2019 Summer Camp Guide
New themes and activities await 2019 campers
For 2019, Annapolis Recreation and Parks has redesigned our many summer camps and added a camp for ages 13 to 15.
The traditional day camp experience is refreshed with innovative and unique opportunities. New, too, are summer kick-off camps as well as end-of-summer celebration camps. Splash Camps have added STEAM — science, technology, engineering, arts and math — and stand-up paddle boarding.
As always, programs are tailored to age and development level. And campers will make new friends and learn while having fun and creating lasting memories.
Parents will appreciate: Multi-child discounts: $10 off per camp per session.
Annapolis Recreation and Parks: June 24-Aug. 30, 410-263-7958, www.annapolis.gov/recreationcampinformation
Camp Anne Arundel offers programs for ages kindergarten to 21
Day camp opportunities include Summer Day Camps, Camp Anne Arundel, Abrakadoodle Art Camps, Science and Engineering Camps, Theatre Performance and Dance Camps, Sports Camps, Summer Aquatics Camps, Nature Exploration Camps, Teens on the Go and Adaptive Camps for all abilities.
Campers enjoy activities such as arts and crafts, nature, sports, music and drama, active games, field trips, special theme days and more.
New this year is Camp Anne Arundel (grades 1-6), featuring full-day camps in two-week sessions at locations throughout the county. Each two-week session includes one field trip and a variety of on-site themes and activities.
Parents will appreciate: Camp Anne Arundel offers the flexibility your family needs.
Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks: June 17-Aug. 23, Annapolis, 410-222-7300, www.aacounty.org/recparks
Annapolis Area Christian School Summer Programs
More than 40 programs ensure fun for every child
Campers of all families and faiths are welcome at this camp, which features week-long full- and half-day programs.
Options include sports camps for kids who like to be active; creative arts camps for the artistic; academic camps for those STEM-directed kids. For those who enjoy a variety of activities, there’s Eagles Explorations, a well-rounded day program with swimming and new themes each week.
2019 brings 11 new camps: Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens; Entrepreneurship; Junior Drone Pilots; Dance Fusion; Pre-Algebra Review; Delivery Drones; Earth to Mars; Expect to Win: Boys Lacrosse; Expect to Win: Big Man Football; StemQuest: Aliens vs. Wizards; and Clash Royale and Eagles Strong Athlete Challenge.
Eagles Explorations has added outdoor adventure and team-building in the daily schedule.
Parents will appreciate: Campers are under the care of fun, energetic and loving counselors, teachers and coaches. Parents are welcome to tour the camp by appointment.
Annapolis Area Christian School Summer Programs:
June 10-Aug. 2, Annapolis & Severn, 410-519-5300 x 3150, www.aacsonline.org/campus-life/summer-programs
Annmarie Garden Camps are taught by professional educators and working artists
Annmarie Garden offers a creative and active summer camp experience for ages 4-14.
Campers unleash their imagination and energy in galleries and exhibits, classrooms, studios, woods, community garden and sculpture garden.
New camps this year are Preschool Backyard Bunch; Preschool Fairytale Theatre; Celebrate Sculpture: Art in the Round; Creative Clay Sampler; Creepy Crawly Critter Camp; Clay Time! Marvelous Mini Worlds; Camp Do Good: The Art of Giving Back; Artsy Architects; Cultural Clay Camp; Around the World Art Camp; and Just for Tweens: Printmaking Studio.
Parents will appreciate: Kids learn from working artists and are encouraged to explore their creativity, discover the natural world, meet new friends and serve their community.
Annmarie Garden Summer Camps: June 17-Aug. 23, Solomons, 410-326-4640, www.annmariegarden.org
Black Belt School of Martial Arts Karate Camp
Camp builds confidence
Karate teaches kids confidence, control and respect. Owner and instructor Russell Hardesty has more than 40 years of experience in martial arts. His Black Belt School of Martial Arts has been helping people of all ages reach those goals since 1988. Full-day session summer camps especially for kids will be announced soon.
Parents will appreciate: Martial arts helps reduce anxiety.
Black Belt School of Martial Arts Karate Camp: Summer, Huntingtown, 410-286-3600
Calvert Marine Museum
Fun and educational camps for all ages
Camps offer a wide variety of programs for different ages and interests. Every week is a new adventure — whether collecting fossils with a professional paleontologist, building a boat out of coroplast signs or getting muddy in local marshes.
Campers can expect to have fun in the sun as they learn about local paleontology, maritime history and estuarine biology. Several camps end with a cruise on the Wm. B. Tennison.
Parents will appreciate: Campers learn while having fun.
Calvert Marine Museum: June 24-Aug.16, Solomons, 410-326-2042, www.calvertmarinemuseum.com
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center
Hands-on, feet-wet approach to learning
Kids spend the summer outside, exploring the Bay, hiking trails and making friends, all while learning about the environment. The hands-on, feet-wet approach makes learning seem more like playing.
Sessions are available for grades pre-kindergarten; kindergarten-2nd; 3rd-5th and 6th-8th. Cost is $235 per session for members; $260 for non members, excluding specialty sessions.
High school and college volunteers are needed.
Parents will appreciate: Extended care is available 8am-9am and 3:30pm-5pm. Discounts for siblings and multiple weeks.
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center: June 17-Aug. 30, Grasonville, www.bayrestoration.org/camps
Dynamic Soccer Training Summer Camps
Prepare to play your best in the soccer seasons ahead
Players have fun while training hard with coaches invested in their success.
Choose from three specialty camps for ages 6-15. Dates are: July 15-19, July 29-Aug. 2 and Aug. 5-9.
Limited number of team camps also available as well as small group training. The training best replicates the pace of play in the Broadneck High School programs.
Parents will appreciate: Youngest players increase their comfort level with plenty of touches on the ball.
Dynamic Soccer Training: July 15-Aug. 9, Annapolis, [email protected], www.dynamicsoccertraining.com
Echo Hill Outdoor School
Spend your days and nights in nature
Days are filled with fishing, swimming, beach combing and exploring. Nights are spent stargazing, storytelling, singing and enjoying music.
Three-day camping trips (ages 8-11) have campers staying in the same campsite each night. Focus is on basic camping, canoeing and fishing skills (maximum six campers).
Four- and five-day canoe trips (ages 10+) teach the skills of making and breaking camp each day while exploring the middle section of the Chester River by canoe (maximum eight campers).
On five-day boat trips (ages 10+), campers live and sleep onboard a historic skipjack or buyboat while exploring the Chester River (maximum six campers).
Canoe and three-day camping trips include instruction in basic paddling and canoeing.
Parents will appreciate: Camps emphasize a positive experience in the outdoors. Number of campers kept to a minimum.
Echo Hill Outdoor School: June 24-Aug. 20, Worton,
410-348-5880, www.ehos.org
Enticement Stables at Obligation Farm Kids’ Equestrian Camps
Kids show off their skills on demonstration days
Small, private groups allow children to learn equestrian skills in a fun, family atmosphere.
Kids learn every aspect of horsemanship, from riding to the total care of the horse; plus non-equestrian activities.
All camps are for beginners to intermediate. June brings a camp for advanced intermediate and beginner riders.
Half-day camp available for ages 5-7.
Camps are also held in the spring and fall.
Parents will appreciate: Parents, guardians, family and friends are invited to attend demonstrations where kids show off their new skills Fridays at 3pm. Camps are certified by the state of Maryland.
Enticement Stables at Obligation Farm Kids’ Equestrian Camps: June 24-Aug.23, Harwood, 410-798-4980, www.enticementstables.com
Grace Brethren Church
Know, grow, serve and go
Choose from three camps based on age and interest, including a free week-long Vacation Bible School.
ROAR! Life is Wild, God is Good Vacation Bible School, held June 24-28 from 9am to 12:30pm, is free. This camp teaches children from kindergartners to rising 6th graders how God is always good, even when life gets bumpy.
ELEVATE All Sports Camp, held July 8-12 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm is for ages 7-14. Cost is $80. No matter your sport, this camp will encourage you, challenge you and teach you to elevate your game and your life.
Learn sportsmanship, speed, agility and Biblical truth during a fun, exciting week with certified physical trainers and a giant ninja warrior-style obstacle course.
Music and Theater Camp: Hiding Place is held July 28-Aug. 2, plus a Friday evening performance. Cost is $100. Rising second through eighth-graders combine acting, dance, music and stage movement with Bible study for a week of performance fun.
Parents will appreciate: We combine Christian values with good times.
Grace Brethren Church: June 24-Aug. 2, Owings,
301-855-2955, www.calvertgrace.org
Planet Hope Land and Sea Sailing Camp
At the Sailing Academy
An adventure-filled week learning to sail on the beach at Herrington Harbour South features beach games, water activities and team-building challenges.
PHLAS has been introducing young people to the sport of sailing for over 18 years. Sailing is a sport that can be enjoyed with friends and family for a lifetime.
Engaging instructors keep kids involved and excited as campers discover their potential. Confidence builds as they take charge of their own boat.
Once a student goes through a camp, students may come back and rent a sailboat on weekends all summer for practicing and enjoying learned skills.
No experience is necessary, but returning students continue to build their skills with new challenges. Once ready, students learn about and participate in sailboat racing to help hone their skills.
Mini Mariners (ages 5-7) Mon.-Fri. 10am-1pm. Cost $279.
Youth Dinghy Camp (ages 8-15) Mon.-Fri. 10am-3pm. Cost $449.
Cruising Camp (for teens) Sun. at 6pm through Fri. at 3pm. Live-aboard camp. Cost $1,125.
Parents will appreciate: Campers build confidence by taking charge of a small sailboat, learning to manage the rigging and reading the wind.
Planet Hope Land and Sea Sailing Camp: June 17-Aug.16, North Beach, 410-867-7177, [email protected], www.sailingcamp.org
Polymath Place Camps
Creative theme camps throughout the summer
Full- and half-day camps feature cooking, art, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, theater and LEGO robotics.
There’s a new, unique theme every week. Themes include Disney, shark week, lightning bugs and lasers, adventures with the Avengers and Unplugged Gamer.
Kids will enjoy the messes, creativity and exploration in a safe environment.
At theater camp week, campers get to perform You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
Parents will appreciate: Extended hours are available for campers who need to stay longer — $10 per hour.
Polymath Place Camps: Deale, 410-867-0100, www.thepolymathplace.com/camps
U.S. Naval Academy Boys Soccer Camp
Fun with focus on technical development
Players learn in a great setting: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
Every camper has the opportunity to learn from the coaching staff; develop new relationships and understand what it takes to be a Navy student-athlete.
Parents will appreciate: High-level coaches from U.S. and Europe.
U.S. Naval Academy Boys Soccer Camp: June 16-Aug. 5, Annapolis, 410-293-5542, www.navysports.com
Making the Band Teen Performance Recording Learn music production from producer featured in international television and film commercials
Music producer Alice Darling guides teens 13-16 through performance in a two-week camp that culminates in a studio recording session.
Darling is an American contemporary singer, songwriter, keyboardist and music producer known for her sophisticated styling.
Parents will appreciate: Final class day takes place at a professional recording studio.
Making the Band Teen Performance Recording:
July 15-25, Huntingtown, 410-286-0881