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Camping Magazine
Pace Yourself: Self-Care Tips for a Healthful Summer
May 1, 2022
As a camp counselor or other staff member, you already know the upside to camp — the excitement, fun, laughter, new challenges, lifelong friendships, and so much more. You may also...
How to Practice Holistic Inclusion and Examine Your Implicit Bias
May 1, 2022
Inclusion is a hot word in the camp industry — and it’s about time. We need to be very intentional about providing support for all our campers (and fellow staff). So how do we...
Advocate, Don’t Redecorate! How to Make Your Summer Camp Work a Success
May 1, 2022
First, I’d like to apologize to the camp directors who had to put up with me as a headstrong and, dare I admit it, know-it-all 18-year-old. To certain directors (you know who you...
Let’s Have a Hard Conversation
May 1, 2022
My former marketing director had just reviewed a plan with my team to drive traffic and sales into local restaurants. It was full of interesting activities, but the strategy was...
Happy Campers: Teach and Practice Healthy Habits at Camp
May 1, 2022
There’s a reason many campers and staff return to camp summer after summer. It’s their “happy place.” Many think of camp as a magical, other-worldly destination where they feel...
A Camp Counselor’s Not-So-Secret Mission
May 1, 2022
Often there is mystery around what being a camp counselor really is or means. But if we take a moment to reflect on what kids (ages 5 to 95) need from their caregivers, the secret...
2022 Golden Quill and Golden Lens Winners
May 1, 2022
2022 Golden Quill Award Winner Jolly Corley, MS and Kim Aycock, MST Staff Culture: Skipping a Season without Skipping a Beat (January/February 2021) Jolly Corley, MS, is obsessed...
Facilitating Summer
May 1, 2022
As I finished my first year at Princeton, I was encouraged to look at internships for the summer. The only issue was I had no prior internship experience and didn’t know what to...
Peanut Allergy: Frightening Facts, Emerging Treatments, Ultimate Avoidance
May 1, 2022
Peanut allergy has historically been the most fatal food allergy, comprising 50 to 62 percent of all food allergy deaths annually (Food Allergies Atlanta, 2022). It is also the...
"I Think I Can": Combating Imposter Syndrome at Camp
May 1, 2022
As camp people, we know that camp magic is real. It exists not only in the joyful moments and meaningful connections that we form at camp, but also in our ability to successfully...
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