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Camping Magazine
Safe Haven for Learning
July 1, 2018
A decade ago, an awkward, uncertain bus ride took me somewhere I never expected to go. My physical destination was camp, where a throng of excited kids would gather for outdoor...
Program Outcomes at a Resident Camp for Youth with Serious Illnesses, Disabilities, and Life Challenges
July 1, 2018
In 2005, the American Camp Association (ACA) published the first large-scale national research project assessing the youth development outcomes of children who attend day and...
The Making of a Lifelong Camper
July 2, 2018
I started going to camp when I was six, or more accurately, I was sent to camp at six years old. I was dropped off on the shores of Lake George for two weeks without any prep, and...
"Smile"
July 1, 2018
Dear Bob: I am a camp director at a sleepaway camp in the Midwest. We have multiple sessions of two weeks each throughout the summer. At the start of each session I notice that our...
Become Trauma-Informed: Add Capacity to Your MESH Toolbox
July 1, 2018
Did you know that two out of every three adults have experienced at least one adverse childhood event (ACE) by the time they reach 18 years of age? In addition, one in eight adults...
Wildfire!
July 1, 2018
Since moving to Montana from Pennsylvania several years ago, I’ve become much more attuned to the threat of wildfires, and have begun to learn more about what can be done to...
"What Is Past Is Prologue" — Investing in Our Future
July 1, 2018
This past spring break, Pam and I took our ten-year-old son, Daniel, to Washington, DC. Daniel is really enjoying his US history studies at school, and we knew this would be an...
Food, Fire, and Fun All in One: Why and How to Offer Outdoor Cooking at Camp
July 1, 2018
At lunchtime, youthful chefs ages nine to 12 gather around tables in the camp dining room with knives in their hands and plastic cutting boards in front of them. Trying to follow...
Performing Arts Programs at Camp: The Need for Creativity in a Digital World
July 1, 2018
The culture of camps is deeply rooted in being places where kids not only have fun, but where they connect socially. Today, camps are taking on greater importance and many are...
Evaluating Bereavement Camps
July 1, 2018
Spending time in nature is often therapeutic and provides many benefits, such as improving cognitive functioning (Berman, Jonides, & Kaplan, 2008) and improving memory (Berto, 2005...
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