Recently， big cities like Beijing and Shanghai have begun to offer Summer Camp services on campus to primary school students. Students will be provided with libraries and reading rooms， and besides， they can also participate in organized sports and art activities， but they will not be forced to have academic classes. The summer camp service charges little to nothing， and students from families with financial difficulties need not pay any fee. While its widely applauded by parents， the problem now is how to operate this new program in a way that satisfies both pupils， parents and teachers， and how to make it financially feasible.

Zhong Chao （Guangming Daily）： Usually， pupils will be sent to commercial tutoring institutions during long vacations， as their parents are worried about them staying at home alone. But these commercial agencies tend to charge high fees and also， not all pupils have access to such services. Besides， safety in these institutions can be worrisome. Only a small number of companies and organizations are financially capable or willing to help with this issue. Thus， for years， the absence of daycare services has been a big headache for parents of primary school students.

Of course， this school-run summer camp service will cost teachers a lot of time and energy. After all， teachers have their own families and children to take care of. Thus， it might be a good idea to recruit college students as volunteers， particularly students from teaching colleges. By doing so， pupils are taken care of in the daytime， college students can accumulate experience and also make some money. Anyway， the service is by large very helpful to children and their parents， and should be encouraged.

Xiong Bingqi （www.163.com）： Such a service needs a lot of teachers， either from the pupils own schools or other schools， or both. As far as teachers are concerned， if they work overtime in their vacations， they deserve extra pay.

Meanwhile， to open campuses to pupils requires some financial outlay. Parents may be willing to pay some money， but if the charge is too high， they may shy away from the service.

Nowadays， parents send their children to cramming classes in the summer holiday because they have no other choice， as they have their own work to do and cant stay at home with their children. If daycare service is provided by schools， or communities， Im sure people would take advantage of it.