Summer Matters
Inspiring confident, kind kids & forever friendships
Just doing a little back-of-the-dining-hall-napkin math on this. But the numbers seem right to me.
6.5 Weeks (46 days)
12 Hours a day (rounding down)
552 Total Hours Outside
That’s what a summer here looks like. Man, that’s an impressive number.
Could spend time talking about all the benefits of sunshine, and fresh air, and running around, and all of that. The stats are easy to find, easier to list, and would make my point for me.
But they really aren’t needed.
In the end, I think everyone here agrees Outside = Good.
Staying inside is easy. And don’t get me wrong. There are tons of reasons I love the inside. AC and watching Netflix and all of that.
But there’s a wild stat floating around out there. The average kid spends less than an hour outside a day. Closer to 50 minutes.
It’s just hard to find this much outside time anywhere else. The school year is mostly indoors. The afternoons come in shorter chunks. The great indoors has its pull.
We’re 8 days from camp officially starting. Right now, we’re all over the property in staff training. There’s an energy. Some of it is because camp is right around the corner. But honestly, I think a big part of it is just having an excuse to be outside, a lot. Walking around, sitting by the lake, out in the Hollow, sunshine.
Being outside with people who chose this, chose Outside (capital “O”) as part of the game. Throwing frisbees, hack-sacking (it’s so back! 90s ftw!), pickleball, chilling around the waterfront, running every morning.
The 552 hours is the kids’ math. The staff are signing up for the same kind of summer themselves. By choice.
Most of the day is outside, by design. The walking, sports, lake, free play, grilling, all of it. The day moves people through it. Twelve hours adds up fast when it’s just how the day works.
Camp starts in about eight days. I’ll be out there. So will the rest of them.
552 hours total.
Did I get the math right?
You got this,
Jack
PS – Check out Instagram and see some of what’s happening at staff training.
And, if you have someone you think would be a good fit for a summer at K&E, they can schedule a call to talk camp.
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Jack Schott
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Camps Kenwood & Evergreen Snapshot
- Location: New England overnight summer camp
- Philosophy: Growth through community, independence, and belonging
- Structure: Unified camp mission with gender-specific campuses
- Outcomes: Confidence, leadership, friendship, identity growth
