New reviews of Oakland Zoo Camp for a rising first grader
My son LOVES the zoo, but has never been to a full day summer camp. He is a pretty cautious child and doesn't usually immediately feel comfortable jumping into new situations with people he's not familiar with. I'm wondering if anyone can tell me if you think summer camp at Oakland Zoo might be an okay fit for him or not. Most recent reviews I'm seeing are from 2011 - anyone have kids this age who have attended more recently?
thank you
Feb 23, 2017
Parent Replies
My stepson went to that camp-also his first camp experience-and had a really good time. This was a few years ago when he was in the summer before kindergarten (he is now in 2nd grade).
He was a really standoffish kid, both in terms of other kids and activities, back then and the camp was just the right speed. He did have a buddy from preschool attending with him. He still keeps their name tags from that camp.
My son had a great time at his first time in zoo camp as an incoming Kindergartner, and he is an anxious kid (though you wouldn't know it because he gets into fight instead of flight mode). He had such a great time that he has begged to come back again this summer and I've signed him up for 3 weeks this time! They are really great with the kids.