Camp Aristotle Silver Spring Campus

At Camp Aristotle, we believe that the summer should be stress-free and full of fun! Our weekly themes are chosen with input from students because we know that growth happens when children are truly engrossed in what they are doing. Our exciting activities are carefully designed to foster friendships, self-awareness, exploration, and social success. Many students at Camp Aristotle experience challenges associated with High Functioning Autism, receptive and expressive/pragmatic language challenges, and ADHD; however, not all campers have a formal diagnosis. Students at Camp Aristotle may have trouble with peer relationships and/or impulse control. Sometimes, they have previously experienced unhappiness and frustration in camps where their need for tools such as sensory breaks were not respected or understood. Our teachers and staff are specially trained to understand these needs. Our goal is to provide all of our campers with an enjoyable, fulfilling and bully-free camp experience.

Camp Aristotle accepts rising K through rising 9th grade campers, with both half day and full day options. The schedule is as follows:

SUMMER CAMP 2024 CAMP WEEKS AND THEMES:  COME EXPLORE THE GALAXY WITH US!

WEEK 1:  July 8 – 12                     ASTRONAUTS

WEEK 2:  July 15 – 19                    PLANETS

WEEK 3:  July 22 – 26                   COMETS

WEEK 4:  July 29 – August 2       CONSTELLATIONS

SUMMER CAMP 2024 CAMP HOURS:

Full day: 8:30am -3:00pm
Half day: 8:30 am -12:00pm Noon

SUMMER CAMP 2024 TUITION AND FEES:

– Full Day (Pre-K to rising 6th grade): $800 per week
– Half Day (Pre-K to rising 6th grade): $450 per week
– PEERs (rising 7th – 9th grade, Full Day only): $900 per week
** Application Fee is $75.00 – non-refundable
**Cancellation Fee is $50.00 per week non-refundable

Explore, Create, Move, and Discover

At Camp Aristotle, campers participate in a variety of activities based on the weekly themes. Activities include art, coding, cooking, comics, construction, creating, exploring, gardening, movement map quests, puzzles, space exploration, stop motion animation, team building, fantastic beasts, gaming, science, theater, and so much more.

Each day, campers rotate through different activities and are encouraged and supported to take risks, improve social skills, make new friends, and try different things.

Our summer program is designed with engaging and exciting activities, projects and visitors relating to a weekly theme. Our model integrates social emotional learning support throughout the day so campers can build friendships, explore, and most importantly, have fun!

Admissions

How to Apply

Applications are now being accepted for Summer 2024 for rising Pre-K through rising 9th graders. Please note the application deadline is May 1st, 2024. We ask families to submit applications by the deadline to ensure proper staffing, groupings, and supplies. We will of course still consider applications submitted after the deadline if we still have spaces available!

Please note that spaces are filling up quickly. Once filled, applicants will be placed on our waitlist.

To access our new digital application, click the link below:

https://forms.office.com/r/d40eK1Nwvc

Camper Visit

All students new to The Auburn School or Camp Aristotle must attend a visit to ensure that Camp Aristotle can meet their needs. Applicants will be contacted in order to schedule after their entire application has been received and processed.