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Framing the narrative can be a critical tool to use to process and bring understanding to a situation.  As a collective group, this past year and a half requires effort to understand what people have experienced, how to conceptualize this experience and then use this...

As a camp director I can tell you that we have always talked about the “magic of camp.”  Different camp directors, camp staff, past camp attendees and the research all might describe this a little different, but the theme remains the same in that camp is a unique...

This newsletter I wanted to spend some time specifically focused on laughter. I understand that in recent months laughter may not have been the top of your priority list. I wanted to write this newsletter specifically about laughter since there is so much good...

(Written By: Kyle Smith, MFT, Assistant Director at Quest) Even before the pandemic closed schools and playgrounds, a new social space was solidifying for our children: servers and lobbies of games like Fortnite, Roblox, and Minecraft. Friendship are made and broken...

Experiential learning has been a cornerstone of the work that I have engaged in with children for over 20 years.  In this newsletter I will discuss some ways in which it is possible to teach children values, skills and life lessons and more directly how these methods...

As our communities start to open back up after sheltering-in, I wanted to focus this newsletter on how to support children with social and learning difficulties through this transition.  I know that many of you may have different viewpoints and feelings regarding...