At the New York Film Academy, we pride ourselves on being the premiere hands on 3D animation camp for kids. During our one and two-week 3D animation camps young students engage with Disney’s 12 principles of animation. Learning how they can bring their own original creations to life.

At NYFA’s Game Design School, students can take their enthusiasm for playing video games to the next level in our 1-Week Game Design Camp. In this exciting, all-day summer camp, kids aged 10-13 discover a whole new dimension of gaming, and create their own unique content. Under the guidance of our faculty of professional game designers, students get the encouragement and tools to become creative and inventive storytellers, turning their own original game concept into a playable digital prototype.

This stellar camp has our Super Kids racing into outer space to complete a quest on a different planet each day!

Camp Nerd Street takes a unique approach to gaming through in-person video game and esports camps at our gaming and esports facility, Localhost. Our week-long summer experience offers a robust camp that allows kids who are interested in gaming to meet and engage with their peers in a fun and safe atmosphere. Our engaging and educational esports programs balance on-screen gameplay with off-screen activities to help kids think critically about gaming while participating in an active, social, and cognitive curriculum. Through a positive and supportive environment, we help young gamers build healthy gaming habits while developing their skills around teamwork, leadership, collaboration, and trust to inspire them to become the next generation of gamers. Each day campers take part in off-screen and on-screen activities such as video game trivia, relay race-style physical activities, friendly staff led tournaments, in game challenges, and more! Campers can play their favorite titles independently or join team games organized by the camp staff. Campers have access to play all age-appropriate games available at Localhost. A limited selection of staff-reviewed T for Teen games will be available such as Fortnite.

Buildings, Bridges & Maps, Oh My! Join us for an exciting architecture experience. In this camp we will design and create our own mini-buildings and structures. Ultimately, we will create our own city of found objects and everyday items.

Our interactive STEM week will be full of exciting learning activities! Stretch your brain as week design and execute experiments that emphasize problem solving and critical thinking while having fun

Miss Manners might not approve, but your child definitely will!

Get out your magnifying glasses and detective hat; we have clues to decipher and crimes to solve. We’ll put our critical thinking skills and STEM knowledge to the test and get to the bottom of mysteries by learning the tricks real investigators use to solve cases. While experimenting with simple detection techniques, your reasoning skills will grow, and your problem-solving skills will be better than those of CSI agents. Led by: Little Scholars

There's an epic adventure waiting for Ninjas, both newbies and seasoned players, in the limitless universe of Roblox! This camp is a creative playground where kids will learn to program and craft their own 3D worlds, turning imagination into reality.

At NYFA’s 1-Week 3D Animation Camp, kids aged 10-13 tap into their imagination and explore the exciting world of animation. Students will get an introduction to Disney’s 12 principles of animation, then learn to apply these principles to their own work using the industry-standard software for today’s modeling and animation, Maya.

At the New York Film Academy, we pride ourselves on being the premiere hands on 3D animation camp for kids. During our one and two-week 3D animation camps young students engage with Disney’s 12 principles of animation. Learning how they can bring their own original creations to life.

At the New York Film Academy, we pride ourselves on being the premiere hands on 3D animation camp for kids. During our one and two-week 3D animation camps young students engage with Disney’s 12 principles of animation. Learning how they can bring their own original creations to life.

Conquer the great outdoors! Camp participants will learnhow to plan for an outdoor adventure, roleplay emergencysituations in the wild, and prepare for natural disasters. These future emergency medics will learn about venomous snakes, hypothermia, wild animal encounters,poisonous plants, distress signals,forest fires, tornadoes,mosquito bites, and so much more!

Get ready for an adventure in the world of Pokemon! Capture wild Pokemon creatures and train them for battle. Tap into your inner engineer as we build Dratini, Pikachu, Poke Balls, and more. Show off your skills as you battle for power in your journey through the Pokemon universe. Do you have what it takes to become a Pokemon Master? All campers take home a custom-made mini figure.

Maker Mania Camp invites young inventors to unleash their creativity through hands-on activities and innovative projects. Campers will dive into Build-a-Bot (different bots from previous camps!), design unique creations with 3D printing, and explore the fun of learning about electronics and engineering in Squishy Circuits. Throughout the camp, they'll engage in exciting games that foster teamwork and critical thinking skills. Join us for a thrilling journey where imagination meets technology, and discover the inventor within!