All the World's a Stage

Our SolPlay campers have been on an Urban Adventure this week - making stages and doing performances all around town!    Check out some of their art and performances.

Where they've been:

Monday: Lubber Run Ampitheater
Tuesday: National Gallery (both East and West Wings)
Wednesday: Penrose Square
Thursday: Billy Goat Trail at Great Falls
Friday: Shirlington 

UP NEXT!

LAND, AIR, AND SEA CAMP
Dates:  August 4-8 (4 night overnight)
Ages:   11-14

Registration Form

 Join SolPlay's Land, Air, and Sea Camp for a week full of activity. Campers will scale Signal Knob (LAND), get up in the AIR on Shenandoah River's State Park new canopy tours, and finish with a relaxing paddle down the Shenandoah River (SEA). Teams will work to design and make vehicles which transport objects across land, over water, and through the air. We'll camp right on the Shenandoah River and will enjoy group games, challenges, night hikes, and cooling dips.  Join us for this great adventure! (Cost: $650)  

2014 LAS Camp Details: 
SolPlay is excited to offer Land, Air, & Sea (LAS for short) for a 2^nd year in a row. It is for youth ages 11-14 and is full of activities. Camp runs August 4-8. We will leave Arlington on Monday morning, set up our tents at Low Water Bridge Campground, and then embark on daily challenges!

 

The week consists of daily ‘challenges’. Tuesday (LAND) we’ll hike Signal Knob. Wednesday (AIR) is a canopy tour in Shenandoah State Park. Thursday (SEA) will be a canoe trip down the Shenandoah River. In addition, we’ll challenge the campers’ minds with an Odyssey-of-the-Mind-type activity: creating vehicles that can transport an object on land, through the air, or by sea. Campers will be allowed to bring a small Ziploc bag with materials that they think would help. We’ll provide additional materials. But the rest is up to them to create in small teams!

 

It wouldn’t be camp without swimming in the river, campfires, s’mores, night games, and plenty of time to bond and create new friendships from young people from different schools around Arlington (and beyond).

 

Our staff is top notch. Two of our staff are returning for their 2^nd year of LAS. Ariel Schwartz, Assistant Director, brings extensive experience with the outdoors and a genuine love of young people. She’s worked in Arlington County camps and outdoor camps. Michael Swisher, Camp Director, is a longtime outdoorsy-type with a love of trees and nature. Known as the ‘games guy’ he always seems to have some activity that can help the bonding process for the campers, or just to have fun together!

  Please complete the attached Parent Waiver and send to info@solplay.net or 4147B South Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington,VA 22204

Refund Policy:
$35 until May 1st
$100 until June 1st
Half camp fees refunded 30 days from camp start date. 
No refunds two weeks from camp start date

Up next!

First - in case you haven't heard... our Backpacking and Poetry camp was AWESOME!

We hiked...

We rafted...

We wrote poetry... and

We rested!

Up next - 

Explorers Camp is next week.  Monday and Tuesday activities will build team work and introduce new skills. Wednesday through Friday, the group will experience traditional overnight camping at nearby Pohick Bay campground.  Explorers campers will participate in activities such as a night hike, a park ranger naturalist presentation, disc golf course, intro to orienteering, creek stomp, archery instruction, team challenges, and a day at the Pirates Cove water park.   Pictures will follow!


Still looking for summer camp options?

ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE -  July 21-25 (day camp - 5 days)

All the World's A Stage is a summer learning experience that combines creative writing, drama and performance.  Campers will interact with natural and urban settings while coaxing out the inner creative artist harbored with in us all.  This summer experience will engage campers in poetry and theater arts by writing and performing in natural, open-air, public spaces.  Through this five-day experience, participants will develop their creativity and skill by studying the work of other creators, creating works of their own, and evaluating the creations of their peers.  Each day, campers will access, perform, and assess various creative forms. Activities will be open to interpretation and personalization. (Cost $400)


LAND, AIR, AND SEA CAMP -   August 4-8 (4 night overnight)

Join SolPlay's Land, Air, and Sea Camp for a week full of activity. Campers will scale Signal Knob (LAND), get up in the AIR on Shenandoah River's State Park new canopy tours, and finish with a relaxing paddle down the Shenandoah River (SEA). Teams will work to design and make vehicles which transport objects across land, over water, and through the air. We'll camp right on the Shenandoah River and will enjoy group games, challenges, night hikes, and cooling dips.  Join us for this great adventure! (Cost: $650, discount of $25 to first 10 sign-ups)