According to the American Camping Association, summer camp continues to aid children in learning and exploring their skills and dreams. Getting Started With so many day and resident camps offered, choosing a camp may seem overwhelming. Selecting the right program is often a matter of knowing your options and asking the right questions. It's important to know your child's personality and identify the camp programs that will benefit his best. Working as a family, you can help ensure an experience your child will cherish for a lifetime.
Many camps promote competition and friendly rivalry.
Others emphasize programs that are inclusive of all campers and where performance, at most, is secondary. Ask if it will be possible to visit the camp before enrolling your child. Ask for names of camper families to contact for their impressions of the camp. Ask if camp is accredited by the American Camping Association. If not, ask what led to the decision not to seek accreditation and see if you're comfortable with the response or would feel better sending your child to an accredited camp.