This is accomplished by: 

1. Teaching them to respect themselves and others, the golden rule to “do unto others as you would have them do unto you” is the bedrock of camp philosophy.
   
   
2. Help them find their ‘anti-drug’ for each child is different; dance, song, art, science, public speaking, writing or whatever it is, they are given a chance to showcase it and, in some cases, to discover that they have this talent. Children need to feel good and accomplished, they are given an opportunity to do so positively. ‘Attaboy’.
   
   
3. Leadership and collaboration, if they develop a dance or write a song they will be given the opportunity to teach it to others. Sometimes they are the leader sometimes they are being led by a younger camper either way respect must be shown.
   
   
4. Understanding their community by visiting or having brought in members from the police, fire, rescue squad, local businesses and banks to explain what their job entail and how the campers can help and are impacted.
   
   
5. Healthy living, we collaborate with the local hospital ‘wellness nurse’ to emphasize the importance of healthy eating and exercise. We visit and participate in local neighborhood gardening, understanding how food go from the garden to the table. Local dentist talk about the importance of oral hygiene.
   
   
6. Then there are the usual field trips, swimming, games and arts-and-crafts.
   
   
7. All this comes together at the end of camp when the public is invited to the closing program led by the campers.