Classes & Camps
Keep kids learning and having fun beyond the classroom. Washington Parent helps families find the best classes, camps and afterschool programs across DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia, from STEM and sports to arts, music and enrichment. Browse our latest camp and class guides below.
Perhaps you’ve seen your child’s face light up on stage, heard a stunning voice coming out of the shower or…
Washington Parent spoke to Aaron Chusid of the National Capital Area Council to discuss the recent changes to Boy Scouts…
Students (and often their parents) can’t wait to hear the last bell ring before summer break. They say goodbye to…
Parents have many options when choosing where to send their children to summer camp. One interesting option lies right in…
Exploring the psychological benefits of summer camp. Updated June 24th 2021. After the school year ends, the warm, lazy days…
The multitude of day, instructional-based, sleep over, single-focus and specialty camps for K-12 schoolchildren in the DMV are varied and…
Parents living in the metropolitan area of Washington, D.C. have great access to scores of culturally-rich and rewarding opportunities for…
Often considered a rite of passage, a teen’s first summer job is not only a way to earn money, but…
The Christmas tree has been boxed if artificial or put to the curb if real, and we face a new…
Summer camp is often a place to send elementary-age kids so they aren’t sitting around the house bored and so…
We are lucky to be in an area with many wonderful public and private performing arts programs geared towards our…
There is a reason theatrical productions are referred to as “plays.” Surely, it is because in addition to being hard…
Summer Vacations are Not Just for Play Summer vacation’s long lazy days of play are rapidly disappearing. Your children may…
In an age when computers, televisions, tablets and smart phones constantly surround us, it is important to balance your child’s…
Does your child have a particular passion that could be explored more through writing or photography? Blogging is an educational…
Question: I can’t afford to send my children to summer camp or to costly local programs. Beyond swimming, biking and…
