"I liked making up the products and helping customers."
Exchange City Camper

"Thanks for giving my daughter a wonderful week. She was so filled with things to talk about she fell asleep talking!"
Exchange City Summer Camp Parent

Exchange City Summer Camp is for kids ages 10-16 years old. The camp was created as a response to the need for quality summer camps in general and, specifically, for all of the parents and children who have asked for more ways to "come to Exchange City". The five-day camp targets skills in the areas of math, communications, analytical thinking, teamwork, citizenship and personal finance. The Exchange City Summer Camp is designed so that children who have never attended Exchange City will have a successful and unique experience, while those who have attended will have a fresh and totally different experience. The new career and role opportunities at Exchange City Summer Camp include:

Advertising Agency Boutique Business Magazine Chamber of Commerce Citizen Public Accountant Commercial Warehouse Corporate Communications

Delivery Service The District Grille Exchange City Financial Institution The Funky Shop Law Firm Sports Shop The Studio

Campers become Exchange City citizens and entrepreneurs who:

Operate retail shops, financial institution, broadcast center, technology shop, newspaper and a chamber of commerce.

Earn paychecks and learn how to spend and manage money.

Research and apply for careers in business and government.

Engage in community service and charitable giving.

Create and price products and servcies for their own businesses.

 

The Summer Camp Week

Exchange City Summer Camp sessions last a full week (Monday - Friday). Some Summer Camp sites have chosen to expand their hours for before and after-camp care.

Monday: Campers determine the needs of a community and develop businesses that address those needs; campers exploring careers and do self-assessments; campers writing resumes, practice job interviewing skills and are hired.
Concepts and skills include: analyzing functions in a community, developing business plans, creating a corporate community, career exploration, resume writing, interviewing for jobs, teamwork.

Tuesday: Campers begin work in their businesses; campers set up their personal and corporate accounts, get business cards, plan their goods and services and investigate business growth strategies through partnerships.
Concepts and skills include: time management, personal finance, corporate finance, partnerships, corporate culture, legal agreements and contracts, business etiquette, marketing.

Wednesday: Campers are introduced to the concept of corporate giving; campers analyze and improve their partnerships; campers market their final products and services and begin operations of the City.
Concepts and skills include: charitable giving, negotiation, research, business writing, product and service pricing, contract management, presentation skills, relationship building, operating a business.

Thursday: Campers operate the City; campers prepare for Friday's business conference.
Concepts and skills include: running all aspects of a city, being producers and consumers, adjusting pricing and production, paying off a loan, giving dividends and bonuses, reviewing best practices, determining continuous improvement opportunities.

Friday: Campers hold a business conference where they present their best practices and opportunities for continuous improvement.
Concepts and skills include: writing, public speaking, stakeholder relations, community relations, collaboration, influencing, decision-making, community service.

Exchange City Summer Camp will be operating in the following areas and dates for 2007. Please contact your area summer camp operator for more information.

Experiencia, Inc.
20330 Superior RD
Taylor, MI 48180
(734) 287-8696

Exchange City Summer Day Camp
August 13 - 17, 2007

EarthWorks Summer Day Camp
July 16 - 20, 2007

Exchange City New England
25 Granite Street
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 433-2210

Dates to be determined

Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South, Inc.
307 Madison Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
(901) 366-7800

 

The Learning Exchange
3132 Pennsylvania
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816)751-4100
Jennifer Redetzke, Program Development Manager