The Lab School - Summer Academic Program camp guide
The Lab School - Summer Academic Program
A four-week arts-integrated academic program for students with language-based learning differences, with separate grade-level pathways.
Dragon Boost: rising grades 1–6; Summer Project: rising grades 7–10
Earlier-year details below are a planning reference, not confirmed information for the coming summer. Dates, prices and age ranges may change. We’ll update this guide as new information is published. Check the camp’s current details and available places before booking.
School location
The Lab School, 4759 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC. Confirm the summer program entrance and room.
2026 information2026 dates
June 29–July 24; closed July 3.
2026 tuition
Four-week morning program: $4,000 with completed contract/full payment by March 13; $4,360 after March 13; $5,025 after May 15. These are program totals, not weekly rates.
More practical details
Main programs
Dragon Boost serves rising grades 1–6; Summer Project serves rising grades 7–10. Both meet Monday–Friday, 8:30am–1:30pm. Other tutoring/intensive services have different eligibility.
2026 informationDragon Boost afternoon options
For enrolled Dragon Boost students: 1:30–3:30pm program $895; extended day 3:30–5pm $550. Drop-in, if space permits: $70 and $65/day respectively.
2026 informationMeals
Bring snack and lunch for the morning academic programs.
2026 informationApplication
Students not currently at Lab submit an application, $100 fee, recent psychoeducational testing, two teacher evaluations and school records; a visit may be requested. Allow up to three weeks. Current Lab students have a simpler process without the fee.
2026 informationLearning approach
Small-group literacy and mathematics instruction combines with arts and project work; programs are designed for students with language-based learning differences.
2026 informationSources and last checked
Last checked 2026-09-23.
2026 reference details · 2027 details not yet verified · 2026 program-specific requirements; contractor ages not inferred
Questions to ask the camp
- 2027 schedule/rates, admission decision, transport, cancellation terms, allergy and medication support, and which optional services fit the student.