Summer Camps Trust

https://www.summercampstrust.org/tryout-camps-2024
Just sorting our bookings out for 2025 - and recruiting all our volunteer leaders ready for some great training weeks.

Book Now — Summer Camps Trust Book a Summer TryOut Camp for your child. A great way for children aged around 8 - 15 and young adults to experience the fun, learning experience and skills that Summer Camps provide. Interact with others and Camp Leaders and gain new confidence! Book a TryOut Camp COMING SOONWe will soon be announc...

Award - Residential? https://www.summercampstrust.org/volunteer

Volunteer Leaders’ Training Week 2025
12th-19th April 2025
The Elms School, Colwall, Worcestershire.
See FAQs below for more information; or if you have further questions, contact [email protected]

It's here all at https://www.summercampstrust.org/our-tryout-Summer Camps Trust

As a parent, I am amazed at the way our children develop and emerge confident whilst on a summercamp. Has anyone any ideas for 2024?

I am a 36-year-old woman from Spain who has lived in the UK for the past decade. Growing up, my family experienced a dramatic shift from financial comfort to struggling to make ends meet. To teach me the value of teamwork and to instill a deeper appreciation for life beyond materialism, my parents sent me to several residential camps in Spain. These camps are where some of my most cherished memories were made—from forming lifelong friendships to learning invaluable skills and developing a profound appreciation for nature.

Today, times have changed significantly. Children aged 8 to 15 are more engrossed in social media than ever before, growing up in a world driven by appearances and online validation. Their pastimes are no longer the enriching activities we once enjoyed, but are dominated by screens and devices.

Last year, I decided to send my 11-year-old daughter to a week-long trial camp with the Trust. She was initially apprehensive about spending a week away from home without her phone and without knowing anyone. We had many conversations where I shared my own camp adventures to reassure her. Despite her initial reluctance and concern about being away from her screen, she embraced the challenge.

To my astonishment, during her week at camp, she hardly contacted me. When I finally spoke to her briefly, her excitement was palpable—"Yes, yes, Mum, I’m fine, all okay, gotta go, bye!" When I picked her up from the train station, she burst into tears—not because she was unhappy, but because she wished the camp had lasted longer. She had loved every moment, from meeting new friends from all over the UK to realizing that everyone was equal, regardless of their financial or racial background.

Her confidence has blossomed since that experience. Being in nature and pushing herself to try new things—like swimming in wild rivers, building dens, making fires, and sleeping under the stars—has made her more independent and appreciative of life’s simple joys. She returned with a more open mind and a love for the experience so strong that she’s already booked a two-week camp for this year, eager to meet new people and create new memories.

I believe it’s crucial to reconnect children with nature. Today’s children are so inundated with trends, constant validation, and social media pressures that they miss out on the true essence of childhood. Camps like these offer enriching experiences that are vital for their deeper development. These camps should be accessible to all children, regardless of their financial background, to promote equality, diversity, and enrichment.

I sincerely hope you have a meaningful conversation with the Trust, as they are doing an incredible job in shaping young minds and fostering a love for nature and personal growth.

With heartfelt thanks,

Giulietta

Summer Camps Trust

Have you checked out a Summer Camp Experience - TryOut Camp [at Special Rates] still available..

From a parent who sent children to a 2022 TryOut Camp:
“It is crazy that there isn’t government support for this at a national level. The skills and opportunities these experiences afford our young people are just as, if not more, vital than some of their academic curriculum.”

What other parents said:
“He had a great time, and made lots of new friends from all over the country”
“I feared she might be homesick, but everyone was so welcoming she felt at home immediately. She loved all the activities, and can’t wait to come again”
And a 13 year-old said:
“On the summer camp I could really be myself and be accepted. I am so glad I came.”

Our TryOut Camps — Summer Camps 2023 Tryout CampsWhy not give it a go! After some great TryOut Camps in 2019, 2021 and 2022, the Summer Camps Trust is again promoting a programme of TryOut Camps in 2023, open to any child aged 9 -15 and resident in the UK who has never yet attended an overnight Summer Camp.2023 will see a wider choice....

To encourage young people to find the fun and happiness that comes from being adventurous and spending time beyond their comfort zone,
The Campaign for Adventure has been delighted to collaborate with The Summer Camps Trust (a charitable Trust with many years’ experience of running great residential summer camps) in 2022 and now again in 2023 to offer week-long TryOut Camps at Longtown Outdoor Centre on the Hereford / Wales border.

The 2022 camp was greatly enjoyed by the thirty 9 to 15 year-olds who took part, and by the well-trained young adult volunteer leaders who worked with them.

Parents said afterwards:
“He had a great time, and made lots of new friends from all over the country”
“I feared she might be homesick, but everyone was so welcoming she felt at home immediately. She loved all the activities, and can’t wait to come again”
And a 13 year-old said:
“On the summer camp I could really be myself and be accepted. I am so glad I came.”

Summer Camps 2023 You can return to our homepage by clicking here, or you can try searching for the content you are seeking by clicking here.

Generation Green to the rescue?

www.yha.org.uk

Summer Camps are another wonderful way to help our young people and society thrive. Do not blame teachers!

It's not our teachers... Posted in u/Ianspiration • 1 point and 0 comments

Adventure - Fun - Fitness - Friends - Ideas - Games - Songs

50 Great Activities - Free online book for parents & teachers.
https://www.summercampstrust.org/lockdown-activities

Adventure - Fun - Fitness - Friends - Ideas - Games - Songs