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Into the Wild: Exploring Summer Camps Around Newfound
By: BRittaNy amalfi
Summer is right around the corner! That means it’s time to start planning for fun-filled ac- tivities to be doing in the warm weather. Summer camps are al- ways a hot ticket for something to do to enrich kids’ minds and spirits. Eager children love to spend their days around friends and with fun counselors at sum- mer camp to create new memo- ries and have the times of their lives as they take a well-needed break from school. Luckily for us, the Newfound area offers many excellent camps where kids can spend their summer of fun.
The Mayhew Program:
Mayhew’s mission is “Mayhew challenges and helps at-risk New Hampshire boys to believe in themselves, work well with oth- ers, and find their best.”
Summers 1 -2
The Island Challenge- During the first two years, the boys (ages
10-12) partici-
pate in a rigor-
ous and vibrant
25-day residen-
tial summer
program. From
the first day to
the last, the boys
work together in
small, tight-knit
groups, tackling
steep physical,
social, and emo-
tional challenges.
For many of the
boys, Mayhew is
their first oppor-
tunity to find out
who they can be
and how much theycandoina
setting away from outside influ- ences.
Summers 3-6
Link-Up Expeditions- Be- ginning in the third year, boys can participate in a five-day, adventure-based summer pro- gram. Trips include canoeing,
backpacking, biking, and nature and wilderness skills training. In addition, boys who are 14 or older may apply to work for Mayhew, earning a salary and a dollar-for-dollar matching schol- arship for post-secondary educa- tional pursuits.
Years 7-8
Program Ex- tension- In the final two years of the program, Mayhew focuses on supporting the boys through high school graduation, as- sisting them in establishing goals for their lives beyond high school, brain- storming ways to overcome bar- riers to success, and emphasizing the importance of giving back to
Mayhew and the broader com- munity.
2025 referrals can be found at https://www.mayhew.org/refer- ral-application, and completed applications should be delivered by email to sally@mayhew.org
or mailed to The Mayhew
Program PO Box 120 Bristol, NH 03222.
Camp Wicousta: Wico’s mission, “The foundation of everything we do at Wico is our Three Cs (Confidence, Compe- tence, and Community). Our goal is for your daughter’s CON- FIDENCE to grow as she tries new activities and develops skills or COMPETENCE. We do all of this in an emotionally and physically safe COMMUNITY that fosters safety and fun for all children.” The WICO camp has many fun-filled activities like sports, culinary arts, dance, outdoor adventure, specialty programs, theater activities, vi- sual arts, and water sports. You can enroll right on their website at https://www.campwicosuta. com/story/enroll/. Their first summer 2025 session runs from June 25th to July 19th. Their sec-
CAMPS
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