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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Elementary School is not a competition.  Life is, in the end, but school is not.

The best thing for the kids at 6-8 yo is to let them play with peers in an unstructured manner.  Let them use the natural curiosity and creativity.  And let them learn to solve conflicts.   Your job is to keep them safe.  [/quote]

yadda, yadda yadda. Thanks for the lecture.

Anyway - 10 weeks of sumer, nine are booked up (both this year and next already).
1. an academic camp for GT kids.
2. a nature camp
3. sports camp
4. music camp
5. one week vacation at national park out west.
6. one week at the beach house
7. still thinking about Fairfax Collegeiate for a math or creative writing class[/quote]

If you work full time disregare this comment.

Your poor kids!  Where is the fun & down time?[/quote]

your poor kids - DC chose all these; several are repeats from last year.
Where is the fun? Hiking around Glacier N.P and a week at the beachbhouse is fun.
[b]downtime: good for letting grass grow under your feet. Fine if that's your thing[/b].[/quote]

Such smugness!   Having your summer "booked" might be one option for a working parent who has the resources.  Many on here, believe it or not, don't.  Otherwise, I fear for your kids in the future.  The seeds of creativity are planted in downtime.   Those whose lives are always planned don't know what to do with it.  I've seen these kids as teenagers.  It's not pretty.

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