Summer Programs

Grade PreK and K-8 Summer Learning Registration

Registration opened Monday, March 16, 2026 and

closed sunday, april 19, 2026 @11:59p.m.

Please note: Confirmation of enrollment messages will be sent May 1. Summer Learning Liaisons at each K-8 school have been reaching out to families to confirm home addresses and transportation needs. Transportation messages will be sent out to families on June 11. If you need to contact your child's summer program leader, please see the Points of Contacts page for email addresses.

Alexandria City High School (Gr. 9-12) Registration

Students must contact their school counselor. All registration is managed by ACHS School Counselors and will begin Monday, March 23 with priority given to seniors. For information on in-person and online courses offered, please visit the Summer Learning: High School page.

Timeline of important dates and upcoming communications

Event	Date
PreK- 8 Registration Ends	Sunday, April 19, 2026 @ 11:59 p.m.
PreK- 8 Confirmation of Enrollment (and non-enrollment)	Friday, May 1, 2026
Transportation Information	Thursday, June 11, 2026

The Office of Instructional Support in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Leadership is looking forward to providing another hands-on summer learning experience for our students that focuses on both intervention and enrichment.

ACPS Summer Learning program will consist of four weeks of in-person learning from Monday, June 22 to Thursday, July 16. Learning will take place every Monday to Thursday. No school Fridays.

Transportation

Transportation is guaranteed for all current K-12 students to and from the students home and the summer learning site, unless the student is within walking distance. Transportation is not provided for PreK students.

Families wishing to participate in rec summer camps must review the 2026 Summer Learning Transporation to Rec and Campagna document and register for a rec that is listed under the summer learning site they have registered for.

RPCA encourages families to call and check center/site capacity FIRST, before enrolling. You can visit the Alexandria City Rec Dashboard for more information about rec camps. You can visit the Campagna Kids Program website for more information about their summer camps as well.
ACPS rec transportation will only be provided to the listed RPCA and Campanga sites.
NO alternatives will be offered at this time.

Locations

ACPS School	ACPS Summer Learning for All Program	Other Community Programs (Non-ACPS Summer Learning)
Douglas MacArthur Elementary School	K-4 Summer Learning Gr. 3 & 4 Young Scholars PreK Summer Program	Recreation Summer Program
James K. Polk Elementary School	K-4 Summer Learning Gr. 3 & 4 Young Scholars	Recreation Summer Program
Mount Vernon Community School	K-4 Dual Language Summer Academy	Recreation Summer Program
Francis C. Hammond Middle School	Gr. 5-8 Career Exploration Camp Gr. 5 Young Scholars Gr. 5 Dual Language Summer Bridge (7/6 - 7/16) Gr. 5 AVID Excel Summer Bridge Gr. 5-7 Music Camp (7/6 - 7/16)
John Adams Elementary School	Gr. PreK-5 ESY	Recreation Summer Program
ACHS King Street Campus	Gr. 6-PG ESY Gr. 9-12 In-person High School Credit Recovery AP Bootcamp Alternative Pathways to Achievement (APA) Summer PE Hybrid
ACHS: Minnie Howard Campus		Recreation Summer Program
Charles Barrett Elementary School		Recreation Summer Program
Cora Kelly		Recreation Summer Program
Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School
George Mason Elementary School
George Washington Middle School		Recreation Summer Program
Jefferson-Houston K-8 School		Recreation Summer Program
Lyles- Crouch		Campagna Summer Camp
Naomi L. Brooks Elementary School		Campagna Summer Camp
Patrick Henry K-8 School		Recreation Summer Program Campagna Summer Camp
William Ramsay Elementary School		Recreation Summer Program

ACPS PreK students will focus thier summer learning on the five senses. Students in grades K-4 will engage in STEM learning, while grades 5-8 will engage in Career Exploration modules. Current 4th-7th grade students will also have the opportunity to participate in Music camp or Health/PE 9 in-person course. For high school students, in-person summer learning will be available only for students needing credit recovery courses. New credit courses will be offered through an online vendor. We are excited for our summer learning programs!

Please note that student enrollment this summer is limited and based on specific enrollment criteria.
Most summer opportunities are free to all students, with the exception of new courses at Alexandria City High School. Any student who is eligible for free or reduced price meals can access these classes for free by contacting their school counselor.

Hours

Summer Learning Hours
Elementary School (current PreK, K-4): 8:00 a.m. - noon
Young Scholars (current Gr. 3 & 4): 8:00 a.m. - noon
Dual Language (current K-4): 8:00 a.m. - noon
Middle School (current Gr. 5-8): 8:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Music Camp (current Gr. 5-7) 8:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
AVID Excel (current Gr. 5 AVID students) 8:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Young Scholars (current Gr. 5): 8:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Dual Language Summer Bridge (current Gr. 5): 8:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
High School (current Gr. 9-12): 9:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (In-person)
Special Education (current PreK): 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Special Education (current Gr. K-12): 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

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