Registration open for FCPS summer programs
Registration is underway for summer education programs run by Fairfax County Public Schools.
Most of the following programs are held at Lake Braddock Secondary School, with transportation provided from select high schools and middle schools.
Here’s what’s available:
- Tech Adventure Camp gives students in grades K-5 a taste of various career and technical fields through activities related to business and marketing, health and medical science, engineering, and other topics. Registration closes June 6. There are three one-week sessions; students can take one or all three. It’s $275 a week.
- The Career and Technical Education Summer Academy provides enrichment and skills development for students in grades 6-11. Registration is open through June 5.
There are three sessions: July 7-11, July 14-18, and July 21-25. Students take four classes a day. They can choose such topics as coding, cooking, animal care, social media marketing, product design, underwater robotics, and criminology. The program is $275 a week.
- The Institute for the Arts is a summer enrichment program for grades 7-12 offering hands-on classes in the visual arts, music, theater, dance, and musical theater. There is a two-week (July 7-18, $545) and three-week option (July 7-25, $820). Registration is open through June 6.
- The Elementary Institute for the Arts is a similar program for students in grades 2-5. There are three one-week sessions. Tuition is $270 a week. Registration is open through June 6.
- Credit recovery programs are available for high school students who failed a course. Classes are held at four high schools, including Annandale. The classes are free, other than Online Campus Algebra 1 which is $510 (or $51 for students eligible for free lunch). Registration is open April 21-June 23.
- Extended School Year Services are for students in preK through grade 12 with disabilities. To be eligible, students must have an individual education program (IEP) team that determined they need summer instruction to ensure they retain what they learned during the school year.
The program is available at 13 elementary schools including Beech Tree, Canterbury Woods, and Mason Crest, and several middle schools and centers. The program runs June 30-July 25.
- A Self-Directed Economics and Personal Finance course for high school students includes 14 online modules students can access at their own pace June 23-July 25. Registration closes on May 23. The course is $130 or $13 for students eligible for free lunch.
