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...competition of a three-legged race could be brutal--and having your bunk short-sheeted humiliating--but most adults remember sleepaway camp as a relatively carefree experience, a respite from school and siblings and a departure from the pressures of normal life. Kids who went to private overnight camps spent weeks in bucolic settings, discovering activities they enjoyed and gamely participating in those they didn't. There were bug bites and bad food, but the day's biggest challenge often centered on rowing a canoe to the other side of the lake or roasting a marshmallow without burning...
...estimated 6 million U.S. kids will go to camp this summer, according to the National Camp Association, a referral service for the industry, packing off to one of about 10,000 different campuses (about two-thirds are sleepaway facilities). While some specialty camps, such as those focusing on tennis or music, have been around for a long time, they often catered to older kids who were already highly proficient and dedicated to their field. Lately, however, younger kids are going to camp for marine biology, drama, video production, computer games, fashion design, improved etiquette, community service and pedicure techniques...
This was my first summer living on my own. I’ve gone to sleepaway camp and spent a month abroad, but this was going to be the summer that I learned about living in the “real world.” I was going to teach myself how to cook, clean, and master other mundane tasks that have so far eluded...
Although his comment has resulted in criticism, Summers may have been unwittingly on target. After all, what is Harvard but a pricey sleepaway camp? There are games (Beirut, not cat’s cradle), mystery culinary concoctions and classes in Printmaking and Trees. But Larry need not fear for the academic lives of Harvard students—there may still be hope. When asked for a comment, former Boy Scout camp counselor Clay T. Capp ’06 said, “I don’t have time to talk right now—I have...
...Sleepaway camp used to be a prolonged gym class with dirtier clothes. The options were basically fat camp or regular. But now there are choices, some odder than others. A cross section of this summer's getaways...