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Registration for DPR Summer Camps Begins February 4

Monday, January 28, 2013
DPR Launches a new Rolling Registration System for the 2013 Camps Season

DPR announces it's summer camp registration, dates and information for the 2013 Summer Camp season. For Summer 2013, DPR will offer a new rolling registration period from Monday, February 4, 2013 through Thursday, February 14, 2013 for District residents.

DPR Customer Service:  (202) 673-7647
DPR Seasonal Programs/Camps Office:  (202) 671-0372, [email protected]
DPR Media Contact:  John Stokes, (202) 288-7275, [email protected]

WASHINGTON, DC – The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) announces it's summer camp registration, dates and information for the 2013 Summer Camp season.  For Summer 2013, DPR will offer a new rolling registration period from Monday, February 4, 2013 through Thursday, February 14, 2013 for District residents. Open Registration for non-District residents will open on Monday, March 4, 2013 at 10 am.  During the rolling registration period, a specific group of camp sites will open for online registration each day at 10 am.  Once the online registration is open for a particular camp, the registration will remain open until all the camp spaces are filled.  Please make note of the registration dates for the camp (or camps) of your choice to ensure that online registration is initiated on the correct date.  

Registration can be completed online or in person at the DPR summer camps office located at Columbia Heights Recreation Center - 1480 Girard Street, NW 4th floor.  Space fills on a first-come, first-serve basis and enrollment is subject to availability.  It is recommended that parents create an online DPR account for all campers in the DPR registration system prior to the registration period, in order to be best prepared.

Beginning on January 21, 2013,  DPR will open the Reduced Rate Pre-Qualification Period for DC residents.  Residents can come to the Summer Camp Office (1480 Girard Street, NW - 4th floor) to complete a reduced rate application.  Applications must be submitted in person.  Qualification requirements can be found on DPR's Summer Camp website - summercamps.dc.gov.  The goal of the pre-qualification period is to assist residents with completing their reduced rate applications in time to register for camp when registration opens on February 4, 2013.  However, reduced rate applications will be accepted throughout the entire Summer 2013 season. DC residents interested in applying for a reduced rate must apply PRIOR to registering for camp.

DPR’s summer camp will consist of four, two-week camp sessions starting on June 24, 2013 and ending on August 16, 2013. Most camps will operate Monday through Friday, from 9 am – 5 pm with before care from 8 am - 9 am and after care from 5 pm - 6 pm.  There is an additional charge for before & after care.  Select DPR camp sites will offer the Free Summer Meals Program.  Note that camps that DO NOT offer the free summer meals program are indicated in the listing below. Children attending camps that do not offer the free summer meals program must bring their own lunch and snacks.  Also, DPR is currently implementing Mayor Gray’s “Play DC: Playground Improvement Initiative”, renovating 32 play spaces throughout the District. Centers that have the notation *Play DC site will have construction taking place on their playground area. At these sites, campers will NOT have access to the playground area during the construction process and DPR will take every precaution to ensure campers safety.

The following information is listed below:

  • Camp Sessions Schedule
  • List of Camps being offered
  • Rolling Registration Schedule
  • Assessment and REC Camps
  • Fee Schedule

Camp session dates are as follows:

  • Session 1: June 24, 2013 – July 5, 2013 (Holiday July 4th)
  • Session 2: July 8, 2013 – July 19, 2013
  • Session 3: July 22, 2013 – August 2, 2013
  • Session 4: August 5, 2013 – August 16, 2013
    Please note that select locations will offer a one-week session August 19 - 23, 2013.

DPR Summer Camp programs are as follows:

  • Aqua Day Camp (ages 6-13)
  • Discovery Camp (ages 6-10)
  • Jelleff Summer Camp (ages 6-12)
  • Little Explorers Camp (ages 3-5)
  • NEW - Outdoor Adventure Camp (ages 8-13)
  • REC Camp (ages 6-13)
  • Tween Camp (ages 11-13)
  • Verano Spanish Camp (ages 3-10)
  • DPR Sports Camps: (ages 8-13)
    • Boxing Camp
    • Cheer! Cheerleading/Tumbling Camp
    • GOAL! Soccer Camp
    • Nothing but Net Basketball Camp
    • Score Multi-Sport Camp
    • SETLC Tennis Camp **
  • DPR Partnership Camps:
    • ACHIEVE Kids Triathlon Camp (ages 9-14)
  • DPR Therapeutic Recreation Camps**:
    • Camp Adventure (ages 6-16) **
    • Camp Funward Bound (ages 21+) **
    • Let’s Play Together (ages 6-10) **
    • NEW - Let's Play Together: Little Explorers (ages 3-5) **

      ** These camps require an in-person, on site assessment prior to enrollment.

DPR's Summer Camps 2013 Rolling Registration schedule is as follows:

Monday, February 4th at 10 am - Registration opens for the following sites/camps:

  • Bald Eagle Recreation Center : 100 Joliet St., SW (Ward 8)    
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5) ; Discovery (ages 6-10) ; Boxing Camp (ages 8-13)
  • Banneker Community Center : 2500 Georgia Ave., NW (Ward 1)    
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5) ; Discovery (ages 6-10)
  • Benning Park Community Center : Southern Ave. & Fable St., SE (Ward 7) * Play DC site    
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5) ; Outdoor Adventure Camp (ages 8-13)
  • Chevy Chase Community Center : 5601 Connecticut Ave., NW (Ward 3) ** This Center is NOT a Free Summer Meals Site    
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5) ; Discovery (ages 6-10) ; Tweens (ages 11-13)
  • Emery Recreation Center : 5801 Georgia Ave., NW (Ward 4) * Play DC site    
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5) ; Discovery (ages 6-10) ; Nothing But Net Basketball (ages 8-13)
  • Sherwood Recreation Center : 640 10th St., NE (Ward 6)    
    Discovery (ages 6-10)
  • Stead Recreation Center : 1625 P St., NW (Ward 2)    
    Discovery (ages 6-10)

Tuesday, February 5th at 10 am - Registration opens for the following sites/camps:

  • Benning Stoddert Community Center : 100 Stoddert Pl., SE (Ward 7)    
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5)
  • Chevy Chase Recreation Center : 5500 41st St., NW (Ward 3) ** This Center is NOT a Free Summer Meals Site    
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5)
  • Columbia Heights Community Center : 1480 Girard St., NW (Ward 1)    
    Tweens (ages 11-13)
  • Douglass Community Center : 2100 Stanton Terr., SE (Ward 8) * Play DC site    
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5)
  • Fort Stevens Recreation Center : 1327 Van Buren St., NW (Ward 4) * Play DC site    
    Discovery (ages 6-10)
  • Joseph H. Cole Recreation Center : 1299 Neal St., NE (Ward 5)    
    Discovery (ages 6-10) ; Tweens (ages 11-13)
  • Kennedy Recreation Center : 1401 7th St., NW (Ward 6)    
    Discovery (ages 6-10) ; Nothing But Net Basketball (ages 8-13)
  • Rosedale Recreation Center : 1701 Gales St., NE (Ward 6)    
    Aqua Day (Session 1 only) ; Camp Adventure (ages 6-16)
    *Camp Adventure requires an assessment (and registration) at the Therapeutic Recreation Center (3030 G St., SE).

Wednesday, February 6th at 10 am - Registration opens for the following sites/camps:

  • Fort Davis Community Center : 1400 41st St., SE (Ward 7)    
    Discovery (ages 6-10) ; Score! Multi-Sport Camp (ages 8-13)
  • Fort Stanton Community Center : 1812 Erie St., SE (Ward 8)    
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5) ; Discovery (ages 6-10) ; Nothing But Net Basketball (ages 8-13)
  • Friendship Recreation Center : 4500 Van Ness St., NW (Ward 3) ** This Center is NOT a Free Summer Meals Site    
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5) ; Kiddie Soccer Camp (ages 5-7)
  •  Kalorama Recreation Center : 1875 Columbia Rd., NW (Ward 1)    
    Discovery (ages 6-10)
  • Langdon Park Recreation Center : 2901 20th St., NE (Ward 5)    
    Cheer! Cheerleading/Tumbling (ages 8-13)
  • Volta Park Recreation Center : 1555 34th St., NW (Ward 2) ** This Center is NOT a Free Summer Meals Site    
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5) ; Score! Multi-Sport Camp (ages 8-13)
  • Watkins Recreation Center : 420 12th St., SE (Ward 6)    
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5) ; Discovery (ages 6-10)

Thursday, February 7th at 10 am - Registration opens for the following sites/camps:

  • Guy Mason Recreation Center : 3600 Calvert St., NW (Ward 3) ** This Center is NOT a Free Summer Meals Site    
    Verano Spanish Camp (ages 3-10)
  • Hillcrest Recreation Center : 3100 Denver St., SE (Ward 7)    
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5) ; Discovery (ages 6-10) ; Nothing But Net Basketball (ages 8-13)
  • Jelleff Recreation Center : 3265 S St., NW (Ward 2) ** This Center is NOT a Free Summer Meals Site    
    Jelleff Summer Camp (ages 6-12)
  • Lafayette Recreation Center : 5900 33rd Street, NW (Ward 4) ** This Center is NOT a Free Summer Meals Site     
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5) ; Discovery (ages 6-10)      
    * Only Sessions 1 - 3 will be offered at this location.
  • North Michigan Park Recreation Center : 1333 Emerson St., NE (Ward 5)    
    Discovery (ages 6-10) ; Tweens (ages 11-13)
  • Parkview Community Center : 693 Otis Pl., NW (Ward 1)    
    GOAL! Soccer Camp (ages 8-13)

Friday, February 8th at 10 am - Registration opens for the following sites/camps:

  • Deanwood Recreation Center : 1350 49th St., NE (Ward 7)    
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5) ; Discovery (ages 6-10) ; Achieve Kids Tri (ages 9-14) ; Aqua Day (Session 2 only)
  • Hardy Recreation Center : 4500 Q St., NW (Ward 3) ** This Center is NOT a Free Summer Meals Site     
    Score! Multi-Sport Camp (ages 8-13)
  • Lamond Recreation Center : 20 Tuckerman St., NE (Ward 4)    
    Discovery (ages 6-10) ; Nothing But Net Basketball (ages 8-13)
  • Rose Park Recreation Center : 2609 Dumbarton St., NW (Ward 1)  * Play DC site  ** This Center is NOT a Free Summer Meals Site     
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5)
  • Trinidad Recreation Center : 1310 Childress St., NE (Ward 5)    
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5) ; Discovery (ages 6-10)

Monday, February 11th at 10 am - Registration opens for the following sites/camps:

  • Palisades Community Center : 5200 Sherrier Pl., NW (Ward 3)  ** This Center is NOT a Free Summer Meals Site    
    Outdoor Adventure Camp (ages 8-13)
  • Petworth Recreation Center : 801 Taylor St., NW (Ward 4)    
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5)
  • Turkey Thicket Recreation Center : 1100 Michigan Ave., NE (Ward 5)  * Play DC site    
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5) ; Discovery (ages 6-10) ; Achieve Kids Tri (ages 9-14) ; Aqua Day (Session 3 only)

Tuesday, February 12th at 10 am - Registration opens for the following sites/camps:

  • Raymond Recreation Center : 915 Spring Rd., NW (Ward 4)  * Play DC site
        Verano Spanish Camp (ages 3-10) ; Outdoor Adventure Camp (ages 8-13)

Wednesday, February 13th at 10 am - Registration opens for the following sites/camps:

  • Hearst Recreation Center : 3950 37th St., NW (Ward 3)  ** This Center is NOT a Free Summer Meals Site    
    GOAL! Soccer Camp (ages 8-13)
  • Riggs-LaSalle Recreation Center : 501 Riggs Rd., NE (Ward 4)    
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5) ; Discovery (ages 6-10)

Thursday, February 14th at 10 am - Registration opens for the following sites/camps:

  • Mitchell Park Recreation Center : 1801 23rd St., NW (Ward 2)  ** This Center is NOT a Free Summer Meals Site    
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5)
  • Takoma Community Center : 300 Van Buren St., NW (Ward 4)    
    Little Explorers (ages 3-5) ; Aqua Day (Session 4 only)

Assessment & REC Camps:
In person registration and assessments are required for Therapeutic Recreation and REC Camps.  Registration for these camps will open on Monday, February 4th.  Online registration is not available for these camps.  Registration must take place at the site that your child will attend.  

Assessment Camps:
These camps require an assessment. Please note that DPR staff will conduct all assessments. In person registration will take place during each sites normal hours of operation.

  • Therapeutic Recreation Center : 3030 G St., SE (Ward 7)         
    Let’s Play Together: Little Explorers (ages 3-5) ; Camp Adventure (ages 6-16); Let’s Play Together (ages 6-10)
  • Southeast Tennis and Learning Center (SETLC) : 701 Mississippi Ave., SE (Ward 8)    
    Tennis Camp (ages 8-18)

REC Camps:
Parents must register at the site where the specific camp will be held. In person registration will take place during each sites normal hours of operation.

  • Arboretum Recreation Center : 2412 Rand Pl., NE (Ward 5)
  • Benning Stoddert Community Center : 100 Stoddert Pl., SE (Ward 7)
  • Brentwood Recreation Center : 2311 14th St., NE (Ward 5)  
  • Columbia Heights Community Center : 1480 Girard St., NW (Ward 1)
  • Douglass Community Center : 2100 Stanton Terr., SE (Ward 8)
  • Edgewood Recreation Center : 3rd & Evarts St., NE (Ward 5)
  • Ferebee Hope Recreation Center : 3999 8th St., SE (Ward 8)
  • Hamilton Recreation Center : 1340 Hamilton St., NW (Ward 4) * Play DC site
  • Harry Thomas Sr. Community Center : 1743 Lincoln Rd., NE (Ward 5) * Play DC site                  
  • King Greenleaf Recreation Center : 201 N St., SW (Ward 6)
  • Marvin Gaye Recreation Center : 6201 Banks St., NE (Ward 7)
  • Parkview Community Center : 693 Otis Pl., NW (Ward 1)
  • Ridge Road Recreation Center : 800 Ridge Rd., SE (Ward 7)
  • Rosedale Recreation Center : 1701 Gales St., NE (Ward 6)
  • Upshur Recreation Center : 4300 Arkansas Ave., NW (Ward 4)

Summer Camp Fees:

  • Little Explorers, Discovery, Tweens, Sports, Aqua Day, Jelleff and Therapeutic Recreation Camps:
    Session 1 - 4 : $100 per session ; $10 field trip fee ; $20 before and after care
    August 19 - 23 : $50 per session ; $10 before and after care
  • Verano Spanish Camp:
    Sessions 1 - 4 : $310 per session ; $20 before and after care
  • Outdoor Adventure Camp:  ** Please note that Outdoor Adventure Camp sessions are structured differently
    Session 1 (July 1 - July 26, 2013) : $550 per session ; $20 before and after care
    Session 2 (July 29 - August 16, 2013) : $550 per session ; $20 before and after care
  • REC Camps:
    Please call the DPR Summer Camps office at (202) 671-0372.

DPR does not maintain waiting lists for summer camps.  Additional information can be found on the DPR summer camps website at summercamps.dc.gov or by contacting the Summer Camps office.

For more information on DPR Summer Camps, contact the Summer Camps office at (202) 671-0372 or [email protected].
The Summer Camps office is open Monday & Tuesday from 10 am - 7 pm, and Wednesday - Friday from 10 am - 5 pm.  
The office is located at 1480 Girard Street, NW - 4th floor in the Columbia Heights Community Center.

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