CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL SUMMER PROGRAMS

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    Wesley M. Charlton 

    Senior Director of Strategic Advising, Business Development & Major Grants; Humanities
    804.542.6805
    • Our campus is 125 acres of athletic fields, wooded trails, waterfront beach and dock on the Rappahannock River.

    • Our waterfront has a beach, dock, and sailing pavilion

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Sports on the River

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    Joel Jorgensen 

    Humanities; Head Football Coach; Head Varsity Boys Basketball Coach
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SPORTS ON THE RIVER CAMP!

June 9-13
Ages 8-14
8:30am Drop Off
4pm Pick Up
$375

What to bring:  packed lunch and two extra snacks, swimsuit, sunscreen, towel, water bottle, sneakers, water shoes (old sneakers), and hat. 

Learn the fundamentals of multiple sports in a fun, safe, and scenic environment on the Rappahannock River.

Campers will experience and learn the basics of soccer, baseball, softball, two-hand touch football, and basketball, while also gaining exposure to outdoor sports and activities including swimming, fishing, canoeing, and water safety lessons on the famous Christchurch School waterfront.

*Contact us if you would be interested in a sleep-away option!
*Contact us if you would be interested in shuttle transportation provided by Christchurch for your camper to and from campus!

Questions? Contact Summer Programs Director Wes Charlton at wcharlton@christchurchschool.org or 804.542.6805
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CHRISTCHURCH SCHOOL TO HOST
TRAVELING PLAYERS ENSEMBLE
SUMMER 2025
Christchurch School is pleased to announce it will host Traveling Players Ensemble overnight theatre camps and conservatories during the summer of 2025.  Traveling Players, a highly acclaimed educational theatre company headquartered in Northern Virginia, has received awards of excellence from the National Endowment of the Arts, Virginia Commission for the Arts and ArtsFairfax.  The theatre camps that will be in residence at Christchurch School are for drama students in grades 4-12, in which students will perform plays on Greek myths, classic comedies, and Shakespeare for two-, three- or six-week sessions.  The organization also offers a technical theatre apprenticeship program for high school students.    
 
“We are thrilled to host Traveling Players this summer,” said Christchurch’s Head of School Billy Coyle.  “Their unique summer program, which the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) identified as offering challenges unlike any other pre-college theatre program in the nation, instills in young artists the same curiosity, independence, and dedication to lifelong learning that we strive to instill in our own students. We feel lucky that they will be in residence here at Christchurch and look forward to welcoming their campers.”
 
Traveling Players’ Founder and Producing Artistic Director Jeanne E. Harrison is equally thrilled at the chance to bring the renowned theatre program to Christchurch School. About this exciting new partnership, Jeanne said, “as an ensemble-based theatre company, community and partnership are at the heart of all of our work, and we are thrilled to find such like-minded partners in Christchurch School.”
 
Traveling Players’ summer campers will enjoy all the benefits that Christchurch’s beautiful 125-acre campus has to offer. Young actors will rehearse on the tree-studded lawns that overlook the Rappahannock River as they prepare for their final outdoor performances. “Our mission is to bring great theatre into the great outdoors,” said Harrison. “Christchurch’s riverfront property, immersive outdoor education program, and stunning facilities, including a LEED-certified science center, reassured us that we had found the perfect place to bring our theatre camps and conservatories. We couldn’t be more excited about this partnership.” High school students who are interested in working backstage will spend their days in the campus’ Maker Space and Art Studio as they build props, sew costumes and paint sets.
 
Says Coyle, “At Christchurch, we value kindness, independence, curiosity, lifelong learning, and inclusive community. These values align perfectly with the Traveling Players classical theatre program, which will bring more opportunities for artistic and personal growth to the Northern Neck—for students near and far. This is a great fit!”
 
For over 20 years, Traveling Players has consistently been one of the nation’s top-performing theatre programs for students in grades 2-12, offering a vibrant summer program where students partake in the unique opportunity to gain outstanding theatrical training while creating life-long friendships and relishing the beauty of the great outdoors. Small by design, the ensemble ethos that permeates Traveling Players means that everyone is essential to the show. The actors assume technical roles while in performance, and the dual responsibilities students take on allow them to become more bold and resilient artists and individuals. In addition to its nationally awarded summer camps and conservatories, Traveling Players offers year-round camps, classes and performances at its studio in Tysons Corner Center.
 
For more information about Traveling Players, please visit travelingplayers.org or call 703.987.1712.
 

Christchurch School

49 Seahorse Lane,
Christchurch, Virginia 23031
804.758.2306