Writopia Lab – Tribeca
Tribeca Community School, 124 Hudson Street between North Moore Street and Ericsson Place
Monday, June 29-Friday, August 14
Ages 5-18
$585 per week
This year the veteran writing program is expanding its offerings with weekly half-day summer writing intensives in Tribeca. Aspiring authors from elementary to high school can participate in creative writing labs in the genre of their choice, and children ages 9 and up can opt to hone their essay-writing skills.

Maker State STEAM Camps – Lower East Side & Upper East Side
Seward Park Cooperative, 413 Grand Street between Essex and Clinton Streets
6 East 87th Street between Madison and Fifth Avenues
St. Vincent Ferrer High School, 151 East 65th Street between Lexington and Third Avenues
Monday, June 29-Friday, September 4, depending on location
Ages 7-12
$590-$680 per week depending on location
This new STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) program is launching three hands-on maker camps for grade-schoolers. Each week-long session focuses on a different high-tech theme. In small groups, kids can create Minecraft mods, design video games using Scratch, build an assortment of rockets or explore robotics using Lego Mindstorms. More analog pursuits include creating comic books, stop-motion films and board games.

Design Camp – Upper East Side
Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, 2 East 91st Street between Madison and Fifth Avenues
Monday, July 20-Friday, August 14
Ages 7-12
$500 per week
Creative kids should love this new camp at the recently reopened Cooper Hewitt Design Museum. Each week-long session focuses on different facets of design, including architecture, graphic design, wearables and product development. Grouped by age, kids are able to explore the museum's galleries, work on design challenges and develop their skills.

Kate's Kids Acting Camp – Greenwich Village
115 MacDougal Street between Minetta Lane and West 3rd Street
Monday June 29-Friday, September 4
Ages 6-13
$500 per week
This popular after-school theater class is hosting a day camp for aspiring actors. Kids play theater games, are introduced to improv and memorization, and learn how to ham it up in a fun environment with professional and student thespians. Each session wraps up with a short workshop where parents see the kids in action. For campers ages 9 and up, Kate's offers Shakespeare ($525/week) and improv specialty ($500/week) camps.

mini-Preneur – Financial District & Greenwich Village
Pine Street School, 25 Pine Street between Nassau and William Streets
Monday, July 20-Friday, September 4
Ages 8-11
$895 per two-week session
Breather, 64 West 3rd Street between LaGuardia Place and Thompson Street
Monday, July 6-Friday, July 31
Ages 11-14
$450 per week
Fans of the television show Shark Tank are bound to enjoy this real-life entrepreneurial experience. Children ages 8 to 11 can make their dreams a reality in a two-week Design-a-Biz camp that has them creating prototypes, developing commercials and learning how to build a business. Older kids can take their ideas to the next level by joining the Summer Incubator for up to four weeks, which gets them a dedicated work space, face time with industry leaders in one-on-one sessions and group seminars. In September, interested campers can sell their businesses in a Shark Tank Pitch competition where winners can snag $2,500!

teck-e – Midtown West
School of the International Center of Photography, 1114 Avenue of the Americas between 41st and 42nd Streets
Monday, July 6-Friday August 7
Ages 8-13
$850 per week
Another hands-on STEM camp! In half-day, week-long sessions, campers can try a variety of high-tech programs like coding in Minecraft, embedding circuitry in fabrics and wearables, exploring electronic sound making and working with Arduino to create cool tech projects.

Find more summer programs in our Camp Guide.