NWL Articles

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Langskib Rising – A Story of Community and Resilience

Langskib Rising – A Story About Community and Resilience NWL provides authentic back country canoe trips from our two island basecamps on Lake Temagami—Northwaters on...

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Which NWL Program – Single Gender or Coed?

Gender, Adolescence and Pathways to Acceptance – choosing the right program for your child Although our roots as an organization are in single gender programming,...

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Let Go to Grow – Choosing First-Time Experiences for our Children, Away from Home

Experiences and opportunities that present themselves to our children along their everyday paths can be numerous. School (or club) athletics, the arts, and extra curriculars...

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Finding Heart and Meaning in the Adventure

One of the things that makes NWL canoe trips unique is time spent as a group, listening to one another, and sharing our thoughts and...

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Parenting with Intention (A work in progress)

What Have you been up to? Recently, a friend (and colleague) came to visit who I hadn’t seen in about 6 months. We work together...

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Going North for the Summer

When I entered my 7th grade year I was a Girl Scout, a dog-lover, and an unpopular “teacher’s pet”. As the year progressed I quit...

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Camp is the answer!

Although it may at first seem counter-intuitive, often the best thing we as parents can provide for our children is an enriching experience without us....

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The Need to be Known in Adolescence

What is it about the experiences at Northwaters & Langskib (NWL) that inspire young people to write comments like these on program evaluations: “It’s the...

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Navigating the Murky Waters of Adolescence

I am fortunate to have a view of both sides of the coin. I am both a mother and a camp professional. We play outside...

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Keeping It Simple

I was inspired recently by a lecture that I attended by Kim John Payne titled Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary power of Less to Raise...

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