Summer Camps — Articles and News for Campers and Parents

Choosing the Right Summer Camp

Summer camp is more than just learning to shoot an arrow or paddle a canoe. It’s an opportunity for children to learn responsibilities and how to get along in a community setting and become independent, away from Mom and Dad. [click to continue…]

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Shadow Ridge Equestrian Center

Camp memories last forever. We make sure they are unforgettable!
Shadow Ridge Equestrian Center Summer Camps offer so many exciting things for you to do. Our emphasis is on Fun, Safety and Friendship. Unlike other camp programs that include horses as a small part of their program, at Shadow Ridge Equestrian Center…horses ARE the program! We [...]

Why Go To A Film/Acting For Film Camp?

This summer, the New York Film Academy will be running its annual Film and Acting For Film camps for teens between the ages of 13 to 17. Students will get a hands-on experience from writing, shooting, directing to editing their own short films. Acting students will get the opportunity to work hand-in-hand with the film [...]

Why should I send my son or daughter to Art Camp?

I am asked this question often and some days its hard to reach a live person, much less sum up why they should send their son or daughter to an art camp in Detroit. But to be a part of a creative environment with 40-60 other students with a desire for a career in art, [...]

Many good reasons to send a child to camp

There are so many good reasons to send a child to camp and I will make this piece short since the most important reasons are summed up quite easily.
by Mark Diamond, Camp Manitou
When children go to camp, they are on their own, sometimes for the very first time in their lives. They have to decide [...]

A Camp Chatuga Story

Dear Camp Chatuga Counselors & Staff,
I never got to attend summer camp as a child. So when we had our family meeting last January about what we’d do this summer, I just couldn’t get why my kids would choose attending Camp Chatuga again over any kind of vacation package I dangled in front of them. [...]

Choosing a Golf Camp

Facility:
Look to see where the school is held. Proximity to your home is a consideration but not always the #1 priority. If the school is out of town determine how far of a drive it is to the school and is it near a major city. Most camps will pick up campers that fly [...]

Why an ACA-Accredited Camp?

Fun And Safety — ACA Camps Set the Standard
brought to you by the American Camp Association
ACA Accreditation means that your child’s camp cares enough to undergo a thorough (up to 300 standards) review of its operation — from staff qualifications and training to emergency management. American Camp Association collaborates with experts from the American Academy [...]

Articles and News for Campers and Parents