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 How to Plan A Fun Summer For Your Child
A Parent Guide to Summer Camps and Programs
Provided by:
Community Education Council for District 13, CEC 13
355 Park Place, Room 210, Brooklyn, NY 11238 Phone: (718) 636-­‐3212 Fax: (718) 636-­‐3238 Email: cec13@schools.nyc.gov Web: www.cec13.org. Summer Camps and Programs
Children’s Academy at LIU
1 University Plaza, Fort Greene
Contact: ChildrensAcademy@liu.edu, (718) 488-1364
Ages: 3 to 12 The Children’s Academy is Brooklyn’s go-to destination for summer camp! Located on LIU’s
beautiful11-acre campus, children ages 3 to 12 will enjoy many activities including chess, Chinese, circus
arts, hip-hop, moviemaking, origami, Spanish, theater arts, swimming and Blackbird Sports Camps in
basketball, soccer, and swimming
Planet Keepers and Climate Change
ESC Spring Recess Camp for Students in Grades 3-5
Application Fee: $20 Check or money order made out NYC DOE in trust for ESC
Location: Environmental Study Center
7151 Avenue T Brooklyn, NY 11234 student scientists in grades 3-5 will learn the principles of
environmental learning. What is a carbon footprint? What is built-in obsolescence? How can we conserve
our resources? How do our purchases affect the environment?
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
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 This STEAM based day-camp for
ages 6-12, explores principles of science and engineering in fun ways. 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.
Brooklyn Cultural Adventures Program
Applications for BCAP open on February 1st. BCAP allows 7 – 12 year olds explore Brooklyn’s cultural
attractions. Full- and partial-scholarships are available. Email for more information.
Camp Friendship Summer Day Camp
This Park Slope based camp doesn’t have a lot of information up, other than there are full- and partialscholarships offered. Email for more information.
The Fresh Air Fund
The Fresh Air Fund host 5 different camps as well as matches city kids with country families for 2-week
periods. Applications are available as are information nights.
NYC Parks
NYC Parks have a number of recreational programs including summer camps. The website says the waitlist
will be open in April which makes me think that they haven’t updated their summer camp page, yet. As
soon as they do, available slots go quickly.
Also check out their Learn to Swim, Kids in Motion, REEL Education, and other Teen Programs.
NYC Parks REC Youth
The REEL Education for Youth deserves its own line. 14 – 17 year olds interested in telling a story
through film have a fabulous–and free!–opportunity to learn from professionals and showcase their work
in an exhibition. Email for more information.
Police Academy League
The website still advertises its 2013 dates, but if you’re interested in the Police Academy League, go to
the website and find which of their 4 Brooklyn locations works best for you.
Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation
This half- or full-day option is entirely public funded which is great for parents looking for affordable
summer camps, but tenuous for the Foundation’s budget. The site still has 2014 information
up. Email them for the 2015 application deadline.
BAX Brooklyn Arts Exchange
421 5th Ave. Park Slope, 718-832-0018
For children entering grades K-6
No talent is needed to start with the BAX summer program. Enthusiastic and curious kids will be given
opportunities for tumbling, theater, and dance.
Brooklyn Arts for Kids
1226 Prospect Ave, Prospect Range, Windsor Terrace
Ages: 7 to 11
Contact: artsforkids@earthlink.net, 917-326-0867
Belinda and Wally’s ArtsCamp is a visual and performing arts experience for ages 7 to 11 from June
29 to July 18, 2015. Each day is split between the art studio and Prospect Park making art, dancing,
singing, and playing games. The path of discovery culminates in an exhibition/performance located at
Prospect Range (Windsor Terrace) and in Prospect Park.
Brooklyn Dance Project
495 3rd Ave, Park Slope, South Slope, (718) 499-5402
Ages 3 to teens
Learn proper dance technique from the same people who teach Broadway professionals.
Brooklyn School of Rock
327 Douglass St. Park Slope, Gowanus, Boerum Hill. 347-844-9363
Amplify your summer at school of rock. Aspiring rock stars have opportunities to write and record original
music as well as rock out on the electric guitar.
Camp Half-Blood
339 MacDonough Street. Meets in Prospect Park.
Ages 6-12
Camp Half-Blood is a different kind of performing arts camp. Demi-gods study archery, sword fighting,
foraging and other skills needed to master their weekly quests. Greek myth is the overriding theme.
Creative Arts Studio 310 Atlantic Ave, Boerum Hill, 718-797-5600
For children between the ages of 5-13
Space is limited for the summer program. Yet, they’ve just added the Summer Teen Intensive, a
Monday/Wednesday/Friday evening program.
Art and Science Explorers at The New York Botanical Garden For Students in Grades 6, 7 and 8
Campers in grades 6-8 will experience the wonder of nature through the parallel characteristics of both
scientific and artistic processes. Using the diverse biomes of the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory as well as
the work of Claude Monet as inspiration, participants will hone their observational skills and ask their own
questions. Students will explore how the physical characteristics of nature inform the function of healthy
ecosystems and investigate how elements of art they find in the natural world can be used in the
principles of design for creating artwork. This camp includes a trip to the Museum of Modern Art to
experience Claude Monet's Water Lilies.
Dates: Monday, April 6, 2015 to Friday, April 10, 2015
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx – Green School at the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory,
Bronx Park Road, Bronx, NY 10458
Brooklyn Children’s Museum
145 Brooklyn Ave, group_reservations@brooklynkids.org
Register by the day for the STEM camp.
Brooklyn Cultural Adventures Program
Various museums and cultural institutions throughout Brooklyn
Ages 7-12
Campers get to explore all Brooklyn has to offer.
Prospect Park Zoo
450 Flatbush Avenue, Prospect Park, ppzeducation@wcs.org, 718-399-7327
For children between the ages of 2-17
The zoo has short camps for 2-year olds and longer camps for 12-year olds. The camps fill up quickly.
Campers will have a lot of hands-on fun.
Brooklyn Botanical Garden
150 Eastern Parkway
For 2-year-olds to 8th graders
Offers half-day camps for little gardeners to get their hands dirty. Sign up for separate morning and
afternoon sessions. Staff will oversee lunch. Registration is open.
Trail Blazers
394 Rogers Ave, Prospect Lefferts Garden, 212-529-5113
Ages 4 to 9
Unplug from the city! Trail Blazers helps young Brooklynites find moments of tranquility in our urban
environment. At the end of the 6-week program, campers are invited on a parent/camper retreat to the
Trail Blazer’s campground in New Jersey.
Madison Square Boys & Girls Club
www.madisonsquare.org/
The mission of Madison Square Boys & Girls Club is to save and enhance the lives of New York
City boys and girls who by reason of economic or social factors
YMCA CAMP. WHERE KIDS GO TO GROW.
summer is growing season at YMCA camp. Kids develop core values, learn new skills, make new friends,
and have loads of fun in the process. It’s where kids grow as much on the inside as they’re growing on
the outside. www.ymcanyc.org/
http://imanihouse.org/imani-house-after-school-program
Summer Camp Program for 120 Brooklyn Kids! they run an After School Program and
Summer Camp out of P.S./M.S. 282 CAMP IMANI wishes to enhance activities and trips in our
free camp for 120 inner-city children ages 5- 12. Children attend 5 days a week and have access to an
amazing assortment of fun filled activities in an enriching, secure environment
ABOUT NYC SUMMER DEBATE
INSTITUTES
Applications now open for New York City 2015
Summer Debate Institutes!
Click here to register now!
The New York City Urban Debate League hosts
the longest and largest summer debate program in
the nation with debate institutes throughout the
summer in each of the boroughs. Our summer
program is free for all schools and students that
are members of the NYC Debate League, thanks
to the incredible support of the Arthur Rupe
Foundation.
Why Debate Camp?
Beginner Debaters! Learn the fundamentals of
debate, develop public speaking skills, try out your
first debate tournament and more!
Advanced Debaters! Train on the upcoming 20152016 debate topics!! Learn from top college
debaters and debate master teachers!
Teachers, Coaches and Judges! Learn everything
about starting a debate team, all the debate
formats, beginner and advanced debate coaching
techniques, judging, team fundraising, team
recruitment, and more!
All Debaters! Weeks of intense debate study by
the top debate teachers and coaches! Coaches,
classes, electives, debate supplies, breakfast,
lunch, awards, scrimmages, law firm visits,
mentors, tournaments and more!!
INTRODUCING THE
2015 NEW YORK CITY
SUMMER DEBATE INSTITUTES!
Click below for more details on each of our
community debate institutes. Note - locations and
dates are still being finalized. Learn more about
Summer Registration. See below for more
information on each camp.
July 6 - 10. Harlem Debate Institute
http://debate.nyc/summer/harlem/
July 6th - 10th, 2015
(Columbia University, Middle School only)
July 20-31. Manhattan Debate Institute
http://debate.nyc/summer/manhattan/
July 20th - 31st, 2015
(Hunter College, Novice High School, Varsity High
School, Middle School)
July 20-31. Elementary School Debate Institute
http://debate.nyc/summer/elementary/
July 20th - 31st, 2015
(Hunter College, Elementary School)
August 3-7. Urban Debate League Summer
Institute (Overnight Camp)
August 3rd - 7th, Monmouth University, New
Jersey (High School only)
Brooklyn Debate Institute
http://debate.nyc/summer/brooklyn/
Bronx Debate Institute
http://debate.nyc/summer/bronx/
August 17-28. Queens Debate Institute
http://debate.nyc/summer/queens/
August 17th - 28th, 2015, Maspeth High School
(Novice High School, Varsity High School, Middle
School)
Do you have a child who has the gift for talking and loves to argue?
Then please enroll your child in the Summer Debate Camp. This program is a wonderful opportunity for your child to learn how to have valid arguments. Please share this email with families that have children that would truly benefit from this program.
Why Summer Debate Camp?
Debate! Fun! Trophies! Tournaments! Prizes! Raffles! Special Events! Games! Ice Cream Parties!
Politics and current events!… There’s hundreds of reasons to participate in debate camp. If you like
arguing, then you will find a home at debate camp! If you want to learn public speaking skills, then there
is no better place to learn than Debate Camp! If you want to get ready for college, you will not find a
more rigorous summer experience! Students will learn researching, reading, writing, speaking, listening,
note taking, typing, technology, rhetoric, current events, political science, philosophy, history, geography
– and every other subject and skill. The daily schedule includes: (1) morning lecture and breakfast; (2)
morning labs (labs divide up our students into small work group teams); (3) elective workshops (i.e. “Art of
Cross Examination,” “Fallacies 101,” “Philosophy for Beginners,” “Toulmin – The Inventor of the
Argument!”); (4) lunch; (5) afternoon labs and drills; (6) practice debates.
Summer camp info - http://debate.nyc/summer-registration
To register: http://debate.nyc/member-summer-registration
http://debate.nyc/tournaments/brooklyn-debate-league
Internship Opportunities for High School Students
CENTRAL PARK INTERNSHIP FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
www.centralparknyc.org/about/programs/youth-programs/summer-internship.html
Application Available: March 10
Application Deadline: April 30
Central Park offers a paid internship to high school students interested in working in various areas such
as horticulture and administrative support. Interns work five days a week for 36-38 hours per week and
take field trips to other parks or work on group projects on Fridays as part of the experience. This fulltime, paid internship offers high school students the opportunity to support the Conservancy’s horticulture,
visitor services, and public programs departments. Interns work five days a week with individual
schedules varying depending on the position (some include weekends). Every Friday all interns work
together as a group to complete special projects in Central Park, or to go on trips to other parks and
environmental organizations.
Acceptance into the internship program is through a competitive application process. While all high
schools students 16 years and up are eligible to apply, preference is given to students who have
participated in one of the ROOTS programs or the Visitor Experience Apprentice Program. Applicants
must be at least 16 years old by June 1.
July – August: 5 days per week for 7 weeks
For more information or to receive an application, email youth@centralparknyc.org.
CHILDREN”S MUSEUM OF MANHATTAN HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR STAFF INTERNSHIP
PROGRAMS
http://cmom.org/learn_with_cmom/internships
Application deadline: June 1, 2015
Children's Museum of Manhattan has a Junior Staff Summer Internship program for high school students.
For ten weeks beginning in July, interns help with guided tours and educational activities for the young
museum attendees. High school students from all over New York City work together alongside museum
staff to explore community, technology and education at CMOM. Through experiences that focus on
youth development and building 21st century skills, Junior Staff Interns grow into valued members of the
CMOM team and the New York City community.
High school students who have interests in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), the arts or
working with children will find a welcoming community to explore and grow. Each intern develops their
interests into real work experience and skills that prepare them for college and careers. Students start off
as volunteers and as they gain more experience, they earn an ascending stipend.
Summer Junior Staff Internship July to August
Summer Junior Staff Interns assist educators with guided tours for visiting camp groups and take part in
professional development workshops, visit other museums, and attend college workshops.
For more information, contact the internship coordinator at 212-721-1223 x241 or by e-mail
at info@cmom.org.
THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
www.nyhistory.org/education/internships/high-school-internships
Deadline: April 17, 2015 Interested in a unique, hands-on experience at the oldest museum in New
York? The New-York Historical Society offers two sessions of the Student Historian Internship
Programeach year (Academic Year and Summer). The Student Historian High School Internship
Program is designed for students in grades 10, 11, and 12 in the tri-state area. The Student Historian
Program is a comprehensive internship and youth development program that provides students with
vocational and academic training, public speaking and leadership skills, as well as an increased
understanding of American art and history. Through object- and inquiry-based learning, students will
broaden their academic perspective, increase their confidence in professional settings, and enhance their
knowledge of fulfilling careers in the museum world.
Summer 2015 Program:
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Application available: March 2015
Program dates: July 7— August 13, Tuesday—Thursday, 10 am-3 pm
THE GO GETTTER SUMMER INTERNSHIP
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Deadline for application submission will be Monday, May 18 2015. Early applications are
encouraged as space is limited.
www.goprojectnyc.org/get-involved/volunteer-opportunities
The GO Getter summer internship is an opportunity for high school students to learn and develop
leadership skills while working with GO Project students in academic and/or enrichment classes. During
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the 5-week GO Summer program, interns will be working as teaching assistants in one of our 1 th
5 grade classrooms under the guidance of a Head Teacher or Enrichment Teacher. Interns will work in
small groups or one-to-one within the classroom to help students complete projects, remain focused, and
build confidence as learners.
Attend mandatory orientation and trainings during the last week of June (TENTATIVELY: June
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29 -July 3 (Commitment to the entire summer session is required). Five weeks in July and the first
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week of August (TENTATIVELY: July 6 -August 7 ), Monday-Friday, either the morning academic
session (8:30am-2pm) or the afternoon enrichment session (12pm-5:30pm)
Application Process
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Complete online application form.
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Submit a personal statement explaining why you want to intern with the GO Project & reflecting on
a social justice issue which you consider important.
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Submit a copy of your most recent school transcript.
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Provide one written letter of recommendation and one phone reference. (The written and phone
references must be different. References can only be teachers, employers, school administrators,
supervisors).
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Attend an interview as part of the initial screening process.
If interested, please complete the online internship application here.
If you have any questions about the internship, please contact Emily Ong, the Community Engagement
Coordinator, at eong@goprojectnyc.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need
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