An op-ed recently appeared in the New York Times that affirms the value of the wilderness (i.e. Keewaydin) experience: Blissfully Lost in the Woods
Category: Songa News
Expedition 2012’s Return in the Addison Independant
They’re Back! Expedition 2012 returns to Dunmore, safe, sound and happy! Congratulations!
More good press for Expedition 2012! Click the photo to check out this article from Seven Days in Burlington!
Keewaydin in the News…April 27
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The CREW OF EXPEDITION 2012 are featured in the Burlington VT weekly Seven Days.
SONGADEEWIN is mentioned in the Christian Science Monitor.
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Acclaimed Child Psychologist and Keewaydin Alumnus, Michael Thompson ‘61, Pens New Book
Michael Thompson’s new book will be in stores May 1, 2012! Entitled Homesick and Happy: An insightful and powerful look at the magic of summer camp—and why it is so important for children to be away from home . . . if only for a little while, the book includes a chapter, “Passages,” highlighting Keewaydin Temagami’s 7 week trip to Hudson Bay, as well as interviews with campers and staff from all the camps.
In an age when it’s the rare child who walks to school on his own, the thought of sending your “little ones” off to sleep-away camp can be overwhelming. But parents’ first instinct—to shelter their offspring above all else—is actually depriving kids of the major developmental milestones that occur through letting them go—and watching them come back transformed.
In Homesick and Happy, renowned child psychologist Michael Thompson, PhD, shares a strong argument for, and a vital guide to this brief loosening of ties. A great champion of summer camp, he explains how camp ushers children into a thrilling world offering an environment that most of us at home cannot: an electronics-free zone, a multigenerational community, meaningful daily rituals like group meals and cabin clean-up, and a place where time simply slows down. In the buggy woods, icy swims, campfire sing-alongs, and daring adventures, children have emotionally significant and character-building experiences; they often grow in ways that surprise even themselves; they make lifelong memories and cherished friends. Thompson shows how children who are away from their parents can be both homesick and happy, scared and successful, anxious and exuberant. When kids go to camp—for a week, a month, or the whole summer—they can experience some of the greatest maturation of their lives, and return more independent, strong, and healthy.
Expedition 2012 on the radio! Check out the Vermont Public Radio piece on Expedition 2012!
Expedition 2012 Paddle Out:
It’s official–Expedition 2012 left from Waramaug shore on Sunday, April 8 at 10:00 a.m. It was an amazing send-off with the shoreline filled with well wishers. Award for farthest travel Sunday morning goes to Peggy Breed Marsh, her son and grandson! You can follow the adventure on expedition2012.com.
Remembering Dick Harter:
Songadeewin and Keewaydin legend, Dick Harter, died on Monday, March 12 at the age of 81. His father, “Doc” Harter, was the original owner and Director of Songadeewin on Lake Willoughby in Vermont. Dick was a camper at Dunmore from 1941-1944, including one summer in Cabin 1 with Waboos Hare. In addition to being a renowned college and professional basketball coach, he helped run Songadeewin, along with his brother Jack and sister-in-law Aline, in the 1960s and 70s.
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/venturacountystar/obituary.aspx?n=dick-harter&pid=156473361
Jan 9: Songa & Ellen Flight Appear in Online Magazine
See “Making the Case for Summer Camp” on the Make It Better: North Shore – Family, Community and You ezine (based in the North Shore suburbs of Chicago).