Brought to you by the Council for Exceptional Children Questions to Ask To make sure a camp or summer program is right for your child, it's important to ask program administrators these key questions. Be sure to include your child's questions and concerns as well. The number of children who return to a program year after year is generally an indicator of how much kids enjoyed the program.
Programs vary from one to ten weeks.
The length of a program affects both the overall cost and the skill level that can be achieved by the participants. Program participants may come from the local region or from abroad. Foreign participants can add interest to a program, or your child might feel out of place and overwhelmed. In some programs, especially those in academics and music, these requirements can provide clues to the level of program difficulty. For example, a music program that requires a tape or audition may involve more difficult orchestral music than a program that takes any child who has had a year of lessons.