camps
Summer Camp Offers a Break for
Campers and Staff Alike
Julia Melo
Camp Lee Mar
• Fun traditional summer
camp activities
• Academics
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• Speech and language therapy
• Daily living skills
• Teenage campers enjoy social
dancing every week with an
end-of-summer “Prom”
• Optional trips during the summer
• Exceptional facilities featuring air
conditioned bunks and buildings
• Junior Olympic heated pool
• Caring Nurturing Staff
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S July 5 - August 11, 2023
Please visit us on Facebook,
Instagram and YouTube.

And so much more!
2023 Dates: June 24 – August 7
Visit our new website
www.leemar.com Winter Office: Camp Lee Mar
Ph: 215-658-1708 Fax: 215-658-1710
Please visit us on
On YouTube you can view parents and
campers talking about their experiences at Lee Mar.

18 • Lee Mar LIFE (Living Independently
Functional Education) Program. The
unique feature of our LIFE Program
is that it incorporates everyday
living skills into a personalized
daily program. We have a fully
functional apartment specifically for
this program with a large kitchen,
washer and dryer, two bathrooms,
a living room and bedroom.

JANUARY 19, 2023 | JEWISH EXPONENT
On YouTube you can view
parents and campers talking
about their experiences
at Camp Lee Mar.

Academic Enrichment
Field Trips
Hands-on Learning
Team Building
Interested? Secure your
spot today!
enrollment@pathwayschool.org 610.277.0660 | pathwayschool.org
ven before the pandemic began,
children (and people in general)
already spent hours a day at their desks.

This solitary lifestyle has grown
through virtual and remote learning,
streaming networks and endless video
games, even videos of other people
playing video games. But our brains
are more active when we are active
ourselves. Play, extracurricular activities and
summer have always been seen as a
“break.” In reality, these occasions can
be the most active learning times for
children. When I started working for my family’s
child-care business, Kids After Hours, I
was 16, and it seemed like a fun place
to work after school. Our tagline, “It’s
Always Time for Fun,” means we are a
very fun place not only for children but
for staff as well. It goes beyond simply
having a good time.

This notion that breaks are superflu-
ous misses the incredible mental health
benefits that come from play. When we
first opened after the pandemic forced
business closures, we could see the
dramatic impacts social interactions,
outdoor experiences and play had on
children’s confidence. Over just a few
days, we watched children go from
reserved and isolating to building friend-
ships, embracing openness and trying
new experiences.

Last year was my family’s first summer
opening up Red Barn Ranch Camp. It
was always my parents’ dream to open
their own camp location, and it has been
incredible to be a part of developing a
camp from the ground up. We want to
make the most of the summer “break”
by creating amazing experiences for the
children and staff in our program.

Through providing various activities
such as swimming, maneuvering climb-
ing walls, flying down zip lines, building
friendships through our sports programs,
riding ATVs and go-karts, as well as
creating art through multiple media, we
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