American Camp Association

The American Camp Association is a community of camp professionals who, for over 100 years, have joined together to share our knowledge and experience and to ensure the quality of camp programs. Because of its diverse 11,000 plus membership and its exceptional programs, children and adults have the opportunity to learn powerful lessons in community, character-building, skill development, and healthy living — lessons that can be learned nowhere else.

Long Island Camps and Private School Association

LICAPS (The Long Island Camps and Private School Association) is a professional association of summer day camps, private schools and camp directors who are dedicated to the highest quality summer camp experience. Our 22 member camps and private schools have a long and rich history of providing children a summer experience that is not only fun but that also teaches valuable life and social skills for a successful future. Most of the camps have been serving youth on Long Island for over 50 years. Many Campers, Families and Staff return summer after summer and generation after generation making our camps a place of tradition and a summer home for campers and staff to return to every year.

New York State Education Department

The New York State Education Department is part of the University of the State of New York (USNY), one of the most complete, interconnected systems of educational services in the United States.

Its mission is to raise the knowledge, skill, and opportunity of all the people in New York and to provide leadership for a system that yields the best educated people in the world.