Summer Camps

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• Art

  This camp will be a week of working with mixed media. Campers will explore different artistic styles and various art forms to create themed pieces throughout the week. There is no "wrong" in art - only a vision that comes to life! Two half-day sessions are offered with different projects planned for the morning and afternoon, allowing interested campers to attend a full day of art camp.  

  
  Camp Details:

  • Half-Day Camp Sessions
  • June 20-23 (9 am - 12 pm and 12:30-3:30 pm) (4-day camp week) 
  • July 5 – 7 (9 am - 12 pm and 12:30-3:30 pm) (3-day camp week)
  • July 24 - July 28 (9 am - 12 pm and 12:30-3:30 pm)
  • Rising 6th - 9th graders 
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School
  • Cost: $275 (price increases $25 after April 1)

• Athletic Conditioning

  Students will learn the principles and applications of athletic conditioning. Weightlifting, cardio & strength training, workout programming and physiology will be covered along with daily workouts.

   

  Camp Details:

  NOTE: These camp sessions are limited to 12 registrants.

  • June 20-23 (12:30-3:30 pm) (4-day camp week)
  • June 26-30 (12:30-3:30 pm) 
  • July 5-7 (9 am - 12 pm and 12:30-3:30 pm) (3-day camp)
  • July 10-14  (12:30-3:30 pm) (4-day camp week)
  • July 17-21 (12:30-3:30 pm) 
  • Rising 7th - 10th graders
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School
  • Cost: $275 (price increases $25 after April 1)

• Babysitter Training

  Earn your babysitting certification from the American Red Cross, taught by a certified Red Cross instructor. This in-person certification course is designed for those ages 11 to 15. Campers learn leadership skills, tips for keeping children safe, strategies for managing the children in your care, basic first aid, and more. In addition to the certification requirements, the instructor will facilitate learning through fun games and crafts. 

  
  Camp Details:

  • Half-Day Camp Sessions
  • June 20-23  (9 am -12 pm and 12:30-3:30 pm) (4-day camp week)
  • Rising 6th - 9th graders
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School
  • Cost: $220 (price increases $25 after April 1)

• Band Camp

  Join us for an engaging summer band camp at Bishop Ireton. This camp, led by the Bishop Ireton Band Director, will provide middle school students with a program focused on expanding instrumental band skills. At the end of the week, there will be a culminating concert for family and friends. Band camp is a great opportunity for students who are considering high school music. Previous band experience is a requirement. Campers must bring their own band instrument beginning the first day of camp.

   

  Camp Details:
  

  • Half-Day Camp Sessions
    
  • July 10-14 (9 am - 12 pm)
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School 
  • Rising 6th - 9th graders
  • Cost: $275 (price increases $25 after April 1)

• Baseball

  The goal of this camp is to create an environment in which players can receive top level advanced baseball instruction led by Bishop Ireton coaches. This camp will focus on all facets of baseball.

  
  Camp Details:

  • Half-Day Morning Session 
    
  • June 26-30 (9 am - 12 pm) 
  • Location: Luckett Field, Alexandria, Va.
  • Transportation: Bus transportation to and from Bishop Ireton to Luckett Field provided 
  • Rising 6th - 9th graders
  • Cost: $275 (price increases $25 after April 1)

• Basketball (Boys)

  Come enjoy basketball skill instruction and games led by Bishop Ireton’s Athletic Director and Boys Varsity Basketball Head Coach, Dwayne Bryant. Campers of all levels and experience will improve their game through individualized instruction. Players are grouped by age and ability, focusing on fundamentals and skills. Campers will also enjoy drills and competitive games throughout the week. Interested campers are welcome to attend either a half or full day of basketball camp.

   
  Camp Details:

  • June 26-30  (9 am -12 pm and 12:30-3:30 pm) 
  • July 5-7 (12:30-3:30 pm) (3-day camp)
  • July 17-21 (9 am -12 pm and 12:30-3:30 pm) 
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School Godley Gym
  • Cost: $275 (price increases $25 after April 1)
  • Rising 6th - 9th graders

• Basketball (Girls)

  Led by the Bishop Ireton Girls Basketball Varsity Head Coach, this camp will focus on basketball drills and 5-on-5 competition. Skill instruction will be combined with games, prizes and competition. Campers will be separated by age and ability. Interested campers are welcome to attend both morning and afternoon sessions if they prefer a full day of basketball camp. 
  
  Camp Details:
  

  • June 20-23 (12:30-3:30 pm) (4-day camp)
  • July 5-7 (9 am -12 pm) (3-day camp)
  • July 10-14 (9 am -12 pm and 12:30-3:30 pm) 
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School
  • Cost: $275 (price increases $25 after April 1)
  • Rising 6th - 9th graders

• Choral Camp

  Spend a week with fellow campers who love to sing! Each day includes voice instruction with a variety of music styles, under the instruction of the Bishop Ireton Choral Director. The week finishes with a final concert for family and friends. Choral Camp is a great opportunity for students who are considering high school chorus but is also for anyone who wants to be a better singer! 

  
  Camp Details:

  • Morning Camp Session
  • July 10-14 (9 am - 12 pm)
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School 
  • Rising 6th - 9th graders
  • Cost: $275 (price increases $25 after April 1)

• Computer Camp - Programming Workshops

  Ever heard of “HackBI”? HackBI is an annual student-run computer programming event at Bishop Ireton. This summer, we’re bringing HackBI to BI Summer Camps. Join us for a week of programming workshop camps! You will learn all about HTML, Photoshop, App Inventor, Python and more. Campers will have the opportunity to create their own projects and win prizes. No programming experience is required. Two half-day sessions are offered with different focuses in the morning and afternoon, allowing interested campers to attend either a half or full day of computer camp.

   

  The morning session will focus on introduction to and expanding any previous programming knowledge in MakeCode and Python as well as the Linux Operating System. The afternoon camp will focus on using hardware such as Finches, Micro:bits and Raspberry Pis.  

  
  Camp Details:

  • Half-Day Morning and Afternoon Sessions
  • June 26-30 (9 am - 12 pm and 12:30-3:30 pm)
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School
  • Cost: $275 (cost increases $25 after April 1)
  • Rising 6th- 9th graders

• Field Hockey

  Interested in trying field hockey? This introductory camp is perfect for anyone looking to learn more about skills, positions and the game. Bishop Ireton field hockey coaching staff will be leading skills, drills, and fun competitions throughout the week. The camp will be a great introduction to the game of field hockey, as well as a chance to make new friends before heading into summer vacation. Participants will need to provide their own field hockey stick, mouthguard and shin guards.

   

  Camp Details:

  • Half-Day Morning Sessions
    June 20-23 (9 am - 12 pm) (4-day week)
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School Fannon Field
  • Cost: $220 (cost increases $25 after April 1)
  • Rising 6th -9th graders

• Football

  Cardinal Football camp is a non-contact camp led by the Cardinal Head Football Coach and his staff. This camp will emphasize all position groups, offensively and defensively, along with a Special Teams component for long snappers, punters and kickers. Our goal is to enhance all football skills with drills and techniques along with a competitive segment that will include 7-on-7 and lineman work. The staff of coaches are highly experienced and come ready to develop the skills necessary to play on the high school level and beyond.  

   

  Camp Details:
  

  • Half-Day Morning Sessions
  • July 10-14 (9 am - 12 pm)
  • July 24-28 (9 am - 12 pm)
  • Rising 6th - 9th graders
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School Fannon Field
  • Cost: $275 (cost increases $25 after April 1)

• Integrated Science Camp

  Integrated science camp is a fun introduction to biology, chemistry, and physics. Over the course of the camp, students will be introduced to topics that will be covered in the high school sciences. Each day, students will participate in activities and receive instruction from one of Bishop Ireton’s Science teachers. Past projects include DNA extraction, egg parachutes, Nitrogen Ice Cream, tower & roller coaster construction, simple robotics, terrariums and more.  Projects may vary from session to session.  

   

  Camp Details:

  • Half-Day Morning Sessions
  • July 5-7 (9 am - 12 pm) (3-day camp)
  • July 10-14 (9 am - 12 pm)
  • July 17-21 (9 am – 12 pm)
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School
  • Cost: $275 (price increases $25 after April 1)
  • Rising 6th - 9th graders 

• Lacrosse - Boys Intermediate & Advanced

  This week-long, half-day camp is designed for intermediate and advanced lacrosse players interested in improving their overall skills. Campers will focus on footwork, stick skills, ground balls and overall gameplay and lacrosse IQ. Prior experience is required. 

   

  Camp Details:
  

  • Half-Day Afternoon Session
  • June 26-30 (12:30-3:30 pm)
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School
  • Cost: $275 (cost increases $25 after April 1)
  • Rising 6th - 9th graders with experience 

• Lacrosse - Girls Intermediate & Advanced

  This week-long, half-day camp is designed for intermediate and advanced lacrosse players interested in improving their overall skills. Campers will focus on footwork, stick skills, ground balls and overall gameplay and lacrosse IQ. Prior experience is required. 

  
  Camp Details:

  • Half-Day Morning Session
  • June 26-30  (9 am – 12 pm)
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School
  • Cost: $275 (price increases $25 after April 1)
  • Rising 6th - 9th graders with experience

• Puzzles Camp

  In this camp, students will learn to decipher and solve a multitude of puzzles such as Rubik's Cube, Tetris Cubes, Code Cracker Puzzles, Chess Puzzles, Escape Room and more. This camp is designed to help students develop more confidence in problem-solving skill sets as well as critical thinking abilities. 

  
  

  Camp Details:

  • Afternoon Half-Day Camp Session
  • June 26 - 30 (12:30-3:30 pm)
  • Rising 6th - 9th graders 
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School
  • Cost: $275 (price increases $25 after April 1)

• Soccer - Coed Beginner to Intermediate Camp

  This camp offers a games-centered, teaching approach to soccer education and is designed to enrich players’ passion for soccer while teaching them the proper techniques for future soccer success. Games are designed to build technical foundations in dribbling, passing, receiving, shielding and shooting. An exciting and entertaining environment is designed to boost soccer skill and knowledge for the younger player or for beginners who are heading into high school. The camp is led by the Bishop Ireton soccer coaches.

   

  Camp Details:

  • Half-Day Afternoon Session
  • June 20-23 (9 am - 12 pm) (4-day week)
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School Fannon Field
  • Cost: $220 (price increases $25 after April 1)
  • Rising 6th - 9th graders

• Soccer - Coed Intermediate & Advanced Camp

  This camp is designed for middle school-aged athletes with soccer experience who want to get ready for the upcoming fall soccer season. Camp instruction will focus on the technical, tactical, physical and mental components needed for a successful season!  

   

  Camp Details:

  • Half-Day Morning Session
  • July 17-21 (9 am - 12 pm)
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School Fannon Field
  • Cost: $275 (price increases $25 after April 1)
  • Rising 6th - 10th graders

• Special Effects (SFX) Makeup Camp

  Special effects makeup is a practice used for films, shows, on-stage productions, Halloween celebrations and more. Learn to use colored paints and powders, latex, scar wax and more to create realistic makeup looks. Each day will have a different theme (rashes, cuts, bruises, facial hair, etc.), focusing on a different area or aspect of SFX Makeup, teaching and guiding how to create the technique on oneself and/or a partner. Campers will be able to take home a mini kit to continue practicing the techniques they learn.  

   

  Camp Details:

  NOTE: The morning session is for beginners and the afternoon session is for campers with some latex experience.  
  

  • Half-Day Morning and Afternoon Sessions
  • Rising 7th graders and above
  • July 17-21 (9 am – 12 pm or 12:30-3:30 pm)
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School 
  • Cost: $275 (price increases $25 after April 1)

• STEM - Maker Camp

  At Maker Camp, our camp motto is “Explore-Make-Share.” Maker campers work together to build projects using LEDs, conductive thread, 3D software and more. Maker Camp is intended to be an on-ramp for novice makers, so that they can speed into using the stuff, tools and ways of making. We welcome Makers of all ages and skill levels: advanced Makers can take our projects to the next level or serve as mentors to those who are just getting started. Two half-day sessions are offered with different projects in the morning and afternoon, allowing interested campers to attend a full day of STEM camp.  
  
  Camp Details: 

  • Half Day Morning and Afternoon Sessions
  • June 20-23  (9 am – 12 pm and 12:30-3:30 pm) (4-day week)
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School
  • Cost: $220 (price increases $25 after April 1)
  • Rising 6th - 9th graders

• Tennis Coed

  Bishop Ireton tennis camp will focus on fundamentals and sportsmanship while having fun. With a low student to coach ratio, campers will receive personal instruction in scoring, tactics and the basic rules of tennis. Conditioning, drills, live ball, and team games will enable campers to improve each day in a supportive and encouraging environment. Instruction will be run by the Bishop Ireton tennis coaching staff.

  
  Camp Details:

  • Half-Day Morning Session
  • July 10-14 (9 am - 12 pm)
  • Location: Alexandria City HS Tennis Courts, Alexandria, Va.
  • Transportation: Bus transportation to and from Bishop Ireton to ACHS courts available
  • Cost: $275 (price increases $25 after April 1)
  • Rising 6th - 9th graders

• Theater

  Camp participants will have an opportunity to develop their skills in acting, voice and movement. Campers will participate in a variety of theatrical experiences. There will be a final presentation for family and friends on the last day of the workshop session.
  
  Camp Details:
  

  • Half-Day Morning Session
  • June 26-30  (9 am - 12 pm)
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School Garwood Whaley Auditorium
  • Cost: $275 (price increases $25 after April 1)
  • Rising 6th - 9th graders

• Theater - Musical

  Camp participants will participate in an exciting musical review while developing their skills in acting, voice and movement. Campers will participate in a variety of theatrical experiences. There will be a final musical presentation for family and friends on the last day of the workshop session.
  
  Camp Details:

  • Half-Day Afternoon Session 
  • June 26-30 (12:30-3:30 pm)
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School Garwood Whaley Auditorium
  • Cost: $275 (price increases $25 after April 1)
  • Rising 6th - 9th graders

• Volleyball - Beginner

  This camp is ideal for players with little to no experience in the sport of volleyball. If you have never had the opportunity to play volleyball, or only played it in PE or on a recreation team, then this camp is the ideal place to learn an amazing sport. Bishop Ireton coaches will be leading this week-long, half-day camp. During the week, campers will learn all of the basic skills of volleyball, including overhand serve, pass, set, attack and block. Campers will receive instruction on each position and the roles and responsibility for those positions; they will be taught how to warm-up and stretch before games and practices; and they will receive instruction on proper nutrition. Campers will get the chance to put skills into practice during 6-on-6 game play.  

   

  Camp Details: 

  NOTE: This camp session is limited to 24 registrants.

  • Half-Day Morning Session 
  • June 20-23 (9 am - 12 pm) (4-day camp)
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School Godley Gym
  • Cost: $220 (price increases $25 after April 1)
  • Rising 6th - 9th graders

• Volleyball - Intermediate to Advanced

  This camp is designed for those who have played or received in-depth volleyball training and have a good grasp of all basic skills, with an understanding of each role on the court. Both basic and advanced skills will be taught, practiced, and then used in game situations. Campers will review and use those skills during 6-on-6 drills and game play. They will learn how to play in both a 5/1 and a 6/2 offense, and they will learn different types of defenses. Campers will have the opportunity to learn and try out more advanced skills. This camp is recommended for those trying to make a JV or Varsity team. Campers will be grouped based on skill level.

  
  Camp Details:

  • Half Day Morning and Afternoon Sessions
  • July 24 - July 28 (9 am – 12 pm and 12:30-3:30 pm)
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School Godley & Auxiliary Gyms
  • Cost: $275 (price increases $25 after May 1)
  • Rising 9th - 11th graders

• Wrestling

  This camp is designed for all skill levels to teach and develop the fundamentals of wrestling. Campers will focus on learning proper positioning and techniques as well as drilling/sparring to reinforce & improve the fundamental skills. All sessions will be led by the BI coaching staff. This camp is designed to develop proper wrestling knowledge and skills that will work at all levels of competition, not flashy camp moves.

  
  Camp Details:

  • Half-Day Morning Session
  • June 20-23 (9 am - 12 pm) (4-day camp)
  • Rising 6th - 9th graders
  • Location: Bishop Ireton High School Auxiliary Gym
  • Cost: $220 (price increases $25 after April 1)