Fabulous Camps
School is out! Summer is in full swing!
How many of you started camp this morning? How many of you begin after the holiday weekend? How many of you are still looking for a camp?
If you’re still looking, scroll down for more of our favorite camps. If you aren’t sending your kids to summer camp, check out our calendar of local events. Also check out our neighborhood listing and our listings by type.
The Park Slope Day Camp
339 8th St, Windsor Terrace, Bay Ridge, Carroll Gardens as well as 2 Park Slope locations, 718-788-PSDC (7732)
For children entering grades PreK-10
Transportation available.
For 24 years, the Park Slope Day Camp has been providing Brooklyn families with a safe, nurturing, and unique day camp experience. Located in Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Carroll Gardens and Bay Ridge, the Park Slope Day Camp offers a wide variety of activities and options including our traditional day camp, circus camp, travel camp, soccer academy and leadership training.
Flexible and accommodating schedules for parents. Professional management & organization. Enthusiastic, caring, and well-trained staff. Air-conditioned buses. Transportation to and from camp available in most Brooklyn locations. Accredited by the American Camp Association.
Home Run Baseball Camp
Parade Ground, Ditmas Park, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Kensington, 202-256-8883
For children between the ages of 4-12
Registration isn’t quite open for the summer baseball camp, but if you’re interested in Spring Break in the Dominican Republic, sign up now.
Mill Basin Day Camp
5945 Strickland Avenue, Mill Basin, 718-251-6200
For children entering grades PreK-9
Give Your Kids A Summer They Worked Hard To Deserve!
Come See All That MBDC Offers!
Register for the Open House at http://www.millbasindaycamp.com/content.asp?contentid=174
mini-Preneur
Various locations around Manhattan
Contact: info@mini-preneur.com, (347) 978-3062
Ages 8 to 16
Summer Incubator Camp where students develop business ideas and turn them into the perfect pitch for an opportunity to win up to $2,500! Students will attend seminars on idea generation, branding/design, financing, budgeting, marketing, sales/promotion and they will create commercials, design prototypes and infuse technology.
Brooklyn School of Rock
327 Douglass Street, Carroll Gardens, Ditmas Park, Downtown Brooklyn, Fort Greene, Kensington, Windsor Terrace, Park Slope, Red Hook, South Slope
Contact: brooklyn@schoolofrock.com, (347) 844-9363
Ages: 5-18
We welcome budding musicians ages 5-18 to join us at School of Rock Brooklyn for our summer rock day camps! Additionally, we offer year-round private lessons, group classes, performance opportunities, workshops and special music events for ages 3 through adult. Contact us to learn more!
Manhattan Beach Summer Camp
60 West End Avenue, Manhattan Beach, Sheepshead Bay
Contact: info@mbsummercamp.com, (347) 788-8669
We believe that kids should have a safe and memorable summer experience. Our program is designed to include daily swimming, dance, martial arts, basketball, tennis, soccer, arts and crafts, cooking, educational science projects that are taught by professional staff and exciting trips.
Cortelyou Academic and Sports Camp
386 Marlborough Road, Ditmas Park
Contact: info@mycecc.com, 718-282-6077
Ages 3-15
Cortelyou Academic and Sports Camp teaching life lessons through camp experiences. We offer the thrill and excitement of the outdoors, which promotes growth and development of the mind, body and soul. Our recreational and educational experiences are incorporated into such activities as arts and crafts; drama; home economics; instructional swimming; cultural excursions; academic tutelage, out of town day trips; outdoor sports; dance; indoor games; and much, much more. The camp is run annually in the months of July and August and fees are calculated each year after the schedule of events has been planned and confirmed. We are service providers for 1199 and TWU, what are you waiting for sign up today!
Dancewave
45 4th Avenue, Park Slope, Gowanus
Ages: 3 and up
Contact: 718-522-4696, info@dancewave.org
Dancewave’s Summer Camps provide students with the opportunity to study with renowned professionals in a variety of dance forms as well as enjoy creative visual art projects in a supportive and fun-filled environment. Choose from 1 or 2 weeks of study, with daily dance classes in Ballet, Modern, Creative Storytelling, Stretch, Jazz, Hip Hop, and Creative Art Projects. Register today for a great deal –
Science is Fun – Engineering Rocks
372 Clinton Ave, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn Free School, Fort Greene
Ages 6-12
Contact: info@scienceisfunengineeringrocks.com, (347)789-4515
This STEAM based day-camp for ages 6-12, explores principles of science and engineering in fun ways. Campers learn through classroom and outdoor activities. They design, build and test their own projects, while learning skills that will enable them to tackle life and academic challenges with confidence.
Prospect Gymnastics
1023 Church Avenue, Ditmas Park, Kensington, Flatbush
Camp Director: Mina Marsow, 917-733-2403
Ages: Girls 5 – 8, Boys 5 – 6
Join us at Prospect Gymnastics for intensive gymnastics training and dance alongside fun art projects and water activities. Prospect Gymnastics offers discounts to City Kid Camp users.
Alexa Café: Chic, All-Girls Summer Tech Camps
Berkeley Carroll School, Park Slope
Ages 10 to 15
Contact: info@iDTech.com, 1-888-709-8324
Calling all girls! Build tech skills in a unique, stylish setting where girls collaborate in small, close-knit clusters and discover coding, design, filmmaking, leadership, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and more. Weeklong day sessions for girls ages 10-15 are held at Berkeley Carroll School.
iD Tech Camps: Code, Game, Create!
Held at Queens College, NYU, NYIT, Marymount Manhattan College, and other NYC locations
Ages 7 to 17
Contact: info@iDTech.com, 1-888-709-8324
Learn code, game design, app development, robotics, web design, film, photography, and more in a fun camp setting! Weeklong day programs for ages 7-17 are held at multiple NYC locations. Create and innovate with personalized instruction—only 8 students per instructor.
iD Tech Mini: Mini Camp. HUGE Fun!
Held at Berkeley Carroll School and the Town School
Ages 6 to 9
Contact: info@iDTech.com, 1-888-709-8324
It’s never too early to dream BIG! Fun, kid-friendly courses in programming, game design, robotics, and more for aspiring tech innovators ages 6-9. Half day or full day camps with an emphasis on creativity, exploration, and friendship. Mini ages. Mini price. Mini commute. HUGE fun!
Urban Glass
647 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11215, Fort Greene
Contact: Dori Guthrie, (929) 364-2222
Ages: 11 to 18
Only three weeks of camp are offered at Urban Glass. Campers will learn how to create mosaics with flat glass and also the art of glass blowing and glass sculpture.
Sprout Brooklyn Day Camp
Red Hook
yjsproutbrooklyn@youngjudaea.org or call 917-595-1500 ext. 221
This is a dual language summer camps. Counselors will be fluent in both Hebrew and English and instructional activities, including swimming, will take place in Hebrew. This is the inaugural year of Sprout Brooklyn. See directoryfor more information including open house dates.
Kings Bay Y at Windsor Terrace
1224 Prospect Ave (at Vanderbilt) Kensington, Park Slope, South Slope, North Slope, Ditmas Park and Windsor Terrace
Contact: info@ywindsorterrace.org, 718-407-6377
Ages: 2-14
Kings Bay Y at Windsor Terrace has a number of summer day camps: Preschool Camp, Summer Day Camp, Hebrew Dual Language Camp, PACK Sleepaway Camp in the Poconos, Basketball Division, and Soccer Division.
What to expect: Campers will swim 3 days a week, take trips 2 times a week, and enjoy activities at the beautiful outdoor facilities on country-like campus in Bay Ridge. The Bay Ridge campus features baseball and soccer fields, an outdoor pool, private bowling alley, movie theater, basketball courts, arcade and cafe. Early drop off and late stay is available. Transportation is available from designated bus stops. Breakfast and snacks are served daily. Highly trained and skilled staff work with small groups of campers.
Kings Bay Y at North Williamsburg
14 Hope Street, Williamsburg
Contact: office@kingsbayy.org, 718-407-6377
Ages: All ages, and looking for camp counselors ages 16 and up.
Enjoy our beautiful outdoor facilities on country-like campus in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn 3 days a week, featuring baseball and soccer fields, outdoor pool, private bowling alley, movie theater, basketball courts, arcade and cafe on site.
KidVentures NYC
194A 22nd St. #1, Brooklyn, NY 11232
Contact: kidventuresnyc@gmail.com, (718) 473-6872
KidVentures NYC is the ultimate in adventure, education, and fun!
With daily trips throughout NYC’s five boroughs your child will learn about NYC and experience all that it has to offer. Give your child a summer they will always remember with KidVentures NYC!
ALDEN MOVES Dance Theater
1203 Church Ave, Ditmas Park, Flatbush
Contact: info@aldenmovesbk.com, (347) 365-6713
Ages: 4-13
ALDEN MOVES’ morning summer camps blend jazz, ballet, and modern technique for girls & boys ages 4-13. Superheros, ballerinas, theater divas, and choreographers-in-training love exciting enrichment activities like costume/prop design, film study, composition, dance history, singing, and acting. Register by week or for the summer!
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