By Jim Vitale It was mid-autumn, the time of year when the nights are cool and the afternoons are warm. A strong north wind had finally persuaded the trees to drop the last of their fiery leaves. Yesterday the trees were fairly full; today, barren. A group of high-schoolers had come to camp to spend […]
By Jim Vitale This article is part of our “Why you should send your child to overnight camp” series. The series introduction explored the current research on outcomes for overnight campers and offered a list of the most important outcomes. Here, we go more in depth with one of those outcomes. It’s common knowledge now […]
By Chad Hershberger In my family, we have always celebrated faith milestones. Since I was little, my parents treated our baptismal days like a second birthday. We’d light our baptism candle and get to pick out a special gift from the Christian bookstore. Since I am married to a pastor and have a second career […]
By Jim Vitale This article is part of our “Why you should send your child to overnight camp” series. The series introduction explored the current research on outcomes for overnight campers and offered a list of the most important outcomes. Here, we go more in depth with one of those outcomes. Independence. It’s one of […]
