ShineNYC

classes

Shine can cook in your kitchen, teach in your buildings common space, or use the endless resources of the city to educate and enrich your children in innovative and imaginative ways. Find out more >

classes

Shine can cook in your kitchen, teach in your buildings common space, or use the endless resources of the city to educate and enrich your children in innovative and imaginative ways. Find out more >

workshops

Round up some friends and allow Shine's educators to turn a playdate into an exciting, enriched, and educational one time master class. Find out more >

workshops

Round up some friends and allow Shine's educators to turn a playdate into an exciting, enriched, and educational one time master class. Find out more >

parties + events

Shine will transform your event into a memorable experience for children of all ages through careful planning and artful execution. Find out more >

parties + events

Shine will transform your event into a memorable experience for children of all ages through careful planning and artful execution. Find out more >

adult events

Call it pre-school for adults, sip and craft, or good, plain, old-fashioned fun, our adult events are always a blast: booze, food, crafting, and a lot of laughs. Find out more >

adult events

Call it pre-school for adults, sip and craft, or good, plain, old-fashioned fun, our adult events are always a blast: booze, food, crafting, and a lot of laughs. Find out more >

shine hamptons

Celebrate the aspects of the Hamptons you love most in our summer camp and year-round private classes, workshops, and parties.
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shine hamptons

Celebrate the aspects of the Hamptons you love most in our summer camp and year-round private classes, workshops, and parties.
Find out more >

POP-UP CLASSES & PARTIES FOR KIDS

Learn about all the ways Shine brings fun and learning straight to you!

Craft Bags & Online Classes

Shine is here to provide creative activities and classes to keep kids engaged, entertained, and learning while school is out of session.

classes

From pop-up classes to private tutoring and camps, we offer a variety of enrichment programming for ages 6 months to 12 years.

workshops

Our customizable workshops are based on your child’s interests and can incorporate cooking, art, science, charity work, and more!

parties + events

We love to plan (so you can party). From kids’ birthdays to grown-up parties, Shine provides the activities so fun takes center stage.

partnerships

We’ll be your in-house expert on kids and education by bringing our experience, trained staff, and programming to your project.

hamptons summer camps

Shine’s 2020 Hamptons summer camps: where every day is an East End adventure! Camps run from July 20 – September 4, 2020.

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The Shine Blog: Old School Made Modern

From our top ten lists, videos, recipes, and activities for children, to articles from experts in the fields of parenting, child development, and education, we are pleased to bring you a community where old school is made modern.

3 Boredom-Busting Enrichment Activities for Kids in Quarantine

Posted in Front Page Blog, Guide by shinenyc on May 28, 2020

Kids are plenty busy with school, but eventually the classes will drop off into the ambiguity of a quarantine summertime. Maintaining structure and “student” status throughout the downtime will help your child return to the daily grind with ease in September.

5 Simple Things You and Your Kids Can Do To Give Back During the COVID-19 Quarantine

Posted in Front Page Blog, Guide, Learn, Make, Party by shinenyc on May 5, 2020

Use this time productively to demonstrate the kindness, charity, and thoughtfulness you want your kids to assimilate. Joining together in a service project bonds the family closer together and can help kids with anxiety and boredom as well.

Caregiving for Our Beautiful, Unique Children on the Spectrum in the Time of Covid-19

Posted in Front Page Blog, Guide, Learn by shinenyc on April 23, 2020

April is National Autism Awareness Month with the theme of “Celebrating our Differences.” The upending of routines, support services, and positive outlets during these unprecedented times is acutely felt by your child right now.

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Who We Are

Learn a little more about our team

Aaron Goldschmidt

Founder & Director

Aaron Goldschmidt received his BFA in acting from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts’ Experimental Theater Wing with a minor in child psychology.

Aaron Goldschmidt

Amanda Mullin

operations coordinator

A graduate from Marymount Manhattan College with a BA in Musical Theater, Amanda grew up in the Hamptons and is still very connected to the East End.

Amanda Mullin

Jayme Taylor

social media and marketing consultant

Jayme’s interest in family and parenting issues took shape in college during her time as project manager on youth-related topics for the K-12 Coordinated Health Department at the Diocese of Tucson.

Jayme Taylor

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Contact Us

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contact

By email: info@shinenyc.net

By phone: (212) 414-5427

Or the old-fashioned way:

One River Place, Suite 603

New York, NY 10036

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