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The holiday season is here again. For the students, it is time to play and relax after the stress of the school year. It’s the period they’ve been waiting for, when they can sleep freely without the unwanted wake-up calls. For some parents, this may be a temporary relief from the hassles of school runs. Not for working parents, however.
For working parents, this period brings its own hassles. There is the stress of trying to find a babysitter to look after the children while you’re at work. There is the worry that they would get into trouble during your absence. You are okay with them resting and having a good time, but you don’t want them to spend all that time playing. Summer schools are an option, but who wants to go to school during summer as well? How about an option where they could learn, have fun and garner new experiences all at once? Yes, let’s talk summer camps.
There are quite a number to choose from,
French Institute of Nigeria Summer Day Camp: This is a French day-camp for children from 6 to 14 years old, mixing French classes and various activities like sport, fine arts, etc. The camp will mix French classes with creative and fun activities. There are two groups and each would take place twice a week; the first from Monday-Wednesday 9am-1pm, and the next Tuesday- Thursday, at the same time. Basic French would be taught for the first two hours of each class, and then activities (games, painting, drawing, singing, sports, etc) in French for the next two hours. This is a great opportunity for your child to be bi-lingual! Batch 2 begins from August 1st and ends August 31st, and the monthly cost is N17,600. For more info, click here.
CODNigeria Local and International Summer Camp 2013: The CODNigeria is a registered national gender NGO holding special consultative status with the United Nations, and they would be having the second batch of campers on August 1st, and a third batch in September. The camp would be in two sections, a local one and an international one. The local one would include educational tours to science & arts sights like Songhai farms at Delta & Rivers State, the world’s best search engine Google, the Nigerian bottling company, Nigerian Breweries Ltd, Guinness Nigeria Ltd and the like. The international excursions would include a visit to Ford Motors and the United Nations. Fee is $4,000 and registration would be done on a first come, first serve basis. For more info, click here
Brainy Educare Summer Camp Nigeria 2013: Brainy Educare is an educational organization based in Lagos, and they are organizing a 2 week long summer camp starting from August 11th. They wish to provide boys and girls btw the ages of 8-16 with a world-class summer experience to enhance their team building, leadership, and self-confidence skills, while also providing them with lasting friendships and an unforgettable summer. There are boarding and day options, and the cost is N75,000 for boarders and N40,000 for day campers. They would be camping out at Grange Schools, Ikeja GRA. For more details, click here
QAARDAN Summer Camp 2013: This is a yearly entertainment and educational package aimed at driving cultural interaction between young students. The students get to travel to various countries such as the US, UK and France. In the UK, the students attend activities in Abbey College Malvern, Select English Cambridge or Coniston Hall Manchester where they will be awarded with an English Language certificate. They also get to visit other interesting places such as Chessington park, London zoo, Madame Tussauds, Alton Towers, London Eye, The Nigerian High Commission and many more. In the US, students lodge at the Renaissance Hotel, Los Angeles and the Best Western Hotel where they have a fun filled time visiting Hollywood and Disneyland. They attend a leadership course at the Leadership Institute in Virginia, where they have a special tour of the White House and Capitol Hill. In France, students attend one of the most prestigious schools, “L’Ecole des Roche.” They also get to visit UNESCO and Euro Disney where they all sit back to unwind. The camp is 3 weeks long and quite affordable. Go here for more details.
