For 40 years, Camp Sunshine has provided hope, joy and community through unique experiences for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. At our pristine campus on Sebago Lake in Maine, more than 60,000 children, siblings, parents, and caregivers from all 50 states and 27 countries have come together for fun-filled, year-round sessions with families just like theirs. And, thanks to the incredible support of donors and volunteers, our programs are 100% free. Camp Sunshine is where families can focus on recharging, together, in a safe space with medical support available. Camp Sunshine is where families discover a community who understands. Camp Sunshine is where families find family. Learn more: www.campsunshine.org.
Where Learning Grows Naturally
Step onto our campus and breathe deeply. Towering trees filter sunlight onto pathways where children’s laughter mingles with birdsong. This isn’t your typical school—it’s a living laboratory where education happens under open skies and curious minds flourish in fresh air.
Since 1969, Treetops School has been cultivating something rare: an educational sanctuary where rigorous academics intertwine seamlessly with the natural world. Here, mathematics unfolds through measuring tree circumferences and calculating growth patterns. Reading comprehension deepens as students journal their observations of seasonal changes. Science lessons transform into discoveries beneath magnifying glasses on dewy mornings.
Our outdoor classroom isn’t a field trip—it’s daily life. Students don’t just study ecosystems; they inhabit them. They track weather patterns, tend gardens, observe wildlife, and understand their place in the interconnected web of life. These aren’t breaks from “real learning”—this IS learning at its most authentic.
There’s something grounding about learning in nature’s classroom. Students develop environmental stewardship alongside academic skills. They build resilience scrambling over logs and patience observing a caterpillar’s transformation. They discover that education isn’t confined to four walls—it’s everywhere.
Visit Treetops and you’ll understand: this is education as it should be. Vibrant. Alive. Growing.
Camp Cedar is a residential boys' summer camp located on Coffee Pond in Casco, ME. Camp Cedar provides a full seven-week program that includes sports instruction, trips and traditional camping activities. For over 65 years, generations of families have considered Camp Cedar a home away from home.