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Conference moira::parenting

Title:	Parenting
Notice:	Previous PARENTING version at MOIRA::PARENTING_V3
Moderator:	GEMEVN::FAIMANY

Created:	Thu Apr 09 1992
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1292
Total number of notes:	34837

1250.0. "Suggestions for summer activities for 5-year-old?" by JARETH::ROESLER () Wed Feb 05 1997 14:48

Hi,

We're looking for some suggestions on how to handle summer activity
for our 5-year-old son (5 1/2 by the time summer rolls around). He
will be finishing up kindergarten in June (he's been in a full-day
private kindergarten), and this is the first summer that we'll have
to dream up a place (or places) for him to spend his time. My husband 
and I both work full time.

I know that camp is an option, so I'd appreciate any recommendations
of good-quality day camps (we live in Reading, MA). Suggestions of less
conventional camps are welcome. We want him to be in an enjoyable
environment that's also stimulating -- not just an outdoor babysitting
service.

Are there other types of summer programs as well? 

Thanks for any help you can give! (Are there any web sites that provide
this type of information?)


--Merle

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1250.1		ABACUS::CURRAN		`Wed Feb 05 1997 15:06`	9
	merle, ther are services that can help, through Digital. The worklife Connections is wonderful. They have helped me several times in finding summer care and now daycare for my new child. Their number is 800-635-0606. THey are great and will asked you some questions and they explain their procedures clearly. Give them a try.
1250.2		WRKSYS::MACKAY_E		`Wed Feb 05 1997 15:59`	13
	From my experience, a lot of sports clubs have summer camp programs. The Y's usually has something, Cedardale Athletic Club has a great program. Some private schools like Brooks have summer camp program. There are also private camps like Camp Evergreen located inside the Harold State Forest in Andover. Our town, North Andover, has summer excel programs and Andover has the equivalent program called Kaleidoscope. You may want to check with your town community services if they can recommend some places. Eva
1250.3		gustaf::PARMLIND		`Thu Feb 06 1997 06:25`	11
	We used 2 of the programs mentioned in the previous reply last summer. My kids (5 and 6) both LOVED Kaleidoscope in Andover. They will probably go back this year. The only drawbacks are that it's mostly indoors without AC (kids didn't seem to mind), expensive and only lasts for 3 weeks. They also attended the summer camp at Cedardale. We won't be doing that one again. Elizabeth
1250.4	Brooks web site	BOOKIE::PANGAKIS	Tara DTN 381-2433	`Thu Feb 06 1997 12:09`	9
	Do you get the Boston Parent's Paper? You can pick it up at the library; it has lots of good camp advertisements. I found in there this pointer for the Brooks School, which I investigated. I might do it next year, but will probably keep my daughter with her friends at the extended summer kindergarten at her current school. http://brooks.pvt.k12.ma.us/~daycamp/catalog.html