Summer Camps for ages 14–15 in Washington.
27 camps in Washington accept ages 14–15. Median week: $710; range $650–$1,995.
By high school, summer "camp" usually means something else: a pre-college program, a sports academy, a job-shadow internship, an outdoor leadership trip, or a Counselor-In-Training role at the day camp the kid attended at age 8. Most Washington families switch at this age from camp-shopping to portfolio-shopping.
Top 20 camps
- Smithsonian Summer Camp · National Mall · Ages 5–14 · $495/week
- JCamp · Location varies annually · Ages 15–17
- DC Department of Parks and Recreation Summer Camps · Washington Parks and Recreation · Ages 3–17
- TIC Summer Camp - Session 1 · Georgetown Day High School · Ages 7–15 · $675/week
- TIC Summer Camp - Session 2 · Georgetown Day High School · Ages 7–15 · $675/week
- TIC Summer Camp - Session 3 · Georgetown Day High School · Ages 7–15 · $710/week
- Model UN Summer Camp at Georgetown - High School Day Camp · Georgetown · Ages 14–17 · $1600/week
- Model UN Summer Camp at Georgetown - High School Overnight Camp · Georgetown · Ages 14–17 · $2950/week
- Counselor In Training - CIT (Grades 9-10) · DC Campus · Ages 14–15 · $270/week
- Camp Free2Be · Tenleytown/Van Ness · Ages 6–14
- Camp Free2Be - Session 1 · Tenleytown/Van Ness · Ages 6–14
- Camp Free2Be - Session 2 · Tenleytown/Van Ness · Ages 6–14
- Gallaudet University - ASL & Deaf Culture Camp · NoMa · Ages 14–18 · $900/week
- Sidwell Friends School · Tenleytown · Ages 3–18 · $550/week
- Camp Arena Stage · Southwest Waterfront · Ages 8–15 · $700/week
- The Theatre Lab School of the Dramatic Arts · Mount Vernon Square · Ages 6–18 · $600/week
- Arena Stage Camp · Southwest Waterfront · Ages 8–15 · $700/week
- Capitol Debate Summer Camp at American University · American University · Ages 11–18 · $1999.5/week
- NSLC on Cybersecurity · Georgetown · Ages 14–18 · $3340/week
- National Youth Leadership Forum: National Security · Georgetown · Ages 14–18 · $3961.13/week
↘ What to look for
Ask what the artifact is — transcript, certificate, college rec letter, paid stipend? If the program promises "college prep," look at how many kids actually came back the next year (a flat retention rate is a yellow flag). For sports academies, the right question is whether the coaches actively recruit/scout, not the brand on the gym wall.