Ulster County

Camp Starfish provides a safe, fun, and enriching summer camp experience for children in the Ulster County community! At YMCA Camp Starfish our campers take part in daily reading, journal writing, swim lessons, opening and closing circles, and physical activities each carefully designed to embrace individual strengths, and allow campers to explore in an inclusive environment. In addition each of our campers participate in weekly enrichment activities that include yoga, art, mad-science, music, choice and service learning.

June 29- July 3

July 6-10

July 13-17

July 20-24

July 27-31

Aug 3- 7

For more information email or Call Camp Starfish at ymcacampstarfish@gmail.com or 845-338-3810 x116.

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New York Conservatory for the Arts’ Summer Camp 2020 in Ulster County, NY

April 1, 2020 | by Kristen Hergenhan

Summer Camp: Fun with Dancing, Singing & Acting

June 29 – July 3, 2020

9 am – 4 pm

Ages 7 – 15

$300

A one week workshop filled with fun in the Arts: dancing, acting and singing. Campers experience the NYCA Arts through the guidance of NYCA’s award winning staff and rising talent, learning and growing side-by-side with summer-friends. This program provides an atmosphere that makes the performing arts fun while inspiring personal growth as a young performing artist.

APPLICATION REQUIRED

NYCA is the official performing arts education center of the Woodstock Playhouse.

Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Ukrainian Dance Academy Sleepaway Camp at Soyuzivka Heritage Center in Ulster County, NY

March 31, 2020 | by Kristen Hergenhan

Session 1: July 19th – August 1st, 2020

Session 2: August 2nd – August 15th, 2020

For ages 8 – 16

$1450

Directed by Ania Bohachevsky-Lonkevych (daughter of Roma Pryma Bohachevsky), this camp offers expert instruction for beginning, intermediate and advanced students. Room, board, 24-hour supervision, expert lessons and loads of fun are included. Each camp ends with a grand recital.

Note: Attendance will be limited to 60 students for Session 1 and 100 students for Session2.
Please mail all forms to and payments to:
RPB Dance Academy
C/O Ania Lonkevych
109 Major Drive | North Wales, PA 19454

Permission slip, medical forms and full balance of camp tuition is due by July 1, 2020.

Requests for additional information and your questions or concerns should be emailed to jtwa@att.net.

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Chornomorska Sitch Sports School at Soyuzivka Heritage Center in Ulster County, NY

July 26th – August 1st 2020

For ages 6 – 17

$750 for overnight campers; $425 for daytime campers

51st annual sports camp run by the Ukrainian Athletic-Educational Association “Chornomorska Sitch”. Chornomorska Sitch Sports School strives to teach athletics and good sportsmanship to children in an environment where they can build lasting friendships and learn about their Ukrainian heritage. This camp will focus on soccer, tennis, volleyball and swimming, and is perfect for any sports enthusiast.

Requests for additional information and your questions or concerns should be emailed to jtwa@att.net.

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Discover Your Heritage Sleepaway Camp at Soyuzivka Heritage Center in Ulster County, NY

Session 1: July 12th – July 18th
Session 2: July 19th – July 25th

$700 per week or $1350 for both weeks

The cost of camp includes:

Lodging at Soyuzivka with 24-hour counselor supervision
Meals, camp t-shirt, and all fun activities

Ages 8 – 16

Calling all nature lovers for this sleepover program filled with outdoor crafts, hiking, swimming, organized sports & games, bonfires, songs and much more. Room, board, 24 hour supervision and a lifetime of memories are included!

Please mail a copy of your registration form and deposit to:
Soyuzivka Heritage Center
Attn: Camps
P.O. Box 529 | Kerhonkson, NY 12446

Permission slip, medical forms and full balance of camp tuition is due three weeks prior to the first day of camp.

Limited to 40 children

845-626-5641

soyuzivka.events@gmail.com

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Soyuzivka Heritage Center’s Day Camp in Ulster County, NY

Sunday, July 12th – Friday, July 17th, 2020

9:15 am – 1:30 pm

$ 300 – per child if STAYING at Soyuzivka
$ 375 – per child if staying OFF PREMISES

The Registration fee includes t-shirt and child’s daily lunch

A late registration fee of $25 will apply for applications received AFTER June 30, 2020
UNA Discount for Active Members

Ages 4 – 7

Children will be exposed to Ukrainian heritage through daily activities such as dance, song, crafts and games. Campers will walk away with an expanded knowledge of Ukrainian folk culture and language as well as, new, lasting friendships with other children of Ukrainian heritage.

Please mail a copy of your registration form and deposit to:
Soyuzivka Heritage Center
Attn: Camps
P.O. Box 529 | Kerhonkson, NY 12446

Permission slip, medical forms and full balance of camp tuition is due three weeks prior to the first day of camp.

Limited to 40 children

845-626-5641

soyuzivka.events@gmail.com

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The Wayfinder Experience Summer Camp at Hudson Valley Sudbury School in Ulster County, NY

March 26, 2020 | by Kristen Hergenhan

Monday, August 10 – Friday, August 14, 2020

Drop Off: 9 am M-F; Return for game 6 pm Th

Pick Up: 4 pm M, Tu, W; 3 & 9 pm Th; 1 pm F

For ages 8+

$385*

At Wayfinder summer camps, we teach a decades-tested core curriculum of theatrical skills, athletic play, and community awareness which is interwoven into an Adventure Game. A chance for participants to explore imaginary worlds with new perspectives and new identities.

HVSS’s pick up/ drop off schedule is as follows: Mon 9am-4pm Tues 9am-4pm Wed 9am-4pm Thurs 9am-3pm, Adventure Game 6pm-9pm Fri 9am-1pm Financial aid available: guidelines, deadlines and instructions can be found here. Please note that checks are due 2 weeks from the date of order. There is also a late registration fee (+$25) that will take effect 2 weeks before the start of camp (July 27th), and walk up registration fee (+$50) that will be incurred at registration (August 10th). (We cannot guarantee a space for walk ups.)

* Save (-$15 off full price) when you select “Pay by Check” at time of checkout

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

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Wayfinder Summer Adventure Camp at Unison Arts Center in Ulster County, NY

Week 1 : 7/27–7/31

Week 2 : 8/3–8/7

Week 3 : 8/10–8/14

$385 per session Discounts available

At Wayfinder summer camps, we teach a decades-tested core curriculum of theatrical skills, athletic play, and community awareness which is woven into an immersive role-play experience we call the Adventure Game. A chance for participants to explore imaginary worlds with new perspectives and identities.

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REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Early registration discount ends April 1st! Sign up now!

Unison’s pick up/ drop off schedule is as follows: Mon 9 am – 4 pm Tues 9 am – 4 pm Wed 9 am-4 pm Thurs 9 am – 3 pm, Adventure Game 6 pm – 9 pm Fri 9 am – 1 32 pm

Financial Aid

Please note that checks are due 2 weeks from the date of order. There is also a late registration fee (+$25) that will take effect 2 weeks before the start of camp (July 13th), and walk up registration fee (+$50) that will be incurred at registration (July 27th). (We cannot guarantee a space for walk ups.)

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Green Heron Farm Summer Horsemanship Camp in Ulster County, NY

March 19, 2020 | by Kristen Hergenhan

Weekly camps from July 6 to August 17, 2020

Monday – Friday, 9 am – 3 pm

$600/week

Multi-week and multi-children discounts available

Green Heron Farm’s Summer Camp Program is a fun way to learn more about horse care and stable management, as well as improving riding skills in a safe, well supervised environment.

July 6 – 10

July 13 – 17

July 20 – 24

July 27 – 31

August 3 – 7

August 10 – 14

August 17 – 21

Email us or call Roberta at 845-246-9427 with questions.Visit Green Heron Farm on Facebook & Instagram

Montessori of New Paltz Summer Adventure Camp 2020 in Ulster County, NY

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Weekly camps, Monday – Friday throughout July 2020

9 am – 3 pm

Before and after-care available

Ages 3 – 10

$275/week

Early enrollment, sibling and multi-week discounts available

Our Adventure Club, nature and outdoor cooking camps are open for enrollment! Early registration discounts are available through May 15th. Spaces are filling up for an exciting summer of outdoor exploration and play, art, music, gardening, scavenger hunts, water games and tree house fun!

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July 6 – 10 Forestry Week

July 13 – 17 Space Week

July 20 – 24 Archaeology Week

July 27 – 31 Junior Olympics

Seed Song Farm Summer Camp 2020 in Ulster County, NY

Week-long programs: June 29 – August 24, 2020

9 am – 3 pm

Before & After care available from 8 am-5 pm or longer by arrangement, $15/hr (24 hour advance notice)

$350 per week, $315 each additional child

Wednesday, June 24 to Friday, June 26- Three-Day Mini -Camp Sampler

A fun and engaging sneak peak at some of the camp activities, new and old, that we’ll undertake throughout the summer.

Monday, June 29 to Friday, July 3 – FIRE wind water WORKS

Explore each of the four elements – earth, fire, wind, and water – and their special powers. Build a model boat, make a windmill, cook and dry with the sun, build an earth stove. Taste vegetables grown with earth, water and sun, feed your body and imagination with their powers. Build a fire in our brick oven to make your own pizza at our 4th of July Fire wind water Works celebration.

Monday, July 6 to Friday, July 10 – Return to the Trees

Explore the primal primate inside you during this week of monkeying in, around, with, and for trees.

Monday, July 13 to Friday, July 17 – Young Seed Song Farmers Week

A whole week of plants, pollinating insects, preparing farm snacks, and exploring the work and play of a Seed Song Sustainable Farmer. Learn permacultural techniques, help staff a farmstand and prepare for CSA distribution, sing songs of food and farming, play in the dirt, and participate in the all aspects of bringing food from seed and soil to table and market.

Monday, July 20 to Friday, July 24 – The Land Grows Music

Make home-grown music, songs, and musical instruments. Ends with a performance, then the Hudson Valley Brassroots Festival July 27-28.

Monday, July 27 to Friday, July 31 – SuperPlants of the Farm & Forest

Learn about and taste how the wild and cultivated plants at Seed Song Farm can give you super powers including strong muscles, day and night vision, and fast healing. Walk in the woods to find secret wild plants. Use seeds, leaves, and petals to create works of art. Seed, plant, care for, harvest, and eat the vegetables, herbs, flowers, and berries that give us special powers.

August 3 through August 7 – Sheep, Chickens & Wild Animals

Care for the animals of the farm and forest and learn about them. Choose a mammal, reptile, amphibian, insect, bird, fish, or microorganism animal spirit guide, and explore how its gifts may change you. Make an animal mask, listen to animal stories from the many past and present cultural traditions of Kingston. Create a song, dance, costume, or sculpture. At Friday’s Council of All Beings, share with the group your animal spirit and the work that it inspired.

August 10 through August 14- Bugs, Pollinators, and Flowers

Explore insects and other pollinators, and their special relationship with the flowers and other plants both wild and cultivated.

August 17 through August 21- Esopus Village Back in Time

Travel back in time and explore the lifeways and wisdom of the Lenape people of the 1500’s that lived on and farmed this land along Esopus Creek. Work in the wicwam, play traditional games, meet around the fire pit, and cultivate the field of corn, beans, squash, and other heritage crops with members of Neetopk Keetopk (educational Native American and allies group). Explore the woods and creek, find signs of wildlife. Make tools and art from natural materials, sing songs, and tell stories

August 24 through August 28: Young Voices of the Earth

Explore all that is special about our unique piece of the planet- the plants, animals, and elements. The creek, woods, and fields. Choose your favorite to represent in a musical and theatrical performance. Culminates in the “Voices of the Earth” Festival.

Questions? Please contact us at info@seedsongfarm.org or leave a message at 845-383-1528 and we’ll call you back.

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On the Meadow Summer Camp at High Meadow School in Ulster County

March 12, 2020 | by Kristen Hergenhan

Different Themed Camps run weekly from June 26 – August 3, 2020

Inchworms, for ages 3-5

Salamanders, for ages 5-7

Themed Camps, for ages 8 & up

$375 per week

Themes: Ninja, Theater/ Improv, STEAM, Circus, Gymnastics, Stress Relief, Hip Hop, LARP

REGISTRATION REQUIRED