From the actual camp itself -
CampQuestUK
a) from the Director's twitter
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The Sunday Times is the latest paper 2misunderstand Camp Quest aims At least the telegraph just made it up, we provided detailed interviews!"
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b) from the web page
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Children at Camp Quest aren’t “required” to be atheists. We want to encourage children to think for themselves and to evaluate the world critically and thus draw their own conclusions. However, parents should be aware that we adopt a critical, scientific approach as opposed to a “faith-based” approach. At Camp Quest, children aren’t taught that “There is no god”. Instead, they are taught to come to their own conclusions, but more importantly, that “It’s OK not to believe in a god”
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I liked this point on their "about us" page, one of the four "Our Purpose" statements -
"Promote respect for others with different viewpoints, values, and beliefs"
And on their FAQ pages, in response to the question - "Are you an anti christian/muslim/religious camp?", they state -
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Not at all.
Camp Quest is often labelled anti-christian/muslim/religious for the affirmation that it is OK not to believe in a god/dess(es). 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 equiping them with the tools to go off and come to their own conclusions about a wide range of topics.
There is no ‘atheist dogma’ or agenda, but an atmosphere of inquiry is created and the campers are encouraged to discuss ideas of interest to them"
So, not really an atheist camp for kids, then, more of "think about things and come to your own conclusions" camp for kids.