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summer camp program

Supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months

EntityQ876852

Also known as sleepaway camp · organized camp · camp · day camp · summer camp

Subclass of: program
, organization
Part of: child care

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A summer camp, also known as a sleepaway camp or residential camp, is a supervised overnight program for children conducted during the summer vacation from school in many countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer residential camps are known as campers. They are generally offered overnight accommodations for one or two weeks out in an outdoor natural campsite setting. Day camps, by contrast, offer the same types of experience in the outdoors but children return home each evening. Summer school is a different experience that is usually offered by local schools for their students focused on remedial education to ensure students are prepared for the upcoming academic year or in the case of high school students, to retake failed state comprehensive exams necessary for graduation. Summer residential and day camps may include an academic component but it is not a requirement. They often aim to promote independence, social skills, and outdoor learning through structured group activities.

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OpenStreetMap tag: leisure=summer_camp
Has list: list of summer camps
Different from: summer school
summer camp facility
Product or material produced: recreation
alternative education
camping
child care
baby rearing
day camp

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