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7 DEAR READER

27 THE SUMMER PROGRAM

YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT Get the inside scoop on counselors-in-training

A case for boredom

9 HOW TO CREATE THE MOST MEANINGFUL SUMMER

31 WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE

8 tips for planning a summer

MEMORY OF SUMMER CAMP? We heard from readers like you

rich in learning and low-key fun

15 RAISING A LEADER Fun, challenging camps and classes for your tween or teen

33 SUMMER RESOURCE DIRECTORY

21 TAKING THE FAMILY TO CAMP

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From Physics to Philosophy!

Every summer, parents seek programs that are fun and meaningful learning experiences for their children. The UW Robinson Center for Young Scholars offers a variety of math, science, literature, philosophy, and writing classes for children in grades 5-10. Our academic programs provide an intensive, inspirational and in-depth learning experience that is renowned in the region. Classes are small, with faculty who are experienced teachers and specialists in their field.

The program takes place in classrooms throughout the University of Washington Seattle campus.

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In Summer Challenge, children explore a variety of adventurous topics such as the physics of roller coasters, astronomy, architecture, and creative writing. The supportive collaborative learning environment is one that children remember for a lifetime. Summer Challenge (5th – 6th grade) emphasizes hands-on learning, field trips, and activities. Its goal is to provide motivated students with an intensive, hands-on, fun educational experience in areas outside of the traditional school curriculum.

The program runs from July 9th – 27th, five days a week from 9:00AM – 2:20PM. There is also an After-Class program available from 2:20 - 4:30PM. There will be some homework, because of the breadth and depth of material covered. Registration opens March 1st at 8:00 am.

SUMMER STRETCH

Summer Stretch (7th – 10th grade) is more academic in nature, providing an accelerated, rigorous learning experience. The Summer Stretch program is characterized by high-level thinking, intellectual adventure, and pursuit of understanding. The program offers both condensed self-paced courses (e.g.

Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, Precalculus, Chemistry) and courses for enrichment (e.g. American Literature, Debate, Physics of Robotics). What all of these courses provide is an in-depth, intensive learning experience.

The program runs from June 25th – July 26th, three days a week from 9:00AM - 2:20PM. Students must be committed to a substantial homework load; courses are graded and final transcripts are provided. Registration opens Feb 1st at 8:00 am.

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A Case for Boredom

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henever I’d whine about being bored during summer break, my mom always said I’d miss it when I was older. Boy, was she right.

As an adult, I miss those long, structureless days. I miss not having a to-do list. I miss being bored.

In this issue, we advocate for many ways to keep your kid from being anything but bored this summer, from leadership camps they’ll love (p. 15) to camping as a family (p. 21). But even with such variety, I encourage you to schedule in a little boredom, too.

Some of our readers’ best summertime memories happened because they were bored stiff as kids. You’ll read more about those on p. 31 but trust me, they’re all the proof you’ll need for a little unstructured fun this summer.

However you celebrate the sunny season, we hope you’ll find something to do (or not do) thanks to this issue. Because of our production schedule, we write it in the winter, which makes its sun-soaked pages a fond reminder that the sun does still exist behind those rainclouds. So read on, have fun, get bored.

— Elisabeth Kramer, Parentmap associate editor

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Create the Most Meaningful Summer for Your Child 8 tips for planning a summer rich in learning and low-key fun

By Elisa Murray

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h, the paradoxes of summer. We want it to be rich in uncomplicated fun — berry picking, beach hopping and backyard games. We want to chip away at that fabled summer bucket list. We also want to give kids the opportunity to explore interests that don’t fit into the jam-packed school year. And, of course, we still need to Get. Stuff. Done.

Is it any wonder that summer in the Puget Sound region has a hard time living up to our outsize expectations?

Here’s a secret that I’ve learned the hard way: A little summer planning goes a long way.

Whether it’s for camps or trips, putting a stake in the ground in March is the thing that makes it happen in August (and saves money). Here’s how a few planning and program gurus fight that old enemy procrastination.

1 F igure out a few low-key goals I know, I know. Summer goals — what? But even if your goal is to make sure your kids have plenty of unscheduled, outdoor fun, it’s worth naming it. What other kinds of experiences are a priority? Hands-on learning? A creative approach to academics? Lots and lots of play? Is there a shared goal for the whole family (e.g., a vacation that’s truly unplugged)?

Pro tip: Involve the kids early and often in planning. Post a big sheet of paper where everyone can write down ideas.

2 Get out the calendar Now start scheduling. Get a large-format paper calendar and pop in your “big rocks” — the big family vacations and other outings that are definitely happening. Pencil in some dreams, too: that group camping trip or first backpacking expedition. It’s the first step toward making it happen. If your kids are going to sleepaway camp, add that to the calendar as well, as that requires early planning.

Pro tip: You can also schedule your unscheduled time. Want a week that’s dedicated to spontaneous outings? Block it out.

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3 F ind a default camp If your kids need to be in camps all summer, it can be tempting to hop among camps.

Seattle parent coach Sarina Behar Natkin warns against the different-camp-every-week strategy, especially for younger kids. “It’s like starting a new job every week,” she says.

“You have to figure out where you go to the bathroom, where you eat, who you ask for your help.” She recommends identifying one or two “home base” camps, a familiar option that offers fun, flexibility and lots of coverage.

Bonus points for affordability and being close to home. Good options include camps hosted by the child’s after-school program, the local

Boys and Girls Club, a YMCA branch or your local community center.

Specialty camps with multi-week sessions also reduce transitions. Summer Fun is an affordable two-week theater camp. Quiet Heart Wilderness School in Edmonds offers a number of two-week sessions. This summer, Pacific Science Center has back-to-back sessions for a couple of its camps; kids can take one week of, say, Animation 101, followed by a second week of Animation camp at a more advanced level. The University of Washington offers two-week enrichment programs for kids of many ages.

Pro tip: Many popular camps that are affordable and have broad coverage also fill up quickly, so mark down registration dates ASAP.

4 F ind a special specialty camp Once you’ve got the default camp, consider adding in a few specialty camps that your child is excited to try. The options can be overwhelming — rock climbing, fencing, archery, etiquette — so consider attending a local camp fair. (ParentMap offers four free >> ParentMap Summer 2018 • 9

planning How to Create the Most Meaningful Summer continued from page 9 Camp Fair events in February and March; get dates and details at parentmap.com/campfairs.)

When you find a specialty camp that really resonates with your kid, consider a repeat performance. Last summer, when my then 7-year-old son was finishing his second year of a weeklong Wilderness Awareness School camp at Saint Edward State Park, he said to me, “I always get sad on the last day of camp.” Bingo.

If your kids do need specific academic help, try tutoring — and it doesn’t have to be a formal program.

After her now 7-year-old son, Tommy, completed kindergarten, Seattle mom Lisa Chang hired two fourthgrade boys whom Tommy admired to tutor him in math and reading.

Initially, Chang did much of the prep work for the sessions, but with time the older boys have taken on more responsibility and added their own spin. “[Tommy] was excited to go, and it kept him in practice during the summer with reading and math,” says Chang. And, she adds, the lowkey sessions have been a confidence booster for the older boys.

Pro tip: If you’re looking for a one-stop shop

for fun and enriching summer programs, also check out independent schools such as The Evergreen School and The Meridian School, which offer full-day coverage and a rich array of camps.

5 ‘ Scaffold’ to sleepaway camp Is sleepaway camp in your child’s future? If not, maybe it should be. Overnight camp can be an oasis of unplugged summer fun for kids, where they gain independence, learn new skills and meet new friends. “Our daughter comes back from three weeks more mature,” says Seattle mom Elise Gruber, who’s been sending her now 10-year-old daughter to an overnight camp for three years. “And the break we get from each other is important.” If you want your kid to attend sleepaway camp by age 10, start exploring options and perhaps book a “taster” camp or a family camp weekend to try a year or two beforehand.

Pro tip: Overnight camps come in every

possible variety. Find a great starter list at parentmap.com/overnight.

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6 G et creative with academics Many families favor summer programs, such as those offered by The Museum of Flight and Pacific Science Center, which skip formal academics in favor of an exploratory, hands-on approach. You can also find more focused academic enrichment programs, such as the WISE camps out of Bellevue, Girls Rock Math or the Russian School of Mathematics.

What is the key to lining up any summer program? Early enrollment.

Many camps offer early-bird discounts if you enroll by March or April. And if you want financial assistance, you need to apply early. “The sooner you have a financial assistance request in, the better,” says Leandra Shelton, youth services supervisor for Metro Parks Tacoma. Metro Parks offers hundreds of summer day camps, with financial assistance available to kids who qualify for free or reduced lunches.

Pro tip: If day camp isn’t in your budget, your community may offer free drop-in programs

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planning How to Create the Most Meaningful Summer continued from page 10 that resemble camp. For example, Metro Parks Tacoma offers a free playground program, with lunch included, at six parks during the summer. Seattle offers a similar lunch/activity program, as well as free swimming lessons at local beaches. Also, keep free summer classes in mind. A couple to note: Apple stores offer free tech classes, and Microsoft stores offer free YouthSpark coding classes year around.

8 L earning is everywhere Andy Shouse, chief program officer for nonprofit Washington STEM, can tick off the benefits of attending day camps. But the dad of two is also a champion for helping parents realize that everyday activities — especially in the summer, when life is less rushed — are a great tool for learning, especially STEM skills. Grocery shopping, road trips, camping: It’s all fodder. “There are so many ways to gather and organize data and information,

and to be reflective about the world,” he says.

“That’s STEM.”

His son gets to experiment with STEM skills,

Pro tip: Consider starting a new summer

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such as reading a map. And, says Shouse, “It’s

ritual that blends learning and bonding. In the summer, for example, Shouse and his 13-year-

Elisa Murray is a Seattle-based freelance writer

old son do 8- to 10-mile hikes around the city.

and former managing editor of ParentMap.

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Raising a Leader

Fun, challenging camps and classes perfect for your tween or teen

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Adventure time

Wilderness Awareness School

Not surprisingly, the Pacific Northwest boasts a bevy of amazing wilderness camps, but did you know that many of them also teach leadership skills? With the beauty of nature as a backdrop, students can safely gain confidence by practicing team building and effective communication in a hands-on way, all while enjoying the great outdoors.

“Whether it’s in our survival or wilderness camps, I’ve seen kids grow in their own self-awareness,” says Sam Bowman, summer programs coordinator at the Wilderness Awareness School. “Kids [start] paying attention to what the group needs. They realize that it’s not just about them as an individual.” parentmap.com/summer

Ages: 11–17 Recognized for years by ParentMap as the one of the premier nature camps in our area, this school offers overnight and day camps for middle schoolers and teens in everything from wilderness survival to wolf tracking. In addition to honing kids’ outdoor skills, the school also focuses on healthy risk taking and teamwork.

YMCA — Outdoor Leadership Ages: 11–18 YMCA’s BOLD and GOLD (Boys and Girls Outdoor Leadership Development) programs focus on cultural competency and leadership skills through outdoor journeys >>

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leadership Raising a Leader continued from page 15 and activities. They offer one-, two- and threeweek outings in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest.

Rite of Passage Journeys Ages: 12–15 This organization offers expedition trips called “Mountain Quest: Coming of Age” for boys and girls ages 12–14 (15 for boys), all set in the forests and on the waterways of western Washington. The trips are separated by gender and led by a team of experienced wilderness mentors. Kids are welcomed into a supportive community.

Participants “safely experience the physical challenges of demanding mountain backpacking as well as the interpersonal themes of self-reliance, responsibility to self and others, group dynamics and conflict resolution.”

Go global

Rustic Pathways

Time to make sure that passport is up to date!

Many local organizations offer programs for kids to travel abroad. One, Rustic Pathways, promises to “facilitate life-changing educational experiences” by combining travel with philanthropy. Its goal? To “make a positive impact on the communities in which we work.”

Ages: 12–18 Several programs offer opportunities for kids to provide various hours of community service or conservation in exotic settings. Trips range from 10 to 14 days, and, as the name indicates, conditions are pretty basic. A couple of the trips offered this summer: saving turtles in Costa Rica, and working with school-age children in Fiji.

OneWorld Now Ages: 12–18 Through a variety of opportunities to study abroad, students experience immersion learning and community service. Plus, they build friendships with students from around the world.

Destinations on the docket this summer include South Korea, Russia and China. >>

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YMCA — Global Leadership Program Ages: 14–17 The Y of Greater Seattle offers global programs in 119 countries with a focus on international competency and leadership. In July 2018, a scheduled trip to India includes community events and a service-learning project focused on education access. Participants will also learn some of the Tamil language and parts of its culture, and dive deep into social justice conversations about global poverty. Trips to Japan, Nicaragua and Mexico are also available throughout the summer.

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The best leaders are often the most well-spoken, but learning how to find one’s voice can be a daunting prospect to many kids (and adults, for that matter). These camps teach the finer points of speaking up in a way that’s fun and supportive. One, Empower, offers campers a chance to lead in their local community by nurturing public speaking skills. “I was scared in the beginning,” says one third-grade camper, “but after the first day, I was excited to go every day.”

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URJ CAMP KALSMAN CAYA (Central Area Youth Association) Ages: 5–13 This day camp focuses on the overall development of youth through the enhancement of basic skills in the areas of math, reading and writing, debate, history, field trips, etiquette training, art classes, stage production and performance and much more.

Empower Ages: 6–12 Designed to take the fear out of public speaking, this day camp offers a safe and fun environment where kids can find their inner voice and learn to use it. They’re also taught how to think on their feet through improvisation and performance activities.

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Taking the Family to Camp

Sleepaway camp might be even better when you do it together Edited by ParentMap staff

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am Christensen and her husband were so interested in the family camp experience that they started attending one before they had kids. They chose Cascades Camp and Conference Center, a Christian-oriented camp in the foothills of Mount Rainier. “It was a lot of fun because we could do whatever we wanted,” Christensen jokes.

After the Shoreline, Washington, couple had their two boys, the family made attending Cascades’ five-day Independence Day family camp an annual tradition. They fish, boat, ride horses and hike as a family; enjoy camp traditions such as Parents Night Out (kids watch a movie; parents eat a relatively elegant meal together); and celebrate camp milestones, such as the year both boys were old enough that the entire family could do a trail ride together, and the year their oldest scaled the 25-foot climbing wall without a hitch.

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Now that the boys are older, the family pursues a mix of joint and separate activities.

“I know the staff is there with them and they’re safe, so I can go [relax] on a bench and read a book,” says Christensen.

And the combination of quality, unplugged family time with a break from daily chores, she says, is unbeatable — especially the “killer food” cooked by someone else. “It’s a beautiful thing.”

The Christensens probably didn’t know it, but they were on the cutting edge of a growing trend. While family camps have been around as long as summer camps have (wasn’t “Dirty Dancing” set at a family camp of sorts?), in recent years, says former American Camp Association CEO Peg Smith, the biggest growth in camp clientele has been for family camps. >>

“ Compared to other vacations in gorgeous settings with a similar range of activities, family camp is often a bargain.”

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From babies to 90-year-olds

One of the most common types of family camp is a traditional sleepaway camp that schedules several weekends or weeks each season for family sessions.

Families can usually choose from a variety of lodgings (cabins, tents, yurts, lodges; shared bathroom or private) and meal options (make your own, eat family style with other campers).

There is a wide range of activities: sports, canoeing, horseback riding, zip lines, crafts, camp games, songs, skits.

Unlike summer camp, participation in activities is often optional. (Yes, you can lounge while others tear through camp activities.)

While sleepover camps usually don’t accept kids until they’re in the first or second grade, families can typically bring children of any age to family camps.

“We’ve had babies just a couple of months old and 90-year-old grandmas,” says Tim McElravy, camp services director for Lake Wenatchee YMCA Camp, which has run several weekend family camps.

He has seen interest in family camps increase; his staff has responded by adding sessions and activities, from theme nights to pirate treasure hunts to fishing derbies on the lake. >>

Find a Family Camp Interested in a traditional outdoor family camp? Use the American Camp Association’s Find a Camp database or ask your peeps.

SEATTLE-AREA OPTIONS include Camp Orkila, a YMCA camp on Orcas Island; Camp Indianola; Lake Wenatchee YMCA Camp; two local Girl Scout camps, Camp St. Albans and Camp Robbinswold; and Cascades Camp. The North Cascades Institute runs Family Getaway weekends at its beautiful lodge on Diablo Lake. IslandWood on Bainbridge Island offers similar options.

Family camps can be a great way to EXPLORE A NEW AREA. Learn to surf at the Family Vacation Center’s weeklong beachside camp sessions in Santa Barbara, California. Stay in covered wagons by night and learn to ride horses by day at Cheley Colorado Camps near Estes Park, Colorado.

MUSIC- AND ARTSFOCUSED CAMPS range from festivals and workshops

with activities for kids, like The Kids Track at the American Festival of Fiddle Tunes in Port Townsend, to dedicated family camps, such as Cazadero Performing Arts Family Camp, an offshoot of Cazadero Music Camps that offers two highly popular sessions of arts-focused family camps in California’s Russian River Valley.

Or LEARN A LANGUAGE together. Canoe Island French Camp offers several family camp weekends.

There are camps for kids with SPECIAL NEEDS, medical conditions or differences, such as Camp Sealth family camp and Camp No Limits, which has camps around the U.S. for kids who have lost a limb, and their families.

for a three-day family camp that includes meals and lodging.

Costs for family camps range widely, beginning at about $120 per adult ($80 per child)

And book as early as you can. Family camp sessions can fill up fast.

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family camp Taking the Family to Camp continued from page 23 Why the interest? Families with younger kids are often looking to test-drive a sleepover camp, and end up coming back year after year as a family. Families with older kids are looking for ways to unplug and reconnect.

And then there’s the cost factor. Compared to other vacations in gorgeous settings with a similar range of activities, family camp is often a bargain.

YMCA Camp du Nord, for example, located on the edge of the stunning Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota. It runs family camps only, and it’s so popular that families have to enter a lottery in the fall to reserve a summer camp spot.

“Who needs five-star hotels when you have a beautiful lake, canoes, kayaks, trails and fun people?” asks Jeanne Cochran, a Minnesota lawyer and mom who has been going to Camp du Nord with her family for eight years.

A camp for every camper The family camp experience exists in other forms beyond the traditional outdoor camp experience. You can rent a house and attend an event, such as the weeklong Fiddle Tunes Festival at Fort Worden State Park in Port Townsend. Although not described as a family camp, the festival is very family-oriented, with workshops for kids as well as adults, and many children attend year after year (and often quickly outshine the parents with their musical chops).

Some families rent a house together on “campus,” and spend their days in a mix of shared and separate music workshops: such as

kid’s fiddle for the kids; mandolin for a motherson duo; guitar for Dad; fiddle for Mom. The rewards of the experience include a chance for the adults to learn from the kids. A music festival like Fiddle Tunes includes endless opportunities to “jam” with other attendees, a prospect that’s sure to create lasting memories.

Pam Christensen knows. As her sons grow up, her family treasures their time at Cascades Camp even more. “As the kids get more involved in other things, it’s really great to have this time to do more than touch base at dinner at night,” she says. “Some of the conversations we’ve had at camp have been very funny, and very deep.

“We have friends who still go with their grown kids. ... I hope that’s a tradition we share.” n

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The Summer Program You Need to Know About Get the inside scoop on counselors-in-training

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By Nancy Schatz Alton

E

ver heard of CITs? They are counselorsin-training, and are typically kids between the ages of 12 and 16 who work at some of our area’s premier camps and programs to get on-the-job experience. Last summer, my 15-year-old daughter spent the better part of four weeks as a CIT at Camp Fire’s Camp Sealth on Vashon Island. She still raves about the experience.

“Being a CIT is great because you’re in the gray area: not quite a camper and not quite a counselor,” Caroline tells me. “And all that leadership stuff they did [with us]: A-plus!”

Every CIT program is specific to the camp (you also might have heard the position called a “program aide” or “leader in training”); some require applicants to have previously attended the camp where

they’re applying. Although there’s no official tally of how many such programs exist in our area, chances are good your camp has one. Just look for information on leadership and teen opportunities on a camp’s website.

This isn’t a paid job — which may be perfect if your kid isn’t quite ready for gainful employment but who still needs something to do this summer.

Your teen may also may be required to pay to attend the camp; prices range from $25 for a weeklong day camp at the Boys & Girls Club to $2,800 for a monthlong overnight program at Camp Orkila on Orcas Island.

To become a CIT, teens apply to the camp’s specific program.

They’ll likely need personal references and to write about why they want to be a CIT (perfect training for those future college and job applications!). Encourage your kid to complete the application themselves, says summer camp director Carrie Lawson of Camp Fire Central Puget Sound. After all, being a CIT is about independence, she notes. >>

CIT Programs After completing Camp Don Bosco’s CIT training week ($500; ninth- through 12th-graders), CITs can work at weeklong camps ($100 fee per week).

The CITs at Camp Fire’s Camp Sealth ($875 fee; rising 10th- and 11th-graders) spend four weeks (with two weekend breaks) on site, including a full week of living at camp, when

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each CIT assists with one cabin group.

The CIT programs at Boys & Girls Clubs of King County vary by locale (free with membership, except North Seattle and Broadview-Thomson, which is $25 per week).

After participating in the YMCA’s Leader in Training week

($145–$165 fee for Leader in Training Week; ninth- through 12th-graders), kids have the opportunity to serve as CITs at their local branch camps ($15–$20 fee for each week).

CITs in the Stroum Jewish Community Center CIT Program on Mercer Island ($105 fee; rising ninth- and 10th-graders) sign up on a week-by-week basis.

After girls complete a weeklong Program Aides Adventure Overnight program (prices from $536; seventh- and eighthgraders) at The Girl Scouts of Western Washington’s Camp River Ranch, they can serve as experienced program aides during day camp programs (fees from $252; seventh- through 10th-graders).

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Summer Program continued from page 27 It’s also a good first step in the transition from being a camper to becoming paid staff, says Lawson. “The CIT moves from being an individual enjoying camp to understanding how can they can give back to the other kids attending camp,” she says. “How can they make sure someone else enjoys camp?”

CIT programs teach teens leadership and how to work with children, she says, adding that CITs build self-confidence and learn

“ Being a CIT is great because you’re . . . not quite a camper and not quite a counselor.”

how to make decisions — both independently and as a team — and how to manage responsibility for themselves and for others. But it’s not all work. CITs get to enjoy the same activities they loved as campers, too. “[You also] grow a lot as a person, mostly [in] how you treat people,” says Anna Dingfield, a Camp Sealth CIT alumna. “I’m a different person than I was before my CIT experience.” n Nancy Schatz Alton is a Seattlebased freelance writer, editor and former camp counselor. Find her blog at withinthewords.com. parentmap.com/summer

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What’s your favorite memory of summer camp?

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— Alayne Sulkin ParentMap publisher and CEO “ I learned how to do a perfect donkey call, as instructed by the fine shaggy fellow that stood right outside our cabin window every day at 6 a.m.”

— Elisa Taylor ParentMap ad operations manager “ My favorite memory? Thinking ‘I wanna go home.’”

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“ I got to make a clay pot on a potter’s wheel. I still have it. Camp was a long time ago but I would love to try to make another one.”

— Katherine N. “ My best summer camp memory is playing Capture the Flag in the woods at the Firs Day Camp in Bellingham. I also loved the Thursday night sleepover when we got to sleep in these rustic, open air cabins that smelled like mildew — a smell that still reminds me of fun times at camp.”

— Nancy Chaney, ParentMap Out + About editor “ The zipline. More specifically, being dared to go down only holding on with my hands and flying off the end into the bushes.”

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Half-day, full-day, specialty camps; preschool–grade 8 Tacoma; 253-272-2216 aw.org/summer; summer@aw.org

Boys & Girls Clubs of King County . . . . . . . . . . . 28

artEAST Art Center . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Art workshops, classes and camps for all ages Issaquah; 425-392-3191 arteast.org; education@arteast.org

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BridgeCare Finance . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Affordable payment plans for child care and preschool Statewide; bridgecarefinance.com

The Bush School Summer Programs . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Day camps, enrichment, academics, sports; grades K–12 Seattle; 206-326-7759 bush.edu; summerprograms@bush.edu

Camp Gallagher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Discovery and adventure for teens on Case Inlet Lakebay; 888-658-2230 campgallagher.org info@campgallagher.org

Camp Gan Israel Seattle . . . . . . 20 Seattle’s top Jewish summer day camp Seattle; 206-730-2775 campganisraelseattle.org

Camp Invention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Hands-on STEM fun; grades K–6 Multiple WA locations; 800-968-4332 campinvention.org

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Camp Killoqua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Camp Fire summer camps, outdoor education; grades K–12 Everett; 425-258-5437 campfiresnoco.org killoqua@campfiresnoco.org

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Canoe Island French Camp . . . 43 French-all levels, boating, fencing, theater, art San Juan Islands 360-468-2329 canoeisland.org info@canoeisland.org

Children’s Museum of Skagit County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Hands-on exhibits and play, preschool, camps, parties Burlington 360-757-8888 skagitchildrensmuseum.net

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College Nannies + Sitters + Tutors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Providing certified, screened and engaging caregivers 6 Seattle-area locations collegenannies.com

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Creative Hands Art School . . . 16 Fine art camps, art classes, pottery, birthday parties Bothell; 425-939-2255 creativehandstudio.net info@creativehandsstudio.net

Bellevue Children’s Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Crossroads Bellevue . . . . . . . . . 29

Inspiring and nurturing excellence; pre-K–grade 8 Bellevue; 425-556-0791 bcacademy.com bcacademy@bcacademy.com

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Creative Dance Center . . . . . . . 26 Award-winning dance classes and multi-arts camps Seattle; 206-363-7281 creativedance.org info@creativedance.org

Marine science and watersports camp on Puget Sound Edmonds; 206-324-6715 sunsetbaywharf.com sunsetbay@sunsetbaywharf.com

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DigiPen’s ProjectFUN Summer Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Youth programs, summer workshops Redmond and online 425-629-5007 projectfun.digipen.edu projectfun@digipen.edu

Drawn2Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Drawing and painting instruction; ages 4 and up Redmond; 425-498-2425 drawn2artclasses.com drawn2artredmond@gmail.com

Eastside Catholic School . . . . . 45 Faith-based learning; co-ed grades 6–12 Sammamish; 425-295-3000 eastsidecatholic.org jward@eastsidecatholic.org

Eastside Pediatric Dental Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Specialists in oral health for kids of all ages Issaquah; 425-392-4048 eastsidepediatricdentalgroup.com

Engineering for Kids — King County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 STEM classes, camps, workshops, more; ages 4–12 Bellevue; 425-679-9284 engineeringforkids.com/kingcounty kingcounty@engineeringforkids.net

Everett AquaSox . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Affordable family entertainment; fireworks Saturdays Everett; 425-258-3673 aquasox.com; info@aquasox.com

Evergreen City Ballet . . . . . . . . . 10 Classes, camps, intensives, performances and parties Renton; 425-228-6800 evergreencityballet.org info@evergreencityballet.org

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Frog Prints e! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Science-based sailing camps for girls Seattle; 415-448-6091 frogprintse.org; info@frogprintse.org Girl Scouts of Western Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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Hamlin Robinson School . . . . . 47 Serving students with dyslexia; grades 1–8 Seattle; 206-763-1167 hamlinrobinson.org

Hands On Children’s Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Interactive exhibits, preschool, camps, parties, more Olympia; 360-956-0818 hocm.org; hocm@hocm.org

Havaya Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Hibulb Cultural Center and Natural History Preserve . . . . 40 Interactive exhibits showcasing the Tulalip Tribes Tulalip; 360-716-2600 hibulbculturalcenter.org

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Hugo House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Scribes creative writing camps for grades 6–12 Seattle; 206-322-7030 hugohouse.org welcome@hughouse.org

Hwang’s Taekwondo School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Martial arts summer camps Redmond; 425-867-9983 hwangs.com summercamp@hwangs.com

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iD Tech Camps and iD Teen Academies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Create iPhone apps, video games, movies; ages 6–18 Multiple Puget Sound locations 888-709-8324 idtech.com; info@idtech.com

Illumination Learning Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Music lessons, camps, preschool, after-school classes 4 Seattle locations; 206-466-1931 ilskids.com

International Montessori Academy of Bellevue . . . . . . . . . . 4

Themed, Montessori-based summer programs Bellevue; 425-454-5600 intlmontessoriacademy.com admission@montessoriacademy.com

Jennifer Rosen Meade Preschool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Year-round and school-year options available Bellevue; 425-559-2571 jmpreschool.org ssolomon@tdhs-nw.org

Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Scholarships for families to go to Jewish camp Seattle; 206-443-5400 jewishinseattle.org/camp info@jewishinseattle.org

KCTS 9 Public Television . . . . . . 46 Inspiring a smarter world Greater Seattle area kcts9.org

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Music theater production camp; ages 6–12 Renton facebook.com/kettleworksperformingarts director@kettleworksperformingarts.com

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Kiddie Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Educational child care and summer camps Multiple Seattle-area locations kiddieacademy.com

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KidsQuest Children’s Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Art, science and engineering camps; age 3–grade 3 Bellevue; 425-637-8100 kidsquestmuseum.org info@kidsquestmuseum.org

Kirkland Arts Center . . . . . . . . . 45 Fun summer art camps, great teachers; ages 5–12 Kirkland 425-822-7171 ext. 181 kirklandartscenter.org

Lake Union Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Beginning rowing camps, full or half-day; ages 12 and up Seattle; 206-860-4199 lakeunioncrew.com info@lakeunioncrew.com

Lakeside School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Academic and sports summer programs; grades 5–12 Seattle 206-440-2700 lakesideschool.org summerschool@lakesideschool.org

Lang’s Horse and Pony Farm . 35 Day and overnight horse camps for ages 3 and up Mount Vernon 360-424-7630 comeride.com langshorseandponyfarm@hotmail.com

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Launch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Summer camp for ages 3–12 9 Seattle locations; 206-726-7972 launchlearning.org info@launchlearning.org

Living Montessori Education Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Education and enrichment; infants– elementary Bellevue; 425-373-5437 livingmontessori.com info@livingmontessori.com

Living Wisdom Yoga Day Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Nature, yoga, crafts, swimming, music, fun Lynnwood; 425-772-9862 livingwisdomschoolseattle.org

Mercer Island Parks and Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Day camps, art, tech, cooking, Lego, sports Mercer Island; 206-275-7609 playonmercer.com

The Meridian School Summer Quest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Camps and programs for all ages, from art to zoo Tacoma; 253-305-1022 MetroParksTacoma.org info@tacomaparks.com

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Morningside Academy . . . . . . . 43 Academic summer program; ages 6–16 Seattle; 206-709-9500 morningsideacademy.org info@morningsideacademy.org Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Exhibits and programs for kids and families Seattle; 206-324-1126 mohai.org; information@mohai.org

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Music Works Northwest . . . . . 35 Camps for voice, piano, rock, jazz, special needs, more Bellevue; 425-644-0988 musicworksnw.org registration@musicworksnw.org

Family getaways on Diablo Lake, learning and adventure North Cascades National Park 360-854-2599 ncascades.org/parentmap info@ncascades.org

Creative writing classes, workshops and camps Seattle pacificawritersworkshop.com

Summer Sing day camp for grades 2–7; choirs year-round Seattle; 206-527-2900 northwestgirlchoir.org info@northwestgirlchoir.org

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. . . . . 16 Fun, hands-on farm and nature day camps; ages 4–12 Carnation; 425-788-1134 oxbow.org; education@oxbow.org

Paint Away! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Ceramic painting and glass fusing studio, art camp Redmond; 425-861-8388 paintawaynow.com info@paintawaynow.com

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Phoenix Farm Hunters and Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Horsemanship day camps for ages 5 and up Woodinville; 206-229-2711 phoenixfarm.com phoenix_farm@hotmail.com

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Are you a girl, or parent of a girl, age 10-14?

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Remlinger Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Family fun park, birthdays, café, market, U-pick Carnation; 425-333-4135 remlingerfarms.com info@remlingerfarms.com

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Sammamish Montessori School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Art, sports, science, more; ages 3–10 Redmond; 425-883-3271 sammamishmontessori.com info@sammamishmontessori.com

School of Acrobatics & New Circus Arts (SANCA) . . . . . . . . . . 28 Circus classes for ages 2 and up, camps for ages 6–16 Seattle; 206-652-4433 sancaseattle.org office@sancaseattle.org

Seattle Art Museum . . . . . . . . . . 30 Exhibitions, programs for kids ages 1–18, camps, more Seattle; 206-654-3100 visitsam.org Seattle Audubon Society

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Seattle Girls Choir Summer Music Day Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Art classes, preschool, camps, gift-making and parties Seattle; 206-522-1187 roaringmouse.org

Choir and music day camps for girls and boys Seattle; 206-526-1900 seattlegirlschoir.org info@seattlegirlschoir.org

Rock Solid Science . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Seattle Humane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Geology programs, science camps and parties Seattle area; 206-715-2556 rocksolidscience.com

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Seattle Mariners Ballpark Tours and Birthdays . . . . . . . . . . 22 Go “behind the seams” at Safeco Field Seattle; 206-346-4246 mariners.com/tours

Seattle Parks and Recreation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Summer camps for all youth ages 3–17 Seattle; 206-684-4075 seattle.gov/parks/camps pks_info@seattle.gov

Shoreline Community College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 7 co-op preschools with parenting education Shoreline 206-546-4593 shoreline.edu/parenting-education

Songs for Seeds Seattle . . . . . . 30 Parent and tot music and learning classes Seattle; 206-395-3067 songsforseeds.com/wa/seattle

Sounders FC Summer Camps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Camps and skill-building programs; all ages Multiple Puget Sound-area locations soundersfc.com/camps

Soundview School . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Independent, private school serving preschool–grade 8 Lynnwood; 425-778-8572 soundview.org

Sponge — Language for Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Instruction in Spanish, Mandarin and more; ages 0–10 Multiple Puget Sound locations 206-227-7138 spongeschool.com info@spongeschool.com

Spruce Street School Summer Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 8 one-week summer camp sessions for ages 5–10 Seattle; 206-621-9211 sprucestreetschool.org info@sprucestreetschool.org

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Stone Soup Theatre Summerstage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Outdoor youth drama camps with weekly performance 2 Seattle locations; 206-388-9212 stonesouptheatre.org education@stonesouptheatre.org

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Stroum Jewish Community Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Sports, swim, drama, art, day camps; pre-K–grade 10 Mercer Island, Seattle 206-232-7115 sjcc.org

The Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Fine art classes, camps, birthday parties 2 Bellevue locations 425-643-2058 bellevuestudio.com crossroads@bellevuestudio.com

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Studio East — Training for the Performing Arts . . . . . . . . . . 40 Theater day camps; ages 4–19 Kirkland; 425-820-1800 studio-east.org info@studio-east.org

Summer Fun! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Performing and visual arts day camp; ages 7–12 Seattle; 206-499-5787 summerfunseattle.org

Summit Everett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Indoor rock climbing camps, classes and birthdays Everett; 425-349-0131 summiteverett.com info@summiteverett.com >>

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continued from page 45 Sunshine Music Together LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Early-childhood music classes; ages 0â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 6 Puget Sound locations 206-281-1111 sunshinemusictogether.com

SwimGuru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Rated most effective swim lessons for babies to adults Seattle, Lynnwood 206-200-9449 swim.guru; support@swim.guru

Tacoma Nature Center . . . . . . . 13 Nature programs and day camps Tacoma; 253-404-3930 tacomanaturecenter.org

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Terra-Forma Education . . . . . . . 38 Nature exploration, adventure challenge, science, myth Seattle; 206-361-2133 terra-forma.us; caveman@terra-forma.us

Open House Dates: 2/9 Friday, 9:30-11am 3/13 Tuesday, 3:30-5pm 4/12 Thursday, 9:30-11am

UW Robinson Center for Young Scholars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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Wedgwood Drama Studio . . . . 39 Theater camps and classes; age 3–grade 5 Seattle; 206-384-1446 wedgwooddrama.com christicruz@wedgwooddrama.com

Online registration begins February 26

Wilderness Awareness School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Fun nature explorations and adventures; ages 4–18 Multiple King County locations 425-788-1301 wildernessawareness.org wasnet@wildernessawareness.org

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YMCA of Greater Seattle . . . . . 11 Day and overnight camps, youth expeditions for all ages King and South Snohomish counties ykids.org

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Camp Seymour, child care, youth and family programs Multiple locations; 253-534-7800 ymcapkc.org/summer

YMCA of Snohomish County . . . 8 Day and overnight camps for all ages and interests Everett, Marysville, Mill Creek, Monroe, Mukilteo, Stanwood-Camano ymca-snoco.org/camp

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