Lower Camp

The Lower Camp consists of 9 groups for children 4-8 years old. Our two and five-week programs is designed to offer children an opportunity to explore the city and its vast resources, and to learn and play in a relaxed setting. The children will use air-conditioned classrooms that are equipped with challenging and enriching materials for early childhood and elementary-school-aged children, including art, block building, woodworking, computer fun, games, reading, music, dramatic events, as well as time on the roof, the deck and the gym.

Led by our Lower Camp Aquatics Directors Chris Mera and Amia Soto-Carrion, the waterfront staff instructs the children in small groups or individually, at appropriate swim levels with an emphasis on safety, skill and enjoyment of water. The advanced swimmers will work on endurance, stroke refinement and water safety skills. The staff-to-child ratio in the water is 1:3 for younger children, up to 1:6 for older children. The Lower Camp swim program takes place at the Barnard College pool, located at Broadway and 117th Street. Each week on Wednesdays most of the Lower Campers spend the day at scenic Lake Welch in Harriman State Park. Our own swim staff will accompany the groups in private buses for a day of supervised activities. Each group has a picnic lunch, with time for nature studies and playing games.

General Lower Camp Schedule

Extended week august 2-6
Daily swim for ages 4-6. Price is $675
Limited space, call now!

Lower Camp Specialty Programs

For a detailed view please click on the program offerings below.

Spanish Immersion

The Bank Street Summer Camp will continue for their fourth year, a Spanish language summer camp program for children aged 4-8. The Spanish Immersion group provides the students with the opportunity to learn, to reinforce and to practice the Spanish language through a variety of engaging and interactive activities. Our focus is on the development of the students' receptive and expressive language while creating a positive educational experience. The students practice the language in a classroom environment that allows them to feel comfortable, spurring in them an appreciation and love for the language... click here for more infomation >> Shuber Naranjo de La Escuelita y el campamento de verano de Bank Street continuarán por tercer año el programa de español para niños de 5.6 - 7.11 años de edad.

Please note that all of the students in this program have had previous exposure to Spanish.

As the Language Supervisor of the camp, Shuber Naranjo is a Hunter College graduate with a Masters in Bilingual Ed. Shuber worked for 4 years in La Escuelita preschool with students ranging from ages 2 thru 5. This is his third year at Bank Street as a Spanish teacher in the Lower School and part of the Middle School. Shuber has dedicated three years as head counselor in the Spanish Immersion group at Bank Street Summer Camp.

Spanish Immersion Schedule

Science and Exploration

This program continues its collaboration with the New York Hall of Science. Along with the Bank Street staff, the campers will experience the many facets of the Museum. The group will also participate in camp activities such as swimming, movement and trips. Trips will include trips to Central Park, Science Museums, Nature Preserves, and Lake Welch. During times at camp, the group will work on projects related to their trips. (For ages 7 & 8)

Science Schedule

The Visual Arts Camp

will work with various mediums of art as well as go on trips relating to arts including studios, uncommon museums and sculpture gardens such as Storm King Art Center. The group will have time at camp to work on projects in the classroom and enjoy the general camp experiences such as swimming and movement. (For ages 7 & 8)

Visual Arts Schedule

Extended Week Swim

The swim program includes daily swim twice daily and activities for ages 4-6 during the week of August 2-6.

For information about the extended week swim program, click here >>

Extended Week: NYC Arts and Science Day Trips

Campers will embark on daily trips to Liberty Science Center, Rubin Museum, Moma or other simular places. For ages 7 & 8 during the week of August 2-6. Click here for schedule >>