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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A counter point on zoo camp - my daughter did it a couple of years ago when she was 6 and didn't really like it.  It was a lot of sitting around, like in class, learning about the animals.  She'd come home and say there was no "wiggle time" (her words).  I got the sense that it was well run and probably good for older kids that were more focused.  But that was just my experience - sounds like others on this board really liked it.  [/quote]

My focused, animal-loving older kid (11) hated it, and I've never heard her say that about any camp, even ones I thought were a waste of money. She felt like they were treated like babies, and the material was dumbed down a lot. Granted, it was the end of the summer, and she was probably burned out on camps in general by then, but she'd been looking forward to learning about conservation efforts and protection of endangered species. Instead they did a full day learning about recycling, and some habitat stuff they'd already done in science class in fourth grade.

To be fair, I do think it was partly a letdown because she'd done the FONZ overnight nature camp at SCBI in the past, and since that camp is no longer being run, was hoping this might be similar. But in our experience, it definitely wasn't great for the top range of the age groups, especially for kids who are already "into" the subject matter.[/quote]

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