Kids Camp
Visible learning
The sturdy table is covered in colorful art supplies. A small group of 5-yearold girls and boys gently dip their brushes in vivid reds, yellows and blues...
Beyond knowledge
Whether it’s learning pawn structure in a game of chess, executing an arm bar against an opponent on the mat or learning how to hunt for fossils with scientific tools, hands-on education camps provide kids with experiences as active participants in niche fields. And ...
Kids Camp Guide 2013 | Introduction
Spending time with positive role models, making in-person social connections, building new skills, developing new knowledge, being exposed to new activities — the list of pragmatic reasons for what children gain from camp is a pretty long one. But let’s take it down ...
Friending off Facebook
When I look back at the summers of my youth, I think of the smell of the outdoors, of canoeing and horseback riding, of archery and s’mores around a campfire with friends. In a word, I think of camp...
Sports: Team, individual camps teach similar lessons
There’s a potential, fencing coach Scott Permer acknowledges, for parents to see individual sports camps as a little lonely...
Arts & Crafts: Building blocks for self-expression
For kids, art is more than just fingerpainting and doodling. It’s their best chance to learn about and express their own emotions, according to some child psychologists...
