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More Relevant Than Ever Owning the Power of Camp

Delve into the critical outcomes and 21st-century skills fostered at summer camp amidst challenges like over-parenting and technological inundation. Explore the impact of reduced faith and the role of camp in addressing these issues. Discover how face-to-face interactions and faith formation at camp can combat digital addiction and promote personal growth.

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More Relevant Than Ever Owning the Power of Camp

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  1. More Relevant Than EverOwning the Power of Camp Steve Baskin LOM Conference November 6, 2018 steveb@campchampions.com

  2. An Odd Irony • The world is changing at an accelerating pace • Summer camp is over 150 years old . . . • . . . and has barely changed • A recipe for obsolescence? • No. Our outcomes are more critical than ever.

  3. Focus on Outcomes • Success • Faith • Community “Magic” of Camp Fun Love of Nature

  4. What Parents Want

  5. 21st Century Skills

  6. What Businesses Are Saying?

  7. Spiritual Success

  8. What is Success? God Family Career Community

  9. 3 Challenging Trends Reduced Faith “Over-Parenting” Technology Inundation

  10. Reduced Faith

  11. Faith is Dropping % of US Population Pew Research Center

  12. Churches Struggle to Engage Youth • Secularism of media • Myriad of entertainment options • Obsession with youth (less veneration of older generations) • Traditions seem inaccessible

  13. Over-Parenting

  14. Grit and Self control

  15. Safetyism

  16. Anti-Fragile

  17. Technological Inundation

  18. Disturbing Usage 60+ Hours! 53 Hours!

  19. First Concern: Skill Development Personal Professional

  20. Skills Require Practice

  21. Second Concern: Emotional Impact Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation? More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they’re on the brink of a mental-health crisis. - Jean W. Twenge (September 2017 issue)

  22. Major Change in 2012 • Year > 50% of Americans had smartphones • Social media expands • 1st Wave - Facebook (2004); Twitter (2006) • Pinterest, Instagram and Snapchat all in 2010 • Widespread expansion on R&D

  23. Powerful Summary “Teens who spend more time than average on screen activities are more likely to be unhappy, and those who spend more time than average on nonscreen activities are more likely to be happy. There is not a single exception. All screen activities are linked to less happiness and all nonscreen activities are linked to more happiness.”

  24. Increased Loneliness

  25. Teen Suicides • Drastic change between 2007 and 2015 • 15-19 year-olds • Boys up 30% • Girls up 100% • 12-14 year-olds • Boys up 100% • Girls up 200% (Three times more than 2007!)

  26. Third Concern: Impact on Faith % of US Population Pew Research Center

  27. Camp Addresses these Challenges

  28. Camp Helps and Protects Skill Acquisition Address Digital Challenges Faith Formation

  29. Teaching Skills • Engaged, non-parent role models • Rich, challenging environment • Active problem solving • Facilitated, active learning • Adults encourage faith & reflection

  30. Engaged non-parent adults

  31. Rich, challenging environment

  32. Problem Solving

  33. Facilitated, active learning

  34. Adults Encourage questioning/reflection

  35. Antidote to Digital Addiction Face-to-Face Active/Engaging Low Tech Social Non-Tech Role Models

  36. Face-To-Face Friends

  37. Tech Free and Fun

  38. Challenge and Strength

  39. Camp Is The Only Place Where children will be tech free AND happy for over 24 hours.

  40. Faith Formation at camp Foundation of Jewish Camp Sorenson

  41. Christian Faith at camp Jake Sorenson

  42. Faith-Centered

  43. Relational

  44. Different from Home and Participatory

  45. In Nature - Awe

  46. Family Camp And Retreats

  47. Bringing Faith Home

  48. Leaving with Hope

  49. Thank you!

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