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[quote=Anonymous]I went to this camp for four years in a row between 1996-2000. I think it is definitely more heavy on the French culture part and for getting the kids excited, but not so much in terms of language skills.. I learned a lot of French songs but couldn't tell you what I was singing until years later. Knowing what I know now, I probably would not send my daughter there as a way to learn French - for fun, sure, but if you are expecting her language skills to improve dramatically you will be disappointed.

I also should say that my last summer was the summer before 9th grade and I definitely feel like I had outgrown it by that point. I think the summer before 11th grade, your daughter may not be too enthused by all the activities.. and definitely not next year. It is also very rustic, tons of bugs, etc so be prepared for that.

I had mostly good experiences with the staff, I really did like my counselors. I totally agree with what PP said abotu the amateur musicians though! Looking back they were a bit eccentric. I will say that my little brother went for two years and had an unsettling experience - he was one of the younger campers, maybe 9 or 10 at the time, and had a ton of mosquito bites that he was scratching. Well, they called my mom on a business trip and told her that my brother was cutting himself. And this was apparently evidenced by the "cuts" all over his arms (that were really scratched up mosquito bites). The woman would NOT let it go and it ended up to be a whole big thing. Needless to say that was our last summer![/quote]

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