Overnight Summer Camps

Summer camp is a supervised camp for kids/teenagers usually conducted during summer months in some countries. The traditional view of summer camp as a woodsy place with hiking, canoeing and campfires is evolving, with greater acceptance of newer summer camps that offer wide varieties of specialized activities. In fact nowadays summer camps organize number of activities such as performing arts, rock music, language learning and weight loss in addition to the traditional activities.

Sending your kid to overnight summer camp is one of the most popular choices made by parents today. For many kids, spending time in summer camps, away from home can be very exciting and adventurous. Here are some of the interesting features about overnight summer camping.

1. Normally of one or two weeks, these summer camps offer accommodations and food to campers. Professional training, individualized care and security are provided with assistance of qualified coaches and instructors. An overnight summer camp cabin has bunk beds, toilet and dining room.
2. Overnight summer camps extend coaching for tennis, football, basketball, volleyball and hockey. Advanced coaching lessons enable the campers to excel in the chosen sports event. To encourage creative skills, special art activities such as clay, pottery and beads are scheduled in overnight summer camp programs also.
3. Dance and drama are also given importance. Lakes are generally preferred near the campsites so that children can participate in water sports such as skiing, boating, and canoeing and Jet Ski tube rides. Some other activities include archery, rock climbing and gymnastics.
4. Overnight summer camps for and adults and teens include activities such as fishing, kayaking and snorkeling. Water safaris and wilderness trips are some of the activities planned for teenagers and adults.
5. Because of the wide variety of summer camps today, you need to choose the one that fits your child's needs, special interests and abilities. There are some-lesser known camps which focus on activities such as confidence building, grief counseling and self-improvement. So, if your child is in need of all this, you can even think of sending him/her to such special camps.
6. Non-profit camps, such as those run by youths or some kind of agencies, range from $1200 to $3000 for four weeks and $2500 to $5000 for eight weeks. Specialized overnight camps can range from $500 to $1000 per week, depending on the program. However before you decide sending your child for a particular camp, always check the counselor-camper ratio to determine the no of campers for each counselor. Also check out whether the camp is authenticated or not.
7. If you think hat your child is not yet ready for a sleepaway or overnight camp, then it would be better to choose a local camp, so that you can pick up your child at night, in case he or she gets very homesick. The camp experience will have an everlasting impression on your child's mind, so you need to consider a number of issues when choosing for an overnight summer camp or a getaway camp.
   

Overnight summer camps help to develop self-esteem, self-confidence and socialization in an amiable atmosphere. So, send your kid to an overnight summer camp and see the difference!