The daily grind of heavy workloads and rigorous after school activities lifts in the snap of the finger over the summer. Students are often left to ponder how their time should time be spent to its fullest during this time. Going to a summer camp is a great way to have fun, be in nature, relax, and create relationships with new people.

At first, the most visible difference felt when leaving home during the summer is the sudden change of physical landscape, because, for the majority of the year, students live in one place totally different from the environment of a camp. Also, being in the natural landscape of a summer camp allows one to relax. Students should get away from the stress of daily civilization. Whether it be canoeing and camping in the Boundary Waters or hiking through the mountains of Colorado, the beauty of nature is a true gift that students should take advantage of during the summer. The lack of technology at  most summer camps causes people to focus on real human interaction, something that is often hard to accomplish during the school year, with the time strain of homework and after school activities.

More important than the change in physical landscape is the change in social atmosphere. In a camp environment, there are many different types of people, most of them new faces. This allows one to form relationships and make new friends. Taking a break is not only important but necessary for students to take advantage of their summer breaks. The best way to do so is to sign up for a summer camp and go have fun.