All Entries Tagged With: "Camp Experience"
Top 7 Points to Consider When Choosing a Camp for Your Child
Shelly Cartwright asked: Hopefully your child will be among the 12 million other kids going to camp this summer. The positive benefits kids gain from a camp experience – such as learning to take responsibility for themselves, making new friends, and building self-confidence and esteem – are well-documented and indisputable.You don’t want to make a [...]
How to Find an Aquatic Sports Summer Camp
Shelly Cartwright asked: What’s the best way for your child to be safe, have fun and beat the summer heat? Sign them up for a water sports or aquatic camp!Summertime and aquatic activities go hand-in-hand. According to Theresa Torrone, a volunteer for the American Camp Association (ACA), “Water sports camps are one of the fastest [...]
How to Choose a Surf Camp
Eric D. Naftulin asked: Where “general” or “traditional” camp programs have historically been the norm, specialty summer camp programs for kids and teens — which focus on one just one activity or a few related ones — are growing in popularity year after year. Nowhere is this more evident than along the southern California coastline, [...]
How to Choose a Day Camp
Eric D. Naftulin asked: If you’re a parent considering summer camp opportunities for your child, you might consider a day camp rather than (or in addition to) a sleepaway camp experience.Parents often view sending their kids to day camps as a “stepping stone” to overnight camp. They might think day camps are for “younger kids” [...]
