Nissi Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 John Hopkins or other Talent Search programs? Would you recommend them? Are they worth the expense? We have a program that is only 20 mins away from our home? But I am not keen on my child staying overnight at the camp. Would they allow for him to come home on Sundays and Sat. evenings. Thanks for any input. Nissi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne/Ankara Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 We've done the Johns Hopkins one and we're just signing up for next summer (third year doing it). For us, it has been very valuable and worth the expense, especially for the lab science classes. Also, they were helpful about having the parents visit on Sundays, with no problem, but I do think they prefer that the child does not go home overnight during the three weeks. Never hurts to ask, however, if you are concerned... Let me know if you have specific questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ailaena Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Im not helping much, but I do know that RMTS requires, without exception,the kids to stay the entire time because of the whole living and learning together thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nissi Posted February 13, 2008 Author Share Posted February 13, 2008 Thank you. I plan on signing ds. for the lab science course. Ds. has never been away from home before. How can I help prepare him for this ? He is very outgoing but is sensitive to violence in books, movies, etc and has been sheltered in many ways. This is a good opportunity to prepare him. Nissi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anne/Ankara Posted February 13, 2008 Share Posted February 13, 2008 I can tell you what we did to prepare ds, age 12 at the time-- we arranged a 3 day trip with dh, just the two of them, which was the first time he spent away from the rest of the family. Later in that year, we arranged for a trip for himself and his sister, to spend about 4 days with good friends, away from parents. Each of these experiences was very positive, as I had expected, and when the time came for the camp, he was ready (age 13 by two weeks). I'll admit, it was a stretch, having him do the three week residential camp, and several nights we had prolonged telephone calls, when he was tired and missed home. But we helped him count the days until each Sunday, when we went up and spent the day with him. We also wrote him every day, and he wrote back every day, so that seemed to help. Loneliness can be hard, and I did feel for him, but I really thought that these kind of experiences help children mature and have confidence to tackle the next big challenge. It was the right age and time for him, so I'm pleased that we did it-- and the fact that he wants to return next summer means that it wasn't so bad!!! Lastly, the food was really terrible at the camp, so I think that affected his outlook, but there wasn't much to do about it. Just made him a bit more appreciative when he returned home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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