Summer camp for children

Summer camp is a big American tradition. If you or people you know have children, there is a good chance that some of these children go to camp in the summer.

Camp provides children with a place for structured learning and recreation during the summer. There is usually a rich program of activities, and the children are supervised by adult counselors. Children often go to overnight camp for one or two months. The camp is usually located in the countryside, and the children sleep in cabins, or sometimes tents. Parents and family do not visit their children at overnight camp, except on specially designated visiting days. Other children attend day camp near where they live, leaving home in the morning and returning by dinner time.

Many of the activities at summer camp are physical and outdoors. Campers learn and enjoy such activities as swimming, sports, hiking, and boating. Campers sometimes go on special excursions: museums, performances, boat rides, amusement parks, etc. In American culture, many believe that children make special friends and begin to acquire confidence and independence when they go to camp.

As the summer draws to an end, there are many happy reunions, as children return home from camp and see their family and friends again before the start of the new school year.