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Quote: Originally posted by Billy x on 30/5/2015

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Is camping good for kids? Yes obviously it is.

Do kids who go camping do better at school? Are they more happy & healthy? Probably, but(as mentioned)I would guess it's not because they go camping, but because their parents are more likely to be middle class with more disposable income.

I notice French schools seem to organise camping trips, you will often see rows of identical tents at a camping municipal with kids doing organised activities. This could well give kids whoes parents could not otherwise afford a holiday a chance to go camping.

So if camping is so good for kids then perhaps UK schools should organise such trips, or perhaps some do already? I don't know how popular The Scouts are these days but I recall I really enjoyed my camping trips with them when I was a kid in the early 60s. It can't have cost much because my mum was a single parent with not much income.

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