Summer camp, between memories and the future

In Buenos Aires if a child, ever since, not participating in a summer camp, they ask their mothers “did not find place,” and immediately begin to designate places where, perhaps, calling now, a place you retrieve it. For many summer camps there’s even a waiting list, the longer the more coveted the colony! When I first heard the term memories are flown to Italian Rationalist buildings, Near the sea, large, imposing, often now empty and abandoned. The summer camp was founded to support less well-off families, especially during the fascism, the state and corporations think of their employees through child care, beach holidays to let them breathe fresh air.

Here in Buenos Aires instead of the summer camp is absolutely not a sign of economic hardship the family, indeed, a month or two of activity with the water and swimming in the pool, but also fun activities related to design, to outdoor games. They are organized by the kindergartens and nurseries, centers and sports clubs. Educators teachers involved in planning the day for children, you can choose between the classic half-day or full-time. All public schools sign contracts with most major sports centers to send children who enroll, are organizing buses to transport and attempt to maintain the traditional school hours, not to disturb the routine of parents and children.

For the older but there are real holiday stays, often in the camp to discover the landscapes of Argentina. They are organized by groups like scout or ort, the equivalent of the Jewish community. But I am really not proselytize and access is guaranteed to everyone. More expensive than the colonies in the city, have a unique opportunity to discover places and spend time away from their parents, learning to fend for themselves.