Vamonoos Kids Camp and Aftercare

Being mobile allows us to provide new experiences each day and make the most of our time out and about. Additionally, Vamonoos is an accredited STEM program… our focus is on having fun and providing new learning opportunities and experiences.

Each week will have a theme. For example, a typical week may be themed ""Living Things"" and would include a day at the pool, a day exploring a state or national park, a day of STEM opportunities and Arts & Crafts, a day at the Natural History Museum and riding scooters at the National Mall, and a day visiting a Bee Farm.

Families will be able to communicate with each group's counselors via text message and phone calls; text messages being the preferred method of communication. Please keep in mind that the counselors may not be able to respond immediately. For faster response, you will also be able to contact the Admin team via text message and phone calls.

We delay the delivery of each week's itinerary to take the weather into consideration. On these days, we will use indoor spaces, such as museums, and reserved indoor spaces. Additionally, each week will have a Plan B location, in case there is unforecasted bad weather.

"Each week's itinerary will be provided the Friday before the week of camp. The reason we wait so close to camp is that we take the most current weather forecast into consideration.

The itinerary will be sent via email. Additionally, the Admin team will have a video call with families on the Saturday prior to camp to discuss the itinerary and answer any questions. This call will be recorded and shared with all families registered for camp that week."

"Weeklong camps (which includes Summer, Mid-Winter Break, and Spring Break camps) and Day camps are from 9am through 5pm. Additionally, Vamonoos has a home pick-up and drop-off option. Morning pick-ups begin at 8am and afternoon drop-offs begin at 5:20pm.

After-care is from school dismissal time through 6pm."

"The campers will be able to leave their belongings on the bus, since each bus will be used specifically for one group. For week-long camps, campers may leave their belongings on the bus all week and take them home at the end of the week.

We strive to have an electronics free environment. However, we understand that some families provide their child with cellphones in case of emergencies. If your child has a cellphone, please ensure that it is not left on the bus overnight."

We understand the importance of campers experiencing new activities with their friends and will do our best to ensure they are in the same group; but are unable to guarantee they will be. Additionally, the communal drop-off and pick-up location you are assigned to may not be the closest to your home, depending on where your child's friend lives.

Vamonoos is a bilingual program with Spanish-dominant counselors. In our programs, campers will speak Spanish and English.

Also, Vamonoos is a STEM accredited program. We will complete experiments and projects from the STEM curriculum.

All of Vamonoos' programs are for children ages 5 and older. However, we understand that it is difficult for families with younger children to have multiple drop-off and pick-up locations. Because of this, we have partnered with Jardincito DC, who accepts 3 and 4 year olds. You will be able to drop-off at one location, and someone from Vamonoos will be there to receive your older camper.