When you feel connected to the people around you life somehow feels easier. When you feel attached and supported by the institutions in your life, adapting to changes somehow becomes easier, more manageable. It’s even been reported in the Journal of Science that feeling disconnected from peers and social groups can be as detrimental to your health as smoking, high blood pressure or obesity. During 7 weeks of overnight camp, feeling a bond with your fellow campers and counselors can be the difference between occasional bouts of homesickness (something that even happens to the most seasoned camper…or director) and separation anxiety that lasts throughout the summer.
How intentional summer camp rituals help combat homesickness
Posted by Jason Sebell on Jun 27, 2016 11:39:00 PM
Topics: ceremonial campfire, juniper, shield of honor
Our NH overnight camp is a place where friendships last forever
Posted by Jason Sebell on Jun 2, 2015 1:45:00 PM
Topics: summer camp in nh, camp friends, camp friends are forever, juniper, marriages