When the summer months roll around, finding ways to keep your student engaged in learning can be a challenge. When you have exhausted all in-home education options, how do you continue to encourage summer learning? Summer camps can be a great opportunity to keep the summer slide at bay. Kids can keep learning alive at summer camp by discovering new interests, keeping their brains active, and gaining confidence in current skillsets.
Summer camp can provide students with many social, developmental, and educational benefits. Read on to find out how kids can keep learning alive at summer camp:
1. Summer camp stimulates the brain
Once the summer months arrive, it can become very easy to give in to the desire to relax all the time. It is important, though, to keep the mind active and moving during the summer months. Summer camp provides activities to keep students learning this summer. Students can acquire many skills through camp, including problem-solving, leadership, and perseverance. Learning new skills and strengthening already established ones can be a great way to keep one’s mind active during summer break.
Summer camps often challenge students in new and creative ways, forcing students to use their brains to come to solutions and understand concepts. Engaging students in unique ways can show them just how fun learning and exercising their minds can be.
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2. Summer camp can inspire new interests
Oftentimes, students attend general summer camps just expecting to have fun. Little do they know, camps are the perfect chance to discover new interests. Many kids go to camp, try something new, and realize they love it. For example, a student may think they dislike math, but discover the math-based card games they learned at camp were their favorite part. They can then use this notion to realize math might not be as intimidating as they had originally thought.
Summer camp is a great chance for students to learn new things and take these interests back into their daily lives. When your student comes home from camp, ask what new things they learned. This way you will have an idea of any budding interests they might have developed while at camp.
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3. Kids can gain confidence in current skillsets through summer camp
There is a plethora of different summer camps in which your student can participate. Use summer camp as an opportunity to strengthen any interests your student might have currently. For example, if your student is interested in STEM studies, there are camps focused on building those skills. Other examples could include:
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Music camps
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Art and design camps
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Outdoor education camps.
Encouraging your student’s participation in a camp focusing on particular interests they may have can provide them with opportunities they may not experience in school. It’s important for them to understand there are ways to strengthen interests they have outside of just the classroom. Summer camp provides this opportunity.
Summer camp is a great platform to keep learning alive over the summer months. Students can keep their minds active, discover new skills, and gain confidence in current interests. Take advantage of the wide variety of summer camps available to advance your student’s learning.
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