FAQs

Priority registration starts January 9 at 12:00 PM for Potomac School students, past campers from 2023 and 2024, and their siblings. Priority registration does not guarantee a spot in any of our programs as space is limited and registration takes place on a first-come, first-served basis. Programs may fill before priority registration is completed.

Summer@Potomac has a Family Handbook that outlines policies and guidelines for the season. The 2025 Family Handbook will be sent to families with their camper’s registration confirmation. 

It really is hard to say as a space opening up requires another family to withdraw. As soon as something opens up we will contact you, but there are no guarantees that a space will open up.  We typically see some movement prior to the April 23 deadline. You are welcome to register your camper for other programs during the same weeks to ensure they are enrolled in a program. If a spot opens up we will move you into that class and transfer the funds.  

Our refund policy can be found here.

Yes we do! For more information please visit our lunch page.  Regardless of enrollment in lunch all campers should bring a morning snack and a refillable water bottle. Lunches brought from home are kept inside in air conditioned rooms during the camp day. Refrigeration is not available. Sharing food is not permitted. Please be aware that we are not a nut-free campus.

Camp is all about making friends. At the time of registration, campers may request one friend to be paired with.  We will try our best to honor all requests, but are unable to guarantee. We must receive the request from both families and are unable to accommodate any last-minute changes, make switches once the session begins or requests for groups.

Summer@Potomac is hosting an Open House in June. Families are welcome to come to campus for program specific tours, meet staff and get ready to kick off camp! More information will be provided closer to the start of camp.

To report an absence please call or email your camper’s specific camp at the appropriate number by 8:30 am on the day of absence. View our Camp Directory here. Camps fees are not prorated or refunded for camp absences.

This happens! If your camper forgets something at home please contact the camp office so staff are aware that the missing item is on the way. When you arrive on campus please park in front of the Flag Circle building and call the office. A staff member will come out and meet you there. We do ask families to refrain from contacting campers directly as they are often in the middle of an activity.

Please visit our Health and Wellness page.

All personal items should be labeled with the campers’ names. Please do not send precious or expensive items to camp. Summer@Potomac is not responsible for the theft or other loss of or damage to any personal belongings.

We strongly discourage campers from bringing in cell phones,  smartwatches and earbuds to camp. If a camper does have a cell phone, smartwatch and/or earbuds, it must be turned off and kept in their backpack at all times while at camp. Campers are permitted to use these devices for the end of day communication only, after 2:45 pm. Campers enrolled in Potomac Debate camp that ends at 4:00 pm, and/or Potomac Plus AM and/or Potomac Plus PM and/or Elite Sports Camp may not use cell phones, smartwatch and/or earbuds while attending the program.We encourage parents to help us enforce this no-camp-use policy by not calling or texting their children on their personal devices during the camp day. This simple act will eliminate their worry about missing a call or text. If a parent needs to contact their child, they should contact the camp office, and we will make sure these messages are shared. Campers may not take pictures and/or video with their cell phones, post any photos and/or videos on social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok etc, or record audio on devices. Loss of or damage to any cell phone, smart watches, earbuds and other electronic device is not the responsibility of Summer@Potomac. 

Summer@Potomac reserves the right to terminate a camper’s enrollment without a refund if a camper misuses an electronic device, including cell phone, smart watches and earbuds.

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Potomac’s campus access is currently restricted to invited guests only.

During the camp day, Summer@Potomac will take pictures, audio/video recordings of different summer activities to be used in Summer@Potomac and Potomac School’s communications, social media platforms, advertising, broadcast media, publications both print and digital. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Threads to see all the fun!

If you do not want your camper to be photographed during camp, please submit a written request to summer@potomacschool.org,  that no photos are to be taken and attach a current photo of your camper.