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An East End Summer Camp for Every Kid
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ummer is almost here! Sort of… but it’s never too early to start planning for your kid’s camp experience, and the East End offers much in the way of summer fun. Below is a sampling of camp options.
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The Art Farm is a 10-acre farm in Bridgehampton with sports fields, a gym and classrooms. The summer camps span a wide variety of programs, and kids are grouped by age—6 months to 4 years; 4 and 5 years; 6 and 7 years; and 8 to 15 years. Younger campers will explore music classes and playtime, and children will enjoy sports and outdoor adventures, as they get older. The Art Farm’s fun elective options include computers, woodshop, horseback riding, photography, skateboarding, media and film, kayaking and swimming. Enjoy structured freedom with “Camp my Way,” where kids are allowed more freedom in choosing how they spend their day. All programs foster friendships and encourage campers
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to develop wide-ranging skills. Shuttle service pickup and drop-off is available. Camp begins June 30. If your child is a budding chef, he or she may enjoy Taste Buds Kitchen. Back for another year in the Hamptons, Taste Buds Kitchen invites kids to make two to three recipes a week, as they learn the basics of being in the kitchen. Older campers can tackle advanced techniques and culinary challenges. Visit theartfarm.org for information on Taste Buds Kitchen, Camp My Way and other specific camp programs. Now in its 46th year, Brookhaven Country Day Camp puts the emphasis on fun. Located on 24 acres and a mile-long lake in Yaphank—perfect for kayaking, paddle boating and row boating—the camp creates an environment where campers will feel a sense of belonging, gain self esteem, learn life skills and develop relationships that will last a lifetime. Facilities include four pools, soccer fields, basketball courts, arts and crafts studios, a gymnastics studio, playgrounds, an archery range, an indoor hockey arena, a nature area and petting zoo, tennis courts and something referred to as a GaGa Arena—check with Brookhaven to learn more about that! Daily activities in sports, the arts, nature and boating are enhanced with “special events” throughout the camp experience. Camp starts on June 30 and runs through August 22. Camp hours are 9:15 a.m.–3:45 p.m. Door to door transportation is available. Before and after care is also provided as early as 7:15 a.m. and as late as 5:45 p.m. The camp is open to preschoolers through ninth graders, and “senior” campers, those in grades 4–9, are invited to choose the activities that they will participate in each week. The CIT program for those entering 9th and 10th grades gives teens interested in working with (Continued on page 36)
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By jabeza bostwick
Summer Camp in the Hamptons FULL- AND HALF-DAY CAMPS FOR AGES 2–14
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JUNE 23–AUGUST 15
EARLY CHILDHOOD
/ Up to Age 6 Music and Movement / Ages 2 & Under • Creative Explorations / Ages 3–5 • Sports Camp / Ages 4–6
CHOOSE YOUR OWN MAJOR
/ Ages 6–14 26 Majors to choose from including Surfing, Sailing, Junior Innovation Lab, Horseback Riding, Filmmaking, Robotics, Music, Naturalist Explorers, Basketball, Golf, Gymnastics, Ceramics, Creative Writing
ROSS SCHOOL
18 GOODFRIEND DRIVE
EAST HAMPTON, NEW YORK
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WWW.ROSS.ORG/SUMMERCAMP
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Register Today! www.ross.org/summercamp