I've been sending my child to Queens College Summer Camp for a few years, and it's been nothing but an amazing experience! Staff are extremely caring, and there is a great balance of education and physical activity. My child has had amazing counselors, and the office is extremely responsive and helpful. The camp is also extremely safe, as they exclusively stay on the Queens College campus. My child can't wait to go back to camp, see his friends, and have a good time every year! read more

What a great camp for my children! Both enjoyed the Education/sports program. The education classes were perfect---having the campers practice their academic skills without realizing they are preparing for school in September. I spoke with Ms Karen, Ms Carmen, and Ms Jennifer throughout my 8 weeks and all 3 people were helpful. They answered all my questions, gave me updates when I asked, and even offered advice for the new school year. My kids loved their teachers because they came home every day to talk about everything they had done. My son loved playing sports and my daughter loved her counselor/group. I am definitely registering them again for next summer. 5 stars, 10+, 2 thumbs up!! read more

Our kids loved this camp. Everyday was filled with exciting activities and great learning opportunities. The staff was so caring and my kids made such great friends. read more

The summer camp experience was extremely disappointing. The locker rooms were filthy, and the sessions were very disorganized. The staff left the kids outdoors with nothing to do for over two hours, with only one broken baseball bat for the entire group. I would not recommend this camp to anyone. I regret signing up my kids for 8 weeks and have no way to get out and refunded now we are halfway through. read more

My son attended this camp for one session last summer, and did not enjoy it. He's a very cheerful child, so I could tell right away that it wasn't going well. He was sitting out from swimming every day, which was very unusual behavior for him, so I called and talked to the counselor, who said he'd do what he could, but obviously couldn't force my son to go swimming. Which is reasonable and fine, but as far as I could tell very little effort was made to help my son, who felt excluded and alone the entire time he was there. It was so bad that I let him stay home the final two days of the session, and nobody at the camp ever contacted me to ask why he wasn't attending, or if everything was all right. There are definitely better options in NYC at a similar price point, so I'd say avoid QC Summer Camp if you can. read more

It's only week 2 and my son's bag with all his swim gear is missing. I guess it's a lesson learned that my son needs to be more aware of not leaving things behind but very disappointed. The camp doesn't respond or reply back to e-mails at all even though they have an e-mail address. It makes me think that either the counselors aren't as attentive with the kids and their belongings or that the other people that use the campus are that desperate to take a kid's bag. I'm hoping that the summer gets better. Update - bag was found with half of the items. The coordinator also wrote back. When I asked my son how he's liking camp, he said that he's enjoying each day. I plan to visit during camp hours to check things out. read more

I wish I could give this camp zero stars. This place is filled with burnt out public school teachers who can't grasp the concept this is camp and not school and camp "counselors" on power trips who enjoy belittling kids who are younger than them. Both my kids were miserable. They have been to various other camps in Queens and always had a great time. One of the problems is that there are just way too many kids for the facility. Kids are constantly rushed between activities. Counselors screamed to "hurry up" when changing after pool time, threatening to leave my younger child in the pool area alone. (Again, my child is no slow-poke -- this has never been a problem elsewhere.) If my kids tried to take a break from a sports activity (tired, hot, etc), they were screamed at and told they had to join back in. My younger son was being teased by some other campers and instead of telling them to stop, the counselors JOINED IN on the teasing! The pool is gross -- it looked so clean when we went to the open house, but both of my children saw roaches and a bird flew into the changing area one day (this is an indoor pool, mind you). They are terrible about reminding kids to re-apply sunscreen. My children came home with slight burns every day. Again, this has never been a problem at other camps. Lunch was a disaster! They claim hot lunch is included in the exorbitant price of the camp, but it really isn't. They take the kids to the public elementary school on campus to eat, but this school is open to the local community so they sometimes RUN OUT of hot lunch! One day there was NO hot lunch because the cafeteria was technically closed for a Muslim holiday -- but we were not informed of this. In fact, the lunch calendar given to us by the camp showed what hot lunch menu items would be served that day! What a complete waste of money! We will be taking our business elsewhere next summer. read more

If you are lucky, your child meets positive people. If you are not lucky, your child might suffer being bullied and thrown out of the camp unfairly. In the case of being bullied, they don't investigate. Aggression, lack of pedagogy experience, money/marketing-oriented, untrained staff, letter reminder for paying tips, swim goggle lost once twice three times.... Thursday afternoon, I went to pick up my 6-year-old son at 4 pm. I was told that my son hit two girls in the group. An office admin lady explained to me first that my son hit the two girls without reasons, then the sports teacher came, my son bit the sports teacher, then two administration women came, he hit them too. I was guided to the sports teacher. The office administrator, the sports teacher, and the two administration women described not the same and some added the girl eye's area turned red because of the hit which later my son explained it was not from his hit, but from other games before. The sports teacher said that on Friday my son isn't allowed to come because of his misbehavior and that I should go to the office they will calculate my refund for Friday. I went to the ground level office reception. The ladies in the reception shows completely shocked and refuse the refund (later they agreed, it might take 8 weeks). They emphasized that the misbehavior of my son was the reason he is not allowed to come on Friday without refund. On the spot, I asked the 6-year-old why he hit the girls. He was just angry and didn't want to speak. He is a 6-year-old boy and boys normally develop language skills slower than girls. I asked QC Camp staff what happened between the two girls and my son. They insisted my son hit the two girls WITHOUT any reasons. You don't hit people without a reason. What is the ground reason that my son hit the two girls? I want to know. They promised they will investigate and call me on Friday. Nobody called me. Before 4 PM the camp finishes, I called in. A sports teacher explained that my son hit the two girls without any reasons, that most importantly he hit the sports teacher which he wasn't allowed to continue the camp anymore. What is the missing link? What happened before my son hit the two girls? The sports teacher said nothing happened before, everything was fine. During the long peaceful weekend, I got a clear picture. The 6-year-old boy got verbally bullied since long (my son said 10 days, but I believe for this age it means couple of days). Why he hit the two girls was because the two girls kept saying "you are too weak" even he said many times "stop". In the beginning, it was only one girl said: "you are too weak" and he ignored. Then 2 girls started to say "you are too weak". The first girl told the other kids "Everybody say, XXX, you are too weak". Day by day nearly all the girls said "you are too weak". From the QC Camp investigation, they missed this important link -- Bully. Or probably for QC Camp nobody has ever realized such unimportant trifles. Anyhow the problem was done for the QC Camp by throwing the boy out of the camp. Why the girls said "you are too weak"? The kids were playing free play Boys catching Girls without adult instructions in the afternoon sport time. The sports teacher was busy with the mobile phone and other things. As long as no big things happened, the kids played freely. Saying someone else too weak day by day wasn't a big thing. No adult cared about or even noticed verbally bully happening since days. Or the counselors, the sports teachers, the lifeguards, etc. are without training and too young to realize that Bully was going on. They are younger than 24 and some even 16 years old. Most likely they don't have much experience with kids yet. I admit that it was my son's fault to hit the girls first and later the adults. Kids don't lie. In the meanwhile, I wonder what made the 6-year-old to hit the tall sports male teacher. The boy must have felt unfairness and injustice from the sports teacher, neglected and no supports from any adults from QC Camp staff. It happened to my child. It could also happen again to your child! read more

My child was demeaned, belittled and mocked by her COUNSELOR at this camp. Administration barely investigated. I had to pull her out of the camp...but they got to keep my money anyway! While I understand that some kids in a camp can be bullies it never occurred to me that the staff would be bullies as well. My only advise would be ... BEWARE!! read more

The counselors were on their cell phones instead of attending the children. I personally witnessed my son and about 5 other 5-year-olds were not playing tennis during their time slot and were instead playing on their own on the bleachers while their counselors looked on their cell phones and told the kids to stop doing what they're doing, rather than engaging them in some activity. When I questioned after watching this for 20minutes, I was told a lie as to why the kids weren't playing tennis with the others. My other 6-year-old son's counselor was also always on the phone, during drop off and while walking the kids to their activities, rather than interacting with the kids. I was very disappointed. I am not sending my 2 boys there anymore. read more

The worst camp ever. For $1200 you have almost nothing. For lunch, kids supposed to get hamburgers, but they ran out of it so my son got a cold sandwich with a slice of cheese, he said it was disgusting. No AC. Kids were sweating while playing games. Swimming pool extremely crowded, no place to swim. Don't waste your money for this camp. read more

My kids have been going to QC summer camp for years with the exception or 2020. I felt the need to write this review for parents who are deciding what to do this summer. Last summer (2021) my kids attended and it was a mess. The counselors are young high school kids. There is no consistency and the campers would have different counselors regularly. My 7 year old and her group were locked in the women's locker room after swimming for some time and no one was superivsing them- they couldnt figure out how to leave until another older camper helped them. My 7 year old also got a concussion during gym time (it's a free for all- the counselors say they dont organize the kids into any particular sport) and if she didnt speak up for herself they would've sent her back for the day. We picked her up and she threw up and almost passed out . The concept is nice and it used to be a good camp- the counselors are nice but young and not wel equipped. read more

This is a nice camp if you don't mind getting ripped off. $2,200 PER child for four weeks (20 days). Transportation NOT included. Cost is $110 per day. read more

This is review from my own experience from more than 20 years ago from 1998. I went to this day camp as a 5 year old. Indeed, the counselors were very rude, inexperienced with the kids, and neglectful. I'm surprised that their system never changed to this day where they hire to the right people. I remember when the counselors mocked me when I was upset, screamed at me for little too no reason, and treated me unfairly. One of the biggest memory is when the counselors decided to buy all the campers in my group an ice cream from the vending machine, they got everybody except me. Then when I confronted them about it they ignored me. So started to cry because you know, I was only 5 year old. So they started to scream at me "let's go hurry up we going to the bus!" But they eventually bought me one. Then when we got to the bus, one of the counselors went on to me by saying, "I am very disappointed in you" and then I cried again. Was they have any right to do that? Did I do something to actually disappoint them? I can not forget that day when I mention this camp. Otherwise, I made some friends there so i had fun with them. But it was bad experience anyway from how the staffs present the camp. So one star from me! read more

My son attended this camp last year - and will be attending again this year. He really enjoyed it and is looking forward to returning. Choosing a camp for your child is a huge decision (and not the cheapest expense of the year), so I did a TON of research before I chose this place. Both my son and I are happy - and that's a real relief which is why I am sharing this (longish) review, in case it helps others. The pluses: your child gets an active sports experience, so they are up and moving, having fun. They are swimming every day of the summer even when it rains because the pool is inside. They are getting their crazy kid energy out, making friends, socializing. Really isn't this what camp is all about? They feed your kid, no worries about making lunch every day, yes! There's an "on the go breakfast" (which isn't the healthiest in the world but is perfectly good enough if you cant get him to eat once in while and you have to get to work), lunch, and snack. They have drinks all over the place to keep everyone hydrated at will. They have vending machines so you can offer/bribe with vending machine change for chores accomplished or whatever. And your child also gets a fun academic experience - they get to pick their own "classes", which of course they love. The teachers are all NYS certified teachers, with counselors assisting. The classes are set up to be fun - the educational aspect is done exactly as it should be - with excitement and enjoyment. My son especially loved the science and computer classes last year. And it helps that there is no homework! A ton of studies have shown that elementary school kids lose some of their academic progress over the summer and this def counters that problem. I like that it is set on a green college campus, as well. The people who run the place seem to be really involved, engaged, and to care a great deal. They are very big on security and safety (my child is 7 so maybe they stressed this more with those of us with younger kids?). I have been impressed with everyone I have encountered. We did have an issue last year and they handled it well, in my opinion. Like anything else that has to do with your kid, you have to pay attention, but no need to go crazy with this place, I believe that you can trust that the administration is doing their best as well. read more

Queens College has a great summer camp. I would recommend the program strongly. They have a ton of fun education classes, sports, swimming, and even a theater program. The staff is super nice and easy to work with. They will give you individual attention and they always pick up the phone! read more