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FOR
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CAMP
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WHERE
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COST
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ACTIVITIES
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THE ACROBAT
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Evanston |
$780/four-week session |
Acrobatics, trapeze flying, tightrope and stilt walking, juggling
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THE COMPUTER GEEK
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Chicago, River Forest, or Lisle
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$599/week |
Computer programming, robotics, Web and game design
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THE SPORTS FAN
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Skokie |
$450/day camp five-day session |
Write and produce sports news and learn play-by-play broadcasting skills |
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THE ACTOR
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Chicago |
$375/two-week session |
Theatre games, improvisation, vocal work, performance
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THE LINGUIST
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Chicago |
$345/week |
Spanish language instruction through crafts, games, and activities
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THE COMEDIAN
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Chicago
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$335–$365/two-week session
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Improvisation and sketch comedy writing
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THE ROCK STAR
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Des Plaines
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$540/week; $2,010/four-week session |
Write lyrics, learn guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, or vocals, and perform |
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THE ARTIST
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Chicago
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$722.50/four-week session (half day); $1,445/four-week session (all day) |
Drawing, painting, dance, and performance projects |
HOW WE COMPARE
While summer camp fees vary, the average weekly fee nationwide for overnight camps ranges from $325 to $780, and the average day camp fee runs $100 to $275 per week, but can be as low as $75. Full-season camps of seven to nine weeks cost around $3,000 to $9,000.
Average weekly fee for all ACA-accredited overnight camps, by U.S. region:
| New England |
$620
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| Middle Atlantic |
$420
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| Midwest |
$420
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| South |
$400
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| West |
$370
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Average weekly fee for an ACA-accredited overnight camp offering nonreligious, traditional camp programs (nature activities, swimming, arts and crafts, etc.), by state:
| Wisconsin |
$504
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| Illinois |
$447
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| Michigan |
$443
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| Indiana |
$438
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