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Summer camp activities are meant to achieve various objectives, but their primary goal is that they should be fun and refreshing. Some of the fun summer camp activities according to programs are: STEM camps These are camp programs which offer technology and science related knowledge to school kids. They help them to catch up with what has been taught in school.
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Children are an extra joy in our lives, and we need to provide for them in the best way we can. To do so, you need to work hard and carry on your business in the best way you can. This is not always possible more so if you have young children.
To raise a child who will grow up to be a responsible person, you need to expose the child to a variety of exercises which will ensure he/she gets a balanced growth mentally and physically as well as socially. One of the best places for your kids to develop these skills is the child care programs.
Cognitive development involves focusing on the following four areas
A summer camp should be a place where children are always looking forward to visiting. The major element to achieve this is by making the camp full of fun. You might be wondering what types of activities do children experience in good summer camps, but they are many. The children have to be kept engaged all day long to avoid idleness which can breed many vices. Summer camp activities are almost countless, but we are going to outline some few. These are some of the activities which children experience in good summer camp. Your child is a precious gift, and you cannot afford to dump him/her in any facility you come around offering summer camp programs. It’s your obligation as a parent or a guardian to ensure that your child is in a safe place and safe hands. This information can be got from the physical inquiry at the actual summer camps, or you can give them a call and weigh their facilities. Compare their offer with your list of what to look for in a quality summer camp program, if both tally and exhibit a significant amount of similarities; then you can go ahead with the process of booking a slot for your child. A quality summer program should be well rounded and cover a wide range of areas and activities like educational, fun, spiritualism, recreation, academic, etc. The following are what to look for in a quality summer camp program. The staff-child ratio- how many staff are in the facility and how children are assigned to each staff. This will ensure that a child gets maximum benefit from the camping exercise and in case of any problem; the child can be easily attended to. Just like not all classrooms in a given school are child-centered, nor are many child care programs child-centered. What does that mean? Well, if a given school-age child care program is not child-centered, what is it? Of course it is adult-centered. This means, the child care program revolves around the adults in charge and not on the children being served. Adult-centered environments tend to be one where adults require full control of the children and the environment. It is a more traditional approach to making sure the children are quiet, micro-managed and not stepping out of any prescribed boundaries such that the adults may have to monitor programs as opposed to being directly controlling of them at all times. Child care environments that are child-centered tend to have more creative outlets. Children get to explore, test boundaries, socialize within an age-integrated setting, engage in activities that offer them an opportunity to think, strategize, and test their creative wits, make choices, and ultimately learn through socialization and play. Free play environments are not child-centered because they offer nothing outside of unguided play. Nor are environments with overbearing adults offering little to no creative options throughout the afternoon. As an elementary teacher of 12 years I often analyzed the traditional classroom setting as something of a puzzle. Aside from learning in the classroom rarely being social (which is how kids learn best) the traditional classroom is set up with kids of the same exact age levels. For what purpose? Most of the kids in any given classroom do not possess the same exact skills set anyway. So teachers end up “differentiating” learning. Sure, I had been part of classrooms where two grade levels had been mixed. This was known as a multi-age classroom setting and though some parents of children in these settings were skittish (is my older child going to be dumbed down? Will my younger child be too challenged?), I always found the notion ideal and realistic to what occurs in the adult world. After all, do adults share office space with people only their own age? Do parents with six children worry that their children are different ages while sharing a home? What does the older employee in the work setting learn from the younger employee? What can the older child give to the younger child? What can the younger child offer to the older child? As parents, we tend to focus much attention on our children’s schooling to ensure their “success”. We attend parent-teacher conferences, monitor report cards, help with homework, email teachers with concerns, employ consequences to children not making the grade, attend school functions, spend hundreds of dollars on supplies, etc. We believe that in doing all of these things that our children will grow to be responsible, “successful” adults. Whatever that means to a given family.
Child care, however, we tend to gloss over as a part of the day that offers nothing more than an escape to what truly matters…school. We invest little into knowing about after school programs and summer camp child care staff. We don’t view them as important enough to buy a teacher appreciation gift for. We don’t know their names. We don’t know what they truly do day-to-day. We don’t know a particular child care program’s philosophies or care how those philosophies could impact their child’s lives. We do not know how meaningful strong social programming can impact a child’s school day, or his/her life, in general. We generally accept whatever program is in front of our eyes without ever really knowing it. Or finding out if there is something out there that may be better and offer the level of attention, interaction and creativity our children require. Yet, families invest thousands of dollars per year on child care tuition, if nothing more than to have a place for their child to go. The school districts that house corporate programs do not know the answers to these questions either, nor do they care. Which always serves as a perplexing reality. Outstanding, Well-Executed Child Care, Day Care & After School Programs In The Albany Area3/19/2017 Life is busy. I think we will all agree.
We have many responsibilities to tackle on a daily basis: bills, kids, careers, planning extracurricular activities, date nights etc... The thing is, they are all important, no doubt about that. But, we all know, in our heart of hearts, that we want to leave a legacy, and that starts with our children. Our children might drive us crazy at times but we love them more than life itself. They make us smile, they make us laugh, they get us angry, likely daily. But, we love them. We want the best for them. We want to surround them with great experiences and great association. We desire to tap into their inner creativity and show them that there is nothing they cannot accomplish. Just a little bit about the Capital Region of Upstate New York.
Besides the fact today could be a historic snowfall day! With the potential to see 18"-24" of snow! The funny thing is that the last few years in Albany area the winters have been milder. Now, it seems, that ole' man Winter is back for just a little bit longer. Well, for those looking to acquaint themselves just a little bit more about the area, here is our take on it. Location is truly everything for people who like to travel and experience all the good things an area has to offer. Albany is the Capital of New York State; the area is known as the Capital Region, comprised of Albany, Troy and Schenectady. The collective region has a population of around 850,000 people; this includes Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady and Saratoga Counties. The Ideas Written About In This Blog Are Based On The Personal Opinions And Philosophies Of The Contributor Who Has Taught Elementary School For Twelve Years And Has Run A Recreational Childcare Business Since 2009. |
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