Reasons Every Teen Should Go To Summer Camp
⒈ Improve Interpersonal Skills & Form Close Friendships
In a world where anyone can look up a fact and where machines are replacing even complex workplace tasks, employers need employees who can interact effectively with other people. This is one of the most important skills teens learn at camp. In the non-competitive camp culture, teens build up their "emotional intelligence"(EQ), their face-to-face communication and relationship skills.
⒉ Experience Character Development and Develop Life Skills
Teens develop other important life skills at camp, including independence, responsibility, and decision-making. Teens grow considerably in environment away from their parents where they are forced to live on their own and find their own resources.
⒊ Meet Positive Role Models
Walk into any well-run summer camp and you'll be surrounded by wholesome, outdoorsy young people. Camp offers teens the opportunity to be among young adults who are positive role models and to form close relationships with them. Most camp counselors are hard-working college students who want to serve others. Aren't they just the kind of young adults you want your teen to become?
⒋ Discover Their Best Self
Camp experiences offer teens the chance to step back from the tiring task of academic and competitive sports and instead think about what's important to them. Many campers become less self-absorbed after spending a few weeks at camp, learning to train their focus on others. They discover new hobbies and avenues to pursue in education and their future careers.
