Summer Camps Without the RiffRaff
Money-No-Object Summer Camps - Forbes.com
Try studying the AIDS crisis from the hospital beds of Third World countries, spending 40 hours a week honing your acting skills or strolling Rome’s cobblestoned streets with new-found friends.Of course, this kind of adventurous and in-depth experiential learning comes with a hefty price tag; tuition at some super-luxe camps ranges from $1,300 to $2,200 a week. But while many camps house campers in plush dorms and offer stays at four-star hotels, those in the camp industry say these programs are as committed to traditional values as they are to their specialized curricula and facilities.
While roughing it for a while might do wonders for the brats’ manners, there are probably some elite boot camps with marine drill sergeants for that.