{"id":226496,"date":"2026-05-10T20:06:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T20:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/226496\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T20:06:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T20:06:38","slug":"informal-education-has-never-been-more-important-sponsored-brooklyn-bridge-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/226496\/","title":{"rendered":"Informal education has never been more important (sponsored) | Brooklyn Bridge Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Children spend so much of their time focused on academics and structure during the school year. Summer camp offers something different: the chance to grow socially, emotionally, and personally through experience, connection, and play.<\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.parkslopedaycamp.com\/bbp-welcome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Park Slope Day Camp<\/a>, that comes to life through trips, swim, special events, and everyday camp moments that help children build friendships, confidence, and a sense of belonging. Their programs are designed to create a fun, supportive environment where campers feel included, connected, and are encouraged to be themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Year after year, families return for the sense of community, care, and lasting memories that define the PSDC experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy child loves their summers at PSDC. There\u2019s such a variety of activities and trips\u2026no two weeks ever feel the same! PSDC\u2019s greatest strength is its staff. Every single counselor, even those who work with other age groups, knows my child\u2019s name and has developed a relationship with them. They create such a strong sense of community and belonging.\u201d \u2014 Parent Testimonial<\/p>\n<p>PSDC aspires to bring out the best in each of their campers, which is why their campers go home happy, encouraged, confident, having learned something new, and excited to see what the next day of camp has in store, because, of course, no day is like the other!<\/p>\n<p>Programs include:<\/p>\n<p>Traditional Day Camp (Pre-K\u2013Grade 6)<br \/>\nSports Academy (sports camp) (Grades 1\u20136)<br \/>\nTake the Stage (theatre camp) (Grades 1\u20135)<br \/>\nOn Wheels (travel camp) (Grades 7\u20138)<br \/>\nLeadership Experience (Grades 9\u201310)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parkslopedaycamp.com\/bbp-welcome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Learn more about PSDC today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-76148\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/11-Mickey-Schindler.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"773\" height=\"434\"  \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Children spend so much of their time focused on academics and structure during the school year. Summer camp&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":226497,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-226496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}