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Crafting Smiles
What would camp be without those special arts and crafts projects campers make on a regular basis? Crafts provide an opportunity for creativity and communication. Children easily share thoughts and ideas while sitting next to fellow campers, sharing glue and … Continue reading
Posted in Apr 05, Camp Business, Craft Projects, Departments, Issues, Programming, Silvana Clark
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Developing Details
As a 14-year-old camper at Phantom Lake YMCA Camp (Mukwonago, Wis.) back in 1982, I can still remember how badly I wanted to be one of the older campers who were part of the camp’s Staff Development Program, or an … Continue reading
Posted in Apr 05, Aquatics, Camp Business, Departments, Issues
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On Deck & Beyond
Achieving a cost-effective and successful pool environment needs to be predicated on a pool deck and surrounding facility that is “built right” on the first try. There is nothing more discouraging than investing in the construction of a new pool … Continue reading
Posted in Apr 05, Aquatics, Camp Business, Departments, Dr. Susan Langlois, Issues
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Group Games
The secret to many of these games is not playing them too long. 10-20 minutes often being the maximum. If the kids aren’t allowed to play the game until they are tired of it they will look forward to playing … Continue reading
Grass Roots
Or so you’d think based on all the grassroots rhetoric that’s pumped out to the electorate. There’s a lot of talk about grass, and roots, but little talk about what it really means. Out here in the Western hemisphere, we’re … Continue reading
Posted in Apr 05, Camp Business, Departments, Issues
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