Hi, I’m Jack.

I own Camps Kenwood & Evergreen, a summer camp in New Hampshire that’s been running since 1930. I bought it in 2025.

I grew up at camp and never really left. I studied engineering, then co-founded a nonprofit camp called Camp Stomping Ground. Along the way I trained more than 10,000 camp counselors and visited 500+ camps in 47 states.

I think summer camp is the healthiest place on the planet for kids. We spend so much energy studying the places kids hate. School gets a million research papers, and camp gets a brochure.

Dr. Richard Ryan has spent 50 years studying what helps people thrive, and he thinks schools should look more like summer camp. I agree with him.

So let’s stop optimizing every minute of childhood and give kids room to grow, make real friends, and get some range.

Every Tuesday I write Summer Matters for 3,000+ parents who think hard about childhood.

And yes, I once biked across Spain in a shark costume. Ask me about it.