age 2)- NW, DC
Clara Barton Center for Children (Camp for ages 2-5)- Cabin John, MD
Cleveland Park Club– NW, DC
Concord Hill School Preschool Camp– Chevy Chase, MD
Edlavitch DCJCC Camp– NW, DC & Travel Camp
Glen Echo Summer Camp– Glen Echo, MD
Headfirst Summer Camp– NW, DC, Bethesda, MD, & VA
Landon Summer– Bethesda, MD
Lowell School Camp– NW, DC
Norbeck Montessori– Rockville, MD
Potomac School– McLean, VA
Sidwell Summer– NW, DC & Bethesda, MD
Smithsonian Summer Camp– NW, DC
Steve and Kates Camp– Capitol Hill, DC, Alexandria , VA & Arlington, VA
Summer Horizons Day Camp at NPS– NW, DC
Teddy Bear Camp (Camp starting at age 2.5)- NW, DC
YMCA Camps– Locations throughout DMV

Sports camps:

Bethesda Big Train Baseball– Bethesda, MD
Breathing Space Kids Yoga– Capitol Hill, DC
Brit-Am Soccer– Bethesda, MD
Camp Olympia– Rockville, MD
Capital Fencing Academy– North Bethesda, MD
Circle Yoga– NW, DC
CP Basketball Academy– Georgetown Day School, NW, DC
Dance & Gymnastics camps
DC Fencers Club– Silver Spring, MD
Earth Treks– Locations throughout DMV
Home Run Baseball Camp– NW, DC & Capitol Hill, DC
HoopEd– Locations throughout DMV
Kids Elite Sports Camp– NW, DC
Koa– Bethesda, MD
Lafayette Tennis– Chevy Chase, DC
My Gym– Bethesda & Potomac, MD
Nationals Baseball/Softball Day & Overnight Camp– Locations throughout DMV
Next Level Lacrosse– Bethesda, MD
Nike Tennis Camp– GW University
PPA– NW, DC & Bethesda, MD
RDU Tennis– NE & NW, DC
Squash on Fire– NW, DC
Table Tennis Camp– Gaithersburg, MD
TenniStar Sports– Chevy Chase, MD
The First Tee Golf Camp– NW, DC & Maryland
Top Golf– Locations throughout DMV

Adventure, nature-based & outdoor camps:

Washington Waldorf School Summer Camps (4800 Sangamore Road, Bethesda, MD 20816)

The Washington Waldorf School has week-long camps for preschool through high school that emphasize time outdoors, exploration, discovery, and creativity. Camp offerings include: children’s garden camp (3-6 years of age). This camp is a designed to let young children develop and thrive by being encouraged to run, play, dig, explore, garden, and build. Early elementary age offerings include: adventure camp, nature detectives as well as around the world. Middle school offerings include: archery (campers make their own bows and arrows and learn to shoot), leather work and knife making as well as soccer. Middle and high school offerings include: day biking camp, overnight biking or hiking camp, paint pouring, cooking, musical theatre and more fun.

Adventure Links Day & Overnight Camp– Northern VA
Audubon Naturalist Society– Chevy Chase, MD
Calleva Outdoor Adventure Camp– Poolesville, MD
Camp Sonshine– Silver Spring, MD
Congressional Camp– Falls Church, VA
Summer at Norwood Adventure Camp– Bethesda, MD
Summer at Sandy Spring– Sandy Spring, MD
Valley Mill Camp– Germantown, MD

Animal camps:

Humane Rescue Alliance– NW, DC
Meadowbrook Stables– Chevy Chase, MD
Rock Creek Park Horse Center– NW, DC
Smithsonian Zoo Camp– NW, DC
Summer Safari Zoo Camp at The National Zoo– NW, DC
Woodland Horse Center– Silver Spring, MD

Building, coding, STEM & technology camps:

iD Tech Camps (held at American, Georgetown, University of MD, Johns Hopkins; Rockville location & Towson)

iD Tech is the world leader in summer STEM education, with over 450,000 alumni since 1999. Programs for ages 7-18 are held at 150 prestigious campuses including American, Georgetown, NYU, and more. Students build in-demand skills for futures in coding, game development, robotics, and creative arts, and learn in guaranteed small classes. In addition to the flagship program, iD Tech Camps for ages 7-17, iD Tech also offers all-girls camps, teen-only Academies, an advanced capstone program, and year-round online private lessons.

Apple Camp– Locations throughout DMV
ClubSciKidz– Northern, VA
Code Ninjas– Locations throughout DMV
Coder Kids– Bethesda, MD
Digital Media Academy Tech Camp– GW University
KID Museum– Bethesda, MD
Mad Science Summer Camp– Locations throughout DMV
National Building Museum Summer Camp– NW, DC
Play-Well TEKnologies– Locations throughout DMV
Summer Institute for the Gifted– Woods Academy, Bethesda, MD
TIC– Locations throughout DMV