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Summer is rapidly approaching and parents are starting to consider that annual problem: how to proceed with the children this summer?

Sitting at home, watching television or playing computer games isn’t something many would advocate. Summer jobs for all those under 18 are becoming very rare.Summer can be quite a time for enrichment, personal growth and fostering new friendships and making good memories.

Parents who were luckily enough to possess a good summer camp experience themselves realize that there is nothing finer than to attend a good residential camp. Camp is a safe and nurturing environment for children. A supervised positive environment helps children plan adulthood. Trained, caring adult role models help children feel loved, capable and included. The summertime camp experience can lay a foundation that will aid well in adulthood.

Opportunities abound for children to see belonging and acting responsible in a genuine community… getting along with others, accepting differences and working together. Often summer camps provide diversity of getting together with kids from other cultures and countries.Discovery, exploration and active participation will be the methods of a good camp. Children connect to the natural world directly and not through filters of computers, television and movie screens. Children learn best by experiencing, filling the gaps that exist in academic instruction.

Challenging activities like rock climbing, windsurfing and kayaking enable young people to build up self-confidence, courage and learn avocations which can be enjoyed the rest of these lives. They are characteristics which are invaluable in living.

There are over 10,000 camps in this country, so there must be one for each and every child. The cost may also be an issue for families, but if they look at this being an important section of the growing up process, most families can find the means. In the long run, an excellent camp experience will likely be much more beneficial than that new 54 inch television, or those new $125 pair of sneakers. the experience of working in a summer camp is an investment in your child’s future and one that will be remembered long after those sneakers, CDs or video gaming have long been forgotten.

Most of all, camp is FUN! Learning is enhanced when the child is having a great time with new friends.

Finding a good camp is easy, in this internet age, with twelve or even more on-line camp directories as close as a click away. Choose prudently and give your kids an experience they will treasure.Discovery, exploration and active participation will be the methods of a good camp. Children connect to the natural world directly rather than through filters of computers, television and movie screens. Children learn best by experiencing, filling the gaps that exist in academic instruction.