The Central Park Sports philosophy is simple: Kids want to have fun; being outside is fun; sports and games are fun. The Central Park Sports Summer Program provides outdoor athletic activity and instruction in a non-competitive, fun environment for children ages 3-10. Campers receive basic instruction from local coaches and college athletes in a variety of sports (soccer, baseball, basketball, volleyball, lacrosse, football, etc.), as well as supervision in classic park games such as frisbee, capture the flag, and more. Emphasis is on having fun and demonstrating good sportsmanship while learning the basic skills and rules of the games. Something that sets Central Park Sports apart from other programs is its flexible schedule to fit your needs. You can select individual days or even half-days to participate. At Central Park Sports, your child will come home happy, dirty, possibly wet from a water fight or sprinkler run, and definitely ready for a nap!

Give your child a fun and creative summer at Portside Arts Center. Students will be exposed to a wide range of art and artists while creating masterpieces of their own. Students will sculpt, build, paint, draw, and collage their way through the summer during daily art projects. They will go on exciting weekly field trips to local gems like Longwood Gardens, Smith Memorial Playground, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Each day children will have the opportunity to play at Cione Playground and socialize with their friends during snack, lunch, and structured indoor play time. The Sharks (ages 8-12) will have the opportunity to enjoy swimming with their friends every Friday, and the Minnows (ages 4-7) will enjoy weekly dance parties. This year, Portside’s summer arts camp is targeting the weeks that schools are off and there are limited care options so that you can ensure your child is in a safe and creative environment. Camp runs Monday-Friday, 7:30am-5:30pm.

Third Street is a play-based nursery school that draws inspiration from multiple early childhood philosophies and educators. This eclectic approach provides the opportunity for its exceptional teachers to plan curriculum with the developmental milestones of each age group of students in mind, which is then carried out through project-based learning. Through play, children reenact experiences, try out different roles, express ideas, develop vocabulary, process information, and widen their view of the world surrounding them. The curriculum is scaffolded from age level to age level, to ensure that its learners are mastering developmental goals in all areas of learning and ultimately are prepared for kindergarten.

At Chef Toni's Adventures, a premier cooking destination for kids in NYC, campers will be inspired and challenged to explore their cooking skills while expanding their love of food.

While some cooking schools are "paint-by-numbers," Chef Toni's is like a fine arts class. Kids develop their own tastes and talents. They explore farmers markets and community gardens. From time to time they get to meet celebrity chefs and visit commercial kitchens.

Make friends; explore cultures; strengthen math, science, and reading skills; and build confidence in the kitchen and out!

Golden Key Art offers summer art fun in Tarzana with a variety of creative activities: painting, drawing, sculpture, crafts, art history, and museum trips. Plus, little artists enjoy pool time, playtime, chess club, computer lab, and playtime. Academics (math and English) are also included in the curriculum to prepare for the upcoming school year. Please check the website for full details.

The School of Interactive Arts (SIA) is a high school program for creating games. SIA is recruiting high school students for a free Game Design Summer Camp in their Flatiron office in Manhattan. Over the summer, students will use professional software to make games of their own. After the summer, students can participate in SIA’s pre-college program throughout high school, where SIA provides college advising, scholarships, and test prep.

Students also choose from art-form specialties in Visual Arts, Music & Sound Production, and Narrative Writing.