Top five reasons to send your child to Young Americans Center Summer Camps

Summer will be here before we know it, which means warmer days, vacations, and summer camps for your children!  Keep reading for the top five reasons you should consider sending your child to a Summer Camp at Young Americans Center for Financial Education this year.  And don’t just take our word for it–see what last year’s campers had to say about their experience!

The Top Five

1. Camps are a great deal for families. Week-long day camps cost $245* per camper per week! Young Americans Center offers 11 different camps all summer for kids entering 3^rd grade through entering 9^th grade.  Plus, there’s variety–kids can run Young Ameritowne or International Towne, learn how to start a business in YouthBiz, discover how women have changed the world in Girls Can, or Spark Change in their community.
2. Kids learn about financial concepts and entrepreneurship in a hands-on way. For example, campers learn about financial concepts through banking bingo, and famous women through Jeopardy.  Students become game pieces and play a savings game on a giant game board, or get to build their own country.  They even have the opportunity to learn about interdependence through a lesson called “Ice cream makes the world go ‘round!”
3. Campers will make new friends.  Students work together during all the steps leading up to their final activity on Friday, whether it is running Towne, selling their goods at a marketplace, or participating in a service project.
4. Lessons will help in later life.  Skills such as how to prepare for a job interviews, how to make a budget, how countries in the world depend on each other, or even how to start a business are lessons that participants will use in the real world!
5. It’s fun!  Between engaging, activity-based lessons, students will do crafts, play games, and have a great time being kids.

Why Kids Like Camp

Kids have this to say about their time at Young Americans Center Summer Camps:

• International Towne Camp participant: “I learned about investments, what they are and the different types.  I also learned about micro-finance.”
• Girls Can Camp participant: “I enjoyed the guest speakers because they showed us how you can still follow your dreams no matter what.”
• Junior Money Matters Camp participant: “I liked learning about loans and interviews.”
• Spark Change Camp participant: “This was inspirational, I learned a lot and had a great time!”

Registration for Summer Camp is going on now, and camps are filling up quickly!  Don’t miss this opportunity to give your child money smarts.  We hope to see you this summer!

*Prices are subject to change, and camps offered by third-party organizations charge different prices.