Educational game studio for kids and teens
Game Camp is more than just a place to play – it’s where aspiring creators turn ideas into reality. Campers gain hands-on development experience as they learn game design, programming and digital art.

Video Game Development
Ages 9–19
Learn to design game mechanics. Game designers invent how a game functions and flows from beginning to end.

Programming with Python and GoDot
Ages 9–19
Learn to write game code. Game programmers implement a design and import assets to develop a playable game.

3D Graphics & Modeling
Ages 13–19
Learn to build and animate three-dimensional models with visual effects. 3D artists produce artwork for games and movies.

Pixel Art
Ages 9–19
Learn to draw and animate two-dimensional sprites with visual effects. 2D artists produce coherent artwork for games.

Leadership
Ages 16–19
Learn to work effectively with children, peers and supervisors. Trainees develop skills to succeed as a camp counselor.

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​Enroll in one session and get 50% off a second – for the same camper or a new one (family or friend)

The Octavia Project Summer Camp is a free summer camp for young women and trans, nonbinary, and/or gender non-conforming youth who enter grades 6-8 next school year. Together campers create, explore, build, and have fun in daily workshops that combine STEM, art, and writing. Campers also go on field trips that explore art and STEM in NYC. Whether your child likes to write stories, draw comics, or game on your computer, the Octavia Project welcomes them.

An Octavia Project camper finishes the program with:

• Strengthened skills and confidence in STEM, digital-media, art, and writing.
• Access to a network of professional women from the fields of art, tech, science, and writing.
• A portfolio of multi-media projects.
• A community of creative peers who have their back

C'E Montessori is an independent, coeducational Spanish/English dual-language Montessori school for toddlers through fourth grade. The school's philosophy is an evolved take on the Montessori method, and it provides an advanced curriculum that is adapted to the needs of children in NYC today. C'E Montessori is a vibrant community of parents, teachers and children. C'E defines its vision and staff as Modern Montessori Purists, with traditional Montessori in the classroom for students and transparent accountability and metrics online for staff and parents.  

C'E Montessori enrolls children for its three different school programs: Toddlers, Primary, and Lower Elementary. Children applying for the Toddler program must be two years old upon enrollment; the Primary (3-6), Lower Elementary (1st-3rd grade), and Upper Elementary (4th-6th grade) programs are mixed-aged classrooms. Visit the website for information on virtual tours and admissions information as well as summer camp details.

Space City Fencing Academy is one of the nation’s largest and most successful fencing clubs. The club's recreational fencing summer camps and classes for beginners are unique, athletic, and fun all summer long. Its indoor program features world class instructors for six-year-olds all the way up to adults who are interested in the exciting world of swordplay.

There are many benefits to taking a fencing class. Fencing is a lifelong activity that will help in many areas of life, which include (but are not limited to):

• Flexibility improvement
• Better reflexes
• Greater strength
• Coordination increased
• Stress levels reduced
• Better mental clarity
• Better heart health
• Self-discipline improved
• Confidence builder.

Fencing students learn amazing skills at any age. In Space City fencing classes, students learn what it is like to work on something that is physically demanding. Fencing is a sport that requires independent thinking and proper discipline—strategic thinking and engagement of both the body and mind. Good sportsmanship and self-discipline are vital for a fencer, as are blade-work, footwork, and tactics.

If you are new to this sport or not sure what it’s about for your kid, try a summer fencing camp. Fencing can be very engaging and helps with a child’s imagination. It’s fast-moving and requires thinking ahead and focus. A child’s creativity level is sparked, and they start coming up with different moves and great strategies to outdo their opponent. They are learning to adapt quickly to every situation, and they practice interacting physically and verbally. Getting a child into fencing can even be a great alternative to screen time!

EDMO is back with some incredible summer programming to help kids learn something new while having fun. Join in for a summer filled with science, technology, making, and art with a social-emotional learning twist—online or in-person.

EDMO camps are for kids entering Pre-K through 8th grade. With 30+ locations and 25+ STEAM themes to choose from, there are plenty of options for campers to learn, explore, and grow all summer long.

• 25+ exciting STEAM themes
• Social-emotional learning infused in all programming
• Leader-in-training program
• Flexible AM drop-off window
• Extended care available until 6pm
• Financial assistance available
• Flexible refund policy
• American Camp Association accredited.

Online camp, online tutoring, and virtual birthday parties are also available!

The Bach to Rock Music School in Wyckoff provides music lessons for students of all ages and skill levels. Instruments taught include guitar, piano, drums, voice, DJ, violin, trumpet, and more. Bach to Rock is also the home of Beat Refinery DJ School which offers Mixing, Scratching, and Music Production classes. B2R birthday parties and seasonal camps are great opportunities to play and learn music with your friends and make new ones. Early childhood classes for toddlers and preschoolers are also available. Take your skills to the next level in a Glee Club or Rock Band. B2R offers opportunities for students to perform in venues around Bergen County.

B2R believes that:

• Learning to play music should be fun. It's called 'play' for a reason.
• Students feel motivated by playing with their peers.
• A student's individual music instruction should be supplemented by jam sessions and playing in a band.
• Like a sports team, a band builds teamwork, develops social skills, fosters self-esteem, promotes peer recognition, and leads to lasting friendships.
• Students learn faster playing music they like, whether it’s Rock or Bach, and the technical foundation is the same.
• Students are motivated to learn when they see early results and have an exciting, achievable goal.
• Introducing toddlers and very young children to music instruction, rhythm, and motion supports cognitive development, learning, and motor skills.

B2R offers a unique method of instruction. The school bases its method of music instruction on the knowledge that students learn best when they play the music they enjoy most. That’s why B2R teachers use special arrangements of today's music to help students become proficient instrumentalists or vocalists as well as seasoned performers. At B2R Music, individual music instruction is combined with band instruction that leads to regularly scheduled public performances, "Battles of the Bands," and recording sessions in a professional sound studio.

By combining musical basics with rigorous performance standards, B2R enables students young and old to play together in bands, using a repertoire built upon the hit music of their generation.

New York Sailing Collective offers sailing camps for participants ages 11 to 17 and small group events for people of all ages. Come explore New York on the water aboard classic sailboats!

The Knight School Summer Chess Camp has a fun and friendly spirit and is a great way to keep the brain sharp during the summer while having a real blast.

Chess Camp is a super-fun, high-energy chess experience in which kids celebrate a new chess tactic each day with silly videos, music-driven puzzlers for prizes, colorful silicone Tactixbands, funny movies, and chess clock tourneys. Laughter, fast-clocks, and compelling teaching approaches make this camp the summer's highlight for the current hundreds of kids who make up the awesome network of The Knight School's nationwide chess teams.

The Knight School chess camps are a great way to sprinkle a little intellectual stimulation into every summer. TKS is basically a summer chess club for kids, but one that puts fun and sportsmanship first, and chess third. At TKS Summer Chess Camps, kids spiral daily through a dizzying array of very fun chess activities, including rotating tourneys, zany chess movies, “Rechess,” fun chess lessons, and many other types of fun, plus everybody’s favorite: ChessMaster Says!

The Knight School Chess Camps have been bringing laughter, joy, and chess friendships to kids for over 15 years, and TKS has perfected the recipe for an ever-changing barrage of hilarious, infectious activities that are hardly part of grandfather's chess classes. The Knight School uses its classic mardi-gras-bead system to keep up with who is undefeated in each chess tournament, and with who has lost and thus has entered the “rainbow bead tourney.” Kids play “Chess Ninja,” a fun game where they're are invited to enact a screaming, overly-dramatic death once they are winked at by their fellow campers. To be clear, The Knight School has reimagined every different aspect of chess so that the old Russian system—chess notation, mandatory silence, long clock times and mandatory one-hour gaps between games—are completely replaced with laughter, fast games played rapid-fire, and silly teaching. In addition to the fun and the friendships, this week-long immersion into chess mightily stimulates the chess growth of campers. Some even experience their “chess epiphany” at chess camp. This is the lightning-strike moment when a student has a sudden, blinding realization that literally any problem can be solved, anything can be engineered, and all scenarios are winning scenarios.