Taking a Look at Summer Camps For Every Interest

Kids and teens attend summer camps for the opportunity to experience enriching and rewarding activities. They also go because they can gain knowledge in a specific field of interest. There are summer camp programs on college campuses available in large U.S. cities, like New York City, Los Angeles, Boston and Philadelphia as well as other countries, like England. Today's teen can choose a program in which he or she can combine multiple activities, like learning a language while in a community service program in Venezuela or another exotic locale.

Community service also teaches your child the value of giving back. A summer camp with this in mind helps your teenager complete high school community service requirements while he or she assists in the construction of new classrooms, works with orphans, on hurricane reconstruction on the Gulf Coast or by teaching a sport to underprivileged kids in an urban setting.

There are also summer camps for "tweens", or those kids who are between ten and twelve. Teen program directors have realized that middle school aged kids are looking for new and exciting programs as well. Now tweens have a wide variety of options open to them. There are unique language programs, marine science and sailing programs and adventure travel programs; all tailored to maturity level and educational experience.

Although learning a foreign language is not a new idea, combining it with other interests is a new occurrence. There are many language programs overseas that incorporate a home stay, where a student is matched with a host family. This can enrich the student's experience in the form of a cultural exchange and community service. There are many activities to go along with language studies. Teens can study photography, painting or cooking while learning a language. They can study architecture while learning French. There are even programs available for teens that offer the chance to learn rare languages, like Arabic or Modern Greek here in the U.S.

For more exotic and intensive travel, now your child can live with a host family in a rural village, hike to ancient ruins and help build a school for kids, all in a four week trip. With the latest trends moving towards the more exotic, you can find teen summer camps for travel to Thailand, Senegal, Bolivia or any number of exotic and remote locations. While these programs previously were about visiting busy tourist attractions, some have transformed into study and knowledge centers. Creating a more authentic and enriching cultural experience is what their new objective is. Visit these sites for more information; Swopnet and Tweenparent.