Author: Chuck Mills

A prospective parent wrote the other day, asking me to "briefly describe the profile of one of [our] campers." My response: "Which one?!" Because the Kabeyun program (philosophy, mission) focuses…

It is Sunday morning, the first Sunday of the 86th summer at Kabeyun and the end of the first full week of camp. And what a full week it has…

A thoughtful parent writes, "…It makes me wonder if Kabeyun kids are challenged enough. Yes, going away, being away from parents and discovering oneself is challenging, especially for young kids….

This year more than any other I've felt the effects of the cultural phenomenon drawing young people into a career-, and resume-building mindset, and activities as they approach and move…

This fall I re-read Alvin Toffler's Future Shock, a book that is almost forty years old, but that in many ways still rings true. A lot of what Toffler talks…

We've been attending a number of camp fairs again this winter and I've been struck once again by the breadth, though not the depth, of summer opportunities out there for…

I'm interested lately in voices and values – the way that organizations and institutions seem to have the power to control individual and family value sets simply by shouting out…

Here's what we see: packages of all sizes coming to camp every day with toys and games, novelty items and accessories, tee-shirts and comics. Most days there is a table…

A parent asked me this the other day: "Do you subscribe to Bunk 1; can we see pictures of our son on the website during the summer?" I had no…

A long-time Kabeyun parent writes: "We feel like 4 is short and 7-8 is too long at this point. Nathaniel also wants to attend a movie making camp in the…