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Sharron Baucom Dale City Recreation Center

14300 Minnieville Road Dale City, VA 22913 (703) 792-8650

Camp Pink

Camp Pink provides a unique experience for girls to explore their creativity and develop their love for the arts, cooking, crafts, fitness and dance. Each week is different and will offer special instruction in these areas. Camp Pink is filled with new experiences and great opportunities to have fun and develop lasting friendships. Camp includes swimming onsite and fieldtrips.

Creative Arts This week we will tap into your creative side. Campers will enjoy a dance lesson, write fun stories, make colorful art and paint a masterpiece.

Creative Arts This week we will tap into your creative side. Campers will enjoy a dance lesson, write fun stories, make colorful art and paint a masterpiece.

We will keep moving with a week of physical challenges, yoga, fitness and dance. Girls will also enjoy games, crafts and other activities.

We will keep moving with a week of physical challenges, yoga, fitness and dance. Girls will also enjoy games,

What can you imagine? Campers will use their imagination and talents this week to create. Campers may create a song, dinner menu, game, skit or fashion show. Who knows where their imagination will take them.

LITTLE CAMPERS AFTERNOON Ages 3-5

Little campers will enjoy an afternoon full of themed activities. Arts & crafts, games, stories, sensory experiences, music, movement and more! Participants must be completely potty trained. This is a licensed program and requires a completed registration form, school entrance health form and ID verification before attendance.

LITTLE CAMPERS Ages 3-5

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Little campers will enjoy a wide variety of themed activities - arts & crafts, games, stories, sensory experiences, music, movement and more! Participants must be completely potty trained. This is a licensed program–registration form, school entrance health form and ID verification are required before attendance.

SUMMER BLAST CAMP Ages 6-13

This fun filled camp combines age appropriate indoor and outdoor games, sports and activities. Campers will build long lasting friendships through team building activities and daily adventures. Each week our skilled staff will lead campers in sports, active games, creative projects, crafts and special events. Swimming onsite. Fieldtrips. Campers will have a BLAST!

Jun 20-23

9a-5p T-F$180 Summer Blast Olympics

Jun 26-30 9a-5p

M-F $225 Superhero Fun

Jul 3-7

M,W-F$180 We’ve got Spirit

School's out, and what's next? Let's open the summer with our Blast Olympics. Campers can participate in activities such a mega beanbag toss competition, obstacle course maze, team races and so much more! Different crafts will be offered each day that focus on our Summer Olympics.

Calling all superheroes! Join us for a week of superhero fun. Campers will enjoy themed activities such as creating super hero masks and shields or designing super capes. There will also be a superhero training camp, themed games, sports and other fun activities.

This fun week is full of Camp Blast spirit. Each day campers can join our staff and wear something fun and wacky. There will be themes like jersey day, wacky tacky day, crazy sock or hat day, superhero/Disney day, and more! Campers will also enjoy games and crafts that are based on the theme of the day.

Our counselors will put on their lab coats and share some fun science facts and experiments. Along with our regular games and activities, Professor Blast will get your child's scientific mind excited about science.

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Aug 14-18

$225 Blast from the Past

$225 Secret Agent

This week we will be exploring the decades. Campers will look at what was popular from the 60s to the 90s, and even early 2000s! We will make fun crafts and recreate games that are focused on each decade.

Do you like to solve riddles? Want to be a Secret Agent? Campers will solve the mystery of the missing camp counselor (or head counselor). There will be scavenger hunts and activities to unlock clues to help our agents solve the Camp Blast mystery.

$225 Mystery Mystery week is a fun and exciting week of surprises. Campers will be surprised each day with a new exciting theme. Monday could be looking for dinosaurs and Tuesday we may find pirates and treasures. The mystery continues all week! Each day will be surprise packed with awesome games, fun activities, and crafts to fit our daily mystery theme!

$225 Hollywood

M-F $225 Splish Splash Water Week

GOODIE BAG GOURMET Ages 5-8

Do you draw, dance or sing? Do you like martial arts or gymnastics? Whatever your talent, everyone will have a chance to shine and walk the red carpet. Campers will create their own Hollywood star, work as a team, perform in our talent show, dance to fun music, and so much more!

We will cool off this week with our annual water related games, relays, water balloons and an end of year picnic. 207300 D09

Come with an appetite to chop, dice and mix! Your little chef will make a variety of goodies to sample and take home. Note: We are unable to make special accommodations for allergies. Register early, space is limited! Jul 10-13 / 9:30a-10:30a

BASEBALL BASICS CAMP Ages 7-12

Baseball Basics is built to help athletes learn the rules and build on their skills through mini games, drills and game like scenarios. Cleats and gloves are recommended.

Jun 20-23 / 9:30a-11a T-F

FLAG FOOTBALL CAMP Ages 8-12

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Want to better your footwork? Want to work on your hand-eye coordination? Flag Football Camp is the way to go! This camp will help you build all the necessary mechanics needed to become a dominate football player. You will work on mobility, throwing mechanics, catching, cutting off angles, receiver routes and so much more! Camp will be held outside, weather permitting. Cleats are recommended.

Jun 26-30 / 9:30a-11:30a M-F $120207018 D02

COOL CHEF CREATIONS Ages 9-13

Bring your “Master Chef” prepared to slice and dice amazing culinary creations. We will make a variety of goodies to sample and take home. Note: We are unable to make special accommodations for allergies. Register early, space is limited!

SPEED AND AGILITY CAMP Ages 7-14

This camp is designed for kids at any level looking to improve their footwork, speed, agility, balance and lateral movement. The skills learned in this camp will help you improve in any sport! No camp July 4th.

Jul 3-7 / 1p-2p

$56207018 D03

SPORTS SAMPLER CLINIC Ages 2-4

Ready to get your child out and in the sports world?

Don’t know which sport to start them on? Sports sampler is a perfect way to get started! This is a parent & me camp, where you will get the chance to work alongside you athlete. Sports sampler will show you the basics to multiple sports like basketball, soccer, hockey, baseball, track and field.

Jul 10-14 / 1p-2p

$65207018 D04

Outdoor Soccer Camp

This camp is great for kids who are just getting started, and is designed for children to begin learning the basics to the game. Instructors will help guide the athletes through different drills, games, and activities that will help develop ball control and passing skills. Cleats are recommended.

VOLLEYBALL SKILLS CAMP Ages 8-15

A volleyball camp designed to teach your child the necessary skills to begin playing volleyball as well as introduce them to new techniques and strategies that will enhance your child’s basic skills. Athletes will learn how to serve, pass, set, bump, spike and the different court zones. Each drill is designed to engage your athlete in game like situations and progress towards scrimmages.

Jul 24-28 /

AFTERNOON ADVENTURES Ages 6-9

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SCAMPER CAMPERS Ages 6-9

Campers will enjoy a wide variety of themed activities – arts & crafts, games, stories, STEM activities and much more!

Campers will enjoy afternoons filled with a wide variety of themed activities - arts & crafts, games, stories, STEM activities and much more!

*NEW MULTI-SPORT EXTRAVAGANZA Ages 5-7

Come out and test your skills in our multi-sport extravaganza! This camp will let you test out skills in basketball, track and field, soccer, hockey, kickball and t-ball through drills and exciting mini games each week! We will end each class with a scrimmage to show off all the talent!

Jul 31-Aug 4 / 1p-2p M-F $65207018 D07

*NEW T-BALL SKILLS CAMP

Ages 4-6

This camp is designed to help your athlete learn the basic skills to T-ball. We will work on the proper techniques of how to field a ground ball, catch a pop fly and how to swing a bat! These skills will help guide us to a fundamental scrimmage! Gloves and cleats are recommended.

Aug 7-11 / 10a-11a M-F $65207018 D08

BALLET DREAMS Ages 5-6

Your dancer will love this camp that follows a slightly more formal ballet class structure, while still giving the opportunity for creative expression and artistry. This camp is perfect for both beginners and also young dancers who have already taken a ballet class. Each week will focus on a different classical ballet story. Dancers will use story themed props, participate in daily crafts, and perform for parents in an end of camp presentation.

Jul 3-7 1p-3p

M,W-F $68 A Midsummer Night's Dream (Ella Bella Ballerina)

Aug 14-18 1p-3p M-F$80 The Sleeping Beauty

BALLET SOIREE Ages 7-10

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In this camp, dancers will focus on the basics of ballet and use games and activities to begin developing artistry. In addition to a daily ballet class, each week will feature a different classical ballet. Dancers will learn adapted choreography from the ballet to present to parents at the end of the camp.

Jul 10-14 / 1p-4p M-F $115 Jewels

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Jul 31-Aug 4 / 1p-4p M-F $115 Cinderella 207008 D12

MY BALLET DEBUT Ages 3-4

Your young dancer will love this camp that highlights the magic of ballet! Starting with ballet story time each day, dancers will move into taking a ballet focused class, followed by learning dances inspired by the ballet story of the week. Dancers will learn developmentally appropriate ballet terminology and technique, develop creative expression and musicality, and have fun with their friends! The camp utilizes story themed props, includes craft time for dancers and concludes with an end of camp presentation for parents.

Jun

DISENCHANTED DANCE CAMP Ages 7-11

In this Disenchanted themed dance camp, campers will explore the dance styles of jazz, tap and ballet with daily dance classes and by studying scenes from the movie. Dancers should wear comfortable clothing they can move in easily. Jazz and Tap shoes encouraged.

Jun 26-30 / 1p-4p M-F $115207008 D02

PETIT DANCE INTENSIVE

Ages 10-17

Minimum 2 years experience. Contact Michelle Geoghegan at 703-792-8673 for audition information. This dance intensive is designed for the serious, beginner/intermediate level student. Dancers will refine their technique, build strength, develop artistry, and should expect to be challenged. This camp includes a daily ballet class, pre-pointe/beginner pointe work, and a rotating classes in jazz, lyrical and Progressing Ballet Technique for conditioning. Please note: pointe work will only be included for dancers already approved for and trained in beginner pointe. Dancers will have fun learning adapted movements from the ballets The Sleeping Beauty and Coppelia, working towards an end of camp performance for parents. Dancers will need to wear proper dance attire and bring ballet flat shoes, pointe shoes (if approved) and jazz shoes.

Aug 7-11 / 10a-4p M-F $190207008 D13

INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED DANCE INTENSIVE

Ages 12-18

TWO WEEK CAMP. Minimum 3 years experience. Contact Michelle Geoghegan at 703-7928673 for audition information. This challenging dance intensive is for the serious intermediate/advanced dancer. Dancers will improve technique, build strength and stamina, and develop artistry. Each day includes a ballet class, pointe work, and a rotating class in jazz, contemporary, modern and Progressing Ballet Technique for conditioning. During the intensive, dancers will be introduced to renowned contemporary choreographic works, as well as classical selections from Paquita. This is a 2-week intensive with an end of camp performance for parents. Dancers will need to wear proper dance attire and bring ballet flat shoes, pointe shoes, and jazz shoes.

Jul 17-28 / 10:30a-4:30p M-F $375207008 D09

INTRODUCTION TO PEDAGOGY Ages 13-18

Minimum 3 years dance experience. Are you interested teaching dance? Have you ever wondered how your instructors create their lesson plans and how they know what corrections to give? In this camp, dancers will learn foundational elements of dance pedagogy (teaching methods). Dancers will have the opportunity to observe ballet classes, create simple combinations with proper notation, and dive deeper into terminology and technique. At the end of the camp week, dancers will combine their prepared class combinations to collectively teach a full class of their own from start to finish for their peers.

Jul 3-7 / 12:30p-4:30p M,W-F $125207008 D05

JAZZ AND TAP INTENSIVE Ages 11-17

Minimum 2 years experience in jazz or ballet and 1 year experience in tap. This challenging intensive is for dancers who wish to advance further in their jazz and tap technique and is perfect for dancers involved in musical theater. Each day of camp starts with daily technique classes in jazz and tap, followed by learning choreography in the styles of Fosse, Samuel Glover and other well-known choreographers from the 20th and 21st centuries. Dancers should wear tight fitting dance or athletic attire. Jazz and Tap shoes required.

Jul 31-Aug 4 / 1p-4p

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MATILDA DANCE CAMP Ages 7-11

In this Matlida: The Musical themed dance camp, campers will explore the dance styles of jazz, tap and ballet with daily dance classes and by studying scenes from the movie. Dancers should wear comfortable clothing they can move in easily. Jazz and Tap shoes encouraged.

Jul 17-21 / 1p-4p M-F $115207008 D08

MY TAP DEBUT Ages 4-6

This introductory tap class will teach your child musicality and rhythm, and begin to develop fine motor skills necessary to perform precise tap movements. Dancers will take a daily tap class followed by craft time, preparing for an end of camp parent presentation. Dancers should wear comfortable clothing they can move in easily. Tap shoes required.

Jun 26-30 / 10a-11:45a M-F$70 207008 D03

TEEN DANCE SAMPLER Ages 12-17

This camp is for beginners who wish to try out several styles of dance. Camp includes daily classes in ballet, jazz and tap, and an end of camp parent presentation. Dancers will need to wear dance or tighter athletic attire. Ballet and Tap shoes required. Jazz shoes encouraged.

Jul 24-28 / 12:30p-4:30p M-F $160207008 D010

Silver Lake Regional Park

Silver Lake Regional Park

15800 Silver Lake Road Haymarket, VA 20169 (703) 792-8320

15800 Silver Lake Road Haymarket, VA 20169 (703) 792-8320

SILVER LAKE TRADING POST Ages 6-14

Silver Lake Trading Post is an outdoor adventure camp located within the 231 acres of forest and water at Silver Lake Regional Park. Our campers actively explore and have fun throughout the Park’s trails, open spaces, outdoor environment, fishing areas, and boating on Silver Lake. Each camp week consists of various outdoor activities such as fishing, boating, archery, and hiking. In addition to our traditional outdoor activities, each camp week has activities related to a weekly theme. These weekly themed activities provide opportunities for campers to learn and experience different skills, games, and much more! Our camp activities primarily take place outdoors, with the availability of an air-conditioned camp building. In addition, field trips are included. Before and After Care is available for an additional fee.

Before Care is 7:00 – 9:00 am - $30. After Care is 5:00 – 6:00 pm - $30. For Both - $60. Jun

Explore the wonderful world of magic. This week, campers will embark on quests and begin their own magical studies journey.

We are taking summer camp up a notch! Gear up and get ready for your adventure of the summer!

What is the best way to cool down after having fun in the sun? Prepare to get wet this week, campers will experience sun and water filled activities! No camp on Tuesday, July 4.

Campers will test their skills and knowledge as they learn and work together to prove they have what it takes to survive at our outdoor, nature camp!

This week, the variety of technology gets an outdoor camp experience spin. Campers will explore technology both past and present, as well as what the future might hold.

Join us this week for game shows with a camp twist! Campers will get the chance to be contestants and compete on a variety of camp game shows.

What do you want to be when you grow up? This week, campers will get the opportunity to explore their future careers through staff interaction days, special guests, activities, games and more!

Into the

This won't be your average outdoor camp experience! Campers will discover a deeper connection and understand of nature through exploration, activities, and much more!

Are you ready for some competition? Get your game face on and join us for a week filled with camp games and a variety of sports!

BEGINNER ARCHERY CAMP Ages 8-15

Campers will learn basic archery techniques and safety for both recurve and compound bows. Instruction provided by National Archery Association certified staff. All equipment is provided.

Jun 26-29 / 9:30a-11:30a M-Th$110 207015 K03

Jul 31-Aug 3 / 9:30a-11:30a M-Th$110 207015 K04

BOATING & FISHING CAMP Ages 8-15

Learn the basics of fishing and kayaking, including safety and techniques of boating and fishing equipment. Campers will explore both in and around the lake fishing and boating. Instruction provided by experienced staff.

Jun 20-23 / 9a-12p T-F

Aug 7-10 / 9a-12p M-Th

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EXPLORE ARCHERY CAMP Ages 8-15

Explore the fundamentals of Archery in a safe and rewarding outdoor camp. Campers will learn basic archery techniques and safety through active participation in individual and team-building activities. Instruction provided by National Archery Association certified staff. All equipment is provided.

Jun 16-18 / 9a-3p F-Sa,Sun $189207015 K01

INTERMEDIATE ARCHERY CAMP Ages 10-16

Campers must have previously participated in an archery camp, archery in the schools, or boy scouts to enroll in Intermediate Archery Camp. This camp will focus on improving on various archery skills and techniques. Instruction provided by National Archery Association certified staff. All equipment is provided.

Jul 17-20 / 9:30a-12:30p M-Th

$145207015 K05

SPLASHDOWN WATERPARK

JUNIOR LIFEGUARD CAMP Ages 11-14

Training program for youth who desire the skills to become a lifeguard. Students will gain valuable on the job training in the areas of recognizing emergencies, introductory lifeguard skills (certification not included) including First Aid and CPR and effective communication with guests. This is a 2-week camp.

WATERWORKS WATERPARK

JUNIOR LIFEGUARD CAMP Ages 11-14

Training program for youth who desire the skills to become a lifeguard. Students will gain valuable on the job training in the areas of recognizing emergencies, introductory lifeguard skills (certification not included) including First Aid and CPR and effective communication with guests. This is a 2-week camp.

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