Alexandria Archaeology Summer Camp Now Enrolling

FROM THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA:

Hey, Kids, Discover How to Really Dig History!

Alexandria Archaeology Summer Camp Now Enrolling

Alexandria Archaeology is hosting an archaeology camp for kids this summer, and applications are now being accepted. Campers will learn professional excavating, recording, and artifact-processing methods as they help uncover the Alexandria’s buried past while protecting historical resources.

Campers will assist City archaeologists at an actual excavation site at Fort Ward Historical Park (4301 Braddock Road) in Alexandria. The site is part of a former African American neighborhood located near the Civil War fort, and was used as a schoolhouse, then a church, and later, a residence. Part of the building has been uncovered, and campers will help to excavate more of the structure with an eye on finding out new information about the structure and the people who studied, worshiped, and lived in it. Other activities include special field trips to historic sites like Mount Vernon and ice cream stops!

The camp is open to children ages 12 through 15. There are two one-week sessions, which run from Monday, July 16 through Friday, July 20, and from Monday, July 23 through Friday, July 27. The camp day starts at 9 a.m. and ends at 3:30 p.m., and campers supply their own drinks and lunch.

Camp costs $400 per session with some scholarships available. Space is limited to just 15 campers per session, and a non-refundable deposit of $100 is required to hold a slot. Each camper will receive a commemorative t-shirt.

To register for camp, visit www.AlexandriaArchaeology.org or call 703.746.4399.

The Alexandria Archaeology Museum is located on the third floor of the Torpedo Factory Art Center, 105 North Union Street, #327, in Old Town Alexandria.

For more information, call the Alexandria Archaeology Museum at 703.746.4399 or visitwww.AlexandriaArchaeology.org.