Kids are happy to give up their phones
September 04, 2025
Here’s something we learned this summer: Young people don’t mind giving up their phones. They just don’t want to be the only one. Jonathan Haidt call...
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Summer 2025: Looking back, and looking ahead
August 22, 2025
We had a great summer at camp. Somehow, ten weeks can go by in a blur. From the thrill of Opening Day to the nostalgia of the final fireworks show, i...
Camp Is A Magic Mirror
August 15, 2025
This week, camp is a weird combination of peaceful and strange. The Coliseum is empty. Olympia is all quiet. Pickleball courts are silent. Summer 202...
For kids, decisions are getting easier (and tougher)
August 08, 2025
The world has gotten really efficient at making decisions for us. Apps guess what we want to watch next (often correctly). GPS tells us exactly which...
Getting Our Seconds, Minutes, and Days Back
July 25, 2025
I’ve been sending daily videos to our camp families throughout the summer. Today I wanted to put another clip out there. Not from camp, but from come...
Remembering a Camp Hero
July 22, 2025
Before she was a legendary camp director, Jane Ragsdale was simply my favorite cousin. She was seven years older than I was, so I inevitably looked ...