Thank you so much for sharing! My DS is a year younger than yours and wanted to do a CTY course this past summer but hadn't tested yet so I had an easy out. I'm not sure how he'd fare over 3 weeks but he's begging to go to overnight camp somewhere/anywhere for a week. To him it's the mark of a "BIG kid."
I'm very appreciative that CTY didn't just rule your son out on age alone. With a grade skipped, spring birthday kid myself, he's on the extra young side. It's frustrating to know he can do the work but get denied on age alone. Even our local Zoo camp went by birthdays- I had to push a lot to get DS grouped with his schoolmates.
I'll keep your story in the back of my mind next spring! And your wife is strong, the whole idea freaks my husband out! But he never went to camp as a child and really has no idea how good it can be for the kids' confidence, responsibility and pride.
