Sending your child to camp for the first, second, or even 8th time, is no easy task. There are lots of things parents could worry about: will my child be…
Youth Summer Camp
Welcoming New Campers
One of the things that makes Watitoh special is how we welcome our 1st-time campers. Once you choose Watitoh as your summer home, a number of things will happen between…
#choosekind
Most of us have either read the book, Wondery R.J. Palacio, or more recently, saw the movie by the same name. For those of you who haven’t, here is…
Taking a “Time Out” from being a “Phone Addict!”
Taking a “Time Out” from being a “Phone Addict!” In today’s day and age, there are many reasons to choose sleepaway rather than the plethora of options for kids summer…
Living the Dream: Week 2
It’s hard to believe that the second week of camp has come and gone. And what a week it was! Beginning with our first Sunday Special Event Day, we experienced…
LEAD Conference
This event is sponsored by the American Camp Association and brings together camp leaders that range in grade from Freshman to Junior year of High School. LEAD has been designed…
Why summer camp is more important than ever before!
We hear it all the time- “What’s with these young people? They can’t focus, can’t communicate, they’re entitled, self-centered, constantly staring at their screens!” Well folks, this is the…
Living the Dream: Weeks 3 & 4
The blur of Week 3 was centered mostly around the traditional SING performance. Counselors for each age group changed the words to popular songs to remind us of all the…
Living the Dream: Week 2
It’s hard to believe that two weeks are behind us and we are beginning to gear up for Visiting Day on July 16! The past week has flown by with…
The Importance of Community
The below article was recently published on the American Camp Association blog, by teen and millennial expert, Ana Homayoun. Her books, The Myth of the Perfect Girl and That Crumbled…
