Summer camps have existed in Russia for almost a century, and their popularity is only growing over the years. For children, visiting the camp is a great way to go out and enjoy the fresh air, learn new and interesting things, and chat with people outside their immediate circle of friends.
However, for parents, choosing a children's camp is a difficult task. It is necessary to take into account a number of important parameters: from the professionalism of counselors and the frequency of nutrition to the developmental games and activities that will be offered to the child. So that readers are not tormented by the torment of choice, we selected the best camps in Russia based on an independent assessmentpublished on the website of the state autonomous cultural institution "Mosgortur".
10. Children's camp "Sunny"
- Accepts children - from 7 to 15 years.
- Location - Anapa city.
- https://gemrussia.ru/housings/sunny
The year-round children's health-improving institution is located on the territory of the children's pearl health-improving complex (DSOK) "Pearl of Russia". This is one of the best places in Russia for recreation and treatment of children with various allergic and cardiological diseases, as well as diseases of ENT organs. Depending on the code of the disease, a special treatment regimen will be drawn up for the child in the spa card.
Children live in clean and tidy two-story stone buildings, in rooms for 3-4 people, on each floor there are showers.
Five meals a day are provided, which are prepared on the spot. According to the reviews of parents, the children are fed tasty, and the supplement is not denied.
During shifts, there are clubs for soft toys, choreography, arts and crafts, and various trainings and role-playing games.
Teachers of the first and highest qualification categories are engaged with children, and counselors work at students of pedagogical universities and colleges over 20 years old.
The camp has a large outdoor pool. However, taking into account that the camp is located 300 meters from the Black Sea, children will have a rest and sunbathe in the summer, mainly not by the pool, but on a sandy beach.
9. Camp "Falcon"
- Allowable age is from 7 to 15 years.
- Location - Anapa city.
- https://gemrussia.ru/housings/hawk
One of the best camps at sea in Russia is located on the vast territory of the Pearl of Russia.
They feed “falcon” five times a day. And they live in rooms of 4-5 people.
Activities range from sports (volleyball, basketball, football, futsal, etc.) to circles of choreography, singing, fine arts, soft toys and crafts. The camp has an extensive excursion program, including a visit to the dolphinarium and water park, horseback riding and the "Knight's Tournament".
From the camp to the sea 10 minutes on foot. Children go for a swim for 10 people, a rescue team is on duty at the beach. Also on the territory of the "Falcon" there are 2 outdoor pools.
Professional teachers work with children, and safety is provided by doctors, rescuers and 140 video cameras throughout the camp and in the buildings.
8. Sanatorium and health camp "Radiant"
- Children can rest - from 7 to 15 years.
- Location - Anapa city.
- http://gemrussia.ru/beaming
Like the two previous participants in the list of children's camps in 2018, Radiant is a member of the Pearl of Russia. It is located from the Black Sea a little further than other buildings - 400 meters. But this is the newest and most modern building.
The unique arboretum, healing mud and a source of mineral water make the “Pearl of Russia” one of the best places to relax for children living in ecologically unfavorable regions of Russia.
In the "Radiant" children live in rooms for 4-5 people (each room has a bathroom), they are offered five meals a day. There are no sweets, a lot of fried and pepper in the menu, diet food.
Outdoor games, swimming in the Black Sea, discos, fairs, sporting events, camp presidential elections, trips and excursions - all this will give the child a lot of positive impressions and will make him look forward to his next trip to Radiant.
7. Children's camp "Cosmos"
- Children can rest - from 7 to 15 years.
- Location - Anapa city.
- https://gemrussia.ru/housings/space
And one more participant of the Pearl of Russia. Located just 300 meters from the Black Sea.
Answering its name, “Cosmos” works under the program “Parade of planets”. Within its framework, children conduct research on the topic “What are true values?”, Getting acquainted with concepts such as optimism, determination, and faith in a person’s kindness.
Food for the "astronauts" five times a day, as well as for children from other buildings. Children live in rooms of 4-5 people each. Discos, excursions, healing sea air and daily exercise help strengthen the children's body.
6. Wellness complex "Petrel"
- The age of children is from 6 to 15 years.
- Location - resort city Zelenogorsk.
- http://deti-otdih.ru/
Located 70 km from the Northern capital, on the shores of the Gulf of Finland. The camp has five two-story heated buildings, many sports grounds and a 25-meter pool with a chlorine-free water purification system. Children live in rooms from 4 to 8 people.
The food in the Petrel is five times a day ("buffet"), water from an artesian well is used for its preparation.
"Petrel" is one of the most interesting camps in Russia. Its feature are shifts of various subjects:
- ecological shift;
- military-patriotic shift;
- creative shift (film and theater);
- cognitive shift (regional studies and regional studies).
For the physical and mental development of children, the following are provided: table tennis, futsal, volleyball, gymnastics, drafts and chess tournaments, theatrical performances and hobby groups.
5. Children's camp "Thomas"
- The age of children is from 6 to 16 years.
- Location - the city of Birobidzhan.
- http://kids.foma.su/
In fifth place in the top camps in Russia is a camp with a four-time comprehensive menu, comfortable rooms for 3-4 people and many sites: from football and basketball to volleyball and badminton.
The camp also has ecological playgrounds with wooden structures and wooden coatings.
There are several shifts to choose from:
- on topics of popular children's books (Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia, etc.);
- socio-psychological shift, contributing to the development of moral qualities;
- cognitive shift for lovers of local history and regional studies;
- change for the development of leadership and communication skills.
The lack of relaxation in the "Thomas" is the lack of a pool and a reservoir.
4. SHOP "Eaglet"
- Children age - from 7 to 15 years.
- Location - Moscow region, the city of Klin.
- http://www.dol-orlenok.ru/
Interest groups (burning, painting on glass, dancing, decoupage, etc.), cinema, concerts, competitions and discos - this is not a complete list of entertainment for visitors to Orlenka. Children over 12 years old will be able to learn horse riding, and younger vacationers will be able to ride a horse under the supervision of an instructor.
On the territory of "Orlyonka" a shooting range, a basketball court, a zoo, an ecological playground, a mini-football field and many other venues are open.
Five meals a day, the camp has its own bakery. The rooms are from 5 to 7 people. The territory of the complex is fenced and guarded by night and day guards.
There is no reservoir near the camp. But there is an outdoor pool.
3. All-Russian Children's Center “Change”
- Children age - from 7 to 18 years.
- Location - Anapa city.
- http://www.smena.org/
Unlike most institutions in the ranking of children's summer camps in 2018, this All-Russian center accepts even older children. Two cognitive shifts are provided for them:
- programming, IT;
- engineering, technology and design.
There is also a military-patriotic shift, an ecological shift, a tourist shift, a creative shift and an cognitive shift, with the study of regional studies and regional studies. Bus, walking, horseback riding and even sea excursions are held, children visit the water park, dolphinarium and oceanarium.
Five meals a day in the camp, children live in rooms from 2 to 6 people. The camp has an outdoor pool, and the sea is within walking distance.
2. All-Russian camp "Eaglet"
- The age of children is from 11 to 16 years.
- Location - Krasnodar Territory, Tuapse District.
- http://center-orlyonok.ru/
Another "Eaglet" was included in the list of the best children's camps in Russia. This all-Russian children's center differs from its “colleague” from the fourth place in the rating not only by its location, but also by the minimum age of the child (11 years), as well as the presence of a large number of thematic shifts:
- military patriotic;
- tourist;
- environmental;
- sports;
- cognitive (programming, IT-technologies);
- cognitive (regional studies and regional studies);
- and another cognitive (history, political science, economics and social studies).
Moreover, the camp has an astronomical observatory and a huge indoor pool with heated sea water, and the sea is within walking distance.
Children live in rooms of 5-14 people, five meals a day are organized for them.
1. International Children's Center "Artek"
- The age of children is from 9 to 16 years.
- Location - the city of Yalta.
- http://artek.org/
The best “camps of 2018” is headed by the famous “Artek”, with which the history of the USSR children's pioneer camps began. Having survived the collapse of the Soviet state and the “holy 90s” camp did not lose its prestige, and became even more popular.
Now it has all the conditions for an intense summer vacation: various excursions, including a visit to the Yalta Zoo and a trip to Sevastopol, many circles, a computer class, thematic groups (journalistic, marine and tourist), and a huge number of thematic shifts:
- sports;
- several creative ones (from cinema to graphics and design);
- military-patriotic;
- several cognitive: from IT-technologies and technology to natural and exact sciences;
- tourist;
- ecological.
Children live in rooms of 8-14 people, for them five meals a day are organized as a "buffet".
For swimming, there are both outdoor and indoor pools, and the sea is within walking distance.
To summarize
If your child needs not only entertainment, but also a healthy body, then the most suitable options are complexes included in the Pearl of Russia (10-7 places in the rating), as well as Petrel (6th place).
For recreation of a child of preschool age (6 years), children's camps are located at 6 and 5 places on the list.
For active children a great option would be "Eaglet" or "Change".
If a child is interested in IT technologies or is interested in creativity, then the preferred choice is any of the children's camps included in the top 3 selections.
