Introducing Tennis Director Whitney Kraft
After an incredible 25 summers running our tennis program at Camp Walt Whitman, Dave Porter has d...
5 Camp Walt Whitman Counselors Share Their Success Stories
One of the greatest gifts of a college education is time. Over the course of four years, you can ...
6 Mental Health Benefits of Summer Camp
Camp Walt Whitman at the height of summer is a boisterous, busy place. On any given day at camp, ...
A Screen-Free Summer Helps Kids Develop Deeper Friendships
Every year it gets more challenging to wrestle kids away from their screens. The pandemic only ex...
How to Deal with Missing Your Child at Camp: 3 Cures for ‘Childsickness’
At the start of every summer we give new parents a copy of Homesick and Happy: How Time Away from...
Ask a Camp Director: What’s the right age to start sleepaway camp?
Throughout the year I field many questions from parents about our policies and practices at Camp ...
10 questions every camp parent should ask a camp director
Choosing the right sleepaway camp for your child is a decision you’ll hopefully need to make only...
Why Summer Camp Is More Important than Ever
When Ernest Balch opened the country’s first summer camp in New Hampshire nearly 140 years ago, h...
Is my child ready for sleepaway camp? A take-home quiz
As your child grows up and grows out of day camp, you may be wondering the right time to send him...