Anonymous
Post 11/02/2025 22:05     Subject: Outdoor Ed experience?
Anonymous wrote:It's 24 kids between 2 rooms, and 2-4 adults per 2 rooms (but the adults sleep together in a 3rd, adjoining, room).


Only 1 adult in my child's cabin for 20 kids
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2025 12:38     Subject: Outdoor Ed experience?
It's 24 kids between 2 rooms, and 2-4 adults per 2 rooms (but the adults sleep together in a 3rd, adjoining, room).
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2025 12:36     Subject: Outdoor Ed experience?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Chaperone. Chaperone overnight.
Kids will be tired, sleep deprived over the two days.
Most all enjoy the entire adventure tremendously.

Can't you give your kid a moment of independence for a couple nights?


This person is a weirdo but the trip needs chaperones so you should volunteer.

Too bad you don't get it and you leave a stranger with your kid. The teachers do not stay in the same cabins. You will get it if you go.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2025 12:35     Subject: Outdoor Ed experience?
The kids spend very little time with their cabin mates

Meal seating is randomized every meal.

Activity groups are randomized.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2025 10:18     Subject: Outdoor Ed experience?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My husband would not chaperone. I don't mind to be a volunteer chaperone, but I have a son. I don't know if I could monitor and keep all boys under control. I am petite, and I don't have strong personalities and voice to overpower them if there are any conflicts. My son has done summer sleepaway camp since age 8, so I am sure that he can handle this outdoor ed. I would volunteer when my daughter do outdoor ed.


Sleep away camp you *choose* and pay $$$ for is not the same as outdoor ed.


My sleep away camp loving kid did not care for outdoor ed. He was expecting a fun campy vibe and said it was just school but overnight.


So outdoor ed is not fun at all? How do they assign & group boys or girls in daytime and sleep by room? By class?


The programming itself sounds fine. It’s just not CAMP, and if a kid has in their mind that it’s going to be packed with energy and some freedom, they’re going to feel let down.

Idk how they actually do room assignments but ds was with kids he didn’t know very well, and not his friends. His trip was also very early in the school year when he hadn’t made many new friends beyond the old ES ones yet.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2025 07:28     Subject: Outdoor Ed experience?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My husband would not chaperone. I don't mind to be a volunteer chaperone, but I have a son. I don't know if I could monitor and keep all boys under control. I am petite, and I don't have strong personalities and voice to overpower them if there are any conflicts. My son has done summer sleepaway camp since age 8, so I am sure that he can handle this outdoor ed. I would volunteer when my daughter do outdoor ed.


Sleep away camp you *choose* and pay $$$ for is not the same as outdoor ed.


My sleep away camp loving kid did not care for outdoor ed. He was expecting a fun campy vibe and said it was just school but overnight.


So outdoor ed is not fun at all? How do they assign & group boys or girls in daytime and sleep by room? By class?


My DD (who was fine socially at school) was assigned to a room for sleeping with very cliquey kids. It was awful for her. I hate to criticize a parent volunteer but I would not have been able to ignore what she described.


Isn't it better to separate gender and divided by the same class? It is good for class bonding and easy for class teacher to keep track and control.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2025 05:35     Subject: Outdoor Ed experience?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My husband would not chaperone. I don't mind to be a volunteer chaperone, but I have a son. I don't know if I could monitor and keep all boys under control. I am petite, and I don't have strong personalities and voice to overpower them if there are any conflicts. My son has done summer sleepaway camp since age 8, so I am sure that he can handle this outdoor ed. I would volunteer when my daughter do outdoor ed.


Sleep away camp you *choose* and pay $$$ for is not the same as outdoor ed.


My sleep away camp loving kid did not care for outdoor ed. He was expecting a fun campy vibe and said it was just school but overnight.


So outdoor ed is not fun at all? How do they assign & group boys or girls in daytime and sleep by room? By class?


My DD (who was fine socially at school) was assigned to a room for sleeping with very cliquey kids. It was awful for her. I hate to criticize a parent volunteer but I would not have been able to ignore what she described.
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2025 03:26     Subject: Outdoor Ed experience?
Anonymous wrote:An ambulance was called for an assault this week at outdoor ed


What happened?
Anonymous
Post 11/02/2025 02:30     Subject: Outdoor Ed experience?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My husband would not chaperone. I don't mind to be a volunteer chaperone, but I have a son. I don't know if I could monitor and keep all boys under control. I am petite, and I don't have strong personalities and voice to overpower them if there are any conflicts. My son has done summer sleepaway camp since age 8, so I am sure that he can handle this outdoor ed. I would volunteer when my daughter do outdoor ed.


Sleep away camp you *choose* and pay $$$ for is not the same as outdoor ed.


My sleep away camp loving kid did not care for outdoor ed. He was expecting a fun campy vibe and said it was just school but overnight.


So outdoor ed is not fun at all? How do they assign & group boys or girls in daytime and sleep by room? By class?
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2025 12:10     Subject: Outdoor Ed experience?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My husband would not chaperone. I don't mind to be a volunteer chaperone, but I have a son. I don't know if I could monitor and keep all boys under control. I am petite, and I don't have strong personalities and voice to overpower them if there are any conflicts. My son has done summer sleepaway camp since age 8, so I am sure that he can handle this outdoor ed. I would volunteer when my daughter do outdoor ed.


Sleep away camp you *choose* and pay $$$ for is not the same as outdoor ed.


My sleep away camp loving kid did not care for outdoor ed. He was expecting a fun campy vibe and said it was just school but overnight.
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2025 09:40     Subject: Outdoor Ed experience?
Anonymous wrote:My husband would not chaperone. I don't mind to be a volunteer chaperone, but I have a son. I don't know if I could monitor and keep all boys under control. I am petite, and I don't have strong personalities and voice to overpower them if there are any conflicts. My son has done summer sleepaway camp since age 8, so I am sure that he can handle this outdoor ed. I would volunteer when my daughter do outdoor ed.


Sleep away camp you *choose* and pay $$$ for is not the same as outdoor ed.
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2025 08:51     Subject: Outdoor Ed experience?
My husband would not chaperone. I don't mind to be a volunteer chaperone, but I have a son. I don't know if I could monitor and keep all boys under control. I am petite, and I don't have strong personalities and voice to overpower them if there are any conflicts. My son has done summer sleepaway camp since age 8, so I am sure that he can handle this outdoor ed. I would volunteer when my daughter do outdoor ed.
Anonymous
Post 11/01/2025 08:43     Subject: Outdoor Ed experience?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Outdoor ed is ridiculous. There are behavioral issues with kids and they just get away with it.


And they expect parent chaperones to mitigate students who have issues without revealing to the chaperones what issues. Some parents know how problematicr certain students are because their kids tell them or those students' issues have long been known. An adult of each kid attending should be required to volunteer for two hours minimum.


I'm wondering what is their threshold for minimum amount of chaperones needed. I'm concerned they are not transparent about this and parents need to know.


Welcome to mcps the largest school district in MD
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2025 09:45     Subject: Outdoor Ed experience?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Outdoor ed is ridiculous. There are behavioral issues with kids and they just get away with it.


And they expect parent chaperones to mitigate students who have issues without revealing to the chaperones what issues. Some parents know how problematicr certain students are because their kids tell them or those students' issues have long been known. An adult of each kid attending should be required to volunteer for two hours minimum.


I'm wondering what is their threshold for minimum amount of chaperones needed. I'm concerned they are not transparent about this and parents need to know.


They often need more male chaperones. Not enough volunteers but that is school dependent. 40 middle schools in mcps. Check with your school's Outdoor Ed teacher or coordinator. Get name of your kid's chaperone(s). Volunteer if you can. Don't leave it to school they work hard and are trying best but...
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2025 09:35     Subject: Outdoor Ed experience?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Outdoor ed is ridiculous. There are behavioral issues with kids and they just get away with it.


And they expect parent chaperones to mitigate students who have issues without revealing to the chaperones what issues. Some parents know how problematicr certain students are because their kids tell them or those students' issues have long been known. An adult of each kid attending should be required to volunteer for two hours minimum.


I'm wondering what is their threshold for minimum amount of chaperones needed. I'm concerned they are not transparent about this and parents need to know.