Beam Center
 A weekly campfire at Beam Camp, the longest-running program operated by the Beam Center. | |
| Formation | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Brian Cohen, Danny Kahn |
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Tax ID no. | 45-4273449 |
| Location | |
| Website | https://www.beamcenter.org |
Beam Center, founded in 2011 by former Elektra Records executives Brian Cohen and Danny Kahn,[1] is a youth development and education organization based in Red Hook, Brooklyn that has offered in-school, after-school, and summer camp public education programming since 2012.[2][3]
Summer camps
[edit]Beam Center's longest-running program is an annual sleepaway summer camp called Beam Camp in Strafford, New Hampshire.[2] Beam Camp solicits yearly proposals for sophisticated design projects and constructs them with a team of 100+ campers and professionals from various fields.[3]
In July 2021, Beam Center opened Beam Camp City, a summer day camp adjunct to Beam Center on Governors Island in partnership with the New York City Department of Education and The Trust for Governors Island.[1]
Inventgenuity Festival
[edit]In 2010, Beam Center began hosting the Inventgenuity Festival, a free event that invites anyone aged 6-18 to enroll in workshops centered around the arts and sciences.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Graeber, Laurel (2021-08-19). "A Quirky Design Fair Finds a New Home: Governors Island". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-08-05.
- 1 2 Bookman, Todd (2017-08-15). "Where Swimming & Sports Take a Back Seat...This Summer Camp's About Building Stuff". New Hampshire Public Radio. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
- 1 2 Scelfo, Julie (2011-03-30). "Kindergarten Shop Class". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-08-06.