The document discusses the benefits of sending children to summer camp. It notes that children who attend camp learn to adapt to new situations and gain confidence through planned activities and free time. They develop strong friendships with other campers. While camp only lasts a few weeks, many children stay in touch with friends from camp. Overall, camp provides children a safe environment to explore independence and have fun through educational and enriching experiences. The document promotes a specific summer camp located in New Hampshire.

1. Sing Songs and Eat
S'mores Around a
Friendly Campfire

2. As parents, one of the hardest
things for us to do is let our
children go off into the world
outside of our supervision.

3. This could include going to the
nearby downtown area, taking
public transportation to the
beach, or heading into a city.

4. For parents who cannot bear the thought of letting
their children from their site, the idea of sending them
to a sleep away camp for weeks at a time can be
frightening.

5. However, it shouldn't be.

6. Kids who have gone to
sleep away camps have
been shown to adapt to
new situations more
easily …

7. … like when they later
go to college, and are
more comfortable in
unfamiliar situations,
such as job interviews.

8. Having said this, it's important to know what it is
that kids do at camp.

10. When kids go to camp, it can
be equated to a pre-collegiate
experience, at least in the
social sense.

11. They will embark on a
combination of planned
activities while also being
given some free time to
choose what they'd like to do.

12. Having these choices a young
person can gain confidence in
making simple decisions.

14. There is a special bond that is
made during the summer
camp experience …

15. … where young people create
friendships with those they
never would have met
otherwise.

16. This happens because the
experience is unique to any
other, and the memories
cannot usually be made
anywhere else.

17. In spite of the fact that the
duration of a camp may only
last a few weeks, many kids
stay in touch, hoping to see
each other the following year,
or meeting up sooner.

18. In some cases, the parents also become good
friends, finding that the friendly summer camp they
sent their children to enriched everyone.

19. This is especially true for the
children as they get to
experience new things.

21. Whether a child grows up in
the city, suburbs, or the
country, there are so MANY
new experiences that they
can find at camp, including
the people.

22. Some are not always as
parents would like, such as
one camper who returned
home quoting Chuck Norris
"facts" for weeks …

23. … one of which was "When
Alexander Graham Bell
invented the telephone, he'd
already missed 3 calls from
Chuck Norris."

24. It was funny the first time,
but less so as the weeks
went on.

25. On this, though, there are instances where children
who were not readers have actually come home to
surprise their parents with a NEW love for books.

26. Among some of the more popular ones is the
Celebrity Team 6 series, which is a collection of
stories …

27. … about A-list celebrities like Selena Gomez and
Brad Pitt who use their superpowers to save
children in Africa.

28. It's a far cry from The Grapes of Wrath, but a step
in the right direction.

29. It's a far cry from The Grapes of Wrath, but a step
in the right direction.

30. Overall, summer camp is all
about having fun and allowing
children to go to a safe place
to explore their independence.

31. The experience is one that is
fun, educational, and
enriching.

32. Children who get to have the
camp experience LOVE it.

33. Let your child have the summer
camp experience at Camp Walt
Whitman, located in the White
Mountains of New Hampshire.

34. LEARN more at www.campwalt.com

35. CAMP WALT WHITMAN
1000 Cape Moonshine Rd
Piermont, NH 03779
603-764-5521
cww@campwalt.com