Camp, But Make It Bilingual
Because “learning a language” hits different when it happens all summer long.
Events in Your Area ✊🌕🐦
Boston
Evening for Deaf, Blind, or DeafBlind (FREE! Acton Discovery Museum)
NYC
Jump at the Sun: The True Life Tale of Unstoppable Storycatcher Zora Neale Hurston Story Hour (Children’s History Museum)
Flor Bromley: Faith Ringgold’s Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad Story Hour (Sugar Hill Children’s Museum of Art & Storytelling)
San Francisco
Family Crafts: Magical Horses (FREE! Mitchell Park Library)
Lunar New Year Celebration! [欢庆春节] (FREE! Mitchell Park Community Center)
Blossom and Fit4Mom SV Clothing Swap (FREE! Blossom Birth and Family)
Twin Cities
Learn to Cross-Country Ski (Just $7! Bunker Hills Campground)
My Preschooler & Me: Puppet Escapades with Winter Birds (Just $6! Eastman Nature Center)
Activity Spotlight: SWAN (Shuang Wen Academy Network) 🗣️
Shuang Wen Academy Network (SWAN) is an incredible Mandarin immersion school in New York with the goal of teaching children to be global learners. The summer camp provides a language-immersion experience for children ages 2 to 14, combining Chinese language learning with arts, crafts, games, math, swim time, ukulele, and chess. The curriculum is designed to be both educational and fun, offering full-day programs and themed weeks that encourage language acquisition through creative play and group projects.
Additionally, SWAN offers after-school and Saturday programs to tailor year-round language work, ensuring kids deepen their connection to the Chinese language and culture while still being flexible to work into families’ weekly routines.
Area: NYC
Price: NY camp ranges from ~$1,610 - $2,425 dependent on timing, age, and session. Summer camp is also available in Taiwan for $1,210 - $2,685 (dependent on the package. Airfare is NOT included in that price.)
Dates: June - August, exact dates will be announced in March 2026
Current Discounts: Early bird and sibling discounts are available. Check back with MomBrains or SWAN in March for exact early bird windows!
Extra Perks: Since our team has experience with these international camps, we can tell you firsthand that it’s worth it because:
SWAN has done all of this before (the learning curve is taken care of for you!)
They figure out housing, activities, and food for you if you go to Taiwan (which can be a lot of work, trust us)
They organize optional weekend activities, too (maximizing time occupied)
They also partner with a local school, so there is a mix of local Taiwanese kids and American kids that ensures diversity
What’s New This Week 📰
How to Write a Letter to Your Child at Camp: Writing to your child away at summer camp? Here’s practical advice from a summer camp about how to stay connected, important traps to avoid, and content ideas to cheer them on from home!
Hidden Benefits of Summer Camp for Both Kids and Parents: For some families, camp is a necessity. For others, it’s for fun. But either way, there are many benefits of a summer at camp.
7 Camp Registration Insider Tips Every Mom on Massachusetts’ South Shore Should Know: You caught fellow mom Maddie in her first blog post of this series, when she brought you along on her process of registering her son for summer camps. Now see what insider registration tips she picked up that made her process as smooth as possible!
What We’re Working On 🍄🟫🎭🎾✏️🎼🤖❗
Since our MVP launch last week, we’ve been heads-down on what matters most next: density. That means building out the deepest, most reliable camp coverage possible (more programs, more locations, more age ranges, and more formats) so when you’re ready to book, you’re choosing from the best and widest selection of camp options in one place. We’re expanding fast, tightening the details, and making it easier to compare so you can spend less time hunting and more time feeling confident about the camp you pick.
Outta here like it’s early pickup,
Your Team at MomBrains