There's No Place Like Summer Camp

It's Summer!  If you are a kid it means no school and lots of free time.  If you are a parent it means the kids are home all day with nothing to do. Summer Programs for the kids might be just the ticket to keep them engaged during those hazy, lazy days.  Summer Programs, Day Camp or Overnight Camp can offer a wide range of benefits for children of any age, including: promoting independence, developing skills, building self-esteem, fostering learning and personal growth, and, of course, making friends and memories that will last a lifetime.

In this episode Jason Brown, Camp Experience Manager for Ebner Camps and John Pellino, Associate Director/Programming & Instruction, Talcott Mountain Science Center chat with hosts Christine Buhler of Talcott Mountain Science Center and Michael Mezheritskiy of Milestone Asset Management Group about: Things parents should look for in a Summer Camp, How to get your kids ready for a camp experience, The types of programs available for kids, How parents can feel more comfortable with sending a child to an overnight camp, and so much more...

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Jason Brown is the Camp Experience Manager for Ebner Camps, Inc - a family of four summer camps that operate in Litchfield County. Jason’s job is to ensure that everyone who sets foot on one of their camp properties - from staff to campers to parents - has an unforgettable and enjoyable experience. Ebner Camp’s facilities are two overnight facilities - Camp Awosting for Boys and Camp Chinqueka for Girls, and two day camps - Eagle Rock Day Camp in Washington and Boulder Ridge Day Camp in Barkhamsted.

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John Pellino oversees Outreach, Saturday, Vacation and Summer programs for TMSC, and IT at Talcott. John first attended Talcott as a 6th grader from nearby Simsbury. His work as a student, peer teacher, and Science Center Scholar lead him to a position as Nature Instructor at High Meadow Day Camp. These experiences set him on the path to a degree in Biology with graduate coursework in Educational Technology and Educational Psychology.

After serving as Staff Microbiologist for an NSF program, he joined TMSC full-time as a Research Assistant. Since then he has also served as Research Associate, Instructor, Assistant Director and Associate Director.  Projects at Talcott have included Project TEMPO (student health education), External Research for Apple Advanced Technology Group, The Jason Project, NSF Urban Network, The GLOBE Program, Coordinator and Coach for FIRST Robotics, FIRST LEGO League, and Trinity College Firefighting Robotics, as well as design and implementation of Connecticut's first statewide science teachers' network.

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