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Monday, December 5, 2011

On the Importance of Camp...


You don't have to search high and low to find the importance of the camp experience. Especially when the media is doing a great job of putting it right in front of us! Here are three great reads about different aspects of the camp experience:

On the importance of close friendships:
NBC's Today: Why boys need to have - and keep - a BFF: http://bit.ly/tVmb3t

On the value of unplugging:
Mitch Albom of the Detroit Free PressYouth are spending so much time online, for what?... goo.gl/fb/GxId1

On the benefits seen later in life:
My Psychology Today: Creating Advantage in College: Summer camp gives children meaningful advantages in college... cot.ag/ukTI59

What makes the camp experience so important to you? Happy reading!