Camp cool: These innovative programs nurture learning, skills and adventure

Once upon a time, camp meant coming home at the end of a day with a friendship bracelet and a sunburn.Now, campers are returning home with, as the folks at Camp Kids ‘N Comedy like to say, punchlines.

They’re also coming home with robots they programmed and art projects aplenty.Ahead, eight unique camp offerings for your pint-sized people in and around NYC. 208 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10011Celebrating 30 years as a New York comedy institution, Kids ‘N Comedy provides a summer camp for budding Seinfelds ages 10 to 18.

During a two-week session, your youngster will learn everything from joke writing to improv to stage presence.He or she will also be put to the test with a live graduation show at Gotham Comedy Club, where kids perform their best material in front of an audience (this famed venue is also where the camp takes place).

Laughter, of course, is priceless, but each session costs $1,600; though you can save if you bring a friend or a sibling, or sign up for a second session.Email [email protected] with your phone number to learn more about its three sessions in July and August this summer. 11 locations in the tri-state areaHave a promising artist on your hands? Enroll them in One River School’s week-long camps (from $365-$395; all materials included), serving ages five through 18.

Class topics include street art, animation, fashion art, manga, digital art, and much, much more, with all lessons taught by professional artists and designers in nice studio environments.Your fridge gallery star will cap off his or her time here with a gallery-style student exhibition so you can ooh and ahh at their work in a setting that matches the professionalism of a grown-up art show.Camps run from June 15 to August 28 (dates may vary by location), so get your arts-and-crafts all-star enrolled pronto.  Primary location is CD Lane Park in Windham, NYThe Adaptive Sports Foundation will host two camps this summer in the bucolic Catskill town of Windham f...