The listings that follow are based on the most current information available at our press time. Some camps had not yet completed plans for 2007, but expected that the schedule would closely resemble that of last year.
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Arts Camps
Actors’ NET of Bucks County, 635 North Delmorr Avenue, Morrisville 19067. 215-295-3694; fax, 215-295-3694. www.actorsnetbucks.org E-mail: ActorsNET@aol.com.
Summer Stars Theater Training Program: Acting, voice, and dance workshop for kids age 7 to 12 in the morning and ages 13 to 17 in the afternoon. $350 to $375 for the four-week course, Monday, July 9 through the weekend of August 4. Each concludes with a full-length custom-written musical comedy. “Saving the Professor” for the morning group; “Putting the Ham in Hamlet” for the teens.
Allentown Children’s Theater, 27 High Street, Allentown 08501. 609-259-7369. E-mail: allentowntheater@verizon.net.
Usually a musical theater camp for students in grades 1 to 12.
American Boychoir School, 19 Lambert Drive, Princeton 08540. 609-924-5858; fax, 609-924-5812. www.americanboychoir.org E-mail: jburnam@americanboychoir.org.
Albemarle is a choral camp offering choral singing, a musicianship training program, quartets, volleyball, basketball, softball, and soccer. with traditional activities such as swimming and sports. Ages 7 to 14. Boarding and day. Sessions begin Sundays, June 24; July 8, and July 22.
American Repertory Ballet’s Princeton Ballet School, 301 North Harrison Street, Princeton Shopping Center, Suite C, Princeton 08540. 609-921-7758; fax, 609-921-3249. www.arballet.org E-mail: pbsandarb@aol.com.
Day and overnight programs in dance including summer intensive, Ballet Plus Juniors for ages 9 to 11, and Ballet Plus Seniors for ages 11 to 14. Some by audition.
Art Camp at the Firehouse, 8 Walnut Street, Bordentown 08505. 609-530-0550. www.firehousegallery.com E-mail: lovesart@aol.com.
Day camp for ages 7 to 17.
Art Collaborations, 61 Leigh Avenue, Princeton 08542. 609-430-1036. E-mail: heather@artcollaborations.net.
Day camp for grades 1 to 6; drawing and oil painting for grades six through high school.
Arts Council of Princeton, 301 North Harrison Street, Princeton Shopping Center, 23B, Princeton 08540. 609-924-8777; fax, 609-921-0008. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org
Art camps for ages 5 to 12. Half and full day programs. Full day drama camp for ages 4 to 12. All classes at Princeton Junior School, 90 Fackler Road, Lawrenceville.
Artworks: the Visual Arts School of Trenton, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton 08611. 609-394-9436; fax, 609-394-9551. Home page: www.mccc.edu/programs_artworks.shtml
Usually full and half-day summer arts camps with painting, sculpture, and puppetry.
Belle Mead Ballet Company, 1 Jill Court, Building 16, Suites 12 and 14, Hillsborough 08844. 908-874-8800; fax, 908-874-8800. www.danceconnection-bellemeadballet.org
Usually a dance camp for ages 3 to 16, featuring mime, music, and improvisation.
CAPPS/ Peddie School, South Main Street, Box A, Hightstown 08520-1010. 609-490-7550; fax, 609-944-7910. www.peddie.org/capps E-mail: capps@peddie.org.
Two-week sessions of a training program for students ages 12 to 15 featuring musical theater, acting, and dance. Begins Monday, July 9 and Monday, July 23, $525. Green Apple Theater program for ages 8 to 11, four one-week sessions, also begins Monday, July 9, $315.
Cranbury Arts Council, 22 North Main Street, Cranbury 08512. 609-655-1705. www.cranbury.org/artscouncil
Art and Technology Camp for ages 10 to 15. Computer graphics, filmmaking, jazz band ensemble, fashion design, musical theater, and folk arts and crafts.
Dance Corner Inc., 335 Princeton-Hightstown Road, Southfield Shopping Center, West Windsor 08550. 609-799-9677; fax, 609-716-9418. www.thedancecorner.org E-mail: thedancecorner@aol.com.
Dance Corner II LLC, 10 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro Plaza, Plainsboro 08536. 609-799-9677; fax, 609-716-9418. Home page: www.thedancecorner.org E-mail: thedancecorner@aol.com.
Classes are at several locations including the West Windsor and the Plainsboro studios, as well as in the West Windsor-Plainsboro schools.
Ballet Intensive Camp for ages 11 and up may study advanced ballet technique, pointe, variations, choreography, theater dance, and pilates. By audition.
Pre-school camp for ages 3 to 5 to explore music, movement and dance. Four, one-week sessions, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Dance camp for ages 5 to 15 features ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, acrojazz, crafts, and choreographic workshops. Two week sessions, half or full days. Before and after camp available.
Drama Kids International, 2375 Route 31, Pennington 08534. 609-737-2228. www.dramakids.com E-mail: info@dramakidsprinceton.com.
Acting classes for teens in Princeton, Pennington, East Windsor, and Plainsboro. August.
EnCorp Inc. Theater School, Box 709, Buckingham 18912. 215-262-1232. www.encorpinc.org
Theater camp features singing, dancing, and acting with stage professionals at Villa Victoria in Ewing. Additional for warm up and audition skills. June 14 to June 23, performances June 27. half day, $400, full day, $650.
George Street Playhouse, 9 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick 08901. 732-846-2895; fax, 732-247-9151. www.georgestreetplayhouse.org E-mail: dtamez@georgestreetplayhouse.org.
Theater classes for ages 3 through teens include Drama Rama, one-day classes for ages 6 to 10 (June 18 to 22) Teen Young Company; and Teen Conservatory. Also, one and two week theater classes for ages 5 to 12, June 26-August 3. Triple Threat, musical theater for teens. One week from $285. Two weeks from $580. Discount for early registration.
Highland Studio, 14 Mercer Street, Box 40, Hopewell 08525. 609-466-3475; fax, 609-466-3475.
Afternoon classes in painting, crafts, and drawing for ages 9 to 13.
Hunterdon Art Museum, 7 Lower Center Street, Clinton 08809-1303. 908-735-8415; fax, 908-735-8416. www.hunterdonartmuseum.org E-mail: karla@hunterdonartmuseum.org.
For young artists ages four to fourteen. Mornings, afternoons, and full days. $195 per one-week session. Monday, June 18, to Friday, August 24.
Institute for Arts & Humanities Education (IAHE), 100 Jersey Avenue, Suite B 104, Box B-17, New Brunswick 08901. 732-220-1600; fax, 732-220-1515. www.iahenj.org E-mail: iahe@iahenj.org.
Two-week film making camps for youngsters age 11 to 18 will take place in the New Brunswick/Highland Park area. Cost is $700 to $800. Dates have not yet been determined.
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick 08901-1248. 732-932-7237. Home page: www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu E-mail: cate@rci.rutgers.edu.
Children’s Art Camp, one week sessions, Monday, June 25 to Friday, July 27, for children age 7 to 14; drawing, painting, printmaking, puppetry, and watercolors; half day sessions, from 9 to 12, or full-day sessions, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., are available. Member cost, $125 for each 1/2 day week, and $265 for each full week; non-member cost, $155 and $335.
Kelsey Theater, 1200 Old Trenton Road, Mercer County Community College, West Windsor 08550. 609-570-3566; fax, 609-631-9373. www.kelseytheatre.net E-mail: kelsey@mccc.edu.
Tomato Patch features summer workshops in theater, dance, music, and visual arts. Grades 8 to 12, Monday, June 25, to Thursday, July 19, $625. Grades 5 to 7, Monday, July 23, to Thursday, August 9, $525. Both conclude with a Festival of the Arts featuring performances and an art exhibit. New in 2007, Creative Theater, forces on creative storytelling and concludes with performance. Also stage combat, puppetry, children’s theater, computer art, improvisation, painting, drawing, musical theater, tap dance, and directing. Also Master Class 2007, for students from session I, July 23 to August 9, participants learn about the business of show business, including auditions, resumes, finding jobs, and concludes with a performance. $475. Open house on Saturdays, February 24, March 31, and April 28, noon to 2 p.m.
McCarter Theater Center First Stage Program, 91 University Place, Princeton 08540. 609-258-6500; fax, 609-497-0369. www.McCarter.org
For grades 1 to 12 to explore theater crafts, acting, storytelling, and social interaction.
Mercer County School of the Performing Arts, Box B, Trenton 08690. 609-586-3550.
Two summer sessions, Mondays to Friday, June 25 to July 6 and July 9 to July 20, for youngsters in grades 7 to 9.
Montgomery Center for the Arts, 124 Montgomery Road, 1860 House, Skillman 08558. 609-921-3272; fax, 609-921-8455. Home page: www.montgomerycenterforthearts.com E-mail: ofcmar.montgomerycenterforthearts.com.
Arts programs for ages 4 to 12, full or half days. $210 per week. Monday, June 25 to Friday, August 31.
New Jersey Opera Theater, Box 3151, Princeton 08543. 609-799-7700; fax, 609-799-7703. www.njot.org E-mail: info@njot.org.
Explorations in opera, a day camp to explore the plot, setting, and characters of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” and Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance” through theater games and improvisation. Stage management, costume design, lighting, and set construction. Brown bag lunch. $300. Parents are invited to attend the camp, $150. Monday to Friday, July 9 to 13.
New Jersey Performing Arts Center, One Center Street, Newark 071023-9090. 973-297-5838; fax, 973-648-6724. www.njpac.org.
Summer youth performance workshop, ages 13 to 18, auditions on March 24; camp runs Monday, July 2, to Friday, August 3, $850, scholarships available. Also, summer musical program and intensive program. Auditions required.
New Jersey School of Ballet, 15 Microlab Road, Livingston 07039. 973-597-9600. www.njschoolofballet.com
Six week intensive workshop, Monday to Friday, July 9 to August 17; auditions on Sundays, February 25 and April 15, from 1 to 3 p.m.
Notre Dame High School, 601 Lawrence Road, Lawrenceville 08648. 609-882-7900; fax, 609-882-5723. www.ndnj.org E-mail: rileyb@ndnj.org.
Usually performing arts camp, creative writing programs, and sports camps.
Pennington Dance, 131 Burd Street, Cyrus Lodge, Pennington 08534. 609-737-7596; fax, 609-730-0485. www.penningtondance.com E-mail: info@penningtondance.com.
Usually summer dance camp for all ages is offered in three one-week sessions.
Playwrights Theater Camp, 33 Green Village Road, 1295, Madison 07940. 973-514-1787 ext. 21; fax, 973-514-2060. www.ptnj.org E-mail: asouder@ptnj.org.
Usually theater camp for ages 4 to 18 includes playwriting, acting, puppet theater, and musical performance.
Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, 101 Drake’s Corner Road, Princeton 08540. 609-921-6499; fax, 609-921-9198. Home page: www.princetonacademy.org
Clown Academy for students from grades 4 to 12. Features miming, pie-throwing, slapstick, pratfalls, make-up, unicycling, juggling, stilt-walking, costuming, tumbling, and acrobatics. Begins Monday, June 25. 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Co-ed camps for ages 4 to 10. Six one-week sessions feature arts and crafts, music, reading, sports, drama, cooking, yoga, Spanish, and nature. Begins Monday, June 11. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Princeton Dance & Theater Studio, 116 Rockingham Row, Princeton 08540-5732. 609-514-1600. www.princetondance.com E-mail: info@princetondance.com.
Five-week program for ages 14 to 20 with ballet, pointe, partnering, pilates, jazz, modern, and musical theater. Optional boarding at the Hun School, audition required. Monday, June 25, to Friday, July 27.
Ballet intensive junior program for ages 10 to 16, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ballet, dance history, video, pilates, yoga, jazz, and modern. Nine days starting Monday, July 2, $900. Ten days, July 16, $1,”000.
Broadway bound, 9 a.m. to noon. Two week sessions, Mondays, July 30 and August 6, $210. Ends with a musical theater production.
Hip hop with Tom Mckie, 1 to 2:30 p.m.; Mondays, July 30 and August 6, $115 per week. Classes also available for pre-ballet and ballet.
Little Dance Makers, ages 6 to 9, 9:30 a.m. to noon and/or 1 to 4 p.m. Sessions begin Mondays, July 30 and August 6. $225 per session, including production. Before and aftercare available.
Professional Center for the Arts, 4 Tennis Court, Hamilton 08619. 609-586-3008. www.professionalcenterforthearts.com E-mail: Michael@ProfessionalCenterfortheArts.com.
Musical theater camp for ages 7 to 12 with performance each week. One to four weeks beginning Monday, July 16, $250 per week. Movie camp for ages 11 to 17 where students conceptualize, write, direct, edit, and star in their own short film. August 13 to 19. $425 includes tickets to screening, DVD of movie, and all dinners.
Red Green Blue True Color Creations, 4 Hulfish Street, Princeton 08542. 609-683-5100. www.redgreenblueonline.com E-mail: info@redgreenblueonline.com.
Mixed media including glass fusing, mosaic, sculpture, painting, and games. Party and student exhibit at the end of the week. Ages 6 to 12. 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Extended session available. Snack provided. $279 per week. Monday, June 11, to Friday, August 31. Day sessions, Monday, July 2 to August 10, $79 per day.
Shakespeare Theater of New Jersey, 36 Madison Avenue, Madison 07940. 973-408-3980; fax, 973-408-3361. www.shakespearenj.org E-mail: jbgrant@shakespearenj.org.
Junior Corps is a two-week acting program for ages 11 to 14; Monday, July 9 and 23, $600. Senior Corps is a three-week program for ages 14 to 17; Mondays, June 18, and August 6; $700. All classes are Monday to Friday, 1 to 6 p.m. Classes in voice, speech, movement, improvisation, Shakespearean scene study, stage combat, and audition technique. Audition required for Senior Corps.
Taubenslag Productions, 496 Taylor Place, North Brunswick 08902. www.taubenslagproductions.com E-mail: michael@taubenslagproductions.com.
Theater Camp: Half-day and full-day programs, two to eight-week sessions. Musical production each week with roles for all campers. Acting, scenery, costumes, props, special effects, and painting. Workshops featuring audition preparation, dance instruction, stage make-up, stage combat, and theater games. Daily swim. CIT program for age 15 only. Monday, June 25 to Friday, August 17.
The Clay Garden, 34 Second Street, Hopewell 08525. 609-466-2637; fax, 609-466-2637. www.theclaygarden.com E-mail: theclaygarden@gmail.com.
Pottery classes for ages 5 to 16 to create functional pottery and sculptural art work and decorate it with food-save colors and glazes. Ages 10 and up will learn how to throw on the potter’s wheel.
The Dance Conservatory, 1021 Oxford Valley and Woodbourne roads, Levittown 19057. 215-946-0100; fax, 215-946-9281. Home page: E-mail: thedancecons@aol.com.
Usually ballet and musical theater workshops.
The Hun School of Princeton, 176 Edgerstoune Road, Princeton 08540. 609-921-7600; fax, 609-924-2170. www.hunschool.org E-mail: admiss@hunschool.org.
American Culture and Language Institute: For international students and American students who need ESL, ages 12 to 18, to study English at an American school. Resident program. Day, $2,”995; resident, $6,”540. Begins Monday, June 26.
Academic Session: Small group instruction for ages 12 to 18. English, math, science, SAT prep, and computer technology. Credit, enhanced, and advanced courses available. Afternoon activities program available, $275. One course, $1,”248; two courses, $2,”165; resident, $5,”0223. Begins Monday, June 25.
Summer Day Camp: Five weekly sessions of day camp for ages 5 to 12. Monday, June 25, to Friday, August 3. Extended hours available. Swim instruction, arts, archery, cooking, golf, soccer, kickball, tennis, baseball, nature walk, fishing, and theme days. Six weeks, $1,”908.
Girls’ Basketball Camp for girls entering fourth to eighth grades. Tuesday to Friday, June 19 to 22, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. $205. Boys camp, Monday to Friday, July 30 to August 3.
Villagers Theater, 475 DeMott Lane, Municipal Complex, Box 6175, Somerset 08875-6175. 732-873-3009; fax, 732-873-1149. Home page: www.villagerstheatre.com E-mail: donna@villagerstheatre.com.
Summer theater arts training for ages 6 to 12 includes acting, dance, movement, vocal training, music, and production arts, with live theatrical productions. Two three-week sessions from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Two three-week half-day sessions are also offered from 9 a.m. to noon for younger performers, 6 to 8 years old. Each sessions culminates in a performance on the Villagers Main Stage. Before and after care available.
Westminster Choir College of Rider University, 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton 08540-3899. 609-921-7100; fax, 609-921-6952. www.westminster.rider.edu E-mail: wccinfo@rider.edu.
Middle School programs are all one-week residential including Piano, Vocal, and Music Theater camps.
Westminster Conservatory of Music, 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton 08540-3899. 609-921-7104; fax, 609-921-7296. www.rider.rider.edu/conservatory E-mail: wccconserv@rider.edu.
Music for age two and up. Most are one-week sessions. Piano, vocal, flute, composition, guitar, organ, opera, and musical theater. $740 to $900.
Day Camps
All Bright Country Day School, 281 Pennington-Lawrenceville Road, Pennington 08534. 609-730-0948; fax, 609-730-0949. Home page: www.allbrightcountrydayschool.com E-mail: allbrightcountry@juno.com.
Ages infant to age six.
Black Bear Lake Daycamp, 457 Stage Coach Road, Millstone Township 08510. 609-259-1777; fax, 609-259-2248. www.blackbearlake.com E-mail: info@blackbearlake.com.
Horseback riding, fishing, boating, photography, and mountain boarding for ages 4 to 14. Daily swim lesson and free swim in three heated pools. Transportation, hot lunch, horseback riding, and towel service included. Camp begins Monday, June 25. Tours Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; weekends by appointment.
Busy Bee Nursery-Kindergarten, 364 Dutch Neck Road, East Windsor 08520. 609-448-3883; fax, 609-448-8726. www.busybeeschool.com E-mail: info@busybeeschool.com.
Program for ages six weeks to six years.
Camp Gan Israel, 731 Princeton Kingston Road, Princeton 08540. 609-252-0124; fax, 609-252-0114. www.princetonchabad.org E-mail: chabadmerc@aol.com.
Boys ages 3 to 9, girls ages 3 to 12, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jewish day camp located at Princeton Charter School.
Camp Shadyrest, 187 Crosswicks-Chesterfield Road, Trenton 08520. 609-298-1244; fax, 609-324-1554. www.shadyrest.org
Day camp for ages 5 to 14 located at Shadyrest Bible Church in Chesterfield.
Cedarville Country Day Camp, 148 Cedarville Road, East Windsor 08520. 609-448-3881; fax, 609-448-8726. www.cedarville.com
Half day, full day, and extended day sessions for ages 3 to 13. Three to five days a week, four to eight weeks. Softball, lacrosse, basketball, tennis, trips, golf, soccer, pools, electives, and trip program. Transportation extra. Monday, June 25, to Friday, August 17.
Chapin School, 4101 Princeton Pike, Princeton 08540. 609-924-2449; fax, 609-924-2364. www.chapinschool.org
Classic camps for grades 3 to 8 with varied program including computers, videography, and sports.
Chesterbrook Academy, 108 Woodward Road, Manalapan 07726. 732-446-1379. www.chesterbrook.com
Camp Zone, day camp for preschool to grade 8. Musical Stage Productions, Young Business Entrepreneurs, Culinary Arts, Sports, chess, golf, bowling, swimming, daily trips. From $235 per week. Monday, June 18 to Friday, August 31. Open house Saturday, March 24, 10 to 1 p.m.
Country Roads Day Camp, 139 Pinebrook Road, Manalapan . 732-446-4100; fax, 732-786-1072. www.countryroadsdaycamp E-mail: info@countryroadsdaycamp.com.
Door-to-door air conditioned busing, hot lunch with a salad and pasta bar daily, and towel service are included. Choice elective program for campers entering 4th to 7th grades. CIT program for teens entering grades 7th through 10th. Mini, half, and full days for ages 3 to 5.
CYO Day Camp, 453 Yardville Allentown Road, Yardville 08620. 609-585-4280. www.cyomercer.org E-mail: info@cyomercer.org.
Day camp under the auspices of Catholic Youth Organization of Mercer.
E.S.F. Summer Camps, 750 East Haverford Road, Bryn Mawr 19010. 800-529-CAMP. www.esfcamps.com E-mail: mrouse@esfcamps.com.
Full-day camps for ages 4 to 8 from Wednesday, June 20 to Sunday, August 12 held on Lawrenceville School campus. Mini camp for age 3. Senior camp for ages 9 to 15, one-week sessions. Eight weeks, $2950. Extended days available from 7:30 a.m.to 6:30 p.m. Regular hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sports camp for ages 7 to 14. Phillies Phantasy Baseball Academy for ages 7 to 14 (www.philliesacademy.com). One week, $330; two weeks, $650. Tennis Camp for ages 6 to 15.
Eagle River Day Camp, 1470 Perrineville Road, Monroe 08831. 609-448-5885; fax, 609-448-0029. www.eagleriverdaycamp.com E-mail: mailbag@eagleriverdaycamp.com.
Co-educational for ages 3 to 15 features four to eight week programs. New three-day program for ages 3 to 5. Door-to-door transportation included. $1,”680 to $3,”560. Trip program for grades six to eight. LIT and CIT for grades nine and ten. Daily hot lunch available. Pool for swimming and lake for boating. Open house Saturday, February 17, noon to 4 p.m.
ESF Summer Camps at Lawrenceville School, 750 East Haverford Road, Bryn Mawr 19010. 610-581-0100; fax, 610-581-7040. Home page: www.esfcamps.com E-mail: srourke@esfcamps.com.
Coeducational camps at Lawrenceville School for ages 4 to 8 include a day camp for ages 4 to 8, $890 to $3,”210 for two to nine weeks; sports camp for ages 7 to 14, $890 to $3,”210 for two to nine weeks; and senior camp for ages 9 to 15, $1,”005 to $3,”545 for two to nine weeks. Extended day, swim instruction, academic tutoring, and sports instruction available. Open house Saturday, February 24, 1 to 4 p.m.
Frogbridge Day Camp, 7 Yellow Meeting House Road, Millstone Township 08514. 609-208-9050. www.frogbridge.com E-mail: info@frogbridge.com.
Day camp for ages 3 to 15 in four, six, or eight-week sessions. Extended hours available. Mini week for ages 3 to 6. Day trips for 7th to 9th grades, Overnight 9th and 10th grades, also CIT program. Transportation, bathing suit laundering, and hot lunch included. From $3,”195 for 4 weeks.
George School, 1690 Newtown-Langhorne Road, Box 4000, Newtown 18940. 215-968-3811; fax, 215-579-6579. www.campconcepts.org and www.gsdaycamp.org E-mail: campconcepts@comcast.net.
Little Buds Day Camp for ages 4 and 5 features arts, music, water play, nature, story time, computers, theater, and outdoor games. Extended hours available. Day Camp for ages 6 to 14 includes kayaking, computers, mountain biking, nature, and off-campus trips. Summer Explosion for ages 9 to 14 is a one-week program with computer design, swimming, and large group games.
Swimming, nature study, sports and crafts for ages 6 to 13, full or extended day in three, four and seven week sessions. From Friday, June 22 to Tuesday, August 7, from $950. Some camp transportation routes available.
Girl Scouts of Delaware-Raritan Inc., 108 Church Lane, East Brunswick 08816. 732-821-9090; fax, 732-821-4211. www.gsofdr.org E-mail: vicky.allen@gsofdr.org.
Oak Spring Day Camp runs from Monday, July 9, to Friday, August 17, offering theme-based programs for girls completing first grade to tenth grade. All campers swim and boat; each program has a cookout. Other daily activities include traditional camp skills and crafts, as well as special interest activities including biking, leadership skills, science, drama, sewing, and cooking, to name a few. Open House is Sunday, March 11, 1 to 4 p.m. One week, $275 to $375, transportation included.
Hamilton Township Recreation, 2388 Kuser Road, Hamilton 08690. 609-890-4028; fax, 609-890-4032. www.hamiltonnj.com E-mail: KPurdy@HamiltonNJ.com.
Camp information will be available by late February. Call for more information.
Happy Trails Day Camp, 378, Allentown 08501. 609-937-5819. www.happytrailscamps.com E-mail: contact@happytrailscamp.com.
Therapeutic recreation and integrated learning services for children of different needs and abilities with enriched summer days. Educator, occupational therapist, and speech and language pathologist stress building daily living skills, functional language and vocabulary, social skills, self esteem, creativity, and independence. For rising kindergartners through third grade. $300 per week. 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Located in Plumsted Schools.
Happy World Day Care Center, 104 Windsor Center Drive, East Windsor 08520. 609-448-4333; fax, 609-443-1633. E-mail: center4023@klcorp.com.
For six weeks to 7 years, Tuesday, June 26, to Friday, August 31.
Harmony Schools/Foxmoor, 2022 Washington Boulevard, Robbinsville 08691. 609-443-7575; fax, 609-443-6911.
Day camp for ages 6 to 8.
Hopewell Valley Regional Schools, 425 South Main Street, Pennington 08534. 609-737-4000; fax, 609-737-7415. www.hvrsd.k12.nj.us
Kindergarten camps. Call Sharon at ext. 2302 for more information.
Hopewell Valley YMCA, 62 South Main Street, Pennington 08534. 609-737-3048; fax, 609-737-8081. www.hvymca.com E-mail: hvymca@verizon.net.
Ages 2 1/2 to grade 5.
Howell Living History Farm, 101 Hunter Road, Titusville 08560. 609-737-3299; fax, 609-737-6524. www.howellfarm.org E-mail: kbrilla@mercercounty.org.
Farm camps for ages 6 to 12 to help with chores including feeding animals, shelling and grinding corn, and gathering eggs. Exploring nature, hayrides, crafts, and stories.
Ivy League Day Camp, 140 Gordon’s Corner Road, Box 735, Manalapan 07726. 732-446-7305; fax, 732-446-5623. www.ivyleaguedaycamp.com
Swimming, sports, camp activities. Half and full days. Teen travel camp. Includes transportation and lunch.
Jenny Rose Center, 296 East Brown Street, Suite B, Stroudsburg 18301. 570-421-3415. www.thejennyrosecenter.com
Three-week sessions for children with cerebral palsy and other motor impairments. Open house Saturday, March 24, 2 p.m.
Jewish Community Center of the Delaware Valley, 999 Lower Ferry Road, Ewing 08628-7365. 609-883-9550; fax, 609-883-9113. www.JCCtoday.org E-mail: jcctoday1@aol.com.
Camp Abrams for age three to grade six, four to eight week sessions. Sports, arts, music, crafts, Jewish heritage, and Israeli culture. Extended days available. Camp Within Camp offers specialties in tennis, math, science, and drama. Transportation, lunch, and snack included. Peanut-free camp. Camp located at Rider University, runs Monday, June 25, to Friday, August 17.
Teen Travel Camp for grades 7 to 10 has daily trips to beaches, amusement parks, theater, sports events, and museums. Extended trips to Malibu Dude Ranch, Niagara Falls, Colonial Williamsburg, Busch Gardens, Toronto, and Colorado this year.
Kamp KidzArt, Lutheran Church of God’s Love, Newtown . 609-671-0664. www.kidzartnjpa.com E-mail: info@kitzart.com.
For grades 1 to 8. One-week sessions, Monday, June 25, to Friday, August 17. Half, full, and extended days.
Kiddie Academy, 105 North Center Drive, North Brunswick 08902. 732-940-9391; fax, 732-940-9392. E-mail: kidnorthbr@aol.com.
Summer camp for ages 6 to 12; half, full, and extended days available. $248 per week for full day. Also, program for ages six weeks to 12 years; Monday, June 25 through the last week in August.
Kinder Care Learning Center, 1 Kinder Court, West Windsor 08550. 609-799-8787.
Ages six weeks to seven years. Tuesday, June 19 to September 1.
Lakeview Child Center, 4 Princess Road, Suite 100, Lawrenceville 08648. 609-896-0500; fax, 609-896-0537. www.lakeviewchildcenter.org E-mail: pmartin@rwjuhh.edu.
Year-round programs.
Lawrenceville Happy Hollow Day Care & Summer Camp, 11 Fairfield Avenue, Lawrenceville 08648. 609-882-9146.
Day camp for ages 2 to 7.
Liberty Lake Day Camp, 1195 Florence-Columbus Road, 370, Columbus 08022. 609-499-7820. www.libertylakedaycamp.com E-mail: fun@LibertyLakeDayCamp.com.
Athletics, fine and performing arts, boating, fishing, photography, archery, golf, rock climbing, rocketry, and mountain boarding. For kindergarten through ninth grade. Transportation, extended hours, trips, and hot lunch included. $3,”450 for eight-weeks. 10-week program, $4,”190. Monday, June 25 to Friday, August 24.
Little Friends Hamilton Day School, 221 Edinburgh Road, Mercerville 08619-0861. 609-890-9164.
Summer camp for ages 3 to 12. Also, full day and nursery school programs for ages 2 to 5.
Meadowbrook Country Day Camp, 73 East Valley Brook Road, Long Valley 07853. 908-876-3429; fax, 908-876-4635. www.meadowbrookdaycmap.com E-mail: info@meadowbrookdaycamp.com.
Riding, archery, performing arts, swimming in heated pool, sports, computers, bumper boats, for ages 3 to 15. Four weeks program. Transportation included. Also a teen program with day trips. ACA accredited.
Mercer County Catholic Youth Organization, 920 South Broad Street, Trenton 08611. 609-396-8383; fax, 609-392-8419. Home page: www.cyomercer.org E-mail: CYOMercer@aol.com.
Located on 23 wooded acres along Doctor’s Creek in Yardville, for ages 5 to 12, in full and extended day three-week sessions. Arts and crafts, nature study, sports, recreational games, American Red Cross swimming lessons, free swim, field trips and more. Lunch, snack and transportation provided, nurse on staff.
Middlesex County 4-H, 645 Cranbury Road, Box 6157, East Brunswick 08816. 732-745-3446. www.middlesex.rce.rutgers.edu
Usually day camp for grades three to seven.
Middlesex County College, 2600 Woodbridge Avenue, Box 3050, Edison 08818-3050. 732-548-6000. www.middlesexcc.edu
More than 50 week-long special interest camps, including arts, theater, sports, and magic, for ages 6 to 18. Half day or full day, pre-camp and after-camp available; Monday, June 25, through Friday, August 17. Camp open house on Sunday, February 25, 1 to 4 p.m.
Mill Road Day Camp, 74 Davidsons Mill Road, North Brunswick 08902. 732-821-9155; fax, 732-821-5196. www.millroaddaycamp.com E-mail: millroad@millroaddaycamp.com.
Day camp for ages 3 to 5. Monday, June 25 to Friday, August 17. Three and five day mini camps available. Extended hours available.
Miriam Morris Private School, 3332 South Broad Street, Hamilton 08610. 609-585-7223; fax, 609-585-2217.
Swimming, games, crafts and more for pre-school to age 12.
Montessori Corner Country Day, 72 Grovers Mill Road, Plainsboro 08536. 609-799-7990. www.MontessoriCorner.org E-mail: MontessoriCorner@aol.com.
Camp features a flexible programs for ages 18 months to 10 years. Arts, outdoor education, literature, music, and drama. Indoor pool allows daily swim instruction. Camp at the Country Day Campus.
Montgomery Township, 2261 Route 206, Belle Mead 08502. 908-359-8211; fax, 908-359-0970. www.twp.montgomery.nj.us
For Montgomery or Rocky Hill residents, grades 1 to 6, Monday, June 25 to August 3, at Orchard Hill Elementary, Lower Middle School, and Montgomery Park, sports, arts & crafts, and trips. For ages 3 to 5, Monday, June 25 to August 3, half or full day, $125 to $575. Also a teen travel camp, Monday, July 9 to Friday, August 3, $185.
Montgomery Township Board of Education, 1014 Route 601, Skillman 08558. 609-466-7601; fax, 609-466-0944. www.mtsd@k12.nj.us
For kindergarten to grade 12. Art, computers, language arts, science, technology, college prep, sports, arts and crafts, and trips. Teens camp.
New Jersey Museum of Agriculture, 103 College Farm Road, Box 7788, North Brunswick 08902-7788. 732-249-2077; fax, 732-247-1035. www.agriculturemuseum.org E-mail: info@agriculturemuseum.org.
Week-long camps for grades one to six in July. Campers make candles, grind wheat, spin wool, churn butter, and tour the museum and Cook College, for grades one to six.
Oak Crest Country Day Camp, 92 Cortelyou Lane at Route 27, Somerset 08873. 732-297-2000; fax, 732-821-5017. www.oakcrestdaycamp.com
Full, and part-time programs for ages 3 to 15. Four, five, six, seven, or eight-week sessions. Transportation and hot lunch included. Extended day available. Golf, archery, swimming, bumper boats, mountain biking, and arts. CIT program for campers entered 10th grade. Open house Sunday, February 25, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Camp begins on Monday, June 25.
Oak Spring Girl Scout Day Camp, 228 Weston Road, Somerset 08873. 732-821-9090; fax, 732-821-4211. www.gsofdr.org
Day camp for girls ages 5 to 17.
PEAC Health & Fitness, 1440 Lower Ferry Road, Ewing 08618. 609-883-2000; fax, 609-883-2070. www.PEAChealthfitness.com E-mail: PACmdb@aol.com.
Recreational sports, fitness classes, arts and crafts, and special events. Nut-free. Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Half-days available. Ages 6 to 14. Eight one-week sessions begin Monday, June 25. Full day, $225; half day, $150; drop-in rate, $60 per day.
Pennsbury Manor, 400 Pennsbury Memorial Road, Morrisville 19067. 215-946-0400; fax, 215-310-1011. www.pennsburymanor.org
Colonial camp for grades 1 to 6, one-week sessions. Hands-on history, candle making, arts and crafts, and games. Campers give tours to their parents.
Plainsboro Presbyterian Child Care, 500 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro 08536. 609-799-3376. www.plainsborochildcare.com.
Part-time and full-time care for children 2 to 6.
Plainsboro Preserve, c/o New Jersey Audubon Society, 80 Scotts Corner Road, Cranbury 08512. 609-897-9400; fax, 609-897-0287. www.njaudubon.org E-mail: plainsboro@njaudubon.org.
One-week sessions for ages 5 to 10, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., $210. Fascinating creatures, sensory safari, digging in the dirt, young naturalist, woodland adventures, ecosystem explorers, survivor, and search and rescue.
Plainsboro Township Recreation, 641 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro 08536. 609-799-0909. www.plainsboronj.com E-mail: pmillen@plainsboronj.com.
Day camp for ages 4 to 17. Junior Ranger Program, Lenape Trailblazers Camp, Youth Police Academy, theater, aquatics, basketball, tennis, cross-training, lacrosse, fencing, and soccer.
Princeton Alliance Church, 20 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro 08536. 609-799-9000; fax, 609-799-5650.
Kids Klub Camp, a day camp for kindergarten to grade 8.
Princeton Day School, The Great Road, Box 75, Princeton 08542. 609-924-6700; fax, 609-924-8944. www.pds.org E-mail: summerprograms@pds.org.
Co-educational for ages 3 to 18. One to four week camps in academics, arts, adventure, and athletics. Half day, full day, extended day, residential, and travel camps. Programs include writing workshops, computers, Lego robotics, world language, acting, math, chess, sculpture, drawing, ice hockey, tennis, lacrosse, volleyball, fencing, soccer, and photography. Adventure programs include canoeing, rock climbing, kayaking, and backpacking. CIT program and lunch available. Tuition by the course.
Princeton Family YMCA, Paul Robeson Place, Princeton 08540. 609-497-9622; fax, 609-497-9031. www.princetonymca.org E-mail: prnctnymca@aol.com.
Day camp for ages 4 to 16 at Johnson Park School in Princeton, from Monday, June 25 to Friday, August 31, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. One week sessions. $252 to $265 weekly. Teen Adventure, $310. Half Day Junior YZone, two months to five years, $178 weekly. Open house, Saturdays, February 24 and April 21, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Princeton Friends School, 470 Quaker Road, Princeton 08540. 609-683-1194; fax, 609-252-0686. www.princetonfriendsschool.org E-mail: rip@princetonfriendsschool.org.
Nine one-week sessions for K to 8. Swimming, sports, arts, music, and field trips. Extended hours and swim lessons available. $280 per week. Monday, June 18 to August 17. 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Open house Sunday, April 22, 1 to 5 p.m.
Princeton Montessori School, 487 Cherry Valley Road, Princeton 08540. 609-924-4594; fax, 609-924-2216. www.princetonmontessori.org
For infants through fifth grade.
Princeton Recreation Department, 380 Witherspoon Street, Princeton 08540. 609-921-9480; fax, 609-688-2040.
For Princeton borough and township residents only — general arts and crafts, swimming and sports for rising 1st to 6th graders, full and extended days. Also Teen Travel Camp for grades 6 to 10.
Rambling Pines Day Camp, Route 518, Box 3, Hopewell 08525. 609-466-1212; fax, 609-466-1196. www.ramblingpines.com E-mail: funsummers@aol.com.
Full, mini, or extended days featuring horseback, gymnastics, performing arts, computer, ropes, off-road biking, basketball, golf, and swimming. Lunch and transportation. Ages 3 and up. $4,”250, eight weeks; $2,”590, four weeks. Trip Camp for grades 8 to 10, $4,”690 for eight weeks. Open house on Sunday, February 25, 1 to 3 p.m.
Robbins Nest Day Camp and Child Care Centers, 2000 Route 27, North Brunswick 08902. 732-821-1515; fax, 732-398-0610. Home page: www.robbinsnestlearningcenter.com E-mail: info@robbinsnestlearningcenter.com.
Summer camp for ages 3 to 10. One to nine full or partial weeks, half or extended day.
Solebury School, 6820 Phillips Mill Road, Box 249, New Hope 18938. 215-862-5261. www.solebury.org
Swimming, sports and creative arts for ages 4 to 12 in six weekly full day and extended day sessions. Soccer camp, Monday to Friday, July 9 to 13, $150. Basketball camp, Monday to Friday, August 6 to 10, $220. Day camp, Monday, June 25, to Friday, August 3. Six weeks, $1,”880.
South Brunswick Family YMCA, 329 Culver Road, Monmouth Junction 08852. 732-329-1150; fax, 732-329-1026. www.southbrunswickymca.org
Camps for ages five and up include Kinder Camp, Explorer Camp, Sports Camp, Gymnastics and Cheerleading Camp, Aquatics, Teen, Ice Skating and Street Hockey Camp, and Leader in Training Program.
South Brunswick Recreation & Community Affairs, 124 New Road, Community Center, Monmouth Junction 08852. 732-329-4000 X3175; fax, 732-821-2811. www.sbtnj.net E-mail: nkinal@sbtnj.net.
Day camp for grades 1 to 8. Half, full, and extended days.
Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington 08534. 609-737-3735; fax, 609-737-3075. Home page: www.thewatershed.org E-mail: rlear@thewatershed.org.
Day camp for grades 1 to 9. Overnight camp for older campers.
Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, 1200 Stuart Road, Princeton 08540-1297. 609-921-2330; fax, 609-497-0784. www.stuartschool.org E-mail: emathes@stuartschool.org.
Co-educational program for ages 4 to 18 features academic enrichment, visual and performing arts classes. All-girl athletic camps for tennis, field hockey, lacrosse, and basketball.
Villa Victoria Academy, 376 West Upper Ferry Road, Ewing 08628. 609-882-1700; fax, 609-882-8421. www.villavictoria.org
Kindergarten to grade four. Reading and math programs.
Waldorf School of Princeton, 1062 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton 08540. 609-466-1970; fax, 609-333-9991. www.princetonwaldorf.org
Day camp for ages 4 to 12.
West Windsor Police Department, 20 Municipal Drive, West Windsor 08550. 609-799-0452. www.westwindsorpolice.com E-mail: dyson@westwindsorpolice.com.
Youth Academy: Two one-week sessions for children between ages 10 and 12. Free.
West Windsor Township Recreation, 271 Clarksville Road, Box 38, Princeton Junction 08550-0038. 609-799-6141; fax, 609-799-2044. www.wwparks-recreation.com E-mail: kjacobs@westwindsortwp.com.
Prime Time Program for students in grades 7 to 10. Daily trips to age appropriate destinations. One-week sessions, location to be announced, Monday, June 25 to Friday, August 10, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Recreation Camp at Village Elementary School. Day camps for pre-K to 3. Four two-week sessions. Registration packet available after March 1 in the recreation office, West Windsor Library, and online. Extended hours available through WW-P Community Education, 609-716-5000 ext. 5030. Begins on Monday, June 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Intermediate Recreation Camp at Village School. Full-day camp for grades 4 to 6. Extended hours available through West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Education, 609-716-5000 ext. 5030. Begins on Monday, June 25. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Also, specialty camps in dance, performing arts, cheerleading, rock climbing, and sports including baseball, basketball, cheerleading, field hockey, football, golf, indoor rock climbing, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, and volleyball camps.
West Windsor-Plainsboro Community Education, 505 Village Road West, Box 505, Princeton Junction 08550. 609-716-5030; fax, 609-716-5035. www.ww-p.org E-mail: marci.rubin@ww-p.org.
Summer programs for grades pre-K to 10 are held at Village and Millstone River schools. Sports, dance, science, games, art, crafts, swimming, travel, and music. Specialty programs include Chinese Summer Camp, video production, acting, cheerleading, tennis, and science workshops. Travel camps for grades 3 to 8. Extended hours available at all locations. Monday, June 25, to Friday, August 17. Extended day available. Brochures available at each school and library in West Windsor and Plainsboro, and on website.
YMCA Hamilton, 1315 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Hamilton 08619. 609-581-9622; fax, 609-581-4737. www.hamiltonymca.org E-mail: info@hamiltonymca.org.
New in 2007: Extreme Adventure, Mew Mad Science, Just Us Girls!, Rock Climbing, Kids Triathlon. Three basic divisions: Little Camp (ages 6 to 7), Junior Camp (ages 8 to 10), and Senior Camp (10 to 13).
YMCA Hightstown East Windsor, 230 Mercer Street, Hightstown 08520. 609-448-1357; fax, 609-448-1570.
Camp Zehnder from Monday, June 25, to Friday, August 24. Open house dates are Saturday, February 17, noon to 3 p.m.; Sunday, March 4, noon to 3 p.m.; Wednesday, April 11, 6 to 8 p.m.; and Saturday, May 19, 9 a.m. to noon.
Open houses on Sundays, March 25, April 22, and May 20, 1 to 3 p.m.
YMCA Raritan Valley, 206 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick 08816. 732-257-4114; fax, 732-257-5762. www.raritanvalleyymca.org
Traditional and specialty camps and vacation camp from September 4 to 7 for grades 1 through 8. Swimming, crafts, games for ages 5 to 12, in one-week sessions, Monday, June 25 through August 31. $225 per session plus Y membership.
YWCA of Trenton Hamilton Program, 3562 Nottingham Way, Hamilton Square 08690. 609-587-1815.
Swimming, music, arts and crafts for rising first through seventh graders, one- and two-week sessions, from July through Labor Day.
YWCA Princeton, 59 Paul Robeson Place, Princeton 08540. 609-497-2100; fax, 609-683-5674. www.ywcaprinceton.org E-mail: ywca@ywcaprinceton.org.
Adventure Camp for ages 3 to 10, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sports-Travel Camp for ages 8 to 14, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Girls Gymnastics Camp, ages 5 1/2 to 14, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., CIT Camp. Monday, June 18 to August 31.
For Pre-Schoolers
Congregation Beth Chaim Pre School, 329 Village Road East, Princeton Junction 08550. 609-799-8811; fax, 609-799-9249. Home page: www.bethchaim.org E-mail: preschool@beth-chaim.org.
Day camp for pre-school and kindergarten. Computer, gym, arts and crafts, music and movement, playground. Three to five days, half or full day. Half day for ages 2 1/2 to 4; full day, ages 4 to 6. Monday, June 25 to Friday, August 17.
Harmony Schools/Princeton, 139 Village Boulevard, Forrestal Village, Plainsboro. 609-799-4411; fax, 609-243-0037. E-mail: harmonypfv@web-it-show.com.
Infants, toddlers, preschool, and kindergarten programs year-round. For ages 3 to 8. Field trips, outside playgrounds, weekly themes, air-conditioned facility. Two, three, and five-day programs. Open house, Saturday, March 10, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Hopewell Country Day School, 104 West Franklin Avenue, Straube Center, Suites C,D, Pennington 08534. 609-737-1211; fax, 609-737-3072. www.countrydayschoolsnj.com E-mail: jfaryna@aol.com.
Arts and crafts, water play, playground, themes, and educational program for ages 2 1/2 to 7. Begins Monday, June 25. Before and after care available. Open 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Kiddie Academy, 2557 Route 130 South, Campus 130, Cranbury 08512. 609-655-7780; fax, 609-655-7781. www.kiddieacademynj.com E-mail: KidCran@aol.com.
KidVentures camp for ages 6 to 12. $80 per day to $246 per week. Approximately $450 one-time activity fee covers trips, activities, and guests. Optional swim program, approximately $280. Lunch, two snacks, any hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., access to parent watch Internet service.
Kiddie Academy, 201 Carnegie Center Drive, Princeton 08540. 609-419-0105; fax, 609-419-0106. www.kiddieacademy.com E-mail: kidprin@aol.com.
Summer camp for ages 6 to 12. Meals included. Half, full, and extended days available. $223 per week for full day. Also, program for ages six weeks to 12 years. Monday, June 25, to Friday, August 31. Also, program for ages six weeks to 12 years.
Kids MusicRound, 102 Drummond Drive, Pennington 08534. 609-333-0100; fax, 609-466-4025.
Classes in West Windsor and Plainsboro for newborn to age 4.
Lakeview Child Center, 1440 Lower Ferry Road, Ewing 08618. 609-530-9696; fax, 609-530-9601. E-mail: lccewing@verizon.net.
Ages 5 to 7 years. Summer enrichment program, Monday, June 18 to August 31.
Lakeview Child Center at West Windsor, 707 Alexander Road, Suite 306, Princeton 08540. 609-987-0977; fax, 609-987-5005. www.lakeviewchildcenter.org E-mail: lvdirww@aol.com.
Program for ages six weeks to six years.
Lakeview Day Camp, 505 Riva Avenue, East Brunswick 08816. 732-821-8933; fax, 732-821-9456. www.lakeviewdaycamp.com E-mail: info@lakeviewdaycamp.com.
Swimming, athletics, arts and crafts, waterfront, creative play, and theater. Outdoor adventure center, sports complex, and temperature-controlled pools. Door-to-door transportation and hot lunch included. Teen overnights, travel, programs. Four, six, seven, and eight-week sessions. Also mini-day with transportation. Eight weeks, $4,”795. Monday, June 25 to August 17.
Lawrence Day School, 48 Carter Road, Princeton 08540. 609-896-0891; fax, 609-219-9219. www.lawrencedayschool.com
Ages 18 months to 8 years. Art, music, nature, and swimming. Part time, full time, half day, or full day. Begins Monday, June 25.
Maple Stream Road School, 50 Maple Stream Road, East Windsor 08520. 609-448-1144; fax, 609-443-2887. www.bethel.net E-mail: msrps@bethel.net.
Little Scampers Camp: For ages 2 1/2 to 4, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Indoor and outdoor activities include art, drama, music, cooking, water play, and swimming. After camp available until 3 p.m. Little Wonders Camp: Four two-week camp program for ages 4 to 6. Theme weeks include pottery and puppetry, drama, gymnastics and karate, and circus. After care available till 3 p.m. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Nassau Nursery School, 33 Mercer Street, Trinity Church, Princeton 08540. 609-924-0566.
Three and five-day programs for ages 3 to 5. Monday, June 25 to Friday, August 3, $110 to $150/ week.
New Horizons Montessori, 59 Cranbury Road, Princeton Junction 08550. 609-275-8666; fax, 609-252-0400. www.nhmontessori.org E-mail: director@nhmontessori.org.
For 18 months to 6 years. Full, half, and extended day. Arts and crafts, water play, sports and games, music and movement, and nature trips. Math and beginning reading programs for four-year-olds and entering kindergarten. Dates and times vary. New this year: Combination camp with outside activities in the morning and enrichment classes in the afternoon.
New Horizons Montessori, 12 Vreeland Drive, Montgomery Professional Center, Skillman 08558. 609-252-9696; fax, 609-252-0400. www.nhmontessori.org E-mail: director@nhmontessori.org.
For 18 months to six years. Full, half, and extended day. Arts and crafts, water play, sports, music and movement, and nature trips. Monday, July 2, to Friday, August 24.
Prodigy Child Development, 450 College Road East, Princeton 08540. 609-720-0045; fax, 609-720-0411. Ages six weeks to 12 years.
The Children’s Workshop, 124 Hillsborough Road, Belle Mead 08844. 908-359-3335. www.thechildrensworkshop.com
Half and full days, one to six weeks. One week, $325; six weeks, $2,”600. Ages 2 to 10. 9 a.m .to 4 p.m. Monday, June 25 to August 17. Arts and crafts, science, music, swimming, and sports.
The Goddard School, 29 Emmons Drive, Princeton Commerce Center, Suite D-20, Princeton 08540. 609-734-0909; fax, 609-734-0505. www.goddardpreschool.com E-mail: goddardschool@optonline.net.
Early childhood program for toddlers, pre-schoolers, and school-age children features splash time, activities, in-house visitors, and shows. Field trips and swim lessons for older campers.
The Goddard School, 3564 Quakerbridge Road, Quakerbridge Professional Center, Suite 11, Hamilton 08619. 609-588-0880; fax, 609-588-0050. www.goddardpreschool.com
For six weeks to six years.
The Little Gym, 217 Clarksville Road, Village Square Shopping Center, West Windsor 08550. 609-799-7776; fax, 609-799-1066. www.tlgwestwindsornj.com E-mail: tlgwestwindsornj@thelittlegym.com.
Anytime Summertime includes games, gymnastics, sports, story time, and crafts for ages 3 to 10. Mornings, afternoon, and full day sessions. Half day, $35 weekly; full day, $65 weekly. Season pass available. Monday, June 18, to Friday, August 31.
The Wacky Gym, 1300 Windsor Road, West Windsor 08550. 609-918-90990; fax, 609-918-9036. www.wackygym.com
Camp for ages 6 to 13 years. Extended hours available. $230 per week for full day. Trips and swimming optional.
West Windsor Day School, 173 North Post Road, West Windsor 08550. 609-275-9379; fax, 609-275-9379. E-mail: daabsparky@aol.com.
For infants through six years old.
Woodchuck Hollow Cooperative Nursery School, 177 Princeton Hightstown Road, Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, West Windsor 08550. 609-275-1040. www.woodchuckhollow.org
Usually program for children ages 3 to 6.
Sleep-Away Camps
American Lung Association of New Jersey, 1600 Route 22 East, Union 07083. 908-687-9340; fax, 908-851-2625. www.lungusa.org
Camp Superkids at YMCA Camp Ockanickon, Medford Lakes, for children with asthma, ages 8 to 12. Financial aid available. Sunday to Saturday, June 24 to 30.
Boy Scouts of America: Central New Jersey Council, 4315 Route 1 South, Monmouth Junction 08852. 609-419-1600; fax, 609-419-4186. www.cnjcbsa.org E-mail: cnjcescouter@bsamail.org.
Exploring Our Earth day camp for boys, ages 7 to 10, with games, crafts, sports, and scout skills, at Mercer County Park, West Windsor, Monday to Friday, July 9 to 13, $135. Also at Rosedale Park, Monday to Friday, July 16 to 20; at the council office on Route 1 South and at Johnson Park in Piscataway, both Monday to Friday, July 23 to 27. Kittatinny Mountain Scout Reservation has four one-week resident camps for Boy Scouts, ages 11 and up, throughout the summer. $220 to 235 weekly.
Camp Chateaugay, Merrill, NY 12955. 518-425-6888. www.chateaugay.com E-mail: hallyons@chateaugay.com.
Sports, trips, dance, animal care. aquatics, theater, arts and crafts. Four weeks, $4,”725. Eight weeks, $7,”450.
Camp Regis-Applejack, 60 Lafayette Road West, Princeton 08540. 609-688-0368; fax, 609-688-0369. www.campregis-applejack.com E-mail: campregis@aol.com.
Resident co-educational camp in the Adirondacks. Camp Regis is for ages 6 to 12. Applejack is a teen camp for ages 13 to 16. Four and eight-week programs, a special two-week offering for younger, first-time campers, approximately $1,”000 per week; group transportation arranged from Hightstown. Cabins, watersports, trips, arts and crafts, sports, performing arts. Camp director Michael E. Humes is a Princeton resident.
Camp Saginaw, 125 North Burnt Mill Road, Cherry Hill 08003. www.campsaginaw.com E-mail: askus@campsaginaw.com.
Camp is located at 740 Saginaw Road, Oxford, PA. Four weeks, $3,”700. Eight weeks, $6,”695.
Camp Speers-Eljabar YMCA, RR 1 , Box 89, Dingmans Ferry 18328. 570-828-2329; fax, 570-828-2984. www.campspeersymca.org E-mail: speersy@campsspeersymca.org.
Resident camps for ages 8 to 14 include mountain biking, outdoor living skills, ceramics, drama, archery, swimming lessons, canoeing, and basketball. Two-week camps for ages 13 and up include equestrian, mountain biking, climbing, and kayaking ($1,”492). One week sessions begin Sunday, June 24, $675. Two-week sessions, $1,”196. Open houses Sundays, March 25, April 22, May 20, and June 3.
Campus Kids Summer Camp, Box 1058, Chatham 07928. 800-633-7350. www.campuskids.com E-mail: ckNew Jersey@campuskids.com.
Sleep-away camp from Monday to Friday for ages 7 to 15. Locations include Centenary College in Hackettstown. Transportation from Mercer and Middlesex counties included. Two to eight-week sessions, $1,”695 to $6,”185, horseback riding extra. Weekend adventures to connect two campus weeks, $300.
Diamond Ridge Campsation of New Jersey, 1965 Deer Run Drive, Jamison 18929. 215-343-8840; fax, 215-343-9949. www.diamondridgecamps.com
Overnight camp for ages 6 to 14 features athletics, creative and performing arts, talent show, and carnival. Trips every Saturday. $two weeks, $1,”995; six weeks, $5,”295.
Ebner Camps, 1 Torrington Office Plaza, 308, Torrington 06790. 800-662-2677. www.chinqueka.com
Camp Awosting for boys and Camp Chinqueka for girls. Sports, aquatics, arts and sciences, and horseback riding. Two weeks, $1,”990 to $2,”395. Eight weeks, $6,”975.
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County, 930 Spruce Street, Lawrenceville 08648. 609-989-6833; fax, 609-396-9573. www.rce.rutgers.edu E-mail: ripberger@rce.rutgers.edu.
Overnight 4-H Camp for grades 3 to 10, Tuesday, July 17 in Middlesex County and August 7 in Mercer County, $335 (973-948-3550). Also shooting sports camp (archery, rifle, muzzle loading, shotgun).
YMCA Camp Ralph S. Mason, 23 Birch Ridge Road, Hardwick 07825. 908-362-8217; fax, 908-362-5767. www.campmason.org
Two and four-week sessions at sleepaway camp for boys and girls ages 7 to 16. Swimming, archery, riflery, performing arts, kayaking, campouts, and rock climbing. Ranch Camp for western horsemanship. Adventure Bound Treks for week-long outdoor adventures.
YMCA Camp Silver Beach, Downing Beach Drive, Box 69, Jamesville 23398. 757-442-4634; fax, 757-442-4786. www.campsilverbeach.org E-mail: info@campsilverbearch.org.
Activity areas include a 50-foot alpine tower and 1,”200 feet of shoreline on the Chesapeake Bay. Ages 8 to 16. 10 one-week sessions $745 per week. Three-week teen camp. Open houses Sundays, March 18, April 15, and May 6, 2 to 4 p.m.
Sports Camps
Arena Gymnastics, 745 Alexander Road, Princeton 08540. 609-951-9868; fax, 609-243-9417. www.arenagymnastics.com E-mail: arena@castale.net.
Full and half days, one to five days a week, early drop-off, extended hours. Gymnastics equipment, Olympic apparatus, and trampolines for ages 5 to 16.
Brower Camps Girls Lacrosse Camp, University of Pennsylvania Women’s Lacrosse Office, 235 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia 19104. 609-466-8269. www.gotogoallacrosse.com E-mail: kris@gotogoallacrosse.com.
Camps for grades 4 to 12, day camp or overnight.
College of New Jersey, 2000 Pennington Road, Box 7718, Ewing 08628-0718. 609-771-1855; fax, 609-771-3067. www.tcnj.edu
Robert Kennedy’s Eastern Invitational Basketball Camp, John Costaldo’s Championship Basketball, Melissa Speidel’s Intercollegiate Field Hockey, Quarterback & Receiver, Universal Cheerleaders Association, Just Cheer Stunt Camp, Lions Baseball, Debbie Simpson’s Nike Softball, Elite Girls Soccer Academy, Lions Wrestling, Nike Swim, Sally Miller’s Miller Softball, Sharon Pfluger’s Championship Performance Lacrosse (girls).
Cranbury Educational Gymnastics Academy, 12 Stults Road, Suite 111, Dayton 08810. 609-395-1416. E-mail: toptopfitness@msn.com.
10-week educational gymnastics and kids’ fitness program, Monday, June 25 to August 31, 8:30 to 5:30, preschool through age 12. Power tumbling program good for cheerleaders for ages 6 to 10. Private lessons for children with autism.
Diamond Player Development, 670 Route 33, Hamilton 08619. 609-587-2373; fax, 609-588-9373. www.dpdacademy.com E-mail: jim@dpdacademy.com.
Summer baseball and softball camps for ages 5 to 12. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at Mercer County Park. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Diamond Player Development. Also Spring Break Camp, Monday to Friday.
Early Prospects Baseball Camp, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Rider University, Lawrenceville 08648. 609-896-5055; fax, 609-896-0341. www.gobroncs.com E-mail: bdavis@rider.edu.
Day camp for ages 8 to 18 features tee-ball camp, all skills, high school day, father-son. $175 to $275. Overnight camp for ages 13 to 18, $475. Extended day available.
Extra Innings Hillsborough, 2 Ilene Court, Hillsborough 08844. 908-874-0012. www.extrainnings-hillsborough.com
Five day baseball and softball camps starting in July, for ages 7 to 14, 8:30 to 12:30. From $185 to $200.
Garden State Baseball, Box 278 , Colonia 07067. 732-382-4610; fax, 732-875-0200, ext. 2. www.gardenstatebaseball.com E-mail: john.gsbl@gmail.com.
Middle and high school teams for summer wood bat league.
Handicapped High Riders Club, Inc., 145 Route 526, Allentown 08501. 609-259-3884; fax, 609-259-1850.
Summer camp program offers adaptive recreational horseback riding and therapeutic intervention seven days a week.
Hasty Acres, 121 Laurel Avenue, Box 123, Kingston 08528. 609-921-8389.
Horseback riding camp with one week sessions, at $350 a week. For youngsters age 8 and up, Monday, June 25 to Friday, August 17.
Hillsborough Racquet & Fitness Club, 345 Amwell Road, Belle Mead 08844. 908-359-3600; fax, 908-359-5329. www.hrcfittness.com E-mail: camp@hrcfitness.com.
Swimming, sports, and trips for ages 4 to 13, full and extended day, Monday, June 25 to August 24. One week, $250 nine weeks, $1,”800. Swim lessons and extended hours available. Regular hours, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Ice Land, 6 Tennis Court, Mercerville 08619. 609-588-6672; fax, 609-588-6969. www.ice-land.com
Hockey and figure skating school for players ages 6 to 14 at all skill levels.
Lions Baseball Camp, 50 Wilson Road, Princeton 08540. 609-771-2374; fax, 609-683-0007.
For boys ages 8 to 18.
Mr. Ma Fencing USA, 2 Ilene Court, Hillsborough 08844. 908-240-1911. www.fasj.com E-mail: fasj1@yahoo.com.
Year-round fencing school for children and adults.
Nassau Racquet & Tennis Club, 1800 Route 206, Skillman 08558. 908-359-8730; fax, 908-874-8400. www.NassauTennis.net E-mail: NRTC@att.net.
Grand Slam Summer Camp with tennis, swimming, soccer, volleyball, and arts & crafts, for ages 5 to 18 from June 18 to August 31, $145 a week for half days, $270 a week for full days; before and after care available; single day attendance also available.
Nassau Swim Club, Box 1158, Princeton 08542-1158. 609-921-9662. www.nassauswimclub.org
Nassau swim and diving teams for students ages 5 to 17. Daily practice 9:15 to 11 a.m.; Saturday, 10 to 11 a.m. Club membership required.
Peddie School, South Main Street, Box 321, Hightstown 08520-1010. 609-443-3208.
Nike Tennis Camp, Sunday, July 8, to Friday, August 10; at Lawrenceville School, Sunday, June 10, to Friday, August 3. Ages 9 to 18. Extended day, $595; resident, $925 per week. Boys’ lacrosse for boarding and day students from grades 2 to 8 for the week of August 16 and for high school students from August 4 to 9. Also, wrestling camp.
Phillies Baseball Academy Summer Camps, Box 505, Haverford 19041. 610-520-3400. www.philliescamps.com
Baseball camp for boys and girls, ages 7 to 14, is located at Lawrenceville School, Monday to Friday, August 6 to 10. Skills taught include pitching, hitting, base running, fielding, catching, sliding, bunting, rundowns, and cutoffs. A uniform and most playing equipment are included. $750. Extended day available. Other weeks include locations in New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania.
Power Pitching & Hitting Professional Baseball Instruction, Box 241, Plainsboro 08536. 732-586-1309. www.powerpitchingandhitting.com E-mail: info@powerpitchingandhitting.com.
Baseball camps include hitting, pitching, fielding, and bunting. One week camps for ages 6 to 12 from Monday, June 18 to Friday, July 13, $225. One week camp for ages 12 to 16, Monday, June 25 to Friday, June 29, $225. West Windsor Community Park. Two-day camp Thursday and Friday, July 5 and 6, $100.
Princeton International Regatta Association, Mercer Lake, West Windsor 08550. www.rowpnra.org E-mail: seanmccourt@rowpnra.org.
Pre-High School camp for 7th, 8th, and 9th graders. No experience necessary. Mondays to Fridays, June 25 to 29, and July 9 to 13. 8 to 11 a.m. $300 per session.
Resolute Racing Camps for experienced high school rowers features two rowing sessions per day, speakers, daily instruction. Lodging and meals at Peddie School. Sunday, July 15, to Friday, July 20; and Sunday, July 22, to Friday, July 27. $800 each.
Princeton National Rowing Association, 1 South Post Road, West Windsor 08550. 609-799-7100. www.rowpnra.org E-mail: kay@rowpnra.org.
Two week camps for grades 7 to 9, mornings, $300. Three one-week sessions for pre-collegeiate camp for grades 10 to 12. Residential camp (housing at Peddie School). Meals included. $800.
Princeton Racquet Club, 150 Raymond Road, Princeton 08540. 732-329-6200; fax, 732-329-0912. www.princetonracquetclub.com
Day camp for ages 7 and up.
Princeton Sports Center, 100 Cornwall Road, Monmouth Junction 08852. 732-940-6800; fax, 732-940-9970. www.princetonsportscenter.com E-mail: info@princetonsportscenter.com.
Several resident programs: Development camp for ages 16 to 19, Sunday, July 15 to Thursday, July 19, $650. Summer showcase, Thursday, July 19, to Sunday, July 22, $350. Prep camp Sunday, July 22, to Friday, July 27, $795 (day camp available, $695).
Princeton University All Sports Day Camp, Dillon Gym, Room 3, Princeton 08544. 609-258-3533; fax, 609-258-2490. www.princetonedu/recsport E-mail: pfeil@princeton.edu.
Day camp for ages 6 to 10. Pre and post camp available. Group activities, swimming lesson, and free swim.
Princeton.Tennis Program, 1330 Route 206, Skillman 08558. 609-924-4343; fax, 609-924-7849. www.ptp.org E-mail: info@ptp.org.
Tennis clinics and camps for ages 7 to 17 in Princeton locations.
Rider University Student Center, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville 08648. 609-896-5303; fax, 609-895-5479.
Usually Superstar Basketball Camp, directed by Rider’s head coach Kevin Bannon, offers one-week resident and daycamp sessions.
Rockville Climbing Center, 200 Whitehead Road, Hamilton 08619. 609-631-7625; fax, 609-631-7582. www.rockvilleclimbing.com E-mail: clay@rockvilleclimbing.com.
Day camp for ages 8 to 15. Three one-week sessions in August. $300 each.
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Old Queens Building, 83 Somerset Street, New Brunswick 08901. 732-932-1766. www.summerconferences/rutgers.edu
C. Vivian Stringer basketball camp for ages 8 to 17, Saturday to Monday, June 9 to 11 and Monday to Thursday, June 25 to 28, 732-445-4251. Or the Greg Schiano football camp for grades 7 to 12, Monday to Thursday, June 25 to 28, 732-445-7451. Softball for ages 10 to 18 the week of June 25, Pat Willis, director, 732-445-4234. The Scarlet Tennis Academy, overnight, for 11 to 18 year olds, Mickey Cook, 732-445-7835.
Boys’ lacrosse camps run Mondays, July 2 and July 15 on the Busch campus and on Sunday, June 10, and Saturday, June 16 on the Cook campus. Girls’ lacrosse is Thursdays, July 5 and August 2. Field hockey is three one-week sessions starting Monday, July 16. Rowing has three one-week sessions starting Monday, June 18. Four one-week cheerleading camps are scheduled, culminating in the UCA Cheer C
