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Will my child have to participate in all activities? Or do campers get to choose their activities? |
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Most camps offer a daily mix of required and camper-selected activities, with the ratio of one to the other depending on the particular day or residential camp. An example of a required activity might be instructional swimming, and a selection smorgasbord might range from archery and nature crafts to pottery and waterskiing. Besides appealing to different interests and varying attention spans, the wide selection introduces kids to the process of making choices, gives them the opportunity to try something new or get better at something they really like, and fosters a sense of responsibility for their schedule. Parents and students share their experiences at camps. Read about life at camp in The Experience. |
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by: Tam
While most sign-ups are done individually, some camps also have group or cabin sign-ups, which encourage communication and cooperation among the campers.
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by: Travis
Our camps are focussed on a unit-camping philosophy. That means that the units (or cabin groups) must come to a consensus about what they will do during the day. This gives each child a bit of experience in building comprise in a group.
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by: Canoe Island French Camp
The mornings at camp are devoted to French language classes. No options.
But in the afternoon campers choose individually on a daily basis between swimming, sailing, kayaking, archery, art, rock climbing and a variety of sports.
French songs, vocabulary for activities, and games are incorporated into each day. So campers use French as much as possible while feeling independent and having fun within a smaller group.
Evening programs are done as the whole group together and include campfires, theatrical and musical productions, beach cookouts and campfires, camp-wide games, and astronomy.
I helps that we are a very small camp (only 40 campers in all)
I think a mix of non-optional tasks, individual freedom, and small group compromise and then the whole group doing something together is healthy and keeps campers motivated, appreciative, and mature.
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by: Dont'a Holt
i think they need to choose..because they might not like what you give them..there gonng be bored..lol and not wanna come back..haha
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