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[quote=Anonymous]I’m a white American, no cultural ties beyond typical white USA culture. When my kids were pre-k / early elementary, I mostly did the same camp all summer because it was easy for scheduling, plus younger children need a sense of stability.  But the camp we used had different themes each week, different field trips each week, and they offered on sight “specialty camps” a couple times thru the summer (like science explorers or violin lessons) that we could pay extra for. As they got older, I used the same camp less and did more specialty / adventure / sports camps. It was a lot more effort with sign ups and changing routine for drop of & pick up, but I hope my kids enjoyed having different experiences. I think they enjoyed having different adventures… They did quite a few science and technology themed camps, music, theater, chess, climbing, martial arts, gymnastics, parkour, soccer, etc. I would say 75% of my white friends did the same as I did – same camp when young, mix of experiences as they got older.  I don’t think it is unique to Asians to mix things up. Nor do I think one is “better” than the other.  My kids would probably turn out the same regardless of summer camp choices.
The only thing my kids mentioned as they got older is they wanted the sleepover cabin summer camp experience like they see on TV.  We never did that due to the expense of it, plus not trusting overnight camps in general. Strangers taking our children overnight was a hard no for us.[/quote]

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