Canada Camps for Parents

Editor’s Note
CAMP MAKES THE WORLD
A BETTER PLACE
Publisher / Editor
Paul Grossinger
paul@canadacampsforparents.com
Last summer, my two-and-a-half year old son went to
camp for the first time.
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Every morning, he, along with his 5-year-old brother,
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would climb the steps of the big yellow school bus that came
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to our house, say hello to the bus driver, their friends and
their counsellors, find a seat and then look out the window
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to wave goodbye to my wife and I as the bus rolled away.
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From there, their world changed — and all for the better.
Watching my two sons board that bus and be greeted by
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smiling, friendly faces was truly a great sight to see. Even
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better was the fact that I knew they were just 30 minutes
away from a place like no other. A place where the great
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outdoors and nature are celebrated; a place where they are
Dorin Greenwood
not constricted by the four walls of a classroom; a place
Jack Kohane
where they can explore new opportunities and learn new
Melissa Yollick
skills; a place where they can see and touch frogs, but also
sing songs, build a house out of popsicle sticks and shoot
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hoops all in the same day; a place where they were safe,
Sarah Dougald (Glenbrook Day Camp)
nurtured and cared for by carefully selected and trained
Howie Grossinger (Camp Robin Hood)
staff; and, maybe most importantly, a place where they
Jim McHardy (Kinark Outdoor Centre)
could experience new relationships, activities, obstacles and
Mike Pearse (Camp Tawingo)
challenges without their parents by their side.
Jacqui Raill (Camp Ouareau)
For adults who have not grown up with camp as part of
Duncan Robertson (Onondaga Camp)
their life — and even for those who have had the benefit of
Stu Saunders (Youth Leadership Camps Canada)
a camp experience — camp conjures up a wide-spectrum of
Patti Thom (Camp Tanamakoon)
emotions: happy to sad, excitement to nervous, pride to fear.
And although some parents today are unsure about the
Canada Camps for Parents, published by KAP
camp experience — Are camps safe? Who will be watching
my kids? What will they do all day? What will they learn?
Publishing Limited, provides families in the
What are the benefits of sending them to camp? — the
Greater Toronto Area and beyond with informa-
process of finding the “right” camp for their children should
tion they can use to select the best summer
be similar to finding a day care, school or weekend program.
camp for their children.
Ultimately, finding a camp requires time, research, patience
and the knowledge to ask the right questions.
The views expressed by the authors are not
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camp people. We believe in the power of camp and all of
editorial submissions are subject to editing. All
the positive benefits — social, spiritual, developmental and
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psychological — a camp experience can offer children of
without written permission.
all ages, needs and cultures.
For us, camp is less about the skills one acquires and
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more about the friends one makes, the experiences one
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stashes away for future use, the challenges one overcomes,
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the accomplishments one is proud of and the life-long
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memories one takes home to cherish for a life time.
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Camp does make the world a better, safer and healthier
place. I just have to look at the smiling, albeit exhausted,
faces of my two boys when they get off the bus after a day
of camp to know that.
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Paul Grossinger
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