Connect the dots between worms in the compost bin, soil in the park and practicing sun salutations. Find new friends and face the world confidently. Our seven week summer camp is a fun-filled in and outdoor experience complete with weekly field trips, art, yoga, music, gardening, cooking and lots of play time. We offer flexible registration options and include healthy and delicious lunch and snack. Join us! Camp is designed for kids 3 years to 8 years. Our Summer Camp runs from July 15th - August 30th and offers Half Day (9am-12pm) Full Day (9am-3pm) and Extended Day (8:30am-6pm) options.

Jodi's Gym Camp is all about active, healthy children! Join us for a full hour of structured gym where your child develops the fundamentals for gymnastics (and all sports) and improves their skills on balance beams, bars, rings, tumbling, vault, tumble trak, our space bouncer and so much more! In a camp filled with giggles and laughter, your child will develop self-confidence while experiencing the joys of gymnastics. Other camp activities include music, arts and crafts, story time, and zany games. You won't find a more attentive, experienced, knowledgeable, and caring staff anywhere! Jodi’s Gym also offers the most flexible scheduling around… You choose the days, you choose the weeks! Let the fun continue with our Lunch Bunch! Pack your child lunch and let them dine with us after camp! We'll top off the fun with story time and games.

Summer at Soul Arts is a Manhattan-based full-day creative arts extravaganza for kids aged 5 - 12yrs. Each session at Soul Arts Academy is one week long and thematically organized, featuring rotating classes in dance (Hip Hop/Modern/Jazz/Flamenco/Swing and more, from teachers from all over the world), acting, art projects and music performance. In addition, the workshop includes bi-weekly instructional swim, interactive performances by celebrity guests and Visiting Arts Professionals, weekly field trips to fun, artistic and cultural destinations all over New York City, and lots of outdoor free play. Time Out Magazine has called Summer at Soul Arts the "most creative" downtown summer experience for kids. What's Included: All art supplies, saily healthy organic snacks from our sponsor WHOLE FOODS, swimming lessons at Bowery Center Pool, instruction in dance, drama, music and art, movie making, supervised field trips, surprise celebrity guest performers, daily supervised outdoor free play and new friendships to last a lifetime! You Bring: Packed non-perishable lunch; comfortable clothes; waterproof sandals or sneakers; on swim days, a swim suit and a towel packed in a lightweight backpack. Oh, and don't forget... a heart full of Soul! SUMMER AT SOUL ARTS 2013 PROGRAM SCHEDULE July 1 - July 26 (9:00am to 3:00pm) Week 1: July 1 - July 5 (including July 4) Week 2: July 8 - 12 Week 3: July 15 - 19 Week 4: July 22 - July 26

Week-Long Theater Summer Camp

The Park Avenue Youth Theatre is launching a new, unique, and engaging theatre program this summer. We are looking for enthusiastic incoming 6th, 7th,and 8th graders who are interested in learning more about performance and creating original theater . Throughout the week, participants will engage in a variety of games and activities that help build their skills and confidence as performers.They will also work with professional directors to develop original scenes. On the final day, the group will share what they have created with their friends and families.

Project Dates:
July 22nd -26th 9:30am-1pm
July 27th 2pm- 7pm

Cost: $250

No experience necessary. Space is limited. Enroll today!

To enroll your child, please e-mail us the Program Director Liz Sweeney, Liz@parkavemethodist.org

Please contact for more information regarding our year long programming

UNITY STAGE SUMMER ARTS is a full-day program for Kids, Tweens and Teens entering Grades K-9 (grouped by age). July 8-August 9. Exciting options include Cabaret performance, Comedy Improv, Puppetry, African Dance & Drumming, Hip Hop & Swing, Show Choir, small-group singing lessons, Board Game Marathon, Tai Chi, end-of-week Talent Show and much more. Caring, professional teaching artists. #7 Local to 46th/Bliss, Sunnyside. CALL 917-548-1086. Mention Mommy Poppins for $50 Off first week, $25 Off add'l weeks.

Young farmers and gardeners have a unique opportunity to explore past and present farming practices on the historic Wyckoff Farm. Campers ages 7 to 12 will learn about the plant life cycle from seed to harvest as well as the importance of composting and other green initiatives. Hands-on art projects and botanic investigations will allow campers to explore various aspects of plant life, from cultivated crops to free growing weeds. Each one-week session will culminate in a presentation of the campers’ artistic and planted achievements, as well as food prepared by campers from the Wyckoff garden.

Session I: Mon to Fri, August 5-9th, 9am-3pm
Session II: Mon to Fri, August 19-23, 9am-3pm

Ages: 7-12 years old
Cost: $250 ($25 registration fee)

For more information email education@wyckoffmuseum.org or call (718)629-5400.

Learn Spanish through the unique immersion program of Instituto Cervantes New York! Running weekly from mid-June thru the end of August, our Spanish program for children and teens is customized according to the age and level of Spanish of the students. Taught by native Spanish-speaking teachers specialized in child education, children learn the language through a multi-disciplinary approach involving games, songs, arts and crafts, interactive materials and fun activities. Dates: June 17 thru August 30 (weekly) Classes: Monday thru Friday, 9 am to 1 pm Ages: 4 to 18 years old Fees: $355 per week Location: 211 East 49th St, New York, NY 10017 In our Upper East Side location, in collaboration with I’m Bilingual, ICNY also offers Spanish classes for children ages 5 to 10. Dates: June 10 thru June 27 Classes: Monday thru Thursday, 3 to 4:15 pm or 4:15 to 5:30 pm Ages: 5 to 10 years old Fees: $420 Location: I’m Bilingual- 1296 Lexington (at 88th St) New York, NY 10128.

Whether learning a new sport, discovering arts and culture, or exploring the best of New York City, YMCA Summer Camps offer kids 3-14 an opportunity to build wonderful lifelong memories and a feeling of community that will last beyond the summer.

The West Side YMCA offers seven day camp options on the Upper West Side. Arts Camp, Kinder Camp, Day Camp, Sports Camp, and Teen Camp operate out of the main branch location at 5 West 63rd, and Kinder Camp and Day Camp take place at the Grosvenor Neighborhood House YMCA on West 105th.

Campers engage in specialist-led activities that enhance their social and emotional skills, keep them physically active, challenge them academically, and inspire them to learn new things every day. They participate in sports, arts and crafts, weekly field trips, theme days, instructional swimming, and STEM activities.

For more information, please contact the Camp Director, Ciaseem Andrews, at wsycamp@ymcanyc.org or 212-912-2668.