Parents worried by lack of UK summer camp options due to Covid-19

Some families are sending children abroad while others worry about strain on mental health

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The mass withdrawal of UK summer camps for children has left parents concerned for their children’s mental health and their own careers, with some even sending children to residential camps abroad that are able to operate under more relaxed guidelines than in the UK.

Other parents, who say they have struggled to home school their children since schools closed in March, say they have no idea how they will look after their children during the summer holidays while still working.

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Circomedia has created a directory of free, online circus tutorials and activities teaching children circus skills including juggling, acrobatics, how to make their own equipment, and performance.

Fire Tech has online courses for children of all ages, from week-long to part-time and tasters

Funtech virtual camps offer real-time, interactive classes.

Art-k is offering pre-recorded art tutorials and weekly Zoom art classes

Scouts pulled together indoors activities for “the great indoor badge”

Millfield school in Somerset is running courses for local children, including academic catch-ups for children aged five to 15

The website eparenting.co.uk offers free activity ideas that can be done with children anywhere in the UK.

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from Children | The Guardian https://ift.tt/3jkpx4U