Brooklyn Summer Specialty Camps and Programs
With summer approaching, you may be looking for that one camp that will satisfy both you and your child. We all want kids to forge unforgettable summer memories, but we also wish the camp to be exciting and something they connect to, whether a sport, art, science, or more. We have a curated pick of special camps and programs to make this summer one for the books!
Check out our curated list of camps in and near Brooklyn!
Aviator Sports Summer Day Camp
3159 Flatbush Ave.
718-758-7510
AviatorSports.com/summer-day-camps
Located in Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, this expansive indoor facility boasts NHL-sized ice rinks, a gymnastics center, a rock wall, turf, and courts. Outside, two pools, turf fields, and pedal-karting offer thrilling adventures. With divisions for ages 4-15, campers enjoy diverse activities like arts, sports, and field trips to places like the Museum of Natural History and Laser Bounce. An unforgettable summer awaits amid thrilling experiences and enriching adventures. For added convenience, campers get a daily lunch and an afternoon snack. Regular camp hours are 9 am to 5 pm. Aviator Summer Day Camp offers flexible scheduling with early drop-off starting at 8 am, late stay until 6 pm, and bus transportation throughout Brooklyn and Queens.
The Brooklyn Debate League brings together kids from across the city to speak their minds on important topics. Learn how to navigate arguments and convince people, then bring those skills to classrooms, interviews, or even in family dynamics.
If you’re the type to test yourself (and impress colleges) they will show you how to compete in tournaments against kids with similar interests. If you’re already competing, their staff of state and national champions will help take you to the next level.
Ages: Rising 9th – 12th graders
Camp dates: July 15 – July 26
Camp hours: 9am – 5pm
Costs: Between $500 – $2500 / 2 weeks (sliding scale)
48 Pocono Springs Way East Stroudsburg, PA 18302
Camp Level Up is a 1-week sleepaway camp experience for campers entering 4th to 11th grade who want to improve on their gaming skills, all while enjoying the traditional camp activities that a sleepaway camp facility can offer. Located and powered by the team at Pocono Springs – a premiere private sleepaway camp in the Poconos (75 miles from NYC), Camp Level Up offers a hybrid program of esports gameplay and traditional camp activities. Campers spend 50% of their day participating in competitive gaming, and the other 50% are immersed in an assortment of traditional camp activities, including sports, adventure, arts, and aquatics/lakefront. Campers of all gaming skill levels are welcome!
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2901 Campus Road, Brooklyn, NY 11210
718-421-7575
Campus Day Camp is located on the Brooklyn College Campus and offers programs for ages 5 thru 15. All campers attend up to 4 trips per week to some of the best locations in the tri-state area. Extended day trips and overnights are also part of the
program. They create an atmosphere where children make friends that will last a lifetime. On in house days campers participate in activities such as, swimming(off-site) dancing, yoga, computers, sports, karate, arts and crafts, ceramics, jewelry making and baking. Extended hours and transportation are available as well.
625 Church Ave, Brooklyn
917-324-8290
The Craft Salon is Brooklyn’s premier arts and crafts studio providing art enrichment in a super fun atmosphere. TCS serves kids from kindergarten to 5th grade. Inside this colorful studio you will find elevated projects that range from tie-dye and weaving to papier mache, machine and hand sewing, embroidery, printmaking, and pottery. TCS runs an after school program every weekday plus mini camps, weekend workshops, adult classes, and summer camp. Each of the staff are artists who foster each child’s creativity and imagination. Summer camp runs from July 1st through August 26th. Check out their gallery on their website or register at the link! #LETSMAKESTUFF
DNA Learning Center Summer Camps
1 Bungtown Road, Cold Spring Harbor
[email protected], 516-367-5170
The DNA Learning Center is the world’s first science center devoted entirely to genetics education. They offer fun and challenging camps for science enthusiasts entering 6th–12th grades. Guided by experienced instructors, students use sophisticated laboratory and computer equipment to perform experiments several grade levels ahead of their peers. In-person summer programs at their facilities in Brooklyn, Sleepy Hollow, and Cold Spring Harbor, New York include hands-on labs that give learners the opportunity to use modern molecular biology techniques and tools. Their science camps are more than just fun activities. They incorporate technology used by real scientists in their experiments, allowing students to develop their understanding of biology and genetics concepts through lab investigations. The next scientific adventure starts at a DNALC camp!
Sheepshead Bay
1605 Voorhies Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11235
718-891-5437
At FTKNY’s STE(A)M and academics-based summer programs, children will explore the weeks’ enrichment adventure, interact with a SmartBoard Learning Station, engage in role play, do arts and crafts, conduct experiments, improve their math and literacy skills and have lots of free play time plus outdoor playtime with their friends! FTKNY programs ensure that your child has lots of fun while combating the summer brain drain each year when children are out of school. At FTKNY, kids have so much fun that they don’t realize how much they are learning!
NY Kids Club Adventure Summer Camp!
Brooklyn Heights:
182 Henry St., 718-866-4955
nypre.com/brooklyn-heights-ny-preschool
Cobble Hill:
299 Court St., 917-781-4809
nypre.com/cobble-hill-ny-preschool
Dumbo:
30 Pearl St., 718-831-6277
nypre.com/dumbo-ny-preschool
Park Slope:
125 5th Ave., 718-866-3009
nypre.com/park-slope-ny-preschool
nykidsclub.com/activities/camps
Summer 2024 is here, and it is time to head to Paris, France, to participate in the Summer Games Around the World. Campers will visit a different country each week, from Peru to Australia, Jamaica, Kenya, Greece, and Japan. Campers will celebrate and learn about different countries through thematic gymnastics, sports, science, art, theatre, dance, architecture, engineering yoga, music, and puppetry. Summer camp is an immersive theatrical experience that will keep campers moving, creating, laughing, and learning. Campers will develop new skills and new friendships, along with an appreciation for cultures around the world and the determination, confidence, and heart it takes to be a champion!
53 Prospect Park W #4, Brooklyn
917-864-7948
The School of Wonder creates unforgettable nature-based adventures in Prospect Park that are rooted in immersive storytelling and imaginative play. This summer, they will offer 5 week-long camps designed to teach children (ages 5-11) about their planet while transforming them into the protagonists of a fictional narrative. Each camp explores a unique theme: Guardians of the Elements, Guardians of the Future, Guardians of the Wild, and more! During the camps, Wonder Kids will embark on mysterious missions left by Gaia, Mother Earth, that inspire them to follow maps to the most magical corners of the park, meet local artists, and build community through activities that merge the arts and sciences. Join the adventure at theschoolofwonder.com! Multi-week and sibling discounts are available.
For a circus filled summer of excitement, creativity, and unforgettable memories. TSNY Circus Camp is not just any ordinary summer experience – it’s a thrilling journey where kids unleash their inner stars and soar to new heights, quite literally!
During camp, kids learn a range of circus skills. They will swing gracefully through the air on the flying trapeze and master a variety of aerial, clowning, and juggling arts. But that’s not all: campers also get to delight in a range of activities outside of the circus! This includes traditional camp activities such as “Capture the Flag ” and relay races, arts & crafts, and most excitingly, they will get a chance to pick a counselor! Okay, that one is still a little circusy…
On the last day of camp, family and friends are invited to watch their young performers in a spectacular end-of-camp showcase. Get ready to be amazed as they showcase everything they’ve learned throughout the week, leaving you in awe and applause! I mean, what’s a circus without an audience?!?
Contact Trapeze School of New York for a summer of fun, friendship, and circus magic.
