The Camp Echo Lake Trail

Camp Echo Lake Community Statement, Off Season Social Media, and Bar/Bat Mitzvah Guidance for Families

Posted by on August 24, 2016

Dear Echo Lake Families, We hope this letter finds you doing well as your child(ren) settle in to their post camp / school year.  As you know, Echo Lake is a community that emphasizes treating people with respect, building self-esteem, and generally spreading Warm Inner Glows. We wanted…

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Camp Echo Lake Community Statement and Bar/Bat Mitzvah Guidance: Part 1 of 2

Posted by on September 22, 2015

Dear Echo Lake Families, We hope this letter finds you doing well as your child(ren) settle in to their school year.  As you know, Echo Lake is a community that emphasizes treating people with respect, building self-esteem, and generally spreading Warm Inner Glows. We wanted to take this…

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Green and Gold Resources: How Parents Can Prevent Co-Ruminating and Nudge their Children in a Positive Direction

Posted by on September 16, 2015

Occasionally we come across an article or resource that we think is beneficial to share with our Camp Families, Staff, and Alumni. Today we would like to share a recent Time Magazine article written by the incredible Rachel Simmons  entitled, “How Parents Make Things Worse…

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I just got home and you want to know if I want to re-enroll for camp in June?!

Posted by on September 9, 2015

 Written by Laurie Rinke ***This article was originally posted in October 2014. We felt that at this time of year, when camp re-enrollment is underway and even the happiest of campers sometimes hesitate about re-enrolling for camp, it is a good message to share with our…

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The Real World Consequences of Things Said Online

Posted by on March 24, 2015

Social media has connected us all in ways that couldn’t have been imagined just a decade ago, making the world a much smaller place.  While there are many positive aspects to the social media revolution, there are downsides as well. Ideally, people would look at…

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