Camping creates respect for environment.

People of all ages are finding themselves increasingly stuck indoors or tethered to an electronic device. Immersing oneself in the outdoors helps people connect with nature in a way that’s not possible while surfing the web or even walking at the park. This is especially important for young people because they’re the ones who will be tasked with protecting the environment.

people of all ages 各个年龄段的人
tether 拘束
be tethered to an electronic device 被电子设备拴住
immerse 沉浸；给...施浸礼；使...一心一意
be tasked with ... 被安排...任务
they’re the ones who will be tasked with protecting the environment. 他们是未来要承担保护环境的人

Camping teaches survival skills.

Basic survival skills are taken for granted. No longer are people able to find their own fresh drinking water or start fires with tools. Even though we are smarter than ever, our basic knowledge and ability to survive in the wild are lacking. Camping helps teach these essential skills.

basic survival skills are taken for granted. 有些生存技能被认为是理所当然的。
No longer are people able to find their own fresh drinking water or start fires with tools. 人们不能再利用一些工具去寻找淡水和生活了。
even though 即使
our basic knowledge and ability to survive in the wild are lacking. 我们在野外生存的基本知识和能力在不断锐减。
essential skills. 必备技能

Camping fosters independence.

Venturing outdoors makes adults and children less dependent on the crutches of everyday life. For example, children no longer have video games or technology to fall back on for entertainment on a camping trip. This promotes creativity and independence.

venturing outdoors 户外冒险
venturing outdoors makes adults and children less dependent on the crutches of everyday life. 户外冒险可以让人脱离日常生活，激发创新和独立性。

Camping provides an escape.

Escaping from the world even for a few hours or nights is a key experience to cherish because it offers an opportunity to reflect. It also enables campers to replenish themselves from the pressures and stresses of work and school.

provide an escape 提供一种逃避
escaping from the world even for a few hours or nights is a key experience to cherish because it offers an opportunity to reflect. 逃离这个世界哪怕只有几个小时或者几个晚上，是一个值得珍惜的经历，以为它是一个很好反思的机会。
be a key experience to  是一个关键的经历
it offers an opportunity to reflect 提供了一个反思的机会
replenish 补充，再装满
It enables campers to replenish themselves from the pressure and stresses of work and school. 这样可以使野营者从工作和学习的压力中解脱出来充满能量。

camping promotes community.

It creates this great space that shows kids how to live together and care for one another. There are traditions, there are boundaries; there are rules. Camp is a place where kids can practice growing up, stretching their social, emotional and physical muscles outside the safety of their immediate family. This is what childhood is supposed to do and arguably used to do much more organically.

The camp experience embraces the natural environment.

While children have fewer and fewer opportunities to be outdoors, camp is one big outdoor science lab. Why should we expect future generations to care about protecting the planet if they do not really experience it? Kids need to catch frogs in the pond, get lost among the trees, and feel the wind and rain on their faces to understand the importance of these things. What happens to a generation that may grow up never seeing the the stars in the dark of the night let alone awe-inspiring aurora borealis ?

awe-inspiring 令人惊叹的；
aurora borealis 北极光

Camping creates future leaders.

The camping experience offers kids a microcosm of what leadership feels like in the real world through direct contact with camp directors, counselors, and multi-generational staff. Also, kids get loads of opportunities to practice being leaders themselves - trip leader, team leader, cabin leader, and the list goes on and on.

the list goes on and on 不胜枚举

Camping has a lasting impact.

One of the greatest gifts a family can give a child is a sense of success and achievement. Camping teaches kids how to be active participants, ask questions, ask for help, and try new things. They leave understanding that it’s okay to feel a little uncomfortable sometimes, because that’s typically what happens when you learn by trial and error. Camping embraces an “I can” attitude. Ultimately, kids need camping because it mirrors what they will face in the real world.

Camping is not just a series of frivolous activities. We often think if it looks like fun it must be unimportant, but “fun” is a young person’s “work” - to learn, to grow, to be productive, creative, and happy. If kids do not do that work, they will not develop into well-rounded adults.

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