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Camp Walden is a co-ed summer camp for kids between the ages of 7 and 16 years. It is located in Palmer Rapids, Ontario east of Bancroft. It was founded by Ted Cole in 1970, who was inspired by Henry David Thoreau's book Walden, in which Thoreau describes his experiences of simple living in a natural environment. A. S. Neill's Summerhill: A Radical Approach to Child Rearing was another book that shaped Cole's thinking, eventually leading to the establishment of the camp. Camp Walden is co-owned by Sol Birenbaum, Jennifer Birenbaum, Sari Grossinger , and Howie Grossinger. Camp Walden follows a strict no-electronics policy and is referred to as a screen-free camp. Activities at the camp include sports, arts and crafts, and music.

Activities
Camp activities are broadly divided into six categories. These include water activities (water skiing, wakeboarding, canoeing, tubing, kayaking, sailing, and inflatables); sports (basketball, baseball, soccer, tennis, football, archery, floor/roller hockey and volleyball); arts (ceramics, arts & crafts, jewelry making, music, theatre, and dance & fitness); outdoor adventures (climbing wall, low ropes, zip line, green zone, camp craft, and fishing); evening programs (camp songs, music concerts & socials); and special events (carnivals, field trips and marathon swimming).

Affiliations
Ontario Camps Association (OCA), Society of Camp Directors , Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) Challenges Unlimited , Ontario Sailing , Ontario Recreational Canoeing and Kayaking Association (ORCKA) , ADET (First Response, First Aid and CPR Training) , Kids In Camp , AMICI Charity.

Notable Alumni

 * 1) Gail Simmons, Canadian Food Writer and Cookbook Author, Permanent Judge on Top Chef.
 * 2) Randi Shinder, Beauty Mogul, Winner of Ottawa Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 Award in 2001.
 * 3) Jordan Banks, Canadian Businessman, Global Director of Vertical Strategy and Managing Director of Facebook Canada.
 * 4) David Berliner, Cofounder and CEO of CoPower, named Emerging Solar Leader by Canadian Solar Industries Association and Top 30 Under 30 by Corporate Knights.
 * 5) Eden Grinshpan, Host of Cooking Channel’s Eden Eats.
 * 6) Jake Rosenberg, Photographer and Cofounder of ''The Couveteur.
 * 7) Ezra Title, Chef and Co-host of TV show Healthy Gourmet.

External Link

 * Official Website