Summer Sport Exploration Camp
About Camp
The Summer Exploration Sports Campis an annual 5-6 week summer camp for DC youth 9-13. Registration for camp is free for low-income DC residents.
The camp provide youth a structured environment to explore – art/culture/history, sports sampling, community service, leadership, and free play.
9:00-10:15am – Arrival, Check-in, & Breakfast
10:30-11:00am – Morning Group Activity
11:00-12:30pm – Sports Sampling Activity
12:30-1:00pm – Lunch
1:00-1:30pm – Evening Group Activity
1:30-3:00pm – Free Play
2:30-3:15pm – Check-out and Departure
Each week the youth will be engaged through a sports-based curriculum. They will learn the fundamentals of baseball, basketball, flag football, soccer, and track & field.
After breakfast and lunch the youth are engaged through group activities, such as ice breakers and team building exercises.
Every Thursday is a waterpark day. We take the youth on a weekly field trip to a local waterpark or trampoline park. Transportation, meals, and entry to the park is covered through by SOUL Programs.
As stated by the Casey Foundation, positive youth development is a holistic approach that focuses on creating a developmentally appropriate learning setting for young people.
Positive youth development strategies focus on forging positive relationships; strengthening academic, soft and technical skills; cultivating trustworthy, safe spaces; and offering youth opportunities to succeed in meaningful ways.
Another defining characteristic of Positive Youth Development is that youth are treated as equal partners and engage with their communities, schools, organizations, peer groups and families in ways that are both constructive and productive.