Category: bank street summer camp

This Spring the Bank Street Summer Camp is presenting the third KiDS College Spring Break program from March 16th to March 20th and March 23rd to March 27th. Staffing is as follows. Group 1: Evi Rivera Williams (both weeks) and Alex Kavo (week 1) Grupo 2: Shuber Naranjo (week 1) and Dario Pilamala (both weeks) […]

This year Cookie Shapiro, the Director of the Bank Street Summer Camp, will be presenting “Starting the Conversation of Education Leadership for the Camp Professional” at the National Camp Conference in New Orleans. Demonstrating the educational importance of summer programs is essential when framing recreational programs with an educational lens. This conference will focus on justifying […]

Bank Street Summer Camp’s Approach to Day Camp Kids are busier than they ever have been. Overstimulated and overloaded, many families struggle to find time to balance their children’s lives with recreational play and focused exploration. As a progressive school, Bank Street is focused on the development of children, with regard to academics, as well as […]

In cooperation with Columbia University and the Cathedral School, the Bank Street Summer Camp has created the Bank Street Summer Camp August Alliance, providing weekly programs throughout August for children in pre-K to 8th grade. For many working parents, Summer Camp is no longer seen as a luxury but as a necessity. For many years now, the Upper West Side has struggled […]

In partnership with Continuing Professional Studies, the Bank Street Summer Camp has created a Summer Camp and Afterschool Leadership Certificate. These online workshops are designed for professionals in leadership, administration, and staff positions who wish to expand their professional skills and learn more about how Bank Street frames recreational programs with an educational lens. Participants explore […]