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Sleepaway camp used to be a prolonged gym class with dirtier clothes. The options were basically fat camp or regular. But now there are choices, some odder than others. A cross section of this summer's getaways:
CAMP HUMMER CAMP (1) (Southern Utah)
AGES 13-18
BLURB "You can learn to drive a Hummer (no license required!)"
ACTIVITIES GPS navigation, basic car mechanics, paintball with night-vision scopes
EXTRA BONUS Steven Spielberg's son is enrolled and, for the first time, a girl
MATHCAMP (2) (Seattle, Wash.)
[AGES] 13-18
[BLURB] "Explore advanced mathematical concepts"
[ACTIVITIES] Fun with geometric transformations, and Godel's incompleteness theorem
[EXTRA BONUS] Campers will visit Microsoft and Boeing on off days
TWIRLING CAMP (Knoxville, Tenn.)
[AGES] 6-17
[BLURB] "Smile, sparkle, and sell it!"
[ACTIVITIES] Bodywork, aerials, twirling with fire and "fancy strut"
[EXTRA BONUS] Instructor holds world record for most turns under a tossed baton (10)
MODEL CAMP (3) (Logan, Utah)
[AGES] 10-18
[BLURB] "...learn about the fascinating world of modeling"
[ACTIVITIES] Workshops on "runway" and "character development"
[EXTRA BONUS] Conventional good looks not required
BUSCH GARDENS "Zoo Camp" (4) (Tampa Bay, Fla.)
[AGES] 12-18
[BLURB] "Firsthand exposure in a world-class animal-oriented setting"
[ACTIVITIES] Feed animals, monitor growth rates, record behaviors, clean habitats
[EXTRA BONUS] Animal-to-camper ratio is 10:1
CAMP MOM (5) (Wrightwood, Calif.)
[AGES] 20s-80s
[BLURB] "No Kids! No Men! No Makeup! No Stress! No Cooking!"
[ACTIVITIES] Water aerobics, kickboxing, "feminars" on decorating and time management
[EXTRA BONUS] Saturday-night skits can be "adult themed," no PBJ on menu
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