Directors / Staff

Camp Olympia is an instructional sports camp where quality leadership begins at the TOP. Our director, Stephen Benedek, and his wife, Elizabeth, have both been involved in athletics all of their lives including teaching physical education from elementary through university levels, personal involvement's in competing at the national level in a variety of sports, Olympic level coaching, and most recently an induction into the Georgetown Athletic Hall of Fame. This quality leadership has been the driving force behind our successful program since 1958.

It is our goal to challenge your child to achieve new levels of knowledge. A wise man once said, "Practice is the mother of all knowledge". Therefore we teach the skills and then let the children practice them in an environment where they have the opportunity to be the best that they can be. Many of our former campers have told us that their Camp Olympia experiences have helped them to achieve their life's goals both personally and professionally.

The activities which we offer are not only supervised and organized, but the children will LEARN. We teach all of the basics such as the correct way to run, to catch, to throw, to climb, plus much more. In other words, our program is not a "babysitting" camp. We are an educational, instructional camp, and proud of it.

This may all sound well and good, but how about some FUN? The children have great fun with their participation in all of the activities, but the real fun comes from improving their skills and achieving a sense of accomplishment. Just look at their faces at the end of each day and week.

• Stephen Benedek, Camp Director, MS, Physical Education. Retired, Professor of Physical Education, Georgetown University. Elected Member, Georgetown Athletic Hall of Fame.
• Elizabeth Benedek, Director, MS, Physical Education. Retired, Director of Physical Education, Loyola College.
• Andrea Lingwood, Assistant Camp Director, BS, Elementary Education. Director, Camp Olympia Country Day School Nursery and Kindergarten. CHA Advanced certified riding instructor.
• Celeste McGee, Director of Riding and Special Programs, MBA, Marketing, CHA Master level certified riding instructor. Director, Camp Olympia Year Round Riding Center.

All of our instructors are carefully screened and selected according to their knowledge of various sports and ability to work well with children. The goal of our staff is to encourage the children to participate in all activities through patience and guidance. Individual counselors are trained in or are certified in First Aid, CPR, and/ or life guard training. All staff undergo an extensive orientation program and criminal background checks.

Facilities / Licensing

The camp is located at the home of owners, Stephen and Elizabeth Benedek, in the heart of Montgomery County on Muncaster Mill Road. The Camp offers lots of open space for playing and plenty of beautiful shade trees for relaxing. All facilities are located at the Camp and include: year-round riding stable with several riding rings including indoor arena, beginner ring, sand ring, dressage field, and jumping field, two swimming pools with dressing rooms, basketball courts, tennis court, multiple athletic fields, gymnastic area, exercise shelter, playground, year-round nursery school and kindergarten, volleyball courts, plus much more. Camp Olympic/ Camp Olympia backs onto Rock Creek Park, so we have plenty of wonderful hiking trails. We are fully licensed through Montgomery County and the State of Maryland. We are also members of the Certified Horsemanship Association for Safety and Education.