It's about the community here. It's a very warm and caring place, and they promote the values that we want. It's the right size, not too big, not too small. When they come home, both kids are more independent and they make their beds every day. Our son packed for himself this year and insists on doing more things on his own. What they do here really reinforces becoming more independent.
Our Counselors in Training (CITs) do their own community service project each summer such as running camp programs at a local Boys and Girls Club. In addition, they initiate things such as “pay it forward” bracelets which encourage campers to perform random acts of kindness for each other.