With the summer holidays coming soon, camps offering anything from outdoor adventure to activities for children with disabilities have already begun accepting registrations.
One option is the Flysky Education Foundation, which provides an aviation camp where participants have the opportunity to tour airplane manufacturers and board the presidential aircraft, and also offers optional bilingual tuition.
Another is the solar-powered vehicle science camp, provided by the China Youth Foundation, which will guide children from grades two to six in understanding the principles of solar power and help them assemble a sola-powered car, culminating in a speed and distance race.
The architecture department of National Taipei University of Technology will feature a “house-hop” camp for architecture enthusiasts. Participants will be taken to sites such as the Beitou Hot Spring Museum, the “Ilan House” project organized by the Youngsun Culture and Education Foundation, and the Luodong Sports Park. It will teach draftsmanship and model construction, aimed at helping kids determine if they are interested a career in the field.
ROBOT CAMP
Another camp held by universities is the robot summer camp, organized jointly by National Chiao Tung, Cheng Kung and National Central universities. Topics include the operation of mechanical arms, as well as voice-controlled and musical robots.
For those interested in the ecology and agriculture, the Council of Agriculture and 31 local farmers’ associations have organized agricultural communities camps, featuring nearly 100 DIY projects and 60 different ecological trips.
The sailing summer camp held by the Tainan Municiple Simen Elementary School has returned after enormous success in previous years.
The camp will be located at Chiumaoyuan beach (秋茂園海灘) in Tainan City’s Anping District (安平).
SPECIAL NEEDS
For children with special medical needs, the Catholic Sanipax Socio-Medical Service and Education Foundation has set up a three-day camp that will teach children with diabetes to administer their own insulin through games and activities. By barring parents from attending, the camp aims to help children be independent and help them conquer their fear of needles.
Other camps for children with Down’s Syndrome or hearing disabilities, held by the Down’s Syndrome Association of the ROC, and the Children Charity Association are also available.
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