For families ready to join us in a safe environment, we look forward to holding in-person camps at our Bethesda, Rockville, and Northwest DC locations. We are also excited to continue providing our popular virtual programming with interactive and fun camps designed for the online format. This summer we will embrace what theatre is all about: creativity, collaboration, and community!

We offer Fantastic virtual French camp programming to children aged 4 to 12 with significant academic components as well as some fun aspects, run by trained and knowledgeable leaders, and on a safe and secure online platform. Our French virtual camps will allow your children to spend quality time with enthusiastic leaders while enhancing their French skills during the holidays! Campers will rotate through a variety of activities including get moving, arts and crafts and board games! Each day will also include a rotation of academic-focused activities (reading, conversation and comprehension). Much-loved skits, songs and imaginary campfire will be included of course! We have also included a snack time so kids can eat in front of their computers and chat with their friends and of course some breaks to stretch their legs and go to the washroom. These camps are designed to be both academic and fun and include tons of opportunities to practice various French Skills and socialize with their peers.

In this camp, students will develop their skills through puzzles, lessons, and games against other students. The camp will focus on the fundamentals of chess including strategies for the beginning, middle and endgame. The camp is designed for beginners and those new to chess that want to improve their skills.

Do it yourself this spring break and learn all about STEM concepts by bringing everyday household items together with LEGO® materials! Further your understanding of the mechanics behind moving vehicles through items such as balloons, rubber bands, and index cards! There are no limits in this camp, when you do it yourself, anything is possible!

Kids started with Scratch Coding from this 5 day camp

Students will have fun engaging their artistic side in our Digital Art camp! Create and edit images, shapes, and text, and learn how to make photo collages, use selection tools, filters, digital brushes and more! This is an introduction to photo editors and visual communication, solving visual problems with digital solutions. Add to your portfolio every day to show friends and family. Throughout the course, students will establish proficiency with the photo editor interface and tools, and will gain an understanding of file formats, color management, image resolution, and pixel depth for differing output needs. They will learn about texturing, compositing, and various effects that can be applied when creating and manipulating images. Kids and teens will be grouped by age and level. Maximum number of students will be 4 in a virtual setting.

Get introduced to Unity With Csharp

Kids started with Python Coding from this 5 day camp

Learn how to solve 3x3 Rubiks Cube

Kids started with French Language from this 5 day camp

Kids started with Hindi Language from this 5 day camp

Kids started with Mandarin Language from this 5 day camp

Kids started with Spanish Language from this 5 day camp

Join Brick Tech in our Disney Princess inspired camp as we recreate their magical worlds completely out of LEGO® materials! By building projects such as Elsa’s ice castle, Cinderella’s carriage, and Moana’s wa’a kaulua, participants will learn about the STEM concepts found in their favorite princess movies.

Playing Minecraft is a lot of fun, but the game is more engaging, entertaining, and educational when kids learn how to build mods—small programs that let users modify game elements and add content. This introductory class teaches kids and parents how to create mods of different types, using the Minecraft Forge modding tool. No programming experience is needed. ​ Students will not only build some amazing mods, but they will also learn how to work with Java, the same programming language that Minecraft uses. This class requires the purchase of Minecraft Java edition on a PC or Mac. Forge should be downloaded with instructions sent the day before the class starts.

Come build with Brick Tech this spring break and become the ultimate Pokémon master! In this virtual camp, participants will build Pokémon inspired projects out of LEGO® while learning about STEM concepts. Get ready to train for the ultimate LEGO® Pokémon battle!

Learn game design and coding with Roblox, a popular tool where creativity and imagination are limitless! Code with drag-and-drop blocks and make your own version of your favorite Roblox games. Learn LUA programming concepts and take Roblox to the next level applying loops, conditionals, variables, and arrays. Kids make amazing professional quality games that they can play with friends and family!

This Spring Break, let us keep your child engaged and connected with creativity, in the format that suits you and your family!

Ever wonder how cats can see at night? Or how snakes smell with their tongues? Many animals have super senses to help them survive in their habitats. We will explore the fascinating world of animal senses of sight, hearing, smell, touch, and taste! We’ll meet animals with extreme abilities, do experiments to learn how our senses work, and create fun animal crafts. This is a virtual program. Additional program information including the Zoom website link will be sent later.

Acting Studio camps and classes are still on! All Taproot Theatre camps and classes are now virtual.

2021 is shaping up to be a great year! Spring and Summer dates are set for enrollment, with all new games and activities to build skills with camera, light and storytelling. All of which are designed to challenge the way we see. Who are you? Who do you want to be in 2021? Join us from wherever you are, and we’ll do it together. Ready?

Get ready to dive deep underwater this spring break with Brick Tech! In this ocean themed camp, participants will learn about submarines, boats, sea animals, and STEM concepts through building with LEGO® materials! Drop your anchors and get ready to start exploring the ocean with LEGO®.

Spring break camp just got vitual! Kids ages 5-12 will reach their peak of fun with crafts, games and physical activities all from the comfort of their home! Skip the fuss of buying camp supplies and purchase a $5 Craft Pack filled with our themed craft supplies. Send orders to camp@mckinneytexas.org. Craft order deadline: Feb. 26 • Craft Pack Pickup: Mar. 1–5

We offer Fantastic virtual French camp programming to children aged 4 to 12 with significant academic components as well as some fun aspects, run by trained and knowledgeable leaders, and on a safe and secure online platform. Our French virtual camps will allow your children to spend quality time with enthusiastic leaders while enhancing their French skills during the holidays! Campers will rotate through a variety of activities including get moving, arts and crafts and board games! Each day will also include a rotation of academic-focused activities (reading, conversation and comprehension). Much-loved skits, songs and imaginary campfire will be included of course! We have also included a snack time so kids can eat in front of their computers and chat with their friends and of course some breaks to stretch their legs and go to the washroom. These camps are designed to be both academic and fun and include tons of opportunities to practice various French Skills and socialize with their peers.

Register today for Young People’s Theatre’s Online Spring Break Drama Camp! Fun-filled camps will be held online for Gr. 1-6 from April 12-16. Plus, we’re offering a brand new literacy-based drama camp, Do I Have a Story For You! This brand new camp for both Gr. 3 & 4 offers a unique opportunity for campers to strengthen their reading and writing skills through online fun! Each day campers will create stories, play drama games, improvise and role play, with a number of tales, poems and graphic