Send announcements, which are open to the public at no or minimal cost, to The Loudoun Connection, 7913 Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102 or e-mail to loudoun@connectionnewspapers.com. Deadline is Friday, two weeks before the event. Photos/artwork encouraged. For more information, call Jennifer Lesinski at 703-917-6454. For additional listings, visit www.connectionnewspapers.com.
YMCA is offering the My Place after-school enrichment program. Features homework help, arts and crafts, physical fitness programs, games and healthy snacks. The program will be offered at Forest Grove, Seldens Landing, Sterling and Sugarland elementary schools, from after school until 6 p.m. Fee: $285 per month, 15 percent sibling discount. Call 703-777-9622 or visit www.ymcadc.org.
The Loudoun County 4-H junior camp takes place Aug. 5-9, at the Northern Virginia 4-H Educational Center in Front Royal.
Operated by the Loudoun County Extension 4-H Program, summer youth camp is open to all youth ages 9-13 years. Campers experience a five-day, four-night camp full of activities and learning including swimming, canoeing, hiking, arts and crafts, archery, volleyball, cooking. The cost is $185 per child. Contact the Extension Office at 703-777-0373 or by e-mail at kred@vt.edu.
Nature Camp: Wings in the Sky. Children ages 6-10 can discover flying animals — birds, insects, bats — while enjoying a summer camp experience at Claude Moore Park, 21544 Old Vestal’s Gap Road, Sterling. Includes hikes, games, live animals, and crafts. Call 571-258-3700. Camp runs Aug. 6-10, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost is $200 for the week of camp.
The Douglass Community Center, 407 E. Market St., Leesburg is offering Abrakadoodle Camp-Twoosy Doodlers for ages 20 months-3 years. Acquire new skills using paints, textures, papers, glue and modeling compounds in developmentally appropriate lessons. Cost: $36, plus $9. Call 703-771-5913 or e-mail dcc@loudoun.gov.
Tuesday-Thursday, Aug. 7-9, 12:30 -1:15 p.m.
The Douglass Community Center, 407 E. Market St., Leesburg is offering Abrakadoodle Camp-Doodlers for ages 6-13 years. Acquire new skills using paints, water colors, pastels and other materials. Cost: $36, plus $9 supply fee. Call 703-771-5913 or e-mail dcc@loudoun.gov.
Tuesday-Thursday, Aug. 7-9, 1:30 -21:15 p.m.
Loudoun County 4-H is offering 4-H Arts and Theater: Aug. 13-17, Franklin Park, Purcellville, for 9- to 13-year-olds.
To enroll in any of the camps, call the Virginia Cooperative Extension Office at 703-777-0373 for a packet. Each camp costs $150 and covers materials and a daily snack. A brochure with more details about the camps is available online at www.loudoun.gov/extension.
The Loudoun Museum's Loudoun heritage camp for boys at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve, Aug. 20-24, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For ages 8-12. Snacks and materials provided; bring a sack lunch. Cost: $300. Reservations required, 703-777-7427 or e-mail education@loudounmuseum.org.
The Sterling Annex Community Center, 22084 Shaw Road, is accepting registration for the fall session of My First Preschool. Children must be 2 years old by Sept. 4. Classes are Mondays and Wednesdays, 9-10:30 a.m. or 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9-10:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Registration required, call 703-430-6673.