Why Yoga Camp?
Breathing Space summer camp provides children with a fun, creative, educational, and enriching experience through yoga movement classes, mindfulness activities, relaxation, games, crafts, field trips and outdoor time. Each week-long camp is sure to create lasting memories, new friendships, and a foundation for health and well-being!
Yoga and mindfulness can help children build self-regulatory skills, resilience, social awareness, and confidence, as well as gross-motor skills, strength, and fitness. Through yoga, children learn techniques for concentrating, reducing stress, and connecting to their bodies in a loving way while having fun.
Breathing Space Kids Yoga Camp takes the lessons we learn in our yoga and mindfulness practice and expand on them to a full week of activities. Of course we do lots of yoga and yoga games, but that’s not all.
- We’ll do arts and crafts or themed activities every day.
- We typically do at least one theme-based outing every week.
- Unless weather is terrible, we’ll walk to a nearby playground for lunch and outdoor time daily.
- We will have some form of quiet relaxation time every day for both nappers and non-nappers.
- We work a lot of free-play time into our camp between organized activities as well.
Camp Location & Hours
Summer 2019 camps are at Christ Church, 620 G Street SE in the parish hall.
- 8:30 am-3:45 pm – Yoga Camp,
- 3:45-5:45 pm – Aftercare with Games Club class by Labyrinth Games & Puzzles
Campers not staying for games should be picked up between 3:45-4 pm so we can start snack promptly at 4 pm. Thanks.
Camp Dates & Grade Ranges
Camp will run from June 17-Aug 30 with the exception of Jul 4 week:
| Week | Registration Links | |
| Jun 17 | • PK4 • K-3rd | • Aftercare |
| Jun 24 | • Girl Power – 2nd 5th Gr • K-2nd Gr • full: PK4 – waitlist | • Aftercare |
| Jul 08 | • PK4 **just added** • K-3rd Gr | • Aftercare |
| Jul 15 | • full: K-4th – waitlist | • Aftercare |
| Jul 22 | • full: K-4th – waitlist | • Aftercare |
| Jul 29 | • full: K-4th – waitlist | • Aftercare |
| Aug 05 | • K-4th Gr ** 1 spot open! ** | • Aftercare |
| Aug 12 | • 1st-3rd Gr ** new age range ** • full: K – waitlist • full: PK4 – waitlist | • Aftercare |
| Aug 19 | • full: 2nd-5th Gr – waitlist • full: K-1st Gr – waitlist • full: PK4 – waitlist | • Aftercare |
| Aug 26 | • full: K-4th – M-F waitlist • full: PK 4 – M-W – waitlist • full: PK4 – Th-Fr – waitlist | • Aftercare M-W • Aftercare T-F |
Waitlists: We are not able to predict movement. Sometimes, we have no changes at all while. Other times, we have several families change plans. If you are interested in being contacted with availability, please sign up for the appropriate waitlists. Please DO NOT enroll in aftercare if you do not have a confirmed spot in that week.
Note: DCPS starts 8/26 for K+. At most schools, PK4 first day will be Wed 8/29.
Enrollment Notes
All summer camp grade ranges refer to Fall 2019 grades.
Our camps are intimate compared to many. We cap most weeks at 18 campers and maintain a minimum 6:1 camper:staff ratio. Our campers and counselors get to know each other and make lasting friendships.
On weeks open to rising PK4, that registration group accommodates 6-8 PK campers. PK campers spend the day with K and 1st grade campers, unless noted.
During the weeks of June 24, Aug 12, and Aug 19, camp will have two full classes: PK-1st and 2nd-5th Gr. During those weeks the two different groups will have some combined activities and outings and others just for their age group. Generally yoga class and craft activities will be separate.
During all other weeks, open to K-4th grade, camp operates as one class. While we may occasionally break into smaller groups, most activities will be combined.
With pre-approval, we also allow a very limited number of rising PK younger siblings who have experience with Breathing Space classes to attend weeks open to K-4th graders. See FAQs for our age policies, including younger sibling enrollment.
Counselor In Training Program
Rising 5th-8th graders are invited to apply to be a counselor in training. CITs are campers enrolled at half price who participate in all activities and help counselors prepare activities and manage younger campers. Learn more.
Tuition
Tuition is $400 per week plus a $20 per student registration fee to cover camp t-shirts and other supplies. The first $100 of tuition is a non-refundable deposit (read more in FAQs and pricing policies).
Extended day $75 per week – Campers are welcome to join extended day with Games Club with Labyrinth until 5:45 pm. We offer a snack (air popped popcorn) before games club and campers are welcome to eat anything left from their packed lunch at that time if they like.
Need more details?
Read our frequently asked questions and pricing and refund policies for more info. Thanks.
