Researchers say that kids can loose up to 30% of school year learning during the summer months. Parents say that kids can become difficult and frustrating during the summer as they slip further and further into what can be best labeled as "Summer Brain Drain." But what is a parent to do? Kids are tired of worksheets and formulaic learning. And parents are so overworked that coming up with exciting things to learn each week seems like The Impossible Dream.
Camp Curiosity is the perfect solution.
Researchers claim that active learning is the best way to retain information. We only retain about 5% of what we see, so active learning, using all our senses, playing at activities is the way to retain. See learning pyramid here.
Created by psychotherapist, professor and mom, Maria Murphy, this program is all about active learning and saving parents from the exhausting work of researching topic after topic. Maria understands how challenging it can be to make learning a positive experience. Her parenting tips and tools for success offer simple strategies that help parents create positive relationships with their children.
1. Keeping it fresh. Six different educational blocks are offered for parents to guide their kids to explore. This will enhance learning and promote retention during the summer months.
2. Strategy. It teaches parents simple strategies from patience to limit setting to specific bonding tools.
3. Fun. Parents and kids have the opportunity to treat education as a time of discovery and curiosity. Boredom and summer frustration becomes an issue of the past. Learning is easy and fun with this program. Using active learning makes the process a positive one.
4. Get physical. The program offers unique physical activity suggestions each week based on the President's Fitness Program for children. (Think Astronaut Training for Kids).
Camp curiosity has everything your child needs to have a successful summer.This 6-week online summer program is designed to keep kids up to par with the progress they have made over the school year, help parents enjoy learning time with kids and help parents develop easy to use strategies that build the parenting skills we all seek.
This is a flexible program. Whether parents have little time for activities or lots of time, everything they need to keep their kids on track and have fun with them is right at their fingertips.
No matter how little time you are able to invest in this program,your kids will learn new concepts, get fun activities that reduce boredom and keep their minds working. If you want to devote more time to the activites,you will have all the material you need and more!
There are six different topic blocks.( Read summaries of each subject at "Course Subjects."
1. Solar System
2. Inventors
3. Change our World
4. Summer Safari
5. 7 Wonders of the World
6. Writing and Performing
Each includes 5 days of topic related "camp" activities:
-physical activities ( can your kid's turn their bike into a space craft?)
-outings
-kitchen activities (think Asteroid Potatoes or Egyptian Cake)
-Creative activities (Make a drum, paint the aurora borealis)
-25 + active links with games, fun information, tools for parents, etc.
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