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Questions to Ask in Your Summer Camp Search
Choosing the right summer camp for your child takes planning and care. You’ll want to weigh factors like camp activities, cost, and staff training....
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How Summer Camp Prevents Learning Loss and Boosts Confidence
Did you know that most students lose two months of math skills every summer, and low-income children typically lose another two to three months of...
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Next Generation Embraces Summer Camp Tradition
For the last three decades, the YMCA has been a cornerstone for Christine Nunn’s family. Raising her own two children, who are now adults, she...
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From Camp Counselor to Youth Development Leader at the YMCA
Zachary Gurmankin's YMCA journey began as a camp counselor at Pioneer Trails Day Camp, one of the many summer camps operated by the West Essex YMCA....
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New Pioneer Trails Camp Director
CALDWELL, NJ - Growing up attending summer camp was a “life-changing” experience for Brian Mateer. He wants to bring that same transformative...
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Lifelong Love of Camp Inspires YMCA Director
Gailmarie Sprague has spent nearly her entire life connected to the YMCA. A third-generation Y employee, she grew up attending Y summer camps and...