How to Pick the Right Summer Camp for Kids
How to Pick the Right Summer Camp for Kids by Barbara Rowley for Parenting It’s much more than s’mores and sing-alongs: Top camps provide lifelong memories and skills. Here’s how to pick a winner [...]
Galen, Becca, and Travis, Fieldguides’ Outdoor Education Leaders
Galen, Becca, and Travis, Fieldguides’ Outdoor Education Leaders Eighteen years ago, three young kids took off for an 11-day backpacking trip in the Trinity Alps Wilderness with our three [...]
Chris Soriano – Teacher at Heart, Nature Explorers Camp Leader
Chris Soriano – Teacher at Heart, Nature Explorers Camp Leader Chris Soriano has over 10 years experience in outdoor education and he is passionate about sharing his love of nature with the [...]
Rusty Kingon, Lifelong Sailor and Leader UCSC Summer Sailing Camp
Rusty Kingon, Lifelong Sailor and Leader UCSC Summer Sailing Camp My first taste of sailing was aboard a Sunfish dinghy on a small lake in Northern Michigan as a kid with my family. Fast forward [...]
Kasey Lindemann, Camper Since Age 7 and Leader, Four Points Youth Camp
Kasey Lindemann, Leader Four Points Youth Camp I have loved summer camp since I was 7 years old. I am from Illinois originally and attended an overnight 4-h camp called Camp Shaw-Waw-Nas-See. I [...]
A Consequence of Character: How Summer Camp Promotes Character, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship
by Leann Mischel, PhD and Stephen Gray Wallace, MS Ed Even casual observation reveals the powerful role the summer camp experience plays in accelerating character development in children and [...]
