Levez la main si cela vous est arrivé cette année — comme cela se passe chaque année à cette époque. Juste comme vous pensiez que vous en aviez enfin – ENFIN – fini avec ces histoires de camps d’été, les voilà qui reprennent. C’est peut-être à cause d’une vidéo, du bulletin du camp … même… 続きを読む »
Tag: benefits of summer camp
Beneficios De Los Programas CTIM De Campamento De Verano
CTIM es una expresión de moda—o más apropiadamente una sigla–que circula entre los círculos educativos pero podría no ser un término que uno podría esperar escuchar dentro de los círculos de campamentos de verano. CTIM significa ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemática, cuatro áreas temáticas en las cuales los educadores se esfuerzan cada vez más por… 続きを読む »
Siblings at Camp
The guest blog this week was originally posted to the Camp Starlight blog on February 11, 2014. Chances are, they spend the majority of their time bickering over who gets to be in control of the remote, or, while traveling on your family vacation, you constantly hear the infamous “Mom, he/she won’t stop staring at… 続きを読む »
Media Break
Do you ever find yourself wishing your children would put their phones away for one day? If so, then consider an opportunity for them to put their phones (and all other forms of media) away several weeks. One of the primary goals of summer camp is to encourage children to be active while interacting with… 続きを読む »
What I learned at Camp Weequahic
The Camp Weequahic blog is where the guest blog for this week originated. It was first published on that site on January 28, 2014 and was written by a former camper who very eloquently explains what 8 summers at camp meant to him. Camp Weequahic has been my home away from home for the past… 続きを読む »
A College Case for Camp
One of the most understated advantages of summer camps is how much they do to help prepare older campers for life after the summer. Increasingly, sleepaway camps are taking an interest in providing older campers with valuable experiences that will help through the college application process and later in life. Leadership programs, college visits, community… 続きを読む »
Digital Detox
The guest blog this week was first published to Camp Laurel’s blog on February 10, 2014. Want a digital detox? Read on… Dani Ackerman, our friend from Elmwood Day Camp, wrote this great blog that we thought was worth sharing. Take a look: Do you ever feel addicted to your phone or find that your… 続きを読む »
The Laurel Camps’ Melting Pot
The guest blog this week was originally posted to the Camp Laurel and Camp Laurel South blogs on January 1o, 2014, and speaks to the tremendous diversity of the campers who call sleepaway camp their summer home. Walking around the Laurel Camps on a typical day, you may not notice the vast geographic diversity of… 続きを読む »
Home Away from Home
If ever anyone could ever spell out why camp why camp is awesome, it is Camp Weequahic camper Jenna H., this week’s guest blogger. 18439 is the zip code that has become my second home for five summers. Starting at the age of six, I learned many core virtues at Camp Weequahic in Pennsylvania. Summer camp… 続きを読む »
Experts Agree: Camp is Cool
Our guest blog this week was first posted to the Camp Laurel South blog on October 10, 2013. Summer is over – which means camp directors can catch up on our summer reading. In the past few months, the media has been filled with stories examining the camp experience. A variety of writers extol it,… 続きを読む »