08/14/2026
Today is our final day of Summer Camp!
StreetSquash Summer Discovery was an absolute success. Over the course of six weeks, our rising 5th to 8th graders in Harlem engaged in learning, athletic development, and personal growth.
On the squash courts, campers hit the ground running daily to master athletic fundamentals, discipline, and a shared love for the sport. In our academic and career exploration modules, students tackled hands-on projects focused on entrepreneurship, explored magnetism, and applied the scientific method to invent their own food recipes. Campers also gained real-world financial skills by managing Class Bank accounts, earning, saving, and spending SquashBucks to better understand spending habits.
For health and wellness, students crafted papier-mache volcanoes to explore emotional regulation and manage anger.
Through our partnership with Reel Works, student filmmakers stepped into key production roles to interview peers and gain practical hands-on media skills.
They also built vital, life-saving swimming skills at Lehman College through our partnership with Galaxy Swim.
To round out the summer, our weekly field trips brought campers across the city and beyond to explore new places and experience hands-on fun. Campers enjoyed trips to the movie theater, the National Museum of Mathematics, the Museum of Ice Cream, Sloomoo Institute, Mercer Labs, the SeaGlass Carousel, and Adventureland.
We would also like to extend a special thank you to our corporate partners who spent time with our campers this summer. Thank you to the staff and interns from Sprott Inc. for hosting an interactive science workshop on magnetism and joining our students on the courts. Thank you as well to the team from T. Rowe Price for leading an engaging workshop on artificial intelligence and sharing valuable insights into STEM career pathways.
Our campers return to school this fall equipped with new skills, lasting friendships, and the confidence to succeed as future leaders. Thank you to everyone who made this summer so memorable.
