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For many children, going to summer camp is a rite of passage. Camp is the perfect place for boys and girls to make friends, discover new interests, and find their independence. While the experience is fun for the children, it can be overwhelming for the parents. Unsure where to start? We've rounded up some of the best summer camps in Queens. From sleepaway to day camps, this list includes specialty camps that range from music, dance, and performing arts to academic enrichment and camps for older kids. Give your child the opportunity to make memories that'll last a lifetime. Explore our list of summer camps throughout Queens to find the best camp for your child. Whether you're in Flushing, Astoria, Long Island City, Jamaica, Kew Gardens, Ridgewood, Fresh Meadows, Middle Village, Glendale, Jackson Heights, Maspeth, or Woodside there's a camp perfect for your family. Register for day and summer camps online today!
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Academic Enrichment Camps
BUCKLEY COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL
2 I.U. Willets Road, Roslyn
516-627-1910
Buckley Scholars is an exciting, elite academic program that allows students entering grades fifth-ninth to explore their passions through hands-on workshops, true-to-life simulations, and essential leadership development activities! The two-week program is a partnership between the Buckley Summer Academy and the National Student Leadership Conference.
KWELLER PREP
108-22 Queens Blvd, 2nd floor ., Forest Hills
1-800-631-1757.
Email info@kwellerprep.com
Kweller Prep will offer limited in-person and zoom online summer classes. This program specializes in competitive middle, high school, college, and graduate school entrance exam preparation. Class sizes are limited to 10 students and are customized around our student’s needs. Kweller Prep participates in flex spending and dependent care.
Camps for Older Kids
HILLCREST JEWISH CENTER DAY CAMP
183-02 Union Turnpike, Flushing, Queens
718-380-4145
Email daycamp@hillcrestjc.org
The camp “where everybody knows your name” offers programs for campers from pre-school through our Counselor-in-Training program for age 14. Our age-appropriate programs include Red Cross swim instruction, arts and crafts, outdoor play and exercise, sports, field trips, drama, Jewish culture programs, special events and activities, and weekly cookouts.
Dance Camps
ALL STAR STUDIOS
108-21 72nd Ave. (4th floor), Forest Hills
718-268-2280
Email allstarstudiosnyc@gmail.com
Register now for All Star Studio’s Summer and/or Fall 2021 Session of jazz, tap, ballet, hip hop, and acro, for ages 3 and older. Demonstrative assistants included so teachers can focus on students’ progression. Ask about our Monday Night Dance Madness classes and our August Dance Intensive session. Register for your free trial!
ROSE ACADEMY OF BALLET
70-11 Austin St., Forest Hills
718-520-0207
Email racademyofballet@gmail.com
A thoughtful dance program that combines movement and music, while always leaving space for personal creativity. Students are taught by professionals in their field! Join us for dance classes – ages 3 and older! We offer pre-ballet, jazz, hip-hop, acro, and more! Register for summer camp or classes now!
Day Camps
MAGIC DAY CAMP
216-15 Peck Ave., Bayside, Queens
718-634-8109
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Magic Day Camp, “Where Every Day Is Magical,” offers children ages 4-15 adventures and activities that stimulate and motivate minds and physical ability. We swim every day in an Olympic country club pool. With exciting weekly trips, our rates include door-to-door transportation, healthy lunches, professional tennis, dance, and instructional sports programs.
92NY CAMPS
Rockland County, Orangeburg, NY 10962, Orangeburg
212.415.5573
Email CampMail@92ny.org
From New York City’s Upper East Side to our beautiful Rockland County campgrounds and beyond, our summer experiences provide kids and teens of all ages with unlimited opportunities to learn, grow — and have fun. Traditional day camps, summer intensives, for one week or the whole summer. Sign up today!
COUNTRYSIDE MONTESSORI SCHOOL
354 Lakeville Road, lower level, Great Neck
516-466-8422
Email info@cmsgn.com
Countryside Montessori School is offering in-person camp for children ages 18 months to 6 years old. There are morning academics for the older children and playtime for all children. Zoom sessions are also being offered in the morning with a different topic each day.
GARDEN SCHOOL SUMMER CAMP
33-16 79th St., Jackson Heights, Queens
718-335-6363
Email campdirector@gardenschool.org
Garden School Summer Camp is excited to be back after a successful 2020 summer. On-site pool, certified lifeguards, snacks, and program variety make us the best camp in Queens! Ages 113! Camp offers sports, crafts, swim, and themes. Extended day and transportation are available. Certified by the DOH.
HILLCREST JEWISH CENTER DAY CAMP
183-02 Union Turnpike, Flushing, Queens
718-380-4145
Email daycamp@hillcrestjc.org
The camp “where everybody knows your name” offers programs for campers from pre-school through our Counselor-in-Training program for age 14. Our age-appropriate programs include Red Cross swim instruction, arts and crafts, outdoor play and exercise, sports, field trips, drama, Jewish culture programs, special events and activities, and weekly cookouts.
IVY DAY SCHOOL
65-01 Kissena Blvd. Flushing 718-460-6366
70-44 Kissena Blvd. Flushing 718-880-1888
104-70 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills
718-997-1997
Email dinam@ivydayschool.com
At Ivy Day School (three locations), we provide our decade-long standard of academic excellence to children ages 2-5. We envision students will develop essential skills for a lifetime of achievements via fun, stimulating activities. Call to ask about our special summer program for children ages 4-6.
KON GEN INTERNATIONAL PRESCHOOL
196-25 42nd Avenue, Bayside
718-281-2338
We provide a nurturing environment that celebrates the uniqueness of each child. We offer creative dance, music, and art appreciation. Our educational program is based on monthly thematic unit studies and a project-based curriculum. We offer a roof-top playground, indoor play space, and a dance room!
NOAH’S ARK PREPARATORY
38-20 Bell Blvd., Bayside
718-279-4251
noahsarkschool.com
noahsarkpreparatory@gmail.com
Noahs Ark Preparatory Inc. strives to create a learning environment, which invites the fullest potential of each persons gifts. Both nursery and pre-kindergarten classrooms are divided into distinct learning areas and foster the love of learning. Please call for information about our programs, including UPK and summer camp for ages 2-10.
OASIS DAY CAMP QUEENS – OASIS IN BAYSIDE – FORT TOTTEN
Totten Avenue and 15th Road, Bayside
516-738-5010
Charles Giegerich, director
Email bayside@oasischildren.com
Oasis Day Camp prides itself on age-appropriate programming for ages 3-15. Early Start (ages 3-5) is a nurturing camp environment. Lower (first-second grade) offers sports, arts, swim, enrichment, and nature. Upper (third-sixth grades) is bigger and better for older campers. Teen Travel (seventh-ninth grades) offers unique trips, overnights, friendships.
SUMMER AT THE KEW-FOREST SCHOOL
119-17 Union Turnpike, Forest Hills
718-551-3108
Email summer@kewforest.org
Summer at The Kew-Forest School provides children entering kindergarten to fifth grade with academic enrichment in reading, writing, and mathematics, along with recreational activities including martial arts, drama, dance, arts and crafts, gym, computers, and special events. Two, four, and six-week options available.
YMCA OF GREATER NEW YORK
5 West 63rd Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10023
50+ camp locations across all 5 boroughs!
Email rho@ymcanyc.org
Registration is now open for all YMCA Summer Day Camps, at dozens of convenient locations throughout all five boroughs. The Y offers camps for every child, offering everything from sports to STEAM. Swimming is available at most camps, and the Y works with each camper to strengthen their swimming ability during their time at camp.
Music Camps
FURTHER MUSIC SCHOOL
110-06 72nd Ave., suite MD2, Forest Hills
718-544-8886
1180 Northern Blvd., suite C1,
Manhasset, 516-743-3544
Email info@furthermusic.com
Founded in 2007, Further Music School is one of the largest and well-recognized music schools in New York, with more than 5,000 students currently enrolled. Our locations in Queens, Long Island, and Manhattan provide music lessons in piano, violin, guitar, and vocal to all ages and levels. Explore your summer music classes with us!
SCHOOL OF ROCK QUEENS 2022 SUMMER PROGRAM
34-43 Francis Lewis Blvd., Lower Level, suite 2 , Bayside
929-999-7625, Sam Ventura, general manager
Email queens@schoolofrock.com
With camp choices for all ages and skill levels, School of Rock is the perfect summer activity for your child. From beginner camps to songwriting and themed performance based camps, we offer a wide variety of options to ensure your child has an amazing, immersive musical experience.
Science & STEM Camps
TINKER LAB AT LEWIS LATIMER HOUSE MUSEUM
3441 137th St. , Flushing
718-961-8585
Email education@lewislatimerhouse.org
Tinker Lab provides hands-on, project-based STEAM instruction for kids ages 7-10. Projects will explore coding, animation, engineering, hands-on making, and artistic design. Live instruction is held virtually on zoom. Register for summer camps atlewislatimerhouse.org/tinkerlab.
Sleepaway Camps
CAMP REECE
1782 Johnsburg Road, Johnsburg
212-289-4732
Email Duncan.Lester@reeceschool.org
Camp Reece is a sleep-away camp for special needs children ages 10-17. Located in Saratoga Springs with transportation from NYC and Westchester County. We have weekly adventure trips along with a wide range of activities designed to engage campers while teaching skills, building confidence, improving self-esteem, encouraging social-emotional growth, and having fun!
DOROTHY P. FLINT 4-H CAMP
3186 Sound Ave., Riverhead
516-832-2591 x11
Email DPF4HCamp@cornell.edu
Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp in Riverhead is a coed, recreational, and educational weeklong sleep-away and day camp. With eight sessions to choose from, June 28-Aug. 21. We are located on 140-acres of woodland, beachfront, and our very own farmland. Programing designed specifically for all types of youth and their interests.
THE GLENHOLME SCHOOL — DEVEREUX ADVANCED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
81 Sabbaday Lane, Washington
860-868-7377
A unique six-week sleepaway program for children from ages 10-21 with special needs from July 12-August 20. Combines in-person morning academics with therapeutic recreational activities in the afternoon for youngsters with Aspergers, Autism Spectrum Disorder, High Functioning Autism, ADHD, OCD, Tourettes, depression, anxiety, and learning differences.
POK-O-MACCREADY CAMPS
Located in New York’s Adirondack Mountains,
518-963-7656
Brian DeGroat,
director of Admissions and Recruiting
Email recruiting@pokomac.com
Pok-O-MacCready empowers campers to develop to their fullest potential by building a supportive atmosphere whichfostersindependence, lifelong friendships, appreciation of the natural world, and the embraceof challenges. Our coed, screen-free program is offered to ages 6-16, with session lengths of two to seven weeks. Financial aid available.
Special Needs Camps
THE GLENHOLME SCHOOL — DEVEREUX ADVANCED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
81 Sabbaday Lane, Washington
860-868-7377
A unique six-week sleepaway program for children from ages 10-21 with special needs from July 12-August 20. Combines in-person morning academics with therapeutic recreational activities in the afternoon for youngsters with Asperger’s, Autism Spectrum Disorder, High Functioning Autism, ADHD, OCD, Tourette’s, depression, anxiety, and learning differences.
Sports Camps
AVIATOR SPORTS SUMMER CAMP
3159 Flatbush Ave., Brooklyn
718-758-7510
Email Andy@AviatorSports.com
Website
Aviator Sports Summer Day Camp offers five daily rotating activities including swimming, ice skating, gymnastics, rock climbing, and more in our 175,000 sf facility, 35-acre outdoor area. Summer camp runs from 9 am-5 pm. Early drop-off, late stay, and bus transportation available. Lunch and an afternoon snack are included.
BILLIE JEAN KING NATIONAL TENNIS CENTER
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Flushing
The Billie Jean National Tennis Center offers year-round programs: daytime, after-school, and weekend, as well as fun-filled summer day camps with multi-sport activities for all ages and levels. Campers work on tennis techniques, tactics, multi-sport conditioning, and strategy. Enrollment available at ntc.usta.com.
SUPER SOCCER STARS X PRO SOCCER KIDS
Over 80 locations across NYC, LI, and Westchester,
606 Columbus Ave. at 89th St., Manhattan, 212-877-7171
55 Front St., suite 7, Rockville Centre, 516-740-7171
Email info@supersoccerstars.com
Soccer Stars is NY’s No. 1 Youth Soccer Program for 20 years. Highly trained, certified coaches lead small group classes, highlighting teamwork and individual attention, following safety guidelines. More than 50 locations. Weekly classes, half/full day camps, and private sessions anywhere-FUNdamentals or Advanced Training. Ages 2-12 and older. Save $20 Code: NYMPSUM21.
Theater & Performing Arts Camps
LAURISSA JANE MUSIC SUMMER ARTS CAMP
121-15 Lucus St., St. Albans, Queens
718-560-3016
Ages 6-15
Email ljanemusic@gmail.com
Join Laurissa Jane Music Virtual Summer Performing Arts Program.Piano, guitar, voice, drama, dance, art, performance skills, and audition tips.Workshops are designed to enhance students natural creative abilities and gifts. We believe that exposure to theater arts and various musical traditions and styles will help build confidence, creativity, and self-expression.