Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Kids Summer Camps

By Jeffrey J. Lorenz


It is essential to begin with thorough research when looking for a Kids Summer Camps for your youngster. The camp experience can be a source of friendships and memories that last a lifetime. Choosing the right Kids summer camp will greatly affect the life of your child in the most positive way.

The best place to begin is by talking with your kid about how summer camp could best meet his or her needs, satisfy his or her interests, and be the most fun. Every child is unique, and summer camps offer a wide range of general and focused areas of activities. One of the best ways to include your child in the decision-making is to "load the deck": you can pick 5 or 6 possible camps and have your kid choose from those candidates.

The place to begin research for a Kids Summer Camp is by visiting www.summercampadvice.com, a website created to help parents and kids with the search for the right summer camp. The process of finding the best camp begins with asking the right questions. This website has been assembled by experts to provide a detailed guide for making an informed decision with this important choice.

Here are some helpful hints, courtesy of www.SummerCampAdvisor.com. Find out the philosophy of the camp. Camps offer different overall themes with programs that follow those themes. There are different types of camps, offering anything from general traditional camp activities to very focused areas of emphasis which may be a particular sport, religious education, or science and nature. There are camps that offer rugged high adventure, team sports, skateboarding camps, and there are traditional camps with familiar activities. It is important to find out what the camp's mission or purpose is. A look at the camp video can bring a glimpse of how the camp's activities reflect its philosophy.

As you narrow your choices find out as much as you can about each camp's staff, from the directors to counselors. This is actually the most important onsideration in choosing a camp for your child. Ask what the directors' priorities are in choosing the staff, confirm that they do background checks and get a sense of the experience and age range of the staff. Most camp directors love to talk about their camp and many provide opportunities to meet and get to know staff members as well.

Ask for references. Good kids summer camps are more than happy to supply a list of current and former campers' families for reference. It is essential to call those references and ask about the camp. Ask about the good things as well as the bad things about the camp, about the staff, the camp food and the camp experience. Follow up by discussing what the references have said with the director of the camp.




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