\t\t\t\t\tSigourney Weaver in 1995 with daughter Charlotte, who went to Vega.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLawrence Schwartzwald\/Sygma\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tOther top-notch programs \u2014 like Camp Laurel, the coed sleepaway where Eddie Murphy\u2019s kids bunked \u2014 are better known for their pro-level sports offerings than their cuisine (though the house-made chicken stir-fry on Laurel\u2019s dinner menu sounds pretty tasty \u2026 yes, camps have menus now). That program boasts five full-sized playing fields, 15 tennis courts, a fully equipped gymnastics center and even a full-sized roller hockey arena. Brant Lake Camp in upstate New York \u2014 the all-boys program where Jerry Seinfeld sent his sons \u2014 is also supposed to be a sports nut\u2019s nirvana, with nine outdoor basketball courts (glass backboards, natch) as well as two lighted feature courts, wall-climbing facilities and something called a gaga pit (apparently a scrappier, Israeli version of dodgeball).<\/p>\n \n\tOf course, for a lot of high-profile parents, the most important amenity any camp can offer is discretion and safety. That\u2019s one reason there\u2019s not much to say about Camp Wicosuta, other than that it\u2019s tucked away at a secluded location in the New Hampshire mountains, allows visits by invitation only and is where Malia and Sasha Obama spent summers during their White House years.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\tThe Obamas in 2010. They sent their kids to a super-secure New Hampshire facility (aka Camp Wicosuta) during their White House years.<\/span><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYURI GRIPAS\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n \n\tOne thing you won\u2019t find at any of these places, though, are the ersatz tribal ceremonies and fake feather headdresses that used to be de rigueur at summer camp. \u201cThere aren\u2019t any totem poles or other culturally appropriated elements,\u201d notes Lauren Kasnett Nearpass, co-founder (and \u201cChief Happy Camper Officer\u201d) of Summer 365, another camp advisory company. \u201cAnd a lot of camps have modernized their names and changed a lot of their historical spirit days or events.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tInstead of faux-Indigenous rituals, camps today are offering something even more appealing, at least to parents on this status-obsessed coast: snob appeal. \u201cThere are certain camps that have an air of exclusivity,\u201d says Roberts. \u201cThe process of getting in can feel very curated \u2014 like, \u2018We\u2019ll let you know if we have room for you.\u2019 Honestly, it can sometimes feel a little like applying to a New York City private school.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tIn more ways than one: \u201cTuition\u201d at an exclusive high-end sleepaway camp can run as high as $17,000 a summer.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\")
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