Thousands of boys and girls go to camp every summer, these camps include resident camps, day camps and specialty camps. The magic in a camp experience is that it provides developmental values for our youth.

Of all the educational possibilities for personal growth in our present day, the camping experience stands as one of the highest.

The interaction of group living, the sharing of activities and the different form of leadership offered by adults who are not parents or teachers are factors that contribute to this great experience.

The Leader Compass Camp Experience is available to a broad scope of our young citizens. The Leader Compass objectives are geared towards enriching and enhancing children and young adults for a better preparation into adulthood.

In addition to the myriad of activities offered during a camp experience there’s the realization and appreciation of a “supreme being” as visualized through nature that can be felt in the open environment of the camp setting itself.

Development of physical characteristics is a basic aim of camping. With diversified activities, balanced meals, trained supervision, camping increases mental and physical vigor.

The most important skill of all is the promotion of social skills. The personal adjustments that campers and counselors have to make because of the intimacy of close living is a crucial need to be ready for our diverse, changing and demanding society.

Camping develops pathways that lead to the understanding of others, such as persons of different races, economic levels, religions, gender and levels of capabilities.

School can be a very positive experience. But at school in the current environment not all teachers and administrators recognize that kids are wired differently and learn differently. Some schools understand this; some don't. And with that said, the non camp world is a competitive world, and you are judged on scores and intellectual ability. At camp, all that is involved, too, but if you can't swim well, you can play tennis, if you don't play tennis well, you can be involved in nature activities. If you are not good with looking at butterflies, then you can hike. At camp you are accepted for who you are, not only accepted but honored.