A few years ago, with funding from the Ontario Camps Association (OCA), researchers at the University of Waterloo set out to examine the outcomes of the Canadian summer camp experience …
Camp Is A Place to Grow! Part 1: Social Integration and Citizenship
Why summer camp is one of the best choices that parents can make for their child. (Part 1) A few years ago, with funding from the Ontario Camps Association (OCA), …
Camp Is A Place To Grow! Part 2: Environmental Awareness
Why summer camp is one of the best choices that parents can make for their child. (Part 2) A few years ago, with funding from the Ontario Camps Association (OCA), …
Debunking Some Myths About Summer Camp
Choosing a summer camp can often be a tricky thing to do and there are some myths about summer camp out there that we would like to tackle. Hopefully this …
Ten Questions to Ask When Deciding If a Special Needs Camp Is Right for You and Your Camper
For any parent, choosing the right summer camp is a huge decision. Parents have to balance the camp philosophy, activities offered, expertise of the staff, ratios, site facilities, and recommendations. …
Our Kodiak Story – A Video
Camp Kodiak’s story started long before our first summer. It started with my father’s personal experiences with school failure and then his quest to help students like him in the …
“I learned that it is okay to be me because being me is a good thing.”
This week I posted a question on my Facebook page: What did you learn at Camp Kodiak? I got scores of responses from campers past and present, and most of …
A Day In The Life Of A Kodiak Camper
At Camp Kodiak we work hard to establish a daily routine that will make all of our campers feel comfortable. So what does that daily routine look like? Wake Up …
Worried About the “Summer Slide?” – The Benefits of an Academic Program at a Summer Camp
The long summer holidays push sunshine, adventure, and time with friends and family into the spotlight in kids’ lives—a welcome change from long winters structured around school buses, homework, and …
What is “Social Fit” and why is it important?
In the 1970s, my father worked for a well-known Canadian summer camp. As campers registered, they were placed on a list by gender and age. When it came time to …
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