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Life Without Screens: This Camp Is a Teen’s Worst Nightmare

Elana Klein

created: July 21, 2025, 10 a.m. | updated: July 23, 2025, 11:33 p.m.

With almost half of teenagers in the US saying they’re online almost constantly, the adults in their lives are growing more desperate to drag them off. Taking a cue from your average summer camp, the program forces kids to swap their phones and gaming systems for some good old-fashioned social interaction. Most of the kids who come to our program are very socially stunted. Our camp is about 70 percent boys, 30 percent girls, from ages 13 to 17. I say, “Sitting in your dorm room moping is not a camp activity.”Their sleeping and eating habits are horrible.

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