“I'm extremely disappointed, especially given the cost of this camp.
I had hoped it would be an educational experience for my daughter,but sadly it wasnt.
The kids were mostly left unsupervised and it appears the classes were mixed in age as one of the days my daughter came home upset because a 9-year-old boy was bullying her and her friend, using inappropriate language. My daughter, by the way, is only 7.
She didn’t gain anything at all from this camp!
We’ve been to several holiday camps, and this one has been the worst by far.”
Which activity or class did you attend?
STEM event
“I booked a session, I was then told that there was no session because of low bookings, and to choose a refund or attend the afternoon one. But I had other commitments in the at and chose refund, but I didn’t receive any response or refund.”
Which activity or class did you attend?
Tech Camp, Camp Primary School, 08 August
“Tech Camp was advertised as teaching coding, computer skills and engineering, so I was expecting something really special.
I was met with a teenager at registration and could see older children sitting the in the room as helpers, but couldn't see any older adults in the vicinity. I had previously emailed to request my 6 year old be paired up with people she knows going that day, but was told to advise this info at registration on the day. When I told the girl running registration she didn't write any names down, so I asked if she wanted to do this. She simply said that they ask the children to speak up about this when they get put into groups. I don't think this is the best approach with younger ones or kids that don't feel confident at speaking up like this. So I left not feeling overly reassured about the camp.
When I picked my child up, she said they'd "played Mindcraft and other games on an ipad that we borrowed from an older girl". Bit disappointed to hear that's all they did, as the holiday club had been advertsed as coding and game design, and more ££ than any other camp around. It sounded like my child, and having spoken to a couple of other parents, that their kids had not done anything like this but just played games on a tablet all day.”
Which activity or class did you attend?
Summer tech camp - Full 10 days
“Week 1 of robotics was very engaging and my child had learnt something new everyday.
Week 2 of lego and Minecraft had very exciting elements but I felt there was too much screen time.
Overall, an excellent camp that my child is already asking to be signed up for next year.
However, there was an imbalance of boys to girls ratio. I would love to see more girls attracted to this camp.”
Which activity or class did you attend?
Minecraft and Lego engineering
“My son said he enjoyed some of the activities but said it wasn’t as exciting as he hoped it would be. They were often left to their own devices and became bored easily.
He found the staff rude, often shouting to “shut up” ,they were frequently on their phones and offered little support with learning.
When we looked at the daily emails about what should have been covered, he often said that they didn’t cover all subjects listed - no Minecraft coding for example.
With this (and his friends similar feedback) and the cost of the camp being what it is, I would not book again unfortunately.”
