Thank you so much for your interest in Imagine Camp. Due to extenuating circumstances, we will be canceling the two scheduled weeks of Imagine Camp this summer, July 25 through August 5, 2022. We hope that you find us, when we return for Summer 2023 with more workshops and more opportunities for our campers to dream big.
IMAGINE CAMP! Is a dynamic summer day camp for creative, curious, and inspired children, ages 8 - 11. We allow children to dream big, and then help them learn the concrete skills they need to make those big dreams come to life. With clay, with wood, with words, and with code. Most importantly: with our hearts. Because learning isn’t only about tools and technology. When young people actually see that what they dream is possible, they have the power to change the world.
Specialized Workshops
Our week long workshops provide campers with an immersive opportunity to learn real skills, to build with real tools, to solve real problems. To bring their dreams to life. In each workshop, campers receive guided instruction in professional tools and techniques, as well as personal guidance to support their individual interests and needs.
Discovery Workshop
JULY 25 - 29 | AGES 8 - 11
Discovery Workshop is all about getting messy, exploration and play! Children will spend the week exploring a bit of everything, growing their imaginations and learning that anything is possible. Discovery is a great starting off point for future Workshops at Imagine Camp.
Each day, campers will focus on a different open ended, hands on project, which might include Slime Lab, Tie Dye, building bug hotels, creating a cardboard city, mural painting, or constructing mini race cars.
Build a Play Workshop
AUGUST 1 - 5 | AGES 8 - 11
Build a Play Workshop is based on the work of The 52nd Street Project. The Playmaking program was originally by Daniel Judah Sklar from his book Playmaking: Children Writing and Performing Their Own Plays.
In just one week, campers draft, stage, and produce an original play. At week’s end, professional actors perform the campers’ one-act plays in a powerful celebration of student voice. The week will culminate in a sharing of our piece performed by professional artists with support from campers. This one week camp is lead by teaching artist Corey Ruzicano and Broadway actor, Gabe Gibbs.
Poetry Workshop
JULY 25 - 29 | AGES 8 - 11
Build A Tiny House Workshop
JULY 25 - 29 | AGES 8 - 11
Want to build the perfect tiny house for your dog or dolls? Join excellent maker and Workshop Middle School Founder, Andrew Ravin, for this one week workshop to do just that! Campers will plan and design a basic small structure (no more than 30 inches height, so not for giant dogs and dolls!), build their houses and have time at the end of the week to personalize and decorate with paint and fabric.
Daily Schedule
- 8:30 - 9:00 Early Drop Off
- 9:00 - 9:30 Powerup! in Prospect Park
- 9:30 - 12:00 Workshop AM
- 12:00 - 12:45 Lunch at nearby Prospect Park
- 12:45 - 2:00 Outdoor games/nature walks/crafts
- 2:00 - 3:00 Workshop PM
- 3:00-3:30 Closing Circle
- 3:30 - 6:00 Extended Day
Staff
The Imagine Camp staff is composed of award-winning teachers and mentors from Workshop Middle School, NYC teaching artists, and craft professionals. We are proud of our experienced, committed and diverse team, and are pleased to have the vast majority of our staff return summer after summer.
Tuition
Imagine Camp! believes that circumstance should not be a barrier to quality programming and experiences for your child. We offer three tiers of tuition rates to allow each family to choose a price point that works best for their individual situation. We do not ask for documentation, but trust that the families who choose us, do so because they share our commitment to equity. Our hope is that families who are able to pay the full amount, do so.
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- Tier One: 100%
- Tier Two: 75%
- Tier three: 50%
10% discount when enrolling more than one camper. Use the discount code sibling10 to apply this to your purchase. You can also pay forward tuition for someone else!
Location
Imagine Camp! is located at our partner organization, Workshop Middle School at 1100 Washington Avenue. This state of the art facility is just a block away from where Prospect Park and the Botanical Garden meet, in Brooklyn's Prosepct Lefferts Garden neighborhood.
Frequently Asked Questions
Hours
Summer Camp runs Mondays - Fridays, from 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Extended Day
Extended Day is available daily and will beavailable for sign up a week before the start of camp.
- Early Drop Off: 8:30 - 9:00 am - $15 per day
- Extended Day: 3:30 - 6:00 pm - $29 per day
Lunch and Snack
Campers should bring lunch from home and will eat daily at near by Prospect Park. We suggest that campers also provide their own snack and waterbottles to stay hydrated throughout the day.
COVID Safety
On-site PCR test on Monday morning of our week. Small class sizes, fresh air ventilation in brand-new school space, KN95 mask requirement without vaccination, and outdoor lunchtime.
Our Workshop Instructors
Corey Ruzicano
Corey holds a degree in theatre performance and production from Emerson College with a certificate in Creative Producing and Writing from Arts Emerson.
Whether writing, producing, teaching or riding the subway, she empowers voices that encourage empathy and social justice. Her first full length collection of poetry, still, was published with Finishing Line Press in 2021. Expression, Corey says, belongs to all of us.
Gabe Gibbs
Gabe is an LA based actor/writer/composer. Gabe most recently recurred heavily on ABC's Schooled as lovable high school jock, ‘Weasel’. Before landing in LA, he starred as ‘Elder Price’ in the National Tour of THE BOOK OF MORMON after being with the Broadway company prior.
Gabe is taking a break from his work in LA to Build a Play with long time friend and collaborator, Corey.
Andrew Ravin
Andrew Ravin is the founder and head of school at Workshop Middle School. He’s spent more than 15 years working in New York City public schools.
He believes deeply that kids learn best by doing and is excited to spend a week building and tinkering and having fun!