How’s life? Do you still enjoy its perks? Are you still having fun once in a while? Most people nowadays, are more focused on their work or school and tend to forget the word “fun”. Life is hard if we overdo everything. Every once in a while you should try experiencing something that can take away all your worries and problems, just appreciating life and learning something new. Isolating yourself from your gadgets, paper works, and even in the internet world at times could make a difference in your physical, mental and emotional health. So, when’s the perfect time to do it? A lot of us, students and workers, are always looking forward for this time, a time wherein you can bond with your friends and family, no deadlines, just having the time of our life. Guessed it? Yes, summer time!
Summer has always been a part of the things that people are wishing for. Having fun and at the same time being productive can be combined as one every summer, but how? By simply joining summer camps. Summer camp is a directed program for everyone, not just for children and teenagers but also for adults. It is conducted during the summer months in a lot of countries, it’s about learning something new, enjoying the beauty of nature and meeting new faces. People who attend summer camp are branded as campers.
The old-style view of a summer camp includes staying in a forested place or somewhere near a lake wherein you can do canoeing, hiking, team-building and campfires. Due to the modernization of the world, a newer version of summer camps have been introduced to the people, camps which offer a different varieties of specific activities. For instance, there are camps which cater people that are interested in music, computer, performing arts, language learning, mathematics, science, magic, weight loss and children with special needs. Also, there are religiously affiliated summer camps run by different churches in order to let their followers be reunited with God, enlightening them in their ways and strengthen their spiritual attributes. The main purpose of many camps is to attain an educational and cultural development for their participants. A summer camp environment may permit the young ones and adults to take healthy risks in a safe and nurturing surrounding.
Summer camp has a lot of advantages which can help you grow as an individual. In general, the following are the foundational principles you can rely as you aged:
- Teamwork – Relationships with other people are strengthened due to individual contributions and being a team as a whole. Being able to contribute to the success of the group is empowering to each member.
- Resilience- Learning to get back up over and over, is a good attitude which can be acquired in camps. Building confidence as they progress through the different challenges, and in turn they achieve a task that seems impossible.
- Good decision-making- Involvements on camps can develop confidence and decent decision making skills- more importantly on tough times. Learning also on recognizing who to accept guidance from in times of difficulties.
- Trying new things- Experiencing is the best teacher, trying new things could help an individual go out on their comfort zones. Overcoming difficulties can improve one’s courage, build strength of character, determination and motivation to do something bigger than themselves.
- Mature- Camp experiences helps you grow as a person positively. It will make you face life with full of confidence and fortitude to do big things.
Summer camp experiences can brought about a lot of extraordinary transformations in your life. In this modern world, having fun and learning new things won’t happen automatically. But your effort will be well worth the energy you invest.