Each summer, the Greenbelt Department of Recreation hosts summer camps for kids ages three- and-a-half to 17. Over 250 children take part in each two-week session of these programs. Part of the Department of
Recreation’s mission is to make every child feel comfortable and at home in camp.
Unlike some other camps in the area, Greenbelt Recreation does not offer separate camps for children with mental or physical disabilities or kids who have dealt with recent stress or trauma. Instead, inclusion counselors
work one-on-one and in group settings with kids who may need extra assistance, integrating them into the larger camp setting as smoothly as possible.
It’s a different, more inclusive approach to summer programs that has been evolving in Greenbelt for nearly 30 years, said Rebekah Sutfin, Greenbelt’s therapeutic recreation supervisor.
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