With many summer camps closing their registration period only a few months into the year, you might be feeling the pressure to narrow down camp choices, but too many options can make it difficult. What if your child doesn’t find their niche? Day and overnight camps are dedicated to offering …
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Remembering Neil Berlin, a Lifelong Fixture of Camps Airy and Louise
When thinking about her late husband Neil Berlin, Alicia Berlin remembers a man who allowed his personality to shine through in his work for the Jewish camp he loved. Neil Berlin, who died Feb. 25 at 44 years old, had previously been the director of operations at Camps Airy …
Read More »5 More Camps to Love: 2022 Baltimore Summer Camp Directory Spotlights
In addition to adventure sports, team sports, invention, wildlife exploration and overnight experiences with more than 50 activities—highlighted in our first 2022 Summer Camp Directory Spotlights—here are another five camps that will challenge, stimulate and create bonds of friendship this summer. Summer at Friends, a school-based camp from Friends …
Read More »5 Tips for First-Time Overnight Campers
Whether you’ve attended summer camp as a child or whether your child is the first in your family to go to camp, sending your child to camp takes some preparation and planning. If your son or daughter will be attending overnight camp for the first time, you have a great …
Read More »Benefits of Special Needs Summer Camps Summer camps around the mid-Atlantic region offer inclusive and fun programming for kids
As the chilly winds of winter blow through the mid-Atlantic region, many of us long for the sunny days of summer. For our kids, it’s not only the warmer weather that boosts summer’s appeal. They look forward to swapping school days for pool days at summer camp. Attending summer …
Read More »Away At Camp, A Call for Caring Baltimore-area camp programs respond to emerging mental and emotional health needs of campers
While the COVID-19 pandemic has given summer camps ample opportunity to practice keeping campers safe from illness and looking after their physical health, are those same camps also watching over their campers’ mental and emotional health? Baltimore’s Child takes a closer look at what camps are doing to guide …
Read More »Celebree School Opens in Owings Mills
Celebree School has announced the opening of its new location at 2 Crossing Way in Owings Mills. The school provides infant and toddler care, preschool and before and after care for parents in the Glyndon, Reisterstown and Owings Mills communities in Baltimore County. For working parents who may still be …
Read More »Camp Is for All Kids!
People who work at camps for children with special needs will often report one universal truth about these programs. Once the kids enter the camp’s grounds, they’re no longer defined by their mental or physical health challenges. They’re kids! This idea alone is an excellent reason to consider summer camp …
Read More »Questions to Consider When Selecting a Camp for Your Child
It may be cold outdoors, but summer camps in the Baltimore County region are thinking ahead to this year’s summer camp season. As you’re thinking about the best type of camp for your child, explore the following questions to ask when considering camp options for your child. What to Ask …
Read More »Help Your Kids Maintain the Benefits of Summer Camp Throughout the Year
If you ask parents of children who have attended summer camp, you’ll likely hear them describe how more confident and mature their children were when they returned home. The American Camp Association says that camp gives children three key benefits: confidence, curiosity and character. Camp fosters respect for other campers, …
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