SummerSummer Camp
Ages 5 to 16 · Summer break, weekdays
Days full of sports, games, and structured activities that keep boys moving, learning, and off the couch all summer long.
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What your son joins
Everything we run is for boys ages 5 to 16, in New Haven. Camps and activities during summer and winter breaks, after-school care through the school year, plus year-round sports, self-control, wood shop, kickboxing, and cooking.
Programs
Camps & activities
Every program below is open to boys 5 to 16. Pick the season that fits your family, or the after-school program — Monday through Friday, 3:00 to 6:00 PM for our younger boys, with older boys able to stay until 8:00 PM — if you need care during the school year. Our kickboxing class builds discipline and respect all year round.
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WinterWinter Camp
Ages 5 to 16 · Winter break, weekdays
Indoor programs through the winter break — crafts, gym time, and mentorship that keep the group together when school is out.
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Year-roundAfter-School Program
Ages 5 to 16 · Monday–Friday, 3:00–6:00 PM; older boys until 8:00 PM
A safe, supervised place for your son right after the school bell — sports activities, group time, and our self-control program, Monday through Friday. Pickup is at 6:00 PM for younger boys, and older boys can stay until 8:00 PM. Call us any time about a spot.
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Year-roundSports Activities
Ages 5 to 16 · Seasonal practices and games
Basketball, soccer, and more. Team sports teach discipline, effort, and how to win and lose with your head up.
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Year-roundSelf-Control Program
Ages 5 to 16 · Weekly group sessions
A guided program that helps young men manage their emotions, make good decisions, and take responsibility for their choices.
Self-control, emotional regulation, problem-solving, and mindset shifting.
Building Confidence. Practicing Self-Control.
We help young boys clear their minds, build real self-assurance, and learn to pause and reflect before they act. Our mission is to guide them early on so they grow into resilient, mindful, and capable men.
Year-roundWood Shop Program
Ages 8 to 16 · Hands-on sessions, by season
A hands-on program where boys work with real tools and real wood. As their hands stay busy, they learn practical tools to quiet anxiety, manage stress, and stop the cycle of negative self-talk — and through guided activities and open discussions, how to focus their thoughts and find mental clarity. For boys 8 to 16: 11 to 14 for the larger or heavier tools, 8 to 10 for intermediate hand tools, and 15 to 16 for the most advanced work.
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Year-roundKickboxing Class
Ages 5 to 16
A class where boys ages 5 to 16 build discipline and respect, learning focus, fitness, and confidence along the way.
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What to bring
- Extra clothes: pack a full change of clothes (shirt, shorts or pants, and undergarments), because your child may sweat heavily or feel uncomfortable after class.
- Uniform: your child will receive a kickboxing uniform and gear at the program, so there is no separate starter uniform to buy beforehand.
During the school year
After-school program for boys
The bell rings.He is already covered.
After-school runs Monday through Friday, 3:00 to 6:00 PM — right when most parents are still finishing the workday. No scramble for a ride, no empty afternoon at home, no wondering where your son got to.
He lands in a supervised room with coaches and mentors who know him by name: sports activities, group time, and the same self-control program we run all year. Boys ages 5 to 16 are welcome.
Older boys can stay until 8:00 PM, so a teen still has somewhere to be after 6:00 while you finish your day. That is the whole idea — your son off the street and with us until you are out of work.
Hours
- Monday – Friday
- Every school day · boys ages 5 to 16
- Older boys stay later
- Teens may stay until 8:00 PM
3:00 – 6:00pm
until 8:00pm
Pickup for our younger boys is 6:00 PM. Older boys and teens can stay until 8:00 PM. Choose the after-school program on the application and we will confirm your son’s spot and what he needs to bring.
Gym time after school
Creative time
Quiet work mattersjust as much as the gym
Not everything we do is loud. Creative time gives a boy a table, paper and a marker, and something of his own to make — with the room to take his time over it and finish it.
It is the calmer, focused side of the day, the counterpart to our sports, and it is where concentration and self-control quietly take hold: staying with one thing, and seeing it through.
Learning time
A table, a board,and time to think
After-school is not all gym time. There is a long table, a row of computers, and room for a boy to sit down and work at his own pace while the rest of the room settles around him.
It is the same idea as creative time, just with a keyboard or a chessboard in front of him — the quiet half of the afternoon, where focus and self-control get built one sitting at a time.
Nothing to prepare
Your first dayis the easy part
There is nothing to bring and nothing to fill out beforehand. Just come to the facility with your son.
When you arrive, our team sits down with you for a short intake, shaped around what your child actually needs. From there, he is with us.
In the kitchen with us
Cooking activities
Hands-on cooking,and what it gives the boys
Not every boy wants to be in the gym every hour of the day. In the kitchen we measure, stir, and build a meal from nothing into something everyone at the table gets to eat. It is quiet work, and it does more for a young man than it looks like.
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Reduces Anxiety
Hands-on tasks like measuring and stirring give kids a sense of control and a quiet, focused break from daily stress.
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Builds Confidence
Creating a meal from start to finish gives children a powerful "I made this!" moment that boosts self-esteem.
Hands-on with us
Wood shop program
Real tools, real wood,a quieter mind
Not every boy works things out by talking. Some of them settle down with a piece of wood in front of them and a tool in their hand, and that is where the work starts.
Measuring, cutting, sanding, finishing — a boy builds something real and takes it home at the end of it. The work is slow on purpose. While his hands are busy, the thinking slows down too, and that is where a young man learns to settle himself.
Age-Appropriate Workshop Breakdown
Open to boys 8 to 16.
Designed for older kids who are ready for a challenge. These sessions involve complex techniques, larger-scale projects, and the supervised use of standard workshop tools.
Boys ages 11 to 14 are generally the best fit for the sessions that use larger or heavier workshop tools, boys ages 8 to 10 can handle intermediate hand tools, and boys ages 15 and 16 can take on the most advanced projects, working with more independence under supervision.
Enrolling now — sign your son up through the application and we will confirm his spot.
What he takes from it
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Defeat Overthinking
We teach practical tools to quiet anxiety, manage stress, and stop the cycle of negative self-talk.
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Clear the Mind
Through guided activities and open discussions, boys learn how to focus their thoughts and find mental clarity.
Sports activities
Bows, balls,and everything in between
Sport is how a lot of our boys find their footing — archery, basketball, field games, and drills, all supervised, and open to every boy in the program.
Archery and court time
What families can expect
Supervised sports and activities every session
Self-control and character programming built into the week
Mentors and coaches who know each boy by name
A group that stays together summer to winter
Outreach support for boys who need it most
Straight answers for parents — call us any time
Pick a season and apply
Summer camp, winter camp, or both — start the application and our team will confirm your son’s spot.