Park District Summer Camp

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Permalink Reply by J Chyna on March 8, 2010 at 11:27pm

I've heard good things about Junior Camp Acorn, but I haven't tried it because I'm gunshy after our experience with the Kiddie Kamp (for 3-4 year olds). My daughter, who always loves any new class or activity, started crying the second week and said she didn't want to go anymore. So I stayed behind the next time I dropped her off, and saw that the teenaged counselors yelled at the kids constantly, and the campers barely went outside at all. Two of my friends' kids had the same experience at different Kiddie Kamp sessions too. I took my complaint up to the Park District director in order to get my money back.

So that's my long-winded way of saying don't send the 4-year-old to the Kiddie Kamp. :)

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Permalink Reply by Mama J on March 9, 2010 at 8:02am

We had a total opposite experience at Kiddie Camp at Field Center. The counselors were great and very receptive to the kids. My daughter and a couple of her buddies loved it and one of the counselors has since done some babysitting. I guess it depends on the counselors. Lottery is tomorrow so I guess I have to decide. I do like that they'll refund your money so maybe I just have to take the chance!

Julie Chyna said:

I've heard good things about Junior Camp Acorn, but I haven't tried it because I'm gunshy after our experience with the Kiddie Kamp (for 3-4 year olds). My daughter, who always loves any new class or activity, started crying the second week and said she didn't want to go anymore. So I stayed behind the next time I dropped her off, and saw that the teenaged counselors yelled at the kids constantly, and the campers barely went outside at all. Two of my friends' kids had the same experience at different Kiddie Kamp sessions too. I took my complaint up to the Park District director in order to get my money back.

So that's my long-winded way of saying don't send the 4-year-old to the Kiddie Kamp. :)

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Permalink Reply by cac on March 15, 2010 at 10:12am

I know it's past the registration lottery deadline, so this may be a moot point, but...
my daughter did jr. camp acorn when she was 5 and 6, 3 days/week, and loved it. The swim lessons were good,
the counselors were pretty friendly and helpful and the games and crafts were pretty good. Rehm is very close
to our house, which was a plus.

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Permalink Reply by Wendy Planek on March 24, 2010 at 8:34am

My favorite swim classes were from the high school. OPRF does a great job. Their swim team members are the instructors and the ratio is 1 instructor to 2 or 3 children, tops. I have even seen 1 to 1 lessons going on.

cac said:

I know it's past the registration lottery deadline, so this may be a moot point, but...
my daughter did jr. camp acorn when she was 5 and 6, 3 days/week, and loved it. The swim lessons were good,
the counselors were pretty friendly and helpful and the games and crafts were pretty good. Rehm is very close
to our house, which was a plus.

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Permalink Reply by Sharon on March 31, 2010 at 5:18pm

My son has done the Start Smart Sport Camp and he loved it. A friend of his was in one of the camps with swimming lessons and two of the children were left at the pool (this was last year.) Her mother pulled her out, as did a few other parents. The counselors were younger and not very responsible, per my son's friend's mother.

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