Is it better to go to American summer camp or to travel alone?

It depends on what your purpose is, sightseeing or hoping that children can learn something. If it's some summer camps organized with China, it's better to be free. But there are many summer camps in America, which is really good. Every summer camp has a profound influence on children, even for life.

That depends on what kind of summer camp you go to. Who did this? Over the years, I have seen several summer camps with my own eyes, all of which are organized by domestic groups, just traveling in different places. Tour guides themselves don't know much about America. How can they help students understand America? If children want to improve their English and really go deep into the United States, they must directly participate in summer camps organized by Americans. Many schools in the United States organize various summer camps. My children go to different camps and sports camps every summer. Character building camp, inspirational camp, adventure camp, performance camp, language learning camp, sightseeing camp,,, everything.

1, American life experience series of studying abroad

This kind of summer camp is mainly based on the experience of studying in the United States. The time is generally about 3 weeks, and the price is about 45,000 per person. In the early stage, students were arranged to stay with local families in Los Angeles, USA, and experience the original American life. Learning and sightseeing are interspersed in the itinerary, mainly to let summer camp students learn English courses in the American campus environment and experience American campus life. After the two-week English course, students in summer camp will be arranged to visit famous American universities and some landmark buildings.

Advantages: 1) Classic lines, where Hollywood is located.

2) Suitable for students who want to improve their English and are interested in studying in the United States.

3) Stay with American host families, experience American local life and feel American culture.

Disadvantages: 1) Lack of education for children's survival.

2) Lack of hands-on ability to children, ability to lead a team and sense of social responsibility.

2. Play Experience Camp Series

Students will have a one-month closed experience life in the camp about 1 hour drive from the city. The cost is relatively high, generally 60-80 thousand per person. The main feature of the activity is that students will receive dance, drama, music, pottery, cooking, photography, painting, equestrian, swimming, basketball, water skiing, tennis, football, archery and fencing in the camp.

Advantages: 1) The activities are rich, and all the skills of children can be trained.

2) The camp is located in the beautiful natural lake area far away from the urban area.

Disadvantages: 1) is relatively closed and lacks sightseeing and understanding of American cities.

2) Due to the long time period, the cost is relatively high.

3, study tour summer camp series

The best study tour+play mode, the itinerary is generally set at 2 weeks, accompanied by a number of American study tours to choose from, and the cost is about 32,000 yuan. In the first week of my trip, I entered a local middle school in the United States to learn and communicate with foreign students and feel the local education in the United States. In the second week, we will arrange to visit the world's top universities, visit American knowledge attractions and cities, and let the students see the world, open their eyes and be more confident.

Advantages: 1) Living in a friendly family in America, experiencing the atmosphere of American life and practicing oral English.

2) Taking classes with foreign students, making American friends and feeling American education are of great help to improve English.

Disadvantages: 1) The itinerary is relatively simple, similar to a summer camp for pure language learning.

2) Lack of cultivation of students' comprehensive ability.

It can be seen that most of American summer camps in China are based on pure language, pure fun or experience of studying in the United States. The advantage lies in strengthening the training of children in a certain aspect, which makes the language ability or personal physical quality improve obviously in a short time, but it is a bit insufficient for the overall shaping of children. In view of this, we found a summer camp in boy scouts of america, which can let children visit American cities, improve their English, experience American local cultural life and cultivate their survival skills and moral quality.

Boy scouts of america Summer Camp of Leduo Travel Network has arranged two routes along the east and west coasts. West coastline 16 days, east and west coastline 17 days. The price remains at around 40,000 yuan, slightly lower than the cost of traditional summer camps in the United States. On the first day of the trip, we will stop in Los Angeles, and take the students to visit the landmark attractions such as the Avenue of Stars to appreciate the local customs and customs, so that the students can quickly adjust their discomfort in a foreign country.

Next, I will visit the Los Angeles camp in boy scouts of america, where I will study and live for 7 days. The Boy Scout Camp in Los Angeles is located in San Bernardino National Forest Park, close to the famous scenic spot "Arrow Lake", including three training grounds, two restaurants, five dormitory buildings with superior conditions, three shooting ranges, three swimming pools, two archery ranges, indoor and outdoor climbing wall, mountain cycling field, racetrack, astronomical observatory and multimedia classroom. Fully enclosed and beautiful natural environment and complete hardware facilities are the largest investment training camps in the United States.

In the Boy Scout Learning Camp in Los Angeles, standard American dormitories are arranged for students, so that students can study in the classroom of the camp, have meals in the student canteen, experience the life of the American Boy Scout Summer Camp on the spot and spend their holidays with children from all over the world. In the comprehensive training camp, colorful outdoor courses and team training are arranged for students, as well as leadership training plans and outdoor skills training suitable for teenagers' psychological characteristics. At the same time, students are encouraged to participate in discussions, dare to ask questions, face problems bravely and try to solve them. In the camp, there are opportunities to train and play games with students from all over the world, overcome difficulties and achieve goals together, and increase cultural exchanges and contacts with each other. At the same time, there are professionally trained leading teachers, enthusiastic volunteer teams, professional chefs and medical teams to ensure that every student can spend a unique summer camp here.

After the 7-day summer camp in boy scouts of america, we will also pay an in-depth visit to American culture from the aspects of science, technology and humanities, personally experience the uniqueness of American culture and education, experience the ordinary life of Americans at close range, immerse ourselves in the pure American English environment, experience unprecedented language impact, and open up children's international horizons.

On the west coast route, children will be taken into Disneyland to enjoy the adventure and beauty of the fairy tale world. Visit Universal Studios and watch the birth of Hollywood blockbusters; Walk into the coastal city of San Diego and feel the blend of different cultures; Walk into Stanford University, a famous university, and see how Silicon Valley, Intel and Google have changed the world with technology. Then stop in San Francisco, go to Jiuqu Flower Street to feel the artistic atmosphere, and go to Chinatown, Union Square, Golden Gate Park and other attractions to feel the integration and differences between Chinese and American cultures. On the east-west coast route, in addition to visiting Disney, Universal Studios and China Grand Theatre, we will also visit the east coast cities of Washington, Philadelphia and new york, approach the White House, the political center of the United States, feel the rise and fall of Wall Street, visit the West Point Military Academy, the cradle of American generals, and see the economic and cultural differences between the east and west coasts of the United States.

The boy scouts of america Summer Camp route carefully arranged by Leduo Travel Network allows students to learn survival ability in English environment, improve their children's social skills and cultivate their ability to lead a team. It also takes into account the tour of famous American scenic spots, so that children can deeply experience boy scouts of america culture and American geography and humanities in just 17 days.

After studying and analyzing the itineraries of many American summer camps, I recommend boy scouts of america Summer Camp, which was introduced on 20 14. As we all know, boy scouts of america (BSA) was founded on February 8th of 19 10, and it is the most developed country in scouting. Its purpose is to help children increase their knowledge, master skills, improve themselves, their families and communities, and make them responsible and independent citizens and future leaders. In addition, Leduo Travel Network is the only travel agency in Chinese mainland that is jointly authorized by boy scouts of america Los Angeles Camp and China Youth Center to recruit summer camp students in China. Therefore, as long as you attend, you can experience activities different from traditional American summer camps.

To attend summer camps in the United States, you can directly participate in various summer camps organized by non-governmental organizations, or participate in language and cultural activities, tourism and student exchange activities through intermediaries and other institutions. The two are just like the difference between traveling alone and traveling with a group.

Free travel: American summer camp

The American Camping Association is a non-profit organization composed of camping experts, which has a history of one hundred years. There are about 65,438+2,000 members in the United States, including more than 7,000 residential camps and more than 5,000 non-residential camps.

American summer camps focus on traditional activities, such as cooking summer camps, so that children can learn cooking by themselves; And sports, including basketball, football and baseball summer camps; There are also various outdoor survival training camps where children can fish, swim, barbecue and learn how to camp together.

Summer camp organizers in the United States are mainly private organizations, but there are many professional regulations on summer camp management in the United States, involving the qualifications of summer camp organizers. Managers, catering health service personnel and various camp consultants must hold corresponding professional qualification certificates.

If you want to participate in the summer camp, parents in China can directly submit an application to the organizers of the summer camp in the United States, find their favorite place and type through the Internet, learn about the qualifications of the summer camp, the qualifications and scale of the organizers, and fill in the registration form online and pay the registration fee. In addition, parents have to apply for visas for their children, prepare round-trip air tickets and arrange airport transfers. If it is a non-residential summer camp, someone needs to take care of the children's accommodation, or I can accompany them to the United States.

Parents need to do some research and choose carefully before choosing a suitable summer camp for their children. The website of the American Camping Association lists the prices, locations and activities of various summer camps. The association has formulated 300 standards, including emergency measures for summer camps, qualifications and training of managers, the ratio of camp staff to children, and how to solve the problems of children's indiscipline and homesickness. These summer camps are regularly tested and evaluated, and the test results are regularly published on the association's website.

Tour with a group: Participate in the summer camp through an intermediary.

Although the above summer camp looks beautiful, the actual operation requires parents to make efforts and make preparations in many aspects. In contrast, it is easier to travel with a group to summer camp.

At present, most children from China attend summer camps in the United States through intermediaries in China or the United States. Zhu, chairman of American Asia-America International Travel Service, told Xinhua International that there are two kinds of summer camps for children in China. One is a language and cultural activity sponsored by the school, which lasts for a week or two to a month; The other is tourism, which lasts for ten days and a half months.

At present, the management of China travel agencies in the United States is increasingly standardized, and the basic safety is guaranteed. However, the current market competition is fierce. Parents are advised to choose carefully according to their own economic ability and consider the actual effect.

Although some short-term tours or study tours arranged through intermediaries are claimed to be "helping children to improve their oral and listening skills quickly", "preparing children to apply for prestigious schools, providing American SAT exams and thesis consultation, and organizing visits to prestigious schools", the actual situation is far from parents' expectations.

For example, 10 summer camp, two days round trip, at least two days for domestic flights and transportation, at least two days for sightseeing spots, Disney 1 day, shopping 1 day, and less than two days for communication with Americans at most.

Compared with the paid summer camp, the student exchange activities organized by the school are safer, more reliable and more cost-effective. This kind of activity only needs to pay the round-trip fare, and both Chinese and American students live in each other's homes.

The students all said that the activity was very meaningful. Most of these activities are carried out in an orderly way. Students are not only safe and secure, but also can live in an all-English environment for several months and get more exposure to American culture.