We offer weekly half-day camps for kids and teenagers during the summer. We teach the basics -- footwork, bladework and rules -- in a safe, positive environment. Fencers new and returning will get plenty of opportunities to use their new skills in bouting situations.

There are three weapons in fencing: foil, sabre, and epee. All have different target areas and different strategies. We teach foil in all of our Beginner camps. We also have Second Week camps for foil fencers who have taken a beginner camp or a couple of months of classes. We offer Intermediate camps in foil and epee for fencers with a year or more of experience in that weapon.

New this year! We are also offering epee camps to juniors who have some foil or epee experience. Epee doesn't have the priority rules of foil. The first one to make a touch wins the point. Target in epee is the entire body, head to toe. If you are interested in the epee camp, see the information on Intermediate Camps in the next section for details.

Camp Levels

Our summer camps divide campers by age and level of fencing experience:

• Beginning Camps: For the beginning student; no previous fencing experience required.
• Second Week Beginning Camps: For campers who have taken a Beginning level camp and want to learn more. Also appropriate for students who have taken fewer than six months of classes.
  
• Epee as a Second Weapon: For students with several months of foil experience. No epee experience is required.
• Intermediate Camps: For students who have fenced before and have a year or more of fencing instruction. Instructor approval is required before signing up for these camps. Students in the Intermediate Epee camp should have prior epee experience.

Age Ranges

Our Kids sessions are designed for smaller and younger children, ages 8-11. Junior sessions are for older students, but kids as young as 11 are welcome to sign up.

Most Kids sessions meet from 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon each day. All Juniors sessions meet from 1:30 to 4:30 PM each day.

2010 Summer Camp Schedule

Beginning Foil Camps — Kids and Juniors

• June 21-25 (Afternoon Only)
• July 12-16
• July 19-23
• August 2-6
  
• August 9-13 (Kids Only)
  

Second Week Foil Camps — Kids and Juniors

• July 26-30
• August 16-20

Epee as a Second Weapon — Juniors Only

• August 2-6
  

Intermediate Foil Camps — Kids and Juniors

• July 19-23
• August 9-13
  

Intermediate Epee Camp — Juniors Only

• August 9-13
  

Summer Camp Schedule Quick Reference

Fees and Equipment

The fee for each 5-day camp is $215. Early enrollment discount -- complete your paid registration before June 1 and pay only $200 per camp!  We provide all fencing-related equipment. Students should wear a T-shirt, sweat pants or athletic warmups, and clean-soled athletic shoes with laces.

Enrollments must be paid in full within one week after registering to secure a place in the camp. You can pay online with a credit card or PayPal, you may call us with a credit card number, or send a check or credit card number by mail. After we receive your payment, we will send you a confirmation letter including more information about the camps.

If you register for a camp which is full, you will be notified and placed on a waiting list. We will let you know whether any spaces open up before the camp starts.

Summer Camp Registration

To register for a camp, visit our Summer Camp Registration page. You may also register via phone or mail. We will need the following information to complete your registration:

• Student's name
• Student's birthdate
• Student's T-shirt size (youth sizes S, M, L; adult sizes S, M, L, XL, XXL)
• Parent's name
• Camp session you are registering for, including week, time, level, and weapon
• Mailing address for confirmation letter
• Contact phone numbers (daytime and evening) 
• For Second Week, Intermediate, and Epee as a Second Weapon camps, how much fencing experience has the student had, and where

If you choose, you may also mail this information with your payment to our address:

Rain City Fencing Center
Camp Registrations
1776 136th Place NE
Bellevue, WA  98005