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New York City Summer Camp and Day Camp Guide 2012

Jan 31 2012
New York City Summer Camp and Day Camp Guide 2012

The good news is there are hundreds of great summer camps to choose from in New York City. The bad news is... there are hundreds of great summer camps to choose from. How on earth do you pick the right one for your child? The Mommy Poppins Summer Camp Guide is here to help. We've put together this page to help parents find the most enriching and suitable programs for their kids in or near New York City. You'll find preschool and toddler programs, one-week specialty day camps, commuter country day camps, sleepaway camps, and info on services and resources to help make finding and getting ready for camp easier.

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NYC Summer Day Camp Listings

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NYC General Day Camps

14th Street Y

74th ST MAGIC Summer Days Camp

92nd Street Y 

A.C.T. Day Camp 

The Art Farm

Asphalt Green Battery Park City Summer Day Camp

Asphalt Green Summer Day Camp

Bank Street Summer Camp

Butter Beans Food + Garden Summer Camp

Camp Leman

Challenge Camp

Chef Toni's Cooking Academy

Chess NYC

The Clubhouse Camp for Tweens and Teens

Curious Jane

Downtown Day Camps

Dwight-Englewood School

Empire Camp

FasTracKids Summer Camp—UES and UWS

Jodi's Gym

The Little Gym-UWS

Marymount Summer Program

Mill Basin Day Camp

Music, Movement, and Visual Art

The New York Botanical Summer Camps

NY Kids Club

Oasis Day Camp

Park Slope Day Camp

Summerside Day Camp

Taste Buds Cooking Camp

 

 

 

Animal Camps

Bronx Zoo

Central Park Zoo

Prospect Park Zoo

Queens Zoo

Sports Day Camps

Asphalt Green Battery Park City Summer Day Camp

Asphalt Green Summer Day Camp

Aviator All Star Sports Camp

Baseball Center Summer Camp

Chelsea Piers

Columbia University Sports Camps

Downtown United Soccer Camps

Gymtime

Jodi's Gym

Kids of Summer Sports

Kids' Krav: Self Defense Summer Camp

Manhattan Fencing

New York Baseball Academy

New York Sports Academy

Physique Swimming

Super Soccer Stars

 

 

Language Day Camps

Bonjour NY French Summer Camp

Collina Italiana Summer in the City

iHOLA! A Playgroup in Spanish

Language Workshop for Children

La Petit Paradis Preschool

Lycée Francais Summer Camp

Portuguese Music & Movement

 

Music, Arts, & Theater Day Camps

91st Street Academy Summer Arts

American Tap Dance Foundation

A.R.T. Feraba Summer Camp

The Art Studio

Broadway Bound Kids

Camp Broadway

Children's Museum of the Arts (CMA)

Hi Art

Kids at Art Summer Workshop Program

Kids * Make * Movies Summer Workshops

National Academy Art Camp

New York City Rock Camp

NYC is My Backyard, a Writing Adventure

Queens Summer Stock for City Kids

TADA!

Textile Arts Center Summer Camp

Usdan Center for the Arts

Wingspan Arts Conservatory

 

Country Day Camps

92nd Street Y Camps

Buckley Country Day Camp

Camp Mohawk

Camp Ramaquois

Deerkill Day Camp

Deer Mountain Day Camp

Future Stars

Gate Hill Day Camp

JCC at Pearl River

Mount Tom Day Camp

The Nature Place

Pierce Country Day Camp

Spring Lake Day Camp

Woodmont Day Camp

 

 

Pre-School Day Camps

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Ballet Hispanico

Child's Play NY (Acting on Imagination)

Columbus Gym & Preschool Summer Camp

Enopi West Village Summer Camp

Kids at Work Camp

Merry-Go Round Summer Camp

Preschool du Monde Summer Program

Summer Breeze at GymTime

Summer Scampers

Upper West Side Playgroup

 

 

Science & Tech Camps

Center for Architecture Foundation

Corlears Science and Engineering Camp

Launch Match Achievement Day Camps

ID Tech Camps

RoboFun

Storefront Science Summer Camp

 

Special Needs

Aaron Academy Summer Arts Program

Big Apple Day Program

Standing Tall

Super Soccer Stars

West End Day School Summer Program



 

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    When considering athletic camps for summertime fun, the mind usually turns to swimming, baseball, tennis or other outdoor team sports. But what if your kids prefer their summer vacation served ice cold? That's totally doable in NYC even when the temperatures are well above freezing. Five of...
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    How can it be spring break already? It feels like midwinter break just ended! New York City public schools are closed from Friday, April 6 through Sunday, April 15, and while there are plenty of cool things to do on the weekends, like Easter egg hunts and fun family day trips, you still have six...
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    It's tough to find the right summer camp for any kid. But if your child has special needs, like autism or ADHD, choosing a program can be especially nerve-racking. Children with special needs often shun sports or swimming, get spooked by new activities or field trips, and are prone to...
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    Still shopping for a summer camp for your kid? We realize the number of choices can feel overwhelming. There are literally hundreds of NYC day camps to choose from, and it seems like new ones pop up every year. That's why we've rounded up the ten most innovative and enriching new summer...
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    Even if your family's swimming in money like Uncle Scrooge (and if you are, congrats), we all appreciate a good bargain. Summer camp is an especially stressful financial issue because while we want our children to have a fun, rewarding and safe experience, we don't want to dig into our...
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    Wherever you sit on the controversial issue of testing, standardized tests and the pressures that come them are part of the American educational system. New York City kids are faced with high-stakes tests from an early age, from the G&T to the ERB to Regents to the granddaddy of them all, the...
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