Author: Claire Reed, Managing Editor

  • YMCA Camp Yomeca, East Brunswick

    YMCA Camp Yomeca, East Brunswick

    Located at 144 Tices Lane in East Brunswick, Raritan Valley YMCA’s Camp Yomeca is more than just day camp. It teaches life skills. Activities include daily swim lessons from professional instructors, CATCH program games which help kids become healthy and active for life, plus experiences in science, art, nature, and more. Kids go home with…

  • Need a mentor? Go to camp!

    It is important to celebrate and encourage the positive relationships that are critical to the development of children and youth — the positive relationships that are developed and encouraged each year at camp. The idea of a mentor is an ancient one. In Greek mythology, when Odysseus, King of Ithaca, went to battle in the…

  • Temple Beth Ahm Preschool, Aberdeen

    Temple Beth Ahm Preschool, Aberdeen

    Temple Beth Ahm Preschool is designed to provide a happy and nurturing environment, enabling children to develop a positive self image and love of learning. The curriculum is diverse and flexible, allowing the children to use all of their senses while developing the foundations for reading, language, math, science and social studies. In addition to…

  • The Growing Tree Children’s Academy, Holmdel

    The Growing Tree Children’s Academy, Holmdel

    The Growing Tree Children’s Academy is openly enrolling for summer camp. Children through 6 years old will enjoy weekly field trips, daily visitors, activities and lots of splash time! The summer is split into fun weekly themes consistent with visitors and activities. The staff is excited to work with all of the children and always…

  • Mater Dei Prep, Middletown

    Mater Dei Prep, Middletown

    Mater Dei Prep is a private, Catholic high school located on an expansive 32-acre campus in Middletown. For more than 50 years, Mater Dei Prep has attracted talented students who recognize the unique learning opportunities the school provides. Today the board, working with newly appointed President and Principal James Hauenstein, and a dedicated faculty and…

  • East Brunswick Day Camp

    East Brunswick Day Camp

    Get ready for your child to experience what the kids talk about all throughout the school year: East Brunswick Day Camp! Registration is currently ongoing for residents through the mail or online only on a first-come, first-served basis. The 2016 East Brunswick Day Camp half-day summer camp program will run from June 27 to Aug.…

  • Temple Beth Ahm Religious School, Aberdeen

    Temple Beth Ahm Religious School, Aberdeen

    Temple Beth Ahm Religious School, 550 Lloyd Road, Aberdeen, provides a well-rounded education that enables the students to become active knowledgeable Jewish adults. The teachers are experienced Jewish educators who know how to merge the best of “what’s new” with the best of “what’s tried and true” in a comfortable, warm, and caring atmosphere where…

  • Summer camp: The secret path to career readiness

    By Andy Pritikin Will your child be prepared for life after graduation? First, they will have to get a job. And while there may seem to be a job shortage out there, it’s actually being identified as a “skills mismatch.” This past August, the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the youth unemployment rate…

  • Temple Shaari Emeth Early Learning Center, Manalapan

    Temple Shaari Emeth Early Learning Center, Manalapan

    Friendships begin at the Temple Shaari Emeth Early Learning Center and last a lifetime. Shaari Emeth’s Parent & Me program for children ages 3-30 months offers interactive experiences for children and their parents or other caretakers. New and supportive friendships are encouraged while you and your child learn songs, play instruments and participate in fun…