Join us for an amazing summer at the 2025 International Chess Academy (ICA) Scholastic Summer Day Camp!
Our Summer Camp program offers kids ages 6-16 the opportunity to grow intellectually within a collaborative and fun environment at our Glen Rock and Teaneck locations in New Jersey. With a 6:1 ratio of campers to counselors designed to maximize personal attention, students are well engaged in classes, learning chess tactics and enhancing their critical thinking skills!
Campers are assigned to an experienced coach for morning lessons where they analyze games, discover new strategies and solve puzzles with friends. These small groups are determined by skill level and age so campers can learn in a social and educational environment best-suited for them. Students of all chess abilities, from beginner to advanced, are encouraged and welcome!
Campers have outdoor fun and exercise every day, warming up in the morning with a camp classic dodgeball parody "Circle of Doom" and playing dodgeball, soccer, or on the playground before lunch.
Lunchtime at ICA is replete with great food and conversations, followed by the daily tournament. Parents are responsible for their children’s food for lunch. Campers apply strategies taught in class and compete against each other for weekly awards. Tournament games are then analyzed during morning lessons so students can improve by learning from their mistakes.
After the tournament, campers often have the opportunity to play against their coaches in simul exhibitions (one coach takes on any and all challengers). Additionally, they can also solve chess puzzles, ranging in different levels of difficulty, to test and enhance their thinking skills. On Fridays, campers are paired up for the weekly bughouse tournament (a special chess variant that incorporates teamwork and new rules into the traditional game)!
After a long day of chess and sports, campers who stay from 3:00p to 5:00p are offered a variety of other creative and educational activities in the afternoon, including art, music, mind-games, and math!
Sign up your child for ICA Summer Camp 2025 and prepare for an exciting summer of chess, sports, friends and fun! Sample Schedule!
REGISTRATION
You can register for any selection of weeks that best fit your schedule up to all ten weeks of summer camp.
Scholastic Summer Day Camp Weeks: June 16 - 20, June 23 - 27, June 30 - July 4, July 7 - 11, July 14 - 18, July 21 - 25, July 28 - August 1, August 4 - 8, August 11 - 15, August 18 - 22
Registration is open, and early-bird, sibling and multi-session discounts are available.
As in years past, we expect these camp sessions to fill early, so secure your spot now!
Choose from our wide variety of programming options for your ideal summer camp experience: In addition, early drop-off and late pick up are available if needed.
With engaging coaches and a versatile set of programs for students of all ranges of experience, players from beginner to advanced are encouraged and welcome! DISCOUNTS
We offer 10% sibling discounts, and additional discount when you sign up for 4+ weeks of summer camp. Any ICA student who has attended classes or camps for 2 or more years, that would like to attend but needs financial assistance, please contact our Director to discuss additional financial aid options.
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