Summer Camps for ages 8–9 in Bronx.
28 camps in Bronx accept ages 8–9. Median week: $414; range $386–$443.
8–9 is the sweet spot for Bronx summer camps — kids can do a real specialty week (one-sport intensive, theater production, full-day STEM build), they can handle a longer drop-off, and most are ready for an overnight if you go that route. Catalog depth peaks here too: nearly every camp in town accepts this band.
Top 20 camps
- Traditional Summer Camp (Y Member) · Bronx · Ages 6–12 · $342.5/week
- Traditional Summer Camp (Community) · Bronx · Ages 6–12 · $385.5/week
- Swim Camp (Y Member) · Bronx · Ages 7–14 · $399.5/week
- Swim Camp (Community) · Bronx · Ages 7–14 · $442.5/week
- Basketball Camp (Y Member) · Bronx · Ages 8–14 · $399.5/week
- Basketball Camp (Community) · Bronx · Ages 8–14 · $442.5/week
- Soccer Academy Camp (Y Member) · Bronx · Ages 8–10 · $399.5/week
- Soccer Academy Camp (Community) · Bronx · Ages 8–10 · $442.5/week
- ESF Summer Camps at Riverdale Country School - Junior Camp - Intermediate Division · Riverdale Country School · Ages 6–8
- ESF Summer Camps at Riverdale Country School - Senior Camp - Lower Division · Riverdale Country School · Ages 7–9
- ESF Summer Camps at Riverdale Country School - Multi-Sports Camp - Big East Division · Riverdale Country School · Ages 8–9
- ESF Summer Camps at Riverdale Country School - Tennis Camp · Riverdale Country School · Ages 6–15
- ESF Summer Camps at Riverdale Country School - Arts Camps · Riverdale Country School · Ages 6–15
- ESF Summer Camps at Riverdale Country School · Riverdale Country School · Ages 7–14
- ESF Summer Camps at Riverdale Country School - Technology Camps · Riverdale Country School · Ages 7–14
- ESF Summer Camps at Riverdale Country School · Riverdale Country School · Ages 3–15
- Traditional Summer Camp · Castle Hill · Ages 6–12 · $385.5/week
- Swim Camp · Castle Hill · Ages 7–14 · $442.5/week
- Basketball Camp · Castle Hill · Ages 8–14 · $414/week
- Traditional Summer Camp, Castle Hill YMCA · Castle Hill · Ages 6–12 · $385.5/week
↘ What to look for
Push past the marketing copy on what the camp actually does. A one-week "robotics camp" might mean kids assemble pre-cut kits, OR it might mean they design from scratch using parts from a real makerspace — those are different products at the same price point. Ask for the daily schedule, sample project photos, and whether the instructors are practitioners or college kids.