Some kids have to go to summer school. They need it in order to maintain skills they learned over the school year. The government provides this for them.
Other kids go to summer school to enrich their learning. And some go to summer camps to enrich an area of interest whether it be drama, sports and nature.
And some kids stay at home. Sleeping in late, enjoying lazy days of playing in the neighborhood, going on those dreaded errands with Mom and moving at their own pace.
I don't think there is really a right or wrong to any of these. Each
kid is unique and has different needs, and each family also has
different needs.
One summer we put my son in a camp.
It was a great camp, lots of fun activities and counselors you felt
safe leaving your child with. We did it to give him a chance to work on
his social skills.
That was a flop. On the last day when the kids were saying goodbye to
him, using his name, he asked me how they knew his name. Of course, I
wasn't expecting huge social skills gains, it was a science based camp.
But because he has a huge interest in science I was hoping this would
help facilitate some social interaction. His counselors also lovingly
gave him the nickname 'mini Bill Gates'. Not money well spent.
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