About Us
Author (left) on visiting
day,
1974 Camp White Oaks
One of the nicest things you can do for your child is to send him or her
away to an overnight summer camp. If your child is a teen and past the
age of "camper," (maybe 15, 16, 17) take a look at some of the
summer programs for teens. As a veteran camper with 9 summers away at
sleepaway camp, and then the following 2 teen summers studying abroad
and at summer school, I speak from experience.
From age 7 to 15, (1973 to 1981) I spent 8 weeks away at a traditional
summer camp in Upstate New York's Catskill Mountains. My camp, Camp White
Oaks, retired itself in the mid 90's, but left a legacy of alumni who
can't wait till the next camp reunion - me too!
Of course, sleepaway camps have gradually changed since I was a camper.
Private camps have grown to be considerably more expensive and most parents
can't afford to send their children or teens away for an entire summer.
And with so many double income earners, many families look forward to
spending time together during the summer, (either on vacation or at home)
and want to send their kids to camp for shorter stays. According to Paul
Krouner, Director of Camp Schodack in Upstate NY, "kids often times
have to convince their parents to send them to camp for longer stays."
But the experiences of summer camp are timeless. Sure the A through Z
of specialty theme oriented camps from rock climbing to wilderness camps
were not around when I was a camper. Private camps also didn't cost $800
to $1600 per week: I certainly wouldn't have gone for 8 weeks each summer
if they did.
But the reality is that's why you can find an overnight summer camp program
that lasts 1 week, 2 weeks, 3 weeks - and up to 10 weeks. If you are beginning
the search for a summer camp or teen summer program take a look at our
site. Consider us the camp and summer opportunities 101. We have lots
of informative articles, links to important online resources, an online
camp store and bookstore.

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