Virtual Summer Camps at Sunset Zoo

With the announcement that the City of Manhattan's Parks & Recreation Department will not host in-person summer camps in 2020, Sunset Zoo is pursuing a virtual summer camp option for families. We are currently planning to utilize continuous learning plans or our regional schools as models for our virtual camps. However, we are also looking to push the envelope a little in regards to time limits. Here are the components we are planning to include at this point: (1) live and prerecorded video interaction, (2) instructions to performs self-led activities, (3) daily feedback/comments provided by staff, (4) optional extension activities that would provide families additional structured things to do. To ensure we are meeting the needs of our regional community with this new opportunity, we would greatly appreciate your input.

Thank you for taking the time to answer the following questions!

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* 1. Number of Elementary School Age Children

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Grades During 2019-2020 School Year (Select all that apply)

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

Other (please specify)

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* 3. We are targeting 2 hours worth of engagement (video, live interaction, self-led activities) along with daily feedback/comments. We will also supplement with extension activities that families can choose to do or not to do. Considering your families experience with your child's school's continuous learning plan, is this an acceptable amount of engagement for your family?

Yes, 2 hours is acceptable

Too little

Too much

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* 4. What type of device does your family have access to for a virtual camp?

Tablet/iPad

Laptop

Desktop Computer

Smart Phone

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Does your family have access to...

Printer

Digital Camera (connected to device selected above)

Digital Camera (can upload pictures for access on device selected above)

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* 6. Select which applications/software a member(s) in your family has experience with using. (Select all that apply)

Seesaw

Zoom

Google Slides, PowerPoint, or Like Software

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* 7. What type of activities would you like to see during a virtual summer camp opportunity?

	We don't want to do this	We would participate if included	At least once per week	Multiple times per week
Activity completed in your front or backyard	Activity completed in your front or backyard We don't want to do this	Activity completed in your front or backyard We would participate if included	Activity completed in your front or backyard At least once per week	Activity completed in your front or backyard Multiple times per week
Activity completed by walking around your neighborhood	Activity completed by walking around your neighborhood We don't want to do this	Activity completed by walking around your neighborhood We would participate if included	Activity completed by walking around your neighborhood At least once per week	Activity completed by walking around your neighborhood Multiple times per week
Activity that requires traveling to a park, trail, lake, etc.	Activity that requires traveling to a park, trail, lake, etc. We don't want to do this	Activity that requires traveling to a park, trail, lake, etc. We would participate if included	Activity that requires traveling to a park, trail, lake, etc. At least once per week	Activity that requires traveling to a park, trail, lake, etc. Multiple times per week
Technology-based activity, like digital worksheet, online readings/audio recordings, etc.	Technology-based activity, like digital worksheet, online readings/audio recordings, etc. We don't want to do this	Technology-based activity, like digital worksheet, online readings/audio recordings, etc. We would participate if included	Technology-based activity, like digital worksheet, online readings/audio recordings, etc. At least once per week	Technology-based activity, like digital worksheet, online readings/audio recordings, etc. Multiple times per week
A writing project	A writing project We don't want to do this	A writing project We would participate if included	A writing project At least once per week	A writing project Multiple times per week
Craft projects	Craft projects We don't want to do this	Craft projects We would participate if included	Craft projects At least once per week	Craft projects Multiple times per week
Multi-day projects/experiments	Multi-day projects/experiments We don't want to do this	Multi-day projects/experiments We would participate if included	Multi-day projects/experiments At least once per week	Multi-day projects/experiments Multiple times per week
Live, virtual meetings with camp counselor	Live, virtual meetings with camp counselor We don't want to do this	Live, virtual meetings with camp counselor We would participate if included	Live, virtual meetings with camp counselor At least once per week	Live, virtual meetings with camp counselor Multiple times per week
Live, virtual connections to the zoo	Live, virtual connections to the zoo We don't want to do this	Live, virtual connections to the zoo We would participate if included	Live, virtual connections to the zoo At least once per week	Live, virtual connections to the zoo Multiple times per week
Prerecorded videos of activity instructions, animals at the zoo, animals at other zoos, etc.	Prerecorded videos of activity instructions, animals at the zoo, animals at other zoos, etc. We don't want to do this	Prerecorded videos of activity instructions, animals at the zoo, animals at other zoos, etc. We would participate if included	Prerecorded videos of activity instructions, animals at the zoo, animals at other zoos, etc. At least once per week	Prerecorded videos of activity instructions, animals at the zoo, animals at other zoos, etc. Multiple times per week

Other (please specify)

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* 8. We are considering multiple ways to facilitate interaction between camp counselors and participating youth. Which of these types of interactions would you be interested in us incorporating?

Zoom meetings with entire group

Small group or individual Zoom meetings

Audio recorded feedback on activities completed and submitted to counselors

Written feedback on activities completed and submitted to counselors

Feedback on activities completed and submitted by other participants (audio and/or written)

Other (please specify)

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* 9. What would be the ideal number of scheduled, live video interactions between camp counselors and your child per week?

1 day per week

2 days per week

3 days per week

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* 10. For live, virtual interactions, would you prefer these to be scheduled in the morning or afternoon?

Morning

Afternoon

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* 11. Traditionally, Sunset Zoo offers summer camps on a weekly basis where you would enroll for a different session each week. From a virtual summer camp perspective, what would your preference be for session length?

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* 12. Would you be willing to pay for a virtual summer camp experience? We are currently looking at charging between $75-$95 per week.

That is acceptable

That is too much

We are only interested in free opportunities

I am willing to pay, but the amount would be dependent on...