WTCARES Summer Camp 2026 – Bayonne Youth Camp
Give your child a vibrant summer filled with discovery, friendship, and active outdoor fun! Designed for youths aged 5 to 13, our local day camp balances academic enrichment with thrilling seasonal activities.
Operational Dates:
June 29 – August 14, 2026 (7 Comprehensive Weeks)
Bonus Extended Session:
August 17 – August 28, 2026 (Limited capacity slots available)
Before & After Care Available
Our Hours: 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Summer Activities
🦁 Epic Field Trips & Expeditions
🎨 Creative Arts, Music & Learning
🦁 Epic Field Trips & Expeditions
Adventure awaits beyond the neighborhood! Our campers embark on unforgettable excursions, including hands-on scientific discovery at the Liberty Science Center and wild wildlife encounters at the Turtle Back Zoo.
🌊 Swimming & Nature Exploration
🎨 Creative Arts, Music & Learning
🦁 Epic Field Trips & Expeditions
Stay active and beat the heat with regular swimming sessions, visits to local Bayonne parks, and dynamic nature field trips where campers map out and examine local landscapes using a paper map and magnifying glasses.
🎨 Creative Arts, Music & Learning
🎨 Creative Arts, Music & Learning
🎨 Creative Arts, Music & Learning
We keep minds and spirits sharp! Campers dive into interactive music activities, expressive art classes, cooking class with Chef Geneva, and structured academic enrichment to prevent the summer slide and nurture community-minded growth.
Summer Camp Themes
🌞 July Theme: Books, Bats, Butterflies & Balls!
July brings a lively mix of sports, stories, science, cooking, and summer discovery. Children will spend the month swinging bats, catching butterfly wings, flipping pages, and cooking with Chef Geneva as they explore a dynamic blend of team sports, reading adventures, hands‑on science, and culinary creativity.
Students will build teamwork and confidence through baseball, kickball, relay games, and friendly competitions. Indoors, they’ll work toward personal reading milestones with themed literacy challenges. Outdoors, they’ll explore the amazing world of local butterflies, learning about life cycles, habitats, and conservation.
This month also features a special cooking class with Chef Geneva, where students prepare a simple, kid‑friendly recipe while learning kitchen safety, measuring skills, and healthy eating habits.
July is a joyful balance of movement, imagination, nature, and culinary fun, giving every child a chance to shine.
🌞 August Theme: Books, Bubbles, Bugs & Balls!
August wraps up our summer season with a joyful mix of science, nature, outdoor sports, reading adventures, and cooking. Children will spend the month floating into science with giant bubble experiments, creeping into nature through local park bug discovery, launching into ball games and team tournaments, and cooking with Chef Geneva.
Indoors, students continue building literacy skills through interactive reading challenges that prepare their minds for the upcoming school year. Outdoors, they’ll explore insects, experiment with bubbles, and stay active with a variety of ball‑based sports and group games.
This month also includes a special cooking class with Chef Geneva, where students create a fun end‑of‑summer recipe while practicing teamwork, measuring, and healthy food choices.
August brings together hands‑on science, outdoor exploration, athletic play, academic readiness, and culinary creativity, creating a meaningful and exciting finish to our summer program.
💰 Affordable Excellence: NJ CCAP Financial Aid Accepted
Help Paying for Child Care
July brings a lively mix of sports, stories, science, cooking, and summer discovery at the Bayonne youth camp. Children will spend the month swinging bats, catching butterfly wings, flipping pages, and cooking with Chef Geneva as they explore a dynamic blend of team sports, reading adventures, hands-on science, and culinary creativity.
Students will build teamwork and confidence through baseball, kickball, relay games, and friendly competitions. Indoors, they’ll work toward personal reading milestones with themed literacy challenges. Outdoors, they’ll explore the amazing world of local butterflies, learning about life cycles, habitats, and conservation.
This month also features a special cooking class with Chef Geneva, where students prepare a simple, kid-friendly recipe while learning kitchen safety, measuring skills, and healthy eating habits. By participating in this Bayonne youth camp, families can also access child care assistance to help support their children's summer activities.
July is a joyful balance of movement, imagination, nature, and culinary fun, giving every child a chance to shine during this exciting summer camp.