Seeking Programming Ideas
Each year, Camp Business Magazine publishes a special feature that highlights some of the best programming ideas from all over the country. We want to hear from you and include your favorite game or program.
Seeking Programming Ideas
Each year, Camp Business Magazine publishes a special feature that highlights some of the best programming ideas from all over the country. We want to hear from you and include your favorite game or program.
Challenge By Choice
Everyone has had a bittersweet recollection of their adolescence. It could be a memory of piano lessons, birthday presents, orange Creamsicles, or double plays on first base; whatever it is, it carries a holistic feeling of accomplishment, joy, and belonging that grows rarer every day.
Safe Spaces
When it comes to summer camps, the experience is largely defined by what happens on-site—the range of activities, the friendships, the independence. But at camps designed for LGBTQ+ youth, the impacts last long after campers return home.
Making Valuable Connections
Cultivating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at camp is an investment that pays great dividends in meeting campers’ and staff members’ challenges, helping everyone earn a sense of accomplishment and building a community where everyone feels valued.
Challenge-Course Gear Storage
Challenge courses are an important part of many camp programs. And constructing, maintaining, and staffing them are a big investment.
Hey There, Tiger!
Like all other activities at camp, the success of adventure programming hinges on a trusting relationship between adult staff members and the young participants. Without this relationship in place, most people—especially the young ones—are not willing to try new things, make mistakes, persevere, and take healthy risks.
The Power of Adventure
I stood at the base of the wall, looking up at the handholds and wondering if climbing them was a good idea. My daughter checked my knot and carabiner and then told me to say, “Climbing.”
This-N-That
A collection of news items, product announcements and event notices designed to keep you on the cutting edge.
Seeking Programming Ideas
Each year, Camp Business Magazine publishes a special feature that highlights some of the best programming ideas from all over the country. We want to hear from you and include your favorite game or program.
Camp Administration 101: The Art Of Station Rotation
Coordinating different activities and rotating groups from one station to the next is a common practice at camp and a great way to organize a lot of activities in a small amount of time.
Seeking Articles for the Sep/Oct and Nov/Dec Issues
Camp Business Magazine has some incredible stories thanks to contributions from readers like you. We are now actively seeking articles for our Sep/Oct and Nov/Dec issues. This is your chance to share your stories, insights, and experiences with a dedicated audience of children’s day and overnight camp readers. You’ll get a published story credited to your name and help draw attention to your projects on a national level.
ADDIE To The Rescue
Camp directors who feel overwhelmed by the challenge of staff training are far from alone.
Role Play With A Twist
As most trainers in any industry know, role playing is a great way for new staff members to obtain hands-on experience before actually getting their hands on anything. Role plays are typically conducted in a controlled environment with other staff members, and each scenario usually ends with a positive conclusion.
Putting The Puzzle Together
Imagine a 500- or 1000-piece puzzle dumped on a table; some pieces are right-side up, while others are upside down. Each cardboard cutout represents one of the bits and pieces of staff training.
Begin With The Right Tools
Working as a camp counselor is one of the most challenging and rigorous jobs a young person can have. At first glance, it may be viewed as a fun job to run around, teach activities, and make friends, but employees very quickly understand the immense responsibility of caring for other people’s children.
Taking Stock
On Jan. 2, 2023, Monday Night Football was anything but ordinary. Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered a medical emergency on live television.