https://www.bostonexplorers.org/support-us daily 0.75 2025-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1515983607694-0XXIE2MR2QPDHFUSLCJX/background3.jpg Support Us https://www.bostonexplorers.org/photos-1 daily 0.75 2020-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001946931-Z7O1EOO56C4V60FXD44Z/Copy+of+020.jpg Photos Our entire group of campers & staff begins and ends each day with a community meeting. At our morning session, we greet one another, play a team-building activity, sing, and share with what’s happening that day. Our closing meeting anchor activity is “Shouts Outs and Reflections.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001941359-F3HW3A8FHWHMYSB2CLUG/2.jpg Photos Whether it’s a woodworking or painting project with the Eliot School of Fine & Applied Arts or another self-directed art project, we make things with our hands every day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588002000265-SZZCT83BA81PQXJBAVP6/DSC_0323.jpg Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001986638-0RKO6ZBBNOUOWFMQI1Q3/DSC_0002.jpg Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001943723-D0LITY826J6Y65XY8L6T/Bikes+2.JPG Photos While we bike during our regular sessions, we dedicate an entire week at the end of the summer to exploring Boston by bike. Some of the places we go: Franklin Park, the South West Corridor, Arnold Arboretum, and the East Boston Greenway. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001947516-7P4SJPSMLNEYGXYCPI0T/Copy+of+053.jpg Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001949980-6Y81RZ8VCMMUFCZH5804/Copy+of+Copy+of+081.jpg Photos Rowing on Boston’s Fort Port Channel with Hull Life Savings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001967523-Q0T79MERIEB2Y0J76LQY/Copy+of+DSC_0045a.jpg Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001995406-SRJS7F9M5GYE9IQMHQ03/DSC_0138.jpg Photos Our grandmothers would recognize our camp! Every day is electronic-free at Boston Explorers: board games, puzzles, bumper pool–Explorers don’t even miss their electronics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001956933-U6XQR4FNUJ1HX3Z4JKNY/Copy+of+DSC_0022.jpg Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001941357-TCSMYYAC0Q5UKFO5P6SA/240.jpg Photos Seeing Boston from a different perspective. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001974494-4DD3IA0IAM43RVX54UJL/Copy+of+DSC_0333.jpg Photos We hire the best counselors! Our experienced seasonal staff come from Boston Public Schools, City Year, and other youth-based programs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001953686-DW6FAVNG6M6ZLK1DA6CT/Copy+of+DSC_0009+2.jpg Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001970002-XAS0JPT7AOY34MPNAXLL/Copy+of+DSC_0081.jpg Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001945105-P6WEW0D5GJTQFPXGFWS6/Base+camp+2.jpg Photos While counselors are responsible for running the day, our Executive and Assistant Director are part of daily program delivery; they lead activities, build relationship with explorers, and go on all explorations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588081525409-Q63115720GZB6YU9S0CS/DSC_0076.jpg Photos We utilize everything that Boston has to offer, including our city’s extensive public transportation system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001957647-AFGCJLKYMASP7WVRI8VQ/Copy+of+DSC_0042.jpg Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001983294-NFYAU7V27Z6SODXPQ6XO/Copy+of+DSC_0665.jpg Photos When we’re not using the T to get around, we walk everywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588002008985-88BTPZJLYHXGYOKIYZXV/Ian.jpg Photos Monuments, museums, historical houses–there is so much to discover about Boston’s history. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588002006352-40HEE6KCAPN8HBVBSB34/DSC_0542.jpg Photos Nichols House at Beacon Hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001999140-OE53QLN10MA3BDJQQTF1/DSC_0139.jpg Photos Harriet Tubman Square at the South End. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001999443-GP5LLBUZDW8SG38EGQLZ/DSC_0198.jpg Photos Did you know that the Boston Harbor is made up of 34 islands? We take the ferry out to one of them called Spectacle Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588002019383-AJ4GR4NUR4HVGOSFWUAZ/Screen+Shot+2019-10-08+at+2.05.09+PM.png Photos Teen explorers (13-15) go on an overnight camping trip on Peddock’s Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588002009917-WZBXJTMAHQQUPUTXDNU9/Jayden.jpg Photos In the winter, Explorers sled on the Boston Common (America’s oldest park!), like generations of Bostonians before them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588002013785-524YO8FP3BLLBBRCLZJ5/On+the+Common.jpg Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588002003893-W9WWM3ITJQADLKKSWGKR/DSC_0538.jpg Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001970453-WJPCE5ED4VEL0OO0T46F/Copy+of+DSC_0048.jpg Photos On one of our full-day explorations, we take the Commuter Rail up to Singing Beach at Manchester-by-the-Sea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001978068-R9SX04I53PKYH8G3AT9M/Copy+of+Melnea+Cass+1.jpg Photos Cooling off at the Melnea Cass Pool in Roxbury. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001953216-NVXCC6R34BIQ9PQ51W9O/Copy+of+Copy+of+DSC_0108a.jpg Photos Every day, we find ways to connect kids to our city’s beautiful urban natural environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001988808-XQ6V33VCXDT11EIRO5A1/DSC_0024.jpg Photos Observing sea creatures at Constitution Beach in East Boston. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001974431-9CSR690EXPNI4MBX8MJ8/Copy+of+DSC_0229.jpg Photos In our inter age camp, kids of all ages make meaningful relationships with each other https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1588001983171-SQGC3LERBOE4BISND8IX/Copy+of+Rain+Play+2.jpg Photos Whether it’s a doing puzzles for an entire afternoon or a spontaneous dance party in the rain, kids get to be kids at Boston Explorers! https://www.bostonexplorers.org/mike-christian daily 0.75 2025-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/71013636-9369-4f8c-8f13-a01ad29afe8a/Christian_6430%5B1%5D+-+Mike+Christian.jpg Mike Christian - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/71013636-9369-4f8c-8f13-a01ad29afe8a/Christian_6430%5B1%5D+-+Mike+Christian.jpg https://www.bostonexplorers.org/cassandra-campbell daily 0.75 2025-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/09d15a54-3041-46a3-938c-f8df45d42d4b/IMG-0828.jpg Cassandra Campbell - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/09d15a54-3041-46a3-938c-f8df45d42d4b/IMG-0828.jpg https://www.bostonexplorers.org/szeman-lam daily 0.75 2025-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/6635d289-71ab-4725-9579-dd9c133dff26/Szeman+Lam+-+Proskauer+Professional+Headshot+%28June+2020%29.jpg Szeman Lam - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/6635d289-71ab-4725-9579-dd9c133dff26/Szeman+Lam+-+Proskauer+Professional+Headshot+%28June+2020%29.jpg https://www.bostonexplorers.org/natasha-wright daily 0.75 2025-10-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/2cea4674-4d0b-488c-ac80-848bf5bb624e/image0.jpeg Natasha Wright - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/2cea4674-4d0b-488c-ac80-848bf5bb624e/image0.jpeg https://www.bostonexplorers.org/camp-and-explorations daily 0.75 2025-10-08 https://www.bostonexplorers.org/home daily 1.0 2025-12-26 https://www.bostonexplorers.org/leadersintraining-1 daily 0.75 2025-10-03 https://www.bostonexplorers.org/our-team daily 0.75 2025-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/f7684619-ff21-456c-b40e-7d731d30993a/Christine+Dixon+DSC03138.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1710346694692-E1VNYGEHKLKTEEYUPSWC/Natasha_Wright.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d4404729687f1a2580ec07/1710343876015-VTNS81TKLPAR138XEB1I/DianeChristian_SomeoneElsesChild.jpg Our Team - Diane Christian Inspired by decades of volunteer work serving children and the community, Diane Christian founded Someone Else’s Child in 1997 to help kids in need. Diane began her career in 1985 as a Financial Internal Auditor with E.F. Hutton Company and, when they were acquired by Shearson Lehman Brothers, moved to the Investment Advisor Group where she worked as an Assistant Portfolio Manager. She later worked in the same capacity at Campbell Cowperthwait & Co., a boutique money manager firm, where she was promoted to Analyst and Portfolio Strategist. In 1990, she became a Certified Financial Analyst and, when Campbell Cowperthwait & Co. was acquired by U.S. Trust, was promoted to a Senior Portfolio Manager position. With U.S. Trust, she created an internal mutual fund called the U.S. Trust Optimum Growth Fund. In 1996, Diane started Optimum Growth Advisors in Marblehead, MA. The company was sold to Atlanta Capital Group in December 2012 and she continued to work in the same capacity in the ACG Optimum Growth Investment Strategy Product. Diane left in 2017 after completing her buy out contract and is currently a consultant, working to help and educate people in their personal financial management. Inspired by decades of volunteer work serving children and the community, Diane founded Someone Else’s Child in 1997 to help kids in need. As a student in high school and college, she worked at a nursery school and day care center. She has served the greater Boston area as a Big Sister, a Sunday School teacher, and as a volunteer with Women in Community Service, Gregg House Preschool, Girl’s Inc., My Brother’s Table, and Lifebridge. In addition to her leadership of Someone Else’s Child, she also serves as a committee member for The Wang Theatre and Thompson Island Outward Bound Camp. 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With nearly 20 years of experience in fundraising and nonprofit leadership, she is recognized for building strong partnerships and guiding strategic investments that create lasting community impact. She is an advisor to Philanthropy Massachusetts’ CEOs of Family Foundations cohort and volunteers her time with numerous nonprofits across Greater Boston. Vanessa holds a B.A. in Latin American Studies from UMass Boston and spent much of her early life in Panama. 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