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for Kids
WAYS TO TEACH
TEAMWORK TO KIDS

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Summer Camp
for Kids
One of the greatest things kids
can learn is how to work as a
team, as skill that will serve
them well throughout
their lives …

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Summer Camp
for Kids
… from youth athletic leagues
to school projects, college
academics and the workplace.

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Summer Camp
for Kids
Being a “good team player”
and knowing how to work
with all sorts of people
toward a common goal
certainly makes you a valued
commodity in our society …

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Summer Camp
for Kids
… and activities like summer
camp makes learning this
valuable ability a whole lot
of fun.

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Summer Camp
for Kids
Kids can learn to function as
a team in many ways, and if
you keep your eye out at
summer camp visits …

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Summer Camp
for Kids
… you’ll notice campers
involved in activities in places
like the low ropes courses as
well as on all sorts of playing
fields, in swimming pools and
out on the lake.

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Summer Camp
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Summer Camp
for Kids
A team player is less an “it’s all
about me” kind of person and
more a “go team” sort.

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Summer Camp
for Kids
Kids who help out at home and
in the classroom, include
others in games and activities
and know how to both lead
and follow tend to grow into
more successful young adults.

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for Kids
Lots of companies use the lower part of a ropes
course for team building activities, and kids at
overnight summer camps get a jump on the action.

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Summer Camp
for Kids
Whereas the high ropes course focuses on more
physical challenges, the low ropes course is chock full
of trust building and problem solving activities …

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Summer Camp
for Kids
… all geared toward helping campers learn how to work
together effectively toward a common goal, all while getting
to know each other better and having buckets of fun.

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for Kids
Theatrical activities from summer camp campfire
skits to local talent shows and community theater
stage productions pretty much require kids to work
as a team if the show is going to go on.

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Summer Camp
for Kids
Many stage companies routinely use teamwork
activities to form a cohesive cast and crew before a
show gets into full swing.

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Summer Camp
for Kids
However, even little summer camp productions have
actors, writers, directors, stage builders, lighting
crews and stage managers.

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Summer Camp
for Kids
Each person has his or her role and has to learn how
to work with all the other team members whether
they get along with them particularly well or not.

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Summer Camp
for Kids
Opening night is the deadline and everyone has to
pull together to meet it successfully!

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for Kids

23. From organized youth athletics to school sports and
summer camp fun, the playing fields can be a super way
to learn to be a team player.

24. Of course summer camp is brimming with all kinds of
games, from beloved standard gaga ball and rowdy camp
color wars to traditional sports like basketball, softball
and soccer.

25. At camp, counselors encourage youngsters to celebrate
everybody’s contribution and truly work together to play
the best game possible.

26. Everyone cheers everyone else on and the end result is
lots of fun whether the team wins or loses.

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Summer Camp
for Kids
There are so many ways kids to learn to work
as a team, especially when they are at places
like sleepaway camp where they tend to have
more responsibilities.

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Summer Camp
for Kids
Even keeping the cabin clean can be a great
team building event, since the sooner clothes
are picked up and beds made, the sooner the
day’s fun can begin.

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Summer Camp
for Kids
From helping the team win at a swimming relay
race to prompting an actor in the campfire skit,
sleepaway camp is full of opportunities for kids to
learn how to work as a team.

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Summer Camp
for Kids
If you're considering sending
your child to an overnight
summer camp, be sure to visit
our site to learn about
Camp Walt Whitman.

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Summer Camp
for Kids
Located in the White
Mountains of New Hampshire,
Camp Walt Whitman offers a
safe, nurturing environment in
a beautiful mountain setting.

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Summer Camp
for Kids
Our camp is a coed sleepaway
camp, with separate areas for
boys and girls. The kids have a
blast, and make friendships
that can last a lifetime.

34. www.campwalt.com

35. Camp Walt Whitman
1000 Cape Moonshine Rd
Piermont, NH 03779
603-764-5521
cww@campwalt.com