Kids Academic Classes in NYC, New York

The animals living in our backyards or in our towns are very different from the animals in other parts of the world. While some animals have adapted to live in freezing temperatures, others have adapted to live in extremely hot and dry environments. In our Animal Explorers class, students will learn where animals live and why an animal’s habitat...

We bet your child loves going to amusement parks to experience the variety of fast, dropping, and spinning rides, but have they ever thought about the science that goes into building those rides and the people who are responsible for designing them? In our Amusement Park Engineering class, students will become engineers of their own amusement park...

Summer is an opportunity to continue your child’s learning during a time when they are the most relaxed. It is widely documented that without structured learning, children are likely to lose 1 to 3 months of reading and math skills over summer vacation This is commonly referred to as the “summer slide.” Cure the Summer Slide with our suite of...

Summer is an opportunity to continue your child’s learning during a time when they are the most relaxed. It is widely documented that without structured learning, children are likely to lose 1 to 3 months of reading and math skills over summer vacation This is commonly referred to as the “summer slide.” Cure the Summer Slide with Academic Bo...

Summer is an opportunity to continue your child’s learning during a time when they are the most relaxed. It is widely documented that without structured learning, children are likely to lose 1 to 3 months of reading and math skills over summer vacation This is commonly referred to as the “summer slide.” Cure the Summer Slide with our suite of...

Build a robotic zoo featuring models with working motors and sensors! Work in teams under guided instructions to build and program LEGO® models. Build a different model each class! Learning is enhanced through use of laptops.

Summer is an opportunity to continue your child’s learning during a time when they are the most relaxed. It is widely documented that without structured learning, children are likely to lose 1 to 3 months of reading and math skills over summer vacation This is commonly referred to as the “summer slide.” Cure the Summer Slide with our suite of...

Young students build fun and simple models using DUPLO® blocks. By playing with and manipulating the models, they experience pulleys, levers, gears, wheels and axles while exploring energy, buoyancy, and balance. Classes include free-building time to promote creativity. 

How is a Tyrannosaurs Rex different from a Triceratops? Is it just in their physical characteristics or is it also what they ate and when they lived? In Discovering Dinosaurs, your little paleontologists will explore what dinosaurs ate and when they lived while constructing their very own dinosaur model out of DUPLO® blocks.  Through stories,...

If your child has difficulty with division and fractions, or still hasn't mastered regrouping in subtraction, then you've probably sat shoulder to shoulder at the kitchen table and coached him. If that hasn't worked, you might wonder if he lacks a math gene (or whether it's your own grasp of math that's lacking). The truth is, the fear of math, its...

Do you know what mammal is the largest on Earth? Or how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly? Did you know that reptiles are the oldest creatures on the planet? Jr. Scientists: All About Animals invites your little zoologists to analyze the differences between vertebrate and invertebrate, construct their way through the butterfly and frog life cycle,...

How does matter move from one phase to another? Students will illustrate the various states of change by conducting energy-based experiments to speed molecules up, or slow them down. Please Note: All students are required to have a current medical form on file prior to the first day of camp. Full day campers will participate in Science program...

This course offers a fun and exciting experience where kids spend time planting, playing, observing and learning in a nurturing environment. The course creates an immersive experience--a blend of structured and freeform exploration designed to provide children the supports they need to express their natural curiosity.  Each session incorporates...

In our Mega Machines class, your child will create some of their favorite motorized vehicles. Students will learn about gear ratio, sensors, pulleys, cranks,and programming as they build trucks, space rovers, helicopters, and much more. Your child is sure to have fun as they build, learn, and play! This class is part of a 9 week series and space is...

Calling all gamers! In partnership with Astoria Values, have a blast creating robotic games each week while learning about robotics in our GameBots workshop. Students will learn about gear ratio, sensors, programming, and pulleys as they create fun to play games. Whether creating a robotic hockey player, pinball machine, or a ring toss, your child...