MAKING A WISE CHOICE

Choosing a summer camp program for your child involves some important research. Because the camp experience will have significant impact on your child's life, it’s important for parents to learn to choose a camp wisely. Many parents can benefit from guidance in this area. For example, some parents may send a child to a camp they attended without considering how the camp may have changed or the differences between the parent's and the child's needs and desires. In other cases, children go to a camp that a friend has enjoyed, assuming they will enjoy it too. All too often, this assumption proves wrong. The purpose of this section is to help parents consider the key factors in making a well-informed choice of camp. With the wide variety of sleep away camps for kids available, there are numerous factors to consider when making this choice. While there’s no easy way to find the best camp for your child, this section will provide you with some basic guidelines for making this very important decision.

WHAT DO YOU AND YOUR CHILD WANT?

Regardless of the age of your child, it is important that the ultimate selection of a camp accommodate all or some of the needs, interests, goals, and expectations of both parent and child. The parent must make an effort to understand what the child wants and why. A good way to begin is to sit down as a family and respond to the following questions:

 1. What do you and your child want to gain from the camp experience ? Learn new skills, develop more self confidence, improving proficiency in certain areas, become more independent?
2. What are other expectations of the camp experience?
3. What are the special interests that your child wants to explore?
4. Are there any physical, intellectual, or social limitations that should be considered?
5. What kind of emphasis will your child profit from the most? For example: Is a lot of structure desirable, is social interaction with members of the opposite sex important, or does your child need a place where he or she is encouraged to develop at their own pace?
6. You may have other concerns that you'll want to keep in mind as you go through your selection process. If so, write them down below.

With the above information in mind, it is appropriate to look at some of the specific characteristics that should be considered in determining what you and your child want. These characteristics include:

* TYPE of camp
* COST
* SIZE
* LOCATION
* PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES
* SPECIAL NEEDS

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Generally, overnight camps are coed, all boys, all girls, or brother and sister. In a coed camp, there may be extensive interaction between boys and girls through activities or through the use of common facilities such as waterfront and dining hall. Brother/sister camps may provide for some social interaction but normally they have separate activities and facilities for boys and girls. They may be located adjacent to each other or may be miles apart.

Sleep away camps provide a summer residential program where campers enjoy daily and evening activities. Depending on the type of program chosen, a camp experience can range anywhere from one week to an entire summer.

Questions to Address: In considering sleep away camp, parents should keep a few questions in mind:

1. Is your child ready for a sleep away experience?
2. What is expected from the camp experience?
3. What type of camp fits best with parent work schedules and family vacation times?
4. What are the total costs of sleep away camp?

Take a moment to consider the type of camp that makes the most sense for your child and try to develop your reasons for those preferences.

* Is it Coed, All Boys, All Girls, or Brother/Sister?
* Is it General, Specialty, Academic, Travel, or Special Needs?

After you have gone through your preferences and reasons, make a note of any additional questions or concerns that you still have.