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Creative Nature NYC Summer Camp
During our Summer Art Camps, children spend each day playing with nature— exploring, making, and wondering together. Guided by curiosity and the rhythms of the outdoors, they experiment with clay, natural pigments, movement, storytelling, and found materials, turning the park itself into a living classroom and creative partner. Each week begins with a provocation—a material, question, or experience offered as an invitation. In the Reggio Emilia tradition, educators listen closely, document children’s ideas, and support projects that grow from children’s curiosity. While each week has a starting theme, the direction of the work evolves through dialogue, observation, and collaboration.
Week 1 | June 29 – July 3
Trees, Materials, Marks & Questions
Week 2 | July 6 – July 10
Flowers, Lines, Traces & Drawing as Thinking
Week 3 | July 13 – July 17
Color, Light & Shadow
Week 4 | July 20 – July 24
Movement, Mapping & the Body in Space
Week 5 | July 27 – July 31
Water, Flow & Transformation
Week 6 | August 3 – August 7
Ants, Anthills & Collective Life
Week 7 | August 10 – August 14
Body, Voice & Rhythm
Week 8 | August 17 – August 21
Bird, Shelters, & Habitats of Belonging
Week 9 | August 24 – August 28
Clay, Soil & Sand
Week 10 | August 31 – September 4
Devices, Drawing & Sound Instruments
Week 11 | GOOD NEWS: SINGLE-DAY DROP-INS AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 7–9
* NYC public schools reopen on September 10.
Mixed-age group: 3–9 years old
Drop-off and Pick-up:
We meet each morning at the park and finish the day with pick-up at our indoor space.