It isn’t quite summertime, but we’re all looking forward to a little rest after the tumultuous year and a half that’s past. Some families treat summer like a lazy time, others as the fourth semester of school, but we all know that come July, some kind of break from the norm is in order. That’s where here we at Jingkids come in, ready to rock your scheduling world with these summer camp highlights. Each week we’ll go behind the scenes of a camp so you can make the right choice for your family.
Mountain Camp by Imagine
The mission of Imagine camps is “Inspiring Development through Action and Adventure,” with the core belief that adventure is a vital part of growing up. Pete Tupper, Founder and Director of Imagine Camps, is very passionate about the camps’ goals, even going so far as to merge three locations into one road trip for “a chance to feel a world away from Beijing, experiencing three separate types of adventure sports in wildly different scenery and terrain, without needing to travel too far,” he says, emphasizing how “Enduring and overcoming new challenges outdoors with other people is one of the best ways of creating strong, trusting bonds with them! As part of a big group of like-minded adventurous kids, it’s a week of non-stop socializing. As the group stays overnight for the entire trip, they will feel like they’ve known each other forever by the end!”
Summer Camp Facts
Who: Imagine
What: A weeklong road trip away from home, traveling to three epic mountainous regions in Hebei and Miyun for mountain biking, horse riding, wild hiking, and camping!
Where: Miyun, Chongli, and Fengning (Hebei)
When: Jul 19-23, Aug 9-13, Oct 2-6 2021
How: https://imagine-china.com/mountain-camp/
WeChat: ImagineChina
Ph: 8470 6966
Ages: 9 – 14
Teacher to Child Ratio: 1:6
Prices: RMB 7,320 – 9,380. (Range according to discount options, see page link for details)
Curriculum:
Day 1: Miyun Baihe – Rock Climbing, Fire Cooking, Camping
Day 2: Epic Valley Hike, Navigation Practice, Archery Tag, Journey to Legend Ranch (Fengning)
Day 3: Legend Ranch (Fengning) – Horse Riding, Journey to Chongli
Day 4: Chongli – Biking Skills, Mountain Biking
Day 5: Mountain Biking
Conclusion: Students will complete the camp feeling accomplished, with new skills and knowledge in mountain biking, rock climbing, horse riding, camping, navigation, fire cooking, and other outdoor skills. They will have fresh inspiration to continue to pursue active and adventurous lifestyles!
About: Imagine Camps was founded by British outdoor sports professional Pete Tupper in 2014. As an established and specialized adventure activity brand, the company has continued to design and operate an exciting range of innovative and adventurous activities, camps, and international school trips in Beijing, around China, and overseas, from survival training courses to ski trips, and from watersports to mountain biking. All instructors are highly trained and speak fluent English, creating a fully immersive English-language environment. The company’s mission is to “Inspire Development through Action and Adventure” and the team strongly believes that getting kids outdoors is vital for character building.
Action Movie Summer Camp with Flips & Kicks Plus and Jackie Chan’s Stunt Team
Coach Fredrik Yderstrom is very happy that he is able to renew this action stunt camp, as it was canceled in December due to Covid-19 concerns. He describes the camp as an exercise in developing body awareness, balance training, coordination, safety, basic stunt training, movie set etiquette, and socializing.
As Yderstrom describes it: “In movies, it’s important to be able to adapt and each sport and martial arts has its own specialty and flavor. We want the participants to be able to learn, see, and feel the differences between the different martial arts. For stunts, falling techniques are very important both off and onscreen. That will be the base, then safety and etiquette when filming. From that, we move over to body reactions, basic wirework, and also basic gun control [Editor’s note: not using real guns]. They will also learn how a green screen works. They also get to meet the Jackie Chan stunt team, and that in itself is quite a cool experience.”
Flips & Kicks divides the day between training, stunt training, and fun and games. Socializing is as important to the camp as bodywork, and as such, they only allow minimum sugar and no video games or phones during camp.
Summer Camp Facts
Who: Flips & Kicks Plus
What: Gymnastics, Martial Arts, Wushu, Karate, Judo, Sanda, Tae Kwon Do, and stunts
Where: Shunyi, near Keystone Academy
When: Aug 2 – 6, Aug 9 – 13, 9am – 230pm
Phone/WeChat: 137 1846 2044
Age: 6 – 18 years
Price: RMB 4,500 / week including food
Teacher to Child Ratio: 1:7 (depending on sport or activity)
Transport: Departure from BSB Sanlitun / LIDO additional RMB 250
Email: info@flipsandkicksplus.com
Conclusion: Each camper will receive a certificate of completion at the end of camp.
Special: 10% off training fees when you register before July 25
KEEP READING: Summer Camp Previews: Survival Camp and UK University Prep
Photos: courtesy of camps
