Culver Summer Camps

Pros: great experiences for life
Cons: none

I first heard about Culver from two of my cousins. They both attended specialty camps; one went to the sailing camp and the other to the soccer camp. Both loved it. My brother was then interested in going to the sailing camp. So, we looked into it. When...

Pros: excellent life experience
Cons: NA

Culver Academy is located in Culver, on the north shore of Lake Maxinkucke on 1800 acres, in Northern Indiana. The population of Culver, Indiana is approximately 1404, and Culver has roughly 812 families. This information was found at Culver,...

Pros: top-tier facilities, campers from across world, strong character-building curriculum, beautiful location, lots to do!
Cons: steep learning curve during week 1 for new campers

As most of my comments are general let me first point you to this URL on Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia for a nice overview of the particulars of the summer program: ...

Pros: everything
Cons: nothing

When searching through the web, I accidently found Culver. I did some research and gave it a shot to be a staff member there. I was not used to the military structure but I got used to it right away.

One of my most important things about attending a camp as either a staff member or camper is a relationship building. The staff and campers were great to me and each other.

As for structure, it exists and is enforced in a positive learning way. Campers are taught skills such as self responsibility, positively by staff and each other.

Lots and lots of activities for the campers.

The heads do not tolerate drinking, smoking and drugs. You do it your gone. I have no problem with that.

The facilities are great, and the camp food is okay, but that is camp food.

The one small downside would be the humidity and hot weather. However I come from San Francisco, so I am not used to it, like the rest of the country is.

Recommendation: A very high yes!!