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Midtown West Gap Week

*Information from 2024 and subject to change for 2025

Please note that this camp location is sponsored by Bright Horizons, and booking is only available through back-up care

MANHATTAN, NY

Midtown West Summer Camp–Gap Week

Thank you for joining us at camp! Summer Gap Week has now ended for 2024. Sign up to be notified when we open camp next!

Sponsored by Bright Horizons Back-Up Care

Families with Bright Horizons Back-Up Care benefits can reserve any number of days available in their Bright Horizons account–no weekly sessions required!

Please note that this camp location is hosted in a Bright Horizons facility and has limited capacity. Booking is only available by the day.

All year long, kids find themselves encased in rigid structure.

When summer comes, we give them what they desperately need — freedom to expand and evolve. At Steve & Kate’s, campers choose which activities they do, whom they do it with and for how long.

For kids, this experience is pure joy. It’s also a kind of training ground for life, where they’ll need to be empowered and independent and resilient and responsible for their own decisions.

Grown-ups adore freedom, too.

Now let’s talk hardcore convenience for you:

  • Drop them off and pick them up whenever you want? Yup.
  • Long camp hours, all included in your camp fee? Totally.
  • Tasty meals and snacks, also included? You bet.
  • Do you desire this kind of freedom? Yes, you do.
Activities

The camper’s dilemma.

Coding. Sewing. Baking. Making. Sporting. Lounging. Every day, campers face the excruciating task of choosing from these and many more engrossing activities. Some select a mix of many. Others burrow deep into one or two. Every morning, they face a brand new day bristling with terrible trade-offs and tantalizing possibilities.

In the early morning and late afternoon, campers ramp up and wind down with recreational choices. For the bulk of the day, children will choose from the activities listed below:

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MEDIA LAB

Alongside film, coding, and robotics, you can unleash your digital creativity with music production and digital art in the Media Lab. Mix beats in GarageBand, experiment with electronic music, or dive into interactive art apps to bring your vision to life. All-new this year, we added Virtual Reality Headsets with 100+ custom-curated built-for-classroom experiences. 
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SEWING SALON

Discover or deepen your love for sewing with colorful custom fabric patterns and exciting sewing challenges. Use hand-sewing and machine sewing techniques to design and create garments, accessories, and other cloth creations!
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CODING

Practice hands-on coding with our carefully selected iPad apps, designed for both early and advanced readers. These interactive programs gamify learning, making coding fun and accessible for all skill levels.
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THE STAGE

Move and groove with motion-based games like Just Dance, or film your own music videos with friends. New this year campers can also make puppets for our custom theater. Want to burst out in song and dance, or act out a gripping dramatic scene? This is your big moment.
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ROBOTICS

Problem-solve and play with cutting-edge robotics as you navigate custom mazes and obstacle courses, bringing technology to life through hands-on exploration.
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BAKERY

Explore new baked creations with fillings, spices, and add-ons, as you customize your confections to satisfy your sweet and savory palate.
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TINKER LAB

Tinker endlessly with a thoughtful supply of arts and crafts, custom ‘maker packs’ made to spur innovation, and even 3D pens for the coolest collaborative and take-home projects.  All-new this year, we added the As-Seen-on Shark Tank’s Chompsaw*, a power tool for transforming upcycled cardboard into creative projects.
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S&K TRADITIONS

Participate in decades-old Steve & Kate’s traditions like Find Chuckie—our beloved, elusive, rubber chicken—and Friday Pie-Day—where you can cap off a productive week by treating friends and camp staffers to a refreshing pie in the face.
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SPORTS & REC

Run, jump, throw, kick, play. Get the go-kart experience or unleash with athletic equipment essentials chosen especially for your site’s unique fields and rec spaces. Team up with peers and staff to play classic sports and even make up new games!
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WEEKLY SPECIALS

Jump into a new special experience every day! Whether it’s a new giant inflatable, a musical performance, a movement workshop, or a popup petting zoo, you can count on this boredom-busting daily activity to switch things up! Look out for our official 2025 Specials lineup this spring.
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STOP-MOTION ANIMATION

Learn the craft of stop-motion animation as you create unique characters and stories to produce your own short films on our custom-built animation stages. Available within the Media Lab. 
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LOUNGE & LIBRARY

Join friends for some get-your-wiggles-out fun playing tabletop games, building marble mazes and forts, or retreat to a quiet corner filled with satisfying sensory objects and a thoughtfully stocked bookshelf to engage all ages and interests. All-new this year, we added the award-winning Superspace** magnetic fort-building panels  ** we put a focus into supporting emerging startups to bring cutting-edge new products in the kidspace to camp

Extra action.

At Steve & Kate’s, enough is never enough. So every week we supplement our main offering of awesome activities with thrill-inducing weekly specials. Here’s what’s coming this summer to your location:

AUGUST 26-30

The Academy of Noise Beatboxing Workshop
Monday, 10am-12pm
Come join The Academy of Noise to learn about music, beatboxing, and the power of your voice!

Kung Fu Workshop
Tuesday, 10am-12pm
Unleash your inner Po the Panda or Master Shifu, and learn the basics of Kung Fu!

S&K Players Theatre Workshop
Wednesday, 1:30-3:30pm
Sing, dance, and act with us at the S&K Players Theatre! Come join Naomi Avadanei, a professional teaching artist, to learn all about musical theatre!

S&K Midtown West Talent Show
Thursday at 1:30pm
Show us your talents! It’s time for the 1st Annual Steve & Kate’s Midtown West Talent Show! Sing your heart out, dance the day away, or show us a magic trick!

Newspaper Fashion Show
Friday, 1:30-2:45pm
You’ll have 20 minutes, 2 newspapers, and a roll of masking tape. What can YOU create that’s tres chic?

Youngest campers fly solo, but there’s a net.

Most kids take to life at Steve & Kate’s like the naturally hardy individuals they are. For some, especially our younger campers, it can take a little longer to get their wings. That’s why each camp has staff dedicated specifically to supporting our youngest campers. Helping these campers discover their camp magic is the whole point of our Youngest Camper Support Staff, and every time it’s exhilarating to behold.

Food

Eat your heart out.

Life without delicious food sucks. That’s why our cuisine de camp features a mouth-watering array of tasty, nourishing grub. In partnership with fan favorite restaurants, we keep kids fired up with food they love — from piping hot pizza to salubrious Caesar salads to tangy tomato soup, and much more. Our menus include rotating specials as well as healthy snacks and sides kids can grab whenever their fuel gauge dips into the red. Chomp, chomp. Munch, munch.

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Fees

Book with Bright Horizons Back-Up Care

Please note that this camp location is sponsored by Bright Horizons, and booking is only available through back-up care. To reserve your spot, please go through your normal Bright Horizons booking channels, and select “3422 – Steve & Kate’s Camp at Midtown West” as the requested provider. 

Once reserved, we’ll send you a confirmation email with a registration link to create a Steve & Kate’s Camp account.

To find out more information about your specific booking policies, please reach out to your benefits team. If you have any questions about how to book your care, please reach out to Bright Horizons at 877-242-2737.

All fees include lunch, snacks and all hours 8:00am to 6:00pm.

Families with Bright Horizons Back-Up Care benefits can reserve any number of days available in their Bright Horizons account.

Lunch & snacks included.

Camp Details

All the camp details you were looking for.

DATES

Aug 26 - Aug 30

HOURS

8am to 6pm

AGES

4-12

ADDRESS

*This camp is sponsored by Bright Horizons, & only available through back-up care
Bright Horizons Midtown West
406 W 55th St.
New York, NY 10019

DIRECTOR

Luke

CALL/TEXT

917-694-6869

Additional info for denizens of Manhattan–Midtown West

Additional Required State Paperwork

Additional state-required paperwork must be submitted for every child before their first day of camp. Upon completion of registration, you will be emailed a link to complete the required forms online.

Virtual Camp Orientation

Virtual camp orientation: Once we get closer to camp, we’ll email registered families a link to our virtual, camp orientation. This will provide everything you need to know for your first day of camp, including: important information such as camp drop-off & pick-up procedures, how to check-in and check-out of camp each day, what to bring (and not bring), and a few more camp details.

Testimonials

These people are very smart. You should listen to them.

(My daughter's) first day was a success. She raved about camp!! She has attended several camps in the past but in her words "this is the best camp ever." As for myself, I feel so much better knowing that she is happy!
Luisa

(S&K parent)

[I loved most about camp] That at the end of the day when I picked him [my son] up, he couldn't wait to return the next day.
Sophia S.

(My son) had a great time, he liked the freedom of choice and the variety of activities! He'll be back tomorrow and can't wait for the go-karting! Thanks so much - it's incredible how much flexibility you offer, which is so appreciated!!
Nina

(S&K parent)

Staff

So much more than
a job.

For our team members, giving kids the space to liberate their true potential becomes a kind of calling. Think of them as a high-energy, warm-hearted crew of child advocates who deftly balance two invaluable skills — that of providing structure and guidance, and that of staying the heck out of campers’ ways. If that’s not enough, they’re all background-checked and trained in CPR and first-aid. Say “hi” to them at camp — they’d love to meet you.

Your camp director

Get in touch.

Feel free to contact us anytime with your questions about life at Steve & Kate’s, or questions about life in general.

Luke Winter

LUKE

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We’re excited to have Luke join the S&K team this summer! He enjoys playing tennis and watching Broadway shows. Luke is so pumped to create some movies in the animation studio and most excited about empowering kids to be the best version of themselves this summer.

This summer Luke is excited about empowering kids to become the best versions of themselves!

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