Specialty summer camps for kids on Long Island
The College at Old Westbury hosts a two-week Circus Arts camp in which young people learn static trapeze, juggling, unicycling, acrobatics with silks, the tight wire and floor acrobatics. Here, a young girl works with silks while being spotted by another. Credit: College at Old Wesbury, Circus Arts
Once children reach third, fourth or fifth grade, they start to exhibit interests that parents may want to cultivate through specialized summer camp programs. From ice hockey to video game design to nutrition, options for focusing on a developing passion abound.
Here are 12 specialized programs on Long Island that go beyond the traditional swimming, archery and arts and crafts:
Future Stars at SUNY Old Westbury, 223 Store Hill Rd., 516-876-3490, fscamps.com
Summer Camps at Stony Brook University, Nichols Road, 631-632-4550, stonybrook.edu/summercamps
Hofstra Summer Camps in conjunction with Nassau BOCES, Barry Tech Center, 1196 Prospect Ave., Westbury, 516-463-6961, ce.hofstra.edu/boces
