Good morning, Capital Camps!
Benjamin Village-aged campers attending Capital Camps this summer will make lots of growth across cognitive, physical, and social-emotional domains. For children attending sleepaway camp, these milestones are put into practice as they navigate a new environment, build relationships with diverse peers without direct parental guidance, practice self-care and responsibility, and learn conflict resolution and compromise within a group setting. Camp provides a unique opportunity to build confidence, emotional regulation, and adaptability, all while engaging in physical activity and unplugging from technology.
When your Benjamin camper comes home in a month, you will see first-hand all these areas of growth; as parents, you can help with your children’s continued growth by allowing them a little increased independence as appropriate and with a little luck, you may even get to enjoy some of the helpfulness and sense of responsibility gained by working as a team with their peers!
For now, though, rest assured that your children are in good hands and are just embarking on the beginning of a summer of incredible memories to go along with this personal growth!
– Lauren Ebenstein