Online Camp Fair

Blue Ridge School is excited to make our campus and faculty available for the greater community to use throughout the summer.

The Blue Ridge summer experience includes virtual STEAM camps, mountain bike performance camp, virtual ELL camp, virtual math booster program, Broadway theater camp, and football camp.

If you would like more information about renting our campus and facilities for your summer camp, please contact Director of Special Programs Cade Lemcke at [email protected]

A summer camp experience for boys and girls, ages 6-15. We will have five sessions available between July 5 and August 5th (July 5-8, 11-15, 18-22, 25-29, and August 1-5), with camp running from 9am-4pm each weekday. Campers may arrive as early as 8:30 and can be picked up as late as 4:30pm. The fun includes indoor and outdoor activities ranging from hiking, biking, and field games like soccer, capture the flag, archery, hamster ball games, as well as theater, art, music, and more.

We call ourselves a traditional camp, but don’t be fooled by what others may deem traditional. Our traditions are timeless, steeped in a simple way of life and show acceptance for all. Diverse by design, we offer a vibrant environment founded in kindness. We set the benchmark for an exceptional overnight summer camp experience, and with over 35 to choose from, there’s something for everyone.

Camp Holiday Trails is a year-round nonprofit camp in a natural setting at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. CHT incorporated as a nonprofit in 1973, and since that time has provided over 10,000 kids with medical needs the opportunity to experience a positive camp experience. Campers, age 7-17, are welcomed from throughout the United States with the majority coming from the Mid-Atlantic region.

Everyone is welcome at Camp Horizons. Located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Camp Horizons is an American Camp Association (ACA) accredited, coed sleep-away summer camp in Virginia that is consistently ranked as one of the best residential summer camps in Virginia for campers ages 6-16 years old.

Camp Horizons is dedicated to encouraging campers to be creative and independent individuals, to develop strong teamwork skills, and, most importantly, to have fun.

Our secular, co-ed summer camp programs provide a fun, memorable summer experience for campers to celebrate their diversity, discover the natural world around them, and forge lasting friendships in a supportive, like-minded community. Camp Quest campers come as unique individuals, learn and share in educational and inquisitive adventures, and leave as enriched individuals, confident in making an impact and passing on their humanist values in their own home communities.

Charlottesville Ballet Academy offers a variety of summer camps with programming options to fit your busy schedule for ages 3-adult in ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, and hip hop. Schedule options to include 3 and 5 day dance camps with day and evening times available. For more information and details about our Summer 2022 education programs, visit: CharlottesvilleBallet.org/Summer.

Charlottesville Parks & Rec offers a variety of summer camps, including Camp Shenandoah for ages 5–9, Camp Blue Ridge for ages 10–12, and Camp Skyline for ages 13–15. City residents in need of financial assistance may apply for the scholarship program by mail or online. Scholarship applications must be submitted and approved prior to registration.

Girl Scout Camp offers a wide range of activities through week-long day programs and weekend overnight camps. Camps are designed to give girls a positive and fun experience in the great outdoors with age-appropriate activities allowing girls to discover fun, friendship, and the power of girls together! Activities include archery, arts, hiking, outdoor cooking and more! Sugar Hollow Day Camp is July 11-15, 18-22, 25-29. Also camps in Giles, Rockingham, Greene, Campbell, Montgomery, and Roanoke.

Summer Camp returns to the Ix Art Park! Campers are invited back to have a blast with robust programming that provides the perfect blend of Immersive Art exhibits and the surrounding Art Park. This year will offer Art & Nature Camp for 3–5 year olds, Creature Builder Collective for 6–9 year olds, and Stop Mo Stories for 10–13 year olds.

Piedmont Virginia Community College offers face-to-face classes held June 13–August 12 at PVCC Main Campus, July 18–29 in Greene County, and June 6–17 in Fluvanna County. There are also online options available. For rising 1st–12th graders.

Local artist Lee Alter offers art classes for children. Open enrollment for classes at McGuffey Art Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30–5:30 and Fridays 3– 5 pm and on Saturdays 2–4 pm and Sundays 1–3 pm.

Summer Art and Nature Camp @ McGuffey with Lee Alter
June 13–17 and June 27–July 1 10:30–1:30
July 11–15 and July 25–29 10:30-1:30

Call 434-760-9658 to register.

This summer, the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center is offering day camps for rising second and third graders, and for rising third and fourth graders. Full descriptions are available on eventbrite.com through our platform page lewisandclarkexploratorycenter.eventbrite.com. We are featuring nature exploration, photography, and puzzle and escape room games. For more information and registration, please email us at [email protected]

Sunday Junior Clinics:
June–Aug, 1–2 pm. Limited to 10 juniors each Sunday. Each week will focus on the full swing or short game. $35 per session.
Summer Junior Camps:
June–Aug, 9–11 am. Tuesday–Friday.
Focus is on learning the core fundamentals of golf in a fun, creative & interactive environment. Each day we will foster full swing fundamentals with breakaway sessions on putting, pitching, chipping, bunker play & on course skills. Learn golf etiquette & rules of the game, too.
$225 per week.

Renaissance School is a college prep, co-ed, day high school for high ability students in the arts, sciences, and/or humanities in downtown Charlottesville. Our program is nationally recognized, and our graduates receive on average over $235,000 in scholarship and grant awards for college. We offer a FREE summer academy designed for first-generation college-bound students to prepare for success in high school, the college application process, and success in college.

St. Anne's-Belfield School offers a wide variety of summer programs for students of all ages and interests. Programs range in topic, length, price, and grade. The majority of programs are open to students outside of the St. Anne's-Belfield School community with a few exceptions.

For over 40 years, our Spectrum Summer Programs have offered children in grades 1st–7th wonderful and innovative classes and creative possibilities and provided summer teaching and leadership opportunities for local artists, including many Tandem alums and older students. For six weeks every summer, our campus has come alive with the relaxed energy of younger students taking a deep dive into creative self-expression.

Camps at the Virginia Discovery Museum embody all that summer should be: exploration and fun! Whether your child is brand new to the camp experience or already knows the ropes, our week-long, half-day summer camps for children 4 to 8 provide opportunities for kids to gain confidence, make friends, and explore a range of enrichment-focused topics through creative, engaging, and hands-on learning and play experiences. Camps are $250/Child, with scholarships available on a limited basis.

Get outside and play with us this summer! Virginia Outside specializes in fishing, mountain biking and outdoor adventure camps for kids age 6–15 in day and overnight options in Charlottesville, Richmond, Northern Virginia & Roanoke. A new Private Camp options give families the freedom to choose their own dates & activities. From farm pond fishing to river tubing and kayaking, every day of camp is a new adventure with Virginia Outside.

Woodberry Forest summer camps are designed to help boys have fun, grow as young men, and get to know Woodberry’s incredible campus, students, and faculty. Whether a boy comes for the camaraderie and competition of the Woodberry Forest Sports Camp, to grow as a leader and adventurer at Woodberry Compass, or to build his skills at our sport-specific mini-camps, he’ll spend time with talented and caring Woodberry faculty, alumni, and students who serve as the camps’ directors and counselors.

With each themed week packed with games, enrichment activities, swimming and more, campers will have so much fun at this year’s YMCA Summer Camp! Licensed, full-day (7:30am-5:30pm) camp for children age 5–12. Affordable prices with financial assistance available.