One week camp, two week camp or more?

How to decide how long of a camp session

is right for your child.

Has your child spent time away from you and home before?

Is your child eager or a bit more nervous about the idea of summer camp?

If your child has spent time away from you and home, and did well, and is eager to go to camp, then I would definitely recommend at least two weeks.  If he is nervous about the idea of camp or has never spent time away, then one week is a great start.

It takes most kids a few days to fall into a routine at camp and feel comfortable with their surrounding.  By the end of a one week session, most campers have learned everyone’s names, know their way around camp, have had a chance to try a wide variety of activities and can’t wait to come back next year.  Because of the effort that kids put into “learning the ropes” on the first week, they usually find the second week more relaxing and even more enjoyable then the first. 

Cub Creek Science Camp offers so many different camp activities that it would take a camper six weeks to try every activity at least one time.  Staying beyond two weeks has a lot to do with each camper’s personal desire to be at camp and their interest in camp activities.