North East Summercamps
Going to camp is a right of passage during the summer. Following is a profile of a few interesting North East summercamps.
North East Summercamps
These days, summercamps come in all shapes and forms. There are camps to help your kids prepare for their college entrance exams, learn to work with computer technology and your basic outdoors summercamps.
Finding the best summercamps is a compromise. You need to find something your child will like, but which you can afford and approve of. Yes, every child wants to go to gladiator school in Italy, but it is the rare family that can afford that. If you have older teenagers, you can always buy them a backpack and send them to Europe on their own. Of course, North East summercamps are a bit tamer.
For a good all around outdoors summercamp, you can’t beat Camp Cayuga in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. Kids will get to try practically every outdoor activity including hiking, swimming, archery, bungee jumping, canoeing and so on. The camp is located on 350 acres and houses the kids in cabins. There is one camp counselor for every four children. Visits can last from two to eight weeks.
If your child likes getting in the water, the Aquatic Sciences Camp Adventure may be the answer. Located in Delta, Pennsylvania, the camp focuses on scuba diving and kayaking. Kids are taught to the skills of each and even are accredited when they finish the program. The camp supplies all the equipment, so you don’t have to shell out serious money for a kayak. Week long trips start at $650.
If you can’t keep your child off the computer or from playing video games, perhaps you should use it to your advantage. With multiple locations in the North East, New Media Tour specializes in teaching kids computer technology. Children learn how to build web sites, 3d animation, video games and digital films. You know they will love it, and they just might make it a career. Most multimillionaire computer game and 3d animation developers are very young. Perhaps your tike is the next one?
North East summercamps are unique in that there is a lot to choose from. Come to a compromise with your child on the type of camp, and the rest boils down to what you can afford to pay.