a CampPage Summer Camp Guide
Connecticut Summer Camps and Adventure Programs for Youth
Camp Playland
Coed Day Camp
In 1957 Walter Bloom started Camp Playland, "the day camp with the away camp atmosphere". Today, Walter's sons, Gary and Richard Bloom, continue the tradition of camping excellence. Gary and his wife, Barbara, own and operate the New Canaan campus of Camp Playland on 18 beautiful, wooded acres. Camp Playland of Redding, located on 36 wooded acres, is owned and operated by Richard and his wife, Barbara.
Camp Playland combines the finest staff with the most beautiful facility to provide children ages 3 to 12 with a safe, fun filled and instructional summer. Activities include swimming in heated pools, athletics, boating and fishing, arts & crafts, archery, nature, theater, tennis, ropes course, and more.
Campers are transported to and from camp in professionally driven school buses.
Website: www.campplayland.comNew Canaan: (203) 966-2937, Redding: (203) 438-1711
Established in 1957
YMCA Camp Woodstock
Residential coed summer camp
Like any fine camp, Woodstock offers a wide variety of programs in a beautiful setting. What sets us apart is the Woodstock Spirit of Friendship. Kids come to YMCA Camp Woodstock to have fun and make friends. In the process they also acquire values, learn skills, develop self-reliance, and build character. At this camp these life skills lie behind every laugh, hug, splash, or song. A boy or girl can leave behind the pressures of the day and just be a kid in a community for kids.
Woodstock offers a wide variety of programs in a beautiful setting.
Cape Cod Sea Camps, Monomoy/Wono
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Summer at the beach. What more natural place for exploration, adventure, and just plain good times? For more than 85 years, the Cape Cod Sea Camps have shared with generations of young people the joy of learning and growing in this very special place on the shores of Cape Cod Bay. A hidden gem!
Very Strong Sailing Programs. Also traditional camp activities such as tennis, archery, aquatics, boating, riflery, drama, the arts, athletics, woodworking, photography and much more. 3 1/2 Weeks or 7 Weeks, late June to mid August. Ages 8-14
Camp Ramaquois
Coed summer day camp
Camp Ramaquois is tucked into the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains in Pomona, New York (Rockland County). Tall trees, rolling hills, babbling brooks, and mountain ranges surround our magnificent 44 acres and our 5 acre, crystalline spring-fed lake. We are only 30 minutes from the George Washington Bridge via the scenic Palisades Parkway and 15 minutes from the Tappan Zee Bridge.
Our main goal is to provide Ramaquois campers with a healthy, happy and rewarding summer experience. Each child's camp experience plays a very important role in his/her maturation. Our campers are encouraged to experience new skills, work with their peers and counselors, develop independence and assume responsibility.
Camps Pequot, Sherwood, and Pioneer Village
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
We believe that children should have the time to enjoy being kids. We believe in imagination, sleeping under the stars, getting dirt under your nails, friendship, cooking over a campfire, having an Alice in Wonderland or Jurassic Park day, playing ball, community, molding clay, fishing, sliding down a water slide, canoeing, caring for our camp farm animals and all the fun little details that make up an awesome childhood summertime!
Established as Incarnation Camp in 1886, our historic roots and strong alumni support enable us to offer the best in summer camping at half the cost of comparable sleep away programs. Pequot & Sherwood campers choose the layout of thier day from a roster of activities which include field and court sports, fine arts and crafting, performance arts, waterfront (canoe, sail, waterslide, etc.), outdoor adventure, and more! All campers recieve swim and boating instruction every day in our mile-long, crystal clear private lake which is the heart of our 740 acre forested site.
Pioneer Village for Teens, located across our lake, is a 4, 6, or 8 week program where campers have the oppurtunity to explore beautiful New England on hike, bike, and canoe trips.
ESF Summer Day Camps
Coed summer day camps
ESF offers three different camps: Day Camp for boys and girls ages 3-8; Sports Camp for boys and girls ages 7-14; and Senior Camp for boys and girls ages 9-15.
Pennsylvania Locations- Chester Springs, Chestnut Hill, Haverford, Newtown Square.
New Jersey locations: Lawrenceville and Moorestown.
Connecticut Location: Greenwich
Maryland Locations: Baltimore & North Bethesda
Day Camp activities include swimming, arts & crafts, sports, science, performing arts, martial arts, fencing, archery, and special events. Sports Camp activities include soccer, baseball, basketball, flag football, street hockey, European team handball, lacrosse, golf and swimming. Senior Camp activities include swimming, sports, art, cooking, broadcast media, music production, mythbusters (science exploration), outdoor adventure, martial arts, fencing, archery and more. 2 to 10 week options. Extended day available.
YMCA of Greater Bergen County Summer Camps
Coed Camp with Residential and Day Camp Sessions
The YMCA of Greater Bergen County offer traditional, back to basics residential and day camps. Each camp offers an unplugged experience for children to reconnect with the outdoors while being introduced to a variety of activities. All our programs promote the YMCA's core values of Caring, Respect, Responsibility and Honesty developing self confident and independent campers.
All four camps are located in beautiful Harriman State Park just 25 miles from our center in Hackensack, NJ. This wild setting combined with our highly dedicated and qualified staff creates camps filled with adventure, exploration, learning, and fun! Activities offered are: archery, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, low ropes/rock climbing, team building, peddle carts, arts and crafts, nature, fishing, team sports, backpacking, and themed all camp activities such as Carnival, Gold Rush and Survivor. Whatever camping experience you are searching for the Y has a program that will fit your needs, budget and interests.
Camp Hilltop
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Hilltop- A Heap of Friends, A Mountain of Fun!
Camp Hilltop, everything a camp should be! Campers feel comfortable and excel in a non-competitive, structured and nurturing environment. It's a traditional overnight camp in the Catskill Region of New York. Family values are the foundation from which Hilltop is built. We offer 2-8 week sessions at reasonable rates. Come see what sets Hilltop apart.
The daily program consists of 50+ fun activities including: High & Low Ropes Courses, Climbing Tower, Water-Skiing, Lake Trampoline, Sailing, Horseback Riding, Archery, Sports, Mountain Bikes, Tennis, Computers, Dance, Drama and Arts & Crafts.
Camp Jewell YMCA Outdoor Center
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Located on a picturesque 540 acre site surrounding Triangle Lake in Colebrook, Connecticut, Camp Jewell YMCA has both the dedicated staff and facilities to create the finest camp programs anywhere. Throughout the year, campers and participants are given the opportunity to be "caught in the act of doing something good."
Camp Jewell YMCA offers two week summer overnight camp programs which focus on traditional camping and specialty programs such as Ranch Camp, a Leaders In Training Programs, and a wide variety of Teen Adventure Trips.
Middlesex County Camp
Residential coed summer camp
The weekly co-educational camping experience is offered to youth ages 8-15. Day Camp and Counselor-In-Training Programs also offered.
Activities include: aquatics, archery, arts and crafts, music, dramatics, dance, horsemanship, sports, outdoor education, ropes course, climbing wall, hiking, outpost camping.
iD Tech Summer Computer Camps
Residential and Day Coed Computer Camps
"I've been to this camp for 6 years now. The counselors are amazing and the whole experience is something that I wish I could do year round. I learn more in a week at iD than I do in a year at my school." -Spencer, Student
Experience North America's most reputable and distinguished summer technology program for beginner to advanced students. Over 100,000 kids and teens worldwide have learned to create 2D and 3D video games, websites with Flash, C++ and Java programs, iPhone apps, graphic designs with Photoshop and Illustrator, 3D models and animations with Maya, digital movies, robots, all with products experts use in their professions.
- Ages 7-17 enroll in these fun and challenging, weeklong, day and residential summer camps, located at 60 prestigious universities in 25 states and Canada. Juniors and Seniors can even earn Continuing Education Units.
- Additional multi-week summer camp teen programs for ages 13-18 include: iD Gaming Academy, iD Visual Arts Academy and iD Programming Academy. See website for locations.
- FREE year-round learning with iD 365! These monthly online workshops are taught by live instructors and are free to alumni and currently enrolled students.
Save with promo code WD27. Visit website or call 1-888-709-TECH (8324) to learn more info, see student projects and read about students who "do something BIG" after attending iD Tech Camps. Space is limited.
William Lawrence Camp
Residential boys' summer camp
Since its founding in 1913, the purpose of William Lawrence Camp has been to provide a safe, wholesome atmosphere where a boy can happily learn, share and grow with his fellow campers. A relatively small camp offering a balanced program, William Lawrence Camp endeavors to provide a framework that will mentally and physically challenge a camper to become a "whole" person, not just a specialist.
Activities include: swimming, sailing, fishing, waterskiing, hiking, canoeing, riflery, archery, soccer, basketball, baseball, streethockey, tennis, arts and crafts, woodworking, challenge course with climbing tower and an extensive outcamping program.
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Channel 3 Kids Camp
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Channel 3 Kids Camp provides high quality summer camp programs for Connecticut children aged 6-12. The camp strives to make the program affordable to every Connecticut family. Activities include swimming, sports, archery, arts and crafts, camping, computers, high ropes course, nature and garden, performing arts, and video.
Channel 3 Kids Camp seeks to employ individuals who wish to provide children with the best possible summer experience. Each summer, over 900 campers will attend overnight, day, and Teen Leadership programs. Located in Connecticut, encompassing over 350 rolling acres along a river valley, Channel 3 Kids Camp offers extraordinary natural experiences with major urban centers less than 30 minutes away.
Windham-Tolland 4-H Camp
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp SessionsThe Windham Tolland 4-H camp is located in Pomfret Center Connecticut. The Camp now runs a seven week comprehensive progam. Campers need not be 4-H members to apply. Our 270 acres contain woodlands, cabins, recreational areas, and scenic ponds. Our goal is to use cooperative activities to promote each camper's social and emotional development. Our caring, camper-centered staff is committed to providing safe, educational and fun experiences for every child.
The camp is run by the Windham County 4-H Foundation, a non profit organization. The camp is in compliance with ADA regulations for camps.
Buck's Rock Performing & Creative Arts Camp
Residential coed summer camp
Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp is a unique teenage program where campers have the freedom to choose their activities in a supportive, nurturing environment. An educational institution that has never lost faith in the innate capacity of young people to structure their time intelligently and to use freedom courageously and productively, Buck's Rock is educationally oriented, with an emphasis on process rather than product, and growth and learning. Buck's Rock offers a safe, non-competitive environment where campers, ages 9-16, work with qualified, professional artists and teachers who nurture and support their skills and interests in professionally equipped studios. Our camper/staff ratio is an impressive two to one.
Activities include: acting and musical theater, clowning & improvisation, music, recording studio, dance, technical theater, glassblowing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, metalsmithing, ceramics, computers, leather, video, culinary arts, digital photo, weaving, sewing, batik, bookarts, creative writing, layout & design, sports, animal farm, etc.
Camp Cayuga
Residential Coed Summer Camp
Camp Cayuga is a family owned/operated nonsectarian camp for children ages 5-15. You're guaranteed to have fun. That's our First-Time Camper Guarantee!
Campers (5th grade & higher) select their own activities each morning. Campers sign-up with their friends, so they can attend the same activities together that day. Younger campers are provided an activity schedule geared to their age.
Facilities: modern cabins, Separate Teen Campus, 2 pools, lake, equestrian center (25 horses), tennis center (10 courts), skate park, hockey rink, 2 gymnasiums, high/low ropes course, performing arts building, dance studio, creative arts center, radio broadcasting station, weight-training room, pottery room (15 wheels), ATV track, martial arts room, video game room, 300 scenic acres, and program areas for 60 activities (basketball courts, volleyball courts, paintball fields, baseball field, etc).
60+ Daily Activities: Land Sports (daily horseback riding, skateboarding, lacrosse); Water Sports (sailing, scuba diving clinics); Extreme Sports (bungee trampoline jumping, ATVs, paintball); Performing Arts (flying trapeze, circus, drama, music); Creative Arts (ceramics, pottery); Media Arts (photography, video); Adventure & Wilderness (rock climbing, mountain biking, backpacking, overnights, petting zoo, canoe trips).
ACA accredited, flexible sessions (2,4,6,8 weeks), mature staff, professional instruction, staff/camper ratio 1 to 4. Discounts available.
St. Thomas More School Summer Academic Camp
Residential boys' summer campThe Summer Academic Camp at St. Thomas More School combines academics with summer recreational activities. Our five week summer program is offered to both boarding and day students ranging from 7th through 12th grade. The curriculum mirrors the regular school year in its commitment to helping young men achieve their potential through a structured, nurturing program. Students have the opportunity to earn credits and improve their academic skills. International students enrich their English in our comprehensive ESL curriculum and by being involved in the afternoon activities with native English speakers. Small classes with an average of five students ensure each student receives the attention and direction he needs to maximize his experience.
Filmmakers Ink
Coed Day CampMake a statement this summer by doing something truly exceptional. Make movies, from script-to-screen! The Filmmakers Ink summer filmmaking day camps offer a University film program experience in a camp setting. This summer we are offering affordable programs in Filmmaking, Screenwriting, Acting, Editing and Special FX for ages 8 to 17, serving multiple locations throughout Fairfield County, as well as Middlesex, Hartford, New Haven and Litchfield Counties, New York City, Massachusetts and introducing programs in New York State and Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Our staff of award-winning filmmakers will give each of our young filmmakers the tools to find inspiration, and provide you with the chance to be part of the growing community of young filmmakers in Connecticut, New York and Massachusetts. From script development to creating lighting design and shot lists, the process of making your own film will build confidence, hone your ability to work as a member of a team and leave you with a finished film to add to your portfolio. Join Filmmakers Ink this summer and find your own voice through film. Make friends, make movies and make an impact!
ESF Sports Camp
Coed summer day camps
The ESF Sporrts Camp, For the boy or girl, ages 7 -14, who simply loves sports! Nine sports featured weekly for beginner, intermediate and advanced level athletes: Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Flag Football, Street Hockey, European Team Handball, Lacrosse, Golf, Tennis (selected sites).
Pennsylvania Locations- Chester Springs, Chestnut Hill, Haverford, Newtown Square.
New Jersey locations: Lawrenceville and Moorestown.
Connecticut Location: Greenwich
Maryland Locations: Baltimore & North Bethesda
National Computer Camps
Residential and day coed summer computer camps
Where learning and fun are rolled into one. . . Now in our 32nd year, National Computer Camp is America's original computer camp since 1977. The focus at NCC is 2D and 3D video game design, computer programming, digital video production, web page design, A+ and Network+ certification and software applications including networking, animation, Flash and graphics. Each week we offer all levels of programming in Basic, C++, Java, Assembler, HTML, XML, OpenGL and JavaScript.
Campers may attend one or multi-week sessions with a continuous curriculum that is age appropriate and suitable for beginners to super advanced. The camps are ideal for both experienced and first time campers. Coed ages 8-18 residential and day programs. An optional sports program is also available. NCC has locations in Atlanta, GA; Fairfield, Connecticut; Cleveland, OH; New York; NY.
Activities offered: 2D and 3D Video Game Design, Web Page Design, Digital Video Editing, Computer Programming, Software Applications, Networking, A+ Certification, Network+ Certification, 3-D Graphics, Animation, Flash, Robotics, Chess, Academics, Science, Optional Sports Program.
ESF Tennis Camp
Coed summer day camps
The ESF Tennis Camp, for boys & girls 6-15, is divided into full-day, morning, and afternoon programs and offers 1-10 week options. The full-day program runs from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, the morning program runs from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, and the afternoon program runs from 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM. Club O.T., our extended day program, gives you the opportunity to drop off your child(ren) early and pick-up your children late.
Pennsylvania Location- Rosemont
Connecticut Location: Greenwich
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts
Coed Day Camp
Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com) is the arts day camp declared a "Best Of" camp by TimeOutNY/Kids, NY Metro Parents, and Long Island Press. The 2010 season begins on June 28th at the Center's 200-acre woodland campus on Long Island. Usdan is open to young people ages 6 to 18, and no audition is required - rather, admission is based on an expression of interest in the arts. Each summer, 1,600 students travel to the Center each day on air-conditioned buses that depart from neighborhoods throughout the New York metropolitan area.
Usdan was formed to provide the arts as a companion for life through great teaching and the camaraderie of fellow students whose common bond is their love of the arts. Usdan offers more than 40 programs in Music, Theater, Dance, Visual Arts, Nature, Chess, and Writing. Although Usdan's mission is for every child to establish a skill-based relationship with the arts, the unique stimulation of the Center has caused many to go on to professional careers. Alumni include singers Mariah Carey, Natalie Portman, and jazz singer Jane Monheit, as well as members of major music, theater, and dance ensembles throughout the world.
-GameBreaker Lacrosse Camps
Day Camps with separate sessions for boys and girlsGameBreaker Lacrosse Camps offer 125 locations across the country directed by the top college coaches and pro players in lacrosse.
Our camps were developed to provide athletes with the opportunity to become better lacrosse players by learning from the best coaches and players in the game today.
Camp Playland
Coed Day Camp
In 1957 Walter Bloom started Camp Playland, "the day camp with the away camp atmosphere". Today, Walter's sons, Gary and Richard Bloom, continue the tradition of camping excellence. Gary and his wife, Barbara, own and operate the New Canaan campus of Camp Playland on 18 beautiful, wooded acres. Camp Playland of Redding, located on 36 wooded acres, is owned and operated by Richard and his wife, Barbara.
Camp Playland combines the finest staff with the most beautiful facility to provide children ages 3 to 12 with a safe, fun filled and instructional summer. Activities include swimming in heated pools, athletics, boating and fishing, arts & crafts, archery, nature, theater, tennis, ropes course, and more.
Campers are transported to and from camp in professionally driven school buses.
Website: www.campplayland.comNew Canaan: (203) 966-2937, Redding: (203) 438-1711
Established in 1957
