A pediatric and sports medicine expert offers tips on getting the most out of summer camp for your child. Going to summer camp for a child can be an amazing experience with memories that can last for a lifetime. However, a bad experience at camp may not only create bad memories but discourage kids from […]
Camp James Summer Day Camp
Serving OC Families for over 30 years offering children ages 4-17 an opportunity to connect with friends and the outdoors. Camp James is an ACA Accredited Camp located in the beautiful Back Bay in Newport Beach. Activities include swimming, canoes, archery, Gocarts, kayaks, SUP, climbing wall, crafts, laser tag, drama, dance, STEM, martial arts, […]
Rocking Through Summer Camp
Local music instructors offer a modern twist on band camp. Bob Marley opened his classic song “Trenchtown Rock” with the words, “One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain.” He meant it was a salve against the troubles of the world. But Marley, a towering international musical hero even decades after […]
Catching the Acting Bug
Acting Academy for Kids and Teens’ programs and summer camps teach OC kids a passion for performing arts along with lifelong skills. Stephen Zygo’s love of acting goes back to early childhood. He and his older brother, Mike, were lucky to have a robust arts program in their elementary and middle schools. Their favorite teacher, […]
Summer Camp Support
Mental health remains in view for camp directors as we head into summer camp season. In 2020, Camp James directors received emails or had parents coming in to say — often with tears in their eyes — that they had not seen their child smile for the past months prior to coming to camp. “That […]
Perfect Camp Match
Matchmaking your child with the right camp may lead to a more rewarding summer experience. Let’s face it — living in the 21st century, our lives can feel jam-packed with the never-ending list of meetings, play dates, homework, snacks, snacks and more snacks — oh, and don’t forget the extra planning required to keep kids […]
Camp Ready
Orange County summer camps reflect and learn from 2021, and look forward to a new summer. For many Orange County summer camps, 2021 was “more normal.” And while the early part of 2022 has proved challenging due to the highly contagious Omicron variant, camp directors are hopeful for the summer ahead. “We’re keeping the arts […]
Camp, Sweet Camp
Considering pandemic-induced mental health concerns in children, summer camp might be just what they need. A major 2021 analysis in the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed an unsettling trend about the current children of the world: Depression and anxiety symptoms during COVID-19 have doubled, compared with pre-pandemic estimates. As a parent, you might, […]
Summer Sports Camp Tips
What should I keep in mind about sending my kids to a summer sports camp? All ages Enrolling a child in a sports camp positively focused around their interests ensures their vacation time and your money is well spent. When choosing a camp it’s important to consider the following: Safety Dropping your child off can […]
Camp Resilience
We interview the Camp James executive director about how the camp stayed open through 2020 to return this summer. Summer camps, like most of the world, were turned upside down in 2020. Despite the quick pivoting that was required when California locked down last spring, some camps managed to stay open. Among them was Camp […]
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