About SMARTS
SMARTS, based in Lanham, Maryland, has proudly served the community since 2011. Our mission is to support and encourage students academically and creatively by providing after-school programs tailored to their interests. Beginning with STEM programs for Prince George’s County elementary students, we have expanded to Washington D.C. Our comprehensive S.T.E.A.M program now offers after-school tutoring, dance, math, science, music, and art classes. We also provide targeted reading intervention through educational software and a book club.
SMARTS is powered by a team of dedicated staff who are deeply committed to the success of our programs. To us, success means supporting each student's academic achievements, inspiring them creatively, and fostering habits like a growth mindset that will benefit them in other areas of life. Our goal is to support the overall growth of every student in the diverse communities we serve.
Our Mission
We offer high-quality programs featuring academic/educational enrichment and recreational activities to kids in Pre-K through 8th grade.
These are held after school hours and designed to reinforce and complement their regular academic program. Our programs focus on academic enrichment and social development after school and during summer.
We incorporate performing art activities into an academic program where math and science are fused with hands-on activities, classroom instructions, and performance-related tasks.
Partnered With Learn 24
Site Locations
- SMARTS Headquarters, Lanham, Maryland
- Browne Education Campus, Washington, DC
- Langdon Elementary, Washington, DC
- Houston Elementary, Washington, DC
- Rocketship Education Academy (SE Campus), Washington, DC
Program Offerings
SMARTS Summer Camp
Our Camp
Students Motivated through the Arts (SMARTS) Summer Camp is on a mission to provide at-risk youth with a safe, stimulating, and nurturing place to grow academically, emotionally, and creatively.
Camp Features
- STEM Projects
- Kool Math
- Ballet/Hip-Hop/Jazz
- Musical Theater
SMARTS Summer Camp Hours of Operation
Monday to Friday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Before Care Hours
6:30 AM - 9:00 AM
All students reporting for before care and camp must be checked in by 8:45 AM. Students participating in After Care MUST be picked up by 6:00 PM each day.
There is a $30 babysitting fee per child for every 15-minute interval and/or $2 per minute after 6:00 PM. This must be presented upon picking your child up.
If the child is picked up late three (3) times, the child will be released from the program for the remainder of the summer camp.
Summer Camp COVID-19 Safety Plan
Daily Staff and Camper Prescreening
- Staff and campers will undergo daily temperature checks and hand sanitation upon checking into summer camp
- Mask-wearing is required throughout the day
- Masks will only be removed during lunch, snack times, and outdoor activities
- Staff will wipe down communal activity areas and equipment
- Sanitizing, cleaning supplies, and alcohol-based hand sanitizers will be available in camp spaces