by Jamie Hunter | Aug 30, 2021 | Featured, Parenting, Tips & Advice
One of the best parts about summer camp is the friendships that are made during the week away. It’s not uncommon to see anxious first-time campers arriving at camp not knowing anyone, only to leave with a group of new friends with similar interests and values. Making...
by Rachel Naud | Apr 20, 2020 | Confidence, Featured, Popular, Summer Camp, Tips & Advice
I remember when my son went away for the first time. Sure, he had gone for sleepovers at his best friend’s or at grandma’s or my sister’s, but this was his first time away away. It was a school trip and he was in an area I had never been, with people I didn’t know,...
by Mathieu Yuill | Apr 9, 2020 | Featured, Leadership, Popular, Summer Camp, Youth Development
I remember walking into the Muskoka Woods offices in Toronto the first time. I was the communications director for a Toronto-based nonprofit but I had heard of an opportunity to work with Muskoka Woods and I wanted to investigate if it was the right fit. I had been to...
by Rachel Naud | Apr 6, 2020 | Confidence, Featured, Leadership, Parenting, Popular, Summer Camp
When you think about the building blocks of life — the knowledge and skills we need to guide us through even the toughest moments — what do you think about? Social skills? Independence? Resilience? Having all of these abilities is paramount in achieving a happy,...
by Jamie Hunter | Apr 2, 2020 | Featured, Popular, Tips & Advice, Youth Development
You’ve probably been reading a lot about the perils of introducing technology to kids, specifically portable devices with Internet connectivity. Heck, you may have even read something about it on the Muskoka Woods blog. But not all technology is inherently “bad” for...