Recently, I’ve had many philosophical conversations about summer camp. I guess that shouldn’t be a surprise because, since the beginning of December, I’ve been engaged in the single most important task of any camp director – recruiting and hiring the summer staff for...
Lessons Learned at Camp Southern Ground
Camp Southern Ground is unique in that it is an inclusive summer camp serving kids from a variety of populations and communities. Our inclusive model provides opportunities for all kids to make friends and have fun while, more importantly, teaching campers important...
The Benefits of Inclusion
A Conversation with Kimberly Dick with Autism Speaks At Camp Southern Ground, our inclusive summer camp model helps children of diverse backgrounds and abilities build empathy, understand differences and celebrate their own strengths by bringing them together. We are...
Life on the Spectrum
What Different Can Do - Life on the Spectrum For the month of April, we are sharing about What Different Can Do by talking to the real people who live in work in the world of neurodiversity, including differences like autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and many others....
An Inclusive Model
Our residential program, one of the first in the country to be accredited by the National Inclusion Project, makes summer camp at Camp Southern Ground so much more than just a week away from home.