Summer at Far Brook

• Theme: Space: Out of This World!

• Theme: Earth Exploration!

• Theme: Puzzles, Patterns, and Problem-solving!

For this 3-day week, Kit Campers (Grades N3-K) may join us for Mini Camp. Older Day Campers (Grades 1-4) may join us for Take An Adventure Camp with off-campus activities at local venues. More details to come.

• Theme: Wilderness Adventures!

NEW! Day Campers, Grades K-4, Optional Swim Lesson Add-on! Summer at Far Brook is partnering with SwimQuest Millburn to offer enrolled Day Campers in Grades K-4 optional swim lessons at their location at 25 Taylor Street in Millburn, just 2 miles from Far Brook School. Swim lessons will happen on Tuesday and Thursday mornings in July and August, for approximately 40 minutes. Campers will be transported by bus to and from SwimQuest under the supervision of Summer at Far Brook staff. SwimQuest lessons specialize in an individualized progression-based program so each child is taught to their own ability. Lessons will be conducted by certified and trained SwimQuest instructors.

• Theme: Wonders of Water!

• Theme: Full STEAM Ahead!

• Theme: Color Your World!

• Theme: We Are Changemakers!

Grades 1-3

Wonderful Wetlands! ◊ Far Brook Faculty – Megan Gottlieb

STEAM: Wonderful Wetlands – Explore Far Brook’s very own Wetlands Habitat and learn how this ecosystem grows and provides homes for the critters who live there and learn about other habitats as well. We’ll venture out in search of animal homes big and small and create animal homes of our very own.

Kids in the Kitchen ◊ Far Brook Faculty – April Bell Martha

Let’s get cookin’ and explore some delicious summertime recipes! Cooking together is a great opportunity for collaboration and teamwork, creative thinking, patience, adaptation, and the importance of eating healthy, balanced, and (yes, yummy!) food.

Junior Art Studio – Puppetry ◊ Far Brook Faculty – Rob Olazagasti

This workshop will introduce campers to the basics of puppetry, puppet building, and movement mechanics. Campers will design and construct a one-of-a-kind hand puppet while learning basic hand sewing skills, papier mache sculpting, and three-dimensional textile design. Puppeteers will create an original character of their own and over the course of the week, will bring that character to life ready to take center stage.

Grades 4-6

Art Adventures, Color Explosion ◊ Far Brook Faculty – Ke Kim

This week is an exploration of all things color. We will try many different mediums and creative processes, all in vivid and cheerful colors! Tie dye will be a centerpiece of this week.

Scrapbook MAX ◊ Far Brook Faculty – Karen Han

Scrapbook MAX gives campers the freedom to combine digital photos and text with creative templates and scrapbooking embellishments, all in a visual drag-and-drop environment. The software offers a variety of publishing options, allowing campers to share their pages in high-quality print and digital formats. Campers will also learn traditional forms of scrapbooking and create and design different ways to capture their camp memories.

Grades K-5

Chess ◊ Diplomat Chess

Campers of all ages will love learning and playing chess with the experienced coaches from Diplomat Chess. Camp time is divided between interactive group lessons, practice games, and special activities like puzzle-solving competitions, tournaments, and bughouse. Lessons accommodate all levels and range from the basic rules to advanced tournament strategies and analysis of famous Grandmaster games. Campers will also enjoy plenty of outdoor time and movement breaks throughout the day.

Grades 1-3

Ooey Gooey Kablooey! ◊ Far Brook Faculty – Megan Gottlieb

Get ready to experiment, explore and maaaaaybe get a little messy as we turn common kitchen supplies into an interactive science laboratory! We will explore the scientific method, make predictions and observations, and investigate the properties of substances while having lots of fun. Students will get an introduction to some simple chemistry topics in terms that they can understand! Each day will feature several hands-on experiments or activities to reinforce the concept being taught. Join us as we explore classic favorites like slime, oobleck, volcanoes, elephant toothpaste, and so much more!

Junior Art Studio, Color Explosion ◊ Far Brook Faculty – Ke Kim

This week is an exploration of all things color. We will try many different mediums and creative processes, all in vivid and cheerful colors! Tie dye will be a centerpiece of this week.

Grades 4-6

STEM + Bash’em Bots w/ LEGO® Materials ◊ Play-Well TEKnologies

Gear up for a full-day LEGO® camp packed with hands-on and minds-on STEM fun! In this challenge based program, start by building engineer-designed projects and putting your creativity and problem solving into action. Then, design your custom LEGO® bot to take on any challenge in our unique Bash’em Bots curriculum. Mix and match chassis designs, and combine them with tools like drills, hammers, and battering rams as you refine your masterpiece. Apply real-world engineering and physics concepts to help you bash and crash your way to victory!

Digital Photography ◊ TBD

In this week-long session, your camper will learn the basics of how to make a great photo: from picking the subject matter to composition, lighting and camera control. They will learn the art of capturing faces, places and moments in time and share the joy with their friends and family!

Grades 1-4

Take An Adventure Camp ◊ Far Brook Faculty – Megan Gottlieb

Take an Adventure campers will spend each day at an off-campus activity, or two! The day will be spent traveling to one or two local venues. Trips to be announced soon.

Grades 4-6

No STEAM/Specialty Programs or Day Camp for these Grades. 

Grades 1-3

Stop-Motion Madness! ◊ IncrediFlix

In the mornings, bring LEGOs to life as you work in groups to create a LEGO stop-motion movie with your own voice-overs. And in the afternoons, you’ll create up to five new stop motion movies. Animate cars, use pixelation, and more as you get to learn a new style each day in this fast paced class with all new stop motions for 2023.

Junior Space Explorers ◊ Far Brook Faculty – Megan Gottlieb

Let’s explore the wonders of our universe! This week, we will explore how scientists study space and how astronauts travel into space from a variety of perspectives. We will learn about the International Space Station, life in space, recent NASA and SpaceX missions, the Hubble space telescope and other deep space probes, wild space weather, moon and Mars explorations, and so much more! Activities will include read-aloud stories, informative slides and graphics, drawing, building and sculpting, movement activities, video clips, games, and discussion. We will even work together to design our own original rockets, landers, probes, and outposts! Get ready to blast off on a summer adventure!

Grades 4-6

Silverquicken Solvers Club ◊ Silverquicken

At Silverquicken Solvers Camp, kids are immersed in a fun fantasy world where they’re transformed into superheroes! They crack tough puzzles, decipher hidden codes, play active games and outwit opponents on magical adventures to save the fictional Silverquicken School and ultimately the world! Every day, campers will create, solve, and play—and exercise problem-solving and teamwork skills in a relaxed, safe setting. Perfect for curious, imaginative kids who love brainteasers, escape rooms, and mysteries.

Fiber Arts ◊ Far Brook Faculty – Wendy Bassin

Over the course of the week, campers will be introduced to various fiber arts, including weaving, pom pom and tassel making, punch needle and embroidery. Students will practice the skills and leave with an understanding of different techniques, tools, resources and creations of their own.

Grades 1-3

Carnival – LEGO Education ◊ Far Brook Faculty – Megan Martin

The carnival is in town! Campers will explore the performers, animals, and food at a carnival. Fun daily LEGO projects will help students develop skills and knowledge to complete their culminating, collaborative project: creating a show for visitors to see at the STEAM Park Carnival on the last day.

Little Veterinarian School – The ABCs of Pet Care◊ Little Medical School

What child doesn’t at some point want to be a vet? Our young learners will begin their Little Veterinarian School experience, by adopting their own cute stuffed puppy, which they will learn to care for, and take home at the end of the course. During this course, aspiring vets will learn how to perform a nose-to-tail exam, how to examine dogs and assess their health, the importance of proper nutrition, preform a tick check, identify animal body language and learn how to treat common illnesses and deliver immunizations. They even get to learn some basic suturing skills! The Little Veterinarian School curriculum was designed by a team of board-certified physicians and is led by a trained and background-checked instructor passionate about sharing medical knowledge with aspiring young learners. Watch your child beam with pride when he or she earns a diploma on graduation day! A must for young animal lovers!

Grades 4-6

All Things Paper ◊ Far Brook Faculty – Wendy Bassin

In this class we will explore the versatility of paper. With everyday and upcycled materials, students will learn various paper crafts from collage and orizomegami to sculptures and making books.

Junior Chef Academy ◊ After School Faculty – Erin Ferguson

This week will highlight culinary techniques, knife skills, kitchen confidence, and time-management skills. Each day we will create recipes using fresh ingredients, while students practice methods to create healthy and tasty snacks and meals. On Friday, we will prepare lunch for ourselves.

Grades 1-3

Junior Art Studio, Fiber Arts ◊ TBD

Explore hand-sewing, embroidery, knitting, weaving, needle-felting and more by creating fun, one-of-a-kind fiber arts projects. Students are guided by patient and skilled instructors to embrace their imagination and harness their potential through creation. Fiber Arts meets each student where they are on their creative journey, whether they are first-time creators or returners. Campers have the opportunity to develop new skills and tackle new challenges with our rotating curriculum of projects. No experience is necessary, and all the supplies and materials are included.

Wilderness Medical School – Wilderness Medicine, First Aid and Emergency Preparedness◊ Little Medical School

Going on Expeditions to remote and exotic locations? Traveling–foreign and domestic? Family vacations/camping trips? Sporting events on mountains, oceans, remote areas? How would you respond to emergency situations? Board certified doctors at Little Medical School have put together an amazing curriculum that teaches children how to react in emergency situations with constrained resources. How to identify poisonous snakes and treat a snake bite, learn how to apply a tourniquet and splint a broken leg, learn about bug bites, discuss ways to clean water so it is safe to drink and use, practice treating hypothermia and receive their own thermal blanket, identify poison plants and learn to treat when exposed to them, apply first aid and much more! Students will receive a diploma when they graduate at the end of the course. A must for all youngsters!

Grades 3-6

Summer Stars: Musical Theatre (1 of 2) ◊ Far Brook Faculty – Sarah Anfora

Express yourself this summer at Far Brook while receiving an introduction to musical theatre. While studying musical theatre, students also work on building confidence, self-esteem, team work, kindness and social skills. Theatre games and rehearsals will culminate with a final production for friends and family at the end of the second week, Friday, August 4th. (A two-week commitment is preferred.)

Grades 4-6

Budding Entrepreneurs ◊ SPARK Business Academy

Join other intrepid campers and develop a business plan for your own business idea. You will learn to take risks and persevere, while making business-like decisions about strategy, marketing and finance (optional activities include building a website and designing business cards). Campers build confidence “learning by doing” throughout the week and make their pitch presentations on the last day!

Grades K-5

Chess ◊ Diplomat Chess

Chess – Campers of all ages will love learning and playing chess with the experienced coaches from Diplomat Chess. Camp time is divided between interactive group lessons, practice games, and special activities like puzzle-solving competitions, tournaments, and bughouse. Lessons accommodate all levels and range from the basic rules to advanced tournament strategies and analysis of famous Grandmaster games. Campers will also enjoy plenty of outdoor time and movement breaks throughout the day.

Grades 1-3

My First Lemonade Stand ◊ SPARK Business Academy

Let’s sell lemonade! Young campers become “lemonade entrepreneurs” and learn how to make yummy lemonade and earn money selling it! From designing marketing flyers to estimating profits to experimenting with recipes, campers have fun all week while developing business savvy.

Grades 3-6

Summer Stars: Musical Theatre (2 of 2) ◊ Far Brook Faculty – Sarah Anfora

For Grades 3-6. Express yourself this summer at Far Brook while receiving an introduction to musical theatre. While studying musical theatre, students also work on building confidence, self-esteem, team work, kindness and social skills. Theatre games and rehearsals will culminate with a final production for friends and family at the end of the second week, Friday, August 4th. (A two week commitment is preferred.)

Grades 4-6

Live Action & Claymation Flix ◊ IncrediFlix

In the mornings, discover your filmmaking talents! You don’t have to be an actor to take part, as we’ll guide you through the Hollywood process to create, direct, film, act, and more. You won’t just make an incredible movie, you’ll have the skills to make your own movies with friends. And in the afternoon, you’ll create your own claymation movie! You’ll even get to create your own clay character to star in a movie you’ll film, direct, and voice-over in small groups.

Grades 1-3

Adventures in STEAM with LEGO© materials ◊ 

Description coming soon.

Junior Baker Academy ◊ 

Calling all aspiring bakers! In this camp, kids will learn new baking skills and techniques every day. While the focus is on baking, each day they will make lunch to go along with their baked goods.

Grades 3-6

Woodshop: Mini-Golf ◊ Far Brook Faculty – TBD

Campers will design, build (and play!) their own miniature golf course. With guidance, campers will experience an end to end design process which includes: theming, drawing blueprints, choosing materials, and using woodworking tools while building their own miniature golf hole. The golf course architects will use a variety of materials, including recycled cardboard, wood, and electronics to decorate and create a challenging and fun set of links. The week will end with a Miniature Golf expo that parents are welcome to visit and test out their putting skills!

Grades 4-6

Orienteering & Exploration in the Wetlands ◊  TBD

Orienteering is an exciting adventure sport that involves competitive navigation along a course, using a map and compass. Competitors find their way from checkpoint to checkpoint (called controls) in the shortest time possible. The aim is to navigate between control points marked on a unique, highly detailed Orienteering map while deciding the best route to complete the course in the quickest time. Test your navigation skills using a customized Far Brook School orienteering map developed by OrienteeringUSA Youth Mapping Program (YMP).

Grades K-2, June 20-24

Multi-Sport Sampler! ◊ TBD

Campers will have a blast with a sampler of high-energy summer favorites like Capture the Flag, Ultimate Frisbee, Kickball, and Volleyball. Each day will have instruction, skills & drills, and end with a friendly scrimmage.

Separate Sessions:
Boys Lacrosse K-3
Girls Lacrosse K-3

Lacrosse ◊ June 26-30

In a premiere partnership with SWAX LAX Lacrosse, our lacrosse camp provides players with a fun and interactive program to learn and improve their lacrosse skills (based on girls lacrosse), as well as sessions on health and nutrition for athletes. Swax Lax Lacrosse believes in a positive approach, led by coaches with experience playing at a highly competitive levels and a passion for the sport. Most importantly, their strength of character, patience, and sense of fun allows campers to relax and feel confident as they learn lacrosse. Campers are responsible for their own equipment, including protective gear and lacrosse stick.

Grades K-8

SOMA United FC – Soccer ◊ July 5-7

SOMA United FC’s soccer camps focus on building fundamentals in a fun and engaging way. The camp days will consist of dribbling technique drills, passing and movement patterns, enhancing balance, full camp games, and small and large sided scrimmages. The camp will be run by SOMA United FC’s directors and current Seton Hall University mens and women’s soccer players.

Grades K-6

Flag Football ◊
July 10-14

Our Flag Football clinic provides campers with a fun and interactive program. Coaches encourage campers to try all positions while they learn the fundamentals of the sport, rotating through a variety of drill stations and skills challenges. Campers will also have a chance to test out their new skills in a daily scrimmage.

Grades 2-8

Baseball ◊ July 17-21

Students will learn from the ground up how to throw, catch, field, hit, bunt, pitch and run the bases. Students of all skill levels will gain from the hands-on coaching, positive reinforcement, and repetitions they will receive from Far Brook’s Coach Mike, an experienced baseball coach at the high school and college level.

Grades N4-8

Red Bulls Soccer! ◊
July 24-28

The Red Bulls Soccer skills camp focuses on the introduction and mastery of ball skills in a fun learning environment. This is achieved through maximum ball contact, expert coaching, skills challenges and daily homework assignments. Through our camp structure and connection to the professional game, an environment is created that keeps players invested in their own development, long after the camp concludes. Each day focuses on a different topic, with structures activities and skills challenges included to keep the players motivated and focused. Includes a New York Red Bulls Adidas ball and T-shirt, certificate of achievement signed by Red Bulls first team, and complimentary ticket to a New York Red Bulls game. PLEASE NOTE: registration and payment for this week is completed through the Red Bulls website. You will not be charged by Summer at Far Brook, but your selection will be recorded. 

Grades 2-4

SNAG Golf ◊ July 31-August 4

Summer at Far Brook’s Golf Clinic is committed to teaching beginning junior golfers the fundamentals of the great game of golf. Proper grip and swing are the focus as campers learn to make solid contact with the ball and begin to develop a feel for the game. In small groups, campers receive highly individualized instruction as they work their way through the different aspects of the game. Basic rules and safety are also covered so that the campers develop the skills they need to take their game to the golf course. Summer at Far Brook utilizes SNAG® Golf products. SNAG is a proven player development program designed for new learners. The system builds strong fundamentals of putting, chipping, pitching and full swing to develop playing ability quickly and effectively. SNAG incorporates developmentally appropriate equipment and instruction.

Grades 1-5

August 7-11

Basketball ◊ Far Brook Faculty – Mike Goldfarb

Campers will be taught the basic techniques of shooting, dribbling, passing, rebounding, and defense. Not only will campers learn the fundamentals of basketball but will have fun as they learn. We follow USA Basketball Youth Guidelines ensuring that every camper is being taught the sport of basketball in the correct way.