By Kimberly Paris, a Maine camp alum, camp parent, and Maine Camp Experience as a Campcierge™ “Summers are for parents.” That…
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Overcoming Homesickness: Getting Back to the Magic of Camp
“Camp is like Hogwarts.” Have you ever thought summer camp was similar to a magical boarding school? I have heard…
Battling the ‘I’m Right! You’re Wrong!’ Rhetoric: How Summer Camp Teaches Communication, Conflict Resolution, and Consideration
by Margaret Stockard In a world where opinions fly like balls at Wimbledon and people hide behind screens to scream…
Traditions and Summer Camp: How Memories Represent More Than Just Fun
by Margaret Stockard A cake goes “splat” right on the floor after first rebounding off a rafter older than my…
21st Century Skills and Summer Camp
21st Century Skills and Summer Camp My Snapchat Ate My Homework and My Ability to Think for Myself: Navigating…
The Present
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too,…
Stop Googling. Let’s Talk. – A New York Times Article
We came across this good article, which discusses the trending practice of technological conversation and the demise of human communication and…
Letter from a Parent and the Afterthoughts of Summer
It’s hard to believe that the summer has come and gone and things are already shifting to prepare…
Why You Should Go to Camp for as Long as You Can by Jilly Rolnick
This is a wonderful article by one of our own – an upcoming second session OC, Jilly Rolnick. It’s really…
Why I’m a Twentysomething Who Still Goes to Summer Camp – An “MTV Life” Article
Here is an article by Jonathan Savitt regarding some of the great benefits of working at a summer camp, even…