The camping experience provides a metaphor for life experiences.
Children learn to set goals, to face challenges, to enjoy successes, and to understand shortcomings.
Camp is about fun and sports, but camp is about growing up too. Each child leaves camp with a stronger sense of self. Over one-third of our campers return each summer. The following quotes are taken from one of our campers in her first summer and then during her third summer. When we went white water rafting, I was really scared.