About This Activity
Church Street School for Music & Art’s summer programs include a mix of arts classes, music instruction, and full-day camp options in Tribeca. Families can choose toddler-and-caregiver Summer Arts Medley (for 16–36 months), Summer Arts for Children (for ages 3–5, afternoons of music, movement, visual art, and free play), weeklong Summer Band Factory (for ages 8+), and private instrumental lessons (for ages 5 through adult) with flexible scheduling across instruments/voice. They also offer a Full Day Summer Arts Program for ages 5–7 and 8–12, described as a rotating roster of classes plus weekly field trips.
Their school vacation programs are art-studio days for school holidays, built for ages 5–12 with a rotating set of workshops that teach foundational art techniques and media, open to all experience levels. The standard day runs 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., with optional early drop-off and late pickup at 5:00 p.m. Their calendar of dates is tied to common NYC school closures (including single holidays and longer breaks like Mid-Winter Break and Spring Break.
Dates & Schedule
School Break Camps
- Mid-Winter Brea: Mon to Fri, February 16th to 20th
- Eid al-Fitr: Fri, March 20th
- Spring Break: Thurs, April 2nd to Fri, April 10th
- Eid al-Adha: Wed, May 27th
- June Chancellor's and Clerical Day: Thurs, June 4th & Fri, June 5th
Summer Camps
June 23 - August 29, 2026
Location
41 White Street
New York, NY 10013
Costs & Pricing
School Break Camps
- 1 day: $140 (cash) | $144.20 (credit)
- 2 days: $280 (cash) | $288.40 (credit)
- 3 days: $390 (cash) | $401.70 (credit)
- 5 days: $650 (cash) | $669.50 (credit)
Summer Arts Medley (16 - 36 months)
$75 per weekly session. $430 for full 6-week registration.
Summer Arts for Children (3 - 5 years)
$130 for 1 class/week or $360 for 3 classes/week. Discount available for full 6-week registration.
Summer Band Factory (8+ years)
$750/week. Discounts available for multi-week registration.
Full Day Summer Arts Program (5 - 12 years)
$650/week, $140/day. Single & multi-week registration options are available.
How to Register
To register for school break camps, submit an inquiry with their team here.
To register for summer camps, submit an inquiry with their team here.
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Ratings & Reviews
What Parents Like
- Parents say it has a warm, community vibe. A neighborhood spotlight notes that when people describe what they like about Church Street School, they often say it “feels like home.” (1)
- Reviews repeatedly praise the instructors as “amazing, fun, and engaging,” and parents describe the school as warm, encouraging, and genuinely inspiring for kids. (2)
- Church Street emphasizes process-over-product creativity (and kids get really into it). A City Dads Group write-up about a music + art experience at CSSMA highlights how teachers encourage kids to create independently (and adults to let kids lead), with one dad calling it “one of the best music experiences” they’d had with their kids—and another noting how unusually absorbed his toddler was during the art project. (3)
- CSSMA is a nurturing environment for younger kids. A parent review specifically about the preschool program says their child “absolutely loves it,” bringing home unique artwork, exploring instruments, and benefiting from “talented and caring” teachers that help parents feel confident at drop-off. (2)
What Parents Think Could Be Improved
- The most detailed parent voices online are mainly about classes/preschool/overall school experiences, not specifically the summer programs or vacation programs day-by-day. (So, you’ll likely want to confirm details directly)
Our Take
Church Street School has strong, consistent signals around what parents tend to care about most in arts programming: warm culture, skilled teachers, and kids getting genuinely absorbed in creating—which is exactly the “secret sauce” families look for in both summer and vacation programs. The main caveat is that camp/vacation-program-specific reviews are limited, so the best MomBrains move is a quick pre-enrollment check.