DPR Offers Spring Break Camps for District Youth

For Immediate Release: March 14, 2012

DPR Offers Spring Break Camps for District Youth 

Media Contact: John A. Stokes, (202) 288-7275
DPR Camp Office: (202) 671-0372

(Washington, DC) The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) will offer DPR Spring “Parktacular” Break Camps for District youth ages 3 – 12 years old from Monday, April 2 – Friday, April 6, 2012, from 9 am to 5 pm.  Before/after care will be provided from 8 am to 9 am, and 5 pm to 6 pm, respectively.  Registration starts today, Wednesday, March 14, 2012.

DPR Spring Break Camps will take place in tandem with the District of Columbia Public Schools’ spring break and will provide youth with a variety of structured games, activities, sports, arts and crafts, and field trips while regular school is not in session.  DPR’s goal is to plant the seeds of personal development and environmental responsibility in a fun, engaging recreation setting.

This year, DPR Spring Break Camp Facilities are divided by age groups:
    •    For 3 - 5 year olds: Deanwood Recreation Center, Trinidad Recreation Center and Friendship Recreation Centers;
    •    For 6 - 12 year olds: Chevy Chase Community Center, Fort Davis Community Center, Fort Greble, Riggs LaSalle Recreation Center, Trinidad Recreation Center, Turkey Thicket Recreation Centers and Aqua Day at Deanwood Recreation Center.

Ward 3
Chevy Chase Community Center 

5601 Connecticut Avenue, NW 

(202) 282-2204

Friendship Recreation Center
4500 Van Ness Street, NW
(202) 282-2198
 

Ward 4
Riggs LaSalle Recreation Center
501 Riggs Road, NE
(202) 576-5224
 
Ward 5
Turkey Thicket Recreation Center 

1100 Michigan Avenue, NE
(202) 576-9238

Trinidad Recreation Center
1310 Childress Street, NE
(202) 727-1293 or (202) 727-1294
 
Ward 7
Fort Davis Recreation Center 

1400 41st Street, SE 

(202) 645-9212 


Deanwood Recreation Center
1350 49th Street, NE
(202) 671-3077 
  


Ward 8
Fort Greble Recreation Center
100 Joliet Street, SW
(202) 645-3960


There is a $50 camp only registration fee, and a $10 before and after care fee, for the entire week.  Please note that Breakfast and Lunch will not be provided this year.

Registration can completed online at dpr.dc.gov or in person at the specific Recreation Center or Facility where your child will attend the Spring Break Camp.  
  


For additional information, please contact the DPR Summer Camp Office at (202) 671-0372; via email at dpr.camps@dc.gov or in person at 1480 Girard St., NW – 4th Floor.