WELCOME TO REGISTRATION
Urban Adventure Squad (UAS) is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(3) non-profit education organization. We support schools and school communities with neighborhood-based, hands-on learning programs that focus on the outdoors. We offer full-day programs during out-of-school time, like on professional development days and federal holidays, as well as during school breaks. We also partner with schools and school communities to connect students to their neighborhoods with curriculum-aligned activities relating to science, history, math, art, engineering, and writing, and to train teachers in outdoor learning.
We use the city as a classroom and explore local communities and green spaces. All programs include hiking. Our full day programs are for students in 1st-8th grade and run from 8:45am-4:00pm. We do not yet have the capacity to offer before or after care.
Please note: Starting in January 2022, our programs are no longer entirely outdoors.
Our program model for winter full day programs is going to be similar to our pre-pandemic model, where we begin our day indoors, head out on our outdoor learning adventure from about 10:30am-2:30pm, then return to our indoor space to finish the day. We will spend portions of the day indoors (less so on days with more comfortable weather), where all participants will be required to wear masks and maintain physical distance, even if they are fully vaccinated. Morning and afternoon snacks as well as lunch will be eaten outdoors.
We’ll open space for about 7 students per educator. Students are placed with others in their age group, usually mixing about three grade levels together. Final enrollment numbers depend on COVID safety and logistics, and on the number of educators staffed to a particular program. If a program is full, you can add your child to a waiting list. More info on that if you scroll to the bottom of this page.
All children and UAS staff are required to wear masks for the entire program, and to remain physically distanced from other children and UAS staff. UAS staff is fully vaccinated, including their booster. For more on our safety protocols, please read our COVID-19 Safety Precautions and Protocol webpage.
What does outdoor learning look like? Click here to find out!
JANUARY PROGRAMS
Wed., Jan. 26: DCPS closed for Professional Development
Location: The Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert St. NW
The Omni Shoreham hotel, located on Rock Creek Park, is providing us with a dropoff/pickup location, bathroom access, and our own conference room where we can begin and end our day with free play, group activities, and warm up when the weather is chilly.
Age range: 1st-8th grade *1st-4th grade spots are full, space available for 5th-8th grade students
Price: $80
Full scholarships available during the registration process.
Dropoff: 8:45-9:00am
Pickup: 3:55-4:00pm
FEBRUARY PROGRAMS
5-day February Break Program
Mon., Feb. 21-Fri., Feb. 25
Location: Casey Trees HQ, 3030 12th St NE, Washington, DC 20017
***Registration opens Fri., 1/21 at 9:00PM***
Does your student want to become a certified Junior Urban Forester? Join us for February Break when Urban Adventure Squad is partnering with Casey Trees for a TreeWise program! Through hands-on neighborhood field trips and game play, your student will identify the parts of a tree and their functions, gain confidence in their ability to identify local tree species, examine the important role trees play in the ecosystem, and understand how trees benefit both our city and our health. We’ll spend time exploring nearby Fort Bunker Hill Park and Turkey Thicket, but will start and end our days at Casey Trees’ HQ. They’re generously providing a conference room, bathroom and water fountain access, as well as a location for dropoff and pickup. This is a 5-day program; we are unable to offer partial week registrations at this time.
Age range: 1st-8th grade
Price: $400
Full scholarships available during the registration process.
Dropoff: 8:45-9:00am
Pickup: 3:55-4:00pm
HOW TO REGISTER
To register, you will need to: create a new account or log into your existing account.
This link takes you to our registration site, which is powered by UltraCamp:
You'll receive an email a few days before the program with more information, including what to pack.
Click here to read more about program logistics and what to pack.
EQUITY AND FAIR PROCESS. We strive to make our processes as smooth and fair as possible. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis; families are not judged on their ability to pay. Equitable outdoor learning is important to UAS, so as part of our registration process, families can select no-questions-asked scholarships. We do not ask for financial documentation or make families wait for approval. Some families use scholarships all the time, while others pay for programs sometimes and use scholarships other times. The benefits of playing, hiking, and learning outdoors can be life changing and we want families across the city to have access to the joy of outdoor learning.
WEATHER-RELATED CANCELLATIONS. These programs are mostly outdoors. This means we may need to cancel or shorten the day in case of heavy or freezing rain, electrical storms, or if UAS staff are sick, injured, or have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. We will notify you by email and on our social media (@UrbanAdvSquad on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) at least one hour ahead of a program if we need to cancel. We will not cancel for light rain or snow. If a program your student is registered for gets cancelled--due to weather or if UAS is understaffed due to illness or injury--your family has the option for a full refund, a credit toward a future program, or to donate your program fees to support UAS.
WAITING LISTS. We will run 2-3 simultaneous groups per program, with a total of about 16-18 spots available for students in grades 1st-8th grade. These groups are not cohorts or pods and may intermingle during certain parts of the program. If a program you're interested in is full, there is an option to add your student to the waiting list. You'll find programs for which you can add your Squad member to the waiting list by scrolling to the bottom of the list of available programs. If space becomes available, you'll receive an email offering you a spot, which will be held for just 48 hours. We will prioritize getting waitlisted siblings into a program their sibling is already registered for. Please be sure to check your spam filters. Emails often land in them, and we can't be responsible for emails that land in spam folders.
REFUND POLICY. Last minute canceled spots can be difficult to fill, even when our programs have waitlists. We plan our programs carefully so our student-to-educator ratio stays strong and we can learn and explore safely outdoors. UAS can offer a full refund up to one week before a program unless otherwise indicated. If you need to cancel your reservation less than a week before a program, UAS can credit the amount to your UltraCamp account to use toward a future program. If your cancellation is due to someone in your household having or being exposed to COVID-19, please let us know.
PREFERRED PAIRINGS. We will do our best to place siblings and friends in the same group of a session whenever possible. Please email us at least one day ahead of a session to notify us of your request. Our groups are not cohorts or pods and may intermingle at certain points during the program.
Urban Adventure Squad (UAS) is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(3) non-profit education organization. We support schools and school communities with neighborhood-based, hands-on learning programs that focus on the outdoors. We offer full-day programs during out-of-school time, like on professional development days and federal holidays, as well as during school breaks. We also partner with schools and school communities to connect students to their neighborhoods with curriculum-aligned activities relating to science, history, math, art, engineering, and writing, and to train teachers in outdoor learning.
We use the city as a classroom and explore local communities and green spaces. All programs include hiking. Our full day programs are for students in 1st-8th grade and run from 8:45am-4:00pm. We do not yet have the capacity to offer before or after care.
Please note: Starting in January 2022, our programs are no longer entirely outdoors.
Our program model for winter full day programs is going to be similar to our pre-pandemic model, where we begin our day indoors, head out on our outdoor learning adventure from about 10:30am-2:30pm, then return to our indoor space to finish the day. We will spend portions of the day indoors (less so on days with more comfortable weather), where all participants will be required to wear masks and maintain physical distance, even if they are fully vaccinated. Morning and afternoon snacks as well as lunch will be eaten outdoors.
We’ll open space for about 7 students per educator. Students are placed with others in their age group, usually mixing about three grade levels together. Final enrollment numbers depend on COVID safety and logistics, and on the number of educators staffed to a particular program. If a program is full, you can add your child to a waiting list. More info on that if you scroll to the bottom of this page.
All children and UAS staff are required to wear masks for the entire program, and to remain physically distanced from other children and UAS staff. UAS staff is fully vaccinated, including their booster. For more on our safety protocols, please read our COVID-19 Safety Precautions and Protocol webpage.
What does outdoor learning look like? Click here to find out!
JANUARY PROGRAMS
Wed., Jan. 26: DCPS closed for Professional Development
Location: The Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert St. NW
The Omni Shoreham hotel, located on Rock Creek Park, is providing us with a dropoff/pickup location, bathroom access, and our own conference room where we can begin and end our day with free play, group activities, and warm up when the weather is chilly.
Age range: 1st-8th grade *1st-4th grade spots are full, space available for 5th-8th grade students
Price: $80
Full scholarships available during the registration process.
Dropoff: 8:45-9:00am
Pickup: 3:55-4:00pm
FEBRUARY PROGRAMS
5-day February Break Program
Mon., Feb. 21-Fri., Feb. 25
Location: Casey Trees HQ, 3030 12th St NE, Washington, DC 20017
***Registration opens Fri., 1/21 at 9:00PM***
Does your student want to become a certified Junior Urban Forester? Join us for February Break when Urban Adventure Squad is partnering with Casey Trees for a TreeWise program! Through hands-on neighborhood field trips and game play, your student will identify the parts of a tree and their functions, gain confidence in their ability to identify local tree species, examine the important role trees play in the ecosystem, and understand how trees benefit both our city and our health. We’ll spend time exploring nearby Fort Bunker Hill Park and Turkey Thicket, but will start and end our days at Casey Trees’ HQ. They’re generously providing a conference room, bathroom and water fountain access, as well as a location for dropoff and pickup. This is a 5-day program; we are unable to offer partial week registrations at this time.
Age range: 1st-8th grade
Price: $400
Full scholarships available during the registration process.
Dropoff: 8:45-9:00am
Pickup: 3:55-4:00pm
HOW TO REGISTER
To register, you will need to: create a new account or log into your existing account.
This link takes you to our registration site, which is powered by UltraCamp:
- Returning users can access their accounts to register for additional programs, or make account changes.
- First-time users must create an account (this is required for registration for all UAS programs).
You'll receive an email a few days before the program with more information, including what to pack.
Click here to read more about program logistics and what to pack.
EQUITY AND FAIR PROCESS. We strive to make our processes as smooth and fair as possible. Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis; families are not judged on their ability to pay. Equitable outdoor learning is important to UAS, so as part of our registration process, families can select no-questions-asked scholarships. We do not ask for financial documentation or make families wait for approval. Some families use scholarships all the time, while others pay for programs sometimes and use scholarships other times. The benefits of playing, hiking, and learning outdoors can be life changing and we want families across the city to have access to the joy of outdoor learning.
WEATHER-RELATED CANCELLATIONS. These programs are mostly outdoors. This means we may need to cancel or shorten the day in case of heavy or freezing rain, electrical storms, or if UAS staff are sick, injured, or have come into contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19. We will notify you by email and on our social media (@UrbanAdvSquad on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) at least one hour ahead of a program if we need to cancel. We will not cancel for light rain or snow. If a program your student is registered for gets cancelled--due to weather or if UAS is understaffed due to illness or injury--your family has the option for a full refund, a credit toward a future program, or to donate your program fees to support UAS.
WAITING LISTS. We will run 2-3 simultaneous groups per program, with a total of about 16-18 spots available for students in grades 1st-8th grade. These groups are not cohorts or pods and may intermingle during certain parts of the program. If a program you're interested in is full, there is an option to add your student to the waiting list. You'll find programs for which you can add your Squad member to the waiting list by scrolling to the bottom of the list of available programs. If space becomes available, you'll receive an email offering you a spot, which will be held for just 48 hours. We will prioritize getting waitlisted siblings into a program their sibling is already registered for. Please be sure to check your spam filters. Emails often land in them, and we can't be responsible for emails that land in spam folders.
REFUND POLICY. Last minute canceled spots can be difficult to fill, even when our programs have waitlists. We plan our programs carefully so our student-to-educator ratio stays strong and we can learn and explore safely outdoors. UAS can offer a full refund up to one week before a program unless otherwise indicated. If you need to cancel your reservation less than a week before a program, UAS can credit the amount to your UltraCamp account to use toward a future program. If your cancellation is due to someone in your household having or being exposed to COVID-19, please let us know.
PREFERRED PAIRINGS. We will do our best to place siblings and friends in the same group of a session whenever possible. Please email us at least one day ahead of a session to notify us of your request. Our groups are not cohorts or pods and may intermingle at certain points during the program.