https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 21:08:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-58273 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:09:07 +0000 mrbee 58273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Boogs: It's more of a nerd thing hehe. You had to take the PSATs in 7th grade... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-58246 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:58:34 +0000 Boogs 58246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know if it's a regional thing, but I never heard of any camps around here growing up and none of my friends ever went to any camps and neither did I. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57914 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:07:16 +0000 DillonLion 57914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to dumb dumb camp. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57893 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:41:12 +0000 mrbee 57893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bluestriped bee: Yah sadly, we could only afford one year of nerd camp... I had to deliver a lot of newspapers to help pay for it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57891 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:40:09 +0000 BSB 57891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I didn't go to any camps. We didn't have the money for it. My husband did go to an asthma camp. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57886 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:35:19 +0000 mrscheesefries 57886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to several yearbook camps. Won a couple of awards for candid and academic photography, woo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57815 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:20:27 +0000 CarrieLouWho 57815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I attending Summer Governer's School for Math &amp; Science from 4th Grade until 8th grade. Also did Marine Biology overnight camp in 7th grade and Mountain Biology overnight camp in 8th grade. In high school, I went to a math &amp; science focused school and competed in the state science fair every year. So yeah, I was a total nerd :o) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57786 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:53:24 +0000 mrbee 57786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@misspug: Good to talk to a fellow alum! ;-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57784 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:52:25 +0000 edelweiss 57784@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: embarrassingly so. the song came on recently while my husband and i were in a bakery. i was trying to explain to him the importance of the song and those summers, and he kinda looked at me funny before stuffing more croissant down the hatch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57776 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:45:19 +0000 carrieknitscake 57776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No nerd camp for me, but in high school, I was on the Academic Decathlon team. I won a few gold medals and silver ones. I had so much fun doing that. Who would have thought that I would have fun studying with my teammates and teacher on Saturday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57769 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:42:06 +0000 MH.Abroad 57769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to Orchestra camp for two years, and I went to Bible camp for four years, and was a student teacher, and then head teacher, for Creative Writing there. I don't think those count as "Smart People" camps though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57754 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:35:08 +0000 skibobrown 57754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister was a camp counselor at CTY for two years! Once in PA and once in western MA. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57741 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:31:34 +0000 mrbee 57741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@misspug: Haha do you listen to American Pie now and get nostalgic? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57712 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:09:11 +0000 edelweiss 57712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i went to nerd camp--another CTY-er here! i took writing courses, and loved it. my fellow campgoer's mom asked what all the campers did, wondering if we had conversations like "hi, i'm nerd" and "hi, i'm nerd #2" and "hi, my name is dork!". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57701 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:56:27 +0000 heffalump 57701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to theater camp and fun and fitness camp. But I did do band camp every year in high school... not really camp but it's pretty nerdy :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57662 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:30:32 +0000 Rescuemom10 57662@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kind of. I was involved with a program (CAP) that did a lot of events in the summer that was training and educational. It was a Military style, but did a LOT of educational events. Like ground school/solo to get towards you private pilot license. Which is kind of impressive when you see a bunch of teens doing it. That and other leadership training and what not. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57560 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:07:26 +0000 twodoghouse 57560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to our local University's "College for Youth" during the summers growing up. However, I took courses about poetry, creative writing and drama. So a different flavor of nerd camp, I guess. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57543 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:59:04 +0000 Maysprout 57543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah I would do science or math programs. They weren't really a camp though since we didn't sleep over. They were fun though, it always made me wonder why there weren't classes like that during the school year that made science and math fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57536 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:56:24 +0000 mrbee 57536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: It depends... what sort of things do you do at band camp? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57535 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:55:13 +0000 yoursilverlining 57535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to orchestra/band camp for several years. Does that count? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57508 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:34:00 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 57508@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't. I went to church camp a lot. I did get accepted to some sort of political science leadership program in DC one summer, but it was too expensive so I wasnt able to go. I was so bummed out when my parents told me I couldn't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57507 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:32:38 +0000 chopsuey 57507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! I really wish I had though. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-go-to-a-nerd-camp-growing-up#post-57503 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:27:34 +0000 mrbee 57503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to a nerd camp the summer after seventh grade:<br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Talented_Youth" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Talented_Youth</a></p> <p>I studied math, and it was a great experience. I was surrounded by really smart people, and was very humbled. I realized (not for the first time) that there are many people out there that are much, much smarter than the likes of me!</p> <p>Did you ever go to a nerd camp growing up? </p>