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New York Day Camps
Chelsea Piers Summer Sports Camp
Coed summer day camp
Chelsea Piers, Manhattan's premier destination for youth sports, is home to 16 specialty sports camps for children and teens, ages 3 to 17 years. For the past 14 summers, campers have enjoyed world-class facilities, expert instructors, and the most exciting sports curriculum available, without leaving NYC! Campers also enjoy several special activities including Harbor Cruises aboard a U.S. Coast Guard-certified vessel and appearances by professional athletes, World and Olympic competitors.
Programs include Golf, Performance Golf, Gymnastics, Sports Academy (multi-sport camp), Elite Soccer Academy, Ice Skating, Ice Hockey, Acceleration Hockey, Preschool Ice Skating, Preschool Gymnastics, Bowling, Urban Adventure for Teens (including Kayaking/Sailing, Rock Climbing, Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball and Ice Skating), and innovative athletic training camps at BlueStreak, including Basketball, Football, and Volleyball. Lunch is provided for all campers. Transportation and an After Care Program are available. Our staff is passionate about providing a first-class experience to our campers.
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Thomas School of Horsemanship Summer Day Camp
Coed horsemanship day camp
Thomas School Summer Day Camp is a small camp filled with 65 years of tradition. At TSH we facilitate children learning life long skills such as responsibility, compassion, gentle communication, teamwork and the joys of success through interactions with horses and quality staff. Boys and girls from 3 years old to 15 year olds participate in daily horseback riding lessons, horse care lessons, and a stable period for the older campers. In addition to the full horsemanship program, campers enjoy daily swim lessons, and choose from a variety of sports and arts, such as tennis, gymnastics, soccer, lacrosse, basketball, archery, dance and drama.
The unique teen program draws a great group of teens who would rather be with horses than travel every day. Often these teens have their sights on becoming a camp counselor.
Many campers make it a year round activity by continuing riding lessons throughout the school year. Horses become a way of life for these children. The camp is being directed by Nancy Thomas, who is the 2nd generation owner-director. Not only are new families joining every year, but many children and grandchildren of past campers are experiencing the joys that their parents remember.
Power Chord Academy Music Camp
Residential and Day coed music camp
Second to none in amateur musician training, Power Chord Academy is the premiere music camp for teenage musicians & game-musicians, offering a variety of high-energy, exciting, professional learning experiences.
At Power Chord Academy, dedicated musicians ages 12-18 are put through the most inspirational, educational, and intensive programs of their young careers. Over the last 11 years, we have perfected the art of teen musician training, while providing a highly focused, fun, learning environment. We currently offer several programs for teenage musicians.
Power Chord Academy currently offers 38 Sessions in 17 US locations with teenage musicians attending from across the world. Be sure to reserve your space immediately as Session Space has Sold Out for the last 11 consecutive years! Please visit us at http://www.powerchordacademy.com for more information!
Camp Playland
Coed Day Camp
In 1957 Walter Bloom started Camp Playland, "the day camp with the away camp atmosphere". Today, Walter's sons, Gary and Richard Bloom, continue the tradition of camping excellence. Gary and his wife, Barbara, own and operate the New Canaan campus of Camp Playland on 18 beautiful, wooded acres. Camp Playland of Redding, located on 36 wooded acres, is owned and operated by Richard and his wife, Barbara.
Camp Playland combines the finest staff with the most beautiful facility to provide children ages 3 to 12 with a safe, fun filled and instructional summer. Activities include swimming in heated pools, athletics, boating and fishing, arts & crafts, archery, nature, theater, tennis, ropes course, and more.
Campers are transported to and from camp in professionally driven school buses.
Website: www.campplayland.comNew Canaan: (203) 966-2937, Redding: (203) 438-1711
Established in 1957
Willow Hill Farm Camp
Coed equestrian camp with residential and day camp optionsRiding is our speciality. Incredible opportunity to improve riding skills with twice daily lessons on same horse. Jumping, cross country, dressage on 400 acres, mountain trail riding, indoor arena. Competitions for all levels. Certified instructors. 2, 4, 6, & 8-week sessions. Ages 8 -17.
Summer session begins 4th week in June and ends 8 weeks later. Amazing facility with indoor arena, jumping and dressage fields on 400 acres.
DayJams Rock Music Day Camp
Coed Rock Music Day Camp
Live your Rock Star dreams this summer! Whether you're a beginner or a more advanced player, DayJams offers you the opportunity to learn guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, and vocals. You'll work with professional musicians and teachers in a friendly and creative environment.
DayJams was created for kids between the ages of 8-15 by the National Guitar Workshop (NGW), the nation's largest summer music program. Since 1984, NGW has been teaching musicians at overnight programs across North America. At DayJams, younger students obtain a similar experience at day camps in their own communities. Our professional staff of music teachers, art teachers, and counselors is committed to providing a safe, fun-filled week of music and creativity.
Queens College Summer Camp
Coed Day Camp
Children ages 5 - 14 will have the opportunity to enjoy exciting, fun-filled days at the Queens College Sports and Education Programs. Located on our beautifully landscaped 77-acre campus, the programs offer instruction in a number of different activities. A staff of certified instructors - aided by college students experienced in sports and education - will help your child learn new activities, improve other skills, and have an unforgettable summer.
Activities and Programs include general academics, computers, acting, ceramics, theater, basketball, general sports, swimming and tennis.
92nd Street Y Camps
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp SessionsWith exciting day camps & teen travel camps, short-term sleepaway camps, specialty camps, and camps for children with developmental disabilities, we have a program tailor-made for your child's interests and needs.
We provide a great out-of-the-city experience for our campers, most of whom come from Manhattan. Session lengths range from 2 - 8 weeks; sports, swimming, specialized arts, ceramics, digital photography & film making, ropes course, trips & overnights for older campers, and more.
Kenwal Day Camp
Coed summer day camp
Kenwal Day Camp is located on 20 acres of greenery accented by the finest facilities and equipment to ensure every camper hours of enjoyment, fun and interesting events.
Activities include: Music, Gymnastics,Karate, Rockclimbing, Swimming,Tetherball, Slip-n-Slides, Drama, obstacle course, go karts, 100 ft super slide, inline roller blading, ga-ga, basketball, softball, baseball, soccer, batting cages/pitching machines, archery, Lake (row boating,paddleboating), Arts and Crafts, Playgrounds, Air conditioned eating facilities, air conditioned video arcade gameroom.
iD Tech Summer Computer Camps
Residential and Day Coed Computer Camps
"I've been to this camp for 6 years now. The counselors are amazing and the whole experience is something that I wish I could do year round. I learn more in a week at iD than I do in a year at my school." -Spencer, Student
Experience North America's most reputable and distinguished summer technology program for beginner to advanced students. Over 100,000 kids and teens worldwide have learned to create 2D and 3D video games, websites with Flash, C++ and Java programs, iPhone and Facebook apps, graphic designs with Photoshop and Illustrator, 3D models and animations with Maya, digital movies, robots, all with products experts use in their professions.
Enroll in these fun and challenging, weeklong, day and residential summer camps, located at over 60 prestigious universities in the U.S. and Canada. Juniors and Seniors can even earn Continuing Education Units. Alumni can hone their skills before and after summer with iD 365 - Endless Summer, complimentary online workshops led by live instructors year round.
Additional multi-week summer camp teen programs for ages 13-18 include: iD Gaming Academy, iD Visual Arts Academy and iD Programming Academy.
Save $50 through March 15th with the Online Early Bird Special (use promo code WD27).
ACTeen--Acting for Teens
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
The nation's first on-camera acting program for teens (Est. 1978). Professional film and television acting courses (involving the intimacy of the camera) combine with 14+ electives incorporating theater technique and discipline.
Theater, Film Acting, Speech & Voice, Movement, Meisner, Improvisation, Shakespeare, Musical Theater, Commercials & Voiceovers, Directing, Script Writing, Auditioning, Monologues, and Modern Drama.
Distinguished graduates in TV series, film, on Broadway and in the most competitive theater conservatories. Press in Seventeen, Cosmo Girl, New York Magazine, NY Post, The Princeton Review, Dramatics Magazine, Backstage, and publications such as "How to Be A Working Actor" by Mari Lyn Henry (former Head of Casting for ABC-TV.)
Staffed entirely by working professionals, guest actors, casting directors. Rigorous training and industry showcases. Recommended by over 40 agents/managers. Intimate class sizes (8-12 students max) provide individualized instruction and career guidance.
June, July, August, or Summer Saturday programs. Audition/application required.
Apply early!
Mid-Island Y JCC Day Camps
Coed Day Camp
The Mid-Island Y Jewish Community Center believes that the real "value" of camp is the value of friendship. Situated on over 350 sprawling acres at the Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds in Wheatley Heights, Long Island, the Mid-Island Y JCC's summer programs emphasize caring, sharing and respect with friends old and new. Whether your child is enrolled in one of our day camps, sports camps, Aspire Program for children with special needs or theatre camp, each offers an action-packed schedule. Camp program activities include: American Red Cross swim instruction, Archery, Tennis, Ga-Ga, Soccer, Mini-Golf, Baseball, Dance, Pioneering, Photography, Music, Nature Hikes, Jewish Culture and much more. Special events include: Late Nights, Dress-up Days, Day Trips, Live Entertainers, Maccabi Games (Color War), Camp Play, Camp Carnival and more. New features are our zip line and low ropes challenge course.
We also offer terrific camps for tweens and teens including travel camps and Counselor-In-Training programs. Additionally, we offer onsite preschool camps for ages 2 to 5 and before & after camp extended care. Our camper to counselor ratio is always low and our spirit and love of camp is high. Please call us to schedule a private tour of our campgrounds.
Filmmakers Ink
Coed Day CampMake a statement this summer by doing something truly exceptional. Make movies, from script-to-screen! The Filmmakers Ink summer filmmaking day camps offer a University film program experience in a camp setting. This summer we are offering affordable programs in Filmmaking, Screenwriting, Acting, Editing and Special FX for ages 8 to 17, serving multiple locations throughout Fairfield County, as well as Middlesex, Hartford, New Haven and Litchfield Counties, and introducing programs in New York City and Massachusetts.
Our staff of award-winning filmmakers will give each of our young filmmakers the tools to find inspiration, and provide you with the chance to be part of the growing community of young filmmakers in Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts. From script development to creating lighting design and shot lists, the process of making your own film will build confidence, hone your ability to work as a member of a team and leave you with a finished film to add to your portfolio. Join Filmmakers Ink this summer and find your own voice through film. Make friends, make movies and make an impact!
Fencers Club Summer Day Camp
Coed Day CampThe Fencers Club Summer Day Camp is a great chance for kids to combine mornings of entertaining educational activities with afternoons engaged with the exciting, fast-paced sport of modern fencing.
Creative writing: Learn to write expressively without constraints. The curriculum will be created by Bruno Navasky, a poet, teacher, author of several books and a writer for the New York Times Sunday Book Review. Math games and logical puzzle solving: Math games and puzzle solving teach fundamentals of mathematical thinking outside of a formal curriculum. The program is designed for us by a group of Harvard math/physics graduates who have extensive tutoring experience and love logical games. Chess: Learn to play chess in a program designed and supervised by Bruce Pandolfini, one of the most highly regarded chess teachers in the US (depicted in the movie Searching for Bobby Fisher). Instruction and game-play at all levels.
FENCING CLASS- Choose your weapon: Epee, Foil or Sabre- Modern fencing is a dynamic, exciting sport. Fencing teaches discipline, grace, agility and strategy. In our new state-of-the art, fully air-conditioned facility in Chelsea, students of all levels of experience will work with our famous coaches. Learn the fundamentals and then get on the strip and try to outsmart your opponent in a classic battle!
Champions Science Adventures Summer Day Camps
Coed Day Camps
Champions Science Adventures Summer Day Camps engage children ages 6-12 in action-packed science fun!
Each week long camp program is filled with fun experiments, individual projects and engaging science. Better yet, kids get to take home the amazing projects they build providing fun science-oriented play for years to come.
Over 92% of parents surveyed said they would recommend Champions Science Adventures Camps to a friend. As the largest provider of science enrichment programs in the United States with 30 years of experience, your child is sure to enjoy an unforgettable summer experience.
Join us this summer for the WILDEST Champions Science Adventures summer camp season yet! 2010 camp topics include Mystery of the Pharaoh’s Treasure- solve an Egyptian Mystery, Go Wild- meet live animals, Space and Rocketry- build and launch an eco-friendly hydro-rocket, and Gizmo’s Robot Factory- build a walking K’Nex robot.
Enroll Today! Call 888-458-1812 or visit www.scienceadventures.com.
YMCA Camp Chingachgook
Residential coed summer camp
With a spectacular location on one of the cleanest lakes in the world, top-notch, dedicated staff, and modern yet rustic facilities, Chingachgook is the choice for families, school groups, children's summer camp, conferences and retreats, and sailing programs.
Campers enjoy all kinds of waterfront activities: Chingachgook's extensive lakefront includes two 80-foot docks, a fleet of 70 canoes, kayaks, row boats, sailboats, and water-ski boats.
Other recreational facilities include tennis courts, basketball courts, volleyball courts, and four playing fields for softball, soccer, and other games.
National Computer Camps
Residential and day coed summer computer camps
Where learning and fun are rolled into one. . . Now in our 32nd year, National Computer Camp is America's original computer camp since 1977. The focus at NCC is 2D and 3D video game design, computer programming, digital video production, web page design, A+ and Network+ certification and software applications including networking, animation, Flash and graphics. Each week we offer all levels of programming in Basic, C++, Java, Assembler, HTML, XML, OpenGL and JavaScript.
Campers may attend one or multi-week sessions with a continuous curriculum that is age appropriate and suitable for beginners to super advanced. The camps are ideal for both experienced and first time campers. Coed ages 8-18 residential and day programs. An optional sports program is also available. NCC has locations in Atlanta, GA; Fairfield, Connecticut; Cleveland, OH; New York; NY.
Activities offered: 2D and 3D Video Game Design, Web Page Design, Digital Video Editing, Computer Programming, Software Applications, Networking, A+ Certification, Network+ Certification, 3-D Graphics, Animation, Flash, Robotics, Chess, Academics, Science, Optional Sports Program.
Game Camp USA
Residential and day coed summer computer camp
Welcome to Game Camp USA by Convergenesis, Inc. (est. 1999).
Don't just play video games all summer. Build your own, make new friends and have the time of your life! Whether you're experienced or an absolute beginner, you'll learn industry-standard software from professionals and students (at the college upper class and graduate levels). More importantly, you'll develop the problem solving skills vital to success in college.
Camp activities include Video Game Design and Creation and Computer Programming!
New York Film Academy - Teen Film & Acting Camps
Residential and Day Coed Summer Camp
Each summer the world famous New York Film Academy Film and Acting Camps give hundreds of high school students an unforgettable and transformative experience in Filmmaking, Acting and 3-D Animation. Our high school camps are designed for students with little or no previous filmmaking, acting or animation experience. They are hands-on intensive workshops that teach all aspects of the filmmaking process - writing, shooting, directing, and editing is taught by award winning instructors.
Camp season opens in June and ends in August. 1, 3, 4 or 6-week Sessions. Ages 14-17.
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts
Coed Day Camp
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com) is the arts day camp declared a "Best Of" camp by TimeOutNY/Kids, NY Metro Parents, and Long Island Press. The 2010 season begins on June 28th at the Center's 200-acre woodland campus on Long Island. Usdan is open to young people ages 6 to 18, and no audition is required - rather, admission is based on an expression of interest in the arts. Each summer, 1,600 students travel to the Center each day on air-conditioned buses that depart from neighborhoods throughout the New York metropolitan area.
Usdan was formed to provide the arts as a companion for life through great teaching and the camaraderie of fellow students whose common bond is their love of the arts. Usdan offers more than 40 programs in Music, Theater, Dance, Visual Arts, Nature, Chess, and Writing. Although Usdan's mission is for every child to establish a skill-based relationship with the arts, the unique stimulation of the Center has caused many to go on to professional careers. Alumni include singers Mariah Carey, Natalie Portman, and jazz singer Jane Monheit, as well as members of major music, theater, and dance ensembles throughout the world.
Beginner Fencing Camp
Coed Day Camp (ages 6 & up)Learn one of the most elegant, exhilarating and safest sports which teaches discipline, coordination and sportsmanship in NYC's elite and modern fencing facility! Camps are offered weekly from July until the first week of September and kids start as young as 7 years old.
What to bring? indoor sneakers, tshirt, shorts and lunch!
All instruction & equipment is provided.
Please visit our website on more information about our program, coaches and how to register.
Camp Pinnacle Summer Camp
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Camp Pinnacle is a Christian Summer Camp & Retreat Conference Center located in upstate Albany, NY. Enjoy our beautiful mountain retreat and exciting summer camps. Great since 1898! This is where God helps young people walk in His paths. High in the beautiful Helderberg Mountains, we have 880 acres with awesome views of 5 states and 6 mountain ranges.
Our quality Summer Camps are truly where faith and fun come together! Boys and girls love our Pathfinder program. Whether day camp or overnight, they enjoy a week of hands-on skill classes, cool Bible studies, praise & worship, camp games, cookout and more, guided by caring well-trained counselors.Youth and Teens enjoy our Trailblazer program. Spend an action-packed week at camp catching up with old friends & making new ones. Sign up for our summer Specialty Camps: Running, Horse, Skateboard, Paintball, Volley Ball camp and more.
Breezemont Day Camp
Coed summer day camp
Day camp with sleep-away atmosphere, campers thrive in noncompetitive setting under direction of mature staff. Set on eighteen lush, developed acres, one of Westchester, New York's preeminent day camps for children ages 3 to 13.
Activities include Archery, Small Crafts, Land Sports, Swimming, and Tennis.
Buckley Country Day Camp
Coed summer day camp
Personalized scheduling that enables intermediate and senior campers to attend workshops of their choosing with children their age who have similar interests.
Activities include: Daily swim lessons, Arts/Crafts, Challenge/Rope Courses, Drama, Hockey, Model Building, Rocketry, Sports, Tennis, Cooking, Horseback Riding, SCUBA Diving.
World of Discovery Day Camp
Coed summer day camp
A fun day camp with a great staff that offers door to door bus transportation in the borough of Queens, New York. Private outdoor pools, baseball, basketball, soccer, dodgeball, olympics, computers, talent shows, dance, games, instructional swim, amusement parks, skating, laser tag, archery and more.
Ages 4-15, Camp season begins in July and ends in August. Two-eight week programs available.
Camp Ramaquois
Coed summer day camp
Camp Ramaquois is tucked into the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains in Pomona, New York (Rockland County). Tall trees, rolling hills, babbling brooks, and mountain ranges surround our magnificent 44 acres and our 5 acre, crystalline spring-fed lake. We are only 30 minutes from the George Washington Bridge via the scenic Palisades Parkway and 15 minutes from the Tappan Zee Bridge.
Our main goal is to provide Ramaquois campers with a healthy, happy and rewarding summer experience. Each child's camp experience plays a very important role in his/her maturation. Our campers are encouraged to experience new skills, work with their peers and counselors, develop independence and assume responsibility.
Lake Winnipesaukee Youth Sailing School
Coed Day CampLocated on Lake Winnipesaukee in Gilford, New Hampshire, the LWSA runs a summer Sailing School for children from 8 to 16 years of age. With a fleet of over twenty sailboats, we have a boat and a program for all interests, abilities and means. Join our exciting sailing program and learn how to sail!
Our campers take part in on-water training and classroom training, races, regattas, and sail to local islands on Lake Winni. Our trained instructors provide a fun and relaxed atmosphere!
Chelsea Piers Summer Sports Camp
Coed summer day camp
Chelsea Piers, Manhattan's premier destination for youth sports, is home to 16 specialty sports camps for children and teens, ages 3 to 17 years. For the past 14 summers, campers have enjoyed world-class facilities, expert instructors, and the most exciting sports curriculum available, without leaving NYC! Campers also enjoy several special activities including Harbor Cruises aboard a U.S. Coast Guard-certified vessel and appearances by professional athletes, World and Olympic competitors.
Programs include Golf, Performance Golf, Gymnastics, Sports Academy (multi-sport camp), Elite Soccer Academy, Ice Skating, Ice Hockey, Acceleration Hockey, Preschool Ice Skating, Preschool Gymnastics, Bowling, Urban Adventure for Teens (including Kayaking/Sailing, Rock Climbing, Basketball, Soccer, Volleyball and Ice Skating), and innovative athletic training camps at BlueStreak, including Basketball, Football, and Volleyball. Lunch is provided for all campers. Transportation and an After Care Program are available. Our staff is passionate about providing a first-class experience to our campers.
