LANK’s Camps Earn a Five Star Review

I love summer camp, but I especially love summer camp at LANK! There is a certain cadence to our day, and a relaxed atmosphere that only summer can provide. Maybe wearing shorts and sandals sets the tone for the day, and knowing that daylight will endure past 6 PM gives everyone that general sense of unhurried well-being. All of the summer camp themes were fantastic and provided our preschoolers a chance to play, create, cooperate, explore, and form bonds with friends and teachers. Our three camp sessions gave our kiddos an opportunity to get along with a new set of peers and different teachers than they may have experienced during the school year. At camp everyone eats lunch together, and there is greater variation of ages within groups. All of this provides the most wonderful backdrop to challenge, extend and develop social skills while making sure children feel secure enough to practice independence. Below I have highlighted some of the wonderful activities that accentuated the 2018 camp experience.

Camp Applause

We began the summer with a bang by expanding our traditional visual arts camp to include all the arts; drama, music, dance, and literature. The children’s book “999 Tadpoles” by Ken Kimura became the focal point of the two-week arts camp. It is the story of a mother and father frog in search a larger pond for their tadpoles in an effort to keep them safe from predators. Aside from enjoying the book, the children participated in set design, costumes, and ended the play with a modified version of Jeremiah Was a Bullfrog dance! Along the way, the children helped create a huge papier-mâché snake that was featured prominently in the book.