At our full camp campfire this week we acknowledged some incredible members of our staff who are celebrating their 5th year on staff with a ceremony presenting them with customized […]
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Introducing… Cabin Night!
The 2 week camper’s last night at camp was truly epic, with our first ever Cabin Night – an evening where counsellors planned and ran super special activities for their […]
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Terrific Tangled
After another beautiful sunny, breezy day on Tepee Lake, campers and staff were excited to head up to Rustic Lounge (our theatre) to see the Junior play: Tangled. The audience […]
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Magic Moments
The real indicator of a community’s culture is the little moments that happen when nobody’s watching. Here are a few I’ve witnessed in the last few days: A group of […]
Read moreIs some anxiety ok?
I’ve been working on letting go of my own feelings of despair when either of my beloved offspring is not ok. This is so hard. Appallingly challenging. My urgent need […]
Read moreWhy don’t boys try harder?
I hear so often from parents of boys that their sons are unmotivated, don’t seem to care about doing well in school and can’t seem to get themselves organized. “Where’s […]
Read moreMarch Break and….boredom.
In a February column in the New York Times, Pamela Paul opined: “Boredom teaches us that life isn’t a parade of amusements. More important, it spawns creativity and self-sufficiency.” Three […]
Read moreDid St. Mike’s have to happen?
I feel awful about what happened at St Mike’s. Awful for the boys and their parents, and sad for our culture where such goings-on can occur – and be tolerated. […]
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Why Failure is Good for Kids
One time, about a decade ago on his regular annual camp visit, my friend Seth Godin came out of the lake in a gorilla suit. A full-size theatrical rented gorilla […]
Read moreAutonomy and Mastery – the Hidden Gifts of Camp
What do kids need, really need, in order to thrive? A smart guy at University of Rochester did a study on just that and he, Richard Ryan, identified three psychological […]
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