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All Sport Summer Day Camp (Camp FIT & Tennis Camp)

This fitness club has an Outdoor Park that is loaded with activities. There are three pools, a basketball court for little and big kids, soccer, tennis courts, and a scenic area for exploring and picnics. Kids stay on the premises during the day, but there is plenty to do, including jumping in a bouncy house slide, and entertainment from magicians, etc. Kids are divided into age groups. All Sport's day camp also includes the option of Tennis Camp and a special Teen Camp. Teen Camp includes 2 field trips per week to Bear Mountain Zoo, Splashdown, and more locations. Add Ons are available for extra hours of care ($40/week), swim lessons ($35/week) and lunch from their grill if you don't want to pack your own ($35/week).

Great For:

Kids who love moving to the next activity and learning new skills. Plus, you could tack on swim lessons during the day.

Swimming?

Yes. For small kids, the kiddie pool is used, and for older kids, the regular pools. There is an option of additional swim lessons for $45.

Ages:

4-14 years old

Dates Camp FIT:

Weeks Starting June 27th - August 29th (the final camp day is September 2th)

Dates Teen Camp:

Weeks Starting July 11th - August 5th

Dates Tennis Camp:

Weeks Starting June 27th, July 11th, July 18th

Times:

Full Day:

9am - 4pm

Half Day:

9am - 12pm

Early Drop Off and Late Pickup Available?

Yes

Price Camp FIT: Full Day:

Member $215, Non-Member $245

Half Day:

Member $115, Non-Member: $145

Price Tennis Camp:

Members $255, Non-Member $285

Price Teen Camp:

Members $265, Non-Member $295

Extra Fees?

Not really. Field trips are not extensive here. Fees come into play for swim lessons and early/late care.

Flexibility:

Sign up for the weeks you want. If you are commitment-phobic and don't want to sign up for a week, you can call ahead to select and schedule days. But you need to commit to those :)

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Kids Place Summer Day Camp

Kids Place is known for their ability to accommodate different schedules, and for their activities. The children enjoy a wide array of traditional camp offerings including group games, arts and crafts, sports, drama presentations, cooking, and Theme Days. Each week of camp follows a theme that carries through in the activities offered during the week. The children attend weekly field trips as well as swimming and water fun. Kids Place Summer Day Camp Tuition is all inclusive. There are no additional fees for trips or swimming. Previous summer camp trips include Fun Central, Jump’n Jake’s, Stony Kill Farm, and a sail on the sloop Woody Guthrie. When the children are not on trips or out swimming, they enjoy activities in the center’s air conditioned rooms or full-sized gymnasium!

Great For:

Parents who love field trips and activities with friends.

Water Play?

Yes

Ages:

5-12 years old

Dates:

Not posted on website yet

Times:

Full Day: 9am - 5pm

Early Drop Off and Late Pickup Available?

Yes

Price 5-12 year olds Liberty Street (includes field trips):

$195/week with options for 4 day and 3 day weeks.

Price Grades 1st-5th West Center Street (no field trips, but takes a weekly trip to Beacon's Public Pool at the Settlement Camp):

$125/week

Price Grades 6, 7, 8 West Center Street (includes field trips):

$195/week

Extra Fees?

No, field trips are included with camp tuition

Flexibility:

Yes. Sign up for the weeks you want at the number of days you want (shorter weeks available for the 5-12 year old age group only)

Mill Street Loft Dutchess Arts Day Camp Beacon at Scenic Hudson

If you want your child to think big, paint big, act big, all while enjoying the outdoors at Riverfront Park on the bank of the Hudson River, than this is the camp for you. Mill Street's camp should help in deciding your schedule because it's only offered for 2 weeks. With Full Day and Half Day options, you have schedule and price differences to consider. The age range is wide, and the children are divided into age groups and are engaged in different projects for their level.

Great For:

Artistic children who love the visual and theatrical arts as well as being near the Hudson River

Water Play?

Ages:

4-12 years old

Dates:

Weeks of July 25 - July 29 and August 1 - August 5 (2 sessions total)

Times: Full Day:

9am - 4:30pm

Half Day:

9am - 1pm

Early Drop Off and Late Pickup Available?

Yes

Price: Full Day:

$350

Half Day:

$190

Early Bird Pricing:

$330 for full day, $180 for half day, ENDS APRIL 1.

Extra Fees?

$10 for early or late pick up.

Flexibility:

Randolf School Summer Day Camp Program

The Randolph Summer Program is designed to offer a diverse group of creative, fun and educational activities for children ages 3-11. The camps focus on exciting new themes each week and are an extension of the progressive education that occurs all year. A playful, cooperative work environment is created in which each child experiences a sense of accomplishment and a love of learning. Most of the week-long workshops culminate in an end-of-the-week exhibition or presentation.

Great For:

Parents who like a progressive program for their children

Swimming?

No, but kids do play in water

Ages:

3-11 years old

Dates:

Weeks Starting June 27th - August 12th

(weekly breakdown here)

Times: Full Day:

8:30am - 4pm

Half Day:

8:30am - 12:30pm (ages 3-5 only)

Early Drop Off and Late Pickup Available?

Call for info

Price Ages 3-5: Full Day:

$300

Half Day:

$200

Price Ages 6-11: Full Day:

$300

Half Day:

$200

Extra Fees?

Yes, for older kids, $25 for rocket materials

Flexibility:

Common Ground Farm Day Camp

(at Stony Kill Farm in Wappingers Falls)

Give your child the experience of being down on the farm. If they love books and TV programs about barnyard animals, they may love this camp. There is a strong focus on the soil, trees, sun and water and how they work together to grow food. Kids' lunches are bring-your-own, but will be supplemented with harvested vegetables. Sessions for older kids include making a cookbook. Each week has a different theme that teaches different skill-sets. Your child just may come home and teach you about composting! Thanks to a grant from the Dyson Foundation, scholarships are available and are limited.

Great For:

Kids who love dirt, animals, rivers, and planting and tending to gardens

Swimming?

No, but kids do play in water

Ages:

3-12 years old

Dates:

Weeks Starting July 18th - September 2nd

Times: Full Day:

9am - 3pm

Half Day:

9am - 1pm (ages 3-6 only)

Early Drop Off and Late Pickup Available?

Yes

Price: Full Day:

$260

Half Day:

$210

Extra Fees?

Yes for before/after care.

Flexibility:

BCAP (Be Creative As Possible) Day Camp

This popular Pre-K program provides a nurturing environment that encourages social, motor and creative experiences that excite a love for learning, music, sculpture, painting, drawing, language, and creative movement. Their program room looks and feels like a children's museum with different activity stations to immediately occupy young minds. Has your child ever painted while lying down, like Michael Angelo did? Well they just might get under a table to simulate the experience while at BCAP.

Great For:

Kids who love building, drawing, dirt, animals, rivers, and planting and tending to gardens.

Swimming?

No, but kids do play in water

Ages:

3-6 years old

Dates:

Weeks of June 27th, July 4th, July 11th (3 weeks total)

Times:

9am - 3pm

Early Drop Off and Late Pickup Available?

Price:

$250/week

Extra Fees?

Flexibility:

Hudson Hills Montessori Day Camp Program

Summer Camp at Hudson Hills Beacon campus will be a challenging and fun experience for campers. Their morning will be spent in the Montessori classroom. Current Primary students will continue to receive new lessons on Montessori materials and have the opportunity to practice lessons they have already been taught. This will allow the children to progress in all the areas of the Montessori classroom throughout the five week summer camp. New students will be introduced to the first introductory lessons that will lay the foundation for their time in the Montessori classroom.

Great For:

Parents who love the Montessori approach, and naps for 3 year olds

Swimming?

No, but kids do play in water

Ages:

3-6 years old (call to confirm)

Dates:

Weeks Starting June 29th - July 27th

Times:

Full Day:

9am - 3pm

Half Day:

9am - 12pm

Early Drop Off and Late Pickup Available?

Yes

Price: Full Day:

$300

Half Day:

$250

with options for 4 day, 3 day, and 2 day weeks.

Extra Fees?

Flexibility:

Yes. Sign up for the weeks you want at the number of days you want.

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Summer Workshops from Compass Arts

This year, Compass Arts is giving you several options, but you need to carefully plot them into your calendar because they will come up quickly, and you could miss what could be a nice enhancement to your free-flowing, commitment-free,

not-very busy camp schedule.

Great For:

Children who love music, movement and naps after class. Kids who are not enrolled in full-day camps, but need stimulation during the first part of the day.

Swimming?

Ages:

3-6 years old

Times:

9am - 12pm

Early Drop Off and Late Pickup Available?

Extra Fees?

Flexibility:

It's Not Camp!!! Camp

This week of camp with a silly name is going to be full of music, art, movement, Spanish, puppets and more! The kiddos will have a rockin' good time with Romina Robinson, Lisa Martinez, and Gina Samardge all week long!

Price:

Half Day:

$155

Dates:

June 13th-17th, 9am-12noon (

Week I)

June 20th-24th, 9am-12noon (Week II)

Tactile Explorers

This 45 minute class for toddlers and a caregiver will provide an opportunity for play and socialization, as well as a chance to explore fun and frequently messy new art materials that won't wind up on your couch! Materials will be thoughtfully presented to provoke curiosity and interest, allowing for open ended exploration using all the senses. In keeping with the tactile, hands-on spirit of young children, all materials will be natural, often home made and food/plant based...just in case any children are curious to sample a little taste!

Price:

Half Day:

$45

Days:

Tuesdays

Date:

June 14th - June 28th, 10am-10:45am

Tri-Arts Summer Workshop

Throughout the week, children will explore a folk tale through music, creative movement, art and yoga, then share their creation with their families at the end of the week.

Price:

Half Day:

$155

Dates:

June 27th to July 1st, 9am - 12noon (Week 1)

August 22 to August 26th (Week II)

S.T.E.A.M Lab

(S.T.E.A.M. stands for: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics)

This is an exciting interdisciplinary program, influenced by the STEAM movement in education. Each week, children will collaboratively design and build immersive, physical environments filled with music, art, movement and discovery. Tuesday/Thursday and Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday options. Taught by Kate Daley and Gina Samardge

"Mazes, Marbles and Machines”

Compose a musical maze, paint with moving marbles, and invent a machine!

Price:

Half Day:

$75 (2 Day) or $95 (3 Day)

Date:

August 2nd-4th (Week I)

“Obstacle Courses, Oceans and Objects”

Create an obstacle course, make music in oceanic habitats, and print masterpieces with everyday objects!

Price:

Half Day:

$75 (2 Day) or $95 (3 Day)

Date:

August 9th-11th (Week II)

“Buildings, Bubbles and Bugs”

Design and construct 3-D fantastical cities, move to music like a bug, and experiment with bubbles!

Price:

Half Day:

$75 (2 Day) or $95 (3 Day)

Date:

August 16th-18th (Week III)

Beacon Pantry Cooking School

Food Art

They say we eat with our eyes first...In this camp, kids will play with their food! Create art projects on the plate and then enjoy eating it all up. Incorporated will be safe knife skills (using nylon kid friendly knives), cooking techniques, kitchen safety and etiquette, along with making delicious food and having fun! Cooking camp will take place in Beacon Pantry's back patio outside

and ends with a lunch.

Ages:

5-8

Date:

August 22nd-26th, 2016

Time:

10am - 12:30pm

Location:

382 Main Street

Beacon NY, 12508

Price:

$195

Do get a pool pass at the Beacon Pool, though!

(Not This Year) City Of Beacon Summer Camp

Plenty of activities are in the works for initiatives from the City of Beacon, but this year they are hunkering down on planning and will not be offering Summer Day Camp.

Stony Kill Farm Summer Camps

Stony Kill Farm Camp provides a fun, creative and enriching hands-on, nature-inspired adventures for kid campers in two camps: Summer Explorers Camp, and Nature's Theater Camp. Stony Kill Farm Summer Camp is a place where your child will explore and discover the wonders of the outdoors while instilling a sense of respect and appreciation for the natural world. The aim is to to inspire your children to become environmentally responsible and conscientious citizens of the future, to spark a lifelong love of learning, and to develop a deep and enduring connection with the natural world...all while having some good old fashioned fun in our beautiful setting.

Summer Explorers Camp:

Explorers' Farm Camp will explore nature through enjoyable themes for each day. Each day, campers will enjoy visiting the animals, hiking one of the many trails at Stony Kill Farms and many varied hands on experiences (scientific, environmental, arts & crafts) that relate to each day's theme. Some sample daily themes are: farm life, pond ecology, tracking wildlife, survival, food we grow, art in nature, hiking safety, bird watching, composting and going green, the mighty Hudson, and much more!

Ages:

5-12

Dates:

June 27 - July 1, and July 5-8

Times:

9am - 3pm

Early Drop Off and Late Pickup Available?

Price:

$175 for members, $200 for non-members

Families who sign up for two or all three weeks, receive a $50 reduction per family.

Registration & Camp Details >

Nature's Theater Camp:

Last year's new addition of Nature's Theater Camp was so popular and successful, Stony Kill Farm is offering it again this year. This year's presentation will be entirely new, and once again written by the campers. Besides writing an environmentally themed presentation to be acted out by the campers, they will also create all scenery, props and costumes for the big show, presented on our outdoor stage the last day of camp. Campers will also visit with the animals daily, and take some beautiful nature hikes for inspiration.

Ages:

7-15, but younger children will be considered if they are the sibling of an older camper

Dates:

July 11-15

Times:

9am - 3pm

Early Drop Off and Late Pickup Available?

Call for info

Price:

$175 for members, $200 for non-members

Families who sign up for two or all three weeks, receive a $50 reduction per family.

Registration & Camp Details >

Dutchess County Gymnastics Center

Located in the neighboring town of Fishkill, Dutchess County Gymnastics Center is a convenient location for Beaconites who want to enroll their children in a program dedicated to the sport of gymnastics, guided by committed coaches. Their summer camp is divided into weekly themes like "I Love the USA," "Artful Antics," "The Games in Rio," and "Disney Week."

Great For:

Kids who love moving, jumping, stretching, and wearing legwarmers (not required).

Swimming?

Ages:

Call first

Dates:

Weeks of: June 27th, July 11th, July 18th, July 25th, August 1st, August 8th, August 15th, August 22nd, and August 29th.

Times:

9am - 4pm

Early Drop Off and Late Pickup Available?

Price:

Full Day:

$235/week (or $65/day)

with discounts available on multiple weeks

Half Day:

$160/week (or $45/day)

Extra Fees?

Flexibility:

Location:

986 Main Street, Suite 9

Fishkill, NY 12524

Studio-B 4th Wall Theatrical Productions - The Beacon Theater

A entertainingly diverse

theater program on Beacon's Main Street in the Beacon Theater. Join 4th Wall Theatrical Productions for high levels of fun in acting, singing, dancing and set building. Pick from weeks themed as Camp Glee, where kids learn to incorporate popular music and focuses on the basics of cappella and harmony. Musical Theater camp comes next, where the kids put on a musical in just one week. Teachers come from the industry and have backgrounds at MTV, CBS, Cruise Lines and Theme Parks, and more.

Great For:

Kids who love acting, singing, dancing, moving, and collaborating.

Swimming?

Ages:

5-17 years old

Dates:

Weeks of July 5th, July 11th, July 18th, July 25, (4 weeks total)

Times:

9am - 3pm

Early Drop Off and Late Pickup Available?

Price:

$208-$260 (prices vary by themed week)

Extra Fees?

Flexibility:

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Beacon's Howland Public Library

Beacon's public library offers so many great events throughout the year, and summer is no exception! Join in on fun activities for babies, toddlers and middle school kids. Sessions include Come & Play Wednesday, Battle of the Books, Summer Reading Performers, Brain Games, and more. Some activities do require pre-registration with a simple form, so be sure to visit the library's website first.

Price:

Free

Dates:

Vary by event

Times:

Vary by event

* OLDER KIDS *

Beacon Art Studios Summer Camp

Beacon Art Studios, located in the old Beacon High School, offers "Project Funway" Summer Fashion Sewing Program.

Project Funway Summer Sewing Camp:

Fashion designers-in-training will spend the week testing their fashion design skills in daily challenges, designing their own fashion line through sketches, putting a new spin on old and creating unique clothing and accessory items by using their newly acquired skills of upcycling and reusing for the end of the week fashion show!

Ages:

9-16

Dates:

June 27th - August 12th (broken up into 7 Five-Day Sessions)

Times:

9:30am - 2:30pm

Early Drop Off and Late Pickup Available?

Price:

$275 (except session 2 which is a 4 day session)

Extra Fees?

No. All materials included in tuition

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Beacon Pantry Cooking School

Cooking Around the World in 5 Days

During this week-long camp, kids will cook their way around the world! Each day there is a different focus on a country and cooking in traditional dishes from that country, getting to know different cultures through food. Countries in the curriculum are China, Mexico, Italy, France and the Caribbean. Cooking camp will take place in Beacon Pantry's back patio outside

and ends with a lunch.

Ages:

9-12

Date:

July 11th - 15th, 2016

Time:

10am - 12:30pm

Location:

382 Main Street

Beacon NY, 12508

Price:

$195

Counselor in Training (CIT) Program

for 13-16 year olds! This year Common Ground Farm is offering a very special camp experience for teenagers! Our CITs will participate in their very own week of summer camp from July 11-15. Throughout this week, CITs will work with farm camp staff and will work in the garden, will create a lasting legacy project, will meet and help our farmers, will gain wilderness experience, will participate in team building exercises and will learn how to be valuable members of the Farm Camp Staff! CITs will then assist in all aspects of Farm Camp for the rest of the summer, from July 18 through September 2. Each CIT can take one week off during this time, if the program conflicts with summer vacations.

Ages:

13-16

Date:

July 11th - September 2nd, 2016

Time:

9am-3pm

Location:

Ballet Arts Studio

107 Teller Avenue

Beacon, NY 12508

Price:

$600 for 8 week program

Ballet Art Studio - Dutchess Dance

Musical Theater Intensive

Ms. Katie Bissinger leads a 5-day intensive to get everyone ready for the 2016-2017 theater season. Mornings will be devoted to warm-up and dance training. In the afternoons, the dancers will workshop a performance piece.

Ages:

12 +

Date:

August 15th - 19th, 2016

Time:

Mon-Thurs 10am - 4pm Friday 10am - 7pm for a workshop performance starting at 6pm.

Location:

Ballet Arts Studio

107 Teller Avenue

Beacon, NY 12508

Price:

$375

Storm King Art Center

Project Write: Becoming Authors and Artists

In this week-long class offered by Storm King in partnership with the Hudson Valley Writing Project (HVWP), students engage in place-based writing surrounded by sculpture, rolling hills, meadows, and woodlands. Storm King staff and HVWP teachers share behind-the-scenes discoveries and inspiring insights, launching students into a fun and creative world of writing and art making.

Ages:

10–14

Date:

July 11th - 15th, 2016

Time:

9am–3pm

Location:

Storm King Art Center

Price:

$295

SOLD OUT but has a Waiting List

The Art of Scientific Observation: From Microecology to Monumental Sculpture

Offered in partnership with the Black Rock Forest Consortium. Throughout history, both scientists and artists have used field journals to note their observations of the natural world and develop their ideas. Effective visual and written notation require keen observational skills, and the practice of creative recording in journals can engage and develop critical and lateral thinking capabilities. Weaving together science and art, this class offers students a unique opportunity to combine field ecology and artistic practice at Storm King Art Center. Through explorations of Storm King’s forests, fields, ponds, and sculptures, the class introduces students to observational and notational methods through creative journal making. Students will engage with a variety of techniques including sketching, collaging, and writing. Daily investigations will include field analysis of plant and animal life, as well as sculpture and landscape architecture. Students will leave the class having created their own experimental field journal. A neighbor to Storm King, the Black Rock Forest Consortium is a non-profit research, education, and conservation organization with membership of 22 prominent universities, schools, and research institutions from the Hudson Valley and the New York metro area.

Ages:

High School Students, Grades 9-12

Date:

July 18 - 22, 2016

Time:

9am–5pm

Location:

Storm King Art Center

Price:

$400

Spark Media Project

Spark Media Project aims to create opportunities for all young people to develop the communication, critical thinking and problem solving skills and habits of mind they will need to become active participants in the 21st Century. They have several summer camp options to choose from:

Rhinebeck: Mini-Movies Summer Intensive

In this two-week filmmaking intensive, teens learn the entire process of filmmaking, from brainstorming and scriptwriting to editing and adding special effects. Youth use professional filmmaking equipment and editing software to produce their own original narrative shorts.

Ages:

11-15

Dates:

July 11th – July 15th & July 18th – 22nd, 2016

Times:

10am-4pm Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays

10am-2pm Wednesdays and Fridays

Location:

Upstate Films Rhinebeck

6415 Montgomery St, Rhinebeck, NY 12572

Price:

$600 for two weeks

Rosendale: Kids Call the Shots

In this camp taught by a team of media professionals, youth learn all about the filmmaking process, from scripting and storyboarding, to filming with different shots and camera angles, to trying their hands at editing. Youth will also learn to use lights and sound kits. Students will create a “behind the scenes” video as well.

Ages:

7-11

Dates:

July 18th – July 22th, 2016

Time:

10am - 4pm

Location:

Rosendale Theater

408 Main St, Rosendale, NY 12472

Price:

$350

FDR: Kids Call the ShotsHyde Park Summer Camps

In this camp, youth learn all about the filmmaking process from media professionals, from scripting and storyboarding, to filming with different shots and camera angles, trying their hands at editing. Youth will also learn to use lights and sound kits. Students will create a “behind the scenes” video as well.

Ages:

7-11

Dates:

July 25th – July 29th, 2016

Time:

10am - 4pm

Location:

Discovery Center at The Home of FDR Historic Site

Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538

Price:

$350

Rosendale: Multi-Media Animation

In this camp, youth will learn all kinds of different animation techniques, from flip-books to stop-motion animation, to computer animation with Adobe Premiere and Character Animator. Youth work collaboratively to create animated narrative shorts, making the characters, movements, voice-over, music, and sound effects themselves, as well as a live action “behind the scenes” video.

Ages:

10-14

Dates:

July 25th – July 29th, 2016

Time:

10am - 4pm

Location:

Rosendale Theater

408 Main St, Rosendale, NY 12472

FDR Multi-Media Animation

In this camp, youth will learn all kinds of different animation techniques, from flip-books to stop-motion animation to computer animation with Adobe Premiere and Character Animator. Youth work collaboratively to create animated narrative shorts, making the characters, movements, voice-over, music, and sound effects themselves, as well as a live action “behind the scenes” video.

Ages:

10-14

Date:

August 1st – August 5th, 2016

Time:

10am - 4pm

Location:

Discovery Center at The Home of FDR Historic Site

Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538

Price:

$350