Bridging The Gap
Generation Y has come to be known by several different titles: The Internet Generation, Echo-Boomers, The Boomlet, Nexters, and most commonly, Millennials.
The Importance Of Candid Feedback
While the biggest worry for a camp counselor may be coping with a particularly difficult camper, the second-biggest worry is how to tell that camper’s parents—either at the child’s pick-up time after
Provide Like A Parent
Look at this photo. Beautiful, isn’t she? I look in those big blue eyes, and I see hope, happiness, and joy. That is why I named this child Leelou Joy. It’s how I felt about becoming a parent. But loo
Be There To Show You Care
It’s time to have a conversation about young people and all the things they do that are wonderful, inclusive, respectful, and responsible. You have to do more than just wave a magic wand to get good
Great Customer Service
We’ve all heard the sayings, “The customer is always right,” and “The customer may not always be right, but he or she is always the customer.” These phrases are attempts to simplify a complicated issu
Children On The Autistic Spectrum
“How’s Max holding up?” I ask a camp director who recently agreed to host this camper with autism.
This-N-That
Field Notes As Gold Medal continues to grow, the company recently purchased a 42,000-square-foot building across the street from its current headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio; the new building will be
Staff Pointers
Camps are the most powerful counter-cultural mechanism there is for positive youth development. Founding directors wove military, Native American, pioneer, folk and religious traditions into a unique