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Camp Friendship
(800)873-3223 Fax (434)589-5880
Email: info@campfriendship.com
Located on 730 acres of rolling hills and woodlands near Charlottesville, Virginia, Camp Friendship offers one and two-week sessions for boys and girls, ages 6-16. Facilities include a lake, swimming pool, gym, tennis courts, rope courses, 80-stall stable, indoor riding ring, archery, and riflery ranges, 18-hole golf course, and full gymnastics center, as well as cabins and lodges. The Junior and Senior programs offer over fifty elective activities. Specialized programs include Equestrian, Golf, Tennis, Gymnastics, and Cheerleading and eight unique challenge trips for Junior and Teen campers.

Camp Harrison
P.O. Box 256 • Boomer, NC 28606
(800)514-1417 Fax (336)921-7069
www.campharrison.org
Camp Harrison is a residential co-ed camp for ages 7-17, offering one week sessions. A place where values are acquired, environmental stewardship taught, sportsmanship learned and confidence and character built. Activities: horseback riding, sailing, kayaking, high ropes, sports, crafts, mountain biking, marksmanship, teen leadership and more. ACA Accredited.

Camp Horizons
3586 Horizons Way
Harrisonburg, VA 22802 
(800)729-9230 (540)896-7600
Email: Camp@HorizonsVA.com   www.CampHorizonsVA.com
Residential/Adventure, Co-Ed, 6-17.An all-around try stuff, get dirty, have fun, make friends summer camp located in Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley! One and two week programs. Journey Program (ages 6-11) offers sports, nature, arts, performing arts, swimming, and more. Explorer Program (ages 12-16) offers teens tons of choices mixing adventure and traditional camp activities. Adventure Camp (ages 13-16) includes rafting, hiking, climbing, caving, SCUBA diving, hang-gliding and more. ACA Accredited. Celebrating 26 years!

Camp Mont Shenandoah
HCR 04, Box 19, Millboro Springs, Virginia  24460
Phone: (540)997-5994 
A small, traditional girls’ camp, is nestled in the Allegheny mountains of Bath County, Virginia. The site includes open fields, ample woods with hiking trails, streams, hills, unmatched views and over a quarter of a mile along the pristine Cowpasture River.

Camp Motorsport
1245 Pine Tree Rd, Alton VA 24540
(434) 822-2999
www.campmotorsport.com
A unique race car driving sports specialty resident summer camp for girls & boys, ages 10-16. At Camp Motorsport, we fuse racing with life-skills development and traditional summer camp activities for an unforgettable experience! Campers participate in hands-on driving instruction and racing education, at a real, live racetrack, as well as enjoy all of the fun activities of a traditional summer camp, such as campfires, fishing, sports, swimming in the pool…and more! Campers attend for one-week sessions, and live on-site at Virginia International Raceway, nestled on 1300 acres of rolling hills & woods, Campers live in air-conditioned bunk-style rooms, and meals are served buffet-style. Driving instruction is designed to help your child become a better, safer driver for life, with instruction that rivals the best professional racing schools. No prior driving experience is required to attend. All equipment, meals, & lodging are included in tuition. Safety is our top priority; Camp Motorsport is accredited by the American Camp Association.

Camp Rim Rock
P.O. Box 69 • Yellow Spring, WV 26865 (800)662-4650
www.camprimrock.com email: office@camprimrock.com
Girls, general, residential, ages 6-17. Our 56th season! Activities include horseback riding, (English lessons, trail and river rides, stable management), Performing Arts (dance, drama, chorus, stagecraft), Fine Arts & Crafts (various projects), Sports (tennis, soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, basketball, softball, archery, volleyball), Aquatics (swimming, canoeing, kayaking, tubing). Specialty camps in Riding, Tennis, and Arts. Located on 600 beautiful acres with excellent facilities. Accredited by the ACA. Less than 2 hours fro, D.C.

Camp Tall Timbers

Route 1, Box 472, High View, WV 26808 Winter: 3735 Spicebush Drive, Urbana, MD 21704
(301) 874-0111 (800) 862-2678 E-mail: FunCamp@AOL.com www.camptalltimbers.com
Coed, Residential, Ages 7-16.An Accredited member of the American Camp. Camp Tall Timbers is situated on 120 privately owned acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia, and serves children aged 7 to 16. Camp Tall Timbers with a more than 35-year history offers campers a close-knit community that stresses educational, moral and physical development. Camp Tall Timbers has the ability to offer individualized, exciting and rewarding programs to our campers. Camp Tall Timbers is the perfect place for your children to swim in our pool, ride at our stables, water-ski at the lake, play some tennis or do a gazillion other cool things. 2, 3, 5, 6, & 8 Week Sessions for boys and girls in grades 1st - 10th, from June 22 to August 16. We offer programs that help to foster a camper’s personal development via participation in a broad range of activities. Accredited by the American Camp Association, references available upon request.

Camp Wayfarer
(828)696-9000 • www.campwayfarer.com
Camp Wayfarer, nestled in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains, is a camp for boys and girls ages 6-16. Wayfarer is a traditional summer camp offering a wide variety of activities including horseback riding, kayaking, drama, fly fishing, waterskiing, cheerleading, and much, much, more. This summer we celebrate our 15th anniversary.

Cat’s CAP/St. Catherine’s
Creative Arts Program
(804)281-7147 or (804)288-2804
www.st.catherines.org
Email: catscap@st.catherines.org
Cat’s CAP is a co-ed summer day camp for children 3 ½ years through rising 10th graders. Each summer St. Catherine’s campus is transformed into two exciting three-week sessions of fun and engrossing activities for girls and boys in the Greater Richmond area. Our Preschool program provides children with opportunities to expand their natural and creative curiosities in art, music, puppetry, story telling, creative movement, puzzles, games, and more. Rising second graders through rising tenth graders schedule their own activities with abundant choices in art, theater, dance, music, creative writing, foreign languages, computer, sports, and more.

Collegiate School Summer Quest
(804)741-9714
www.collegiate-va.org
Email: summerquest@collegiate-va.org
Collegiate Summer Quest includes over 120 summer programs in the arts, academics, enrichment, sports, and day camps for ages 3 years old through adult.

Core Kids Academy
8932 Quioccasin Road,
Richmond, VA 23229, (804) 740-0079
www.corekidsacademy.com
Email: info@corekidsacademy.com
Spend your summer at CORE Kids Academy! At our half-day camps, your children will participate in gymnastics and other fun physical activities in our state-of-the-art, kid-friendly gym. Each day of camp will include gymnastics instruction, a craft, games, a snack, and a lesson in fitness education. Best of all, YOU get to decide whether your child attends 2, 3, or 5 days of the camp week.

Da Capo Institute
10525 W. Huguenot Road
Richmond, VA 23235
(804) 432-3446
www.dacapoinstitute.org
We offer HARMONY 2008, a week-long music day camp!  HARMONY provides both choral and instrumental instruction for students in grades 3-8, leading students to use their music to make a difference in someone’s day!  Students will have the option to participate in either the Choral or Instrumental Track.   Students will participate in rehearsals, music classes, and interact with  guest artists.   The week will conclude with a concert event featuring our mass choral and instrumental ensembles.

Ferrum College Summer Enrichment Camp
At Ferrum College in foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains
(540) 365-2121 FAX (540) 365-5589
www.ferrum.edu/fcsec/
Academically motivated students, (grades 5-7), experience campus life at this co-ed residential camp while participating in a variety of fun-filled activities and challenging projects. Enrichment classes include: A World of Music, Adobe Photoshop, American Sign Language, Cooking, Crime Scene Investigators, Disease Detectives, Here Comes the Sun, Living 1800 Style, Spanish, Summer Theatre, The Art of Paper, The Ferrum Challenge, and Web Page Design. Traditional summer camp fun includes swimming, skit night, dance, theme days, and more. 2008 dates are June 22-28 and June 29-July 5. Cost $585.00 per week.

FUN-damental Basketball Camp                          www.OrlandoBasketball.com                                                                     Location: Orlando, Florida New family vacation experience at Disney's Wide World of Sports®. Campers stay with their family at Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge or Disney's All-Star Sports Resort. This unique camp experience provides 4 hours a day of basketball instruction, games and contests. The rest of the time is spent with family enjoying the parks. FUN-damental Basketball Camp is now in its 17th year of offering one of the premier camps in America. Campers from more than 30 states and 20 countries have attended our camps. We have a unique 5-1 camper-staff ratio and our professional coaches take an individual interest in each child regardless of his or her ability on the court. We are now accepting registrations for our June 29-July 3, 2008 camp at Disney's Wide World of Sports®. Families have the option of staying at Disney for the 4th of July. Explore our web site at www.OrlandoBasketball.com to see how this unique camp experience will provide fun for the entire family.

i9 Sports
3809 Houndstooth CT
Richmond, VA 23233
804 360 5902
www.i9sports.com
i9 Sports is redefining youth sports across the nation. We believe that participation in an organized youth sport activity is about more than just the sport; it’s about the entire experience for the parent and the child. It’s what we call the i9 Sports Experience. We offer leagues, camps and clinics for boys and girls – Get in the Game!

iD Tech Camps
1-888-709-TECH (8324)
www.iDTechCamps.com
America’s #1 Tech Camp - iD Tech Camps provides weeklong, day and overnight summer programs for ages 7-17 at universities including the University of Virginia, College of William & Mary and more. Create video games, websites, movies, robots and more. Teen programs: iD Gaming Academy, iD Film Academy and a Spain Study Abroad program.

Knowledge Beginnings/Children’s World/Kindercare Summer Adventures                                                                                                 3900 Deep Rock Rd Richmond, VA 23233 (804)935-0023 www.knowledgebeginnings.com We are looking forward to welcoming back Helio and his sister, Nila. Come experience the Aquatic Adventures, Desert Explorations, Tree Top Trips, Grasslands Journey, Tundra Tours and Eco Explorations with Helio and Nila to complete a Science Fair project about the Biomes on Planet Earth.

Luther Memorial Summer Programs
Ginter Park, Richmond, VA 23227 (804)321-6420 www.luthermemorial.com                                                                  Luther Memorial offers a variety of educational and fun summer programs. Our youngest students have one- week theme-based camps throughout the summer. Elementary age students are given the opportunity to experience different, and often unexplored, areas of the Arts. Middle school students are given the opportunity for more in-depth and intensive study. All of our classes are taught by artists and teachers who bring a wealth of knowledge to their area of expertise.

Passages Adventure Camp                                                                  (804)897-8283 ext. 310                                www.PeakExperiences.com                                                              Voted the Best Day Camp in Richmond  7 times,  Passages offers day camp sessions from June 9th  -  August  29th . Girls and boys 8-15 learn to build self-esteem and confidence through whitewater kayaking, rock climbing, rappelling, and our 350’ zip-line.    We maintain a 4:1 camper to counselor ratio and supply all gear, lunches and fun.  We also offer overnight climbing trips, kayaking trips, and wilderness survival skill camps.   There’s a new 1/2 day Base Camp for 5-7 year olds at the Peak Experiences Indoor Rock Climbing Center! 

Pixie Camp
744-6963 • www.partyfairy.com
2 sessions: July 7-11 and 14-18, 9 a.m. until 1- p.m.. Fairytales come true at Pixie Camp for girls ages 5 and up who love fairies, tea parties, dress-up, crafts and make-believe. Hosted in character by Fairy Godmother at The Party Fairy Store in Midlothian. Learn fairy songs and dances, make a fairy costume, more. Catered lunch daily.

Mermaid Adventure Camp
744-6963 • www.partyfairy.com
1 session: August 11-15, 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.
A week-long undersea tea party at The Party Fairy Store in Midlothian for girls ages 5 and up -- featuring storytelling, mermaid dress-up, make-believe and charming crafts. Learn mermaid songs, explore a Sunken Ship filled with treasure and more. Catered lunch daily.

Richmond Dance Center
8906 East West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219, (804) 747-0533
www.richmonddancecenter.us
Richmond Dance Center offers a full range of classes for children (and adults) starting at the age of 2 1/2 taught by qualified, caring teachers in a positive environment. Weekly classes as well as special workshops and Saturday classes are offered in parent/child (2 1/2 and 3 year olds), jazz, tap, ballet, modern, musical theater and hip-hop.

Science Museum of Virginia
2500 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA
(804) 864-1400
www.smv.org
During July and August, the Science Museum of Virginia offers exciting science and technology classes for children age 4 through seventh grade. Classes meet Monday through Friday. All groups are led by experienced enthusiastic teachers, aided by qualified assistants. For more information, please call (804) 864-1400 or 800-659-1727, press 2.

Shenandoah Summer Adventure Camp
3052 Vaughn Summit Road, Luray, VA 22835 (540) 743-6603
www.mountaincampus.org
Small, rustic, co-ed, residential adventure camp for youth grades 4th to 12th. We feature small personal sessions ranging from 1 to 3 weeks. Activities include: caving, climbing, high ropes courses, backpacking, canoeing, rafting, and leadership programming.  

St. Christopher’s School Summer Ventures 2008
711 St. Christopher’s Road
Richmond, VA 23226
804.282.3185, x327
SummerVentures@stcva.org
www.stchristophers.com
Summer Ventures offers a day camp, specialized academic programs, athletic camps and unique enrichment opportunities—all on the beautiful campus of St. Christopher’s School.  New ventures.  New friends.  Lots of fun.
 
Summer Camps On The River
Christchurch, VA 23031
(800)296-2306 Fax (804)758-0721
www.christchurchschool.org
Summer Camps on the River offers five specialty recreational camps: Sailing, Crew, Marine Science, Fishing, or Academic Skill Building. All of our programs feature individual attention and inspiring teaching methods. Choose one to four weeks of your favorite or mix them up. When attending the skill building camp, you choose two of the three courses: math, writing, and how to study skills. Study Skills afternoons are spent doing sailing or crew. Summer Camps on the River is an integral part of Christchurch School located on the banks of the Rappahannock River-One hour east of Richmond. Call or email for a detailed brochure.

Tuckaway Child Development and Early Education Centers
(804) 270-4841 ext. 14
www.tuckaway.com
A Tuckaway summer allows children to have a blast while learning through real-world, hands-on activities as mad scientists, thespians, in basketball, and more! Tuckaway offers 6 convenient locations throughout Metro Richmond, featuring the largest private playgrounds in the city, as well as large on-site pools (with swimming lessons included).

Wilderness Adventure at Eagle Landing
New Castle, VA 24127
(800) 782-0779
www.wilderness-adventure.com
ACA Accredited Adventure Camp offering 1-4 weeks programs, coed ages from; 8-10, 11-12, 13-14 and 15-17. Activities include; climbing, kayaking, canoeing, mountain biking, caving, ropes course, 900 ft zip line, SCUBA, snorkeling, white water rafting, ice climbing, backpacking, and more. Our trips travel to; VA, WV, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Panama, & Vietnam.

Willow Lawn-Mommy and Me
The Shops at Willow Lawn
www.willowlawn.com.
Mommy & Me and Daddies to is a special morning out for moms, dads, baby-sitters, grandparents and their children held at The Shops at Willow Lawn. The play date is held the second Wednesday of each month from April to December from 10:00AM to 11:30AM. It’s a fun filled morning out with FREE giveaways, arts and crafts, story time, music with Radio Disney, prizes and more. Mommy & Me and Daddies too kicks off the new season 2008 on April 9. To register for the Mommy & Me and Daddies too membership and for more details visit www.willowlawn.com.

YMCA Camp Thunderbird-VA
9300 Shawondassee Road
Chesterfield, VA 23832
(804)748-6714 
www.campthunderbirdymca.org.
For more than 40 years beloved YMCA Camp Thunderbird has offered the area’s best classic camp experience. Situated on 100 acres of wooded beauty, YMCA campers enjoy swimming, basketball, athletic fields, hiking, pony rides, fishing, canoeing, music, drama, archery, two zip lines, art-n-crafts, a petting farm and so much more! Free busing throughout the greater Richmond community and many area YMCAs, with new stops in Bon Air, the Fan and Powhatan.

YMCA of Greater Richmond Day Camp and Summer Child Care & Specialty Camps
For more than a century, the YMCA has led the way as the nation’s most respected provider of summertime activities for youth. With 14 branch locations throughout the Greater Richmond community, the YMCA offers a variety of summer fun on and off site. Age range: 5-14. More information at www.ymcarichmond.org or call your local YMCA today!

Young Chefs Academy of Richmond

2230 John Rolfe Parkway  Richmond, Virginia 23233 804.360.9797 www.youngchefsacademy.com/richmond

Come celebrate the summer fun of the Olympic Games through the culinary adventures of Camp Can-I-Cook.  We will introduce your child to cooking techniques while allowing them to sample a variety of cuisines.  With three days devoted to each theme, your child will get to experience new tastes and learn to prepare some basic recipes.