The Living Lab: Spring Recess in the Park​

 

What if a park became a studio?

What if learning emerged from curiosity, materials, and shared attention—rather than a fixed lesson plan?

The Living Lab is an experimental Spring Recess program rooted in contemporary art practices and nature-based exploration. Guided by a living, unfixed curriculum, children are invited to observe, question, collaborate, and create—shaping the experience through their interests and the rhythms of the season.

Mornings unfold outdoors, with the park as our collaborator. Children explore through drawing, collage, sculpture, movement, photography, mark-making, mapping, storytelling, and ephemeral installations using natural materials. A branch becomes a line, a shadow becomes a composition, a walk becomes a performance. Outcomes are not prescribed; they emerge through process.

Throughout the day, children work alongside one another—sharing ideas, asking questions, negotiating meaning, and learning how to listen and respond. Collaboration and dialogue are central to the work, supporting meta-thinking and the development of friendships through shared inquiry.

In the afternoon, we move indoors to slow down and reflect. Through books, quiet observation, rest, and continued making, children revisit their discoveries, transform materials, or let projects evolve naturally.

This is not a camp where everyone makes the same thing. It’s a carefully held environment where process matters more than product, and where children are trusted as thinkers and makers.

The Living Lab is a Spring Recess experience that feels less like a program—and more like an invitation.

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Dates: April 2–10
Hours: 9:00 am–3:00 pm
Location: Ridgewood, Queens (exact location coming very soon!)
Ages: 3–9 years
Full Camp Tuition: $875

✨ Sibling, Bring-a-Friend, and Early Bird discounts available ✨

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