we run 2 camps:
Mission Mill Players for ages 8-13 (1/2 day for 5 days)
Mini-Players for ages 5-7 (2 hours for 4 days)
plus we offer a Teen Interpreter Program for youth ages 14-18

We've had little if any problems with parents and ages, save a few parents who think their 6 year old is too mature for the younger kids...

Hope this helps
Keni Sturgeon
Curator
Mission Mill Museum
Salem, OR 97301


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We have a summer camp for kids currently in 3rd through 6th grade.  It is a small group each week – only 20 kids.  We do not split them up by age – the range of ages are welcome at each week.

 

Part of this is to experience multi-age learning experiences, as early 19th century schools would have offered.  We do sometimes arrange the kids by age at the work tables for craft activities – so the younger kids may get additional assistance if needed.

 

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The Landmark Society of Western New York

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I have a question for you all…how many of you have camp.

If you do—do you split up the kids by age?

How do the parents deal with that?

 

Cecilia Dubon Slesnick

Vice President, Education

Historical Museum of Southern Florida

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