I came across this article while looking around at summer camps for my daughter. I had a great time every time I went to camp growing up and she is interested in trying it out. Here is some interesting stuff I found about it at a travel blog:
Summer camp, long the domain of the 16-and-under set, isn’t just for kids anymore. More families are getting in on the summertime fun, spending a long weekend or more doing everything from rock climbing to roasting marshmallows, all under the watchful eyes of camp counselors and activity directors.
About 25 percent of the camps accredited by the American Camp Association offer some kind of family session, said association president Peter Surgenor. And that number has grown by more than 400 percent in the past 15 years.
The chief reason for family camp’s growing popularity? Stressed out, overscheduled families feeling the need to reconnect, according to camp leaders.
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Family camp, though newly popular, is not a new idea. Religious institutions have offered similar retreats for at least a century, billing these outdoor adventures as a way to get closer both to family and God.
Many family camps today include a religious component, but not all. Some offer other themes: Family camp at the Cazadero Performing Arts Camp in California focuses on music and the arts; Camp Seafarer in North Carolina is all about the water.
Most, however, are more general in scope, offering a broad range of traditional camp activities — from family talent night to horseback riding to archery.
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Unlike other family vacations, family camp encourages interaction between the clans. At Disney World, you’re not likely to interact with the family in the hotel room next to you; at family camp, you will almost certainly get to know the group in the cabin beside yours.To read the full article go to this site
I would like to hear from any of you who have done this in the past and wether you enjoyed it or it didn’t go down so well!
I would also love to hear which camp you went to especially if its in the Southeast but interested in all of em’ just comment below.
My wife and I were kicking an idea around about recruiting a couple other parents together and hosting a sort of camping, summer camp. Just an idea at this point??
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