9 . Traditional American summer camps offer young people a chance to play many sports. These camps may be in the mountains.     1     Some camps teach activities like painting or music. Or they teach computer programming or foreign languages. Children at all kinds of camps meet new friends.

Some children go to camp during the day and return home at night.     2     Children stay at an overnight camp for between one and eight weeks. Parents need to pay. Children from poor families might not have a chance to attend summer camps. The Fresh Air Fund is a well-known organization.

    3     Each summer it sends ten thousand poor children to stay with families in the country or to five camps in New York State.

    4     Many American women now work outside the home. Working parents need a place where their children can be cared for during the summer when they are not in school.

Young people who like the arts can learn about painting, music, acting or writing. Camps that offer programs in science and environmental studies are popular, too. There are also camps for older children who like wilderness adventure.     5     Or, they go rock-climbing or horse-riding.