Our STEAM-themed 2022 STEAM Summer Camp provides the highest quality instruction with engaging and thought-provoking classes designed to build essential skills and mindset, Tip-Top Brain is bringing summer camp back to life!
Ground Shaking Adventures
Sign up your little ones to learn more about natural disasters!
Disaster Formation
Students will explore the ins and outs of tornadoes, volcanoes, tsunamis, earthquakes, and wildfires.
Exciting Careers
Students will also jump into the different careers that people can have studying rocks, the Earth and natural disasters.
Hazards and Safety
Finally, students will understand the different hazards and safety precautions we can take to prepare for natural disasters and their impacts.
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Prevent summer brain drain!
Keep your child engaged and practicing essential skills with our best STEAM Summer Camp yet!
July 5th – August 5th
Monday – Friday | 9AM – 3PM
Practice critical ELA and Math skills
Since students in K-2 are naturally curious about the world, we build on that curiosity through hands-on learning, all while continuing to enhance their reading, writing, & math skills.
Putting ART into STEM
We believe that Art is just as important as the other academic disciplines, especially for young students. While experimenting with various materials, art helps improve fine motor skills and boosts self-confidence!
Crucial skill development
Students will also have the chance to strengthen their fine motor and socioemotional skills as well as build strong student-teacher and student-peer relationships.
Full STEAM Immersion
We don't just teach STEAM, we DO STEAM! Students will learn about the given STEAM theme at large and approach it from various perspectives.
Brain Breaks
Students will have plenty of movement and brain breaks (dance, yoga, meditation, stretching, etc.) throughout the day to keep their bodies moving and gears grinding.
Highly qualified and engaging instructors
You can be assured that your child instructors during each STEAM summer camp, or any time of year for that matter, are experts in their fields with genuine passion to pass their knowledge along in fun and creative ways.
Fun in the Sun!
Each day, students will eat lunch with their fellow campers and then head over to the nearby park (weather-permitting) for some fun in the sun (it is a STEAM summer camp after all!) Otherwise, students will participate in various indoor activities of their choice. Students must bring own bagged lunch; water is provided.
All CDC health safety measures in place
As of current guidelines, masks will be optional for all students and teachers. To that end, we want to assure you that we'll be encouraging our students to practice hand washing regularly, as well as continuing our thorough, regular Covid-cleaning protocol in the center.
Early drop-off and late pick-up available
For your convenience, early drop-off will be available as early as 7am and late pick-up will be available as late as 5pm.
An exciting day at Tip-Top Brain's STEAM Summer Camp
Below is a typical schedule for our campers during our STEAM summer camp. Of course, our STEAM summer camp is jam-packed with exciting activities and lessons, so our "typical schedule" may vary.
Check-in
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
Morning Circle
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
Every morning, campers will gather in a circle to greet one another, express their emotional state, and engage in a short discussion to support social-emotional needs as the foundation for academic learning and engagement. Morning circle provides a time for listening, developing attention span, promoting oral communication, and learning new concepts and skills.
Academic Enrichment
9:15 AM - 10:10 AM
Campers will practice their reading, writing, and math skills through differentiated instruction to meet students where they are and get them to where they need to be.
Movement/Brain Breaks
10:10 AM - 10:20 AM
Campers will engage in quick, structured breaks using physical movement, mindfulness exercises, or sensory activities which re-energizes them and increases their ability to focus on the next learning activity. Some examples include: dancing, yoga, meditation, “would you rather?,” etc.
Snack
10:20 AM - 10:30 AM
Campers eat a quick snack to satisfy hunger between meals and boost energy before moving on to the next activity.
Continue with Academic Enrichment
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Campers switch subjects and continue to work on building their reading or math fluency skills.
Movement/Brain Breaks
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
Campers participate in another movement break before washing their hands and getting ready for lunch!
Lunch/Park
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Campers gather together to eat lunch before they head out the door to go to the park for epic fun! Outdoor play benefits students by improving their memory and attention, helping them stay on topic in class, reducing their disruptive behavior, and improving their social development.
Cool Down
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
Upon returning from the park, students wash their hands and prepare for cool down by enjoying ice cream and choice time.
STEAM
1:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Campers will engage in STEAM (STEM + Art) activities that include an artistic or creative element, in addition to the natural disasters they will be learning all about. STEAM fosters critical thinking, increases science literacy, and provides a new set of skills for self-expression and communication.
Closing Circle
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM
After clean-up, campers will gather together one last time to celebrate the day and each other before we say our goodbyes in order to practice meaningful reflection, gain a sense of belonging, and celebrate each other’s accomplishments!
Frequently Asked Questions
In congruence with NYC schools, our STEAM summer campers will not be required to wear masks at camp. Of course, if parents or kiddos feel more comfortable attending camped masked, they’re welcome to!
In years past we’ve hosted summer camps virtually, as fun as these were, the families at Tip-Top Brain are itching to attend STEAM Summer Camp in-person this year. Consequently, all of our amazing STEAM Summer Camps will be held in-person this summer. That said, be on the look-out for fun virtual events this summer, we have a few in the works!
Our Summer Camp day starts at 9:00am, however, parents can reach out to Ourania Liandrakis to arrange drop-offs closer to 8:00am or as early as 7:00am.
Between 9:00am and 12:00pm, campers receive instruction from our top-notch instructors in ELA and math through our state-of-the-art curriculum.
Once noon hits, our campers take a much-needed 30 minute break for lunch. Following lunch is 1 hour of outdoor play in our local park equipped with bocce courts and basketball courts, as well as your standard fun playground equipment (e.g. jungle gyms, swings.)
Following lunch, we dive into everybody’s favorite part of the day: our STEAM-themed activities. In years past, this has looked like designing and printing 3D robots, or creating origami DNA molecules. This constitutes the rest of our camp day, which concludes at 3:00pm.
No different than the start of the day, for parents needing to pick up their child(ren) later, we have accommodations available. Reach out to Ourania Liandrakis for more on this.
- Bocce, Basketball, Hopscotch
- Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality
- Guest Speakers from Leaders in their Fields
- 3D Printing, and Origami Modeling
- Creative Interdisciplinary Themed-Projects
For parents of kids in Kindergarten through 2nd grade, the deadline to register for our 2022 STEAM Summer Camp is Friday, June 17th. However, we suggest you enroll your child ASAP, as seats fill quickly.
Yes! Our price to enroll in a single STEAM Summer camp week is $599. With the addition of each week, you’ll receive a sizable discount. For instance, the cost of 2 camps would be discounted $50, and 4 camp weeks would come with a $500 discount.
Nope! We know how important it is for kids to get their time outside in the sun and fresh air. No less, it’s summer time! Aside from the fun we have during our STEAM activities, our students take a recess at the local park each day for no less than 45 minutes (it is a STEAM summer camp after all!)This park-time is very popular amongst students and instructors alike, as it’s a unique opportunity to play and learn more about one another outside the classroom.
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