Developing Academic Skills at Summer Camp

Summer camp provides participants with all sorts of benefits, one of which is developing academic skills. While they may not exactly be focused on studying math and science during their time at camp, children learn valuable skills that can help them cope with the school work at the end of the summer session.

The rules set in summer camp teach your child discipline, a vital skill to survive the classroom setting. Children who learn this from camp are more focused when they study and are not easily distracted when they have an important academic requirement to submit. The discipline they learn at summer camp also keeps them away from trouble while in school.

The socializing involved at summer camp helps your child develop communication skills that they need when they make presentations. Strong communication skills help your child when they have to go on college admission interviews or apply for a job in the future.

The competitive atmosphere in some of the activities done in summer camp helps your child persevere and develop goals in whatever he or she undertakes. Sports are a good way to develop a sense of achievement in your child. The training sports provides instills discipline and importance of hard work into your child.

Summer camp is also a place where children learn to believe in their own abilities. Whether it’s learning a new sport or improving what they already know, camp provides them with an empowering atmosphere that helps them be more driven. In school, this can be easily applied when they are going through new lessons or unfamiliar subjects. Knowing that they have the ability to learn and succeed at new things can help them be better academic achievers.

On the other end of the spectrum, they also develop resilience in the face of failure. There won’t always be a parent around to cheer them on when they things don’t turn out as expected in camp. Children will learn that they will not always win games or be the best in a particular sport – and it is okay. They will learn what it’s like to be defeated by a stronger player and to rise above that feeling. In the academic set up, they can apply this resilience when they get their first failing grade or the teacher is not as happy with their academic work as they had hoped.

The skills learned at summer camp stretch beyond the classroom. The skills they learn are useful in their daily lives and in whatever they do.