Growing From The Inside
Internal leadership development (ILD) is a program of hiring, training, and promoting front-line staff members and supervisors from the camper ranks. The benefits for day camps, overnight
Too Many Cooks In The Kitchen
Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Scout Reservation in Pearson, Wis., and Kandle Dining Services entered into a partnership three years ago to provide dining services for two sub-camps and to pack daily
Kids Or Corporations
Summer youth camps are all about the kids, right? Creating friendships, building confidence, learning and improving skills are the ideals that nature-based resident camps foster. And many
Be a Food Hero
Does your camp kitchen menu need some fresh ideas to accommodate campers’ changing dietary needs, reflect new cuisines or food trends, or include a wider variety of healthy items?
Life-Skills Training
This space is often filled with articles about the ways that camps add value to children’s lives, such as providing and identifying skills that stimulate leadership, independence,
Untangling The Web
In February 2016, I helped launch our new website for Longacre Leadership Camp in Pennsylvania. After much analysis of the design and development process, we came up with
Elevate Your Game
Are you just getting a new basketball camp off the ground? Or are you a veteran camp director who is looking for a new approach to boost the motivation of staff members and
The Timber Rattler Run
Back in the 1980s during my college summers, I buried myself in camp culture and soaked up all the nuances it offered. Consistent themes of accepting campers as they came, warding off