The camp provides a unique opportunity for urban youth to experience hands-on STEM outdoor education and develop outdoor skills in a 311-acre natural classroom.
The Arlington Outdoor Lab Summer Camp offers week-long overnight sessions for students to immerse themselves in nature. Campers engage in a blend of traditional camp activities and hands-on nature exploration. Activities include aquatic studies, natural history, and survival skills, allowing students to explore the natural world at their own pace. Campers also have opportunities for focused activities of their own choosing and self-directed free-time activities such as boating and fishing. The program aims to provide valuable outdoor skills and foster an understanding of ecological concepts through direct experience in a natural setting. Students sleep in platform tents and spend most of their day outdoors, weather permitting. The camp emphasizes hands-on science learning experiences and opportunities to enjoy an outdoor classroom setting.
Campers spend most of their day outside, engaging in guided activities like aquatic studies, natural history, and survival skills, alongside opportunities for self-directed exploration such as boating and fishing.
This camp is ideal for students who enjoy exploring a wide range of interests, from active group games and sports to creative projects and challenges, and for families who value hands-on experiences that blend childhood magic with skills for thriving in a dynamic world.
Phoebe Hall Knipling Outdoor Lab, Broad Run, Virginia
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