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2. AND ITS LIFELONG
BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN
SUMMER CAMP

3. It’s easy to think of summer camp as just a place for
swimming lessons, dodge ball, boating and arts and crafts,
an easy solution to summer boredom for kids.

4. Of course, all these things are true, and summer camp
memories are made of canoe expeditions, swimming
competitions, tie-dye t-shirts and rousing camp songs.

5. However, while kids are having a blast playing games,
making summer friends and learning new skills …

6. … they are also absorbing a host of vitally important life lessons
that will last long after the last bus ride home from camp.

7. THE PLUSES OF
PERSEVERANCE

8. It’s not always easy to set a goal
and then battle on through
hardships and setbacks to meet it,
whether it’s trying to:
Finally swim the length of the pool.
Making it across the highest wire in
the ropes course.
Mustering the courage to try a
speaking role in the camp skit.

9. At summer camp, kids have a safe,
nurturing environment perfect for
trying out new skills and learning
how to keep going through initial
failures to meet a goal.

10. … or maybe they start to get discouraged
at repeated failures to make it up to the
next level of swimming classes.
Maybe they get tongue-tied on
stage at first and need a little
prompting to keep going…

11. But many learn the rewards of
finally succeeding with
practice, perseverance and a
bit of morale-boosting.

12. Not only do kids benefit from the
help of staff and other campers, but
they can also learn how rewarding it
can be to be the person cheering
on a friend or camp mate who’s
trying hard to meet their own goals.

13. No “I” IN “TEAM”

14. There are of course loads of
games and activities at camp,
and many of them have sneaky
ways of helping kids learn to
function as a team while they are
having piles of fun in the sun.

15. More obvious team builders
include rope course activities,
many of which are specifically
geared to this all-important skill.

16. However, there are a vast variety
of ways camp encourages kids to
figure out how to work toward a
common goal with a group.

17. Whether it’s going all out in a color
wars event or helping a struggling
fellow softball teammate perfect
her swing, camp is chock full of
opportunities to learn there is no
“I” in “team”.

18. Needless to say, this skill is highly
valued everywhere in our society
from school to the athletic field to
the work place.

19. HOWTOMAKEFRIENDSAND
INFLUENCE PEOPLE

20. Camp is a great place to learn
how to make friends, a skill more
difficult than it sounds for many.

21. Some people are by nature
out-going, but many of kids
need to learn a few skills that
build confidence …

22. … and make meeting new people
and making friends easier,
whether at camp, in school or in
the far-distant “grownup” world.

23. Summer camp is where kids
can shed whatever role they
may feel pigeonholed in at
home and reach out to all sorts
of new people.

24. Camp counselors are specially
trained to help kids reach out
to others and even how to
cope with the inevitable
occasional rejection.

25. By the end of camp, most kids
have a host of new summer
friends that make the
anticipation of next summer’s
fun even more enticing.

26. Let your kids enjoy the
summer camp experience at
Maplewood Summer Day Camp.

27. Experienced staff will keep your
child both safe and busy with arts
and crafts, games, water sports,
gymnastics and more.

28. Visit the site at
http://www.maplewoodyearround.com

29. MAPLEWOOD COUNTRY DAY CAMP
AND ENRICHMENT CENTER
150 Foundry St. (Route 106)
PO Box 88 (Mailing)
South Easton, MA 02375
Email: info@maplewoodyearround.com
Telephone: (508) 238-2387
FAX: (508) 238-1154

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