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The Mandell Explorer Camp is an opportunity for children ages 3-12 to experience and explore the wonders of summer camp. Our children will be exposed to a balanced schedule that will allow them to grow physically, mentally and creatively while having a ton of fun. Campers will enjoy action packed days consisting of music, visual arts, athletics, swimming, cooking, technology, drama and chess in a nurturing and relaxed environment. There will be fantastic field trips throughout the summer to destinations such as the Botanical Gardens, the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum. The children will also enjoy all of our special days such as dress up day, pajama day and our bar-b-cue day.
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The Explorer Program
Junior Explorer (ages 3-4)
Explorer Camp (ages 5-12)
Children will enjoy their summer days in our fully air conditioned 65,000 square foot facility and have outdoor water play on our 8,000 square foot outdoor deck.
All of our counselors are experienced teachers.
SCIENCE
Campers have a unique science experience that is exciting, entertaining, and educational. The curriculum includes central science themes such as physics, chemistry, biology and earth science. Students learn based on themes such as:
Bizarre Science Campers in the bizarre science unit make a rainbow of crystals, invent a new soda, make atomic slime, make flowers change color, create giant bubbles and more.
Animal Science
Campers in the animal science unit learn, observe and record animal behavior. There are five areas of study: wildlife population, habitats, interaction of living things, changes and adaptations and biodiversity.
Be a Paleontologist!:
Campers in the paleontology unit learn why fossils are important to science and society. Children learn how professional paleontologists collect the remains of ancient life and uncover a real fossil that is over 5 million years old!
Rocket Science:
Campers in the rocket science unit will discover Newton’s law of motion with things that fly and float. They learn the science for flying airplanes and assemble their own rocket!
SPORTS
Campers will have the opportunity to participate in and experience numerous sporting activities. We provide campers with a nurturing environment in which they can excel and gain confidence as they learn the benefits of teamwork and leadership through competitive sports. Our staff teaches the fundamentals of each sport with positive reinforcement and also provides a culture in which the campers have fun and thoroughly enjoy each activity. The combination of Mandell’s tremendous facilities, our proximity to Central Park and our access to brand new swimming facilities in our building complex, allows us to offer numerous sporting activities for the campers to explore and experience throughout the summer.
ARTS
Visual Arts:
Campers will work in our professional art studios stocked with exciting 2D and 3D materials with which to challenge their imaginations and curiosity. Visual art activities include drawing, cartooning, painting, sculpting with clay, puppetry, mask making, weaving, paper making, live action video, pinhole photography, set design, jewelry making, bookbinding and more! We engage with an array of traditional art materials as well as unconventional materials which challenge our imagination and thinking skills.
Theatre Arts:
Campers will explore drama in our new state-of-the-art professional black box theater. Activities, games and discussion encourage campers to discover their artistic voice and potential. Drama includes instruction in singing, movement and dance, set construction and painting, vocal technique, monologue preparation, comedy and improvisation, costume and make up.
Music:
Our music studio is full of rhythm, string and wind instruments ready for exploration! Campers explore the relationships that naturally occur between music and other arts, as well as how music relates to history and culture. Whether you are a camper who is just learning an instrument or one who has years of experience, you will be excited to join this musical ensemble!