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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Disappointed about the phones.  Summer camp should be a phone free zone [/quote]

Frequent poster again. I agree with you in theory, but I'm on a lot of parent social media (the irony) for Interlochen, and this is seriously a no win issue. There are parents who want none, parents who want 100% access, and parents who want every level in between. One of the biggest changes I've noticed from my days at camp is that kids really don't write letters anymore, so the phones are the way they also communicate with parents.

Our daughter did not want to be /that/ connected to us, so we actually write letters (even though we are literally on site. but it works for us, and we purposely /never/ see her so she has space) , but I think most kids would text or call parents.

The elementary kids have pretty minimal phone time. It's just enough to contact parents. The middle school kids actually have their phones very little during free time. Even rest hour in cabin is phone free. Its mainly available at meals and class time. Once they get to high school, they are older than your average sleep away campers, so I think they assume no phones would be a very unpopular stance. Even the high schoolers, however, turn in phones at lights out. [/quote]

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