July 31 – Aug 11 

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM 

Pricing: $2000 

For children entering grades 7-9. 

English Institute Registration Form

The English Institute at Staten Island Academy allows International and local campers to improve their English writing and reading skills with supportive peers and advisors. This program's courses include Intro to Academic Writing, English Language of Literature, and United States History. The day also includes snacks, lunch, and an afternoon recreational activity.

Intro to Academic Writing 

This course focuses on developing personal creativity, critical thinking, and independent analysis through reading and writing fiction and nonfiction. Students try their hand at various 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 writing techniques. 

United States History 

This course explores the history of immigration in the United States. We examine the social, political, and economic influences of immigration within 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. 

Week 1: Jun 26 – Jun 30

Week 2: Jul 31 – Aug 4

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM 

Pricing: $650 per week

We are excited to partner with Resource Room Learning Center to provide an interactive Summer STEM camp for Grades K-6. A structured curriculum allows students to investigate Science, Technology, and Engineering through hands-on learning activities. 

LEGO classes will explore concepts like force, motion, gravity, and friction while allowing students to build and explore as a team! There will be plenty of opportunities for students to learn and have fun in this engaging class.   

Week 1: Planes, Boats, and Cars 

This week students will engage in hands-on activities that allow them to create catapults, rocket launchers, boats, and LEGO land boats and explore potential and kinetic energy using Hot Wheels racetracks. Sample days include Flight, Hands-on Science, Boats and Water, and Minecraft.  

Week 2: Summer Carnival 

This week, students will work cooperatively to recreate and play different carnival games. Sample activities include Eco Detectives, LEGO Relay Racers, Squirt Gun Art, Spike Pinball, Water Bottle Ring Toss, Fluffy Slime, and LEGO Tightrope Walker.  

July 17 - August 5, 2023

Ages: 11 – 16

Early Bird Pricing: $2250

Regular Pricing: $2500

Staten Island Academy Day Camp and Tiger Hill Theatre Present

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Book by Joe Tracz; Music and lyrics by Rob Rokicki

Performances: Aug 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 fabulous weeks as we act, sing, and dance together, recreating 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 entire world's fate at stake.

Students will spend time rehearsing, choreographing, and singing their way through their days. These days will also include a lunch period and a period of swimming and recreation. 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! 

Staten Island faculty member Ryan Michele Woods will direct the show with NYC Public Schools teacher Lindsey Sproul. Both are seasoned teachers and directors with over 20 years of youth theatre experience. Musical theatre director Ariel Ubaldegaray of the Staten Island School of Rock will also join the directors' team.

July 10 – 28

Early Bird Pricing: $2075

Regular Pricing: $2250

Note: The above pricing includes a $75 registration fee.

TAG campers take part in three class offerings each day. The interactive classes help bright kids explore exciting topics in the sciences, technology, math, humanities, and the arts in a more in-depth, creative way. 

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 TAG students' homes by early fall, describing the material covered in classes and your student's response.

2023 TAGcamp Open Houses

Sunday, March 26, 10 AM – 2 PM

Saturday, April 29, 10 AM – 2 PM

2023 TAGcamp Downloads

• TAG Course Descriptions
• TAG Application
• Parent Guide
• Health Form
• Swim Permission Form

Contact Information

If you have any questions about TAGcamp, please get in touch with Sarah Powell at siasummercamp@statenislandacademy.org.

Refund Policy

Because Staten Island Academy TAGcamp must hire staff and confirm space before the summer session starts, we cannot make refunds. However, we will refund the $75 application fee will be refunded to students not accepted into the program.