Why Committing to Pemi Over Time is Beneficial to Your Child The Pemi experience provides incredible growth opportunities for boys, from developing skills in independence and decision making to cultivating friendships and practicing resiliency. The benefits of attending camp can be seen after a single session: a boy might feel more confident about spending the night away from home, encourage a family hike, or be willing to try new foods. While a single experience is impactful, the deepest personal growth – and a camper’s ability to recognize that growth in himself – requires a camper to establish roots in our consistent camp environment over time. Roots for Learning: A child’s development thrives when in a familiar and predictable space. Instead of using energy and focus to adapt to a new environment, with new rules, people and expectations, the returning Pemi camper transitions back to camp with a comfort that accelerates growth and learning. He jumps back into previously set goals and picks up with friendships from past summers. Returning campers also have the benefit of receiving instruction, support, and validation from returning staff members who already know their personalities and ambitions. Pemi is fortunate to have 70% of staff return summer after summer. The familiarity and comfort of these established relationships help a camper identify progress and set appropriately ambitious goals for each summer and for the duration of a Pemi career. Roots in Community: Establishing an enduring summer community provides children the gift of a reliable and predictable environment, outside of home. Time spent with old friends and mentors, along with a stable routine and familiar setting, allows all children to feel a deep sense of belonging and worth. Additionally, families often cue into this benefit when there are unexpected or difficult transitions outside of camp: navigating grief and loss, a transition in schools, or a change in family dynamic. Parents and campers alike find comfort in the known quantity of returning to camp when other environments feel less predictable. Providing the certainty of Pemi and its community year after year allows for campers to generate an extended network that shows up for them in challenging times, in everyday moments, and long into their future. Roots in Friendships: Returning to Pemi compounds a boy’s ability to learn key social skills within the camp community. Friendships made at camp are free from distractions, technology or school-based drama. Camp friendships are
Why Committing to Pemi Over Time is Beneficial to Your Child The Pemi experience provides incredible growth opportunities for boys, from developing skills in independence and decision making to cultivating friendships and practicing resiliency. The benefits of attending camp can be seen after a single session: a boy might feel more confident about spending the night away from home, encourage a family hike, or be willing to try new foods. While a single experience is impactful, the deepest personal growth – and a camper’s ability to recognize that growth in himself – requires a camper to establish roots in our consistent camp environment over time. Roots for Learning: A child’s development thrives when in a familiar and predictable space. Instead of using energy and focus to adapt to a new environment, with new rules, people and expectations, the returning Pemi camper transitions back to camp with a comfort that accelerates growth and learning. He jumps back into previously set goals and picks up with friendships from past summers. Returning campers also have the benefit of receiving instruction, support, and validation from returning staff members who already know their personalities and ambitions. Pemi is fortunate to have 70% of staff return summer after summer. The familiarity and comfort of these established relationships help a camper identify progress and set appropriately ambitious goals for each summer and for the duration of a Pemi career. Roots in Community: Establishing an enduring summer community provides children the gift of a reliable and predictable environment, outside of home. Time spent with old friends and mentors, along with a stable routine and familiar setting, allows all children to feel a deep sense of belonging and worth. Additionally, families often cue into this benefit when there are unexpected or difficult transitions outside of camp: navigating grief and loss, a transition in schools, or a change in family dynamic. Parents and campers alike find comfort in the known quantity of returning to camp when other environments feel less predictable. Providing the certainty of Pemi and its community year after year allows for campers to generate an extended network that shows up for them in challenging times, in everyday moments, and long into their future. Roots in Friendships: Returning to Pemi compounds a boy’s ability to learn key social skills within the camp community. Friendships made at camp are free from distractions, technology or school-based drama. Camp friendships are
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