Summer day camps for children are becoming increasingly popular in Moscow. Everything you wanted to know about the city children's camp.

With school holidays approaching at any time of the year, parents face a difficult task. If at this moment there is no one to spend time with the children, then they try to find summer or winter schools, away camps outside the city. Now there is a great opportunity not to send your children to places far from home. There are many organizations in the capital and Moscow region that organize leisure activities throughout the day, as well as camps located in the city itself. Today summer camp program extremely full of events for children in Moscow.

Vacation time opens up new opportunities for children. After all children's camps in Moscow and regions offer their services not only of an entertaining nature, but also of an educational one. During a week free from school, students can take a break from the intense educational process, as well as learn a lot of new things, make new friends, and improve their communication skills.

Camp locations
Most children's camps are based on organizations that organize developmental events for schoolchildren and their parents, family development centers, schools, lyceums, gymnasiums, interest clubs, language centers, various workshops, dance and sports sections, parks.

As in full-day country camps, in day camp for children Training sessions, master classes on certain topics, and field trips are organized to introduce children to the culture and history of the city. However, the peculiarity of such camps is that the children are there only until the evening, and their parents take them home at night. It is possible to go from morning to evening, or choose a morning or evening shift if the child suddenly participates in other extracurricular clubs. This is where the name of these day camps comes from. Most of them accept students on weekdays, being a more interesting and entertaining substitute for classes at school, some offer services on Saturdays and Sundays.

School-based camps close to where you live and at an affordable price
Many educational institutions in Moscow organize camps during school holidays. This is very convenient for parents, since the child will be close to home, communicate with teachers he knows, spend time with his friends, if he goes to a camp shift at his own school or gymnasium. Often summer camp At school offers its services for free, others at a nominal price.

This option is great for students primary school, when they still cannot stay alone at home all day, and when leaving far away summer day camp, may experience stress, missing home, missing their parents. Certainly, country camps have the advantage of being located in an ecologically clean area, which has a positive effect on children’s health. However, camps within the city are saturated educational events, trips, trips to museums, educational games, which, obviously, will bring much more benefit if the student spent all the holidays at home playing computer games or watching TV.

This is a fairly economical option for spending time in the spring, autumn, or some part of the long summer holidays. As a rule, summer shifts are valid only in the first two summer months. It is very rare for schools to accept students in August. This must be taken into account when planning during the summer holidays.

Camp in Moscow for preschoolers
Not only schoolchildren can take part in the camps. Based on children's clubs preschool education There are shifts for small children under 7 years of age. Not all children go to kindergartens, so parents often resort to the services of such institutions if, for some reason, they cannot find a person with whom to leave their child during the holidays.

Preschool camps have absorbed the most modern methods teaching kids. A variety of development and training programs await children here. All kinds of games in a foreign language, with music lessons, dancing, drawing. If it is not possible to send your child to kindergarten, then experienced camp teachers can offer to draw up individual plan activities for each child. By paying a certain amount, you can effectively prepare your children for admission to an educational institution.

Creative and entertaining camps based in children's centers
During the holidays, cultural and development centers prepare a special program, rich in activities, based on certain types of creativity and sports. A huge advantage summer events Children's leisure centers accept students all year round. Shifts also take place in children’s mini-groups, which allows each child to receive increased attention, which means that classes will bring more benefits.

Forms groups for children of all ages, both toddlers and elementary school students. Parents can choose a camp based on their child’s interests. Groups are formed on a specific creative topic that students are engaged in. During the shift, you can get acquainted with the history of your hometown, study the traditions of foreign countries, as well as improve your knowledge of school subjects and improve skills that may be useful in the future.

Can be found city ​​camp, which has its own film studio. During their stay at the center during the holidays, children can master the art of photography and film a short story on topics that interest them. Often the teachers are artists, confectioners, writers, and builders who are ready to share their skills with the younger generation. This is useful for children, as it helps them decide what they are interested in for their future professional activities.

Sports and technical children's camps in Moscow
Parents can choose summer school camp in one of the children's sports centers that operate on the basis of fitness clubs and swimming pools. For young athletes, this is an excellent opportunity to improve their physical capabilities and learn a new sport during the holidays. And all this in the form entertaining games surrounded by the spirit of competition. In such city camps, schoolchildren learn to swim, roller skate or skate (in winter time year), participate in football and running competitions. Girls can do rhythmic gymnastics and acrobatics. This can bring out the young athlete in the child and develop and enhance his interest in sports.

School-based camps foreign languages
For students who have an interest and ability in learning foreign languages, this will be an excellent opportunity to spend summer holidays in a children's camp based on a linguistic school or courses. Summer city camp forms groups not only in various areas of the language being studied, but also according to methodology. Children participate in interactive games that completely immerse them in the language environment. Training can take place by watching films or participating in theatrical performances. Children often have the opportunity to gain invaluable experience of communicating with a native speaker.

Camps that are functioning all year round will help your child become the best student in the class in three months of summer vacation. For students high school There is the possibility of being in specialized groups where the language is studied from a certain professional angle.

Outdoor camps
Leisure centers for children within the city do not have the opportunity to provide children with time in nature. Numerous city parks cope with this problem by organizing open-air events during the holidays, where possible, located in ecologically clean areas of the city. Such children's clubs are located in popular vacation spots for Muscovites: VDNKh, Sokolniki, Kuzminki, etc.

Summer Day Camp Its program provides for the participation of children in outdoor games, they are shown films in summer cinemas, they study the history of the city, and develop with health benefits.

Important points for choosing a children's camp
When choosing a place to send your child during the holidays, there are several things to consider:
Cost of shift, financial capabilities of parents. School-based camps educational institutions open free of charge. If possible, you can choose one that takes into account the individual interests of the child. Can choose summer camp for children which will help the child decide on professional activity in future.
Many camps hold open days where you can come and see how the group process works. This will help parents and children make their choice.
It is necessary to take into account the distance of the camp from home, the food system for the child, as well as the composition of children in groups.

From June 6 to June 24, the Creative Kid `s camp. Forty children aged from 5 to 16 years old were taught by experienced and professional teachers with extensive experience in this field.

Following the rules of a traditional camp, all the guys were divided into groups, each of which came up with its own name and motto. First of all, together with the teacher, the children did fun exercises accompanied by rousing music. Do not forget that education healthy image life is a priority! Then the guys dispersed to sites of different directions, visiting which they were able to develop new creative abilities. Maybe see yourself as a talented vocalist, choreographer, dancer, musician or hand made artist.

Every day, exclusive events on various topics were held for children, allowing them to learn something new or try themselves as a model or a real famous performer.
Among them are “Fun Relay Races”, “Soap Entertainment” - a real enchanting soap show, “Miss and Mister Camp”, “Fashion Shows”, “One to One”, “Pajama Party” and much, much more.
As part of the camp, a sightseeing walking tour of the interesting historical places of the village of Krokhovo was organized and conducted, during which the children were able to learn a lot of new and interesting things about the history of their native settlement. Excursions were also organized.
Having visited the People's Museum of the History of the Perm Region, the guys met in game form with the history of the way of life and beliefs of the ancient peoples who lived on the territory of the settlement, the Voguls and Ostyaks.
History was also presented through archaeological finds found during excavations. The children managed to feel like real archaeologists, familiarize themselves with the rules of excavations and find various objects related to the Glydenovsk culture.

The children were especially excited by a visit to an ostrich farm in the village of Zaosinovo, Perm region. In addition to ostriches, you could see and feed bison, chickens, turkeys, rabbits, goats, pigs and other animals. In addition, the children had great fun riding horses and jumping on a trampoline.

The end of the camp and summing up the results was the “Youth Day” event, at which camp students performed vocal and dance performances. Other artists also presented their enchanting performances; the performances with pigeons, snakes, dogs and a monkey especially distinguished themselves.

We hope that the guys received a lot of positive emotions, vivid impressions and unforgettable discoveries! Someone discovered new talents, learned to play the guitar, made new friends or learned decoupage techniques in Hand made! Everyone received their own piece of happiness, which will give them new opportunities and help them climb another step higher in their own development and self-perception. Children is our future! We love you!

Camp center focused primarily on infants and preschoolers

Photo: Lena Tsibizova

What do they do It happens in the Bauman garden, kids from 1.5 to 3 dig in the local garden, sculpt, paint T-shirts, and children from 3 to 6 years old study world culture from Asian to African: they play folk tales, learn songs and make crafts. Children from 7 to 14 have a choice between a theater and a film studio, where, under the guidance of professionals, they will stage a play and shoot a film, respectively.

What to pay attention to You can bring children from 1.5 years old, which is unique for Moscow. But for children over 7 years old, the camp is only open in the afternoon.

Where In the center of the Garden named after. Bauman

St. Basmannaya, 15, metro station "Krasnye Vorota", "Baumanskaya", "Kurskaya"

• Age 1.5–14 years
• Price one week - 15,000 rub., two weeks - 25,000 rub., for a group of 7–14 years: 1 week - 7,500 rub., 2 weeks - 15,000 rub.
• Shifts 11 shifts of 10-12 days from June 2 to August 25
• Opening hours 9.00–19.00
• Website citykids.msk.ru

Children's camp ZIL

Professional curators lead shifts at the constructivist cultural center

Photo: proothody.com

What do they do During the “Travel” shift, they learn how to properly navigate an unfamiliar city and choose places to visit; in “Urban Studies” - understand the functioning of the urban system and solve its problems at the level of your yard and district; on “Science” - conduct experiments together with the “Scientific Laboratories” of the Polytechnic Museum; at “Design” - to analyze the key concepts for the field of fine art and prepare your own art project, be it an installation or theatrical performance; in “English” - communicate with Americans and watch films, and in “Illustration” - invent characters and develop your own style with illustrator-blogger Fevrony (Tatyana Zadorozhnaya).

What to pay attention to You can get into each shift for free if you pass a creative competition.

Where Cultural center ZIL Vostochnaya, 4, bldg. 1, metro station "Avtozavodskaya"

"Flying"

Summer program of the studio “Mom’s kindergarten” from Seasons

Photo: www.seasons-project.ru

What do they do Make a magazine about summer fun with an agricultural bias - without the help of a computer: they learn to draw, decorate, write comics and illustrations. In addition, they have picnics and play in the park. Cafe “32.05” is responsible for breakfasts, lunches and afternoon snacks.

What to pay attention to For an additional fee, you can ask to babysit for longer.

Where Pavilion in the Hermitage Garden

Karetny Ryad, 3, metro stations "Mayakovskaya", "Tverskaya", "Pushkinskaya", "Chekhovskaya"

"Innocamp"

Camp at the children's science center

Photo: courtesy of Innopark

What do they do For six different thematic shifts - approximately the following: they organize robot battles, make GIFs in Photoshop, find out what is inside a battery or a sunbeam, study astrophysics, observe moving plants through a microscope and grow crystals.

What to pay attention to There are no more places available for the first two shifts, so you should hurry up and make a decision.

Where Main circle of Sokolniki Park

Sokolnichesky Krug Ave., 9, Sokolniki metro station

Summer camp at the Jewish Museum

Children's center camp in a museum that does not focus on its theme

Photo: Courtesy of the Jewish Museum

What do they do Together they read and analyze good children’s books: “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer”, “The Hobbit”, “Hello, Let’s Talk” by Sharon Draper about customs different nations and tolerance, “George and the Big Bang” by Stephen and Lucy Hawking about the natural sciences, “Impatient Stories” by Bernard Friot about the world around through the eyes of children - and, inspired by the plots of the books, they are engaged in creativity and exploration of the world.

What to pay attention to So far, only shifts for June have been announced; the program and schedule for July and August will be announced later.

Where Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center

Obraztsova, 11, building 1a, metro station "Maryina Roshcha"

• Ages 7–12 years
• Price half day - 3500 rub. for 6 days, 650 rub. for 1 day, full day - 7500 rub. for 6 days, 1300 rub. in 1 day
• Shifts 5 shifts of 5-6 days from June 1 to June 29
• Opening hours 9.00–17.00
• Website jewish-museum.ru

"Shardam"

Camp in Neskuchny Garden with good master classes

Photo: courtesy of the Shardam Theater

What do they do About the same as in traditional Shardam master classes: they draw, sculpt, felt, learn to cook all sorts of goodies, watch cartoons and, of course, explore the Neskuchny Garden.

What to pay attention to: Separate master classes at the Shardama branch in Neskuchny Garden, except in English, there are none left, so it will be possible to visit them only as part of the camp.

Where In Neskuchny Garden next to the Leninsky Prospekt metro station and next to Panda Park

Leninsky Prospekt, 30a, metro station "Leninsky Prospekt"

• Ages 7–12 years
• Price 3500 rub. 1 day, 16,000 rub. for 1 week, 28,000 rub. for 2 weeks, 45,000 rub. in 3 weeks
• Shifts 3 shifts of 3 weeks from June 2 to July 28
• Opening hours 9.00–19.00
• Website shardam.ru

"Pampa Green"

Camp in an elegant club with master classes and parties

What do they do Each week-long shift is dedicated to the culture of a specific country: Italy, Spain, USA, France, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, England, Mexico, Turkey, Germany, Belarus, Poland, China, Japan. In addition to studying national culture, children will be engaged in a lot of other things, from modeling to television journalism and animation.

What to pay attention to For now, it is impossible to understand exactly when which country will be, but they promise to take into account the wishes of those who have signed up for the camp.

Where Children's studio in the apartment building of Serafima Spiridonova

Myasnitskaya, 13; Barvikha, 85/1, Dream House shopping center

• Ages 3–14 years
• Price (for the branch on Myasnitskaya) part-time - 6200 rub. per week, full day - 12,000 rub. during the week
• Shifts every week from June 2 to August 29
• Opening hours 9.00–19.00
• Website pampagreen.ru

"While mom is at work"

A camp from a worthy club with a 20-year history, especially strong in sports

Photo: kant.ru

What do they do Under the guidance of professional trainers, they go roller skating (can be rented for an additional fee), learn how to do tricks on a skateboard, and practice modern dance, tennis and martial arts. Children aged 3–6 years old are engaged in creative workshops in the afternoon instead of sports.

What to pay attention to Discipline is taken seriously here, so you won’t be able to shirk the coach’s assignments.

Where Sports club "Kant"

Electrolitny pr., 7, building 2, Nagornaya metro station

"S.A.D.ik"

Camp in the extremely picturesque garden at the S.A.D. Theater

What do they do Younger children are busy with master classes from clay and porcelain modeling to cooking, plus they read books and walk in the garden. The senior group puts on a new play every week under the direction of the S.A.D. theater troupe.

What to pay attention to The camp ends at 16:00, but you can leave your child longer for an additional hourly fee.

Where Tropical greenhouse in the “Apothecary Garden”

ave. Mira, 26, metro station "Prospekt Mira"

"Creative workshops"

One of the proven options for the summer

What do they do Each session will have its own theme: children will build cities from plastic packaging, shoot cartoons with a camera, do ceramics on a potter's wheel, organize a shadow theater, design ships from wood, paint in oils, go to exhibitions and get acquainted with the works of artists of the 20th century.

What to pay attention to This camp has the longest working day - working parents will definitely have time to finish their work.

Where At Winzavod and Flacon. The program and prices for both camps are the same

"Winzavod", 4th Syromyatnichesky lane, 1/8, building 6, entrance 6, metro station "Kurskaya"

“Flacon”, B. Novodmitrovskaya, 36, metro station “Dmitrovskaya”

• Age 6-15 years
• Price month - 29,000 rub.; week - 8000 rub.; day - 1700 rub.; half day - 900 rub., or 250 rub. at one o'clock
• Shifts every week from May 26 to August 29
• Opening hours 9.00–21.00
• Website winzavod.tvorchmaster.ru

"Joyful discoveries"

Socially responsible camp at Flacon

What do they do During the first shift, “Games and Experiments,” children will be shown in every possible way that the world is full of games and entertainment that are much more exciting than those offered by gadgets. In the second - “Sherlock Holmes and the Great Scientific Discoveries” - children, using the deductive method, will be able to make discoveries about the world around them and scientific phenomena in the same way as scientists did in different eras.

What to pay attention to The camp has only two shifts (maybe there will be more in August) of 10 people each, so there are very few places left.

Where Resource Saving Center at Flacon, where lectures are usually held on proper nutrition, healthy herbs and waste recycling

"Living watercolors"

The life of real artists: a lot of creativity and little food

Photo: courtesy of Living Watercolors studio

What do they do Creativity in a variety of ways, including decoupage, soap making, floristry, scrapbooking, packaging and much more. In addition, they walk around the estate and learn its history, play outdoor games aimed at team building.

What to pay attention to The cost of the shift includes only tea with bagels. Lunch is paid separately, or the counselors can warm up in the microwave the food that the child brought with him.

Where In a three-story tower of the 19th century, in the Bratsevo park of the Stroganov estate

Svetlogorsky pr., 13, building 7, metro station "Skhodnenskaya", "Mitino"

"Kaitana"

Traditional classes at the Jewish Cultural Center

Photo: yaliya96178gmailc.blogspot.ru

What do they do Every week in the younger group, children study one of the episodes of Tanakh in a playful way - becoming participants in events, much like in the “Super Book”, and also practice Hebrew, ceramics, origami, go on an excursion to the dolphinarium, and so on. U senior group other thematic shifts: dance (Israeli dances and hip-hop), music and theater (excursions to Moscow theaters, a master class with Chekhov Moscow Art Theater artist Oleg Topolyansky), theater in English led by British theater director Martin Cook, cooking with Vika Boyarskaya from Delicatessen and “Gifts of Nature”, animation (creating cartoons in different techniques, meeting with Alexey Turkus and other animators), art and tolerance (study of world art, creative master classes, trainings).

What to pay attention to Despite the fact that the camp does not require any confirmation of national identity, traditions are observed here: for example, on Friday evening the daily routine includes preparation for Shabbat.

Where Jewish Cultural Center on Nikitskaya

B. Nikitskaya, 47/3, metro station "Barrikadnaya"

• Age 8 months –14 years
• Price junior group- 8900–14 000 rub. per week depending on the visiting mode, adult group 16,500 rub. for two weeks part-time, 27,800 for 2 weeks full-time
• Shifts every week from June 2 to August 29
• Opening hours 8.30–20.00
• Website jcc.ru