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When I tell people that last summer I volunteered at an American summer camp designed for the children of atheists, agnostics and other non-believers, I get very mixed reactions. Some even react as if I were trying to abolish religion, brainwashing children with my “liberal agenda”, or force communism on the innocent little ones. So, now that Camp Quest is due to arrive in the UK in 2009, I feel I should set the record straight.
Camp Quest is a non-profit organization that provides residential summer camps for children of those who choose not to believe in a god, and who want their children to learn the values of critical thinking, philosophy and science. It is the first summer camp of its kind in North America, started in 1996 by Edwin and Helen Kagin as an alternative to the pro-theist policy of the Boy Scouts of America.

http://www.theyorker.co.uk/news/features/1733

This article was written by our own Samantha Stein, who hopefully will be expanding Camp Quest to England next year. In the mean time, check out this article.

If you have camp-age kids, this is a great idea. The kids have a GREAT time and make long-term friends with Atheists (they won't be the only Atheists anymore). This is NOT "Atheist Camp". It's simply a camp where Atheism is viewed as a positive thing. There is no no "pushing Atheism". Kids will learn about famous Atheists, do science experiments, and talk about religion to some extent. I'd say it's 95% "just camp" (my theistic wife is comfortable with it).

I'll be sending my daughter to CQ Ohio this year, and for the first time I won't be a counselor, instead deciding to spend a romantic week alone with my wife. I'll miss the kids, though.

At any rate, there are several Camp Quests out there, so please check out www.camp-quest.org for a location near you.