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Camping Magazine
Swims, S'mores, and Social-Emotional Growth
November 1, 2023
Camp’s opening day excitement is palpable. Sights and sounds elicit joy and anticipation from staff, counselors, and campers alike. Early arrivers wait in line for the camp gates...
Water: Exploring Its Significance, Sustenance, and Sources
November 1, 2023
Water is sustenance for every living being on earth. Albert Szent-Gyorgi, MD summed it up best, saying, “Water is life’s matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life...
The FEMA Nonprofit Security Grant Program
November 1, 2023
In 2023, an overnight camp in the Northeast received $150,000 to upgrade its security. These funds allowed the camp to replace fences, add a security exit gate, and install...
Continuous Improvement and Program Quality: Lessons Learned, Part Two
November 1, 2023
As established in the first “ Lessons Learned ” article (in Camping Magazine, September/October 2023), program quality (PQ) is essential to youth programs, and research shows that...
Thank You for Another Great Year
November 1, 2023
As the year winds down and the holidays approach, I hope you and your loved ones are well and finding time to breathe, play, and celebrate with time together. During this season of...
Interrupting Biases
September 1, 2023
"Excuse me," the camp director interrupted, "I just need you to tell us how to respond when a camper or counselor uses a slur like that." We were in the midst of debriefing a...
On Camp and Pride
September 1, 2023
Growing up in the 1980s and ’90s, something I looked forward to every year was attending summer camp. After spending winters mostly indoors, the perfect reprieve from school was...
Continuous Improvement and Program Quality: Lessons Learned
September 1, 2023
Program quality (PQ) is essential to youth programs, and research shows that high-quality programs are directly linked to more positive outcomes. PQ refers to the environment that...
Top 25 Staffing Solutions Gathered through Collaboration
September 1, 2023
Highlighted here is a curated collection of great ideas about how to recruit and retain staff — a direct result of the last two years of conferences and various collaborative brainstorming sessions focused on addressing the summer camp staffing crisis.
Foster a Feeling to Cross the Generational Divide
September 1, 2023
As leaders interacting with the next generation we have a choice. We can spin our wheels trying to understand why they aren’t where we are, where we believe they “should be,” or we can consider the uniqueness of the moment we are all living through and sense the necessary shift to foster a feeling in all the areas of our work.
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