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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have had very good experiences at DPR Verano, Little Engineers, and Little Explorers camps.  I'm honestly amazed at what a bargain the programs are for what my kids have gotten out of them, and I say this as someone who also uses the camps at Beauvoir and Sidwell.  The Verano management can be strict about certain things that don't seem important to me, but not mean.  Almost across the board, I've sensed that the DPR counselors knew and were fond of my kids and vice versa.

As for a counselor using the word "stupid," I can totally envision this happening.  Many of the counselors are college students and some might still be rough around the edges in terms of working with young kids.  As someone who worked at camps and recreational programs throughout high school and college, I have encountered occasional counselors like that at most programs, private and public. [/quote]

It's not the college students that are the problem. The ones we've met at camps are enthusiastic and eager to be there. In our experience, it's the "grown ups" who do things like call kids stupid and yell.

They are generally not that educated and may be daycare workers who have lost their jobs or are on break for the summer, aides at schools, people who were hired because of a family or friend connection. They are at the camps for the money. Period. Not because they like kids.[/quote]

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