Camp "Leader" is a truly extraordinary place! Camp "Leader" is a rare combination of fascinating recreation; educational programs in Russian, Ukrainian, English, mountain climate and beautiful surroundings, comfortable accommodation and exceptionally tasty 4 times daily nutrition, professional staff (teachers, coaches, animators, and stage-managers) and a large selection of entertaining and brain-building amusements – from sport games to staging movies! 

2020 Best of East Branch Award Winner. Summer Camp "Leader" has been selected for the 2020 Best of East Branch Award in the Organizations category by the East Branch Award Program.

Summer Camp "Leader" will be open for 7 weeks in 2023: from July 2 to August 20, 2023. 

Sleep Away Summer Camp "Leader" for boys and girls 6 to 17 years old, located in the magnificent scenic area surrounded by Catskill Mountains. And it’s only 2 hours away from New York City. Camp “Leader" offers amazing opportunities for your children to enjoy truly inspiring and adventurous summer vacation.

Camp Leader welcomes children from all of America, as well as from Canada, Europe, Russia, Ukraine and other former USSR countries. Children from all over the United States attended our camp last summer —New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maryland, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Florida, Georgia, Arkansas, Alabama, and California sent us their brave pioneers. International guests came from Mexico, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russian Federation (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Volgograd, Vladivostok, and Kamchatka).

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Camp "Leader" is celebrating its 19th birthday in the summer of 2023!

The Camp "Leader" provides a variety of opportunities – from great outdoor fun to the development of children's skills of independent living and leadership, responsibility and self-reliance; learning sports and a healthy lifestyle; and even weight normalization. Also, the special parts of the camp’s educational programs are classes in Russian, Ukrainian and English languages. These programs will allow your children not to only dive into a different cultural environment but also get to another level of knowledge and understanding of foreign language(s).

Camp "Leader" has got a professional cinema crew, film director, and video operator. We're making movies! Last summer our inspired children, also very talented as actors and screenplay writers, created seven short-footage films. The variety from Godfather and Romeo and Juliet to Batman and Bollywood movies - all of these films, as well as various camp videos are available on our Youtube channel.

The minimum duration of the camp stay is 2 (two) weeks.  

Here at Camp “Leader”, we encourage children to participate in a broad range of activities:

• Sports & Athletics (swimming, soccer, volleyball, basketball, ping-pong, track and field);
• Natural Science and Mountain Hiking;
• Dancing and Drama; Arts and Guitar Lessons;
• Age and Skills-Leveled Classes of Contemporary Russian Language and English, Spanish and Italian Languages;
• Children’s Movies and Animation Festivals at the Summer Theater;
• Games, Concerts, Events

Childhood passes - memories remain!

For all questions and inquiries, please contact us at +1 (718) 916-4080