During NYFA’s three-week summer camp for acting, aspiring young actors work in an environment that reflects the many demands of a film set. Throughout the camp, students get the opportunity to audition for and act in other students’ films, providing them with a considerable amount of time to practice their on-camera skills. Students also complete an assigned scene as well as a monologue on-camera directed by faculty, recorded by staff, and edited by our in-house editor. At the end of the program, students receive an edited digital copy of their work. For graduates, there will be a final screening for family and invited guests.

Students who have already completed a level-one prerequisite acting camp may return to continue their studies in film acting. During NYFA’s three-week, level two camp, teens aged 14-17 are challenged to build upon the skills learned in the level one program, helping them enhance their on-camera abilities through rigorous exercises and hands-on projects.

NYFA’s 3-Week Musical Theatre Camp offers teens the opportunity to advance their performance skills while making lifelong friends from all over the world. During the program, students build their confidence on-stage, learning essential skills in dance, voice, acting, and theatre history. For their final project, students will perform in a staged graduation showcase for family and friends. At the end of the camp, all students will receive a digital recording of their final performance.

NYFA’s 3-Week Musical Theatre Camp offers teens the opportunity to advance their performance skills while making lifelong friends from all over the world. During the program, students build their confidence on-stage, learning essential skills in dance, voice, acting, and theatre history. For their final project, students will perform in a staged graduation showcase for family and friends. At the end of the camp, all students will receive a digital recording of their final performance.

The 1-Week Photography Summer Camp is a fun exploration of still photography in the modern age. In this hands-on camp, students aged 14-17 learn the tools and techniques to research, compose, capture, and refine exceptional images, and use their knowledge and new skills to capture a series of photographs.

In the 3-Week Photography Summer Camp, students are immersed in the art of digital photography. During the program, students aged 14-17 will learn professional techniques from working photographers, gaining hands-on experience with industry-standard tools and techniques necessary to research, compose, capture, and refine compelling photos.

In our documentary filmmaking summer camp in Los Angeles and New York, students aged 14-17 learn how to make a documentary film. During this summer camp, students build foundational skills in producing, directing, camera, lighting, production sound, and editing as they create their own unique content. Through hands-on training and first-hand experience, students learn vital non-fiction storytelling techniques, how to present and discuss their ideas, as well as receive creative feedback.

Join our Chess Club and learn how to play this great game. More advanced strategies and concepts will be taught to experienced students. This camp includes a chess tournament and a short award ceremony on the final day.

Campers use creative and collaborative skills to design a mission patch, train like an astronaut, and solve real-world engineering problems using spinoff technology, just like NASA astronauts working together on a mission. They propose answers to questions like “How could space suit cooling tubes be used to solve a problem here on Earth? How could robotic arms help make our world a better place?” Then, they create a storyboard and presentation to share their spinoff project and work on their science communication skills

Join Ms. Hazelwood for the Creative Projects Galore camp! Each day brings a new adventure in creativity. Campers will engage in various projects that spark their imagination and encourage selfexpression. From painting and sculpting to experimenting with mixed media, every project is a step towards unleashing their boundless artistic potential

Join our Chess Club and learn how to play this great game. More advanced strategies and concepts will be taught to experienced students. This camp includes a chess tournament and a short award ceremony on the final day.

These are just a few of the tricks they’ll learn in Magic Camp.  Our theme this summer is story magic.  The tricks are all new, quick to learn.  The magicians will learn to create their own presentations and stories to accompany their tricks, helping build presentation skills, confidence, & creativity.  The activities change every 30 minutes or so, as campers also learn to twist balloon animals, perform comedy magic skits, present magic puzzlers, and more!  They’ll be able to amaze their friends.  They might even become the life of the party!

Take a double decker bus ride through London, pilot a hovercraft over land and sea, and make important deliveries in a cargo plane. Learn about STEM concepts as we explore the various ways that we transport goods and people from place to place.

Stand up comedy is great for building presentation skills and confidence in front of a group. We start with very simple comedy such as knock knock jokes, limericks, why did the chicken cross the road, etc., so get the kids comfortable standing in front of a group. Then we progress to 2 person rapartes, story jokes, and one liners that we provide as well as that the kids invent themselves. The kids work on timing, on what make a joke funny, and on adding humor to their delivery and content.

Test your critical thinking and problem solving skills. Expand your imagination and social skills in this Dungeons and Dragons camp. World building and character creation techniques will be taught.