At sleep-away camp, it comes down to this: Color War, a four-day, two-team frenzy of competition and camaraderie.
Sun 15 Aug 2010
Fri 13 Aug 2010
Filed under: Camps and Camping, Upper West Side (NYC) — @ 6:50 am
The Boot Camp class at the West Side Y.M.C.A. not only challenges the body but also offers an unexpected array of characters.
Sat 31 Jul 2010
Filed under: Careers and Professions, Passport NYC, Teen Hampton, Teenagers and Adolescence, Parenting, Long Island (NY), Ninety-Second Street Y, Camps and Camping, Manhattan (NYC) — @ 4:30 am
For some children, vacation season is a time to be hip and “aspirational.”
Sat 17 Jul 2010
Organized role-playing literary camps, like the weeklong Camp Half-Blood in Brooklyn, are sprouting up around the nation.
Sat 26 Jun 2010
Filed under: Camps and Camping, Theater, Children and Youth, Education and Schools, New Jersey — @ 5:37 am
“Really Rosie” is performed by campers at the Garage Theater Group.Summer theater programs focus on different aspects of performance.
Fri 4 Jun 2010
A few interesting ways to spend the weekend in New York City without spending a lot.
Tue 9 Mar 2010
A job as a summer camp counselor opened doors for Christopher Rivera, but the state is pulling its financing for the program that made that job possible.
Tue 9 Mar 2010
A job as a summer camp counselor opened doors for Christopher Rivera, but the state is pulling its financing for the program that made that job possible.
Tue 2 Mar 2010
Filed under: Camps and Camping, Parks and Other Recreation Areas, Historic Buildings and Sites, New York State — @ 3:35 am
The parks department is refunding camping reservation fees for 12 recreation areas on the list.
Sat 23 Jan 2010
Financial woes may force the sale of Camp Pouch, 140 acres where generations have learned to rough it.