he quality and breadth of the program give every boy the opportunity to learn new skills and interests, and improve familiar ones. Mornings and early afternoons are devoted to instruction in many areas.

Boys may select instruction in these areas on a weekly basis, and thus are able to sample a wide variety over the course of the summer. In most instances they may also pursue a given activity for a number of weeks, allowing for significant growth and progress in that discipline.

These "occupations" are designed to meet the needs of boys with a wide range of skill levels, from beginner to expert. This makes Pemi a wonderful place to learn an activity for the first time, or to perfect an ability with the aid of well-trained instructors. Boys who wish to concentrate on an activity may also do so during the afternoons, when most of the areas are open and supervised and boys choose activities on a daily basis.

Many evenings are also devoted to free time during which boys may pursue activities of their own choice, play informal games such as table tennis, horseshoes, or Frisbee, or participate in team practices or other group activities which are announced daily.

Several evenings per week are set aside for all-camp events, including campfires, nondenominational Sunday services, Bean Soup (the camp newspaper, written and read publicly each week since 1910), and special; programs, including movies, visiting naturalists, musicians and lecturers, and camper/staff talent shows.