NOTE: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, any camps, clinics and workshops for children scheduled for summer 2021 will be subject to CDC, state and local health department guidelines. This includes possible cancellation due to current local and state COVID-19 rates.
SUNY New Paltz offers camps, clinics and workshops for children of all ages and ability levels in many different areas of interest, including the arts, STEM, writing, and athletics. Join the hundreds of families who have already discovered the fantastic opportunities for learning, growth and play on campus this summer!
SUNY New Paltz adheres to Child Protection Policy Standards when children under the age of 17 are in the care and custody of SUNY New Paltz faculty, staff and students. You may review the policy here.
For children who are in need of remedial literacy support.
The Literacy Tutoring Program provides individual and small group help to children needing improvement with these skills.
Due to changes in the college's operations, the program instruction will be provided online. Parents will schedule set tutoring times with graduate candidate tutors paird with their children.
For more information, please contact:
Sam Slotnick • slotnics@newpaltz.edu • 845-257-2809
All levels- from beginner to experienced.
At The Art Effect’s summer Dutchess and Ulster arts camps, children ages 5-10 will explore their artistic abilities and have fun working on creative projects in person, socially distanced and outside whenever possible this summer.
Session 1: August 2nd - 6th
Session 2: August 9th - 13th
Monday through Friday: 9:00am - 4:30pm
Early Drop off (815-8:45am) and Late Pickup (4:30-5:15pm) available. (space limited and additional cost required)
For more information, please contact:
Lauren Hollick • lauren@feelthearteffect.org • 845-471-7477
Age dependent
Join us to meet new friends, tell your stories, and find your voice in a supportive circle of girls. Learning from women in history and women in our lives, we will raise our voices and use our words to weigh in on the issues that are important to us.
Monday - Thursday, 2 weeks
For more information visit the Young Writers Program Summer Page.
For more information, please contact:
Bradley Diuguid • hvwp@newpaltz.edu • 845-257-2836
Age dependent
In this special workshop for teenage girls, we will tell our stories and speak our truth. Taking inspiration from women in history and women today, we'll gain new perspectives on feminism and social justice, and use our voices to shape the future.
Monday - Thursday, 2 weeks
For more information visit the Young Writers Program Summer Page.
For more information, please contact:
Bradley Diuguid • hvwp@newpaltz.edu • 845-257-2836
Age dependent
Find your voice! Taking inspiration from the worlds of journalism and performance, we will write for audiences of listeners and gain tech skills to record our own audio stories, colored by music and interviews.
For more information visit the Young Writers Program Summer Page.
For more information, please contact:
Bradley Diuguid • hvwp@newpaltz.edu • 845-257-2836
Age dependent
Through virtual walks in natural places and our own explorations of where we live, we will develop our powers of observation. We'll then write stories and poems to share what we see and care about.
For more information visit the Young Writers Program Summer Page.
For more information, please contact:
Bradley Diuguid • hvwp@newpaltz.edu • 845-257-2836
Age dependent
What kind of world do we want to live in? Join with other teens to explore, write, and speak out about the important issues in our lives. Use your voice. Change the world.
For more information visit the Young Writers Program Summer Page.
For more information, please contact:
Bradley Diuguid • hvwp@newpaltz.edu • 845-257-2836
Age dependent
Working in a creative workshop setting, we will tell our stories through personal essays, fiction, and poetry. We'll share ideas and respond to each other's work as we polish our writing for an anthology.
For more information visit the Young Writers Program Summer Page.
For more information, please contact:
Bradley Diuguid • hvwp@newpaltz.edu • 845-257-2836
Age dependent
Curiosity is the best inspiration for writing! Together we will explore all sorts of questions as we write, create, and discover more about the world around us.
For more information visit the Young Writers Program Summer Page.
For more information, please contact:
Bradley Diuguid • hvwp@newpaltz.edu • 845-257-2836
Age dependent
Together we will create characters and write mythic stories, replete with magic and monsters, heroes and villains, then roll the dice and let the adventures (and the battles) begin!
Monday - Thursday, 2 weeks
For more information visit the Young Writers Program Summer Page.
For more information, please contact:
Bradley Diuguid • hvwp@newpaltz.edu • 845-257-2836
Age dependent
Exciting writing prompts, art activities, and inspiring virtual field trips will fire your imagination and spark your creativity as we learn about and practice the craft of writing.
For more information visit the Young Writers Program Summer Page.
For more information, please contact:
Bradley Diuguid • hvwp@newpaltz.edu • 845-257-2836
Age dependent
Immerse yourself in a world of your own creation! Let your imagination loose and create a world in writing by developing characters, mapping out the places they live, and dreaming up an adventure-filled plot.
For more information visit the Young Writers Program Summer Page.
For more information, please contact:
Bradley Diuguid • hvwp@newpaltz.edu • 845-257-2836
For rising Juniors and Seniors
A good college essay communicates who you are and what you believe. We will study essays that work, brainstorm topics, and transform our ideas into solid drafts, as we give and receive feedback in a relaxed, supportive setting.
For more information visit the Young Writers Program Summer Page.
For more information, please contact:
Bradley Diuguid • hvwp@newpaltz.edu • 845-257-2836
