French Woods offers summer camp programs in dance, theater, music, circus, magic, visual arts, sports, and horseback riding programs. Each child, works with our staff to design his or her own unique summer experience. Campers are able to focus on one particular area of interest, or they may choose to select a variety of activities. We are at the same time, a theater camp, an art camp, a dance camp, a circus camp, a horseback riding camp, a sports camp, a magic camp, and a camp that offers all the traditional camp activites, with world class programs that each child can choose a-la-cart.

French Woods is located on a private lake in the western Catskill mountains of New York State near the Delaware river and the Pennsylvania Border. The camp is approximately two and a half hours from New York City between Monticello and Binghamton.

Long Lake Camp offers a unique combination of incredible oportunities in performing arts, fine arts, music, dance, watersports and trditional camp fun. Our staff are passionate artisans and tremendous counselors who love to work with your children and promote a fun and exciting way of delivering their specialties. At Long Lake you can act sing dance swim and fly the in the circus. All in one day! Our approach is to friendly and trwt each camper as an individual who chooses their day and activities they will take part in.

Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts, has introduced over 40,000 young people from the Greater New York area to the visual and performing arts, as well as nature and ecology, for over 40 years. Many have gone on to careers in the arts, and alumni include Mariah Carey, Jane Monheit and Natalie Portman. Time Magazine called it "One of the most unique camps in America."

The Kids Creative Summer Camp is a fun, creative, award-winning day camp where kids' imaginations thrive and all ideas are good. Our camp centers on the creation of an original musical play. Activities include:
-Story telling and brainstorming
-Music, theater and art
-Games, sports and sprinklers in the park
-Field trips

The summer culminates with performances of the original productions for friends and family.

6-Week Programs:
Create-A-Tale: Grades K-1
Create-A-Play: Grades 2-5
Create-A-Dream: Grades 6-8

2-Week Programs:
Create-A-Play Express: Grades 2-5

This summer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute offers students the chance to take academic short courses reflecting the ground-breaking research being conducted in our state-of-the-art facilities. Enrichment Programs and Sports Camps allow today's youth -- and tomorrow's leaders -- to explore and begin to develop their passions and interests. Visit the summer web site for details. Find out where you fit in!

Want to learn to milk goats and make feta cheese? Snack on cherry tomatoes and raspberries from your bunk-side garden? Hand-harvest wheat from our on-site organic farm, collect eggs, make a clay oven... and bake truly home-made challah? Live in a thriving, inspired, down-to-earth Jewish community and make friends who also get excited at learning to play guitar and drums, getting to know local wild edibles, botany, ecology, geology, animal-tracking and more, building fires and fort villages in the woods, creating homegrown art, dance and music, sailing, boating, swimming, sports and so much more?

Want to spend the summer having a blast while creating positive change in the world?

Eden Village Camp is a unique non-profit Jewish environmental overnight camp, supporting 3rd-12th-grade girls and boys in gaining leadership and outdoor living skills, and awakening their sense of connectedness, purpose and joy.

Located 50 miles north of NYC and touching the Appalachian Trail, the beautiful 248-acre camp brings an innovative environmental program to the best of traditional camp. The experience includes organic farming, outstanding organic Kosher food, animal care, wilderness adventure, natural science, a zero-waste goal, pool & lake, biking, climbing, music, arts, sports, service projects, amazing staff, culture of kindness... all in a vibrant Jewish community!

Our campers have fun while deepening their understanding and appreciation for themselves, their communities, their Judaism, and the natural systems that sustain us.

Eden Village Camp aims to be a living model of a thriving, sustainable Jewish community, grounded in social responsibility and inspired Jewish spiritual life. By bringing the wisdom of our tradition to the environmental, social, and personal issues important to today’s young people, we practice a Judaism that is substantive and relevant. Through our Jewish environmental and service-learning curricula, joyful Shabbat observance, pluralistic Jewish expression, and inspiring, diverse staff role models, we foster our campers’ positive Jewish identity and genuine commitment to tikkun olam (healing the world).

Our 1:3 staff:camper ratio and gifted, kid-specialist bunk counselors ensure focus on the needs of each camper. Our specialists are professionals in their field. Eden Village Camp adheres to, and often exceeds, industry standards for health, safety and hygiene, and Directors Yoni and Vivian Stadlin bring a wealth of camp experience to Eden Village Camp.

Great scholarships and incentives are available. Yoni and Vivian would love to hear from you at (877) 397-3336 (EDEN)!

Parents and kids are raving about Bach To Rock, a one-of-a-kind summer program in Garden City, NY where 10-17 year olds of all ability levels have a blast playing in rock bands and learning music skills.

The program develops young musicians both technically and artistically and is driven by a philosophy that goes way beyond music. “Nothing builds confidence like an actual experience,” says founder and director Maria Sarro, “We help kids go beyond their fears with lot’s of support and fun. Parents have repeatedly told me they can’t believe the difference in their child.”

During the value-packed two-week program, kids learn vocal and instrument technique, songwriting, multi-track recording, stage presence/performing skills, sound systems, MIDI piano keyboards, music software, and more from top notch certified teachers and industry professionals. All of this is balanced with theater and music improvisation and play to keep the creativity flowing, to help kids listen and work together, and, most of all, to have fun! Maria feels that a well-rounded music education offers time to explore music without trying to sound or look good in addition to building solid technique and knowledge.

While one parent was amazed at what her daughter was able to do in two weeks with no prior lessons, another parent said the program helped her son see why he’s been taking lessons all of these years.

Then there’s the concert – a real rock concert with professional lights and sound at the famous Mulcahy’s Music Club. Says one parent, “My son was a whole different person on stage! The family saw a hidden talent emerge, nurtured by Bach To Rock.” Another parent states, “For years my son suffered with stage fright. I was shocked when he spoke into the microphone in front of everyone and played drums on stage.”

For a truly life changing experience this summer, check out Bach To Rock!