Who are Park Explorers?

In 1983 at a neighbor′s request, Christine Altman put together a small informal summer play-group. Each day in July, this small group of children, aged three through five explored Prospect Park. As parents got to know about us, they asked if it was possible to join in. Park Slope spread the word and this small group became a larger group requiring the help of local parents and student′s.

Children continued to come, so what started as a group of young preschool children ages three to five years, now became a group of school age children ages four through ten. With the older children came the need to expand the scope of activities, and soon we were traveling outside the neighborhood utilizing Brooklyn and Manhattan.

The group kept growing so a decision had to be made. If we were to continue, permits to use the Park and Beaches were needed. Permits required insurance, certification and a building. We persevered, with borrowed buildings. Now we were going into the month of August as well and we continued to grow.

There were no advertisements, no listed phone numbers, no web sites, and yet parents found us. Keeping the name Park Explorers that was picked out by the children we became in the year 2000 a fully licensed day camp by the NYC Board of Health.

Now we have over a hundred campers and have the wonderful facility of Saint Saviour Church basement as our home site. We are fully insured and licensed; we hire professionals as well as students to keep the campers safe and happy. Our Campers got older and with them the age limits. Now we take four through fourteen year olds, and at fifteen our campers are eligible to become CIT′s and part of our team.

No longer are we an exclusive Park Slope group. Yellow school buses pick up children from around the Prospect Park areas, plus some. We go on local and overnight trips in New Jersey, Long Island, Pennsylvania and Upstate NY.

And now... Some of our staff that came up through the program from their early years continue to be a part of the Park Explorers experience.

Summer sunshine and healthy fun all summer long. Different activities daily, no two days alike!

We also offer Holiday Camps for school breaks.

We have been bringing children to Prospect Park with trips in and around the Park Slope, Brooklyn area for twenty-five years! Children love the many activities; swimming, sports, arts and crafts, hiking, singing, dancing, chess, karate, gymnastics, exploring, running, climbing with plenty of time left for imaginative play.

For our our older, more focused campers there are three specialized program:

                                    Exploring Theater

                                    Total Sports

                                    Rhythmic Gymnastics

Parents enjoy our flexible weekly schedules and extended day options.

Location:        Park Slope, Brooklyn

                        8th Ave & 6th Street

                        Basement of Saint Savior Church

Season:          June 29 to September 3.

                        Choose the weeks that you want;

                        the weeks need not be consecutive.

Ages:               4 through 14 years.

                         Small coed groups, grouped by age        

                         and grades

Hours:             8:30 - 4:00 

                        8:30 - 2:30    Early Explorers

                        4:00 - 6:30    Extended hours

                                              (additional charge)

AM Drop off:                         8:00 - 8:30

PM Pick up:                         3:30 - 4:00

Early Explorers Pick up:     2:15 - 2:30

                        

Each camper must bring each day a backpack with lunch, snack, towel, sun Block lotion, and refillable water bottle. Campers will receive three camp shirts on their first day. Extra shirts are available for purchase. Shirts are to be worn each day. We get plenty dirty. Good clothes are not recommended. Good shoes that cover the feet are a must. No open-toed or slip-ons shoes allowed. Or goal is to have fun, play hard and stay healthy.

Our Philosophy

1. ✦We believe in children and healthy sunshine.
   

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3. ✦Summer should be filled with enough activities to be busy, but not so rigid that there is not time for choice or use of a child′s imagination.
   

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5. ✦We believe that play is learning.
   

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7. ✦We believe in the process of doing and exploring rather than worrying about the finish product.
   

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9. ✦We believe all parents should be able to approach our staff with any issues they feel are important to their child.
   

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11. ✦We believe in listening to each parent who knows their child better than anyone.
    

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13. ✦Most of all we believe in a safe, fun and enriched experience different than what campers get during the school year.

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