Summer Programs

About our Program

Baltimore Lab School: a division of the Lab School of Washington®, offers individualized tutoring and math classes, with a stimulating and varied curriculum to challenge the intellect. Students with learning disabilities can discover their strengths and exercise their creativity while working to overcome academic difficulties.

A summer full of imagination, fun, and innovative teaching can build new skill levels, and the confidence to keep on trying for success!

Camp BLS is a summer program especially designed for bright children with a wide range of learning disabilities. Camp BLS offers the necessary continuity to maintain academic progress while helping campers understand their needs and evaluate their strengths.

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Camp BLS’s Unique Artist Clubs

Over Camp BLS’s five week program, campers will be exposed to master artists and authors including Picasso, Matisse, Money, Dr. Seuss, Eric Carle, and Jon Scieszka to name a few.

Not only will artist enjoy the great works of these authors and artists, but they too, will have the opportunity to create works of art and great literary pieces in an artist’s studio!

Campers will be transformed into an artist and author during their Academic Club period, an arts-based, multi-sensory, academic period where the camper will be fully immersed in the lives of the artist and author.

In addition to a daily art class and Academic Club period, campers will expand their creativity by participating in daily drama and dance classes.

Besides expressing themselves through the arts, campers will also receive daily tutoring in reading (decoding, comprehension, & written expression). In addition to tutoring, campers will attend a daily math class with a 1:5 teacher to camper ratio.

9am – 2pm, $3000

OT & Speech/Language Combo

This unique camp is led by experienced occupational therapists and speech/language pathologists. It is a program designed for campers who have weaknesses in expressive language, following directions, social pragmatics, verbal problem solving, self regulation, sensory processing theory, handwriting and motor skills. Children will participate in various vestibular, tactile, and other sensory-motor experiences. Campers will learn about and explore their world through sensory experiential group activities. The daily instruction also includes pre-writing, writing, and fine motor skills, and gross motor/dance and movement classes. Campers will work in small groups solving hands-on, fun experiential mysteries and by playing language stimulation mystery games.

There will be one 45 minute of small group therapy with Occupational Therapists and one 45 minute period of small group therapy with Speech/Language pathologists

9am – 10:30am, $2000

OT & Speech/Language Plus+

In addition to small group therapy sessions, campers will participate daily in art, drama, dance, and Academic club classes in conjunction with Camp BLS.

9am – 2pm, $3850

Extended Day Options

Recreational Tennis, Swimming, & Creative Arts Class: Besides participating in tennis and swimming, students will experiment with different media each week in fun-filled sessions. The instructor will build on the students’ interests & abilities while fostering new experiences and teaching new art techniques.

2 - 3:30 p.m., $600

Extended Day Program: Students participate in games of chance, skill, strategy, outdoor fun, recreational tennis & swimming, as well as arts and crafts.

2 - 5 p.m., $900

Available Services

Speech/Language Therapy: For all ages. Evaluations and therapy available in small groups or intensive individualized therapy. Small group and individual therapy offered one or two times weekly. 410.735.0067

Occupational Therapy: For children of all ages. Evaluations, consultation, and individual and group therapy offered one or two times weekly. 410.735.0062

Psychological Services: For all ages. Individual, group & family psychotherapy, as well as parent training offered. 410.735.0064