Tag: America’s finest summer camps

参与美国最好的夏令营的目的

参与美国最好夏令营可能是您小孩的一次有趣体验,夏令营不但提供多种活动,而且更让儿童学习生活的各方面。夏令营是儿童的一个独有体验。 充满乐趣的地方 夏令营可以遇到不同学校,同州或不同州的学龄儿童,而且夏令营提供课外活动,运动,远足,游泳,烹饪和其他具教育意义的活动,是个充满乐趣的地方。它更是个让孩子们学会共同生活并且需要相互合作完成不同任务的地方。在一个小小的营地,很多与活动有关的事情会发生。 夏令营每天都是新的一天,需要学习新事物。孩子们会结识新朋友,并就不同主题分享意见,是个很好的学习过程,同时有助激发他们的个人潜能,以完成不同任务。 团队合作 跟学校环境不同,夏令营让孩子们以合作的形式进行活动,他们被教导需要团队合作而非个别行动,这对孩子们是一个有用的经验,学习团队合作在生活中的重要性。 多样化环境 来自不同地区的小孩会定期参与夏令营。美国最好的夏令营也会接受海外儿童参与,当中有来自拉丁美洲,欧洲及亚洲等不同地方的孩子。如此多样化的环境可确保参与者获得独特的学习体验。 他们有不同经验,可为营地带来不同技能和知识 – 有些擅长运动,有些喜欢远足,有些喜欢生火,而其他则可为新活动提供建议每个小孩都会为营地提供独特的东西,与其他学生分享想法和技能,使夏令营成为所有参与儿童的理想学习体验。 户外营参与者要学会在统一的环境中共存。孩子们天真无邪,他们不会被种族主义和偏见等负面因素冲昏头脑。相反,营地管理团队会教导他们相互合作。当他们分享和合作时,他们会学到生活的道德品质,从而影响他们的未来。夏令营的主要目的不仅是让学龄儿童相互认识,而是为生活做好准备,让他们可利用简单事情来实现伟大目标。不论是攀绳,生火,烹饪或爬山,夏令营是教会孩子们重视生命的宝贵一课,在营地所作的决定可锻炼他们成为未来的生活领导者。

Staying Healthy at Summer Camp

When you combine the ease and affordability of fast food with the ability to literally record days worth of TV to be accessed at any time, your result is kids who are eating junk while watching junk. They are spending more time in front of a screen than they are playing outside. Sometimes the only… 阅读更多»

4 Tips For The Perfect Cannonball

Things every camper should bring to camp to ensure an amazing summer: Extra underwear Bathing suit This classified, top secret, limited edition guide to doing the perfect cannonball. As the summer temperatures peak, most campers find themselves lounging around the beautiful swimming pools available at some of America’s Finest Summer Camps, or splashing the day… 阅读更多»

Looking Forward to Summer Camp

As we head into the colder winter months, children are settled into their school routines and deep into schoolwork, homework and after school schedules. This is also the time of year for children to look forward to the carefree summer months ahead at sleepaway camp. For Americas Finest Summer Camps’ campers – and camp staff… 阅读更多»

The Anatomy of S’mores

At Americas Finest Summer Camps, everyone looks forward to getting in on the action and making s’mores. But what is it about s’mores that gets us asking for – you guessed it – some more? The sticky, ooey, gooey, utterly delicious ingredients, that’s what! People say there is a National S’mores Day celebrated on August… 阅读更多»

So Now What?

After the initial feelings of elation that come from having completed their first summer at camp, many first year counselors are left wondering what comes next. For some, the choice to return to camp (or not) is an obvious one. For others, there are many factors involved, impending college graduations or internships, the prospect of… 阅读更多»

My Bunk

While I am now surrounded by the comforts of home, I would gladly give them all up again just to be back at camp, sleeping in my bunk. I must admit that the first few days of falling asleep in a quiet room, sleeping in my own bed, and waking up without bugles ringing in… 阅读更多»

The First Few Days Home From Camp

Another summer is drawing to a close, and the children have returned home from camp. You’ve made a significant dent in the laundry and are beginning to think about school supply shopping. The only problem is that your campers haven’t come out of their rooms since they returned. For parents who are wondering just what… 阅读更多»

Bringing Away Life Skills

For most campers, when the summer of 2014 draws to a close, there is always next summer to which they can look forward. For the oldest campers, however, farewell this summer means farewell forever to their years as campers. Even though a significant number of former campers choose to return to summer camp as staff… 阅读更多»

Special Events at Camp

Along with the regular daily schedule, camp special events are unique days that make camp–well–special. The guest blog this week is from Camp Weequahic and explores the amazing special events that take place at one of America’s Finest Summer Camps. Once a week we take a break from our scheduled activities for a special event… 阅读更多»