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Supporting Anxious Kids
By Mara Kates, Assistant Director At camp, we get a unique epidemiological perspective on childhood afflictions. I am not a scientist but I would hazard a guess that rates of childhood anxiety are on the rise. Whether a kid has a clinically diagnosed anxiety disorder or is simply afraid of the dark, children (and their […]
ContinueStop Googling. Let’s Talk.
COLLEGE students tell me they know how to look someone in the eye and type on their phones at the same time, their split attention undetected. They say it’s a skill they mastered in middle school when they wanted to text in class without getting caught. Now they use it when they want to be […]
ContinueBoys and School, Not Always a Marriage Made in Heaven
He’s got a lot of energy… He’s always moving… He’s quite a handful…. Wow, is this guy going to the Olympics, he’s quite competitive…. Does he ever sit down? These comments are code for: Your son is difficult to manage in the classroom. Or program… Or play-date. When teachers or coaches or other parents say […]
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Memories of Family Camp
This summer we were blessed with many alumni coming though camp to visit their old summer home. We also hosted over 40 families at our Labour Day family weekend, most of them alumni bringing their families back to show them the place that affected them so much. It blew us away to see how much […]
ContinueParents as Dictators
Try an experiment. Ask your kids how much control they feel they have over their lives. You may be surprised. Because our kids tend to be so privileged, we erroneously assume they feel in control of their lives. We mistakenly equate privilege with control. But the two are profoundly different. Privilege means having lots of […]
ContinueNotes from Teepee Lake
The quiet here is unearthly… We miss the joy and laughter of the campers…and rejoice in the wonders of the summer past. Here at camp our maintenance team is working hard to build and repair for next summer. We’re working on renovating the field to make it much better, re-building the trip docks, and much […]
ContinueCamp is over!
They say the two happiest days in a camp director’s life are the day the campers arrive and the day the campers leave. Truer words were never spoken. I am flooded with a relief so intense I could dance for joy from the rooftops. I LOVE my job. I adore 99% of what I do […]
ContinueHigh Class Award Speeches and Torch Paddle
It was a bittersweet day at camp – so many people being celebrated….. and the end is nigh. There were quite a few speeches for campers getting high class awards. At one speech, I was watching the camper on the podium. As the speech was beginning the entire camp was cheering wildly for her (a […]
ContinueRent… The Glowstick Kayak Routine
Tonight was the Inter Senior show Rent. It was FANTASTIC! Great singing and acting… We loved it! After the play the whole camp walked to the lakefront and watched the kayak Glowstick paddle routine: they tape dozens of glowsticks all over half a dozen kayaks and the kids perform kayak ballet… In the dark the […]
ContinueBrent Boys and Whitney Girls!
The Whitney girls and the Brent boys got back today!!! Both trips arrived to triumphal greeting by the whole camp, and we are so proud of them all.
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