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Category Archives: Parent Informaton

Summer Camps Make Kids Resilient

Summer Camps Make Kids Resilient
Sending children to a residential, or day camp, builds resilience Published on February 5, 2012 by Michael Ungar, Ph.D. in Nurturing Resilience I recently spoke to 300 camp directors about how to make children more resilient to life stress. Summer camps, we discovered, are perfect places to help children optimize their psychosocial development. After all,…
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Registration Locations

Registration Locations
Fees are designed so that every family can afford to send their children to Camp Wonderland. The total cost will vary according to your location and can be determined by contacting your local Salvation Army office. Athol Corps 107 Ridge Avenue, Athol, MA 01331-0373 ph. (978) 249-8111 | fax: (978) 249-3140 Officer: Lieutenants Elliot &…
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‘Should I Be Sending My Children to Camp?’

‘Should I Be Sending My Children to Camp?’
Michael Thompson, Ph.D Some six million children in the United States are preparing psychologically to go away to sleepaway camp. Whether these departing children are camp veterans or nervous rookies, they are mentally rehearsing being away from mom and dad, their comfortable beds, their pets, favorite meals and, of course, their beloved iPhones, Facebook and…
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Benefits of Camp

Benefits of Camp
The camp experience enriches lives and changes the world. 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. These personal competencies are reflected in the four "C's"…
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