All camp activities are planned with a view to teaching skills, building confidence and improving self-esteem. We achieve this by carefully structuring all of our activities to ensure success. Teaching is done by skilled instructors who break tasks down into manageable chunks and present them in a logical sequence. In this way we can be sure that our campers will be successful. We acknowledge every accomplishment, and never miss the opportunity to provide positive feedback and recognition.Our athletic instructors de-emphasize competition, stress co-operation and sportsmanship and model appropriate attitudes and behavior.Of all the skills learned in a summer at Camp Kodiak, none are more important than social skills. Many of our campers have experienced rejection and isolation. They have not experienced the joy of being a valued member of a group. Some have never had a best friend. At Camp Kodiak we provide these opportunities .We teach social skills in everything we do, whether we're having lunch, playing baseball or doing cabin clean-up. We also teach them in a more focused way through our drama program. We use role playing and improvisation to teach our young people how to deal with the social situations they find difficult. Campers are given the opportunity to explore options and share ideas under the guidance of trained, professional instructors.There is no better place to learn and practise these new skills than living with other youngsters under the supervision of skilled, sensitive and professional counselors.