Independent Lake Camp

Daniela Giamberardini

Very dirty place, bad organization, awfull food… the worst experience a child might have

Rachel Myers

I will attempt to put into words, the impact that a mere 2 weeks at ILC, has done for my son's personal growth and development. At its core, these changes stem from the time, effort, and love that owners Jeff and Brooke--and countless others they employ--put into making ILC what it is. CONFIDENCE School--well really the process of education--hasn't been an easy path thus far for my son, so there have been times when he's lacked confidence in the learning process. After camp, my son said, "Camp really helped with my confidence. I was able to try new things and be cheered on even when I made mistakes." I didn't even prompt him! That shows me that he's proved something to himself about what he is capable of doing, regardless of challenges that he has. And personally...I'm now into #LARPlife with him. I didn't know what I was missing! 😉 RESPONSIBILITY I haven't had to tell my son to make his bed or put his dishes away since he came home from camp. BLESS ILC for daily bunk clean-up!!! I think being in the camp environment, where he was able to be both an older role model for younger boys and then also see older boy role models for himself, has helped his intrinsic sense of responsibility. I really think my kid is asking himself, what kind of person do I want to be when faced with choices and challenges in social settings? FRIENDSHIPS I love so much that my son made friends at ILC; they have been chatting on Messenger Kids already and I know my son wants to come to ILC next summer for longer! He was most nervous about not knowing anyone at camp, but he immediately made so many friends--and that also has to do with the kinds of kids and families accepted into ILC. There's so much intention put into everything and I can't overstate how much of an impact it has had on my son. He's definitely going back next summer!

Scott Cohen

Jeff and everyone at ILC are 100% completely committed to making sure that your kids have an incredible summer!

mary kovaleski

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