Moosilauke has been receiving rave reviews and placing high on many lists that rank and rate the best summer camps.
We received the second most votes of all camps in the U.S. in a recent on-line poll titled “Best Overnight Summer Camp.”
We currently rank 4th highest of all camps in the U.S. in terms of overall rating at CampRatingZ where families directly rate their experience.
August 22, 2014
We are sad to write that this is the last weekly letter from summer 2014. As Sandy Denny so beautifully sang: “Who knows where the time goes?”
As opposed to giving you a day-by-day update we have decided to summarize Second Session happenings by category. Enjoy.
As always, trips during this session were plentiful and much anticipated. Here are the ones you should ask your boys about when they get home:
by Bill McMahon, Co-Director
After twenty plus years of running a residential summer camp you learn a thing or two about boys. Here are some of the golden rules my wife and I have learned about how they learn and grow, all of which informs how we run Camp Moosilauke.
1) Peer culture drives everything.
Judith Rich Harris makes it very clear in her book The Nurture Assumption that the most powerful non-nature factor influencing how kids learn and grow is peer culture.
Dear Moosilauke Parent:
This provides our first letter from our 2.5 week session. It has been a busy, fun-filled week. Click on http://campmoosilaukephotos.shutterfly.com/ for daily photos and read on for all the adventures and special happenings.
As you know, Monday, July 26th, was opening day. Although we had a brief drizzle, overall it was very pleasant and not nearly as hot as the previous week. Once we finished with arrivals and registration,