THE STARCHILD SUMMER CAMP DAY Below, please find our 2016 summer schedule. We begin each day serving a light breakfast (bagels, yogurt, fruit, croissant, hard boiled egg, etc.) from 8AM to 9AM. At 9AM, students in grades K 3 will have an arts and crafts project such as creating model cars and airplanes, or making clothes for barbies from around the world, creating an indoor "drive in", etc.students in grades 4 7 will work on developing their 3d animation project, which will produce a small 3d animation movie at summer's end. From 11AM to 11:45AM students will have structured outdoor play at nearby PS101 Playground. Each week will hold a different sport including kickball, volleyball, baseball, soccer, basketball, etc. We use this time for structured play. At Noon, campers will board the private bus (school bus) to Christopher Morley Park where we will have lunch and spend the rest of the day swimming and playing at the various park activities. At approximately 4PM we board the bus to return to camp. Campers will have snack and read or complete homework packages for 30 to 45 minutes. Counselors will then escort campers to PS 101 Playground for free time/play. On days when there is a field trip, we leave the facility at 9AM and return around 5PM. On days when there is no field trip or swimming, our mornings are the same as swim days; however our afternoons can include visits for a variety of indoor activities including puppet show, dancing, fencing, sculpting, etc. (a weekly schedule will alert parents as to exactly what the day entails). STARCHILD MEALS Students are responsible for their own lunch three days a week. On field trip days StarChild will provide the lunch which will include a sandwich, a fruit, cookies and chips. The other day we provide lunch is the day when there is no field trip and on that day we will serve pizza. If your child does not eat meat, we will accommodate their vegetarian needs. We will provide an afternoon snack which is usually cheese, crackers, chips, fruit, etc. We are a NUT FREE camp. Please do not send your child with nut products. STARCHILD CAMPER/COUNSELOR RATIO Our camper/counselor ratio depends on the age group and activity. When we swim our ratio for all groups is 4:1; for indoor activities is 8:1; and on trips for groups in grades K 1 the ratio is 4:1 and for all others the ratio is 6:1. We use the buddy system when traveling. Counselors are also required to take attendance by NAME and not simply by counting students. Additionally, campers are required to wear the StarChild camp t shirt during all trips. Each t shirt has the camp's address as well as my cell phone number imprinted on the back.
DATE TRIP TRANSPORTATION ADDRESS ADDITIONAL COST 7/4 HOLIDAY CLOSED 7/5 NO TRIP 7/6 American Museum of Natural History Subway Central Park West & 79th St, 10024 7/7 Richmond Town Subway 441 Clarke Ave, Staten Island, NY 10306 7/8 Swim Bus Christopher Morley 7/11 NO TRIP 7/12 Bronx Zoo Bus Bronx, NY 7/13 Swim Bus Christopher Morley 7/14 Bounce On It Bus 310 Michael Dr, Syosset, NY 11791 7/15 Swim Bus Christopher Morley 7/18 NO TRIP 7/19 Statue of Liberty Subway Statue of Liberty Park 7/20 Swim Bus Christopher Morley
7/21 Lakeside Brooklyn Bus 171 East Drive Brooklyn, NY 7/22 Swim Bus Christopher Morley 7/25 NO TRIP 7/26 Brooklyn Park and Carousel Bus 2 Old Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY 11201 7/27 Swim Bus Christopher Morley 7/28 Six Flags Bus 1 Six Flags Blvd, Jackson, NJ 08527 $30 7/29 Swim Bus Christopher Morley 8/1 NO TRIP 8/2 Discovery Times Square Subway 42nd Street 8/3 Swim Bus Christopher Morley 8/4 Splish Splash Bus 2549 Splish Splash Dr, Calverton, NY 11933 $30 8/5 Swim Bus Christopher Morley
8/8 Long Island Aquarium Bus 431 E Main St, Riverhead, NY 11901 8/9 NO TRIP 8/10 Swim Bus Christopher Morley 8/11 Citifield Mets Game Subway 23 01 Roosevelt Ave, 11368 8/12 Swim Bus Christopher Morley 8/15 Central Park Zoo/Wolman Rink/Victoria Gardens Subway 63 Center Drive, New York, NY 10065 8/16 Swim Bus Christopher Morley 8/17 Swim Bus Christopher Morley 8/18 Tenement Museum Subway 103 Orchard St, New York, NY 10002 8/19 NO TRIP 8/22 HIghline/Pier 25 Subway 8/23 Swim Bus Christopher Morley
8/24 NO TRIP 8/25 LIberty Science Center Bus 222 Jersey City Blvd, Jersey City, NJ 07305 $25 8/26 Swim Bus Christopher Morley 8/29 Governor s Island Subway Governor s Island 8/30 Swim Bus Christopher Morley 8/31 Dorney Park Bus 3830 Dorney Park Rd, Allentown, PA 18104 $50 9/1 NO TRIP 9/2 NO TRIP