Little BRO Summer Camp

Little BRO Summer Camp is one of our core programs, a seven-week urban day camp where male-identifying 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders explore New York City, expand literacy skills, make art, meditate, exercise, and explore their psychological and emotional selves in a loving, brotherly environment.

Campers enjoy a range of nourishing activities including:

• Workshops on belonging and cognitive resilience

• Mentoring and an accountability buddy system

• “Penmanship to Power” workshops for handwriting and self-affirmation

• Character development reading series including Black Boy Joy and workshops on Black historical figures

• Field trips to cultural and natural destinations

• Mindfulness and body awareness

• Group art time

• Healthy meals and snacks

• Relaxation and rest

• Family days

Based out of PS 40 in central Brooklyn, the curriculum is based on our Social Emotional and Cognitive Behavioral curricula and borrows from Superintendent David Banks’ reading initiative. The program is staffed with six reading coaches, six Enrichment Educators, and draws additional staff from our own Rites of Passage high school program, creating a powerful mentorship loop.