Summer camp season in full swing with over 500 taking part

SUMMER camp season was in full swing at Citywise Education with no less than 500 young people taking part in some 18 different camps recently.

Citywise Education provides young people with after-school and out-of-school educational support, often urgently needed by those growing up in difficult or hostile environments.

Through engaging educational programmes, Citywise focuses on raising the sights of young people in a bid to give them an enthusiasm for learning and open the doors into further education.

Over the last 20 years, Citywise Education has also successfully run hugely popular summer camps from its base in Jobstown.

These camps have welcomed thousands of young people from the surrounding community to participate in a hoard of activities in sport, arts and crafts, STEAM and beyond.

The year 2023 was the same, with 18 different camps taking place over a six-week period from June to August which engaged around 500 young people.

Daire Hennessy, a member of Citywise since he was a child and the Chief Executive Officer today, takes great joy in seeing people giving back to their community through the camps.

“Besides seeing happy faces in Citywise, one of my favourite things about our summer camps is seeing the young leaders taking on responsibility in their community and volunteering their time to support children and young people in their local area,” Hennessy tells The Echo.

One of the hopes of the camp is that young people enjoy their experience, which is a taster of what Citywise has to offer, with them hopefully linking back in with their

after-school activities come September and staying involved.

As well as the traditional activities one would associate with a summer camp, Citywise also incorporates their STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Maths) offerings.

STEAM has proved to be very popular with young people learning to code, taking part in robotics and even 3D printing.

Many young people also took part in trips to the Hell Fire Club, Massy’s wood, and the museum of natural history, with volunteers and young leaders working diligently to plan and execute the activities.

Many of the volunteers and young leaders initially became involved with Citywise activities when they were young, reflecting the true value of its programmes.

Citywise Education was able to run its popular camps through the contributions of South Dublin County Council as well, along with the Citywise draw.

For further information on Citywise Education, visit www.citywise.ie

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