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Plenty of kids do well at traditional summer camp. They rotate through swimming, crafts, and field games, make a few friends, and come home tired and happy. Other kids run into a different experience, and parents often can't pinpoint why until the...
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5 min read
You signed up for the same camp your neighbor's kids love. Great reviews, good location, reasonable price. Then week two hits, and pickup becomes a...
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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...
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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...
5 min read
Plenty of kids do well at traditional summer camp. They rotate through swimming, crafts, and field games, make a few friends, and come home tired and happy. Other kids run into a different experience, and parents often can't pinpoint why until the...
Read More
5 min read
You signed up for the same camp your neighbor's kids love. Great reviews, good location, reasonable price. Then week two hits, and pickup becomes 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...
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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...
