Tag: lessons learned at summer camp

Learning to Be Resilient at Summer Camp

The guest blog this week was originally posted to the Camp Starlight blog on April 17, 2013. Resilience is the ability to adapt quickly to change or bounce back from setbacks.  In addition to the many benefits available to a child who attends summer camp, one that proves invaluable for many years afterward is gaining… קרא עוד »

Three Steps to Joy

For the holidays, we’re featuring an aptly themed guest blog  about “joy” written by Cole Kelly, Director of Camp Weequahic: As school lets out and families spend time together at the end of each year, we spend a lot of time wishing ‘Joy’ to one another. It is a joyful occasion, is it not? Parents… קרא עוד »

Everything I Need to Know, I Learned at Summer Camp

This week, we have a guest blog from Lindsay at Camp Starlight… Back in 1988, the book Everything I Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten was written by Robert Fulghum. However true the points the author makes may be, it is arguable that those who go to summer camp would feel otherwise. Although summer… קרא עוד »

Camp Tools for School

This week’s guest blog comes to us from Camp Weequahic Director Cole Kelly and features some helpful advice for campers about how to apply what they learned at camp in school. “Well campers, it’s time for school. I know you’d rather be at camp – so would I! However, it’s time to leave your camp… קרא עוד »