Camp Super Duper

This is a long overdue review of my son’s first summer camp experience this past summer. We first signed up for just one session. We honestly weren’t too happy with our first session, mainly due to his counselor. She wasn’t warm and he was put into a group that seemed to have a lot of kids who already knew each other and I think he felt a little left out. The activities and classes seemed fine but I’ll say the counselor you are assigned has a huge impact on your camper’s experience. I didn’t bring up my concerns until the session had ended due to a misguided notion I had that it would bring negative attention his way if I complained about his counselor. However, when I did finally talk to Segev (the enthusiastic owner of the camp) he was very receptive to my feedback and concerns. We gave it another try with a second session a little later in the summer. This time we really liked our counselors and my son had a great time. The only other concern we had was with the lack of communication this camp had with the parents (that’s why I gave 4 stars instead of 5). You basically get an email blast the Sunday before the week begins with a very general outline of camp activities for the week — very general as in nothing about the specific classes your kids will be in that week. So if your little one is forgetful or not super chatty you’ll have very little clue of what he or she spent his/​her day doing. The other camp we attended this summer (which was much cheaper) had a daily report they sent home with the kinder campers letting parents know what they did that day. They also gave us access to a site where we can download videos of projects your kids worked on and pictures of your kids. Camp Super Duper sent us an email after camp season was closed with pictures that we were to sort through to find ones of our child. For this price I paid for Camp Super I definitely expected better communication and more organized dissemination of pictures and videos. That being said, the camp is on the campus of St. James which is very bright and clean. And besides the one counselor we had a negative experience with, all of the other counselors seemed very outgoing and enthusiastic and what little I heard about the classes (my kid tends to be forgetful) seemed organized and fun. I would definitely consider going back next summer.

We have been going to Super Duper for 4 years. My daughter loves her counselors each and every year. From my own experience as camper and counselor a long time ago, I know that relationship is so special and important for healthy fun and development. Super Duper has great staff — my wife and I know my daughter is safe, healthy and happy. They have silly, fun games and activities, but most important, the staff loves all the campers and helps campers treat each other with respect. It’s just what she needs during the summer.
Just this year, she said she wasn’t ready for sleep-​away-​camp. SuperDuper has a 2-​night trial, and it’s a testament the wonderful staff and culture that my daughter feels so comfortable and safe that she wanted to try it. I asked her if she knew any kids going, and she replied «No, but I don’t care.»

My daughter is 9 years old and I wasn’t sure if she’d like it– wow! This is by far her best camp experience. She has done Tumbleweed, Aloha Surf Camp, Silverlake, etc., but this camp rocks. The counselors are soooo nice and the kids are taught to be considerate. She comes home exhausted having learned circus training, art, soccer, water fun, science, Bollywood dancing. You can’t ask for more from a camp. I hope they stay around for kids.

Over the past couple of years we’ve sent my daughter to individual weeks of various camps (gymnastics camp, French camp, cooking camp, sports camp) and while she’s had fun, she’s never asked to go back again. This year we tried Super Duper Arts Camp and she can’t wait to go back next year. The counselors were great. The administrative staff was great. She did some great activities and made some fun projects. And it’s also great that they get to swim once a week. I also liked that it’s mostly indoors (with air conditioning) because LA summers can get hot. I would love for them to add a second day of swimming for the kids. It’s a tad on the pricey side, but my kid doesn’t like the cheapie camps so it must be worth it. I highly recommend Super Duper Arts Camp!

We could not be more pleased with Super Duper Arts Camp. The staff is extremely well trained, diligent, organized and communicative with parent. And my kids love it! We are definitely sending them back for next wummer as well!

my son’s first year here at Sup Dup and he really enjoyed it. fun activities. will definitely go back…

Superb! This was our first summer attending SDAC. This is an outstanding program which I highly recommend. You can feel the wonderful energy from the moment you walk in. Segev and his team have created a fun and safe environment that provides an enriching camp experience. The counselors are fantastic with the kids (and parents!). The activities keep the kids challenged and happy. Can’t wait to see everyone again this winter!

My 5 year-​old loved this camp this summer. He was always excited to go and really tired at the end of the day. Everyone was really nice and he loved all of the adults working at the camp. Great experience!!!

We did Super Duper Arts Camp this summer with my 4 year old for 3 weeks. I was a little hesitant because he’s young, it’s a new environment, none of his friends were attending, however I’m very glad we enrolled. The camp has so much to offer, everyday the kids do various activities like cooking, art, music, yoga, karate, swimming, playground, science all with specialty teachers. So in addition to their «core» counselors for the week they have these specialized teachers to teach various classes. And all the teachers at the camp are real teachers during the school year.
Also, what really impressed me was that they were very responsive to my questions/​comments when I emailed them. I heard back immediately and they made a change for my son which helped him feel more comfortable at camp. Also, one day my son was acting out during yoga because he didn’t want to do the class and they had an extra staff member take him aside, talk to him and work with him to get him back with the group. I thought that was a very good approach versus punishing him.
I do wish my son had had a friend attend with him, I think it would have made it easier for him, but he was so busy all day long he didn’t really have time to think about it. He was happy everyday when I picked him up. He did say the days were a little long for him (camp goes until 3:30) but that’s likely because he doesn’t have experience with longer days (his preschool was until 12pm).