Dwight Summer Camp

94th Street Campus, 705 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY 10025

map94th Street Campus, 705 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY 10025

About

Dwight Summer Camp includes activities such as pickleball on a rooftop court, swimming, and weekly field trips. Campers take part in events like theatre groups, magic shows, drum circles, planetarium visits, a petting zoo, PJDJ parties, Color Wars, and movie days. Children swim 4–5 times a week and also work with specialist counselors 2–3 times per week in Art & Design, Sports, Design, and Science.

• Ages: 4–12 years old
• Schedule: 2026 sessions run in weekly blocks from June 15–18, June 22–26, June 29–July 2, July 6–10, July 13–17, July 20–24, July 27–31, and August 3–7, with June 19 and July 3 closed

Each week, campers go on a field trip in the five boroughs or New Jersey and have either a visit from a special guest speaker or a fun end-of-week activity. Weekly themes include costumes related to the theme. Dwight Summer Camp is part of the Bright Horizons network and uses Bright Horizons Back-Up Care, and families apply through their employer. Financial aid is awarded via lottery to ten applicants.

Dwight Summer Camp Day Camp follows the same philosophy as Dwight School, which customizes the experience for each student based on individual interests and passions, described as “igniting the spark of genius in every child.” Its DEI and anti-racism work is grounded in Dwight’s mission as an International Baccalaureate School and includes a Gender and Name Policy and a Bias Incident Reporting and Response Protocol and Policy. In 2025, Dwight Summer Camp was the #2 camp in the entire Bright Horizons network worldwide, with a 98.53% CSAT rating. Medical inquiries are directed to Ajla Kolenovic, and Bright Horizons Back-Up Care inquiries are directed to Vanessa Celis-Mata.

Last updated January 8, 2026.

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