2015 Testimonials He asked me a few days after he left if it was possible to be “homesick” for Kingswood! He told us on the drive home that he wished he’d signed up for all 7 weeks. For a guy who loves to sleep in, that’s the highest possible compliment. I asked Julian … Read more
One of our good traditions is that counselors occasionally praise their own accomplishments in the dining room in order to draw teasing jeers from the rest of us. It goes like this: during our announcement (or “kudos”) session after the meal, the counselor, Mark, stands up and announces, “John caught my touchdown pass to win … Read more
THE ASSIMILATION COMMITTEE Back in my college days at Washington and Lee University, we had a student-run enforcement panel called the Assimilation Committee. Perhaps they had numerous campus rules to police, but the lone stricture I can recall pertained to the obligatory greeting from one person to another whenever they crossed paths on the university … Read more
“Often Imitated But Never Duplicated” The old hot dog stand in Elmira, New York, where I grew up, adorned the above slogan. The phrase has always stuck with me, as those franks sure were tasty morsels! Would that any camp stand up to such scrutiny! All kidding aside, parents searching for camps really ought to understand … Read more
