Books & Balls Camps
Books & Balls Camps offer Paterson youth aged 6-13 a free summer day camp experience combining academic enrichment with sports and recreational activities.
▌ Editor's read The provided URL loads to a program details page for 'Books & Balls Camps' offered by the City of Paterson, Department of Recreation. This indicates a municipal-parks owner type. The camp is a day program for children aged 6-13, running from July 8th to August 16th, 2024, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and is free for Paterson residents. The program focuses on academic enrichment in the mornings and sports/recreational activities in the afternoons. No specific staff-to-camper ratio, background check information, or social media handles are listed on the program page. The camp is not listed in the ACA directory. Google reviews for 'Books & Balls Camps Paterson' are not readily available as a distinct entity, likely due to it being a municipal program rather than an independent camp.
Who thrives here
Books & Balls Camps is geared toward early-childhood campers — ages where ritual, repetition, and short activity blocks land better than long instructional sessions. academic programs at this age work best when the day length matches the child's attention threshold and the staff knows how to handle separation moments without escalating them.
Facts & Credentials
- Program type
- Day camp
- ACA accredited
- Not verified
- Established
- Not listed
- Operator
- Municipal parks department
- Staff-to-camper ratio
- Not listed
Details
- Category: Academic
- Ages: not listed
- Address: 170 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Paterson, NJ 07501
- Phone: (973) 321-1313
Logistics
- Lunch provided: No
- Transportation: No
- Financial aid: No
- Setting: mixed
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