Blog | Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts on Long Island

Air Quality Update For Friday, June 30, 2023

News | Jun 29, 2023

Usdan will be open and operating tomorrow, Friday, June 30. After careful consideration, Usdan will remain open tomorrow, Friday, June 30. Please be aware that due to the design of our campus, we are not able to provide indoor shelter for the entire day. Parents and guardians should make the...

Air Quality Update For Thursday, June 29, 2023

News | Jun 28, 2023

Usdan will be open and operating tomorrow, Thursday, June 29. After careful consideration, Usdan will remain open tomorrow, Thursday, June 29. Please be aware that due to the design of our campus, we are not able to provide indoor shelter for the entire day. Parents and guardians should make the...

A Sonnet to Reflect on Staff Orientation

News | Jun 26, 2023

Contributing Writer: Javan Howard, Director of Education Hello to our new staff and to our returnees welcome back to a Usdan major for all and minors of choice for orientation We had our principals in practice to exercise our imagination like the summer theme for 4A and in 4B we got harmony intact...

Alumni Spotlight: Ben Boecker

Alumni/Staff Spotlight | Jun 19, 2023

Bio Ben Boecker (he/they) is an award-winning composer-lyricist, vocalist, and teaching artist living and working in NYC. Some of the highlights of Ben's career include music-directing workshops for New York City Center’s Encores program, teaching voice lessons and accompanying chorus classes at the...

Film Release: Bodies of Water

News | Jun 15, 2023

Last summer, members of acclaimed orchestral collective The Knights spent three weeks collaborating with over 150 Usdan students and 35 artistic staff members on an original, site-specific performance by the Usdan pools, in tribute to the life-giving powers of water and its artistic potential. This...

Class	Session	Major/Minor
Festival Showrunners: Usher, Host & Capture!	4-Week A 4-Week B	Minor
Recreational Camp	1-Week Rec Camp	Major
Chess	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major and Minor and Recreational Activity
Performance: Children’s Theater	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major
Performance: Musical Theater	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major
Performance: The Usdan Troupe	8-Week	Major
Theater Skills: Improvisation & Theater Games	4-Week A 4-Week B	Minor
Theater Skills: The Actor Sings	4-Week A 4-Week B	Minor
Archery	4-Week A 4-Week B	Minor and Recreational Activity
U Time	4-Week A 4-Week B	Minor and Recreational Activity
Yoga	4-Week A 4-Week B	Minor and Recreational Activity
Nature, Ecology & Design	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major and Minor
Seed to Snack: Edible Gardening	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major and Minor
Absolute Beginner Guitar Minor	4-Week A 4-Week B	Minor
Absolute Beginner Piano Minor	4-Week A 4-Week B	Minor
Chamber Ensemble	4-Week A 4-Week B	Minor
Composition: Classical Music	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major and Minor
Composition: Intro to DJ Basics and the History of Hip-Hop	4-Week A	Minor
Composition: Songwriting	4-Week A 4-Week B	Minor
Concert Band	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major
Guitar Minor (1-2 Years of Experience)	4-Week A 4-Week B	Minor
Jazz Ensemble (Major)	4-Week A	Major
Jazz Ensemble (Minor)	4-Week A 4-Week B	Minor
Junior Piano Major (3+ Years of Experience)	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major
Junior Vocal Ensemble	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major and Minor
Orchestra	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major
Piano Minor (1-2 Years of Experience)	4-Week A 4-Week B	Minor
Senior Piano Major (4+ Years of Experience)	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major
Senior Vocal Ensemble	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major and Minor
Ballet	4-Week A	Major
Broadway Jazz Dance	4-Week A 4-Week B	Minor and Recreational Activity
Choreography	4-Week B	Major
Dance Adventure	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major
Hip Hop Dance (Major)	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major
Hip Hop Dance (Minor)	4-Week A 4-Week B	Minor and Recreational Activity
Tap Dance	4-Week A 4-Week B	Minor and Recreational Activity
Creative Writing	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major and Minor
Creative Writing: Playwriting	4-Week B	Minor
Art Adventure	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major
Beginner Painting	4-Week B	Minor
Ceramics	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major
Comic Art	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major and Minor
Jewelry Making: Mixed Media	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major
LEGO™ Construction	4-Week A 4-Week B	Minor and Recreational Activity
Painting & Drawing	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major and Minor
Photography	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major and Minor
Portfolio Development	4-Week A	Minor
Sculpture	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major
Sewing & Fashion Design	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major
Discovery	4-Week A 4-Week B	Major