Camps

Healthy Family-Style Meals

Breaking bread is a timeless human ritual. Sharing a meal strengthens community bonds while simultaneously celebrating a community’s culture.

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Camps 4 min read

Camp Administration 101: Small Stations, Big Fun

Camp games are the heartbeat of any summer program—they bring the energy, spark laughter, and give campers a chance to build teamwork skills and confidence.

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Camps 7 min read

An Unforgettable Soundtrack

This summer, campers at the historic Rotary Youth Camp experienced a new type of magic: the joy of outdoor music-making.

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Camps 3 min read

Inside-Out Staff Training

“Imagine some lionesses who take down a zebra,” my statistics classmate said.

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Camps 6 min read

Camp Administration 101: The Best Investment

A great summer camp doesn’t just happen; it’s built on the dedication, energy, and skills of its staff.

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Camps 3 min read

This past summer, parents across the country received notice from their schools: The institutions were cracking down on cell phone policy enforcement and, in some cases, outright banning phones in the classroom.

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Camps 5 min read

The Gospel Of Buddy Pairs

There is no shortage of “glamour-guarding” in movies and on television. Toned and oiled models flirt, flex, and otherwise find entertaining ways to lose focus. Reality is far more serious and consequential.

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Camps 10 min read

How We Do Things Everywhere

In a rainbow barn packed with a hundred campers and forty counselors, a 16-year-old CIT with electric-blue hair performed what felt like the final poem of her childhood.

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Camps 5 min read

Making Theater A Camp-Ready Team Sport

Growing up outside Columbus, Ohio, Daniel Robey was a summer camp kid. Church camp. Scout camp. Scout camp counselor. Program director. He even taught scout leaders to lead camps. Starting in middle school, the camp kid was also a theater kid. He now teaches high school theater in Worthington, Ohio.

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Camps 6 min read

The Beauty Of Handwritten Letters

In this post-truth era of AI-generated text and images, it seems quaint to consider the beauty of handwritten letters. But just as film photography is experiencing a renaissance, so are handwritten letters, especially among young people.

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Camps 6 min read

Situational Leadership At Summer Camp

Situational leadership is a model developed by Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchard that suggests there is no best way to lead. Instead, effective leaders adapt their style based on team members’ readiness (competence and commitment) for a given task.

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Camps 8 min read

Year-Round Revenue

For most summer camps, the warm season is the main source of revenue and activity. However, a camp’s potential doesn’t need to end in August.

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Camps 3 min read

Healthy Family-Style Meals

Camp Administration 101: Small Stations, Big Fun

An Unforgettable Soundtrack

Inside-Out Staff Training

Camp Administration 101: The Best Investment

Cell Phones Out, Safety In?

The Gospel Of Buddy Pairs

How We Do Things Everywhere

Making Theater A Camp-Ready Team Sport

The Beauty Of Handwritten Letters

Situational Leadership At Summer Camp

Year-Round Revenue