Summer camps aren’t just about kids pranking hapless adult counselors, like in the movies. They offer opportunities for children to stay active, enhance their skills, and maybe learn a little something.
Researchers in Nashville are tapping into a country music camp to learn more about Williams Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. Many people who have it love music but don't know why.
"The crunching noise was I guess the teeth scraping against the skull as it dug in," said the 19-year-old counselor. Officials say they have trapped and killed the bear they think was responsible.
NPR's Scott Simon remembers Neil Cohen, who first handed Simon The New York Times one summer at Camp Indianola. Cohen was his camp counselor, and went on to become an attorney and law professor.
Matthew Banks is a Blue Man with the Blue Man Group. Given all the performers on the Strip, he and ballet dancer Naomi Stikeman, wondered why there weren't more classes teaching kids about performance.
