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What Different Can Do

Preparing Your Child for Summer Camp

Preparing Your Child for Summer Camp

Summer camp can be an exciting and rewarding experience for any child, but for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) it can be even more impactful in terms of building a positive self-image and increasing social skills and interactions. It can also be...

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Art Tracing with Pencil

Art Tracing with Pencil

This "Anyone Can Do It" craft is called Art Tracing. There are a number of ways to trace or transfer an image into linework from a photo or artwork but today we are going to walk you through how to trace using a pencil. You'll need a photo or artwork of almost any...

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Painting with Watercolors

Painting with Watercolors

Today's craft that anyone can do is inspired by @andrea.nelson.art on Instagram! As a side note, she posts a ton of super fun art projects for all ages of kids. Painting is such a fun way to express your creativity, and this...

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Pollo Asado Burrito Bowls

Pollo Asado Burrito Bowls

These delicious and nutritious burrito bowls are always a hit! Everything we serve at CSG is made according to the varying dietary restrictions and preferences of our campers and veterans. In honor of What Different Can Do, we’re highlighting a recipe that is...

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DIY Window Clings

DIY Window Clings

Here is a craft anyone can do! We all have different talents. Maybe you’re really good at riding bikes, maybe you’re really funny, maybe you’re super brave. In the same way, some people have more of an affinity for art than others. I am not a person who has a natural...

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Why Camp, and Why Camp Southern Ground?

Why Camp, and Why Camp Southern Ground?

Recently, I’ve had many philosophical conversations about summer camp. I guess that shouldn’t be a surprise because, since the beginning of December, I’ve been engaged in the single most important task of any camp director – recruiting and hiring the summer staff for...

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Lessons Learned at Camp Southern Ground

Lessons Learned at Camp Southern Ground

Camp Southern Ground is unique in that it is an inclusive summer camp serving kids from a variety of populations and communities. Our inclusive model provides opportunities for all kids to make friends and have fun while, more importantly, teaching campers important...

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The Benefits of Inclusion

The Benefits of Inclusion

A Conversation with Kimberly Dick with Autism Speaks At Camp Southern Ground, our inclusive summer camp model helps children of diverse backgrounds and abilities build empathy, understand differences and celebrate their own strengths by bringing them together. We are...

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An Inclusive Model

Our residential program, one of the first in the country to be accredited by the National Inclusion Project, makes summer camp at Camp Southern Ground so much more than just a week away from home.