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Why is summer camp so expensive

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luvsun27
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Why is summer camp so expensive

I'm trying to find a summer camp for the 4 weeks in August for my step-daughter (she's 10). Everything is between 2-3K Chat Icon Chat Icon Chat Icon

We are in NJ, but are the prices similar on LI?

Posted 3/29/06 11:56 AM
 
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Re: Why is summer camp so expensive

Are you looking for sleep away or Day camp? Try your local Y - they often run day camps for much cheaper than standard camps or they can refer you.

Posted 3/29/06 11:57 AM
 

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Re: Why is summer camp so expensive

also call local universities - most of them offer some kind of summer thing

Posted 3/29/06 11:58 AM
 

luvsun27
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Re: Why is summer camp so expensive

Posted by Leeners

Are you looking for sleep away or Day camp? Try your local Y - they often run day camps for much cheaper than standard camps or they can refer you.



Day camp...I can't imagine what sleep-away camp would cost Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 3/29/06 11:59 AM
 

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Re: Why is summer camp so expensive

Posted by Leeners

Are you looking for sleep away or Day camp? Try your local Y - they often run day camps for much cheaper than standard camps or they can refer you.



Growing up in NJ I always did the Y camps or our church camps (we didn't go to church much, but always did the camp). I also did a sleep away 4-H camp in NJ when I was 10 for a week. It was a nice introduction to sleep away without being away long.

Posted 3/29/06 12:00 PM
 

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Re: Why is summer camp so expensive

2-3K for DAY CAMP!?!?!?

OMG...That's how much my parents paid to send me to sleepaway camp, which included a college course. Holy moly!


try a relgious organization camp!

Posted 3/29/06 12:03 PM
 

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Re: Why is summer camp so expensive

Here's a link to one of the 4-H camps I did growing up...Don't laugh, it was fun!

camp

It's $325 for 5 days of sleep away. I think it's a great thing to supplement a day camp...I had a great time.

Message edited 3/29/2006 12:05:42 PM.

Posted 3/29/06 12:04 PM
 

luvsun27
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Re: Why is summer camp so expensive

Posted by nov04libride

Here's a link to one of the 4-H camps I did growing up...Don't laugh, it was fun!

camp

It's $325 for 5 days of sleep away. I think it's a great thing to supplement a day camp...I had a great time.



Thanks...that's great, but it's only 1 week. What will she do for the rest of the summer?

Posted 3/29/06 12:17 PM
 

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Re: Why is summer camp so expensive

Posted by luvsun27

Posted by nov04libride

Here's a link to one of the 4-H camps I did growing up...Don't laugh, it was fun!

camp

It's $325 for 5 days of sleep away. I think it's a great thing to supplement a day camp...I had a great time.



Thanks...that's great, but it's only 1 week. What will she do for the rest of the summer?



We did a church and Y day camp the rest of the summer.

Posted 3/29/06 12:18 PM
 

luvsun27
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Re: Why is summer camp so expensive

Posted by nov04libride

We did a church and Y day camp the rest of the summer.



Thanks...we don't have a church (we're Jewish and we don't have a temple either Chat Icon ). We already checked out the local Y camp...but DH didn't like the area that it was in....

Thanks for the help Beth.

Posted 3/29/06 12:20 PM
 

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Re: Why is summer camp so expensive

check the Girl Scouts. I know on LI they have many different types of summer camp...day and sleepaway

Posted 3/29/06 12:22 PM
 

hazeleyes33
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Re: Why is summer camp so expensive

It is crazy. We camp out over night to get my daughter into our town camp which is $720 for 4 sessions (8 weeks). It is the cheapest around.

Posted 3/29/06 12:30 PM
 

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Re: Why is summer camp so expensive

Posted by Lisa

check the Girl Scouts. I know on LI they have many different types of summer camp...day and sleepaway



I was going to suggest this too.

My sister has also put her kids in a Town-sponsored program, but I think it is only a week or two.

Posted 3/29/06 1:17 PM
 

luvsun27
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Re: Why is summer camp so expensive

Thanks everyone. I will check out the Girl Scouts.

The problem with our town camp is it's for the first 7 weeks of the summer...and she usually visits her grandparents in Florida. But...when we sent her last year after camp was over, the IL's aren't able to entertain her 24 hours a day. And the camp down in Florida is already over by the time she got there (the previous year, she went to camp while in Florida). Anyway...will do more research. Thanks ladies.

Posted 3/29/06 1:20 PM
 
 

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