Sign Up For 2022 Summer Camps
Everywhere I go...people always ask me...who I am...and where I come from. So I tell them TSL. And if they can't hear me. I say it a little louder!
Looking for a fun camp here in the Albany region to send your kids to during the Summer of 2022? Look no more. TSL Kids Crew offers programs for children ages 4 through 12 in various locations throughout the Capital Region. This includes camps in Clifton Park, Cohoes, Delmar, East Greenbush, North Colonie/Latham, Troy, Guilderland, Niskayuna, Waterford, Rotterdam, and Scotia. In 2022 we are offering 9 weeks of programs - you can sign up for 1 week or all! Continue reading to learn more.
*See more info below on CIT program
Camp hours are 7:30-5:30 and pricing includes full hours
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Per week fee, 5 Weeks or more |
Per week fee, 4 weeks of care |
Per week fee, 3 weeks of care |
Per week fee, 2 weeks of care |
Per week fee, 1 week of care |
1 Child |
$230 |
$240 |
$250 |
$260 |
$270 |
2 Children |
$425 |
$435 |
$445 |
$455 |
$465 |
3 Children |
$575 |
$585 |
$595 |
$605 |
$615 |
4 + Children |
$650 |
$660 |
$670 |
$680 |
$690 |
Value |
7 week Promo |
8 week Promo Deal |
9 week Promo Deal |
1 child |
$1449 |
$1656 |
$1863 |
2 child |
$2677 |
$3060 |
$3443 |
3 children |
$3622 |
$4140 |
$4658 |
- |
1 Child |
2 Children |
3 Children |
Daily Rate |
$60 |
$100 |
$125 |
CIT PROGRAM INFORMATION
CIT’s (Counselor in Training) will be children 13 to 15 years old who are selected after completing an online CIT application form. They -- not the parent -- should complete the application. Their camper tuition rate will follow the normal camper rate schedule. TSL has a leadership fund being used to provide summer stipends to our CIT's, the amount of which will be determined based on their experience with the program, age, and performance as a CIT. Stipends can range anywhere from $25-$200, issued as a check by September 30 of the given year. Parents must enroll their CIT on the website. Children not approved to be a CIT can still be registered as a regular camper to gain more experience/maturity with the program.
2022 Summer Camp Themes
Week 1, June 27-July 1 Meet & Greet
Old friends and new friends will get together in this introductory week and community building week where the crew administers lots of friendship and cooperative-based games and activities to assimilate everyone to the new environment and train them on the TSL way. This week features activities like baking soda art, emoji masks, the group juggle, Everyone's It, Name posters, mum ball, the Knot game and soooo much more.
Old friends and new friends will get together in this introductory week and community building week where the crew administers lots of friendship and cooperative-based games and activities to assimilate everyone to the new environment and train them on the TSL way. This week features activities like baking soda art, emoji masks, the group juggle, Everyone's It, Name posters, mum ball, the Knot game and soooo much more.
Week 2, July 5-8 (closed July 4) ALL BALL
Campers will engage in a host of games, projects, and activities involving...you guessed it....balls. This week features activities including ball madness, wonder ball, steal the bacon, catch 7, slime with foam balls, pom pom shooters, gumball art, lightning ball, and my personal favorite....The Burn Game.
Campers will engage in a host of games, projects, and activities involving...you guessed it....balls. This week features activities including ball madness, wonder ball, steal the bacon, catch 7, slime with foam balls, pom pom shooters, gumball art, lightning ball, and my personal favorite....The Burn Game.
Week 3, July 11-15 CARNIVAL
Kids will explore a variety of games, projects and activities inspired by the carnival experience. Perfect week for the human carousel. This week features activities including: the carousel, slot machine, dime pitch, the maze, baloon stomp, twizzler bracelets, pop a bag race, human pinata, clow ties, shooting gallery, cup knockdown and many many more.
Kids will explore a variety of games, projects and activities inspired by the carnival experience. Perfect week for the human carousel. This week features activities including: the carousel, slot machine, dime pitch, the maze, baloon stomp, twizzler bracelets, pop a bag race, human pinata, clow ties, shooting gallery, cup knockdown and many many more.
Week 4, July 18-22 WILD WEST
Hold on to your hats cowboys and cowgirls, TSL is going back in time to the old west with its activities. This week features activities including Smores, horseshoes, western style picnic, lasso the cow, chicken dance, cowboys and indians, stampede, straw painting, horseshoe stamping, and have you ever made a ranch scene with animal crackers?
Hold on to your hats cowboys and cowgirls, TSL is going back in time to the old west with its activities. This week features activities including Smores, horseshoes, western style picnic, lasso the cow, chicken dance, cowboys and indians, stampede, straw painting, horseshoe stamping, and have you ever made a ranch scene with animal crackers?
Week 5, July 25-29 WATER WORLD
This is TSL's classic water week. Kids should be prepared to get a little soggy. This week features activities including bottle flip face-off, water limbo, pool noodle structures, dead fish, shark attack, bubble snakes, water color painting and magic paper towel art.
This is TSL's classic water week. Kids should be prepared to get a little soggy. This week features activities including bottle flip face-off, water limbo, pool noodle structures, dead fish, shark attack, bubble snakes, water color painting and magic paper towel art.
Week 6, August 1-5 Dr. Seuss
For this week, TSL will draw on the many books of Doctor Seuss including Wacky Wednesday, Cat in the hat, Horton Hears a Who, the Lorax, Fox in Socks, ABC Book, the Foot Book, Bartholomew and the Ooblek, and others to inspire our activities for this particular week. This week features activities including Seussical Chairs, Grinch Punch, Wacky Wednesday portraits, animal alphabet, fish bowl drinks, sock steal, making Oobleck and so much more.
For this week, TSL will draw on the many books of Doctor Seuss including Wacky Wednesday, Cat in the hat, Horton Hears a Who, the Lorax, Fox in Socks, ABC Book, the Foot Book, Bartholomew and the Ooblek, and others to inspire our activities for this particular week. This week features activities including Seussical Chairs, Grinch Punch, Wacky Wednesday portraits, animal alphabet, fish bowl drinks, sock steal, making Oobleck and so much more.
Week 7, August 8-12 SUPER HERO
The sky is the limit this week with activities inspired by popular super heroes. This week features activities including Batman and Robin, super hero bracelets, heroes and villians, last man standing, fizzing ice cubes, superhero sack, poison ball, musical balls, war, super hero sticks and a lot more.
The sky is the limit this week with activities inspired by popular super heroes. This week features activities including Batman and Robin, super hero bracelets, heroes and villians, last man standing, fizzing ice cubes, superhero sack, poison ball, musical balls, war, super hero sticks and a lot more.
Week 8, August 15-19 THE AMAZING RACE
We had to it again. It's fast, it's wild, and most of all it's amazing. Kids will break into teams for this week and race around the "world" to find clues, face challenges, to try and be the first one to the mats in each of the five daily legs.
We had to it again. It's fast, it's wild, and most of all it's amazing. Kids will break into teams for this week and race around the "world" to find clues, face challenges, to try and be the first one to the mats in each of the five daily legs.
Week 9, August 22-26 HEY, HEY, GOODBYE
Campers celebrate their last week together with lots of classic and retro camp activities that capture all the great memories had from the 2022 camp season. This week features activities including paper plate fans, sand paper crayon art, sumo ball, wah wah ball, marble painting, minefield, give that hat a whack, school room tag, bird on a perch, battle dodge, triangle tag, and a lot more. See you in 2023!
Campers celebrate their last week together with lots of classic and retro camp activities that capture all the great memories had from the 2022 camp season. This week features activities including paper plate fans, sand paper crayon art, sumo ball, wah wah ball, marble painting, minefield, give that hat a whack, school room tag, bird on a perch, battle dodge, triangle tag, and a lot more. See you in 2023!
Summer Camp FAQs
Are you an academic camp that offers reading, writing, tutoring etc.
No. We are a recreational program. We play multiple small and whole group games, arts and crafts, special projects, activities, cooperative, indoor/outdoor, sprinkler. Think of it as your child attending a birthday party every day of summer. That's us! Your child will not be a NASA scientist, doctor, or lawyer at the end of their camp experience. Your child will perhaps learn social skills and how to get along with others better. Oh, and did we say they would have lots of fun?
What are the facilities like in which you operate?
Our campuses vary in their aesthetic. We operate out of schools, church halls etc. some are older and some newer. Though most of our pictures are taken on location, some of our photos are stock photos. "Like" TSL Kids Crew on Facebook and see lots of actual pictures from all our programs and facilities.
Do you have to be a current member to enroll in summer camp?
Summer camp is open to all members of the community. You do not have to be enrolled in any clubs, obtain any memberships, or live in an particular place. Our doors are open for everyone at your most convenient location.
Are you a traveling camp?
TSL does not travel, except at our Rotterdam location, to Rollerama once per week. In North Colonie, the campers will have an opportunity to use the mini golf course and batting cages once per week. At all other locations we implement our standard program on campus.
What is the age range for children?
Children going into Kindergarten (in this case 4 year olds can enroll in the school-age program) through age 12 are invited to enroll at any site. In our Troy and Cohoes locations, we offer the pre-school summer program for ages 3 to 5. Children ages 13-15 can apply to be a CIT at any site location.
What are your camp hours?
We are open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. Our core program is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and we like children to be present for the full core program. Drop off and pick up can be at any time. The price of camp is all inclusive, but we do add late fees if a child is picked up late after camp hours close (5:30). Daycare locations are open from 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
What are your prices?
See our summer price chart above.
Can you tell me what the program template is?
Though we do not publish our template, we can say our summer day is broken down into a series of routine program components that flow nicely from one activity to the next and include time for the children to play, exercise, craft, unwind, engage in water games and play during the sprinkler time, or engage in small group play, whole group play and age-integrated play. They bond as a community all day long with multiple program subtleties and nuances that have community development in mind. This is the hallmark of the TSL program. We have established a unique culture that permeates every site and that is realized by the most invested of families who understand and appreciate our goals.
Each week has a theme. Please note that our themes serve mainly to help us focus our planning and are underlying and secondary to our community-driven program template, the true heart of the program. Our program template does not change from week to week, but the activities, games and projects do, based on the planned theme. Regardless of our theme, your children will enjoy the routine-based program.
Are the kids separated by ages?
Sometimes we break the campers down into two distinct groups: ages 4-7 or ages 8-12. Other times they work together in a cooperative and age-integrated fashion to accomplish tasks, challenges and projects. We employ a high level of diversity in how we mesh and mold the group throughout the day.
How much time is spent outdoors?
Typically there is a 50/50 split between outdoor and indoor play.
What are the kids' outside activities?
Daily water play with sprinklers every day. Water relays, circle games, whole group games, scavenger hunts, nature hunts and much more!
Are the staff members all screened for the safety of the children?
Yes. All staff members have multiple clearances as required by the Department of Health. Many of our staff members are year-round employees of TSL in our after-school programs.
How many instructors or staff members do you have at a site? What’s the ratio?
Our ratio is 1:12, per DOH requirement. Depending on the number of enrollees at each site, our staffing numbers vary.
How do you handle any injuries or emergencies if a child gets hurt?
For cuts, bumps and scrapes. we use soap and water, ice packs, Band-Aids and TLC. Parents or 911 are called in the event of serious injury or sickness.
Do you serve lunch?
We offer a lunch two days per week. Pizza on Tuesday and Friday. Friday is pizza and ice cream truck day. The other three days, the children bring a lunch and two snacks.
How are you different from other programs?
We are different in our planning, how we present programs, how we engage children, and how we integrate children. TSL is founded by elementary-school teachers who prefer to acknowledge the way children develop, their physical and emotional needs and preferences. We know children. Our staff members are trained to know children. Because our program is not dependent on unpredictable variables, the structure and integrity of each day is ensured. We ARE childcare, and if you want safety, love, engagement, professionalism, high-level communication, trust and affordability, you would come to us.
How does payment and invoicing work?
As you enroll, you will note an opportunity to read the Terms of Service. We encourage everyone to read and understand these terms prior to enrolling, as do vigorously uphold them.
No. We are a recreational program. We play multiple small and whole group games, arts and crafts, special projects, activities, cooperative, indoor/outdoor, sprinkler. Think of it as your child attending a birthday party every day of summer. That's us! Your child will not be a NASA scientist, doctor, or lawyer at the end of their camp experience. Your child will perhaps learn social skills and how to get along with others better. Oh, and did we say they would have lots of fun?
What are the facilities like in which you operate?
Our campuses vary in their aesthetic. We operate out of schools, church halls etc. some are older and some newer. Though most of our pictures are taken on location, some of our photos are stock photos. "Like" TSL Kids Crew on Facebook and see lots of actual pictures from all our programs and facilities.
Do you have to be a current member to enroll in summer camp?
Summer camp is open to all members of the community. You do not have to be enrolled in any clubs, obtain any memberships, or live in an particular place. Our doors are open for everyone at your most convenient location.
Are you a traveling camp?
TSL does not travel, except at our Rotterdam location, to Rollerama once per week. In North Colonie, the campers will have an opportunity to use the mini golf course and batting cages once per week. At all other locations we implement our standard program on campus.
What is the age range for children?
Children going into Kindergarten (in this case 4 year olds can enroll in the school-age program) through age 12 are invited to enroll at any site. In our Troy and Cohoes locations, we offer the pre-school summer program for ages 3 to 5. Children ages 13-15 can apply to be a CIT at any site location.
What are your camp hours?
We are open 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. Our core program is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and we like children to be present for the full core program. Drop off and pick up can be at any time. The price of camp is all inclusive, but we do add late fees if a child is picked up late after camp hours close (5:30). Daycare locations are open from 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
What are your prices?
See our summer price chart above.
Can you tell me what the program template is?
Though we do not publish our template, we can say our summer day is broken down into a series of routine program components that flow nicely from one activity to the next and include time for the children to play, exercise, craft, unwind, engage in water games and play during the sprinkler time, or engage in small group play, whole group play and age-integrated play. They bond as a community all day long with multiple program subtleties and nuances that have community development in mind. This is the hallmark of the TSL program. We have established a unique culture that permeates every site and that is realized by the most invested of families who understand and appreciate our goals.
Each week has a theme. Please note that our themes serve mainly to help us focus our planning and are underlying and secondary to our community-driven program template, the true heart of the program. Our program template does not change from week to week, but the activities, games and projects do, based on the planned theme. Regardless of our theme, your children will enjoy the routine-based program.
Are the kids separated by ages?
Sometimes we break the campers down into two distinct groups: ages 4-7 or ages 8-12. Other times they work together in a cooperative and age-integrated fashion to accomplish tasks, challenges and projects. We employ a high level of diversity in how we mesh and mold the group throughout the day.
How much time is spent outdoors?
Typically there is a 50/50 split between outdoor and indoor play.
What are the kids' outside activities?
Daily water play with sprinklers every day. Water relays, circle games, whole group games, scavenger hunts, nature hunts and much more!
Are the staff members all screened for the safety of the children?
Yes. All staff members have multiple clearances as required by the Department of Health. Many of our staff members are year-round employees of TSL in our after-school programs.
How many instructors or staff members do you have at a site? What’s the ratio?
Our ratio is 1:12, per DOH requirement. Depending on the number of enrollees at each site, our staffing numbers vary.
How do you handle any injuries or emergencies if a child gets hurt?
For cuts, bumps and scrapes. we use soap and water, ice packs, Band-Aids and TLC. Parents or 911 are called in the event of serious injury or sickness.
Do you serve lunch?
We offer a lunch two days per week. Pizza on Tuesday and Friday. Friday is pizza and ice cream truck day. The other three days, the children bring a lunch and two snacks.
How are you different from other programs?
We are different in our planning, how we present programs, how we engage children, and how we integrate children. TSL is founded by elementary-school teachers who prefer to acknowledge the way children develop, their physical and emotional needs and preferences. We know children. Our staff members are trained to know children. Because our program is not dependent on unpredictable variables, the structure and integrity of each day is ensured. We ARE childcare, and if you want safety, love, engagement, professionalism, high-level communication, trust and affordability, you would come to us.
How does payment and invoicing work?
As you enroll, you will note an opportunity to read the Terms of Service. We encourage everyone to read and understand these terms prior to enrolling, as do vigorously uphold them.