Back when I was 12 -13, I went to a summer camp called Camp Towhee. It ws a camp for children with learning disabilities who also had some social problems. We didn't get all the fancy stuff that most other camps get(no horses), but it was subsidzed by the government, and my parents only had to pay $200 for 6 weeks, plus it was a residential camp(six weeks away from your family, wish I could have that now).
Anyway, the camp, like I said, was a bit different than most, since it was a rehabilitation camp. Children were placed in cabins with other people with similar disabilities or needs. For some reason they stuck me with the one cabin who couldn't behave themselves, and I actually on occasions, found myself to be an unoffical "fourth counsoler", or at least a group leader. I remember they stuck me in the same cabin as such folks as: The guy who could suck his own dick, the fat kid who couldn't stop eating(he had Phrater-willie's syndrome), a bunch of kids who would yell and stuff, the guy who was obsessed with mica(a type of mineral), a kid with a game gear and actually got the 50th Nintendo Power while at camp(he was popular). Where I fit into all that, God knows how. I do remember that a few people in my cabin were my friends, and didn't act too terribly bad. I also remember a person who just might be the first person I have ever accidenially coverted to homosexuality, but thankfully he wasn't in my cabin.
The camp itself was rather simple in it's format. Instead of getting to chose what you did, instead you were put into various groups based on certain factors I'm not sure what. Each day a camper went to the two activites that were selected for them, before breaking for lunch. I was put into groups such as(keep in mind I am talking over a 2 year period here): Creative express, which was like art therapy of sorts, Culture Vultures, where I was like the only guy and we invented this "culture" called the Superfriends(no joke, we didn't even rip anything off either), and Tribe, where we invented a tribe with rituals and stuff. Afterwards, there was lunch, and then acitivies that we did with our cabins. Such things that were available were a huge-arse trampoline, some sports thing, a ropes course that encouraged co-operation(Marshmallow walk, anyone?), swimming, canoeing, cooking, arts and crafts, and many of the things native to summer camps. We did not have horseback riding or archery, or any fancy stuff that people accross the lake could affort(the rich kids camp was accross the lake).
Another thing we had were campfires, which were great because we sang lots of songs. Some of my best memories is arround the campfire.
I miss camp alot. I wish I was 12 again.