David Brooks draws on his personal experiences at the Episcopal Camp to illustrate how summer camps foster meaningful moral formation for our kids. He explores how camps push kids beyond their comfort zones, helps them to form deep bonds with others from different backgrounds, and allows them to learn to lead with empathy, self-discipline, and resilience — all without the pressure to perform for grades or awards. Pulling from his Character Building Tool Kit, he explores the significance of things like community service and moral skill-building learned in camp settings and how they are deeply tied to the larger need for moral formation in today's society and are crucial for nurturing the next generation of citizens who understand that "who you become" is more important than "what you achieve."
