Steve & Kate's Camp - New Haven
St. Thomas's Day School, 830 Whitney Ave, New Haven, CT 06511
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Steve & Kate's Camp - New Haven offers activities such as stop-motion animation, sewing, coding, robotics, baking, and time in a Tinker Lab. Campers can also take part in sports and recreation, weekly specials, water play, a gameroom and lounge, Find Chuckie, Friday Pie-Day, film projects, and building marble mazes and forts. Additional options include exploring 3D worlds with an interactive virtual reality experience, using interactive art apps, and playing tabletop games.
• Ages: 4–12 years old
• Schedule: Jun 15–Aug 21, Hours 8:00am–6:00pm; closed July 3
Steve & Kate’s Camp was created in 1980. The camp’s mission states that during summer, it gives kids freedom to expand and evolve by allowing campers to choose which activities they do, whom they do them with, and for how long, and describes this experience as both pure joy and a kind of training ground for life where they are empowered, independent, resilient, and responsible for their own decisions. The program notes that it offers summer day camps for kids aged 4–12, and that camp is also for kids ages 4–12 for holiday camps as well. It also states that Steve & Kate’s Camp has more than 90 locations.
The program lists several features, including that campers choose which activities they do, whom they do them with, and for how long. Families can buy any number of days and send their child to camp on any day, with automatic refunds for unused days at summer’s end, and parents can drop off and pick up at any time within camp hours. The camp notes that long camp hours, meals, and snacks are included, and that cuisine includes rotating specials, with healthy snacks and sides available whenever kids are hungry. It also states that there is Youngest Camper Support Staff dedicated to supporting the youngest campers, that campers can explore 3D worlds with virtual reality and use 3D pens for projects, and that weekly specials may include giant inflatables, musical performances, movement workshops, and a popup petting zoo. The program also describes a Carnival Day end-of-summer celebration with carnival games, extra treats, and chances to win prizes.
The camp explains that, as it gets closer to summer, registered families receive a link to a virtual camp orientation with information such as local camp drop-off and pick-up procedures, how to check in and out each day, and what to bring and not bring. It also states that additional state-required paperwork must be submitted for every child before their first day of camp, and that after registration, families are emailed a link to complete the required forms online.
Testimonials about Steve & Kate’s Camp include comments from Andrew Stanton, Director of WALL-E, Finding Nemo, and Finding Dory, who says that children at the camp blossom and discover a freedom of identity and that kids find their thumbprint there. Apple’s Hot News states that if kids ruled the world, it might look something like Steve & Kate’s Camp. Variety magazine notes that the camp did not set out to cater to children of people at Pixar and Industrial Light & Magic, but that given its philosophy, it is not surprising that many attend. The Washington Post describes the camp as a blend of traditional camp experience with a modern, tech-savvy touch, with a laid-back aura and Silicon Valley-inspired approaches to programming and payment. The Chicago Tribune states that working parents’ worries dissipate as they contemplate Steve & Kate’s model.
Last updated April 30, 2026.
• Ages: 4–12 years old
• Schedule: Jun 15–Aug 21, Hours 8:00am–6:00pm; closed July 3
Steve & Kate’s Camp was created in 1980. The camp’s mission states that during summer, it gives kids freedom to expand and evolve by allowing campers to choose which activities they do, whom they do them with, and for how long, and describes this experience as both pure joy and a kind of training ground for life where they are empowered, independent, resilient, and responsible for their own decisions. The program notes that it offers summer day camps for kids aged 4–12, and that camp is also for kids ages 4–12 for holiday camps as well. It also states that Steve & Kate’s Camp has more than 90 locations.
The program lists several features, including that campers choose which activities they do, whom they do them with, and for how long. Families can buy any number of days and send their child to camp on any day, with automatic refunds for unused days at summer’s end, and parents can drop off and pick up at any time within camp hours. The camp notes that long camp hours, meals, and snacks are included, and that cuisine includes rotating specials, with healthy snacks and sides available whenever kids are hungry. It also states that there is Youngest Camper Support Staff dedicated to supporting the youngest campers, that campers can explore 3D worlds with virtual reality and use 3D pens for projects, and that weekly specials may include giant inflatables, musical performances, movement workshops, and a popup petting zoo. The program also describes a Carnival Day end-of-summer celebration with carnival games, extra treats, and chances to win prizes.
The camp explains that, as it gets closer to summer, registered families receive a link to a virtual camp orientation with information such as local camp drop-off and pick-up procedures, how to check in and out each day, and what to bring and not bring. It also states that additional state-required paperwork must be submitted for every child before their first day of camp, and that after registration, families are emailed a link to complete the required forms online.
Testimonials about Steve & Kate’s Camp include comments from Andrew Stanton, Director of WALL-E, Finding Nemo, and Finding Dory, who says that children at the camp blossom and discover a freedom of identity and that kids find their thumbprint there. Apple’s Hot News states that if kids ruled the world, it might look something like Steve & Kate’s Camp. Variety magazine notes that the camp did not set out to cater to children of people at Pixar and Industrial Light & Magic, but that given its philosophy, it is not surprising that many attend. The Washington Post describes the camp as a blend of traditional camp experience with a modern, tech-savvy touch, with a laid-back aura and Silicon Valley-inspired approaches to programming and payment. The Chicago Tribune states that working parents’ worries dissipate as they contemplate Steve & Kate’s model.
Last updated April 30, 2026.