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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wait, the kids can't call parents whenever they want (or at least at regularly scheduled times) while at camp? I remember phoning my parents nightly from overnight camp (and I also remember lining up with friends to use the phone after dinner).

--A European.[/quote]

At the camp I went to when I was a kid, you only got a phone call with a parent if it was your birthday.  Otherwise it was just letters.  Same rules exist today.  Camp is 7 weeks long and you see your parents halfway through for visiting day.[/quote]

European PP here. Thanks! I did t know this was a thing.

I called my best friend back home this morning. She happens to be a kindergarten teacher and takes the kids for week-long trips. All elementary grades tend to go together. She said until age 6 or so, calling the parents usually upsets the kids more. However, from age 7 and up, they're allowed to phone home if they ask. Parents are allowed to call the teachers as much as they want and the teachers send an email to all parents describing how the day went. If a kid is particularly upset, the parents get a call from the teacher but it's up to each teacher to decide when that is warranted.[/quote]

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