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TOP 5 REASONS YOUTH OF ALL AGES NEED SLEEP AWAY CAMP
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Let’s go beyond the obvious reason of camp is SUPER FUN!
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#1 REWARDING PEER BONDING
"...In the removed, supportive environment of sleep away camps, youth get a highly concentrated chance to build up their face-to-face communication and relationship skills. Why is healthy social bonding not only fun, but crucial for LONG-TERM SUCCESS? Because supporting and advocating for others encourages others to return the favor..."
#2 LEARNING TO LOVE DIS-COMFORT ZONES
"...Aside from the exciting, bubbly group dynamic of sleeping/eating/etc. with peers instead of parents, camps offer the chance to try new, alien activities like DJing or screen printing WITHOUT THE FEAR OF FAILURE OR EMBARRASSMENT. When kids are surrounded by others in the same exact boat of not knowing what they’re doing or where they stand in this new social hierarchy, it becomes much easier to see the relative safety (not to mention benefits) of challenging themselves..."
#3 SCHOOL DOESN’T TEACH EVERYTHING
"...Even MIT students can get into one of the best universities in the world…without knowing how to effectively apply for jobs or lead a group as an introvert. While schools may not be actively reinforcing GRIT, RESILIENCE, OR LEADERSHIP on a daily basis, these life skills are often camps’ sole purpose. However, instead of seeing improved report cards at the end of the week or month, parents see transformed personal characters: kids excited to take over the family laundry for the week, kids unafraid to recommend program changes to the school principal..."
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#4 PUSHING LIMITS WITHOUT BREAKING LAWS (OR BONES)
"...With the natural urge to ingratiate themselves with and impress the “cool crowd” being so strong in kids, it helps to give them spaces where they can “FLEX” MORE SAFELY. Sleep away camp provides them an environment that both satisfies their growing need for peer-driven sensation and limits their exposure to extreme, unsupervised behaviors. For example, zip lining with an experienced adult instructor allows them to indulge their cravings for exciting social (and physical) freedom..."
#5 MEETING VERSIONS OF THEIR FUTURE SELVES
"...Spending a few weeks learning from and laughing with tons of confident, exemplary staff teaches youth that attention still comes to those who make good decisions and take care of themselves. Instead of taking the glamorous, instantly gratifying route of emulating dysfunctional young role models, youth immersed in sleep away camp GROW TO LOVE AND IMITATE their hard-working and supportive—but still wacky and exciting—counselors..."
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Thanks as ever to our MAJOR + MONTHLY SUPPORTERS. You keep the lights on...in both our facilities and our hearts 😉💡🔆
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