Camp Sequoia or Summit Camp

[Anonymous]

My 9 year old son attended Sequoia last summer and he loved it. (He has ADHD, dyslexia and is twice exceptional.) He was only signed up for the first session, but he ended up doing all six weeks. There were lots of activities to choose from (his favorites were archery and STEM activities) and he enjoyed being able to swim every day. The downside -- all you can eat meals -- he put on a quite a bit of weight for the time he was there. And he acquired ALOT of bad language that he picked up from the older kids. Mind you we knew he'll hear it eventually but we weren't quite expecting for all of it to hit at once. I did talk with Bryan, the director, about the language issue and he said they were beefing up staff training and engagement with the campers to address it for 2019. I'm not sending him back this year, but not because of those issues. Overall, I would recommend it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 9 year old son attended Sequoia last summer and he loved it. (He has ADHD, dyslexia and is twice exceptional.) He was only signed up for the first session, but he ended up doing all six weeks. There were lots of activities to choose from (his favorites were archery and STEM activities) and he enjoyed being able to swim every day. The downside -- all you can eat meals -- he put on a quite a bit of weight for the time he was there. And he acquired ALOT of bad language that he picked up from the older kids. Mind you we knew he'll hear it eventually but we weren't quite expecting for all of it to hit at once. I did talk with Bryan, the director, about the language issue and he said they were beefing up staff training and engagement with the campers to address it for 2019. I'm not sending him back this year, but not because of those issues. Overall, I would recommend it.

Were there other indications of low engagement with the campers? I don't care about language, but I do care that counselors are fully engaged.