Keys to Quality Youth Development

Note to Readers: This blog from Cape Cod Sea Camps, a traditional New England summer camp and premier provider of summer education opportunities for children and young adults, is offered as a resource on youth development for families.

Positive youth development is the name of the game. In “Keys to Quality Youth Development,” the University of Michigan point to the work of Gisela Konopka and Karen Pittman in identifying eight critical elements essential to such development. We think you’ll recognize a lot of them from camp!