Koko NYC offers a unique, outdoor, process-based learning environment where children use real tools and recycled materials to foster creativity, confidence, and innovation.
Koko NYC Summer Camps encourage children to think like artists and inventors through hands-on material exploration and building activities. Campers engage in self-directed play, transforming recycled and found objects into functional machines and sculptures. They learn to use real tools such as hand saws, tape, battery-operated drills, small motors, and basic electronics, fostering a deep engagement in projects of their own choosing. This process-based learning approach helps children develop crucial skills in problem-solving, abstract thinking, and ingenuity. By taking controlled risks in a supportive environment, participants build confidence, leadership, and innovation skills, gaining a strong sense of pride in their accomplishments. The camp also emphasizes environmental sustainability by utilizing repurposed materials, teaching environmental awareness and creative resourcefulness.
A typical day includes arrival and check-in, a morning circle, dedicated project time with clean-up, a snack break, playground time and lunch, followed by more project time and clean-up before dismissal.
This camp is ideal for children who enjoy self-directed play, hands-on building, material exploration, and are eager to use real tools to bring their creative ideas to life.
Park Slope, Brooklyn
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