So why do parents\u00a0send their children in droves from the city every day to camps on Long Island?<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel so grateful to have found a camp for my daughter.\u202f I\u2019m so glad that I can give her the perfect summer camp for a city kid; one where\u00a0she is outdoors in the sunshine, swimming in the pool\u202fand running in the grass\u00a0every day. She comes home exhausted with dirty knees and crazy hair.\u00a0\u00a0Most importantly, she comes home happy.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Mrs. Grillo<\/p>\n
\u201cSending our children out of the city for summer camp was the best decision we could have made.\u00a0 We love our city living most of the year, but the amazing landscape at Shibley provides a true camp experience and the ability to be outdoors for activities as much as possible \u2013 a luxury no local camp could provide.\u00a0\u00a0While the bus ride to and from was my greatest hesitation, this was actually one of their daily highlights. They made friends outside of their groups and age bracket\u00a0which made them feel even more connected to their camp community.\u201d \u2013\u00a0Mrs. Shah<\/p>\n
\u201cWe knew it was time to give our child a taste of suburban life when he saw the camp promotional video and said \u201clook, it\u2019s in the jungle!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0There\u2019s more to life than steaming hot sidewalks and fenced-in city parks.\u00a0We wanted to give him the opportunity to spend his summers running around in fresh air and green grass, and swimming in a beautiful outdoor pool.\u201d-Mrs. Singh<\/p>\n
\u201c\u2026imagine not hearing the shrill of car horns and emergency vehicles for days on end.\u202f Instead, imagine the magical sound of kids having fun in a truly natural setting.\u202f\u00a0My daughter loves escaping the noise of the city and enjoying full days\u00a0filled with the sounds of nature\u2026\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Mr. McLaughlin<\/p>\n
\u201cSending our daughter to camp on Long Island from NYC was one of the best decisions we have ever made!\u00a0Our daughter gets the opportunity to be active\u00a0in the\u00a0outdoors on a beautiful large suburban property while participating in so many activities\u00a0including; swimming, ropes course, playgrounds, sports,\u2026the list is endless. Shibley provides convenient busing, which is amazing especially for working parents.\u201d\u00a0\u202f\u2013 Mrs. Chan<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will be my daughter\u2019s second summer at camp, and the excitement in our home is at a whole new level!\u00a0\u2018When is camp starting mom? Living in NYC is an\u00a0amazing experience for my daughter and\u00a0our\u00a0family, but like every\u00a0New Yorker and\u00a0especially my child who is born\u00a0in\u00a0and being raised in\u00a0NYC, you need a break every once in a\u00a0while.\u202fThe activities were beyond her imagination and the staff and counselors were just amazing\u2026\u00a0even the bus ride\u00a0home was an\u00a0exciting\u00a0adventure\u00a0for her\u00a0filled with fun\u00a0and appropriate songs and games. City kids\u00a0have\u00a0benefits like no other\u00a0children, but you\u00a0should not pass up an\u00a0opportunity to\u00a0send them to\u00a0a camp outside the hustle and bustle of the jungle of\u00a0NYC.\u201d\u202f\u2013 Mrs.\u00a0Sticco<\/p>\n
\u201cI love sending my daughter to camp in the suburbs for so many reasons.\u202f First and foremost is getting\u00a0her to spend time\u00a0outside\u00a0surrounded by large lawns of\u00a0green grass and\u00a0giant shady trees. She\u00a0learns\u00a0about nature and escapes\u00a0the concrete jungle.\u202f\u00a0My daughter finally learned to put her head under water and started to swim last year\u00a0and now\u00a0she runs and jumps into the water with no fear.\u202fThis year she will work to pass the\u00a0deep water\u00a0test.\u00a0I feel like my daughter grew up on the bus, gained independence,\u00a0developed\u00a0patience and made\u00a0great\u00a0friendships with boys and girls of different ages.\u201d\u00a0\u2013 Mrs.\u00a0Ng<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery day is spent in a beautiful wooded sanctuary that gives my children the feel of a upstate sleep-away camp. I get the added bonus of seeing them at the end of every day, exhausted and relaxed as they regale me with the stories of their adventures. They don\u2019t have to compete with neighborhood kids for a hot swing on a blacktop playground. They don\u2019t have to wonder how they will fill their hot summer days in a concrete jungle.\u00a0Over the many years I have realized it is a different kind of friendship that forms over the summers, when you only see each other for a few months. They will have these camp friends for a lifetime.\u201c\u00a0\u2013 Mrs. Kohn<\/p>\n
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