Six Traits To Look For in A Summer Camp

By: Lonnie Lorenz

Finding a Summer Camp for your child takes some work up front. First decide if your going to a <a href="http://www.swiftnaturecamp.com/coed.htm">Coed Summer Camp</a> or a sigle gender camp, like a all girls.
<BR><BR>Each have their own benefit. Maybe a Coed Camp is best for your child. Next, help your child to find a camp that will increase their interests or expose them to new activities. After you have 3 or 4, here are the top 10 questions to ask a summer camp director. This list was compiled by the American Camp Association.
<BR><BR>How does the camp recruit, screen and train its staff? Do counselors have criminal background checks? First aid training? Drug Testing?
<BR><BR>How does the Summer Camp get and train its staff? Do counselors have criminal background checks? First aid training? Drug Testing? What's the training all about?
<BR><BR>What's the ratio of counselors to campers? ACA guidelines for overnight camps call for a 1:6 ratio for ages 7 and 8, 1:8 for ages 9-14; and 1:10 for ages 15-18. Day camp guidelines call for 1:8 for children ages 6-8; 1:10 for children ages 9-14; and 1:12 for ages 15-18.
<BR><BR>What's the Staff Ages ? Eighty percent of the staff be 18 or older and that all staffers be at least 16 and a minimum of two years older than the campers they supervise. Are the staff a paid position or volunteers?
<BR><BR>What's the age of Staff ? Eighty percent of the staff be 18 or older and that all staffers be at least 16 and a minimum of two years older than the campers they supervise.
<BR><BR>How does the camp Punish campers? Know what your summer camp's rules and regulations. Be sure they match yur parental thoughts. Know what breaches would send a camper home.
<BR><BR>What does a typical daily schedule look like? This will help you decide if your child will be happy with the level of physical activity or the amount of time devoted to arts and crafts. Ask how much freedom a child has to choose activities.
<BR><BR>What does a camp Day look like? This will help you decide if your child will be happy with the level of physical activity or the amount of time devoted to arts and crafts. Ask how much freedom a child has to choose activities.
<BR><BR>Does the camp have vans for transportation? How often are camp vehicles inspected? Who will be driving them and what's the training.
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