Summer Camp or Lack Thereof Poll
Because I spend way too much time analyzing my current work and childhood camp experiences to death (and am too cheap for a paid account)...
DAY CAMP
1) I attended the following types of day camp as a child/teen:
a) Camps run by local public institutions (school district, community center, church, etc)
b) Camps run by local branches of national organizations (Girl or Boy Scouts, YMCA, etc)
c) Independent, privately run day camp with its own facilities
d) Camp run by local private institution (museum, private art or music school, etc)
e) Other (explain in comments)
2) Tell me anything you remember about your experience of this camp, in as much or as little detail as you see fit. I'm especially interested in what kinds of activities you did or didn't do, how kids were punished for any wrongdoing, and when and why you stopped going to camp, but anything at all you feel like sharing is great.
SLEEPAWAY CAMP
1) I attended the following types of sleepaway camp as a child/teen:
a) Generalized outdoorsy camp, run by local branch of a national organization (Girl or Boy Scouts, YMCA, etc)
b) Generalized outdoorsy religious camp
c) Generalized outdoorsy camp, independent/privately owned
d) Specialized outdoorsy sleepaway camp (performing arts, language immersion, etc)
e) Academic summer camps (CTY and its clones, governor's school, pre-college programs at colleges, etc)
f) Other (explain in comments)
2) As in section 1, tell me as much as you remember and care to tell me about these camp experiences. If you went to both day and sleepaway camps, feel free to compare and contrast.
OTHER, CAMP-RELATED
1) Did you ever go back to work at the camp(s) you attended as a camper? Why or why not?
2) If you went to multiple camps, which was your favorite and why?
NON-CAMPERS
1) I never went to camp because
a) My family couldn't afford it
b) There was always a family member home to watch me
c) I wasn't interested
d) There were no camps in my area
e) Some combination of above reasons
f) Other (explain in comments)
2) What kinds of activities did you do over the summer?
DAY CAMP
1) I attended the following types of day camp as a child/teen:
a) Camps run by local public institutions (school district, community center, church, etc)
b) Camps run by local branches of national organizations (Girl or Boy Scouts, YMCA, etc)
c) Independent, privately run day camp with its own facilities
d) Camp run by local private institution (museum, private art or music school, etc)
e) Other (explain in comments)
2) Tell me anything you remember about your experience of this camp, in as much or as little detail as you see fit. I'm especially interested in what kinds of activities you did or didn't do, how kids were punished for any wrongdoing, and when and why you stopped going to camp, but anything at all you feel like sharing is great.
SLEEPAWAY CAMP
1) I attended the following types of sleepaway camp as a child/teen:
a) Generalized outdoorsy camp, run by local branch of a national organization (Girl or Boy Scouts, YMCA, etc)
b) Generalized outdoorsy religious camp
c) Generalized outdoorsy camp, independent/privately owned
d) Specialized outdoorsy sleepaway camp (performing arts, language immersion, etc)
e) Academic summer camps (CTY and its clones, governor's school, pre-college programs at colleges, etc)
f) Other (explain in comments)
2) As in section 1, tell me as much as you remember and care to tell me about these camp experiences. If you went to both day and sleepaway camps, feel free to compare and contrast.
OTHER, CAMP-RELATED
1) Did you ever go back to work at the camp(s) you attended as a camper? Why or why not?
2) If you went to multiple camps, which was your favorite and why?
NON-CAMPERS
1) I never went to camp because
a) My family couldn't afford it
b) There was always a family member home to watch me
c) I wasn't interested
d) There were no camps in my area
e) Some combination of above reasons
f) Other (explain in comments)
2) What kinds of activities did you do over the summer?