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Summer camp research usually starts with the fun part: robotics, woodworking, swimming, the specialty programs that get a kid excited to go. But for working parents, the schedule underneath that programming determines whether summer runs smoothly or...
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4 min read
Every camp website says the same things. Safe environment. Caring staff. Fun for all ages. None of that tells you whether a specific camp fits your...
4 min read
Parents ask a version of the same question every spring: will this camp actually help my child socially, or will it just keep them busy for eight...
4 min read
Most camps will tell you their program is "age-appropriate." Fewer can show you what that actually means for a five-year-old versus a ten-year-old...
5 min read
Parents of four- and five-year-olds face a particular challenge when evaluating summer camp options: most programs describe themselves in ways that...
5 min read
Families near Lower Merion have more summer camp options than ever, which sounds like a good thing until you're 45 minutes into comparing program...
4 min read
Most day camps run from roughly 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Most working parents don't clock out until 5:00 or 5:30 PM. That two-hour gap, multiplied across...
5 min read
Every parent who has dropped a kindergartener off at camp on Monday and picked up a noticeably more confident kid on Friday has witnessed something...
6 min read
The morning tears at drop-off are one of the hardest parts of sending a child to camp for the first time. Your kid is clinging to your leg, the...
5 min read
Finding summer camps near Lower Merion is straightforward enough when you have one child. Finding a program where a five-year-old and a...
3 min read
Summer camp research usually starts with the fun part: robotics, woodworking, swimming, the specialty programs that get a kid excited to go. But for working parents, the schedule underneath that programming determines whether summer runs smoothly or...
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4 min read
Every camp website says the same things. Safe environment. Caring staff. Fun for all ages. None of that tells you whether a specific camp fits your...
4 min read
Parents ask a version of the same question every spring: will this camp actually help my child socially, or will it just keep them busy for eight...
4 min read
Most camps will tell you their program is "age-appropriate." Fewer can show you what that actually means for a five-year-old versus a ten-year-old...
5 min read
Parents of four- and five-year-olds face a particular challenge when evaluating summer camp options: most programs describe themselves in ways that...
5 min read
Families near Lower Merion have more summer camp options than ever, which sounds like a good thing until you're 45 minutes into comparing program...
4 min read
Most day camps run from roughly 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Most working parents don't clock out until 5:00 or 5:30 PM. That two-hour gap, multiplied across...
5 min read
Every parent who has dropped a kindergartener off at camp on Monday and picked up a noticeably more confident kid on Friday has witnessed something...
6 min read
The morning tears at drop-off are one of the hardest parts of sending a child to camp for the first time. Your kid is clinging to your leg, the...
5 min read
Finding summer camps near Lower Merion is straightforward enough when you have one child. Finding a program where a five-year-old and a...
