Manhattan School of Music offers a summer music camp free of charge to New York City public school students completing grades 5, 6, 7, and 8 who have musical potential. Must apply in advance and audition.

The camp emphasizes performance skills in orchestra, band, musical theater, and piano. Mandatory classes such as theory, ear training, private lessons, and large ensembles take place in the mornings. After lunch and recreation, campers can choose from a diverse array of musical and non-musical elective classes.

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Kids can join summer camping where 3,000 children get a break from city life, each summer. The Fresh Air camps are located on The Fund’s Sharpe Reservation in Fishkill (65 miles north of NYC). Sharpe Reservation has 2,300 acres of beautiful land with lakes, ponds, streams and hiking trails through the woods.

Or kids can stay at a host family’s home through the The Friendly Town Program. Through this program, close to 5,000 children visit volunteer host families each summer in rural and suburban communities. Children stay for two weeks or more in 300 Friendly Towns across 13 Northeastern states from Virginia to Maine and Canada.

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Using iLife and iWork applications, kids ages 8 to 12 get hands-on Mac experience during the free, 2.5-hour workshops taught by Specialists or Creatives. Campers create their own projects, then bring them home on a DVD to show them off. Check out the store websites for more information: Apple Store Soho or Apple Store 14th Street.

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