SUMMER CAMPS - Three Dragons Academy - 2024
TDA’s Summer Camps are creative, innovative, and nurture Creativity, Curiosity, and Confidence! Open to all students, these workshops, classes, & camps are educational and performance based! Most are week-long camps with educational, fun, AND friendly content: You can go from a star in the Broadway spotlight to Witchery & Wizardcraft school! Roleplay a hero in Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, or adventure outdoors with Merit Badge camps!
Camp Registration now open!! Updated every ~48 hours. See Below!
Please let us know if you have any questions - We’re excited to share the fun & learn more!
Amy & Phoenix - Learn@ThreeDragonsAcademy.com
Camp Categories: MUSIC; ART; THEATRE; OUTDOORS/NATURE; CRAFTING; STEAM; MOVEMENT/ACTIVE; GAMING/STRATEGY; FANTASY/MAGIC/ROLEPLAY; TEAMWORK; CREATIVITY; CONFIDENCE; CURIOSITY;
Hits & Wits: Swordplay & Shakespeare!
Dates: June 24-28
Time: 9:30-3p
Ages: 9 - 16
Tuition: 445
A camp for action, drama, & Stage Combat! Develop movement skills, learn film & stage techniques for Acting and building scenes with steel (Stage Combat) swords! We’ll study some famous plays of Shakespeare and make it easier to understand. SAFD*-trained theatrical fight choreographers, Phoenix & Amy, will lead. Camp includes physical training and vocal & acting techniques. We’ll also review examples from some the most famous filmed stage combat fights, ever! Activewear and water bottle required for this camp/class. [ *Society of American Fight Directors]
“I’m smiling because I know something you don’t know”: How to Enroll… HERE!
THEATRE; CONFIDENCE; CURIOSITY; MOVEMENT/ACTIVE; FANTASY/ROLEPLAY;
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Short Stories, Tiny Tunes: Music & Drama Dragonfly Camp
Dates: June 24-28
Time: 9:30a - 12:30p
Ages: 4 1/2 - 7
Tuition: 350
Comedic, bite-size story & music class for younger campers! Summer fun on TDA’s stage; we’ll open each day with singalongs & drama games, and work together to design and stage skits, including some art & crafting, too! Campers may prepare a sharing/showcase for the end of the week.
THIS CAMP FULL! - PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER GREAT CAMPS!!
MUSIC; THEATRE; CREATIVITY; CONFIDENCE; FANTASY/ROLEPLAY; CRAFTING; ART; MOVEMENT/ACTIVE;
**NEW ADDED CAMP!!**
D&D + DM Camp 3-day “Quickling Camp”: a hybrid Dungeons & Dragons Campaign-&-DM-Academy
Dates: July 1-3 (Mon, Tues, Weds -no camp Th or F)
Time: 9:30a - 3p
Ages: 9 - 17
Tuition: 310 (includes a set of D&D dice & your own D&D Dice Bag)
This is a mini-campaign over 3 days, in which we’ll also include hot tips, intro training & advice for up-&-coming potential Dungeon Masters:
Play as fantasy people, cast spells, get into sword battles, disarm traps, solve puzzles, battle monsters, and of course, seek treasure hoards - like those of… Dragons! These are all part of the world’s greatest role-playing game, D&D!
Campers will learn about 5th Edition D&D over a fast-paced 3 day campaign. Great for students who’ve played D&D before and also for those considering becoming a Dungeon Master! Campers choose from pre-generated characters (and customize them) on the first day; then we set out for adventure! Explore the land! Encounter monsters! Take on a quest! Camp also includes daily Q&A sessions to address all your questions about being a great DM! (plus tips on roleplaying NPCs/trying out voices, creating cinematic timing, mapping, and fair rule-making)!
Feel free to bring your own D&D Player’s Handbook (or we’ll have some to share, in camp). Camp teaches through gameplay and features cooperative heroes on the side of good! Also; each camper gets their own new set of D&D dice and a dice bag with D&D designs!
Gather a fellowship of heroes, and join the quest; HERE!
GAMING/STRATEGY; ROLEPLAY/MAGIC/FANTASY; CREATIVITY; CONFIDENCE; TEAMWORK; THEATRE; ART;
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Merit Badge Camp: Axolotl Troop!
Dates: July 8-12
Time: 9:30-3p
Ages: 6 1/2 - 12
Tuition: 445
One of Three Dragons’ most popular camps! Field games, Crafts, Outdoor and Nature-based fun! ‘Be Prepared’ to get wonderfully wet in this mostly-outdoors summertime camp that features traditional merit badge accomplishments, and is now infused with a water-play theme, featuring Seattle Center International Fountain, squirters, and water-balloons! Our troop will share all the best parts of classic Summer camp: games (wet & dry), lanyard braiding & other handcrafts, bubbles, and more! Patrol around the nearby park campus on scavenger hunts & obstacle courses, and enjoy storytime in the Summer sun! This camp’s motto emphasizes fun & friends, and you’ll learn a lot, too - Scout’s Honor! Please note: Campers must bring appropriate gear: a swimsuit, a spare change of dry clothes, and 2 towels.
Camp Loaded! Please email for more info/waitlist, HERE!
OUTDOORS/NATURE; MOVEMENT/ACTIVE; CRAFTING; CONFIDENCE; CURIOSITY; CREATIVITY; ART; GAMING/STRATEGY;
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Intro to D&D; “Enter the Dragon’s Lair” - 5 day Dungeons & Dragons campaign I
Dates: July 8-12
Time: 9:30a - 3p
Ages: ~7 - 13
Tuition: 445
Play as fantasy people, cast spells, get into sword battles, disarm traps, solve puzzles, battle monsters, and of course, seek treasure hoards - like those of… Dragons! These are all part of the world’s greatest role-playing game, D&D! Campers will learn about ‘5th Edition’ D&D with a 5 day campaign. This camp is a good fit for those just becoming interested in D&D, or those with beginner-to-intermediate experience. Campers will choose from pre-generated characters (and customize them) on the first day; then we set out for adventure! Explore the land! Defend against monsters and bandits! Take on a quest!
Feel free to bring your own D&D Player’s Handbook (or we’ll have some to share, in camp). Camp teaches through gameplay and features cooperative heroes on the side of good! Also; each camper gets their own new set of D&D dice!
CAMP FULL NOW! Please see our new camp on July 1st or our DM Academy camps for more Dungeons & Dragons!
GAMING/STRATEGY; ROLEPLAY/MAGIC/FANTASY; CREATIVITY; CONFIDENCE; TEAMWORK; THEATRE; ART:
Showstoppers: Broadway Musicals camp!
Dates: July 15-19
Time: 9:30 - 3p
Ages: 7 - 14
Tuition: 445
Participants will be the stars of the stage! We’ll review and choose fun-to-sing favorites from shows/films like Encanto, Greatest Showman, Lion King, Mamma Mia, Moana, & Hamilton! Young performing artists will grow their confidence and let their imaginations shine as we sing, dance, and act some musical theatre. Games, teamwork, and theatre production design may all be part of setting this stage! Educators are experienced theatre artists, including longtime TDA summer camp educator Sophie Otness (alumni student of our programs). Campers/cast members may work on songs or dances from different musicals! Outside daily recess will be our ‘intermission’ each day, so pack a sack lunch and wear clothes you can move in!
You aced your audition; Join the Cast, HERE!
MUSIC; THEATRE; MOVEMENT/ACTIVE; CONFIDENCE; CREATIVITY; TEAMWORK;
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Dungeons & Dragons campaign II: “Wild Magic” - 5 day campaign
Dates: July 15-19
Time: 9:30a-3p
Ages: 7.5 - 14
Tuition: 445
Build a quick character, or choose from among the pre-generated PC’s for this one-week adventure! Unsheath your power against evil! Hunt down the marauding villains! (Or maybe their pet monsters)! Solve puzzles in ancient ruins! Save the townspeople, cast spells, & heroically roleplay your character! Come join the fun in the world’s greatest roleplaying game: D&D!
This campaign is ideal for anyone who has played 5e D&D before: whether you’re only mildly experienced as a D&D adventurer OR if you’ve been playing for years! Camp includes daily outside recess/lunch break, and each camper gets their own new set of D&D dice!
CAMP FULL! Please join the DM Academy camp in August or the 3 day D&D camp on July 1st!
Arise, heroes, and meet the challenge of adventuring!
GAMING/STRATEGY; TEAMWORK; ROLEPLAY/MAGIC/FANTASY; CREATIVITY; CONFIDENCE; THEATRE; ART:
Magic: TheGathering: “Art & Battleclub”
Dates: July 22-26
Time: 9:30a-3p
Ages: 9-15
Tuition: 445
Magic:TG players: Choose how you want to use this camp: for gruel & duel, or to learn more about the art of the king of the CCG’s! Play for fun, and share strategies - you’ve learned all the tricks, cards, sets, mechanics - now play non-stop duels & group games each day! Learn deck building & effective balance and synergy methods.
Camp features theme days to try out a variety of formats & variants, including Commander, Pauper, ManaRush, and more! Be prepared to change up tables, players, and formats for variety! Camp also offers delves into game design, card values, and the collectible, amazing art of M:TG. You can make our own card art & tracings, and customizable ‘blank’ cards will be available. Camp offers occasional card giveaways, in-class micro-tourneys, papercraft ‘life counters’, and other art projects. On the final day, a students vs teachers ‘Rumble’ is our tradition!
Construct your Magic decks; it’s time to DUEL… Here!
GAMING/STRATEGY; CONFIDENCE; ART; ROLEPLAY/MAGIC/FANTASY; CREATIVITY; ___________________________________________________________________
Hoghedges School of Witchery & Wizardcraft - ‘First Years’
Dates: July 22-26
Time: 9:30a - 3p
Ages: 7 - 13+
Tuition: 445
Our ‘week at Hogwarts*’ camp has gone rebel, and formed its own independent School of Magic! From the platform in King’s Cross station, we will take an Express and spend this week in a magical school like the one featured in the HP films! Featured favorites & highlights still remain, like reciting your favorite spells, engaging in roleplay & cosplay, learning handicrafts (like Wandmaking), and finding our houses (among old favorites OR new Hoghedges houses!) with a sorting ceremony! We’ll brew several potions, and share the lore of this fantastical school! Each day this week, young witches, wizards, & warlocks will immerse themselves in the magical world AND there will be a story revealed (different from “Second Floor” week) throughout the week with a mystery to solve!
Keep a mad eye out for the Owl Post to deliver your letter… by joining this camp HERE!
*This School of Magic is welcoming & inclusive - Hoghedges is a safe space for all students, including all identities. Also, Three Dragons makes a donation to the Trevor Project for every student who signs up for this camp!
FANTASY/MAGIC/ROLEPLAY; CREATIVITY; CRAFTING/STEAM; ACTIVE/MOVEMENT; THEATRE; TEAMWORK;
Hoghedges School of Witchery & Wizardcraft - ‘Second Floor’
Dates: July 29-August 2
Time: 9:30a - 3p
Ages: 7 - 13+
Tuition: 445
Our ‘week at Hogwarts*’ camp has gone rebel, and formed its own independent School of Magic! Cast the opening spell and speak the password to enter into an immersive roleplay camp inspired by the designers, actors and artistry of the HP films! Featured favorites & highlights still remain, like Dueling Club for skilled wand mages, deciphering Ancient Runes, casting Charms and Defense spells, engaging in roleplay & cosplay, honing your Wandcraft skills, playing Wizard’s Chess, and recess can even include Muggle Quidditch! Some whole new potions will be made for this 2nd week at Hoghedges! Each day this week, young witches, wizards, & warlocks will immerse themselves in the magical world - AND there will be a new story (different from “First years” week) revealed throughout the week with a mystery to solve!
Transmute a goblet into an Owl Post with your acceptance letter to this camp… HERE!
*This camp is inclusive and Hoghedges is a safe space for all students, including all identities. Also, Three Dragons makes a donation to the Trevor Project for every student who signs up for this camp!
FANTASY/MAGIC/ROLEPLAY; CREATIVITY; CRAFTING/STEAM; ACTIVE/MOVEMENT; THEATRE; TEAMWORK;
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D&D Dungeon Master Academy: “Master of Adventures” (DM workshop)
Dates: July 29-August 2
Time: 9:30a-3p
Ages: 10-17
Tuition: 470 (includes DM starter gear, see description)
Welcome DM’s and future DMs! We’ll play a small one-off adventure together while also discussing and learning about the craft of being a very good DM! These core talents include: freeing your imagination to improvise; matching your campaign to your players; creating a sense of awe; building your theatrical skills to portray NPC characters and roleplay their choices & voices; drawing clear maps; and arbitrating fair interpretations of the rules. This week of DM Academy focuses on the DM’s job involving Adventuring: from plotting the types & structure of encounters & campaigns, to designing great Villains, to choosing magic items & treasures to leave as rewards (& downtime in which to SPEND that treasure)!
Learn some of the table/house rules that make ANY D&D group better; experiment with & playtest homebrew rules; and learn several proven tricks/rules that improve the game! Each DM camper gets 5th Edition D&D SWAG [examples: a Special DM Screen, or an Essentials Kit: which includes a basic DM Screen, a set of Dice, and an adventure Module].
SPACE AVAILABLE IN THIS CAMP! Please email for the link.
CREATIVITY; GAMING/STRATEGY; THEATRE; CONFIDENCE; TEAMWORK; ART;
Shakespeare Summerstock Intensive - 5 day play
Dates: August 5-9
Time: 9a-4p
Ages: 8.5 - 15
Tuition: 525
Students go from page to stage, putting on an actual Shakespeare play, in just 5 days! This year’s Intensive will be a comedy, so prepare for outrageous costumes, funny quips, pantomime, swordfights, crossdressing ladies, and an engagement by the end! We’ll study the Bard, William Shakespeare; his life and his legacy. Then, we learn the poetry & language ..and how to translate it to acting notes & modern English. Showcase/Performance on the last day at 2pm.
This camp is already Full/Sold Out this week. Email us to see if you can join the waitpool - here: learn@ThreeDragonsAcademy.com
THEATRE; CONFIDENCE; TEAMWORK; MOVEMENT/ACTIVE; ART; MUSIC; OUTDOORS/NATURE; CREATIVITY;
Dungeons & Dragons campaign III: “Draconic Bloodline” - 5 day campaign
Dates: August 12-16
Time: 9:30a-3p
Ages: 8 - 15
Tuition: 445
Build a quick character, or choose from among the pre-generated pc’s for this one-week adventure! Hunt down the marauding villains! (Or maybe their pet monsters)! Unsheath your power against evil! Solve puzzles in ancient ruins! Save the townspeople, cast spells, & roleplay as heroes!
Come join the fun in the world’s greatest roleplaying game: D&D! This campaign is ideal for almost all experience levels: whether you’re only mildly experienced as a 5e D&D adventurer OR if you’ve been playing for years! Camp includes daily outside recess/lunch break, and each camper gets their own new set of D&D dice!
It’s time to summon courage for bold adventure! Bring the party together..
THIS CAMP FULL: Please see our OTHER GREAT D&D CAMPS! Equip and join the adventuring party, HERE!
GAMING/STRATEGY; TEAMWORK; ROLEPLAY/MAGIC/FANTASY; CREATIVITY; CONFIDENCE; THEATRE; ART:
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Da Vinci’s STEAM Workshop
Dates: August 12-16
Time: 9:30-3p
Ages: 7.5 - 12
Tuition: 445
For this Art & Crafting camp, we’ll learn all about Leonardo — an amazing example of a Renaissance Man: painter, inventor, scientist, sculptor, code maker, and more! He invented early versions of hanggliders, tanks, bicycles, parachutes, and even a helicopter! …AND painted the Mona Lisa! He expressed, with math & art, the symmetry of human biology! Using the Renaissance as an inspiration, our classroom will transform into Da Vinci’s Workshop: with free choice work time and stations devoted to Painting, Engineering, Chemistry, Sculpting, Science, Drawing, and the Physics of Color and Light!
This camp loaded; please email for more info / waitlist, HERE!
ART; CURIOSITY; STEAM; CREATIVITY; CRAFTING/ENGINEERING; CONFIDENCE:
“Little Renaissances” Dragonfly Art Camp
Dates: August 19-23
Time: 9:30a-12:30p
Ages: 4 1/2 - 7
Tuition: 350
A funny and fun, bite-size art & crafting class for younger campers! Summer fun in TDA’s workspace; we’ll open each day with games and intros to the “Featured Artist of the Day” (including Da Vinci!): campers will have chances to experiment with different art styles, materials, and learn about the science of color mixing! Campers take home their art and creations at the end of the week.
Get a little messy with paint, and join the studio …Here!
ART; CREATIVITY; CONFIDENCE; CRAFTING; STEAM; CURIOSITY;
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D&D Dungeon Master Academy: “Master of Worlds” (DM workshop)
Dates: Aug 19-23
Time: 9:30a-3p
Ages: 10-17
Tuition: 470 (includes DM starter gear, see description)
Welcome DM’s and future DMs! We’ll play a small one-off D&D adventure together while also discussing and learning about the craft of being a very good DM! These core talents include: freeing your imagination to improvise; matching your campaign to your players; creating a sense of awe; building your theatrical skills to portray NPC characters and roleplay their choices & voices; drawing clear maps; and arbitrating fair interpretations of the rules. This week of DM Academy focuses on the DM’s job involving World building: from starting town, to royal empire, to engineering a whole planet - and then populating it with life!
Learn some of the table/house rules that make ANY D&D group better; experiment with & playtest homebrew rules; and learn several proven tricks/rules that improve the game! Each DM camper gets 5th Edition D&D SWAG, such as a Special DM Screen, or an Essentials Kit: which includes a basic DM Screen, a set of Dice, and a Module.
Is that your final answer? Great! Join the Table ..HERE!
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Merit Badge Camp: WolfQuest!
Dates: Aug 19 - 23
Time: 9:30-3p
Ages: 6 1/2 - 12
Tuition: 445
One of Three Dragons’ most popular camps, updated & improved as an overland adventure & quests week! New and traditional Merit Badge accomplishments. Be Prepared for wonder and the promise of achievements in this mostly-outdoors day camp! Members of our pack/troop will share the best parts of classic summertime camp: scavenger hunting, games, hikes, lanyard braiding & other handicrafts, bubbles, and more! Patrol around the nearby park campus on hunts, field day activities, and obstacle courses. Earn practical skills, make crafts, and even hear some stories ‘around the campfire’. This camp’s motto emphasizes fun & friends, and you’ll learn a lot, too - scout’s honor!
Be Prepared and hit the trail… HERE!
OUTDOORS/NATURE; MOVEMENT/ACTIVE; CRAFTING; CONFIDENCE; CURIOSITY; CREATIVITY; ART; GAMING/STRATEGY;
TDA CAMP POLICIES:
:: Every student must bring weather-appropriate clothing (rain gear for chance of rain days), a water bottle, a picnic blanket or extralarge towel, a snack, a backpack or shoulder bag in which to carry their own things, and a mask (for camps which include singing).
:: All campers signed up for a full day of camps need to bring a sack lunch (and we recommend a separate snack, too, for half day camps as well!).
:: Contact us ASAP if you’re running late or have a day-of concern.
:: Parents/guardians must notify us of any allergy or other concerns.
:: Three Dragons cannot administer or manage medications. However, please do send your child with an extra EPIPEN for the camp backpack, if their allergies require the need for one, so we have a spare.
:: Phones/devices/smartwatches may stay in backpacks during camp.
Cancellations / Camp Cancellation & refunding policy:
All camp withdrawals/cancellations incur a $50 admin fee.
- Camp withdrawals with more than 15 days notice = partial tuition refund available; 50%, minus the admin fee.
- Camp withdrawals/cancellations with 30 days or more notice = tuition is refundable, minus the admin fee.
- Tuition is nonrefundable for all cancellations/withdrawals with 15 or fewer days advance notice.
A note about TDA’s truly Child-Centered learning environment:
:: Three Dragons offers educational & creative/recreational camps & classes, and is not able to offer aftercare, before-care, nor any form of childcare*. Campers must be self-sufficient and voluntarily opting-in to camps. Parents and other guests are not permitted to join the camp. Campers who request to not participate or to go home, will be accommodated & sent home. (* sorry, these educational fine arts & theatre-based camps are not valid for IRS credits or exemptions).
Three Dragons Summer Camps are repeatedly voted one of the Golden Teddy Award TOP FIVE Summer Camps/classes in Seattle, as voted by local parents & ParentMap Magazine!
Locations: Uptown neighborhood and Seattle Center: Summer Camps will be held in our new classroom in On The Boards’ Center for the Performing Arts building in the Uptown neighborhood (102/104 West Roy Street), and recess and outdoors camps (like Merit Badge) will include the nearby Seattle Center campus. Recess may include nearby parks (like Counterbalance Park & Bayview Playground).
Would you like to be added to our camp waitlist? No problem!
Email us at learn@threedragonsacademy.com and we will add you to the list!
Please include the subject line: 2024 Summer Camp Waitlist
