JCC of Staten Island Lillian Schwartz Day Camp
JCC of Staten Island
Staten Island JCC Day Camp - the Lillian Schwartz Day Camp - has run since 1932 on the 75-acre Henry Kaufmann Campgrounds in the Staten Island Greenbelt, with three Olympic-sized pools, an archery range, a boating pond, athletic fields, a rock-climbing wall, an outdoor amphitheater and shaded playgrounds. Traditional day camp groups run from age 3 through entering 7th grade, alongside Teen Travel for rising 8th-9th graders, Etgar and Gesher counselor-in-training tracks for rising 9th-10th graders, Marvin's Camp, and a special-needs program. The 2026 general season is eight weeks, Monday-Friday, June 29-August 21, with post-camp days August 24-28 at the JCC building; door-to-door Staten Island bus service, morning extended hours from 7:00am and afternoon extended hours to 7:00pm are priced separately. The camp is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that publishes member and non-member rates, early-bird pricing, a $300/$500 sibling discount, flexible payment plans and needs-based scholarships.
Camps
| Camp | Dates | Ages | Price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| K'tonton/Parpar (Age 3 - Entering K), 3 Full DaysRegister → | Jun 29 – Aug 21, 2026 | 3–6 | $3245 | Open |
| K'tonton/Parpar (Age 3 - Entering K), 5 Half DaysRegister → | Jun 29 – Aug 21, 2026 | 3–6 | $2475 | Open |
| K'tonton/Parpar (Age 3 - Entering K), 5 Full DaysRegister → | Jun 29 – Aug 21, 2026 | 3–6 | $3990 | Open |
8 wks Regular Non-Member $3,245; Regular Member $2,920; Early Bird Non-Member $3,080; Early Bird Member $2,755. Also 4/5/6/7-week options.; sibling discount $300 off 2nd child, $500 off each thereafter (min 4 full weeks); bus and extended hours priced separately
8 wks Regular Non-Member $2,475; Regular Member $2,150; Early Bird Non-Member $2,350; Early Bird Member $2,025. Also 4/5/6/7-week options.; sibling discount $300 off 2nd child, $500 off each thereafter (min 4 full weeks); bus and extended hours priced separately
8 wks Regular Non-Member $3,990; Regular Member $3,665; Early Bird Non-Member $3,790; Early Bird Member $3,465. Also 4/5/6/7-week options.; sibling discount $300 off 2nd child, $500 off each thereafter (min 4 full weeks); bus and extended hours priced separately
8 wks Regular Non-Member $4,075; Regular Member $3,750; Early Bird Non-Member $3,870; Early Bird Member $3,545. Also 4/5/6/7-week options.; sibling discount $300 off 2nd child, $500 off each thereafter (min 4 full weeks); bus and extended hours priced separately
8 wks Regular Non-Member $4,475; Regular Member $4,150; Early Bird Non-Member $4,250; Early Bird Member $3,925. Also 4/5/6/7-week options.; sibling discount $300 off 2nd child, $500 off each thereafter (min 4 full weeks); bus and extended hours priced separately
8 wks Regular Non-Member $5,335; Regular Member $5,010; Early Bird Non-Member $5,065; Early Bird Member $4,740. Also 4/5/6/7-week options.; sibling discount $300 off 2nd child, $500 off each thereafter (min 4 full weeks); bus and extended hours priced separately
8 wks Regular Non-Member $5,165; Regular Member $4,840. Also 4/5/6/7-week options.; sibling discount $300 off 2nd child, $500 off each thereafter (min 4 full weeks); bus and extended hours priced separately
8 wks Regular Non-Member $2,515; Regular Member $2,190. Also 4/5/6/7-week options.; sibling discount $300 off 2nd child, $500 off each thereafter (min 4 full weeks); bus and extended hours priced separately
Availability shown as of Aug 8, 2026.
The practical details
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★★★★khloros.good, clean facilities. my family and i have been coming here for 2 years for the gyms, pool, and steam room & showers.
★Leo (Tech & Lifestyle)Update 12/21/2024: My son opened a locker door and and it fell out. It could have hit him on the head! I reported it to the staff and they just took down the locker number. I told them that I reported other broken lockers and equipment and they said ...We will report it. This SUCKS AND IS UNSAFE! Update 9/21/2024: * The lifeguard program has been resolved. They let go of the lazy persons and replaced them with more responsible personnel. * Now the sauna and the steam room are both broken 💔 😞 in the men's locker room and my wife reports that the girls sauna is still out of order 😭. What the Hell? Fix it or give us a discount for the time of repairs! Update 6/3/2024: Now both the men's and women's saunas are broken and men's steam room is out of commission as well. The dirt in the locker room is disgusting. What the heck? 3 weeks agoNEW I don't normally do bad reviews. However, I am fed up with JCC taking my money and giving less and less service every time. Let's break it down: 1) Locker rooms for both men and women are disgusting and apparently the janitorial staff don't wipe down the lockers, the branches or the showers. 2) My wife and daughter use the women's locker room and they don't even have a working sauna. It has been broken since August of 2023. What the hell? When I asked politely when it will be fixed, the staff member became agitated. 3) Pool area: How many lifeguards do you need on duty in a small pool? There are usually 4+ lifeguards on the deck and they are looking at their phones and chatting with each other and not minding the pool. They are useless in an emergency! Fire them and get 2 well trained lifeguards! 4) Pool water cleaning: I reported many times to the lifeguards and their manager that there is dirt, hair, bandaids, etc., floating or on the bottom of the pool. They paid me lip service at best. Ignored me at worst. 5) Posted notes in the pool: The staff constantly places noteses in the pool area to not wear street shoes 👟 on the pool deck. Lots of people ignore them and walk in in street shoes. Morons! 6) Basketball courts: my kids like to come to play with the few available basketballs. The rest are always locked away and no one from the staff has the key to open the ball cage! What the hell? 7) Overall staff: the front desk of the JCC are nice enough...but that's it. The rest of the staff are not helpful when approached and at time not polite. Don't get me wrong. I grew up going to this and other JCCs, but this is getting bad service.
★Izzy GeeMembership Office can care less when you tell them the sauna & jacuzzi is forever out of service the showers are growing mold literally you can see nobody washes it for months . Place went downhill big time my member ship is coming to an end but I stopped going for months already gross !
★Ranie EliasThis is a lovely camp if your paying an extremely high price for your child to attend. It is clean with updated facilities inside the building. However, my family had the ultimate worst experiences with this particular facility...my Special Need son, (who is non-verbal and is covered under State Funds) was enrolled in the Summer Camp on 2 occasions. They were severely neglectful towards him. They lost all his swimming clothing, 6 days, consecutively, left him dirty, after he accidentally fell in the lake and he got quite sick...the following Summers, we were begged to have him return. They kept all Special Needs kids outside, underneath a tent, regardless of the weather, which was over 102 degres and while other days there were severely thunderstorms...When we, continiously and unsuccessfully tried to discuss this matter with the Camp Director, we were told, rudely and in explicitly langague, we should keep our Child home. Never again!!!!!!
★★★★★MARIA dambrosioWonderful centet ..indoor n outdoor pool .fitness classes cafe..day camp n so much more inc sauna n jaqquzzi