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Camping Magazine
Camp and Culture: The Core Competencies Deeply Engrained in Culturally Responsive Camp Leaders and Counselors
September 1, 2018
Camp Includes Me Series This feature article is part of an ongoing series of articles in Camping Magazine that will focus on inclusion, diversity, and cross-cultural agility to...
Positive Discipline
September 1, 2018
Camp has changed significantly since my first year as a counselor in 1989. Advancements include: online registration, drones shooting video footage, cool water trampolines and...
Camp Legends: For Love of Camp and Country
September 1, 2018
A Personal Perspective by Jay Jacobs My world is like a collision of two parallel universes — my camp world and my political world. It’s like people see me as Superman and Clark...
Building Community through Camp
September 1, 2018
For children and families who feel isolated or misunderstood, camp can offer the connectivity and support needed to finally feel like part of a community. It takes a village. No...
Summer Camp: Moving along the Continuum of Inclusion
September 1, 2018
According to the National Center for Education Statistics (2016), 8.5 percent of school-aged children are receiving specialized education services, not including those students...
Tough and Tender: An Optimistic Trend in Male Staff
September 1, 2018
I was at the end of a full day of training 300 group leaders (GLs) at the San Diego YMCA in early May 2018. I ended with a story that I hoped would portray a deeper sense of...
No Retreat: Convening Communities of Caring in Times of Loss and Grief
September 1, 2018
As camp professionals we've got a lock on how to plan for, organize, and deliver high-quality summer learning programs for children and young adults. Amidst the rush of preparing...
High Anxiety: Are Smartphones Upping the Angst Ante?
August 27, 2018
An Interview with Nancy Cheever, PhD Nancy Cheever, PhD, is a professor and chairperson in the Communications Department at California State University, Dominguez Hills, and the...
Embracing and Empowering Gen Z
September 1, 2018
David Bryfman, PhD As summer comes to an end, we bid farewell to our campers and counselors for another year. Without hesitation we tell them that we can’t wait to see them next...
2018 July/August Camping Magazine
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