Summer Institute for the Gifted (SIG) is offering a 3-week academic summer camp for gifted and talented students ages 5-17. The program combines academics with social, cultural, and recreational opportunities for a truly engaging summer. Through 30 years of experience, we have crafted a program that will enhance their natural talents and abilities. Please visit www.giftedstudy.org for more information.

Advantage Junior Tennis Camp offers more drills, more skills, and more time on the courts for players ages 7 to 17. The focus is on tennis, up close and all summer long. Players receive expert instruction from some of the top coaches in the East, honing their skills and taking their game to the next level with drills, games, match play, and cross training. They play on 12 Har-Tru indoor courts and 3 outdoor courts, and they go swimming right next door to camp. Girls and boys meet new friends who love tennis just as much as they do. It’s all happening at the Roosevelt Island Racquet Club, an oasis in the East River that is next to the tram, the ferry, and just two blocks from the F train. Transportation is available if you prefer. Choose single or consecutive weeks, and save on multiple weeks. There is also a 10% sibling discount for the second and third child in your family to enroll. So get ready for a fantastic summer on the courts at Advantage Junior Tennis Camp!

Arts in Action Visual Art Program, in it's 28th year, teaches a sequentially structured fine art curriculum that empowers students with a visual language as a means of communication that is fun to learn! Directed by Angela Tripi-Weiss a Three-time Blackboard Awards Winner for Excellence in Fine Art Education, and Who's Who in Art Education AIAVAP’s After-School and Saturday Fine Art Classes, Private lessons, Day-Class home-school groups, Camps and Vacation Day Workshops are designed to expose children to age appropriate fine art concepts, and skills and a variety of exciting materials that working artists use in their art. AIAVAP teaches art that empowers children to communicate effectively through the foundations of drawing and painting! AIAVAP's Summer offers 3 different Camps!

The Six Acres program incorporates the goals of recreation, education and concern. As educators, we all desire the children’s experience to be a pleasant and satisfying one. Our program strives to build self-esteem through pursuing individual interests, allowing the campers to choose some of their own camp activities. Our goal is to incorporate physical fitness and recreational activities which are important and necessary in the development of each camper. Camp Six Acres provides a friendly and supportive environment which helps the campers express themselves while making new friends. All activities are conducted keeping the safety of each camper foremost in our minds.

Pine Street School Summer Camp offers a day camp experience for children ages 2-9 (entering 3rd grade) with a global perspective. Each week centers around a specific theme and campers explore the themes with a multidisciplinary approach under the guidance of camp teachers, as well as guest artists and workshop leaders. Each week’s theme connects campers to global awareness and understanding that represents the foundation of Pine Street School’s philosophy. Full day campers can choose from English, Spanish, or Mandarin in the afternoons. Themes include: Take Flight, Global Games, Pop!, Animal Planet, World Beats, Build It, Postcards from Pine Street, and Splish-Splash!

Battery Park Montessori Summer Camp is open to children ages 2-6 an offers an engaging Montessori-style summer experience for children. Each week focuses on a theme and camp teachers lead their groups in activities, including arts & crafts, games, science experiments, centered around that theme. Campers also participate in workshops each week with guest teachers to further enhance their experience in a particular aspect of the theme. Campers spend ample time outdoors every day enjoying Battery Park City at its best! Themes include: Sports Explorers, Kitchen Kids, Amazing Animals, Rhymes 'n' Rhythms, Garden Magic, Super Stars, Camping, and Action/Reaction.

The Food Network and Rachel Ray have nothing on Taste Buds Kitchen, opening in May in North Andover, MA. Cook up new and tasty culinary adventures each week this summer and every school holiday as you develop the skills to chop, mix and swirl your way to a food masterpiece. From nutritious meals to decadent desserts, our summer programs will set you up to be a future Top Chef while making friends and rewarding your Taste Buds with new ingredients. Weekly themes include Around the World, Chocolate Lovers, Iron Chef & more. Join us in the Kids Kitchen for halfday cooking programs for children ages 2-17. Children ages 10+ can join as Counselors-in-Training for a full-day experience. Register for the whole summer or try us out for a week! Single-day registrations available space permitting. Visit our website (http://tastebudskitchen.com) or call us at 978.655.1790 to register for an upcoming summer program or to book your private cooking event! GRAND OPENING IN MAY 2015

At the Kings Bay Y at North Williamsburg Preschool, our classrooms are loving and caring spaces for children and families. Our children are encouraged to try new activities, meet new friends and satisfy their curiosity by learning about the world around them. We believe that our work is to support children to be the best that they can be. Home and school are a team and our doors are always open to families’ questions and ideas..

PRESCHOOL AGES 2-5:

Full and half day programs
Reggio Emilia approach
Bank Street progressive approach
Fully licensed staff
Music and art specialists
Jewish cultural activities
State of the art facility
Nutritious organic snack daily