Great place for boys to grow into men

I have fond memories of summers at camp Mowglis in the early 80’s, and I sincerely believe the Mowglis “School of the Open” experience helped to shape the man I have become. It seems to me that while in the midst of just being a kid, this growth and maturity is difficult to see as you are simply having a great time and do not realize the life skills you are learning. However, looking back as an adult I cannot fail to notice the skills, behaviors, values and “can-do” attitude I can attribute directly to that formative experience. This last year my 12-year-old son attended Mowglis for the first time, and my wife and I were pleasantly surprised by the newly found growth and maturity he displayed after only a few short weeks. As one minor example, we were walking through the Boston airport after picking him up from camp and he was rather loaded with his camp gear. I picked up one of his bags offering to help and he said to me, “No Dad, I got it. They are (referring to the bags) my responsibility.” My wife and I just looked at each other surprised and rather proud of the changes we were already seeing in him as he heaved all his bags onto his back and headed to our gate.

Camp Mowglis is like heaven on Earth with the most spectacular lake on site; it is a very close-knit, fun and loving community that we are glad to be a part of. The entire staff is amazing and very professional, the counselors are great, giving special attention to every camper. Camp Mowglis is not only a fantastic place for our boys to spend their summer but an amazing and caring place that teaches them how to be independent, learn about companionship, to love and respect nature. Camp Mowglis helped my boys understand their strengths and overcome their weaknesses, taught them to make the best out of every possible situation, encouraged them to learn new things and to have a positive attitude, all through activities that are fun, unique and well rounded. Next summer my youngest boy will join his two brothers at camp, that is how much Mowglis has become a part of our family since 2011.

Wow wow wow! We are family that enjoys summer, but I have to say that my 11-year-old twins had literally their "BEST SUMMER EVER" this past July and August away at Camp Mowglis. Each of them flourished in ways that I had never imagined before, and in ways that they would not have had the chance to do if they'd stayed home. They were challenged and celebrated in this "all-around" camp, while they enjoyed their own personal favorite activities and even areas of developing expertise. We all loved that this was a place where really truly they could just "go play outside" for 7 whole weeks, totally unplugged, learning new skills, meeting kids and counsellors from different parts of the country and even from around the world, taking on new roles of cooperation and responsibility--whether helping with the plants in the greenhouse as one of their daily camp chores, or on the trail in one of the weekly hikes in the nearby White Mountains. We live in a beautiful seaside New England town, 3 doors down from the beach...and yet when it came time to leave, they just didn't want to leave their new friends, the lake and the mountains, the singing and the campfires, the super cool counsellors, the regular rhythms of Camp Mowglis life. As their third year at a sleep away camp (years one and two at a 2-week camp), and in comparison to a variety of specialized day camps in earlier summers, I can easily see how this experience was far superior to all others. THANK YOU CAMP MOWGLIS!!

I went to Mowglis in the 70's and now both of my sons have successfully completed the full Mowglis program. As the "School of the Open", Mowglis combines the best of experiential education with a proven and tested traditional summer camp experience for young men that prepares them for success in High School and beyond. Some of my closest friends today are the friends I made 40 years ago at Mowglis and I continue to use the lessons I learned those many summers ago to guide my decisions today.

Maravilloso lugar, con gente encantadora. Un lugar estupendo para que los niños y jóvenes se formen en contacto con la naturaleza