I enrolled my son in a week long junior ranger day camp this summer. It was a bit pricey, but he has thoroughly enjoyed it! I was so pleased that the children seemed well behaved, friendly, and genuinely interested in learning about nature. We've had a few bad experiences with summer programs in the past where it was evident that they were being used as a drop off babysitting option. The counselors were park rangers so they had good control of the classroom. He thought it was cool that they had handcuffs.
Next month we are trying a half day art camp which focuses on learning specific artists. I'm hoping these classes will be as well managed, and not just a bunch of children running around hollering for three hours.
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This week my dd is in Golf camp at our local Y! It' been pretty pleasant.
We too had some serious problems with a half day program at another Y. Similar to your past experience, it was a drop off for babysitting instead of actually accomplishing/learning something new. (My dd hated every minute and we asked for a refund on day two. Luckily they gave it to us!)
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