Blog | Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts on Long Island

Usdan Executive Director Talks About Creative Team Building

News | Jun 9, 2018

Team activities, done right, can take an organization to new heights. This summer, corporate partners can bring employees to camp on a Friday, July 27 for a full and fun day of creativity and bonding on Usdan’s beautiful 140-acre woodland campus. Lucky participants will get to take part in two arts...

Schloss recently spoke with Long Island Business News about the importance of these kind of team building

Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts Announced First-Ever “Uniquely U” Scholarship Recipients

News | May 22, 2018

Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts announced the inaugural class of “Uniquely U” Scholarship recipients. After reviewing hundreds of applications received from across Long Island and around New York City, Usdan chose nine young artists to receive full seven-week “Uniquely U” scholarships this summer: ●...

inspired by the incredible passion, depth of creativity and individuality demonstrated

Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts Launched “Uniquely U”— Its First-Ever Scholarship Search

News | May 22, 2018

Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts launched their first-ever scholarship search, Uniquely U. Celebrating creativity and self-expression, the search asked artists ages 7 through 18 and in grades 2 through 12, from across New York City, Westchester, and Long island, to submit samples of their work in...

Usdan Students Get Their Chocolate (Factory) Fix

News | Sep 12, 2017

This summer, students at Usdan had the opportunity to watch and learn from some of the best and brightest on Broadway. Most notably, Mat Eisenstein -- a Usdan alum and Assistant Conductor and Keyboard 2 for Broadway's Charlie & the Chocolate Factory – brought two of his "Charlie" cast mates, F...

Usdan students prep to enter a Broadway matinee

Usdan Creative Writing Student’s Personal Essay featured on Teen Vogue

News | Aug 7, 2017

Last week, Creative Writing student Heather Millman shared what she learned about making friends at Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts ran in a personal essay featured by Teen Vogue. Heather wrote about her transition from first-day trepidation to comfort and connection on the Usdan campus. Read her...

first-day trepidation to comfort and connection on the Usdan campus

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