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Arts Camps
Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick 08901. 732-932-7237, ext. 615; fax, 732-932-8201. www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu. E-mail: linfoley@rci.rutgers.edu.
Art camp for ages 7 to 14, one week sessions, Monday to Friday, June 23 to July 25. Morning, afternoon, or full day programs include photography, drawing, painting, printmaking, drama, puppetry, video art, comic book creations, Egyptian art, and watercolors. Half day, $160; all day, $345.
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 7 through the weekend of August 2. Each concludes with a full-length custom-written musical comedy.
Allentown Children’s Theater, 27 High Street, Allentown 08501. 609-259-7369. www.allentownchildrenstheater.com. E-mail: allentowntheater@verizon.net.
Musical theater camp includes singing, stage movement, theater terminology, and acting for students in grades 1 to 12. Monday, June 30, to Friday, July 18, 8:30 a.m. to noon, at Upper Freehold Elementary School. $375.
American Boychoir School, 19 Lambert Drive, Princeton 08540. 609-924-5858; fax, 609-924-5812. www.americanboychoir.org. E-mail: camp@americanboychoir.org.
Camp Albemarle is a co-educational, day and boarding summer music camp for 7 to 14 year-olds, with or without musical training. No auditions are held. Two-week sessions culminating in musicianship and choral concerts, include traditional camp activities.
The Musicianship Training Program offers basic music training in rhythm, melody, harmony, and form. Quartets (for campers 12 and up) offers more advanced campers daily experience with a vocal instructor in an individualized setting.
Campers also participate in volleyball, basketball, softball, soccer, and swimming.
American Repertory Ballet’s Princeton Ballet School, 301 North Harrison Street, Princeton 08540. 609-921-7758; fax, 609-921-3249. www.arballet.org.
Summer Intensive, a residential program in dance for ages 13 and up by audition. (Day only for age 13). Monday, June 23, to Friday, July 25. Tuition, $1,”950; room and board, $2,”300. Also, Ballet Plus Juniors for ages 9 and up, Monday, June 25, to Friday, July 27, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., $250 per two-week session. Ballet Plus Seniors for ages 11 to 14, Monday, June 25, to Friday, August 3, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., $595 per two weeks. Some by audition.
Appel Farm Summer Arts Camp, 457 Shirley Road, Box 888, Elmer 08318. 856-358-2472; fax, 856-358-6513. www.appelfarm.org.
Residential arts program with two, four, and eight-week sessions. Music, dance, theater, visual arts, photography, creative, writing, recording arts, and video. Sunday, June 22, to Friday, August 15.
Art Camp at the Firehouse, 8 Walnut Street, Bordentown 08505. 609-530-0550. www.firehousegallery.com. E-mail: lovesart@aol.com.
Summer art program for ages 7 to 16, weekly in July and August. All supplies are included. Half or full-day schedules from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Art Collaborations, 61 Leigh Avenue, Princeton 08542. 609-430-1036; E-mail: heather@artcollaborations.net.
Day camp for grades 1 to 6 at Princeton Academy.
Arts Council of Princeton, 301 North Harrison Street, Princeton Shopping Center, Princeton 08540. 609-924-8777; fax, 609-921-0008. www.artscouncilofprinceton.org. E-mail: jsauer@artscouncilofprinceton.org.
Camp will be at Princeton Junior School, 90 Fackler Road, Lawrenceville. Art classes for ages 5 to 9, morning or full day. Art Samplers is a full day program for ages 10 to 12. Drama camp is for ages 4 to 12. Full day drama camp. Extended hours and scholarships are available.
Artworks: the Visual Arts School of Trenton, 19 Everett Alley, Trenton 08611. 609-394-9436; fax, 609-581-8244. www.artworkstrenton.org. E-mail: info@artworkstrenton.org.
Usually full and half day summer arts programs. Call for information.
CAPPS/Peddie School, South Main Street, Box A, Hightstown 08520. 609-490-7550; fax, 609-944-7910. www.peddie.org/capps. 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 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.
Usually art and technology camp for ages 10 to 15 with computer graphics, filmmaking, jazz band ensemble, fashion design, musical theater, and folk arts and crafts.
Dance Connection, 1 Jill Court, Hillsborough 08844. 908-874-8800; fax, 908-874-8800. www.danceconnectionnj.com.
Storybook dance for ages 3 to 6; Jazz and Hip-Hop for ages 6 to 18; and a two-week intensive program for age 7 and up, beginning Monday, August 18, includes ballet, stretch, educational, plus modern, hip hop, and ethnic.
Dance Corner, Southfield Shopping Center, West Windsor; and Dance Corner II, 10 Schalks Crossing Road, Plainsboro 08536. 609-799-9677; fax, 609-716-9418. www.thedancecorner.org. E-mail: thedancecorner@aol.com.
Dance Intensive Camp for ages 11 and up may study advanced ballet technique, pointe, variations, choreography, theater dance, and pilates. By audition. One weeks sessions beginning Mondays, July 21 and 21. Plainsboro. $300 per week.
Pre-school camp for ages 3 to 5 to explore music, movement and dance. Two sessions, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10 to 11:30 a.m., beginning Mondays, July 7 and 14. West Windsor. $75 per week.
Dance camp for ages 5 to 14 features ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, acrojazz, crafts, and choreographic workshops. Beginning Mondays, July 7 and 21. $225 per week. Call for location.
Galaxy of Dance, 51 Everett Drive, West Windsor 08550.
Jazz, hip hop, lyrical, contemporary, tap, ballet, and pointe.
Highland Studio, Box 40, Hopewell 08525. 609-466-3475; fax, 609-466-3475.
Summer art workshops features digital photography, drawing, and painting for ages 7 to 17. Weekly sessions beginning June 16.
Hunterdon Art Museum, 7 Lower Center Street, Clinton 08809. 908-735-8415; fax, 908-735-8416. www.hunterdonartmuseum.org.
For artists ages 4 to 14. Mornings, afternoons, and full days. Monday, June 16, to Friday, August 22.
McCarter Theater Center Summer Theater Program, 91 University Place, Princeton 08540. 609-258-8289; fax, 609-497-0369. www.McCarter.org. E-mail: firststage@mccarter.org.
Summer programs include Spark the Imagination for kindergarten to grade 3, Monday to Friday, July 14 to 25, $450; and summer Shakespeare for grades 9 to 12, July 14 to August 8 with weekend performances, $1,”200 (by audition). Programs for grades 4 to 8 include Shakesperience, July 7-18; Adventure Theater, July 21 to August 1; and Musical Theater, August 4 to 15, $750 each.
New Jersey Opera Theater, 50 Princeton Hightstown Road, 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 through theater games and improvisation. Stage management, costume design, lighting, and set construction. Brown bag lunch. Monday to Fridays, July 7 to 11, and July 14 to 18.
Playwrights Theater Camp, 33 Green Village Road, 1295, Madison 07940. 973-514-1787 ext. 21; fax, 973-514-2060. www.ptnj.org. E-mail: asarian@ptnj.org.
Full day Theater Academy, Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., for grades four to nine. Two-week sessions from Monday, June 23, to Friday, August 1, $595. Half day, $275 per session. Concludes with a presentation.
Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, 101 Drake’s Corner Road, Princeton 08540. 609-921-6499; fax, 609-921-9198. 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. Monday, June 30, to Friday, July 18, 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. $950.
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 19, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Princeton Dance & Theater Studio, 116 Rockingham Row, Princeton 08540. 609-514-1600. www.princetondance.com. E-mail: info@princetondance.com.
Ballet intensive for ages 13 to 20 with ballet, pointe, partnering, pilates, jazz, modern, and musical theater. Monday, June 30 to Friday, August 1. By audition.
Ballet intensive junior program for ages 10 to 16, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ballet, dance history, video, pilates, yoga, jazz, and modern. Sessions begin Mondays, June 30, and July 14.
Broadway Bound Jr, for ages 7 to 9; 10 a.m. to noon. Broadway Bound Sr., for ages 10 to 18. Sessions begin Mondays, August 4 and 11.
Little Dance Makers, ages 5 and 6, 10 a.m. to noon. Make a Ballet, ages 7 to 9, 1 to 3 p.m. Sessions begin Mondays, July 18 and August 4.
Raritan Valley Community College, Route 28 and Lamington Road, Box 3300, North Branch 08876. 908-526-1200; fax, 908-725-2831. www.raritanval.edu.
Performing arts, visual arts programs, softball, baseball, and science programs.
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. Ages 6 to 12. 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Extended session available. Snack provided. $279 per week. June 18 to August 32. Day sessions, July 7 to August 8, $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, a two-week acting program for ages 11 to 14 includes hands-on training for the stage, movement, stage combat, scene study, and Shakespeare’s text, begins Monday, July 14 and 28, $600. Senior Corps is a three-week program for ages 14 to 17, has an enhanced focus on Shakespeare, the rehearsal process, and performance techniques; Begins Monday, June 23, and August 4, $700. Audition required for Senior Corps.
Summer Vocal Institute, High School North, Plainsboro 08536. 609-443-5760.
Two-week course for serious singers from high school sophomores to college freshman. Monday to Friday, June 23 to July 7, and July 14 to July 25. $650 per session. See story, page 28.
Taubenslag Productions, 496 Taylor Place, North Brunswick 08902. www.taubenslagproductions.com. E-mail: michael@taubenslagproductions.com.
Theater camp with half 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, make-up, stage combat, and theater games. Daily swim. CIT program for age 15 only. Monday, June 23 to Friday, August 15.
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. Monday, June 16, to Friday, August 29. Full and half day programs. $175 to $375.
The Dance Conservatory, 1021 Oxford Valley and Woodbourne roads, Levittown 19057. 215-946-0100; fax, 215-946-9281. thedancecons@aol.com.
Ballet workshop, a four week program from Monday, June 23, to July 19, ages 8 to 12, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and ages 13 to adult, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., $595.00.
Musical Theater Workshop, a four-week program for ages 6 to 20, focuses on voice, music, theatrical dance, choral music, audition technique, and theater etiquette, from Monday, July 28, to Friday, August 23, $449. Extended hours are available for either program. $475 optional room and board.
The Hun School of Princeton, 176 Edgerstoune Road, Princeton 08540. 609-921-7600; fax, 609-683-4410. www.hunschool.org. E-mail: admiss@hunschool.org.
Day camp, for boys and girls ages 5 to 12, June 23 to August; an academic session features small group instruction, traditional grading standards, and individual attention, June 30 to August 1; American Culture and Language Institute, a program designed for international students wishing to improve their English skills while enjoying American culture, June 30 to August 1; baseball and basketball camps, for boys, ages 9 to 12, August 4 to 8. All camps are Monday to Friday. Students, 13 and up, may live on campus for the academic session and for the American Culture and Language Institute. Open house on Sunday, March 2, noon to 3 p.m.
Tomato Patch Performing Arts Workshops, Box B, West Windsor 08550. 609-570-3333; fax, 609-470-3843. www.mccc.edu. E-mail: getlik@mccc.edu.
Summer workshops in theater, dance, music, and visual arts. Grades 8 to 12, June 23 to July 17. Grades 5 to 7, July 21 to August 7. Both conclude with a Festival of the Arts featuring performances and an art exhibit. Master Class in Theater, Monday, July 21 to Friday, August 8, students from session I learn about the business of show business, auditions, resumes, finding jobs, and concludes with a performance.
Villagers Theater, 475 DeMott Lane, Box 6175, Somerset 08875. 732-873-3009; fax, 732-873-1149. www.villagerstheatre.com. E-mail: donna@villagerstheatre.com.
Summer theater arts training for ages 6 to 16 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 session culminates in a performance on the Villagers Main Stage. Before and after care available.
VSA Arts of New Jersey, 703 Jersey Avenue, New Brunswick 08901. 732-745-3885; fax, 732-745-4524. www.vsanj.org. E-mail: info@vsanj.org.
Fine arts program at Mercer College, open to Mercer residents ages 8 to 21 with a disability.
Westminster Conservatory of Music, 101 Walnut Lane, Princeton 08540. 609-921-7104; fax, 609-921-7296. www.rider.edu/conservatory. E-mail: wccconserv@rider.edu.
Music and performance for age two to grade 12. Most are one-week sessions. Piano, vocal, flute, composition, guitar, organ, strings, jazz piano, and musical theater. Opera workshop for ages 8 to 18, Monday, June 2, to Sunday, July 27, audition required. Night Owls, for grades 8 to 12, is an evening camp to create theater on the streets of Princeton.
Young Audiences of New Jersey, 200 Forrestal Road, Princeton 08540. 609-243-9000; fax, 609-243-8999. www.yanj.org. E-mail: info@yanj.org.
Visual arts focusing on paper mache, wood, and wire in week one and bookmaking in week two, for ages 8 to 12, Monday to Friday, July 14 to 25, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., $375 per week. Filmmaking for teens includes storyboards, filming, music, and special effects, Monday to Friday, July 14 to 25, $790 plus $100 equipment fee.
Day Camps
All Bright Country Day School, 281 Pennington-Lawrenceville Road, Pennington 08534. 609-730-0948; fax, 609-730-0949. www.allbrightcountrydayschool.com. E-mail: allbrightcountry@juno.com.
Year-round program for 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. Eight week rate $4,”520. Monday, June 30, to Friday, August 22. Tours Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; weekends by appointment.
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.
Day camp at Mercer County Park, West Windsor, July 7 to 11, and July 14 to 18; Rosedale Park, July 21 to 25; and at Johnson Park, July 21 to 25.
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 Junior School. Monday, June 23 to Friday, July 18.
Camp Shadyrest, 187 Crosswicks-Chesterfield Road, Trenton 08620. 609-298-1244; fax, 609-324-1554. www.shadyrest.org.
Day camp for ages 5 to 14 located at Shadyrest Bible Church in Chesterfield. Monday, June 23, to Friday, August 15.
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 and extended day available. Full day, grades one to eight, $3,”307. Monday, June 23, to Friday, August 15.
Chapin School, 4101 Princeton Pike, Princeton 08540. 609-924-2449; fax, 609-924-2364. www.chapinschool.org.
Usually 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 pre-school to grade 8. Musical stage productions, young business entrepreneurs, culinary arts, sports, chess, golf, bowling, swimming, daily trips. Monday, June 16, to Friday, August 29. Open house Saturday, March 8, 10 to 1 p.m.
Country Roads Day Camp, 139 Pinebrook Road, Manalapan . 732-446-4100; fax, 732-786-1072. www.countryroadsdaycamp.com. 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. CIT program. Mini, half, and full days for ages 3 to 5. Monday, June 30, to Friday, August 22. Open houses Saturdays, February 23 and March 8, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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. Monday, June 23, to Friday, August 22.
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 held at Lawrenceville School. Senior camp for ages 9 to 15, one-week sessions. Extended days available. Sports camp for ages 7 to 14.
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. Door-to-door transportation included. Trip program for grades six to eight. Mini program for ages 3 to 6 available. LIT and CIT for grades nine and ten. Daily hot lunch available. Pool for swimming and lake for boating. Monday, June 30, to Friday, August 22. 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
ESF Summer Camps at Lawrenceville School, 750 East Haverford Road, Bryn Mawr 19010. 610-581-7100; fax, 610-581-7040. www.esfcamps.com. E-mail: srourke@esfcamps.com.
Coeducational camps at Lawrenceville School include a day camp for ages 4 to 8; sports camp for ages 7 to 14; and senior camp for ages 9 to 15. Extended day, swim instruction, academic tutoring, and sports instruction available.
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 seventh to ninth grades, Overnights for ninth and tenth grades. CIT program. Transportation, bathing suit laundering, and hot lunch included. Baseball and soccer academies. Monday, June 30, to Friday, August 22.
Happy Trails Day Camp, Box 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.
Harmony Schools/Foxmoor, 2022 Washington Boulevard, Robbinsville 08691. 609-443-7575; fax, 609-443-6911. www.harmonyschools.com.
Day camp for ages six weeks to nine years.
Hopewell Valley YMCA, 62 South Main Street, Pennington 08534. 609-737-3048; fax, 609-737-8081. www.hvymca.com. E-mail: hvymca@verizon.net.
Day camp for kindergarten to grade six.
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 15 to help with chores including feeding animals, shelling and grinding corn, and gathering eggs. Exploring nature, hayrides, crafts, and stories.
Jewish Community Center Princeton Mercer Bucks, 4 Princess Road, Lawrenceville 08648. 609-219-9550; fax, 609-219-9040. www.JCCtoday.org. E-mail: sweiner@jcctoday.org.
Camp Abrams for age three to grade five, four to eight week sessions, $1,”170 per two weeks. Sports, arts, music, crafts, Jewish heritage, and Israeli culture. Extended days available. Specialty camps in sports, arts, and adventure, $450. Transportation, lunch, and snack included. CIT program, $860 full summer. Half day camp for ages two to four, $830 for two weeks, limited transportation. Camp located at Rider University, runs Monday, June 23, to Friday, August 15.
Teen Travel Camp for grades 6 to 10 has daily trips to beaches, amusement parks, theater, sports events, and museums. Extended trips to Malibu Dude Ranch, Niagara Falls, Grand Canyon this year. Monday, June 30, to Friday, August 15. $2,”115 to $2,”390 per session.
Sleep away week offered from Sundays, July 27, to August 3, in Milford, Pennsylvania. For grades four to seven.
Kinder Care Learning Center, 1 Kinder Court, West Windsor 08550. 609-799-8787. www.kindercare.com.
Ages six weeks to seven years. June 23 to September 1.
Lakeview Child Center at Hamilton, 4 Hamilton Health Place, Hamilton Square 08690. 609-890-1442; fax, 609-890-1884. dirhamilton@aol.com.
Full-day program for school age children. Weekly sessions from Monday, June 23, to Friday, August 29. Breakfast, snacks, and lunch.
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. Monday, June 23 to Friday, August 25.
Little Friends Hamilton Day School, 221 Edinburgh Road, Mercerville 08619. 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.meadowbrookdaycamp.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.
Mercer County Catholic Youth Organization, 920 South Broad Street, Trenton 08611. 609-396-8383; fax, 609-392-8419. 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, swimming lessons, free swim, field trips and more. Lunch, snack and transportation provided, nurse on staff.
Mercer County Community College, Nautilus Fitness Center, Box B, Trenton 08690. 609-570-3311; fax, 609-570-3875. www.mccc.edu.
Camp College: More than 60 selections include art, foreign language, swim instruction, performing arts, writing, art, and sports. Three and four-weeks sessions for ages 6 to 14 beginning Monday, June 16. Extended days are available. Costs range from $886 to $945.
Sports camps for ages 7 to 17 include mountain biking, baseball, softball, basketball, golf, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and tennis. Sessions begin Monday, June 16.
Specialty Camps include one week interactive workshops in arts and sciences, crafts, culinary, marine biology, archaeology and paleontology, computers, and science. Half and full day programs, four and five days. Friday fun days, before and after camp available. Begins Monday, June 16.
Middlesex County College, 2600 Woodbridge Avenue, Box 3050, Edison 08818. 732-548-6000. www.middlesexcc.edu.
Week-long special interest camps include arts, theater, sports, and magic, for ages 6 to 18. Half day or full day, pre-camp and after-camp.
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 23 to Friday, August 18. 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, full or extended day.
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 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.
New Jersey Museum of Agriculture, 103 College Farm Road, Box 7788, North Brunswick 08902. 732-249-2077; fax, 732-247-1035. www.agriculturemuseum.org. E-mail: info@agriculturemuseum.org.
Week-long for ages 6 to 11.
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 24, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Oak Spring Girl Scout Day Camp, 228 Weston Road, Somerset 08873. 732-821-9090, ext 125; fax, 732-821-4211. www.gscsnj.org. E-mail: vallen@gscsnj.org.
Day camp for girls ages 5 to 17 includes swimming, boating, traditional camp skills and crafts, biking, leadership skills, science, drama, sewing, and cooking. More Girl Scout camps include Inawendiwan Day Camp, Tabernacle; Kettle Run Day Camp, Medford; and Sacajawea Day and Residents camps, Newfield.
Oakcrest Day Camp, 92 Cortelyous Lane, Somerset 08873. 732-297-2000; fax, 732-821-5017. www.oakcrestdaycamp.com. E-mail: oakcresdaycamp@aol.com.
Day camp for ages 3 to 15. Four to eight week sessions, mini days, CIT program. Go carts, cheerleading, dance, digital photography, rocketry, ropes course, tennis, and mini golf.
Old Barracks Museum, 101 Barrack Street, Trenton 08608. 609-396-1776; fax, 609-777-4000. www.barracks.org. E-mail: barracks@voicenet.com.
Muster into George Washington’s Patriot Army to sing, dance, march, and drill. For boys and girls ages 9 to 12. $190 per week. Monday to Friday, July 11 to 25, and July 28 to August 1.
PEAC Health & Fitness, 1440 Lower Ferry Road, Ewing 08618. 609-883-2000; fax, 609-883-2070. www.PEAChealthfitness.com. E-mail: vmlopenzina@peachealthfitness.com.
KidsKamp program features eight one-week sessions for ages 6 to 14. Monday, June 23, to Thursday, August 14, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Half and extended day available.
Plainsboro Preserve, c/o New Jersey Audubon Society, Cranbury 08512. 609-897-9400; fax, 609-897-0287. www.njaudubon.org/centers/Plainsboro/. plainsboro@njaudubon.org.
One-week sessions for grades 1 to 3, Monday, June 23, to Friday, August 29, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. $240 per week. See story, page 1.
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. www.princetonalliance.org. E-mail: jcapre@princetonalliance.org.
Monday to Friday, August 4 to 8, 8:45 a.m. to 12:35 p.m.
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.
Summer Theater Conservatory for grades 9 to 12, Monday, June 23, to Saturday, Friday, July 12, $975. Junior program for grades 6 to 8, Monday to Friday, July 7 to 18, $820. Includes acting, musical theater, and dance intensive classes.
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 pre-K to eighth grade. Swimming, sports, arts, music, and field trips. Extended hours and swim lessons available. Monday to Friday, June 16 to August 15. Open house Saturday, March 15, 1 to 5 p.m.
Princeton Montessori School, 487 Cherry Valley Road, Princeton 08540. 609-924-4594; fax, 609-924-2216. www.princetonmontessori.org.
Day camp for infants through age 12.
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 first to sixth graders, full and extended days. Also Teen Travel Camp for grades 6 to 10.
Princeton University Day Camp, Dillon Gym, Princeton 08544. 609-258-3533; fax, 609-258-2490. www.princeton.edu/campusrec. E-mail: pfeil@princeton.edu.
Day camp for ages 6 to 10 includes sports, field trips, swimming lessons, and free swim. Monday, June 23, to Friday, August 15, 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Extended hours available. Travel camps for ages 10 to 14. Monday, July 7 to Friday, August 10. Also available are boys, girls, and co-ed sports camps.
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.
Eight-week program with 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,”420, eight weeks; $2,”800, four weeks. Trip Camp for grades 8 to 10, $5,”020 for eight weeks. Camp begins Monday, June 23. Open houses on Sundays, February 24, and March 9, 1 to 3 p.m.
Solebury School, 6820 Phillips Mill Road, Box 249, New Hope 18938. 215-862-5261. www.solebury.org.
Residential ESL program for ages 13 to 18, Monday, July 7, to Friday, August 15, $7,”900. Day camp for age four to sixth grade, six weekly sessions, from Monday, June 23, to Friday, August 1, $395 per week. 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., extended day available. CITs must be rising eighth grader and commit to the full six weeks of camp, $950.
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 sports, gymnastics, science, and aquatics programs. Monday to Friday, June 23 to August 29. CIT camp available.
South Brunswick Recreation & Community Affairs, 124 New Road, Monmouth Junction 08852. 732-329-4000 X7671; fax, 732-821-2811. www.sbtnj.net. E-mail: tmorris@sbtnj.net.
Day camp for grades 1 to 8. Sports and travel camps, and enrichment programs. Half, full, and extended days. 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, June 30, to Friday, August 22.
Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, 31 Titus Mill Road, Pennington 08534. 609-737-7592; fax, 609-737-3075. www.thewatershed.org. E-mail: mpolefka@thewatershed.org.
Day camp featuring environmental education for grades 1 to 9, Monday to Friday, mostly one-week sessions. Some include overnights on the reserve. Counselor-in-training program for age 15 and up. Mini camps include one for ages four and five with an adult.
Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart, 1200 Stuart Road, Princeton 08540. 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, and cultures and travels. All-girl athletic camps for tennis, field hockey, lacrosse, and basketball. Camp Stuart for pre-kindergarten to first grade. Programs run from Monday, July 7, to Friday, August 29.
Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton 08540. 609-924-2310; fax, 609-924-8569. www.terhuneorchards.com. E-mail: info@TerhuneOrchards.com.
Two identical one-week sessions for ages 7 to 11 is a hands-on program with games, crafts, field trips, picking and preparing fruits and vegetables, tending animals, identifying trees, and studying insects. Monday to Friday, July 14 to 18, and 21 to 25. 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. $225/week.
Villa Victoria Academy, 376 West Upper Ferry Road, Ewing 08628. 609-882-1700; fax, 609-882-8421. www.villavictoria.org.
Drama, art, and tennis camps for girls and boys in kindergarten through grade six.
Waldorf School of Princeton, 1062 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton 08540. 609-466-1970; fax, 609-333-9991. www.princetonwaldorf.org. E-mail: admissions@princetonwaldorf.org.
Usually 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 Recreation, 271 Clarksville Road, Box 38, West Windsor 08550. 609-799-6141; fax, 609-799-2044. www.wwparks-recreation.com. E-mail: kjacobs@westwindsortwp.com.
Prime Time Program for students in grades 8 to 10. Daily trips to age appropriate destinations. One-week sessions, Monday, June 25 to Friday, August 10, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Recreation camp for pre-K to grade 5. Monday, June 23, to Friday, August 15. Also available are camps focusing on baseball, basketball, cheerleading, dance, field hockey, football, golf, rock climbing, lacrosse, performing arts, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball. Half days for recreation camp only.
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 Hawk, Millstone River, and Grover Middle schools, and High School North. Sports, dance, science, games, art, crafts, swimming, travel, and music.
Extended hours available. Monday, June 23, to Friday, August 15. Brochures available at each school and library in West Windsor and Plainsboro, and on website.
Y.M.C.A. Princeton, 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 23 to Friday, August 29, 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Daily swim. One week sessions. $265 to $325 weekly. Teen Adventure and half day programs available. Open house, Saturday, April 19, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
YMCA Hamilton, 1315 Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Hamilton 08619. 609-581-9622; fax, 609-581-4737. www.hamiltonymca.org. E-mail: info@hamiltonymca.org.
Camp at 185 Sawmill Road is open Monday, June 18, to Friday, August, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Regular day camps, $245 per week. Extended hours and transportation are available. Speciality camps, horseback riding, teen camp, and program for those with mental and/or physical disabilities, are available.
YMCA Hightstown East Windsor, 230 Mercer Street, Hightstown 08520. 609-448-1357; fax, 609-448-1570. www.ymcanj.org.
Kiddie Kamp for ages 5 to 9 has field trips, instructional swim, music, arts and crafts, and recreation. Monday to Friday, June 23, to August 22. Full day, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., $160 per week. Extended care from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. available.
YMCA Raritan Valley, 144 Tices Lane, East Brunswick 08816. 732-257-4114; fax, 732-257-5762. www.raritanvalleyymca.org. E-mail: ymcaadmin@raritanvalleyymca.org.
Traditional camp for ages 5 to 13. Extended day included, 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, June 23, to August 29. $235 per week. Specialty camps include multi-sports, creative art, fitness frenzy, tennis, aquatic leadership, and computer/explorer for grades 1-8.
YWCA of Trenton, 140 East Hanover Street, Trenton 08608. 609-396-8291. www.ywcatrenton.org.
10-week camp for girls and boys ages 5 through 12, from Monday, June 23, to Friday, August 29, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Arts and crafts, swimming, dance, drama, physical education, nutrition, music, outdoor sports and games, reading, weekly field trips, and character education. $125 per week.
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. Camps begin on Monday, June 18.
For Pre-Schoolers
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.
Summer program for infants and toddlers only.
Congregation Beth Chaim Pre School, 329 Village Road East, West Windsor 08550. 609-799-8811; fax, 609-799-9249. www.bethchaim.org. E-mail: preschool@beth-chaim.org.
Day camp for pre-school and kindergarten. Computer, gym, arts and crafts, music and movement, and 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 23 to Friday, August 15.
Harmony Schools/Princeton, 139 Village Boulevard, Princeton 08540. 609-243-9710; fax, 609-243-0037. www.harmonyschools.com. E-mail: info@harmonyschools.com.
Infants, toddlers, preschool, and kindergarten programs year-round. Camp program for ages 3 to 9. Field trips, soccer, martial arts, outside playgrounds, weekly themes, air-conditioned facility. One to nine weeks, Monday, June 30, to Friday, August 29.
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. Also, program for ages six weeks to 12 years. Monday, June 23, to Friday, August 29. Also, program for ages six weeks to 12 years. Open house on Wednesday, March 5, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Kiddie Academy, 2557 Route 130 South, Cranbury 08512. 609-655-7780; fax, 609-655-7781. www.kiddieacademy.com. E-mail: KidCran@aol.com.
KidVentures camp for ages 6 to 12 includes lunch, two snacks, trips, and activities. Extended hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Optional swim program. Monday, June 23, to Friday, August 29. Access to parent watch Internet service.
Kids MusicRound, 14 Gulick Lane, Plainsboro 08536. 609-333-0100; fax, 609-466-4039. www.kidsmusicround.com. E-mail: dadler55@aol.com.
Classes in Plainsboro and West Windsor. For infants through age seven. Call for free sample class. Six-week summer program begins in July.
Kids MusicRound, 25 Route 31 South, 2008, Pennington 08534. 609-333-0100; fax, 609-466-4039. www.kidsmusicround.com. E-mail: barbara@kidsmusicround.com.
Classes in Pennington, Montgomery, and South Brunswick. For infants through age seven. Six-week summer program begins in July. Call for free sample class.
Knowledge Beginnings, 450 College Road East, Princeton 08540. 609-720-0045; fax, 609-720-0411. www.knowledgelearningcorporation.com.
Day camp for ages six weeks to 12 years. Full, half, extended days.
Lakeview Child Center, 1440 Lower Ferry Road, Ewing 08618. 609-530-9696; fax, 609-530-9601. www.lakeviewchildcenter.org. E-mail: lccewing@verizon.net.
Full day program for school age children. Weekly sessions from Monday, June 23, to Friday, August 29. Breakfast, snacks, and lunch.
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, outdoor adventure, creative play, and theater. Outdoor adventure center, sports complex for young children, and temperature-controlled pools. Door-to-door transportation and hot lunch included. Teen overnights, travel, and road trip programs. Four, six, seven, and eight-week sessions. Also mini-day with transportation.
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.
One to eight-week program for ages 2 1/2 to 6. Science, cooking, nature, photography, gymnastics, and water play or swimming at Brooktree Swim Club. 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Musicians in the Making, 666 Plainsboro Road, Plainsboro 08536. 609-750-0600. www.musiciansinthemaking.com. E-mail: info@musiciansinthemaking.com.
Mini session for birth to age five with an adult. Activities to celebrate the outdoors with the foundations of musical language. Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:30 to 10:15 a.m.
Nassau Nursery School, 33 Mercer Street, Princeton 08540. 609-924-0566.
Three and five-day programs for ages 3 to 5.
New Horizons Montessori, 59 Cranbury Road, Princeton Junction 08550. 609-275-8666. www.nhmontessori.org. E-mail: director@nhmontessori.org.
Program for 18 months to six 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 Horizons Montessori, 12 Vreeland Drive, Skillman 08558. 609-252-9696; fax, 609-252-0400. www.nhmontessori.org. E-mail: director@nhmontessori.org.
Program for 18 months to six years. Full, half, and extended day. Arts and crafts, water play, sports and games, music and movement, and nature trips.
Princeton Presbyterian Pre-School, 545 Meadow Road, Princeton 08540. 609-987-1180; www.princetonpresbyterian.org.
Day camp for ages 3 to 6, June only. September to May, enrichment classes for ages 3 to 6. Pre-school, 2 1/2 to 6.
The Children’s Workshop, 124 Hillsborough Road, Hillsborough 08844. 908-359-3335; fax, 908-359-8934. www.thechildrensworkshop.com.
Half and full days, one to six weeks, for ages 2 to 10., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., June 23 through August 15. Arts and crafts, science, music, swimming, and sports.
The Goddard School, 29 Emmons Drive, Princeton Commerce Center, Princeton 08540. 609-734-0909; fax, 609-734-0505. www.goddardschool.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. Year-round program for ages six weeks to six years, kindergarten enrichment, and after-school program. Tours by appointment from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 23, to Thursday, August 28.
The Goddard School, 3564 Quakerbridge Road, Quakerbridge Professional Center, Hamilton 08619. 609-588-0880; fax, 609-588-0050. www.goddardpreschool.com.
Passport Around the World with focus on international culture. For ages six weeks to eight years.
The Learning Experience, 4126 Quakerbridge Road, Lawrenceville 08648. 609-936-3743; fax, 609-936-3745. www.thelearningexperience.com. E-mail: lawrenceville@tlecorp.com.
Ages six weeks to six years includes extended day.
The Little Gym, 217 Clarksville Road, 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, $40 weekly; full day, $80 weekly. Season pass available. Gymnastics, dance, sports skills, and parent child classes available. Monday, June 16, to Friday, August 27.
The Wacky Gym, 1300 Windsor Road, West Windsor 08550. 609-918-9090; fax, 609-918-9036. www.wackygym.com.
Camp for ages 5 to 17 years. Extended hours available. Monday, June 23, to Friday, August 29, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Half or full days, three to five days a week. Daily rate available.
West Windsor Day School, 173 North Post Road, West Windsor 08550. 609-275-9379; fax, 609-275-9379. www.westwindsoredinburgdayschool.com. E-mail: daabsparky@aol.com.
Year-round infants through age five. Themed weeks in the summer. Ages 3 to 5, $706 per month.
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 22 to 28.
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.
Five one-week sessions beginning, Sunday, June 29. Cub Scout camps include mini resident camp, Webelos resident camp, and cub-parent weekend.
Camp Chateaugay, Merrill 12955. 518-425-6888. www.chateaugay.com. E-mail: hallyons@chateaugay.com.
Sports, trips, dance, animal care. aquatics, theater, arts and crafts. Four and eight week sessions.
Camp Dark Waters, 26 New Freedom Road, Medford 08055. www.campdarkwaters.org.
Residential camp for boys and girls, ages 7 to 14.
Camp Matollionequay, 1303 Stokes Road, Medford 08055. www.ycamp.org.
For girls ages 7 to 16. One and two week session.
Camp Ockanickon, 1303 Stokes Road, Medford 08055. www.ycamp.org.
For boys ages 7 to 16. One and two week session.
Camp Regis-Applejack in the Adirondacks, 60 Lafayette Road West, Princeton 08540. 609-688-0368; fax, 609-688-0369. www.campregis-applejack.com. E-mail: campregis@aol.com.
Sleepaway 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. Sunday, June 22, to Wednesday, August 13, $7,”000. For grades 1 to 11.
Camp Silver Beach, Downing Beach Drive, Box 69, Jamesville 23398. 877-231-2012; fax, 757-442-4786. www.campsilverbeach.org. E-mail: info@campsilverbearch.org.
Residential camp for ages 8 to 16. One week sessions from Sunday, June 8, to Saturday, August 2. $745 per week.
Camp Speers-Eljabar YMCA, 143 Nichecronk Road, 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 speciality camps for ages 13 and up include equestrian, mountain biking, climbing, and kayaking ($1,”492). One week sessions begin June 23, $675. Two-week sessions, $1,”196.
Camp Watonka, 127, Hawley 18428. www.watonka.com. E-mail: mail@watonka.com.
Camp for boys ages 7 to 15 focuses on science. Two to eight weeks. $2,”195 to $5,”995.
Chestnut Lake Camp, 369, Beach Lake 18405. www.chestnutlakecamp.com. E-mail: into@chestnutlakecamp.com.
Residential camp for girls and boys entering second through eighth grades. Three weeks, $4,”400; six weeks, $7,”800.
Diamond Ridge Camps, 1965 Deer Run Drive, Jamison 18929. 215-343-8840; fax, 215-343-8849. 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 to six.
South Mountain YMCA’s Camp Conrad Weiser, 201 Cushion Peak Road, Wernersville 19565. www.smymca.org.
Residential camp for boys and girls, ages 7 to 16. $625, one week; $1,”195, two weeks. Speciality camps, $650 to $750 per week.
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 15. Swimming, archery, riflery, performing arts, kayaking, campouts, and rock climbing. Ranch Camp for western horsemanship. Adventure Bound Treks for week-long outdoor adventures.
Sports Camps
Arena Gymnastics, 745 Alexander Road, Princeton 08540. 609-951-9868; fax, 609-243-9417. www.arenagymnastics.com. E-mail: arena@castale.net.
Weekly sessions Monday, June 30, to Friday, August 29. $300 per week. Daily, extended day, and half day available. Mini-camps begin on Tuesday, July 8 include pre-school, tumbling, fitness, agility, and backhandspring. Ages 5 to 16.
Cranbury Gymnastics Academy, 12 Stults Road, Dayton 08810. 609-395-1416. www.cranburygymnastic.com. E-mail: toptopfitness@msn.com.
Ten-week educational gymnastics and kids’ fitness program. Monday, June 23, to Friday, August 29, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., preschool through age 12. Power tumbling program good for cheerleaders for ages 6 to 10. Private lessons for children with autism.
Early Prospects Baseball Camp, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Rider University, Lawrenceville 08648. 609-896-5055; fax, 609-896-0341. www.earlyprospects.com. E-mail: bdavis@rider.edu.
Day camp for ages 8 to 12, Monday to Thursday, July 30 to July 3; July 14 to 17; and August 4 to 7. Half-day tee ball camp for ages 6 to 8, Monday to Thursday, July 30 to July 3. Day camp for ages 13 to 18, July 14 to 17; Overnight camp for ages 11 to 18, Monday to Thursday, July 14-17. Father and son camp, Monday to Wednesday, August 4-6, 6 to 8 p.m. Extended day available.
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, 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. www.hastyacres.com.
Horseback riding camp with one week sessions. Campers can choose as many weeks as they like. For youngsters age 8 and up. The first week camp begins on June 23. The last camp ends on August 22.
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. Swim lessons and extended hours available.
Peddie School, South Main Street, Box A, Hightstown 08520. 609-490-7532; fax, 609-944-7910. www.peddie.org. E-mail: jgreen@peddie.org.
Sports camps for golf, swim, basketball, field hockey, lacrosse, rowing, and lacrosse.
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 16 from Monday, June 23, to Friday, July 25, $225; additional weeks, $175. Half days, $125; after care, $125. West Windsor Community Park. Back to school camp, Monday to Thursday, August 25 to 28, $180.
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.
Intro to hockey camp, for boys and girls ages 5 to 10, $350 per week. Ice skating day camp, $350. Game camps for younger children, $395 per week. Half day available. One-week sessions beginning Mondays, June 23, July 7, August 11, and August 18, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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.
Rockville Climbing Center, 200 Whitehead Road, Hamilton 08619. 609-631-7625; fax, 609-631-7582. www.rockvilleclimbing.com. E-mail: clay@rockvilleclimbing.com.
Summer climbing camp in one-week sessions from Monday to Friday, August 11 to 29, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Extended day available. $315 each.
Schafer School of Gymnastics, 1800 Princeton Avenue, Lawrenceville 08648. 609-393-5855; fax, 609-393-5749. www.schafergymnastics.com.
Camp for ages 3 to 16 years. Half day, $28; full day, $52. Extended hours available. Art, music, and sports. Open house on Sunday, March 9, 11 a.m. to noon.
Sebastiani Fencing Academy, 2 Stonebridge Lane, Princeton 08540. 908-872-1280; fax, 609-419-1700. www.fencinginstruction.com. E-mail: gsebastiani@comcast.net.
Camps held at Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart, Great Road, Princeton. July 28 to August 15, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Also group and private lessons for all ages and all levels.
Ten Star All Star Basketball Camp, 2207 East Seventh Street, 32215, Charlotte 28204. 704-373-0873; fax, 704-373-0805.
Camp for boys and girls ages 10 to 19 at Rowan University in Glassboro.
The Peddie School, South Main Street, Box A, Hightstown 08520. 609-490-7500; fax, 609-944-7901. www.peddie.org. E-mail: admission@peddie.org.
Camps include Golf Camp, two sessions, Sundays, June 22 and 29; Technique Swim Camp for ages 8 to 18, Monday to Friday, June 23 to 27, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., $325; Peddie Field Hockey Camp, Monday to Friday, June 30 to July 4; Peddie Soccer Academy, Monday to Friday, July 7 to 11, is for grades four to eight, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., $230. Hot Shot Lacrosse Camps, Monday to Friday, July 14 to 18, for boys and girls, 8:30 a.m. to noon, grades three to five, $150, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., grades six to eight, $275.
Sean Casey Basketball Skills Camps, Mondays to Fridays, June 23 to 27, July 21 to 25, and July 28 to August 1. Developmental, advanced, full, and half day programs. Peddie Boys’ Basketball Camp, Monday to Friday, August 11 to 15, for boys ages 10 to 15, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., $230; Strength, Speed, and Agility Summer Clinic, Monday to Friday, June 23 to August 15, individual or group sessions; and Tri-State Lacrosse Camp, Monday to Friday, August 8 to 12, for grades 9 to 12, and August 12 to 16, for grades 5 to 8.
Residential camps include Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy, a five night residential camp for girls with a focus on soccer, ages 12 to 18, $945; and PNRA-Resolute Rowing Camp, July 13 to 18, and August 3 to 8, residential program for boys and girls 13 to 18, $800.
Trenton Thunder Baseball Camp, Trenton 08690. 609-394-3300. www.trentonthunder.com.
Ages 7 to 12 train with Thunder players and coaches Mondays and Tuesdays, June 23 and 24, July 28 and 29, and Tuesday and Wednesday, August 12 and 13. $100.
Tri-State Lacrosse, 609-371-7000; www.trilax.com. E-mail: dongreen@trilax.com.
Triple Threat Camp, Monday, June 30, to Thursday, July 3, at Mercer County Park.
YMCA Trenton, 431 Pennington Avenue, Trenton 08618. 609-599-9622; fax, 609-599-4163. www.princetonol.com/groups/.
Day camp for ages 5 to 12, June through August, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Extended hours available. Arts and crafts, games, swimming, and field trips. Also, Camp Meta at Crosswicks, with sports, aquatics, and field trips.
Study Camps
Academic Study Associates, 375 West Broadway, New York 10012. 800-752-2250; fax, 212-334-4934. www.asaprograms.com. E-mail: summer@asaprograms.com.
Residential program at Princeton University for high school students to live and study as college students. Sunday, July 6, to Saturday, August 2. $5,”895.
Bucks County Audubon Society, 6324 Upper York Road, New Hope 18938. 215-297-5880; fax, 215-297-0835. www.bcas.org. E-mail: bcas@bcas.org.
One-week programs throughout the summer for ages 9 to 12.
College Catalysts, Princeton area . 609-530-0550. www.joachimbrown@msn.com.
College admissions camp for high school students.
Computers+Kids, 23 Railroad Place, Pennington 08534. 609-730-0746; fax, 609-520-1702. www.computersandkids.com. E-mail: evalkaplan@cs.com.
Campers ages 7 to 16 create original arcade and adventure games with Q Basic and use HTML to design their personal website. Using robots, they program with LOGO. Expanded experiments in fiber optics, forensics, encryption, building a robot, and inventing sound chip products. Summer classes are at Forrestal Village, Plainsboro. Begins Monday, June 30.
ID Tech Camps, Internal Drive, 1885 Winchester Boulevard, Campbell 95008. 888-709-8324; fax, 408-871-2228. www.internaldrive.com. E-mail: info@internaldrive.com.
Hands on technology for ages 7 to 17 held at Rider and Seton Hall universities. Full days, extended days, overnight, and weekends. Create digital movies, 2D and 3D video games, websites, and robots. Day camp, $729 weekly; overnight camp, $1,”129. Lunch, extended day, and weekend stays available.
Kendall Park Learning Center, 51 Everett Drive, West Windsor 08550. 609-799-6400; fax, 609-799-6477. www.kplcteach.com. E-mail: mrsd@kplcteach.com.
Year-round academic programs for K to 12. Summer school and tutoring. Classes six days a week, 12 months a year. Flexible. Half or full day. June 30 to August 7.
Peddie Summer Science Institute, South Main Street, Box A, Hightstown 08520. 609-490-7532; fax, 609-944-7910. www.peddie.org. E-mail: jgreen@peddie.org.
Three-week residential program, for eighth and ninth grade students. Also other academic programs.
Princeton French School, 48 Carter Road, Princeton 08540. 609-430-3001. www.ecoleprinceton.org.
Day camp for ages 6 to 10.
Rutgers Preparatory School, 1345 Easton Avenue, Somerset 08873. 732-545-5600.
Academic summer school offers courses for elementary and middle school students in math, writing, English, reading, robotics, programming, and digital film. Upper school courses in Algebra, Calculus, biology, chemistry, physics, SAT review, history, and Chinese. Summer camp for ages 7 to 14, Monday, June 30, to Friday, August 1. 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. June care, Monday to Friday, June 9 to 20. Bridge back to school, Monday to Friday, August 18 to 22. Also chess and video creation. Mini camp for ages 3 to 6, Monday to Friday, June 16, to July 18.
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, Old Queens Building, New Brunswick 08901. 732-932-1766. www.rutgers.edu.
Camps for grades five to nine. Monday to Friday, July 7 to 18, and July 21 to August 1. Summer Acting Conservatory is a four-week program for high school students. Lindley G. Cook 4-H Camp, a residential camp at Stokes State Forest, Sussex County, includes six one-week sessions for third through tenth graders.
Visit www.summerconferences/rutgers.edu for details.
The Bridge Academy, 1958 B Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville 08648. 609-844-0770; fax, 609-844-0773. www.banj.org.
Remedial reading program for ages 7 to 15 years with reading levels between first and fourth grades.
The Lewis School of Princeton, 53 Bayard Lane, Princeton 08540. 609-924-8120; fax, 609-924-5512. www.lewisschool.org. E-mail: lewis.communications@verizon.net.
Multisensory Summer Program for pre-K to college preparatory levels. Full day program for students with learning issues related to dyslexia, auditory processing, and attention deficient includes multisensory instruction with Orton-Gillingham and Wilson Reading based classes. Academics include reading, organizational, and language skills. Enrichment includes hands-on discovery programs in art, music, poetry, science, math, speech and language therapy, aquatics, athletics. Monday, June 30, to Friday, July 25.
The Newgrange School, 526 South Olden Avenue, Hamilton 08629. 609-584-1800; fax, 609-430-3030. www.thenewgrange.org. E-mail: info@thenewgrange.org.
Academic-based program for ages 7 to 18 with a focus on writing, reading, science, and art.
YingHua Day School, 510 Lawrence Square Boulevard South, Lawrenceville 08648. 732-513-3034. www.yhds.org. E-mail: info@yhds.org.
Chinese immersion program for ages 3 to 10 is for all language speakers. No prior knowledge of Chinese required. Two to five days, half or full. Five days, two weeks, $445; 10 weeks, $2,”075. 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Extended day available.
