Escaping the Specialization Trap
December 18
How to Balance all of Your Son’s Interests We are unapologetically a sports camp. Winaukee is known for high-level instruction, intense competition, a...
Who Is Influencing Your Son?
December 11
The Power of Positive Male Mentorship If you asked your son who his heroes are right now, what would he say? A YouTuber? An athlete he follows on Inst...
Raising Multidimensional Boys in a Complex World
December 04
Why “Today’s Boy” Needs a Space to Drop the Mask As a Camp Director, and as a parent, I hear the hesitation in prospective parents’ voices all the tim...
Somewhere along the way, “confidence” started to look like perfection. For boys, that can be a heavy load to carry — the idea that they have to be the...
Raising Good Humans in a Digital World
November 21
Raising Good Humans in a Digital World: Helping Boys Build Real-World Friendships If it feels harder these days for boys to make deep, real friendship...
There’s something about wide-open spaces that brings out the best in boys. Dirt under their nails, wind in their hair, freedom in their stride…these m...
For many parents, sending their son off to summer camp feels like a leap of faith. You pack his duffel, label his socks, tuck in a note, and hope the ...
At Camp Winaukee, hockey isn’t just a game—it’s a core part of the experience that brings campers together, builds leadership, and offers opportunitie...
Book Review: Raising Cain
October 21
At Camp Winaukee, our mission is to provide a supportive, engaging, and adventurous environment for young boys to grow, develop, and thrive. As parent...
At Camp Winaukee, nestled on the beautiful shores of Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire, tradition runs deep; but that doesn’t mean we don’t stay cur...