Training Staff To Work With Special-Needs Campers
Every spring, camps around the country turn their attention to recruiting, hiring, and training the staff that they hope will provide the best summer experience for campers.
Social-Media Best Practices for Camps
How many times have you gone to a favorite search engine looking for a product or organization only to find a website that looks as if it was built in 1982?
Healthy Competition Is Not An Oxymoron
As a psychologist who works with schools and camps around the world, I am often asked whether competition is good or bad. Proponents of competition speak fondly of their athletic victories and about wanting the same experiences for the young people t
Equine Intelligence
Since horseback-riding programs carry a few inherent risks, these activities should be managed by staff members who have demonstrated and documented experience teaching horseback-riding or managing horses.
If Websites Could Talk
Many camps have a website, but is it providing parents, alumni, and campers what they are looking for? Is there anything the site would say if it could “talk”?
Avoiding Allergic Reactions
Do you have a food allergy? Statistically, one out of 12 children has a life-threatening food allergy. In a camp with 500 campers, 41children will potentially have dietary needs that demand changes to daily menus.
Highs And Lows
If you were to visit Camp Ho Mita Koda in Newbury, Ohio, during staff training, you would probably observe a fairly typical camp: plenty of procedures, protocols, and program training. Hearing leaders talking about highs and lows, you might think they were discussing the many moods of teenagers.
Regrouping For Youth
Just because summer is over doesn’t mean the fun has to end. Freshen up your day camp or after-school program with these new ideas:
This-N-That
Book Explores The Impact Of CampHello Mother, Hello Father: Celebrating Summer Camp by Daniella K. Garran recognizes the tremendous influence camps have had on millions of Americans in the past
Common Ground
Photos Courtesy of Camp CAMPFor the past several years we have been hearing that special needs camps comprise the fastest growing sector in camping in North America. I believe this growth has