Humanism is the outcome of a long tradition of free thought that has inspired many of the world’s great thinkers and creative artists and gave rise to science itself. The fundamentals of modern Humanism are as follows:

Humanism is ethical. It affirms the worth, dignity and autonomy of the individual and the right of every human [...]

Not at all, we welcome all children, including those who come from religious backgrounds. We fully expect that a lot of children simply don’t quite know what they believe just yet (just like many adults!), and we encourage open debate. Our aim is not to get the children to call themselves an “atheist” by the [...]

Not at all.
Camp Quest is often labelled anti-christian/muslim/religious for the affirmation that it is “OK not to believe in god(s)”. The camp is based on humanist principles and seeks to promote tolerance through the understanding that there are many ideas in the world.
Camp Quest’s aim is to get campers thinking and asking themselves questions, while [...]

The centrepiece of the camp’s approach is encouragement of critical thinking and an introduction to logical fallacies by retelling the story of two invisible unicorns that inhabit Camp Quest. Campers are told that two invisible unicorns inhabit the camp, who cannot be seen, heard, touched, smelled, tasted, cannot hurt you, do not eat and leave [...]

Camp Quest is a secular summer camp programme for children aged 8-17, dedicated to improving the human condition through rational inquiry, critical and creative thinking, scientific method, self-respect, ethics, competency, democracy and free speech. The overall purpose is to provide interested children, regardless of their personal beliefs, with a residential summer camp free from religious [...]

As well as the activities mentioned in the “Activities” section, there are some very important parts of the camp quest experience which are provided independently of the camp facility.
Many of these we do every day but only take a few minutes at a time. After every other meal we do “famous freethinkers” where a counsellor [...]

There are two main ways to help out Camp Quest. The first is to donate. Donation money goes to help provide full or partial camperships to children who want to attend Camp Quest but need some financial assistance. It may also go towards supplies for the camp - badminton sets, tie dying kits and so [...]

Yes! We do criminal background checks on all staff (new and returning) every year.

This is a little bit like a scholarship. We never want financial concerns to prevent a child from attending Camp Quest. We are very happy to work with parents to find a rate that is within their reach for their children. Many children in America go to Camp Quest on either full or partial camperships. [...]

No. Campers at Camp Quest are encouraged to think for themselves and are not required to hold any particular view. We do emphasize critical and scientific thinking over faith though.
To get a better understanding of Camp Quest please watch this interview with Len from Camp Quest Michigan

We subscribe to and seek to promote the Universal [...]