OVERNIGHT OUTDOOR LAB CAMP
The Outdoor Lab offers a week-long science enrichment camp that provides a number of nature-related activities and experiences to Arlington Public School students. Campers sleep outdoors in platform tents and are offered a variety of activities each day, including:
- Animal Exploration
- Boating & Fishing
- Night Walks
- Games & Skits
- Arts & Crafts
- Nature Hikes
- Survival Skills
Sessions for 2024
Session A- for students entering 7th, 8th, 9th grade: June 24 to June 28
Session B- for students entering 5th or 6th grade: July 8 to July 12
Session C- for students entering 5th or 6th grade: July 15 to July 19
Registration
Parents may apply for their student to attend camp by completing a short Google Form (link will be activated at 6:00 p.m. on March 4, 2024). Applications will be accepted on a first come-first served basis until Monday April 15, or until a session is full. Applications received after a session is full will be placed on a wait list.
How Do I sign up?
Registration Opens @ 6pm on March 4th 2024
Once a student has been accepted, the family will be sent an electronic invoice for tuition. Payment will be made online.
About Us
The Phoebe Hall Knipling Outdoor Laboratory is a 231- acre facility in Fauquier County that provides a natural classroom for Arlington Public School (APS) students. It has a spring-fed stream, a pond, hiking trails, and an Animal Lab.
Annually, the Lab provides hands-on outdoor and environmental education to more than 10,000 APS students from elementary grades through high school.
The Outdoor Lab educational program is operated and staffed by APS, while the property is owned and managed by the nonprofit Arlington Outdoor Education Association (AOEA).
More Info
Summer Camp 2024 Brochure (English) ; Summer Camp 2024 Brochure (Spanish)
More information about summer camp can be found here: Outdoor Lab – Arlington Public Schools (apsva.us).
Questions about summer camp should be directed to Outdoor Lab Coordinator Rochelle Proctor at rochelle.proctor@apsva.us or 540.347.2258