The primary purpose of most Summer Camps is to provide an environment for the educational or cultural development of children. At summer camps, participants are allowed to take healthy risks in a safe, controlled and nurturing environment.

For many Filipinos leaving in the United States, summer camps have become a tradition for their untraditional family. Every year, they bring their families, who grew up not knowing what their heritage was, to Filipino summer camps and immerse in the Filipino culture as well as get to know other Filipinos families.

Most of the time, the camp lasts for 3 days, but families often buy mementos of Filipino culture from the camp’s variety store. The time at the camp may be short, but everyone will agree that it has a lasting effect on their children that keeps them coming.

Like many traditional camps in the United States, Filipino summer camps have adult supervisors called counselors. These counselors are assigned to smaller groups of campers who participate in activities as a group. Counselors often share living accommodations with their bunk or other counselors.

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