Independent, responsible, collaborative, empathic, willing to try new things. These are a few of the characteristics that we consistently hear parents and educators say students need to develop on their way to adulthood. We know from the research that social and emotional skills are linked to academic, career, relationship success, and overall well-being for all young people, regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status.
Camp is an excellent learning environment that can provide kids with rich opportunities to develop the social and emotional skills we know they need. Perhaps most importantly, more than 95% of kids in our own 2019 study said that camp is FUN! Don't miss our new blog post on the subject.
We hope you enjoy this camp-focused newsletter as we explore some of the research and personal stories about the benefits of camp.
Warmly,
The Challenge Success Team
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THE POWER OF CAMP
“During just one day, campers might learn collaboration skills by working as a group to create a skit for campfire, build teamwork skills as they figure out what they need to do to win the cleanest cabin award, gain courage and learn perseverance by working through their fear of heights at the ropes course, or practice resilience by falling off and getting back up while learning to paddle board.“
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DOING CAMP: WHAT TODAY'S KIDS NEED FROM THE EXPERIENCE
“At the camp level you have this incredible freedom to teach these (social and emotional) skills — adaptability, flexibility, leadership, teamwork, problem-solving — in a way that you’re not evaluating your campers, giving them a grade, and creating a transcript that’s going to go with them for life. You’re doing it in a really informal learning environment that gives you the freedom to make it not just fun and enjoyable — which we think it should be at school too — but to do it in a way that kids can learn without fear and worry. They don’t even know they’re learning. That’s the beauty of it.”
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Watch this 4-minute video that highlights more about the value of camp based on our own research. Need more evidence? Explore the research and personal stories below to better understand how camp leverages the power of fun to teach lifelong skills that can impact future career readiness.
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HOW SCHOOLS CAN PRIORITIZE SEL & BALANCE FOR STUDENTS
Many schools use our Well-Balanced Student workshop in conjunction with the Student Survey to get meaningful data about students’ experience of school and share with the broader faculty and parent community, starting a meaningful conversation about how to move forward and better help students. Contact us to learn more!
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JUMPSTART YOUR LATE START TIME
APR 6th at 4pm PT | 7pm ET
Cost: $50
Audience: educators and administrators
The California Late Start law takes effect in July 2022, and other areas, including Denver, are exploring late starts as well. Challenge Success has deep experience guiding schools through late start implementations.
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Join Dr. Denise Pope for a conversation about the challenges and benefits of moving your start time, and leave more prepared to make the most of this opportunity to improve student well-being. A recording will be sent to all registrants after the event.
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SUMMER LEADERSHIP SEMINAR
JUNE 16th from 8:30am - 4pm
Audience: K-12 educators, counselors, administrators
Registration is now open for our one-day Summer Leadership Seminar at Stanford University. This full-day PD, designed for educators, counselors, and administrators at the school and district level, includes a variety of foundational professional development workshops from Challenge Success as well as opportunities to network and connect with fellow educators.
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