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Camping Magazine
Best Friends Forever Thanks to Camp
September 1, 2020
“This is my friend Maya, and she goes to smart school.” For years, this is the slightly obnoxious way I introduced my hardworking, kind, perceptive best friend, and it always...
Time to Detox Masculinity: Break the Box, Cut the Schlock, Be a Beauty
September 1, 2020
Peggy Orenstein’s recent Atlantic article on “The Miseducation of the American Boy” — which pulls from her 2020 book Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and...
Advancing Teen Leaders-in-Training Programs through Behavioral Science
September 14, 2020
In 1988, Camp Director Ken O’Kelley developed a leadership program intended to train teenagers in skills utilized at camp, which they could then transition into life skills outside...
Camp and the Outdoor Citizen: An Interview with John Judge
September 2, 2020
We all know that camp is a character-building bonanza for young people, instilling lifelong skills that translate into future careers and perseverance through difficult times — all...
Values, Stories, and Faces: 15 Steps to Building Strong Social Media Camp Content
September 1, 2020
More than 20 years ago, Bill Gates coined the phrase “content is king,” referring to the future of the internet. That’s never been truer than today in the social media realm...
A Place to Share: What Would They Do?
September 1, 2020
I sent my cohort of Minnesota camp directors a photo of camp directors and families from the 1950s, taken during the annual gathering after the summer sessions to share what worked...
2020 Food Allergy Alert: FDA Temporarily Decreases Food Labeling Requirements During Pandemic
September 1, 2020
In March 2020, the coronavirus pandemic was declared a US national emergency, demanding new state regulations throughout the country, an array of CDC and WHO cautions and...
Compromise Can Turn Crisis into Value
September 1, 2020
Many camps did not operate this past summer because of COVID-19. There were serious consequences for all as a result. Children lost the opportunity for summer fun and engagement...
Early Camp Program Planning Amid COVID-19
September 1, 2020
The past months have been tumultuous across the country because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with widespread stay-at-home orders and school closures occurring amid typically intense...
Is It Rude, Is It Mean, or Is It Bullying? Distinguishing Problem Behaviors at Camp
September 1, 2020
As a school counselor and national educator on bullying prevention, I am privileged to meet with youth development professionals, parents, and young people from across the United...
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