The campers grow up a lot. They might be nervous or shy at the beginning, but they start to reach out and stop missing home. They get brave – they bend more and they push themselves. I had a boy in my cabin who had never swam before and he was making excuses to not go in the lake. We worked with him and he eventually got into the lake and loved it. He was so happy that we encouraged him to try it.
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt—and Why Greenwood Trails Is an Antidote
Helping kids unplug, grow, and reconnect at a coed overnight camp in the Connecticut Berkshires As someone who’s spent over 30 years working with children and teens, I’ve witnessed a
