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Why does the education choices of families make a difference to you when choosing a camp?
I’m going to be blunt. I get asked “do most of the campers go to private school”? My initial reaction? Does it matter? If I say yes, is it an unwarranted judgement placed on the culture of the camp? If I say no, does it devalue the campers who do go...

Halton District School Board’s Human Rights: Indigenous Realities Symposium
With a robust agenda set for the day, Joc and I were eager to listen each of the speakers. The presentations we attended at the Symposium celebrated Mother Earth and confirmed the collective desire of Indigenous People to return to their lands and reconnect...

Youth development in the camp setting: How does camp contribute to a young person’s emotional intelligence?
In 2012 the University of Waterloo published a study, called the Canadian Summer Camp Research Project. This study focused on five areas of positive growth:...

The Canada Post strike action got me thinking about the importance of mail at camp, especially when the use of instant communication via cell phones is a no go!
For campers (and staff!) one of the only things more exciting than tuck at camp is mail delivery. Mail delivery means someone outside of camp is thinking about them. What are they doing? Who is in their cabin? Do they have a favourite activity so far...