Auxiliary Camp Programs
In addition to our Summer Day Camp, we host enrichment programs to enhance your child’s summer experience.
Whether their interests lie in academics or athletics, we have a program to suit every camper. All full-day summer programs include hot lunch in our air-conditioned cafeteria and a daily “cool off” period at our two highly supervised swimming pools. For more information on any of these programs feel free to contact us at 718-303-7845.
- English Institute at Staten Island Academy
- LEGO Camp
- Musical Theater Camp
- Talented and Gifted Camp (TAGcamp)
English Institute at Staten Island Academy
July 31-Aug 11
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Pricing: $2000
For children entering grades 7, 8, or 9.
English Institute Registration Form
The English Institute at Staten Island Academy will allow International campers and local campers the ability to improve English writing and reading skills with supportive peers and advisors. This programs courses include English literature, Intro to Academic Writing and United States History. A snack, lunch and a afternoon recreational activity are included in the day.
- Intro to Academic Writing
This course focuses on the development of personal creativity, critical thinking, and independent analysis through the reading and writing of both fiction and nonfiction. Students try their hand at a variety of creative and academic genres, read and discuss model texts for inspiration, and form a community of supportive, working writers.
- Language of Literature: Critical Reading & Critical Writing
Students in this course read, consider, discuss, and write about important works of literature. The course aims to impart methods for critical reading and techniques for critical writing.
- United States History
This course explores the history of immigration in the United States. We examine the social, political, and economic influences of immigration on the US and how the US has influenced people to immigrate to America. Students will analyze primary texts and develop writing skills geared toward studying history.
LEGO Camp
Week 1: June 26-June 30
Week 2: July 31-August 4
Full Week Pricing (9 AM - 4 PM): $650/week
We are excited to partner with Resource Room Learning Center to provide an interactive Summer STEM camp for students in Grades K-6. With a structured curriculum students will have the opportunity to explore Science, Technology, and Engineering through hands-on learning activities.
Lego classes will explore concepts like force, motion, gravity, and friction all while allowing students to engage in building and exploration as a team! There will be plenty of opportunities for students to both learn and explore in a fun, engaging class.
June 26- June 30
Planes, Boats, and Cars
This week students will engage in hands-on activities that will have them creating Catapults, Rocket Launchers, Boats, Lego Landboats , and exploring potential and kinetic energy through the use of HotWheels race tracks. Sample days include: Flight, Hands-on Science, Boats and Water, and Minecraft.
July 31- Aug 4
Summer Carnival
This week the students will work cooperatively to create a carnival game. Students will explore how to recreate - and play with- different carnival games. Sample activities include: EcoDetectives, Lego Relay Racers, Squirt Gun Art, Spike Pinball, Water Bottle Ring Toss, Fluffy Slime, and Lego TightRope Walker.
Musical Theater Camp
July 17 - August 5, 2023
Ages: 11 – 16
Early Bird: $2250
Regular: $2500
Staten Island Academy Day Camp and Tiger Hill Theatre presents...
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
Book by Joe Tracz
Music and Lyrics by Rob Rokicki
Performances August 3 and 4 at 7:00 pm, and August 5 at 2:00 pm
Calling all performers! Tiger Hill Theatre wants YOU to join the quest this summer! Join us for three amazing weeks as we act, sing, and dance together, creating Percy Jackson’s world of demi-gods and monsters in the Broadway smash hit, The Lightning Thief! Get ready for epic stage fights, mysterious monsters, and rock music, as we bring to life the story of a band of outcast teens with outsized powers, tasked with solving a mystery...with the fate of the entire world at stake.
Students will spend their time creating the magical world of gods and monsters: rehearsing, choreographing, and singing their way through their days. A lunch period, as well as a period of swimming and recreation, will also be provided each day. In the third week, students will remain with us until 6 pm, as we rehearse our finished show on the professional stage of Haugen Hall, working with costumes, lights, and sound! Performances will be August 3, 4, and 5.
The show will be directed by Ryan Michele Woods (Staten Island Academy faculty) and Lindsey Sproul (a NYC public school teacher), both seasoned teachers and directors with over 20 years of youth theatre experience; along with musical theatre director Ariel Ubaldegaray of the Staten Island School of Rock.
Talented and Gifted Camp (TAGcamp)
July 10 -28
TAGcamp Early Bird: $2075 if registered and paid in full by May 1, 2023*
TAGcamp Regular Rate: $2250 if registered after May 1, 2023*
$75 non refundable registration fee is included in the above rates.
Refund Policy
Because Staten Island Academy TAGcamp must hire staff and confirm space before the start of the summer session, we are unable to make refunds. However, the $75 nonrefundable application fee will be refunded to students not accepted into the program.
TAG campers take part in three class offerings each day. The classes are interactive and are designed to help bright kids explore interesting subjects. Topics in the sciences, technology, math, humanities and the arts are explored in a deeper, creative way. All of this takes place on the beautiful 12-acre Staten Island Academy campus.
In addition to the academic offerings, students have time each day to swim in the outdoor swimming pool, play on the fields or playground and participate in other SIA day camp activities. Final student performance reports are sent to each student’s home by early fall describing what was covered in the classes as well as the student’s response to the material.
2023 TAGcamp Open Houses
- Sunday, March 26: 10 AM to 2 PM
- Saturday, April 29: 10 AM to 2 PM
2023 TAGcamp Downloads
Contact Information
If you have any questions about TAGcamp please contact Sarah Powell, TAGcamp Coordinator at siasummercamp@statenislandacademy.org.