"I Love My Counselors!"

Sweet Words To A Parent's Ear? Indeed they are! And to ours, too. That's why the very best staff can be found at Crestwood.

Experience

The superior reputation of the Crestwood Country Day School is due mainly to the extremely high quality of its leadership.

Maturity

All Group Leaders are college graduates. No one with less training than that of a college student may serve as a counselor.

Stability

There is a priceless advantage for the child enrolled at Crestwood. A continuing relationship exists and is maintained between the child and staff. The reason? The counselors return year after year and succeed in knowing the children intimately. Many counselors have been at Crestwood for more than 10 years and are part of our year-round teaching staff.

Crestwood is dedicated to bringing you and your child the highest level of service in the industry. Every effort is made by the Directors, Specialists, and Counselors to meet the needs of each child.

Our goal is for each child to come away from Crestwood with new friends, a greater feeling of confidence and self-esteem, new skills and interests, and most importantly the most fun experience of their lives.

Bruce Schnittman (Owner/Director)

Brings to Crestwood an extensive professional background. His Bachelor and Master degrees are in the field of recreation. He is also certified as a teacher in Early Childhood Education. Bruce was a Rehabilitation Supervisor at the Long Island Jewish Hillside Medical Center and taught several physical education courses at the University of Illinois. His avid interests in children and recreation have inspired him to do extensive coaching and instructing in several sports, including coaching Girls Varsity Tennis at Half Hollow Hills High School. Bruce, past president of the L.I. Camping Association, is frequently invited, as an expert, to speak at seminars.

Mark Hemmerdinger (Director)

Has a degree from Cornell University and has been directing summer programs for the past decade. Mark spent his summers at Crestwood as a child and returned in 1998 as our Director. Mark was the President of the Long Island Association of Private Schools and Day Camps from 2006-2008, is a frequent speaker at professional camping conferences, and is currently a board member on both the New York State Camp Director's Association and the American Camping Association.

Jeff Deutsch, D.C. (Director)

Joined Crestwood after a successful career caring for children and adults in his own Chiropractic business. His entire family, including his wife and two daughters spend their summers at Crestwood.

Stephanie Hart Steiner (Educational Director) - has been part of the Crestwood family since 1997. She has received a BFA in education and a Masters degree from CW Post. Stephanie has worked in the public school system for 7 years and has worked several positions at Crestwood from being a Counselor, Group Leader and Division Head during the summers as well as teaching music during the school year.