Kids Adventures
Takoma Park Elementary School, 7511 Holly Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912
About
Kids Adventures offers swimming, hiking, sports, games, clubs, activities, projects, and field trips. The summer camp program focuses on fun, adventure, and enjoying the great outdoors, with the majority of time spent outside and an emphasis on swimming, hiking, sports, and games. Children in the school-age program actively participate in planning and running a program that includes a variety of age-appropriate clubs, activities, projects, field trips, and other choices.
• Ages: 3–12 years old
• Schedule: Follows the MCPS administrative schedule, with school-year programs offering morning and afternoon hours on school days and full-day Kids Adventures Academy options Monday–Friday
Kids Adventures has been making memories since 1997 and was founded by Brian Rindos. The Kids Adventures Team consists of dedicated teachers, college graduates, college and high school students, and seasoned childcare professionals. The Kids Adventures Preschool Program states that it is committed to providing every child with a safe, engaging, and nurturing environment, incorporating activities that reinforce language and math skills and offering age-appropriate experiences to prepare children for a transition to Kindergarten. For school-age children, Kids Adventures states that it aims to provide a safe, engaging, and nurturing environment where children can thrive as individuals and take an active role in planning and running the program. Kids Adventures describes itself as community-centered and relationship-driven and states that it continues to honor founder Brian Rindos’s belief that childcare should be more than supervision, with programs that are thoughtful, engaging, and rooted in the idea that children thrive when they are deeply known, supported, and inspired. The Team states that it is committed to creating a safe and nurturing environment that focuses on promoting individual growth, fostering creativity, and encouraging meaningful connections.
The leadership team includes Founder Brian Rindos; Executive Director Shannon Temple; School-Age Administrator Andrea Green; and site and program directors Sheyla Chiquito (Candlewood Elementary School), Andrea Green (Takoma Park Elementary School), Lydia Meres (Wheaton Woods and Weller Road Elementary Schools), Ryan Green (Piney Branch Elementary School), Laura Vittetoe (Preschool Administrator/Preschool Director at Takoma Park ES), Christina Sullivan (Preschool Director and Site Manager at Kids Adventures Academy at Wayside Elementary School), Thushari Mannukulasuriya (Shari) (Preschool Director and Director at Kids Adventures Academy at Wheaton Woods Elementary School), and Veronica Martin-Carey (Director at Kids Adventures Academy at Takoma Park Elementary School). Accounts receivable is handled by Kim Kasprzak. Kids Adventures notes that Brian Rindos served on the Montgomery County Interagency Coordinating Board Committee for Excellence in Child Care and supported several pediatric and adolescent health initiatives.
Last updated January 23, 2026.
• Ages: 3–12 years old
• Schedule: Follows the MCPS administrative schedule, with school-year programs offering morning and afternoon hours on school days and full-day Kids Adventures Academy options Monday–Friday
Kids Adventures has been making memories since 1997 and was founded by Brian Rindos. The Kids Adventures Team consists of dedicated teachers, college graduates, college and high school students, and seasoned childcare professionals. The Kids Adventures Preschool Program states that it is committed to providing every child with a safe, engaging, and nurturing environment, incorporating activities that reinforce language and math skills and offering age-appropriate experiences to prepare children for a transition to Kindergarten. For school-age children, Kids Adventures states that it aims to provide a safe, engaging, and nurturing environment where children can thrive as individuals and take an active role in planning and running the program. Kids Adventures describes itself as community-centered and relationship-driven and states that it continues to honor founder Brian Rindos’s belief that childcare should be more than supervision, with programs that are thoughtful, engaging, and rooted in the idea that children thrive when they are deeply known, supported, and inspired. The Team states that it is committed to creating a safe and nurturing environment that focuses on promoting individual growth, fostering creativity, and encouraging meaningful connections.
The leadership team includes Founder Brian Rindos; Executive Director Shannon Temple; School-Age Administrator Andrea Green; and site and program directors Sheyla Chiquito (Candlewood Elementary School), Andrea Green (Takoma Park Elementary School), Lydia Meres (Wheaton Woods and Weller Road Elementary Schools), Ryan Green (Piney Branch Elementary School), Laura Vittetoe (Preschool Administrator/Preschool Director at Takoma Park ES), Christina Sullivan (Preschool Director and Site Manager at Kids Adventures Academy at Wayside Elementary School), Thushari Mannukulasuriya (Shari) (Preschool Director and Director at Kids Adventures Academy at Wheaton Woods Elementary School), and Veronica Martin-Carey (Director at Kids Adventures Academy at Takoma Park Elementary School). Accounts receivable is handled by Kim Kasprzak. Kids Adventures notes that Brian Rindos served on the Montgomery County Interagency Coordinating Board Committee for Excellence in Child Care and supported several pediatric and adolescent health initiatives.
Last updated January 23, 2026.
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