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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

In this dynamic, multi-purpose space, campers use technology to play & create. Campers can choose their own electronic adventure and engage with carefully selected, self-powered media makers.
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SEWING SALON

Use customized patterns and challenges—and a mix of hand and machine sewing—to manufacture bags, clothing and other fashionable, funky creations. This year campers can even use stencils to design their own fabric.
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CODING

Absorb hands-on coding concepts using curated iPad apps with drag-and-drop platforms that cater to both early and advanced readers. Our approach gamifies the learning process to put power in the hands of new coders.
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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

Leverage leading-edge robotic technology to empower your learning and problem-solving. Choose from guided activities and self-directed games, plus tools like robot landscapes and custom mazes.
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BAKERY

Bake up a storm in our wildly popular test kitchen. Choose fillings, spices, and add-ons, explore new flavors, and customize confections to satisfy your discerning palate.
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TINKER LAB

Release your inner innovator with crafts, inventor kits, 3D pens, and giant foam blocks. Construct take-home projects or collaborate on large-scale builds such as forts or thrones. Our hand-selected STEAM-based materials fuel your curiosity and inspire exploration.
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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. Each site is equipped with go-karts and additional athletic gear optimized for the available fields and play spaces. Team up with peers and staffers to play sports, design games, concoct obstacle courses and more.
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WEEKLY SPECIALS

Every day, experience a special, show- stopping activity. A giant inflatable, a musical performance or guest speaker, a movement class, obstacle course—anything’s possible. We’ll announce our official 2024 specials lineup this spring.
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STOP-MOTION ANIMATION

Create animated art in our bustling Media Lab, as you breathe life into your stories via stop-motion “shorts” filmed on our purpose-built animation stages.
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LOUNGE

Enter a pulsating paradise of foosball, marble mazes and other indoor diversions. Retreat to a quiet corner with sensory objects, puzzles and fidget toys. Or immerse yourself in a selection from our library of books curated for all ages and interests.

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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