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Launch Math + Science Centers offer exciting and educational one-week STEM summer camps for kids from Kindergarten to 7th grade.
Launch Math + Science Centers offer exciting and educational one-week STEM summer camps for kids from Kindergarten to 7th grade.
3/26/19 - By Jessica Laird

Most parents know the importance of STEM learning in this tech-focused world, but the arts—and balance—are just as meaningful. Once school lets out, summer is the perfect opportunity for kids to mix things up with more arts and active play, either as part of a STEM program or not.

We've gathered some of our favorite partner camps that offer amazing visual arts, film, dance, theater, and cooking programs; super cool STEM curriculums featuring everything from forensics to Minecraft; and some that keep kids on their toes by offering a little bit of this and that. For even more ideas, check out our New York City Camp Guide, or browse our Summer Camp Directory by location, type, and age!

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CMA Teaching Artists lead students as they explore Governors Island while scouting for a photo shoot location.
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BOLD Arts

Various NYC Locations
BOLD Arts offers week-long summer camps and school break camps. A different, thought-provoking theme centers each week's activities, including dance, music, and art projects. Every session ends with a performance where kids are the stars and the costumes, scenery, and performances are their own creations. Creative kids can invite a BOLD Arts educator to lead their birthday party and choreograph a dance to their favorite song. Parties culminate with a performance and family dance party.  READ MORE

Mill Basin Day Camp

Mill Basin
Mill Basin offers a variety of customizable summer day camp programs for kids ages 2 1/2-14. The fully air-conditioned modern facility features a laser maze, karaoke studio, Lego lab, ropes course, and the biggest outdoor pool in Brooklyn complete with four slides. READ MORE

Take Two Film Academy

Lincoln Square
Take Two Film Academy offers in-person and virtual filmmaking programs for kids 7-15 years old. Students study all aspects of filmmaking including screenwriting, storyboarding, acting, camera operation, animation, lighting, directing, special effects, and editing. READ MORE

Taste Buds Kitchen Cooking Camps

Flatiron
Taste Buds Kitchen allows kids to get hands-on in its cooking camps. With delicious themes like All You Knead is Love, Around the World, Super Foodies, and Culinary Cocoa, children can join for a single day or the whole week.  READ MORE

TADA! Youth Theater - Camps & Classes

Flatiron and Park Slope
TADA! offers fun, interactive, musical theater classes and camps for kids of all ages and from all backgrounds. Its musical theater programs aim to build creativity through high-quality productions. Summer and school break camps are offered. Financial aid aims to make arts education at TADA! accessible to all.  READ MORE
At NORY Summer Camp, children engage as makers and creators through collaborative project-based learning.
At NORY Summer Camp, children engage as makers and creators through collaborative project-based learning.

STEM Camps

Camp Pixel

Various NYC Locations
Camp Pixel takes cutting-edge tech skills and breaks them down into intriguing, hands-on experiences for kids ages 7 to 13. All skill levels can mod Minecraft, code in Roblox, program virtual reality games, make YouTube videos, develop games like Fortnite, and much more. READ MORE

Launch Math + Science Centers

Various NYC Locations
From exploring the physics of bungee jumping to designing projects with Python, Launch's STEM-based summer camps give kids in grades K-7 the chance to build, create, and code. Daily camps mean students can complete their projects whether they participate in one day or a full week.  READ MORE
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Marymount Summer

Upper East Side
Marymount Summer offers a variety of programs for children ages 3.5 to 15, including STEAM camps for the budding scientist and inventor and drama camps for aspiring singers and actors. Camps include weekly swim instruction, field trips, and daily outdoor play. READ MORE

NORY STEM + Sports Camp

Various NYC Locations
Children are makers and creators at Nory's holiday break and summer camps. Children can engage in woodworking, robot building, Roblox coding, and more. Questions are encouraged as kids build confidence and new skills. READ MORE

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