Summer camps articles

Our Kids Go to Camp 2010

• Kids can "explore" the camp experience thanks to day summer camps.
• We delve into how residential or overnight camps immerse kids in the camp experience.
• Traditional summer camps expose kids to typical camp fare like campfires and canoeing.
• Sports summer camps get kids active and completely forgetful about homesickness.
• Arts camps encourage creativity among many other benefits.
• Weight loss or fitness camps educate about and encourage fitness.
• Educational summer camps immerse kids in programs focused on science, technology, etc.
• Summer adventure camps challenge kids in a safe, controlled environment.
• Special needs summer camps help kids with different challenges grow and learn.
• Family summer camps let kids and parents share the camp experience.
• Faith based camps encourage kids to grow spiritually in the great outdoors.
• FSL & Other Language Camps immerse kids in a second language, within the traditional camp environment.

Our Kids Go to Camp 2009

• Finding a Summer Camp to match your child's personality and interests: Camp connoisseur Catherine Ross explains how there is a perfect camp for every kind of child.
• Dealing with homesickness: Dr. Christopher Thurber explains thow to face down the homesickness that seems inevitable at summer camp (aka The Magic Cure).
• Live, love and learn: The rewards of the camp experience. Don't underestimate the value of play, say camp and parenting experts. Here's a look at numerous ways in which children benefit from camp.
• Sports Camps rock! Anecdotes and tales from inside sports summer camps.
• First-time summer campers find fun and adventure. Five camp rookies share their experiences.
• Letting Kids go to Camp: Parents Take the Plunge. Afraid to let go of your children? Experts address the top concerns of parents.
• The Camp Counsellor Experience. Camp counsellors and directors discuss why being a camp counsellor is an unparallelled experience that carries forward into future careers - and life, too.
• Get Outside, Meet People From Around the World. Kids tell how they love being forced out of their comfort zone, get outside and make friends from around the world.
• Just Let Go: Parents and summer camp counselors tell stories of how to deal with homesickness and kidsickness.
• Summer Camp a Family Tradition: Tales from counsellors and campers about how the family tradition of summer camp makes camp easier and informs life choices.
• Special Attention in Special Cases: Read how summer camp counselors go out of their way to help kids deal with problems at summer camp.
• Getting Active at Summer Camp: At dance camps and other camps kids indulge familiar activities and dive into new ones.

Special to Camps.ca

Articles specially for this website, as featured in the Our Kids newsletter.

• Several camps feature a number of new wild water sports. by Scott Duke, Basecamp
• National Sun Awareness Week 2009. Are your kids sun aware?

General articles about camps

• Quebec Camps offer true French Language Immersion: 'Un Bon Été'
• At Jungle Cat World, Camp Muskoka and Others, It's Summer Camp With Animals!
• When you think of camps, you think of canoes
• What Camp is All About: Old Traditions and New Friends
• New Canadians Test Out the Camp Concept
• Choosing a camp (from the archives)

More summer camp advice for parents

• Summer Camp Advice: Parents, Stay Away!

More camp financial advice

• Camp Financial Aid: The Star's Fresh Air Fund
• Finding Financial Aid: No Excuses
  (Don't miss our section on camp financial aid)

Working at summer camp

• The Summer Camp Counselor's Life
• Summer Camp Staffers take fun seriously

More about special needs and summer camp

• Special Need Camps Answer a Need
• Special Needs & Summer Camps: Integration lets everyone shine
  Don't miss our list of special needs camps