Survey | a variety of summer camps, you have to keep your eyes open and choose well, don't spend money wrongfully

"A second battalion was opened on July 18th. There are still 6 places left, consider replying to me as soon as possible." With the arrival of summer vacation, various summer camps and summer training activities mainly for primary and secondary school students have caught fire.

The reporter's investigation found that there are various types of summer camps on the market, and the price is often thousands of yuan to tens of thousands of yuan. In addition to the growth of children in the summer camp, there are also parents who feedback that the publicity of the training activities does not match the actual situation, and the content "shrinks". Parents and experts suggest that when choosing a summer camp, it is necessary to identify the qualifications of the institution, pay attention to the contract specifications, and at the same time combine the characteristics of the children themselves to avoid spending money unjustly.

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Institutions grasp the enrollment price of thousands of start

Enter keywords such as "summer camp" and "Beijing summer camp" on your mobile phone and search engine, and immediately pop up a number of institutions that carry out summer camps and summer training activities.

"Enrollment is in progress, please hurry up if you want to register." A children's summer camp organization, this year's main projects have two - "Run Bar Teenagers" Western-style challenge camp and "Little Devils Grow Independent Growth Camp". According to the staff of the agency, the company mainly carries out summer camp training activities for children over 5 years old. Each summer camp is closed, with no accompanying parents and a limit of 30 people. Among them, the Western-style challenge camp is 4280 yuan for 7 days and 6 nights, and a total of three camps will be held this summer; the "independent growth camp" is 3980 yuan for 6 days and 5 nights, and there are two sessions this summer. "Sign the contract first and then enter the camp, the camp has been open for many years, you can rest assured."

In another well-known market institution, the type and content of the summer camp are set to be more refined. In terms of time, the shortest summer camp is 5 days and the maximum is 45 days. "For different children's situations, we have divided them into a variety of theme camps." According to the staff of the institution, the summer camp mainly includes "mental growth", "military expansion", "sports training" and so on. Specific to the theme of "mental growth", there are more types of summer camps such as "inspirational", "character shaping", "gratitude", "leadership", "emotional intelligence and financial quotient" and so on. Summer camp prices range from 3,980 yuan to 36,800 yuan.

The reporter learned from the interview that due to the global new crown epidemic, there are almost no overseas summer camps and study tour projects promoted by various institutions in the market. Most of the types of summer camps and summer training activities carried out in China are divided into military training, wilderness survival development, social practice, parent-child camps, etc.

Under the background of epidemic prevention and control, summer safety work, etc., there are also some new changes in summer camps in the market this year. The reporter found that the "elite camp" with relatively higher prices and restrictions on 20-30 people has become a "new card" for the competition of various market institutions. A number of institutions also said that the summer camp activities will strictly implement the process of temperature measurement and disinfection. "Our camp staff have been vaccinated and the venue will be disinfected in advance. The children in this camp are all from Beijing, and once the camp is opened, outsiders will not let them in. Some agency staff said.

harvest

Children are better able to cook independently

"The summer camp I attended before, I felt good, but it still worked. This year's summer camp for children is about to start. "Ding Ding's mother said that as early as March this year, she reported a desert parent-child trip of more than 20,000 yuan to her children, and at that time, she also offered more than 1,000 yuan." Today's children are quite pretentious. His father often worked in the field, and he thought of arranging a parent-child summer camp for his grandfather and son to go out for 5 days. I hope that he can grow faster in personality and independent life. ”

Tutu's speech eloquence summer camp also gave him a harvest. Tutu, 7 years old, was not fluent in speech, and even when his family asked to recite ancient poems or read texts, he seemed timid, stumbling, and his eyes were moving. "What to do? Later, after being introduced by a friend, I reported him to an elocution training camp, a total of 4,000 yuan for 5 days, including camp transportation, accommodation, meals, and insurance. "Tutu's mother said that after returning home from 5 days of training, she felt that Tutu had indeed made some progress in speaking." The feeling is that I am less stage-timid than before, and the speech begins to have a sense of rhythm, and there is a difference in the weight of the tone, which is still quite useful. ”

Since then, Tutu's mother has reported to her child for another military training camp. "I also reported it to him during the summer vacation, when it was a one-week camp. I didn't go, listened to the children, there were basic standing training, teamwork, tent building, bandaging wounds, backpacking and other things. "Tutu's mother said that what impressed the child most was the group picnic activity on the last day." The children cooked together on a fire, and it was there that he learned scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and later he was able to cook the dish independently. "It's hard to eat!" Recalling the final picnic session of summer camp, Tutu blurted out. But for the cooperation with "comrades-in-arms" and his own gains, he did not shy away. "Of course it works, it's fun."

In addition to the growth of children, parents have gained a lot. "Generally look at online information and friend recommendations, more often than not, it is introduced between friends. Summer camps are to do word of mouth, without word of mouth it is difficult to have the next time, it is recommended to choose a large mature institution. Ding Ding's mother said.

Oops

Propaganda is not in line with reality, some projects "shrink"

The reporter's investigation found that due to the different sizes and qualifications of the organizers on the market, there are also some parents who report summer camp activities to their children that are not as successful as expected. Xiao Rui's father thinks that he "suffered a dumb loss" last year.

"At that time, I reported a 7-day 'field special training camp' for my children, which was a bit similar to the summer camp like military training. However, the actual content and the propaganda did not match and shrank. Xiao Rui's father said that he did not know at the beginning that the content of the summer camp activities had "shrunk", and it was only after the child went home to communicate with him.

Xiao Rui's father said that last year, after studying the material publicity, film and television video publicity and course arrangements of a summer camp, he made up his mind to report a "field special training camp" with a price of nearly 4,000 yuan for 7 days for his children. However, when the children returned home, they said that there was a lot of content that was not covered. For example, in the outdoor survival link, there is only one drilling wood for fire, other projects are not; in the safety education part, there is no publicity of hemostasis bandaging, anti-poison and anti-chemical, etc., only one fire safety.

"Later, I responded with the institution, and the explanation given by the class teacher was that the training instructor on the class was new and the implementation of the curriculum was not detailed enough, and I obviously did not agree with such an explanation." Xiao Rui's father believes that this institution has been suspected of false propaganda, and it is more suspected of breach of contract. After several negotiations, the agency finally refunded a part of the fee.

A few days ago, Ling Yiting, who returned to Beijing from other places, also saw a summer camp on the way. "More than 20 children, led by 2 teachers. Maybe the teacher in order to manage the convenience, along the way the children are looking down to play mobile phones, brush short videos, play games. "Ling Yiting said that the teacher let the children sleep and rest in the middle of the way, and when the mobile phone was collected, the teacher said to keep it for two hours, and then took a photo to send it to the parents, and quickly returned the mobile phone to the children." A few days of summer camp, children to Beijing can see what to learn do not know, but the short video pushed by the algorithm should be deeply imprinted in the hearts of children. ”

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Find out the characteristics of the child Pay attention to the details of the contract

"Summer camp, it's really not a casual report, parents just throw their hands away." Ma Jia, who has reported many summer camps and summer activities to her children, said that there are many types and projects of summer camps, and parents should try to compare and study, and then select the most suitable summer camps for their children, "First of all, don't say anything else, after all, the price is not cheap." ”

The reporter's investigation found that in addition to the information on the official websites of some institutions, there are also people who publish summer camp activities on Weibo, Tieba and so on. As for the organizer of the event and the relevant situation, it is necessary to add contact information privately and then communicate. "Don't trust online private ads or strange groups." In Ma Jia's view, parents must have enough understanding of their children's personality, hobbies, strengths and weaknesses, etc. to choose which summer camp to apply for. In addition, it is also necessary to consider the comprehensive decision of the summer camp's length of time, location, process arrangement and other factors.

"Whether you want to participate in a summer camp or where to go to play, parents must first think clearly about what the main purpose is." Is it to fill the child's summer vacation time, or to let others take care of the child, or to hope that the child's vacation is full and happy, and there is something to be gained. Yang Haiyu, independent consultant for children and former UNICEF child protection expert and programme officer, said that in addition to some pure leisure summer camps, parents are advised to choose three projects for their children that combine natural closeness, cultural customs and social practices. Through summer camps or training activities, learn the skills of doing things outside of school, which is very useful for children's psychological self-confidence and safety and stability building. ”

Yang Haiyu suggested that parents should do their homework on the institutions and teachers of the summer camp. Depending on the qualifications of the relevant institutions, mentors or staff, "it is not excluded that the personnel of some institutions are made up on an ad hoc basis." "In addition, we must also pay attention to the details of the contract content." Now there are factors of the epidemic, whether there is a force majeure clause in the contract, as well as safety and security, insurance, emergency response plan, etc., which must be considered. If you do a good job of professionalism in the details, you will have a little more grasp. ”