Definitions for summer camp
sum·mer camp

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1. camp, summer campnoun

   a site where care and activities are provided for children during the summer months

   "city kids get to see the country at a summer camp"

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1. summer campnoun

   An institution devoted to housing and entertaining children for the summer.

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1. Summer camp

   A summer camp or sleepaway camp is a supervised program for children conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as campers. Summer school is usually a part of the academic curriculum for a student to make up work not accomplished during the academic year (summer camps can include academic work, but is not a requirement for graduation). The traditional view of a summer camp as a woody place with hiking, canoeing, and campfires is changing, with greater acceptance of newer types of summer camps that offer a wide variety of specialized activities. For example, there are camps for the performing arts, music, magic, computer programming, language learning, mathematics, children with special needs, and weight loss. In 2006, the American Camp Association reported that 75 percent of camps added new programs. This is largely to counter a trend in decreasing enrollment in summer camps, which some argue to have been brought about by smaller family sizes and the growth in supplemental educational programs. There are also religiously affiliated summer camps, such as those run by Christian groups and various denominations of Judaism. The primary purpose of many camps is educational, athletic, or cultural development. A summer camp environment may allow children to learn new skills in a safe and nurturing environment. Summer camp experience can have a lasting psychological impact on the development of a child. Girls' camps in the United States began to appear around 1900; many of the early camps were located in New England. In 1900, there were fewer than 100 camps in the United States, but by 1918 over 1000 were in operation. Early camps for girls were located in remote, natural areas, and many camps featured a water venue. There were outdoor activities such as canoeing, archery, and hiking. Other types of popular instruction involved handcrafts, dramatics, camp and fire-making. Campers slept in wigwams, tents, or open dormitories. Any of these options encouraged a camper to take responsibility for maintaining her own personal space and to develop self-sufficiency.Mimicking Native American traditions such as council fires and storytelling generated a sense of community and inspired campers to become conscientious members of a group. Typically, girl campers wore their hair in a version of native style. Uniforms were standard in most camps, but braided hair and headbands were common attire for campers. For camp ceremonies and pageants, girls would dress in special Native inspired dresses, at times even contributing to the handiwork. In this era, camps were considered to be a natural pathway for young girls to develop healthy bodies, self-assurance and a sense of community.Today's girls' camps offer many activities, such as STEM Camps, sailing, and dramatic arts.

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1. summer camp

   A summer camp is a supervised program designed for children or teenagers, typically conducted during the summer months. It involves various activities that help in learning, enjoyment, and building social skills. Such activities can include sports, arts and crafts, adventure programs, academic enhancement, and outdoor education. Camps can be day-long programs or involve overnight stays, and each can have a particular focus or theme. Some summer camps also cater to adults or entire families.

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1. Summer camp

   Summer camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as campers. The traditional view of a summer camp as a woody place with hiking, canoeing, and campfires is evolving, with greater acceptance of newer summer camps that offer a wide variety of specialized activities. For example, there are camps for the performing arts, music, magic, computers, language learning, mathematics, children with special needs, and weight loss. In 2006, the American Camp Association reported that 75 percent of camps added new programs. This is largely to counter a trend in decreasing enrollment in summer camps, which some argue to have been brought about by smaller family sizes and the growth in supplemental educational programs. There are also religiously affiliated summer camps, such as those run by Evangelical Christian groups and various denominations of Judaism. The primary purpose of many camps is educational or cultural development. A summer camp environment may allow children to take healthy risks in a safe and nurturing environment.

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How to pronounce summer camp?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of summer camp in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of summer camp in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of summer camp in a Sentence

1. Runar Kjellstad Nygaard:

   To have the summer camp here again with all the tents reminds me a lot of walking here together with the friends who are not here anymore.

2. Brittany Kmush:

   So it's very contagious -- a very contagious disease -- and if one child comes to a camp with the measles virus and can spread it, then it puts the other children at risk, you're not going to send them to summer camp without sunscreen.

3. Elisa Martinez:

   The fashion in which the nameless UNMHSC employee custom orders baby's brains from Boyd's abortion clinic is shocking and disgusting-- but worse, the UNMHSC employee order babies' brains to dissect with summer camp students, which is admitted by UNM HSC chief administrator in the video obtained by New Mexico Alliance for Life.

4. Michael Berry:

   They want chaplains to be glorified summer camp counselors and not speak truth and love into people’s lives, there are some anti-religious elements in our military. Anytime somebody wants to live their faith out – there are people who say that is offensive.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=summer camp
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Summer_Camp
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Camp
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=summer camp