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When you combine the ease and affordability of fast food with the ability to literally record days worth of TV to be accessed at any time, your result is kids who are eating junk while watching junk. They are spending more time in front of a screen than they are playing outside. Sometimes the only… Read more »
Tag: benefits of summer camp
4 Tips For The Perfect Cannonball
Things every camper should bring to camp to ensure an amazing summer: Extra underwear Bathing suit This classified, top secret, limited edition guide to doing the perfect cannonball. As the summer temperatures peak, most campers find themselves lounging around the beautiful swimming pools available at some of America’s Finest Summer Camps, or splashing the day… Read more »
Looking Forward to Summer Camp
As we head into the colder winter months, children are settled into their school routines and deep into schoolwork, homework and after school schedules. This is also the time of year for children to look forward to the carefree summer months ahead at sleepaway camp. For Americas Finest Summer Camps’ campers – and camp staff… Read more »
Camp Friends
Dictionary.com defines a friend as someone who is a “patron or supporter.” Whether you’re a child or adult, chances are that your friends are a crucial part of your life. Of course, there are different kinds of friends and some are closer than others. They’re all very special. However, there is one type of friend… Read more »
5 raisons pour lesquelles les enfants parlent sans arrêt des camps d’été
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »