Articles on the Benefits of Overnight Camp for Children

“…And while the summer did change them as a person, it also changed their brain structure and function. From increased physical activity to decreased screen time, and anatomical changes in the brain, such as in the prefrontal cortex, camp can have a significant great impact on our cognitive health.” - “Overnight Camp & The Brain: The Hidden Benefits of a Summer Spent in Cabins.” MGH MAPP, mapp.mgh.harvard.edu/overnight-camp-the-brain-the-hidden-benefits-of-a-summer-spent-in-cabins/.

“Camp provides children with a community of caring adults who nurture experiential education that results in self-respect and appreciation for human value. All of the outcomes — self-identity, self-worth, self-esteem, leadership, and self-respect — build personal competencies.” - “Benefits of Camp.” American Camp Association, 26 July 2022, www.acacamps.org/parents-families/benefits-camp.

“I was a camp kid, so I remember the magic of sleep-away camp—the pranks and campfires and songs—but I’d forgotten about all of the benefits of camp that can be harder to measure: the growth in confidence, responsibility and resilience born of mastering new skills, tidying cabins and, occasionally, failing at an activity but learning to try again.” - www.todaysparent.com/family/activities/the-benefits-of-sending-your-kid-to-overnight-camp/.