Ten weeks flew by like the wind, and Imagine!’s Out & About Summer Camp has come to an end. From June 4 to August 10, Out & About hosted 45 school-aged children with developmental disabilities for 9-10 hour days during the work week. Horseback riding, swimming, art exploration, rock climbing, field games, Elitch Gardens, and Water World were just a few of the many activities the Summer Camp offered.
“Summer Camp practically starts in March, given all the preparation for hiring, training, and activity set up,” said Scott Wendelberger, Hiring/Training Coordinator. “It’s a big production. We brought in 15 temporary instructors for just the 10 weeks and we spend 35 hours on training the week before the kids come.”
This summer was Out & About’s biggest year in enrollment since 2009, including six participants brand new to Out & About. The big numbers in the summer are spilling over into the After School Program for school-aged kids, with seven more kids enrolled this September compared to last September.
Here’s what some parents had to say about their experiences with Out & About:
“The social interaction, the day to day communications and the level of productivity in my son’s day has been outstanding”
“The respite camp provides for our family; knowing our son is in good hands while we work or rest.”
“Allows single parent to work and engages child to grow.”
“Keep up the awesome program, we love Out & About, your staff is stellar!”
Congratulations to the Out & About staff for another outstanding Summer Camp!
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ReplyDeleteMany Finnish non-governmental organizations arrange summer camps for children in a wide variety of age brackets. Major organizers of summer camps are the scouts, sport teams and the orthodox and evangelic-Lutheran churches. The concept of summer camps arose with the rapid post-WWII urbanization and industrialization Finland experienced. The reason behind this was that Finnish pedagogues of that period, influenced by the values of the largely agrarian pre-WWII society, were convinced that an urban lifestyle was harmful for the development of children. The idea behind summer camps was to ensure that children had experiences of the countryside, experiences that would aid in development into a decent citizen.
Summer is almost here, and the students of Hamilton and Wenham, MA will have an exciting option when it comes to summer camps – Mathnasium! During the summer, kids lose about two months of the skills they’ve gained throughout the school year. Take preventative measures now and enroll your child in a Mathnasium summer camp where they’ll be engaged by a program designed around their goals and ability level.
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I brought my kids to a summer camp for the first time this summer. The camp I enlisted them in is known as Camp Birch Hill in Massachusetts. They had a great summer there and can't wait to go back this summer. The head director, Rich Morell was so nice and welcoming. He really made my kids comfortable and showed them a great summer.
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