AcroSports
July 26, 2008
My 10 year old son recently participated in 1 week of circus camp and 1 week of x-sports camp. He has never been so enthusiastic about any other summer camp he has been enrolled in. Each day when I picked him up, he was full of stories about what he learned at camp. To top it off, he actually enjoyed participating in the end of week performance for the parents. I think this is because the instructors let the campers contribute ideas about what they want the performance to be. So, the campers develop, practice, and put on their own performance with the guidance of the instructors. My son usually loathes school performances and gets very nervous before his piano recitals and I knew this camp was worth every penny spent when my tween said to me, "Mom, I wasn't embarassed at all."
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
my son's self-esteem.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Try to reach out more to young children from lower socio-economic groups. Many public schools have had to cut PE programs, especially to younger students because of budget crisis.
More feedback...
What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
I don't have to force my son to go.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
Generally good with children at different developmental stages.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Do more mobile programs to service public schools that have had to cut PE programs because of budget crisis.
Ways to make it better...
they thought about using some kind of air freshener? It is a gym, after all...
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
Growth and potentially needing more space?
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2008
MY ROLE:
Client Served & enrolled my son in summer camps.