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News Details (Posted: January 26, 2012):
WINTER IS THE PERFECT TIME TO RESEARCH A SUMMER CAMP FOR YOUR CHILD
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WINTER IS THE PERFECT TIME TO RESEARCH
A SUMMER CAMP FOR YOUR CHILD
Now that you have spent Christmas vacation at home with your kids what are you planning to do with them this summer? You might not think that the dead of winter is a perfect time to find a summer camp for your child, but indeed it is. Would your child be interested in a horseback riding camp or a sailing camp or traveling? What about an adventure or sports camps? Are you looking for a summer camp for your child with special needs?All of these types of camps and many more will be attending the NJ Camp Fairs throughout January, early February and the end of March.
This coming weekend the camp fair will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2012, at the Radisson Hotel Freehold, 50 Gibson Place, Freehold.
Subsequent fairs will be held on Sunday, January 29, 2012, at the East Hanover Ramada Inn and Conference Center, 130 Route 10 West, East Hanover;
Saturday, February 4, 2012, Delbarton School, 230 Mendham Road, Morristown;
Sunday, February 5, 2012, Bridgewater Marriott, 700 Commons Way, Bridgewater.
All fairs will be held from noon to 3 p.m., and are open to the public; admission is free. There are numerous free giveaways. To find out more specific information, which camps are attending which fairs, and directions, please log on to: www.njcampfairs.com.
The free admission provides parents with a booklet summarizing all the camps and providing future contact information for all the camps participating in the camp fairs this season.Camp directors show DVDs, talk with parents about the programs and facilities that their camp offers.In addition, they distribute their own pamphlets and often their own camp DVD’s and giveaways. Camp directors offer sign-up sheets for parents to make more personal and further contacts.Often camp directors make home visits to discuss their camp.
“Although the Internet is a great way to do preliminary research when finding a camp,” according to Barbara Rubin, Camp Fair Director, “it does not have the impact of a face-to-face meeting with a camp director. The camp fairs provide a perfect one-stop shopping spot for busy parents.”
The camps, which are located from Maine to Georgia will be informing parents and campers of their wide range of activities.Sessions vary from one week to eight weeks, and are priced to meet a variety of family budgets. For younger children and those less eager to go far from home, there are numerous camps and summer programs available nearby.Many of the day camps offer early drop off and late pick up to accommodate working parents. Numerous resident camps offer special sessions for young or first time campers; a number of the camps specialize in programs only for teenagers. Sleep-away camps offer a variety in the kinds of activities available, length of session, location, cost, and population.Some camps are coed, while others cater to one sex; some are sports camps, some camps are private, others are run by YMCAs, and several stress religious values.
Rubin said, “If your older teen is interested in unique adventures, traveling around the globe or taking pre-college course there is program out there for him/her. Certainly there are lots of traditional summer experiences available but more and more adolescents are looking for a new experience and our camp fairs are a way to find not only the traditional but what’s cutting edge in summer programs.”
Resident camps may participate in one fair or all fairs. The list is extensive and there is detailed information about each camp who will attend the camp fairs. For a list of camps attending specific fairs and exact directions to the fairs please log on to our web site: www.njcampfairs.com. Local camp directors and directors of summer programs who are interested in joining the camp fairs may contact NJ Camp Fairs via the contact page on the website.
