Kupugani Blog

As we transition from activity staff training into Kupugani counselor training, the energy of camp increases with about twenty counselors eager to learn what the summer holds. We spent the first morning's training sessions getting to know each other and finding commonalities. Given that Camp Kupugani is a multicultural summer camp, we as counselors reflect those values, hailing from countries all over the world and from every walk of life.

Our son will be attending his first away-from-Kupugani sleepaway camp this summer. As intentional parents, we are now on the other side of the camp director-parent dynamic. Since our boy's bedwetting—continual since he was a toddler (like his parents' before him)—has seemed to increase of late, defeating even the best efforts of his pull-up style bedtime diapers—I gave the camp director a quick call.

I recently communicated with a parent grappling with a decision of not wanting to “reward” her child with summer camp, due to her child's having to attend summer school. She felt that to reward the child with camp after failing school classes wouldn't be a good choice.

As we approach Mother's Day, where we recognize the great moms and mom figures in our lives, it's important to realize the impact of dads raising daughters. During the girls-only sessions of our multicultural camp, we focus on developing an atmosphere of empowerment. Every parent knows that paying attention to his or her child matters. Fathers face different challenges when it comes to raising daughters.