REGISTRATION

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Online registration for the Summer 2019 season is now open!

PLEASE VIEW WEEK BY WEEK information on the CURRICULUM AND CAMPER GROUPS BELOw. Registration is now open!

The Summer 2019 season runs from July 8, 2019 - August 16, 2019.

Please Note: The 2019 camp location is Compass Charter School* located at 300 Adelphi Street, 4th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11205.

*This activity is not sponsored, or endorsed, by the New York City Department of Education or the City of New York.

The camp day is from 9am-3pm, Monday-Friday. Arrival is between 8:30am-9am. After Camp Care is available from 3pm-6pm for $25/day.  Early Drop Off NOW AVAILABLE! (8:00am-8:30am) Please choose this option when registering for camp for an additional $20/week.

Camp tuition is $400/week. You can not register for individual days. You can register for individual weeks. Our Financial Aid Fund has already been met for the 2019 Summer Season. If you would like to join the Scholarship Waiting List please do so here. When we receive donations via our 501(c)(3) website that are designated for camper scholarships, we will award them in order on this list.

Please View our week-by-week curriculum and camper groups below. Please register at the bottom of this page.

WEEK 1 : EARTH FIRST

July 8 - July 12

Every journey into space starts right here on Earth. Did you know lots of the elements that make up our planet, and even our own bodies, actually came to us from space?! Let’s find out what happens when we mix a few earthly elements to get some really fizzy fun.

WEEK 2 : let’s blast off

July 15 - July 19

50 years ago, the first person to ever set foot on the moon, Neil Armstrong, made “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” To celebrate, we will make our own moon craters, design a delicious diagram of the phases of the moon, and craft our own space shuttles to blast into the far reaches of our own imaginations.

WEEK 3 : WHAT KIND OF SHOWER?

July 22 - July 26

Have you ever seen a shooting star? Those streaks of light are actually meteors – and a whole shower, a meteor shower, will glimmer across the sky this week. We will dissolve pretend meteors you make from scratch, make and race parachutes, and even wish upon a star to make our own meteoric magic.

WEEK 4 : SPACE RACE

July 29 - August 2

Imagine the kinds of vehicles astronauts use to zip around in outer space. Let’s be NASA engineers and design spacecraft – not with iron and steel, but with balloons, marshmallows, and even pasta!

WEEK 5 : the eagle has landed

August 5 - August 9

Taking off is exciting; landing is important, too. And rovers need to be strong enough to explore planets and moons other than our own. This week, we’ll take off with recyclables, learn how to absorb the shock of a touch down by testing various materials, and build super strong structures with items so delicate, it will require fun experimentation to configure them so they don’t break.

WEEK 6 : constellation station

August 12 - August 16

If we look up to see this Monday’s meteor shower, we’ll also see star patterns called constellations. This week we have fun thinking about stars, those steady lights that have inspired humans, who, through the millennia, have looked up and wondered, “What’s out there?”

EXPLORERS

Rising Pre-K

Our youngest campers get to do everything the big kids do, but with extra time and extra care in place. While we do not offer a nap time, there is a rest time in the afternoon. They play soccer, garden, go on walking field trips, and enjoy weekly visits from Clinton Hill Library Branch Manager Tracey Mantrone, who curates a special list of books to complement our curriculum. Explorers participate in our dynamic curriculum through experiments, crafts, and fun hands-on activities.

INVESTIGATORS

Rising Kindergarten

Investigators spend as much time outdoors as they do indoors, a balance we've found perfect for our program. They play soccer, garden, go on walking field trips, and enjoy weekly visits from Clinton Hill Library Branch Manager Tracey Mantrone, who curates a special list of books to complement our curriculum. Investigators participate in our dynamic curriculum through experiments, crafts, and fun hands-on activities.

INNOVATORS

Rising 1st Grade

Innovators spend as much time outdoors as they do indoors, a balance we've found perfect for our program. They play soccer, garden, go on walking field trips, and enjoy weekly visits from Clinton Hill Library Branch Manager Tracey Mantrone, who curates a special list of books to complement our curriculum.  Innovators participate in our dynamic curriculum through experiments, crafts, and fun hands-on activities.

ADVENTURERS

Rising 4th, 5th + 6th Grades

Our Adventurers are the most experienced campers, and these big kids are ready to explore neighborhoods beyond our own by going on field trips to the cultural and educational institutions that make our city so special. Adventurers play basketball and soccer two days a week, giving them plenty of fun opportunities to build confidence and skills. These campers also garden, go on walking field trips, and welcome weekly visits from Clinton Hill Library Branch Manager Tracey Mantrone, who curates a special list of books to complement our curriculum.Adventurers also enjoy weekly one-hour visits with a Technology Educator, who leads them in fun, hands-on investigations to create operational devices and gain fluency in modern technology. Like all our campers, Adventurers participate in our dynamic curriculum through experiments, crafts, and fun hands-on activities. 

TRAILBLAZERS

Rising 2nd & 3rd Grades

Trailblazers spend as much time outdoors as they do indoors, a balance we’ve found perfect for our program. They play soccer, garden, go on walking field trips, and enjoy weekly visits from Clinton Hill Library Branch Manager Tracey Mantrone, who curates a special list of books to complement our curriculum. Trailblazers also enjoy weekly one-hour visits with a Technology Educator, who leads them in fun, hands-on investigations to create operational devices and gain fluency in modern technology. Trailblazers participate in our dynamic curriculum through experiments, crafts, and.fun hands-on activities. Trailblazers enjoy greater opportunity to work individually and in groups on projects related to our curriculum as counselors support their efforts.

Mini Camp: Movie Magic

Rising 3nd - 6th Grades 

No prior movie-making experience is necessary for a child to love our mini camp this summer! Filmmakers learn the art and technical skills of movie-making as they work collaboratively on each aspect of short film production. Led by a seasoned Automatic Film Studios Educator and supported by our own Camp Fort Greene Counselors, these campers benefit from a curriculum that encourages creativity and innovation as they work on a real movie set each afternoon. Every morning, Filmmakers spend time outdoors, where they play soccer and basketball, giving them plenty of fun opportunities to build confidence and skills. Filmmakers also garden and even splash in local playgrounds on Sprinkler Day Fridays. These older, experienced campers explore neighborhoods beyond our own as they join Adventurers on weekly field trips to the cultural and educational institutions that make our city so special.