A Mixed Bag
Located in the ski resort town of Mammoth Lakes, Calif., The Station has as its goal to change lives through action sports. But the activities provided -- snowboarding, skiing, skateboarding, rock
A Place To Touch Base
In 1923, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) opened the Charles L. Sommers Canoe Base in Ely, Minn., to provide deep-wilderness canoeing for youth participants.
Shipped Off To Camp
The challenges of running an outdoor recreation facility keep even the most competent manager on his or her toes. A camp adventure on the high seas.Buying new safety gear, renewing annual insurance,
Unscheduled Time
If the term “decentralized camping” is Googled, you will find a wealth of papers and books dedicated to the subject, yet you would be hard-pressed to find many current programs or camps that utilize this approach.
Through A Different Lens
Over the past several years, summer camps have reached a crossroads in the digital era where tradition meets technology.
Gluten-Free Territory
When preparing food for a large group of people, the administration of a camp may find it difficult to adhere to the guidelines of special diets.
The Power Of Partnerships
While employed as a marketing professional, I had grown accustomed to facing difficult corporate business problems. However, as I sat at my desk on a cold November day in 2009, it was an issue within my parents’ small business that really had me perplexed.
Dazzling Surprises
In the world of quantum physics, there is a good chance that if I throw a pebble at a brick wall, the pebble will teleport through to the other side, leaving the wall intact. Many scientists have done this exercise with atomic nuclei and force fields.
The Effective Marketing System
There is a a simple process that provides a workable, simplified system to get the word out about your camp… one that should help keep the bunks filled season after season.
A Healthy Lead
Staff members are usually on top of their game until they start treating their job like one. Once young people lose sight of the importance of caring for other people’s children, taking unhealthy risks increases.
It’s Lonely At The Top
As a kid, a teenager, and even as a young adult, I loved camp. I planned my camping career path tirelessly as I worked my way from counselor, up through the ranks to senior leadership—program director
Courageous Ignorance
If you’ve seen my photo or met me at a conference, you might wonder what gives me—a white male—the qualifications or street cred to write about prejudice and diversity. And some would consider that racism.
Make A Healthy Plate
Whether conquering a fear of heights by trying the high ropes, swimming in a lake for the first time, or tasting a new food, camp is a place for kids to learn, grow, and experience new adventures.
When Tempers Flare
During this summer, like summers before, there will be camp drama. This drama can cause emotional hurt, which is typically a trigger for anger.
A Dose Of Carefree Living
The entrance to Camp Boggy Creek looks like most summer camps. As a former camp director, I noticed the typical “Welcome” sign greeting campers, along with colorful wooden arrows pointing to the arts-and-crafts center, theatre, riding stable, and pool.
Managing Risk
Managing risk—these are perhaps two of the most dreaded words in a camp director’s dictionary, rivaled only by the nickname, “Fun-Sucker.” From the onset, the very phrase seems
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