WHAT ABOUT SUMMER CAMP?
Summer Camp Changes the Direction of Many Kids' Lives
Outdoor living with others who love you unconditionally can be life-changing!
Camp Counselors Form Close Bonds
Being a camp counselor is one of the hardest jobs you can have, but has the power to change your perspective, and your life.
Paths in Camping Can Lead to Careers
Some summer campers walk into a full-time paid position.
ACTIVITIES
Career Exploration
There are many different roles in summer camp—which one interests you?
We Need Good Friends
Who are your close friends? When you serve others well, it is rewarding and life-giving. It can develop lasting friendships and great memories.
Strengthen Your Community
Love your neighbor as you love yourself. Are you interested in helping with an after school program, building a park where there is a real need, or planting a community garden?
Serving Together Creates Bonds
How does helping others make you feel?When you serve others well, it is rewarding and life-giving. It can develop lasting friendships and great memories.
EVERYONE'S HISTORY IS IMPORTANT?
This American Life
This American Life is a weekly public radio program and podcast. Each week we choose a theme and put together different kinds of stories on that theme.
Mostly we do journalism, but an entertaining kind of journalism that’s built around plot. In other words, stories! Our favorite sorts of stories have compelling people at the center of them, funny moments, big feelings, surprising plot twists, and interesting ideas. Like little movies for radio.
Our show is heard by 2.2 million listeners each week on over 500 public radio stations in the U.S., with another 2.5 million people downloading each episode as a podcast. We’re usually one of the five top podcasts on iTunes. We’re also heard on radio stations in Ireland and Germany, and all across Canada and Australia.
If you’re brand new to our show, you might start with the list of episodes our host Ira Glass put together called “New to This American Life?” We’ve been on the air since 1995, so you can also browse through our Recommended lists or our entire archive of more than 600 episodes.