Summer Programs - August Camps

Grades 2 - 10

Summer camp at The Potomac School is in full swing during August! Like all our camp offerings, August programs are dynamic, exciting and flexible. Choose a full day camp or mix and match some half day options to make the perfect program for your child. Note: Bus service is not available in August.

* Bus services are not available in August.

August Washington Adventures
The Washington D.C. area is rich in historical, cultural, and educational sites, but many young people who live in the area rarely have the time to enjoy them fully. This two-week camp explores museums, monuments, battlefields, galleries, parks, hiking trails, and government buildings. Daily excursions combined with swimming and other on-campus recreational activities make for two weeks of educational experiences and fun.
Ages Entering 2nd - 7th Grade
Dates Offered August 4 - August 15
Schedule 9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Monday - Friday
Price $745 Per Session

August Artists
This one-week camp offers children the fun, focused time they need to create two and three dimensional art projects. Our art studio provides a stimulating environment in which to experiment with a variety of media. Using oil pastels, charcoal, papier mache, wood, and other materials, campers produce collages, masks, structures, and drawings. Individual attention from our talented instructors nurtures each child’s abilities.
Ages Entering 3rd - 7th Grade
Dates Offered August Session 1: August 4 – August 8
August Session 2: August 11 – 15
Schedule AM Camp 9:00 am – 12:00 ppm, Monday – Friday
PM Camp 12:30 – 3:00 pm, Monday – Friday
Price $250 Per Session

Study Skills

Level A

Ages Entering 4th - 6th Grade
Dates Offered August 4 - 8
Schedule 12:30 – 3:00 pm, Monday – Friday
Price $365 Per Session
   

Level B

Ages Entering 7th - 10th Grade
Dates Offered August 4 - 8
Schedule 9:00 – 11:30 am, Monday – Friday
Price $365 Per Session

Babysitter Training
Want to learn how to be a great babysitter? Join us for a week-long Babysitter Training course and learn what every parent wants in a responsible babysitter. You can become the kind of babysitter that kids love and parents ask to work, time and time again.

Babysitter Training teaches the fundamentals of how to handle sudden illnesses, injuries, and other first aid basics. Campers learn age-specific skills, such as bottle-feeding and diaper changing; bedtime tips; age-appropriate games; and setting limits. Babysitter Training helps builds the foundation to a successful babysitting business, explaining how to market yourself, negotiate pay, and gather references.
Ages Entering 6th- 10th Grade
Dates Offered August 4 - August 8
Schedule 9:00 am - 12:00 pm, Monday - Friday
Price $265 Per Session

 

Study Skills
As summer draws to a close, thoughts turn to the new school year. Study habits and skills are often rusty and in need of repair. This camp helps students develop their study habits so they may enter the classroom with greater confidence. The August Study Skills course is a great way to learn new strategies and to refresh the skills and habits necessary for a successful school year.

Designed to present and sharpen skills so that students can become independent learners, August Study Skills is a “how to” course: how to construct a schedule that ensures completion of assignments while leaving room for extra-curricular activities; how to preview texts; how to be alert to the internal structures of texts; how to summarize; how to read fiction as well as non-fiction; how to take notes both from text and lecture; how to frame ideas in paragraphs and essays. This course involves independent and cooperative exercises as well as nightly homework assignments – all worth it when September comes!
Ages Entering 4th - 6th Grade
Dates Offered August 4 - August 8
Schedule 12:30 pm - 3:00 pm, Monday - Friday
Price $365 Per Session