| An overnight summer camp is a supervised program | | | | campers per counselor. |
| for children and teens conducted during the summer | | | | There are many types of overnight summer camps |
| months in most countries; children and teens, called | | | | with a focus on education that cater to students |
| campers, who attend camp, participate in a variety | | | | with differing ages and academic interests. Get to |
| of activities, many of which are special interest. | | | | know the camp director from an in-person visit to |
| There are popular overnight summer camps in every | | | | your home if possible, phone conversations, email or |
| state in the U.S. and every province in Canada; there | | | | other correspondence. Consider these |
| are camps in the United Kingdom, Australia, New | | | | industry-recommended guidelines - for smaller children |
| Zealand and just about every country in the world. | | | | ages 7 and 8, there should be one counselor for |
| There are camps with activities as traditional as | | | | every six campers; by age 15, there should be one |
| model rocketry and riflery, to those nontraditional as | | | | counselor for every 10 campers. |
| aviation, computers, language studies, golf, martial | | | | Camp tuition can be expensive; similar to travel |
| arts or community service. | | | | insurance, there are now insurance policies for families |
| The camp you choose for your child will provide a | | | | sending their children to overnight summer camp to |
| lifetime of good memories and will be truly rewarding. | | | | cover last minute cancellations, homesickness, medical |
| Beyond the traditional sports - baseball, softball, | | | | emergencies and emergency evacuations. Check the |
| basketball, soccer, tennis, football, and more - there | | | | camper-counselor ratio to determine the number of |
| are camps for outdoor enthusiasts that can offer | | | | campers for each counselor. Children or teens could |
| horseback riding, hiking, camping, fishing, and even | | | | typically explore subjects new to them like marine |
| rappelling. Many kid campers are enrolled in summer | | | | science, photography, creative writing, community |
| camp by their parents early in the year, thus camps | | | | service, drama, magic, scuba diving, video production, |
| fill up quickly. | | | | comic book design, crime scene forensics, cooking, |
| The variety of camps available today is almost | | | | yoga, rappelling, etc. |
| innumerable, meaning there will be some specialized | | | | Most camp counselors are in their late teens or early |
| camps that may have availability left even into the | | | | twenties and are high school and college students on |
| summer. There are overnight summer camps that | | | | their summer break. At camp would it benefit your |
| are co-ed camps, boy's camps, girl's camps or | | | | child more if he or she interacted more with the |
| brother-sister camps where boys and girls may have | | | | opposite gender? Do you think, if you have more |
| separate venues and activities. Overnight summer | | | | than one child, they would they benefit from |
| camp is also known as a sleepaway camp when | | | | attending the same summer camp together? |
| campers spend their nights at the camp; some | | | | If you think there's a possibility you might have to |
| camps do allow both daytime and overnight campers. | | | | cancel an overnight summer camp reservation, |
| Some camps are often called adventure camps - | | | | camper's insurance would be a good idea. The |
| having a very specific theme or interest; many of | | | | summer is a key time to visit overnight summer |
| these programs emphasize skill development and | | | | camps or sleepaway camps because you can |
| personal growth through the adventures the offer. | | | | ascertain whether they'll be the right fit for your child, |
| College credit courses are very popular at overnight | | | | children or family while the camp is in full operation. If |
| summer camps that typically offer students the | | | | you think your child may not be ready for a |
| opportunity to explore a pre-college experience; | | | | sleepaway or overnight summer camp, choose a local |
| usually, students entering grades 10 through 12 stay | | | | camp in case you end up having to make a late night |
| in college dormitories and attend summer classes run | | | | pickup in the event he or she gets homesick. Look |
| by the college faculty. Children will get more individual | | | | over and evaluate the brochures and promotional |
| attention and supervision with a lower number of | | | | materials; read the fine print. |