FAQ

Archery, arts and crafts, campfires, canoeing, climbing wall, cooking, equestrian time (mounted and unmounted), fishing, gaga ball, games, gardening, high and low ropes, nature, “Nessie,” performing arts, sports, STEM, swimming/splash pad, and a variety of evening activities.

Yes! We plan on having a talent show each week.

Everything at camp is “challenge by choice.” If you don’t want to do ropes, you can cheer your bunkmates on or do an alternate activity in the area.

Yes. We work hard on activity schedules and will have one for each cabin group. We plan to put a general daily schedule in the parent handbook, so please keep an eye out for that.

We’ll try to schedule at least one period per day, weather permitting.

Everyone will get a couple of activity periods with the horses or other farm animals—either riding, driving a cart, or having unmounted activities getting to know the animals. Some restrictions may apply for the safety of campers. Because we can only have so many horses and they can only give so many rides, not everyone will be able to ride.

Yes! Absolutely! There are several weeks of inclusive day and overnight camp, when siblings can register on the same week as the camper registering for a specific camp week. Register wherever you see “siblings, friends and allies.”

Classic camp food: hamburgers, pasta, taco bars, pizza, sandwiches, salad bar, chicken tenders/nuggets, etc.

Yes, if they are nut-free. We do ask that any snacks brought from home be kept in the dining hall so that bugs are not attracted to the cabins and that they are not shared with other campers.

Yes, with advance notice. The catering company that makes our food is well-versed in vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and other diets.

Day campers will be served breakfast and lunch at camp.

About 45 minutes per meal, with some rotation of special eating areas during breakfast and lunch.

They have air conditioning, 1-4 bathrooms with showers, and 2-5 bunkbeds per bunk room. They have different numbers and sizes of bunk rooms inside. Please see the easel boards in front of the cabins for more details.

It will depend on the week and how many people are signed up. The smallest cabin can hold 10 people in total. The largest cabin can hold up to 34, split between four bunk rooms.

By age, gender identity, and bunkmate request.

Bunks will mostly stick together throughout the day, with day campers with specific conditions also joining the overnight campers with those conditions. CITs (counselors in training) may also be assigned to sleep in one bunk with older campers but move through the day with younger campers.

We are hiring 30 cabin staff this season (not including activities staff). Where they stay will depend on the size of the cabin and the needs of the campers inside. There will be at least two counselors in the cabin anytime campers are present.

Time with the medical team to go over medications, time with the cabin counselors to discuss any other needs or concerns, and time in the trading post for camp swag.

We want to encourage as much person-to-person connection as we can get at camp and electronics can get in the way of that. They’re welcome only for limited use for communication, medical needs, or behavior modification. Camp is not responsible for broken or lost electronics.

We find that calling home often leads to more homesickness. We will work with you to relay messages by phone or email, and if all else fails we will facilitate a call home.

Yes! Campers 16+ can apply to our CIT program. There are about 6 total spots per week. CITs will serve as role models to younger campers and help them feel welcome at camp.

We will send a packing list in an upcoming newsletter and in the parent handbook.

Registration questions:

• Martina Burton (mburton@melwood.org)

Operational questions:

• Marcus Whitehurst (mwhitehurst@melwood.org) or Lulu Moeller (lmoeller@melwood.org).

Scholarships are available, and during the 2024 season, Camp Accomplish was proud to grant 100% of scholarship requests!

Camp Accomplish is a collaboration between Melwood and Children’s National Hospital, one of the leading pediatric hospitals in the nation. Camp Accomplish boasts a state-of-the-art medical facility and camp pharmacists who oversee the check-in of the unique medications required by each camper. Children’s National teams are always on-site, and our counselors and staff are also highly trained in serving campers with chronic health conditions and disabilities.

Campers who need 1:1 support are encouraged to sign up for Camp Imagine, our specialty camp serving campers with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We will continue to offer specialty camps for campers with chronic health conditions, fully staffed by teams from Children’s National. 1:1 support during specialty camps will be reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis for those who have the condition for each specialty week.

Simple! Head to the pool pavilion to meet your child’s counselor and sign in. If your camper will be taking meds at camp, these need to be dropped off prior to the camp week. 

Day camp transportation will be run only out of National Harbor. We’re open to running overnight camp transportation for certain weeks if there is enough demand for it.