• Through risk, taking a chance to do something that might be hard like a Zipline or working in a team.
• Through social development, working with other people is difficult but is an important skill to be learned through group activities.
• Communication, respecting yourself means learning how to communicate effectively with those around you about your needs and feelings.
• Identity, one of the biggest challenges that kids are facing is the challenge of identity. We want to see kids not just have fun on activities, but also grow as we acknowledge the accomplishments that they make and help them understand that they are unique and important.

• Working with others in team building situations makes us consider respect, leadership, flexibility, encouragement, and communication.
• Eating, sleeping, and doing activities with the same people means learning how to be a positive member of that group and finding your identity, and responsibility to that group.
• Positive encouragement, accomplishments on the Climbing Wall, or encouraging them through a difficult spot on the High Ropes Course, we create an environment where respecting others is of the utmost importance.

• Our many activities are spread through the forest which gets participants into nature and gives them an understanding of the way things work and grow.
• Seeing living creatures like, deer or the life in our thriving ponds or on the lake gives an understanding of how humans impact the lives of all animals.
• Being removed from the normal every day and being outside in nature helps to develop a healthy respect for nature, and makes us consider what our responsibility to nature is.

Camp is a place that is fun, and we want to keep it that way. We at Gardom Lake think that camp can also be a place that is challenging, growing, and formative for anyone who sets foot on our site. Let us know how we can be a part of creating good space for your class, group, or team.