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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are at the age now where camps have become a place for an activity, not just child care.  My kids are very much into outdoor activities--white water rafting, hiking/camping, rock climbing, mountain biking, etc.

Their camps are expensive by the nature of the activities offered and the transportation required.

When the kids were younger, the rec dept camps were fine as long as you realized what you were getting.  You're not going to get counselors that are going to plan engaging activities; you'll get HS/college age kids that are more like babysitters.  The activities will be inexpensive such as coloring or cut/paste.  The games will be simple ones that can be played with a ball--soccer, kickball, red light/green light.  At the end of the day, you will not get [b]a written report detailing your kids day[/b].  Johnny will have had a "fine" day.  Your kids will be safe but not necessarily entertained or learning something new.[/quote]

Where on earth do you get a written report each day?[/quote]

Its just an update on what they've been doing - no biggie.

To answer the OP. We have gone twice with two different but quite expensive camps. One had swimming every day and a lot of outdoor activities, very up beat and positive counselors who we knew were fun (they host birthday parties there too so we'd met them and seen the set up). The second one was at a school our kids would be attending and we chose it so they'd get to know the campus a little, maybe meet classmates and ultimately take some interesting "classes" although they completely lost out on the swimming for that, and there was no transportation (as we'd had with the first one). I think ultimately its about what the camp is going to offer you that you want your kid to have.

Next year I think we'll do a few weeks at Valley Mill because it is a real outdoor camp and they have transport. But while its going to be a lot more expensive per week than what we're paying this year, we won't go for so long.[/quote]

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