Parenting in New York City: Tips, advice and helpful resources

Buckley Day Camp

At Buckley Day Camp your children will experience a program designed to meet their individual needs.&nbsp; Nursery through kindergarten have a traditional day camp program, while 1st&nbsp;&ndash; 7th&nbsp;graders have an elective based program.8th&nbsp;&amp; 9th&nbsp;graders participate in a camp/travel program and 10th&nbsp;graders can join their CIT&nbsp;program. Swim instruction daily in 4 outdoor heated pools. Door to door transportation provided on air conditioned mini buses. Lunch &amp; snacks provided daily.

Kents Hill Sports Camp

A premier 3 week overnight sports camp, providing girls ages 8-15 an opportunity to excel in the sport of their choice, plus all the activities, spirit, &amp; values of a traditional summer camp. &nbsp;Girls will select a major (ice hockey, field hockey, soccer, basketball, dance)&nbsp;which they will participate in and receive a high level of instruction in each day.&nbsp; They will then choose all of the other activities they would like to try, which will round out their weekly schedule. We also have fun special events, cookouts, campfires, carnival, out of camp trips, and color war to end the session.

New Country Day Camp

Transportation is provided from Manhattan and Brooklyn to Staten Island&rsquo;s 75-acre Henry Kaufmann Campground, where swimming pools, hiking trails, and open meadows set the scene for a summer of adventure and enrichment. New Country Day Camp, a program of the 14th Street Y and Educational Alliance, is a joyful and inclusive community where campers, families and staff build meaningful connections with each other and the natural world around them, and experience personal growth through high-quality programs that are rooted in the outdoors and guided by Jewish values.

Frost Valley YMCA Camps

Frost Valley YMCA offers traditional overnight summer camp, teen and pre-teen adventure trips, horse camps, and an adventure survival camp. Children and teens grow in a safe and engaging environment, spending their first nights away from home, gaining skills as young leaders, and bonding with new friends on mountain hikes, swimming and boating in Lake Cole, ziplining, sleeping beneath the starry Catskill sky, and more. Frost Valley offers 1- and 2-week programs from July to August for grades 2-10. Attend an open house or schedule a tour.