Registration

During Priority Period 1 – Wednesday, January 4, through 5 p.m. Monday, January 9 – families eligible to register include:

• Returning families¹ from 2022, 2021, and 2020
• Wait-listed families² from 2022
• Families of current Holton-Arms students, faculty, and staff
• Families of Creative Summer 2023 staff
• Children of Holton-Arms Alumnae
• Families of 2022 Holton Fine & Performing Arts Adjunct Program participants
• Families of current Holton-Arms Board Members

The Priority Period 1 registration link will be emailed in late December to Returning and Wait-listed Families, as well as other eligible families in our database or Inquiry list. If your family is eligible for Priority Period 1 registration you may request the link through an inquiry form or by email.

¹A Returning family has had at least one child attend Creative Summer within the last three summers - 2020 through 2022. This includes those who attended Creative Summer day camps (2021 & 2022), virtual camps (2020 & 2021), and sports camps (2021 & 2022), as well as families who were actively registered when Creative Summer closed in May 2020 due to COVID-19.

Returning Family status extends to siblings of a returning camper even if the sibling(s) did not attend Creative Summer.

²A Wait-listed family is one who applied to and was wait-listed for Creative Summer 2022 and ultimately did not attend, even if space was offered.

During Priority Period 2 – 7 p.m. Monday, January 9, to 5 p.m. Wednesday, January 11 – families eligible to register include:

• Current residents of Zip Code 20817
• Families eligible to register during Priority Registration Period 1

The Priority Period 2 registration link will be emailed to residents of Zip Code 20817 in our database or Inquiry list the week of January 3. If your family is eligible for Priority Period 2 registration you may request the link through an inquiry form or by email.

General Registration opens at 7 p.m. Wednesday, January 11, at the registration link here on our web site. General Registration is open to all families, including:

• Families who are new to Creative Summer
• Families who were wait-listed in 2021 and earlier
• Returning families from 2019 and earlier
• Eligible families who missed the Priority Registration periods

Once General Registration opens, all registrations are given equal consideration and processed in the order they are received.

Creative Summer uses CampBrain for all online camp registrations, camp merchandise purchases, bill payments, and access to Account Statements (Summer 2018 to present).

During Registration, families must complete: 

• Household Form - Contact Information for Parents/Guardian (One per Account)
• Camper Information Form - basic information such as school, health information, and health waiver (One per Camper)
• Camper Registration Waiver - Camp Policies and Information

To register, you must provide: 

• Information for an Emergency Contact who is NOT A PARENT of the camper
• Health Insurance Information
• Date of Camper's Last Tetanus Shot
• Camper T-shirt Size

At the time of registration a camp deposit is due, paid per camper and per session, and varies by program as outlined below. Creative Summer accepts Visa, MasterCard, and Discover; we DO NOT accept American Express. The deposit cannot be paid by check. All deposits become non-refundable three calendar days after registration is submitted.

Day Camp Deposits (3-week sessions)
Creative Kids; Junior Campers; Creative Campers
$150 deposit due at registration

Sports Camp Deposits (1-week sessions)
Tennis; Speed & Agility; Field Hockey
$125 deposit at registration for full week, full day programs
$65 deposit at registration for full week, half day programs

$25 of the Non-Refundable Deposit is considered an Application Fee. This covers the cost of the Application itself and any Credit Card and Processing fees incurred by your camper's application.

Tuition balances for all programs are due Wednesday, April 5, 2023, for registrations received on or before March 31, 2023. Full tuition is due within five (5) days of registration for submissions on or after April 1, 2023.

Each Creative Summer program has a limited number of spaces available in each camp session. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis and follows a Priority process. If a program fills, we will begin a wait-list for that section or activity.

If space becomes available in a program with a wait-list, we will contact wait-listed families by phone and email in the order their wait-list requests were received. Once email notification has been sent, they will have two (2) calendar days to respond to the offer of available space. If the deposit and required forms are not received within two days, that space may be offered to the next family on the wait-list.

Creative Summer reserves the right to stop accepting wait-list requests for any program.

Wait-listed families who do not ultimately register for Creative Summer 2022, even if space is offered, will be eligible to register during the Priority Period for Creative Summer 2023.

Please contact the Creative Summer Office with questions about the wait-list process or to check your child's position on the wait-list.

A camp deposit (varies with program) is due at registration, and the remaining balance is due in full Wednesday, April 5, 2023 for registrations on or before March 31, 2023. 

For registrations submitted after April 1, the camp deposit is due at registration and the balance is due within five (5) calendar days.

All tuition becomes non-refundable Friday, May 5, 2023.

Parents must inform the Creative Summer office in writing (email is acceptable) if they are withdrawing their child from any Creative Summer program. Camp tuition is refunded according to the following schedule:

• Withdrawal within three (3) days of registration:
  • A refund of the full camp deposit will be given. Additional tuition or fees paid in excess of the deposit (if any) will be refunded subject to an Application Fee equal to $25 or three percent (3%) of the total fees paid, whichever is greater.
• Withdrawal on or before Friday, May 5, 2023:
  • All tuition and fees paid except the camp deposit will be refunded.
• Withdrawal after Friday, May 5, 2023:
  • No tuition refund will be given, regardless of circumstance. Fees for pre-paid Bus Service, Extended Day, Lunch, or Merchandise will be refunded in full.
• Tuition payments forfeited due to withdrawal from a program will not be credited to any other current or future Creative Summer program nor transferred to the account of a sibling or other family member.

These refund deadlines are firm; no exceptions will be made.

Emergency Closure Notification
Camp closures will be posted on the Holton-Arms website and on a recorded message on the Creative Summer office phone line at 301-365-6003.

Weather Closure Policy
In the event the Holton-Arms School administration deems it necessary or is required to close the School’s premises because of inclement weather or other circumstances beyond its control, Creative Summer cannot guarantee the make-up of lost time. Though we may schedule make-up hours where possible, camp time lost may be void. No refunds or credits will be issued in the event of a weather or other uncontrollable event or closure.

COVID Closure Policy
Should any camp program be cancelled due to COVID-19 before the program begins, as mandated by the State, County, City, or School, families will be issued a full refund minus the $25 Application Fee for tuition paid towards 2022 summer programs.

Should any program already in-progress be cancelled due to COVID-19, as mandated by the State, County, City, or School, a prorated fee will be refunded for the unused camp days remaining in the camp session.