Students who are not yet in Kindergarten are growing and learning at an alarming rate. There are plenty of studies to show us just how much language acquisition and physical awareness and all of those other important things happen before the age of five. I am not, nor will I ever be, a medical professional. But I am a teacher, and I can tell you that all of those studies are true.

Now, to be honest, though I have a degree in classical music and had been studying and performing music for well over 10 years by that point, I had never composed anything before, so I wasn’t really sure if I was the right fit. But, thankfully, I was given the chance, and once I got a taste for it, I was absolutely hooked! I was amazed that there was a program for kids, elementary school kids no less, to write a musical from scratch! The creativity! The exploration! The crazy

I've been working with ETC for almost 4 years now. I unfortunately never had the opportunity to be a camper with ETC, and I wish I could have. I did many other camps as a kid, such as Camp Arena Stage or Encore during school, but there is no program that I can say does as good a job of tending to the students’ needs and innate creative abilities as ETC. They stress the importance of providing students with the foundational tools of acting, film, or dance, as well as letting t

Watching my students experience theatre integration firsthand was powerful. Kids who were quiet found their voices. Kids who struggled academically suddenly had a place to shine. Students weren’t just participating; they were taking risks and making connections in ways that stuck. Everything the teaching artists did with our students was connected to curriculum and had meaning. Students were able to use their background knowledge to integrate theatre and movement into their l

It may be December 2025, but ETC's 2026 Summer Camps are already open for registration! We’re trying something different with our blog this time - Katie, Ashley, and Josh came together on Zoom to talk about camp planning!  You can watch the video or read the transcript below.  Let’s dive in!

We recently sat down with two of our core staff members to discuss the creation of a new bilingual offering for our Shakespeare in the Schools program - Don Quixote.

Discovering who you are, figuring out who you want to be, trying to fit in while staying true to yourself. Now imagine doing all that while navigating systemic oppression and racial inequities. That’s the reality many middle schoolers face today.

Color-coded calendars, Pinterest boards, and stocking up on Go-Go Squeezes?! It must be CAMP PLANNING TIME!! I love teaching our summer...

If you’re a parent, you already know: May is chaos . Between recitals, end-of-year parties, concerts, graduations, and teacher gifts, the...

Get ready to meet the Camp Directors leading ETC's Youth (upper elementary) & Teen (MS/HS) camps. They’re professional artists, directors, singers, videographers, and performers who know what it means to create bold, original work.

Get ready to meet the amazing Camp Directors leading our ETC Beginnings (ETCB) and Creative Drama camps. They’re actors, directors, puppeteers, and educators who love helping kids grow their creativity, confidence, and imagination — all while having tons of fun.

Discover exciting new themes, locations, and camps at ETC Summer Camp 2025. Creative theatre programs for kids in Arlington, VA. Register to

For young children, theatre camp is more than just a place to play—it’s an opportunity to build confidence, make friends, and explore...

Discover 5 powerful benefits of summer theatre camp! From confidence to creativity, find out why performing arts camps help kids thrive.

Educational Theatre Company (ETC) is excited to partner with VCO Orthodontics and Dr. Crissy Markova for a Braces Blitz Fundraiser 3/3 - 3/7

This fall I had a first, it was my first time leading a Devising Hope program.I was excited and humbled by the chance to reignite this progr

“There’s a part of you always standing by, mapping out the sky. Finishing a hat, starting on a hat, finishing a hat, Look, I made a hat!...

Hi, I'm Carson, and I’ve been working as ETC’s Marketing Assistant for several months now. A big plus that comes with my position, is the...

We're down to the last day of Summer Camps and it's bittersweet. We've had a stupendous summer and we're going out with a bang, but we're...

We bring all kinds of stories and characters to life! At camps this week it's been all about imagination and the power it has to...