Summer Staff Icebreakers
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Summer Staff Icebreakers

As new camp staff members arrive, it’s important to welcome them and incorporate them into the team. Help your staff break the ice. Try some of these icebreakers to encourage old and new staff to mingle as they prepare for a summer of non-stop camp

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Read It To Believe It
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Read It To Believe It

Ever wonder about the impact a camp program really has on campers? This camper has many happy summer memories! Does it matter whether staff members have camp names, or whether the camp hosts skit nights, or offers creative craft projects?

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Teeter-Totter Effect
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Teeter-Totter Effect

Balance! That’s my word for the year, or maybe for the next decade. In other words, where is the balance between building character and risking harm; between overcoming

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Creating A More Joyful Journey

As a passionate advocate for camp, I feel strongly that what sets our industry apart is the ability to share with one another our challenges, obstacles, solutions and best practices. We are a

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This-N-That

Word On The WebCampDoc.com@CampDoc“Are you going to eat that” Interesting article from @campbusiness ow.ly/l8vGf #eatinghabits #kids----------                      ---------                      -----

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The Difference Diversity Makes

Photo Courtesy Of Easter Seals Nova Scotia, Camp TidnishWhen I was nine years old, my mother accepted a summer job as a camp counselor. Since she would be working full-time, my sister and I were

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Take It From The Top

Summer camp is an important part of IslandWood’s mission to provide exceptional learning experiences and to inspire lifelong environmental and community service.Like the residential school camping pro

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