Sending your son to camp is a big decision. You have questions. We have 115 years of answers. Here is what the research says about camp and why parents choose West End House Camp.
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Research shows outdoor, activity-based environments help kids with ADHD thrive. Camp offers what classrooms often cannot.
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Boys are more isolated than ever. Camp teaches them how to make real friends and be part of something bigger.
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Travel teams burn kids out. Camp brings back what youth sports should be: joyful, inclusive, and character-building.
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Camp builds self-worth through real accomplishment. Boys discover what they are capable of when they try hard things.
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The independence skills that help kids thrive in dorms start years earlier. Camp is where boys learn to live on their own.
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Video games, social media, endless scrolling. Camp offers something rare: weeks of real-world connection and play.
These short videos offer another way in. Executive Director Jessica Paquette speaks directly to some of the questions families often ask as they picture camp life, from support and safety to belonging, growth, and what children really gain from time away.
Going to West End House Camp will be important for your son now and for the rest of his life! I started as a 10 year old 8 weeker and continued for 5 years as a camper and 5 years as a counselor. 20 years later
West End is a collection of boys who grow to be one large adult family. When one is in a time of need or could use a lift there are dozens only a text or call away. There is no
My story at WEHC started a little later than other boys in my age group. I started as a very shy three weeker at 12 years old and the following year was a 13 year old five weeker who was
Wow, to tell my story of WEHC would take hours if not longer. I went at nine years old and didn’t know anyone. It didn’t make a difference in a matter of minutes I met friends that I still have
My name is Jason Gibbs and I went to West End House Camp between 1995-2003, from 9 years old and returning every following summer since, eventually becoming a CIT and then Junior Counselor until 17 years old. Later on when
The impact camp has had on me is truly unmeasurable. It’s helped me in all stages and phases of my life. Learning Diversity Growing up in a small, affluent, suburb in Massachusetts, many kids I grew up with weren’t exposed