Blog entries tagged 'Summerweek'

Additional musings on Riverweek

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Summer is beginning to wind down, at least for kids who are facing the mixed emotions of the back-to-school bell, so we thought it appropriate to piggyback on our Aug. 14 entry and offer some final thoughts on the pilot Riverweek program at Van Cortlandt Manor, which ran from Aug. 4-8 and was organized by [...]

Riverweek pilot program gets an A+

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"River [...]

The joys of HHV Summerweek, Part III

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And in our final installment about the joys of Summerweek, Danielle Fontaine has some good news for Web-overloaded older kids, too.

As you know, all of the Summerweek camps are for kids aged 9-11 and run from 9:30 until 3:30.

Slightly older than 11-year-old: "But wait, I'm too old to go to Summerweek, and I want to go!"

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The joys of HHV Summerweek, Part II

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Part two of our miniseries on the pleasures of Summerweek, courtesy of Danielle Fontaine, camp administrator. This time, she talks about the programs at Sunnyside and Van Cortlandt Manor. Take it away Danielle!

***You're on the lavish lawns of Sunnyside, the home of famous writer Washington Irving (the guy who wrote Th [...]

The joys of HHV Summerweek, Part I

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It's the sum, sum, summertime. And living is definitely easy in the 21st century...certainly if you go by 18th and 19th century standards. Now, nine- to eleven-year-old history buffs can spend some 21st century days unplugged and outdoors courtesy of Historic Hudson Valley's Summerweek Day Camp.

This is a terrific program [...]