Summer activities for teens
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Anonymous
| What is your younger teen (13-15) doing this summer? Anybody doing non-sport classes or activities that are not a full-day summer camp: arts, photography, volunteering, etc.? |
Anonymous
| We do family vacation, a few weeks of day camp (but they are low key - music camps) a few weeks of sleep away camp and a few weeks of nothing and he basically just goes to the pool and watches TV -- he likes a combination and that works best for this age group, I think |
Anonymous
| The 13 yr old is doing a mother's helper job in Europe; the other is being a jr counselor at a camp there. |
Anonymous
Our 14-year-old dances through the school year and takes summer dance at her studio, three to four weeks of one to two classes each afternoon. (She's also a camp staffer at a one-week day camp this year and doing a two-week drama camp, but those are "full-day summer camps".) OP, if you're seeking activities, try your county or city parks and recreation department or community center. Lots of things like arts classes, photography, etc. Also, if your kid is into visual arts, there are things like mosaic "camps" that are half-day for one week (a place in Vienna does this). Some art studios and art centers have classes. Not sure if you're just asking casually what folks are doing, or if you're seeking ideas for where to find activities--? |
Anonymous
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This Tech Shop recently opened in Arlington and is offering summer programs for teens: http://www.techshop.ws/take_classes.html?storeId=12&categoryId=35
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Anonymous
| ...The Tech Shop is AMAZING! Got my DH a one month membership for his birthday. A heads-up, however. The camps are REALLY expensive (for us, anyway), so unless this is something your child is into hardcore, maybe think about a different STEM/tech camp geared towards older kids first and then consider it in the future. Mine's going to a Greenbelt makerspace camp for a week. |