SUMMER ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
- Smithsonian National Gallery of Art
- Smithsonian National Postal Museum
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
- Corcoran Gallery of Art
- International Spy Museum
- National Building Museum
- The National Zoo
- Newseum
- Art at the Center
- Camp Shakespeare
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Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Discovery Stations (National Mall Building)
Discovery Stations at the National Air and Space Museum are portable interactive carts which encourage informal learning through active looking, discussion, and hands-on activities related to aviation, space exploration, astronomy, and planetary geology. Presented by volunteers or Museum staff, the carts provide interactive fun for all ages. Discovery Stations are presented during regular Museum hours throughout the week and on weekends.
For school groups, Discovery Stations offer hands-on programming presented by knowledgeable staff where students can touch models and explore activities related to aviation and space exploration. They are available to groups upon request and staff availability. Discovery Stations can be added to your guided tour or presented as a 15 minute interactive experience in combination with other programming.
Story Time
Flights of Fancy
National Mall Building
Ages: 4-8
Duration: 30 minutes
Availability: upon request. Subject to staff availability. Limit 20 students.
Description: Museum staff read stories about famous aviators, hot-air balloon flights, trips to Mars, characters visible in the night sky, or creatures that have their own wings. Each session includes one story and a hands-on activity, such as making paper balloons, drawing a space habitat, designing a constellation, or making a paper butterfly.
Lockheed Martin IMAX® Theater
Check the website for new shows and times. Summer shows will be posted after May 22, 2008.
For the latest schedule information, please call 1-877-932-IMAX (4629).
Guided School Group Tours
at the National Mall Building
Tour Duration: Approx. 1 hour.
Start times*: See reservation form.
Reservations: Contact Tours & Reservations or use online registration form.
*Reservation times depend on the availability of Museum docents (volunteer tour guides). Teachers will be contacted by their lead docent prior to their visit in order to tailor thematic tours to class lessons.
National Mall Building Tours |
Grades |
Availability |
4-12 |
Tue, Fri |
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K-3 |
Tue, Wed, Fri |
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4-12 |
Tue, Thu |
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3-8 |
Wed - Fri |
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4-12 |
Tue - Fri |
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4-12 |
Wed |
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4-12 |
Tue - Thu, Sat, Sun |
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Special needs |
Tue - Fri |
Albert Einstein Planetarium
Forget everything you knew of a planetarium. Now in addition to the spectacular star field of the Zeiss Model VIa planetarium instrument, America's Bicentennial gift from the people of West Germany, the Einstein Planetarium has been upgraded to include a first-of-its-kind, Sky Vision™ dual digital projection system and six-channel digital surround sound. For the first time, you'll feel the sensation of zooming through the cosmos, enveloped in color saturated moving images and spine-tingling sound.
The summer schedule will be posted after May 22, 2008. All schedules subject to change without notice. Call 1-877-932-IMAX (4629) for more information.
Udvar-Hazy Center
The Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center located in Chantilly, Virginia, south of Washington Dulles International Airport, is the companion facility to the Museum on the National Mall. The building opened in December, 2003, and provides enough space for the Smithsonian to display the thousands of aviation and space artifacts that cannot be exhibited on the National Mall. The two sites together showcase the largest collection of aviation and space artifacts in the world.
Tickets for IMAX® films may be purchased from any Smithsonian theater box office.
Guided School Group Tours
at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
Tour Duration: 1 hour (except Highlights Tour II)
Start times*: See reservation form.
Reservations: Contact Tours & Reservations or use online registration form.
*Reservation times depend on the availability of Museum docents (volunteer tour guides). Please note that large groups will be divided into groups of 15 students for every docent.
Udvar-Hazy Center Tours |
Grades |
Availability |
3-8 |
Tue - Fri |
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6-12 |
Tue - Fri |
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6-12 |
Tue - Fri |
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3-7 |
Tue - Fri |
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8-12 |
Tue - Fri |
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Smithsonian National Gallery of Art
Family Weekend
Family Weekends offer a variety of activities—films, music, hands-on art projects—for children and adults to enjoy together. All activities are free. There is no advance registration for this drop-in program; participation in each activity is on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information, call (202) (202) 789-3030.
The focus of the weekend programs vary depending on the featured show.
Family and Youth Programs are made possible in part by the generosity of the Prince Charitable Trusts.
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Upcoming Films
The Film Program for Children and Teens offers innovative film programming, enhances enjoyment of the Gallery's collections and exhibitions, and fosters an understanding of film as an art form. The program aims to represent a broad range of recently produced foreign and domestic films, including a variety of animation styles, live-action, and classics. Films in this series are selected for their appeal to both youth and adult audiences; age recommendations are intended to guide parents in selecting the most emotionally and intellectually stimulating films for their children. Feature films are in English, unless otherwise noted.
All film programs are shown in the East Building Auditorium unless otherwise noted. No registration is required. Programs are free and subject to change without notice. Seating is offered on a first-come, first-seated basis. Groups are welcome. For up-to-date information on the current month's films, please call (202) 789-3030.
You may also be interested in Family Activities and the Adventures in Art audio tour.
The Film Program for Children and Teens is made possible by the generous support of washingtonpost.com.
The Summer Film series should be posted mid June.
http://www.nga.gov/kids/kids.htm
NGAKids: There is a plethora of online activities that are absolutely amazing. There is even an art zone where there is interactive art you can make online.
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/
The Smithsonian Institution's National Postal Museum invites students of all ages on an interactive journey through American postal history to follow the path of postal transportation development, uncover the mystery of mail delivery, explore the beauty of stamps, and learn the legend of Owney the dog!
Both guided and self-guided tour options are available for groups.
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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
General Information
Admission to the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is free and no tickets are required for entrance to the museum. National Museum of Natural History programs are also free unless otherwise noted. The National Museum of Natural History is dedicated to understanding the natural world and our place in it.
Samuel C. Johnson IMAX Theater
National Museum of Natural History
The National Mall, Washington, D.C.
The website has a schedule of times and titles. Fees apply and purchasing tickets online is recommended as seating is limited.
Current Exhibits:
Butterflies + Plants: Partners in Evolution
One hall and two exhibits. If you wish to stroll through
Butterfly Pavilion
Take a stroll among live butterflies and exotic plants! Located adjacent to Partners in Evolution, this tropical oasis offers visitors a rare opportunity to get close to a variety of living butterflies from all over the world. Tickets are required for the Butterfly Pavilion.
Purchase tickets online to avoid sold out time-slots. They are also available at the Museum on a first-come, first-served basis. Tickets are timed-entry at 15-minute intervals. Tuesdays - no charge - but free timed-entry tickets are required and are available at the Butterfly Pavilion Box Office each Tuesday beginning at 10:00 am.
Butterfly Pavilion:
Daily 10:15 AM.
Final entry 5:00 PM.
(Currently 15 minute intervals) 40 tickets per interval.
Discovering Rastafari!
Exhibit: November 2, 2007 – November 8, 2008
Using artifacts, rare photographs, and ephemera to explore the origins and religious practices of the movement in Jamaica, this exhibition takes viewers beyond the popular Jamaican music known as reggae to the deeper roots of the Rastafari culture.
The Lost Amazon
Exhibit: April 17, 2008 – October 31, 2008
Take a journey into the Colombian Amazon through the photographs and quotations of naturalist, Richard Evans Schultes. Schultes explored lands where no naturalists had ever been before. His photographs evoke an era when the tropical rainforests stood immense, and the peoples of the forest relied on plants for sustenance as well as medicinal and religious purposes.
Dig It! The Secrets of Soil
Exhibit: July 19, 2008 - Jan 2010
This immersive exhibit will explore the soils hidden under our feet but teeming will billions of living organisms. Dig It! will provide our visitors with a new and exciting way to experience the world of soils. We will invite visitors to journey underground with us and learn about this vital ecosystem that sustains all life on the planet.
Naturalist Center
The Naturalist Center in Loudoun County, Virginia, invites visitors ages 10 and older to use its 36.000 object hands-on collection of natural history objects, 6,500 books, and scientific equipment. Identify natural objects and curiosities, draw work on school projects, or just browse. The center offers a full range of services, special events, and school programs for middle school, high school and beyond.
The facility is located 45 minutes from the National Mall, just 2 miles from the Dulles Toll Road (Rte 267 the Dulles Greenway) in the Leesburg Airpark Business Center. It's an easy drive from Washington, free of traffic and stop lights. There is plenty of parking for cars and buses.
The address is 741 Miller Drive SE, Leesburg VA 20175.
Call 703-779-9712 or 1-800-729-7725 for directions and scheduling information.
Hours: Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10:30 to 4 p.m. Closed Sundays, Mondays, and all federal holidays.
For more inquiries about the Naturalist Center please contact us by email.
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Corcoran Gallery of Art
Family Programs at the Corcoran bring art to life! From Aspiring Artists classes and hands-on art workshops to in gallery programs and summer camp, the gallery offers an interactive experience for children of all ages with diverse interests. The programs change monthly so visit the website and you will find family programs under education.
Fees apply and enrollment is limited.
If you live in the D.C. area and would like to receive information about future Family Programs at the Corcoran, please follow this link to register for our free e-newsletter. Be among the first to know about new workshops, classes, hands-on activities, and special family events!
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP >
If you have questions about specific family activities, please call (202) 639-1770
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International Spy Museum
The International Spy Museum will open children to a new view of worldwide investigations. There are ongoing events throughout the year. Be sure to checkout the KidSpy and Scavenger Hunts. The fees vary in price and early registration is strongly recommended. The exhibits are interactive and activities are appealing to people of all ages.
Go to the website for Upcoming Events and Ongoing Events as the schedule is updated frequently. Plan ahead as event space is limited.
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National Building Museum
This museum offers a variety of interactive activities for families and children of all ages. One can register for summer camp or attend one of the ongoing family programs that are offered.
BUILD, DRAW, and PERFORM at the NATIONALBUILDING MUSEUM Summer Camp
New two-week sessions for campers entering grades 3-5 in fall 2008
Experience the world we build for ourselves in exciting new ways—through the performing, visual, and building arts! Attend one, two, or three sessions of two-week, full-day summer camp at the National Building Museum.
BUILDING PERFORMERS July 14 – 25, 2008
Create a performance based on the Museum’s historic and storied past! Discover what’s hiding in the columns of the Great Hall, unveil the myths behind the Museum’s friezes, and bring the outrageous characters found in and around the Museum to life. Under the guidance of members of the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, tell a story using movement, improvisation, and creative drama. The session culminates with the campers’ original performance for family and friends in the Great Hall.
YOUNG DESIGNERS July 28 – August 8, 2008
Photograph, sketch, and write about the various architectural treasures to be found in the Judiciary Square/Penn Quarter neighborhood. Museum educators and specialists lead campers through a variety of art and creative writing activities to enhance their understanding and appreciation of Washington, DC’s neighborhoods, communities, and landmarks as they create their own exhibition. At the end of the session, campers host their very own gallery opening for family and friends.
WORLDLY BUILDERS August 11 – 22, 2008
Journey to three regions around the world without ever leaving DC! Explore Africa, Japan, and Spain through the lens of an architect and discover their cultural traditions. Campers participate in design challenges, crafts, and games as they re-imagine and re-construct the landmarks of these regions. At the end of the session, families and friends are invited to a “world bazaar,” where campers act as tour guides, and share their newly built structures and knowledge.
All programming subject to change.
ELECTIVES: Each camp session features a variety of electives during the regularly scheduled day. They include:
- Lego® and Keva Plank building challenges
- Perspective drawing activities
- Creative writing
- Building-related crafts
- Storytelling
- And more!
CAMP HOURS: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm. Early drop-off begins at 8:30 am.
EXTENDED CARE: Available from 3:00 - 5:30 pm.
COST: Per session fee: $625 NBM Members (Family & above) / $675 public.
Extended Care fee: $100 per two-week session.
REGISTRATION
Member advance registration January 3 – 13, 2008;
General registration begins January 14, 2008.
Two Ways to Register:
MAIL: Complete ALL the information on the registration form PDF.
Mail to: Summer Camp Registration, National Building Museum, 401 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20001. Checks should be made payable to: National Building Museum.
FAX: Complete ALL the information on the registration form PDF and fax to 202.376.3564.
Registration is not confirmed until you receive a written or electronic confirmation from the Museum.
QUESTIONS: Call 202.272.2448 or email: family@nbm.org.
Ongoing Family Programs
Discovery Carts
Bridging the Gap
Saturdays, 10:30 - 11:00 am
During this interactive demonstration, participants learn about five basic bridge types before solving a transportation problem by choosing a type of bridge to build.
Free. Registration not required. Most appropriate for ages 5 and up.
Arches and Trusses: The Tension Builds
Sundays, 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
Discover how building forces, materials, and structures affect strength and longevity. Participants test different building materials and work together to build a brick arch.
Free. Registration not required. Most appropriate for ages 5 and up.
Amazing Arches: Build a Life-Sized Arch in the Great Hall
Arches are an iconic architectural feature in the Museum's Great Hall and around the world. But have you ever wondered just how they work? Discover the arch's secrets for yourself by constructing a 7-foot-tall, soft-block arch in the Museum's Great Hall.
Free. On-going daily. Appropriate for all ages.
National Building Museum Summer Camp:
Build, Draw, and Perform
New two-week sessions for campers entering grades 3-5 in fall 2008
Experience the world we build for ourselves in exciting new ways—through the performing, visual and building arts! Attend one, two, or three sessions of two-week, full-day summer camp at the National Building Museum. Learn more about Camp this summer by downloading our brochure (PDF).
Activity Booklets and Exhibition Guides
Try the Treasure Hunt Activity Booklet, for families with children ages six and older, which introduces architecture concepts and features in the Museum and around Washington, DC. For families with pre-teens, try the Adventures in Architecture Scavenger Hunt. Set off around the Museum, identifying key architectural elements, sketching, and analyzing the building. Complimentary copies at the Information Desk. Exhibition Family Guides help engage younger audiences in exhibitions like Washington: Symbol and City. Look for printed copies inside or just outside exhibitions.
Building Zone
Ongoing
first floor galleries
This exhibition in the Building Learners Gallery is designed especially for our youngest visitors, ages two to six, and their adult companions. Building Zone introduces children to the building arts through engaging activities. Build with big, soft Legos™ and building blocks; curl up with an architecture picture book in the book nook; vroomm with 'dozers and other construction play trucks; pretend to be a craftsperson complete with hard hats, tool belts, and much more!
Questions? Contact the Family Programs Coordinator at 202.272.2448 or email family@nbm.org.
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National Zoo
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/default.cfm
At FONZ classes, children gain a deeper understanding of animals, their behaviors, and their habitats. Classes are available to FONZ Household members (and higher levels) only. Not a member? You can join during the registration process. These programs meet in the Visitor Center unless otherwise noted. Only children whose age is indicated for a particular class may be registered
Adult/Child Classes
Ages 2 - 3
These programs are designed to let an adult and a young child discover the zoo together. All children must be accompanied by an adult who is prepared to take part in the activities. For everyone’s safety and enjoyment, unregistered children including siblings may not attend, with the exception of infants who are not yet crawling.
Children’s Workshops
Ages 4 - 12
Children’s workshops are for kids ages 4 to 12 with specific ages indicated in each class listing. Adults are not encouraged to stay with the class, but they may if they wish. There is no charge for an adult who attends with a child.
For the most current listing of classes for the summer months, go to the website:
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Education/Classes/classes.cfm#discovery
Summer Camp Opportunities
Summer Safari campers at the National Zoo explore the lives, habitats, and conservation of animals around the world. Week-long sessions include exciting hands-on activities, craft projects, science experiments, and walks through the Zoo (but there is never direct contact with the animals). Summer Safari Day Camp is an award-winning camp accredited by the American Camp Association.
Register for camp.
Find out about 2008 Summer Safari sessions.
Ages
Depending upon the grade that children are entering in the fall, camp sessions are grouped into three grade levels:
(There are no pre-K Summer Safari sessions.) Children may register for sessions within their age group only. Though many kindergarten and first graders are ready for full-day programs, we reserve our full-day programs for older children due to our limited capacity.
DATES:
- Summer Safari Day Camp runs for eight week-long sessions, Monday through Friday, June 16–August 8.
- Camp will not be held on Friday, July 4.
TIMES:
- For campers entering grades K–1, camp is held from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. No After-Camp Care is available for this age group.
- For campers entering grades 2–5, camp is held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Campers must be dropped off between 8:45 and 9 a.m.
- After-Camp Care is offered in the Visitor Center classrooms from 3 to 6 p.m., after full-day sessions only.
Locations
Sessions are held in classrooms throughout the Zoo. Please allow extra time in the morning if you have children attending sessions at different locations. The drop-off location will be provided in the confirmation information. Please pick up campers in Parking Lot A. Campers in After-Camp Care must be picked up in Visitor Center classrooms.
Fees
A current FONZ household membership (or higher level) is required to participate. You can join FONZ during the registration process or join or upgrade now.
- Five-day sessions (Weeks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8)
9 a.m.–12 p.m. (K–1): $190
9 a.m.–3 p.m. (2–5): $295 - Four-day session (Week 3: June 30–July 3)
9 a.m.–12 p.m. (K–1): $155
9 a.m.–3 p.m. (2–5): $245 - After-Camp Care
$105 ($85 in Week 3)
Available from 3–6 p.m., but only for those enrolled in 9 a.m.–3 p.m. sessions (grades 2–5). Additional fees will be charged after 6 p.m. You can sign up for After-Camp Care when you register for camp. (Registration begins February 5.)
About Registration
With our new registration system for camps and classes, all participants must create an account to register. You will need your FONZ member ID number during the process. This new system enables you to register multiple children at once, view your account online, and make payments. Also, nonmembers can join FONZ during the registration process.
Registration Confirmation
Registrations take two weeks to process. If your session is full, or if there are problems with your registration, you will be contacted within two business days after your registration has been received. Otherwise, you will receive an email confirmation package within two weeks that includes directions, emergency forms, and other information.
Cancellation Policy
If you need to cancel, notify the FONZ Summer Safari Office in writing or via email at least four weeks before the session(s) for which your child is registered to receive a 75-percent refund. No refunds or changes will be made thereafter.
Questions?
Email us.
Summer Safari Day Camp is accredited by the American Camp Association.
All Summer Safari Day Camp snacks are made in facilities that do not manufacture products with peanuts. We thank Gak’s Snacks for its generous donation.
Overnight Camp with the CRC
The Conservation and Research Center (CRC) in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley spans 3,200 acres and is closed to the public. It is a preserve home for native wildlife, an international conservation training center, and a breeding facility for endangered species. Outfitted with backpacks, journals, and water bottles, campers delve into CRC’s forests, fields, and streams. Dip nets, field guides, compasses, and binoculars are some of the equipment campers use to explore the great outdoors and conduct their own research.
An overnight nature exploration is offered at the Conservation and Research Center in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley for boys and girls entering grades 5–10. Online camp registration will begin February 5 at 10 a.m.
A two-week session for ninth and tenth graders provides a unique opportunity for students to work alongside world renowned Smithsonian science staff to learn real-world research techniques. Campers will develop critical thinking skills and brainstorm solutions to conservation problems facing the Shenandoah Valley and endangered species around the world.
Please note: Campers will spend much of the day outside participating in physical activities.
Dates, accommodations, fees, and other details
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Newseum
NEWSEUM http://www.newseum.org
The Interactive Museum of News
The Newseum opened April 11 in downtown Washington, D.C.
It offers daily programs for visitors, but as yet does not appear to have classes available. The exhibit halls are interactive. You can even role play an anchor, reporter or photographer in a national newsroom setting. Newspapers from around the world send front page news daily. Other exhibits give you a sense of the power of information and history of those people who are significant in the field. Fees apply, but a must see this summer for you and your family. Visit the website and plan your day. Below are just two of the many exhibits available. You will see the news with a whole new point of view.
The New York Times–Ochs-Sulzberger Family Great Hall of News
Surrounded by the Flow of Information
Around, above and below, visitors to the Great Hall of News are surrounded by a continuous flow of news. Instant, breaking, historic news that is uncensored, diverse and free.
This soaring, 90-foot-high atrium showcases breaking news on its giant Electronic Window on the World screen; the latest headlines are constantly updated on an electronic zipper. Suspended from above are two icons of modern news gathering and transmission, a satellite replica and a Bell helicopter.
Front Pages From Across America and Around the World
More than 500 newspapers transmit their front pages electronically to the Newseum every day. Up to 80 are enlarged and printed for display in this gallery — among them one from every state and the District of Columbia as well as a sampling of international newspapers.
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Art at the Center
Art at the Center is an art studio designed specifically for children and their families with an emphasis on the use of natural and recycled materials as well as traditional art media. The studio is a learning laboratory where experimentation is encouraged and students can practice thinking skills and problem solving as they engage in projects. The arts are seen as languages for children to express their ideas, working both individually and collaboratively in a group setting. The studio environment is designed to provoke curiosity and wonder and to encourage active engagement with the materials and with each other. Peer feedback and building relationships is a key part of the creative and learning process.
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Camp Shakespeare
http://www.shakespearetheatre.org/education/schools/camp_shakespeare/index.aspx
During this two-week day camp young people ages 9-18 will investigate the artistry and pocess of classic theatre in performance under the guidance of Shakespeare Theatre Company Teaching Artists. Students will analyze and interpret Shakespeare’s text, create several characters with their bodies, voices, and imaginations and explore the art of unarmed stage combat. Camp will culminate with a performance for friends and family.
A typical day at Camp Shakespeare includes:
- Acting
- Movement
- Stage Combat
- Text Analysis
- Theatre Game
- Rehearsal
- a total immersion in the tools that a professional actor needs to perform Shakespeare.
Classes are held Monday-Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm at the Shakespeare Theatre Company Rehearsal Studios, 507 and 516 8th Street SE, Washington, DC, at Sidney Harman Hall, 610 F St. NW Washington, DC and at satellite locations throughout the DC metro area. All classes are taught by classically trained, teaching artists.
Students are divided into the following appropriate age groups:
- Groundlings (ages 9-11)
- Young Performers (ages 12- 14)
- Teen Ensemble (ages 15 - 18)
To conclude each session; the Groundlings will present scenes from Shakespeare’s works that share a common theme. Young Performers and Teen Ensemble will each present a different Shakespeare play making it possible for both first-time and continuing students to participate in more than one session per summer.
NEW THIS SUMMER! ADVANCED STAGE COMBAT CAMP
This summer Advanced Camp will focus on Shakespearean performance through staged combat.
Students will focus on scenes that involve a dedicated fight sequence, and explore how the characters arrive at the situation, what tactics they employ to either start or avoid violence, the physical skills of expressing safe and theatrically viable violence, and the consequences of characters’ actions. Classes will include; acting, text, movement, and stage combat, with a special emphasis on the core requirements in the classical canon: unarmed, single sword/rapier, and broadsword technique.
Tuition for Sessions I-IV is $675, Advanced Camp is $975.
Please call the Education Hotline, 202.547.5688 to receive a $25 multiple session discount, a sibling discount, purchase a gift certificate or for a scholarship application.
Click here for Session Dates and Plays.
Click here to register online
OR
Click here to print a registration form.
Fill out a scholarship application online.
Click Here for Camp Faculty Bios.
Education Gift Certificates are now available for Camp Shakespeare. Click here if you would like to purchase a Gift Certificate online or call our Education Hotline at 202.547.5688.
TUITION IS NOT REFUNDABLE
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* Parent Information Nights
October 2008
* Gifted Students With Learning Challenges (Twice Exceptional)
FCPS - International Baccalaureate Program. Check the updated website (October 2008).