Category Archives: May/Jun 02

Project Sampling

Following are a few projects provided by Karen Holbrook, director of marketing and product development for Janlynn Corporation, Indian Orchard, Mass. Related Article: The Art of Arts & Crafts Silk Painting Great kids project because it’s so easy to do. … Continue reading

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Orient Before Orientation

Starting at a new camp is a difficult challenge to accept. Whether you’re a counselor, a program director or a new camp director there’s a lot to be done and a lot to be learned. Orientation for new staff and … Continue reading

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Creative Impulses

Designing camp programming with CAMP in mind. Creative Applied Material Planned Effective camp programming demands Creativity, appropriate Application (teaching methodology), Material that is relevant, and careful Planning. All of these characteristics must be considered, in conjunction with an understanding of … Continue reading

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Problem Behavior at Camp

Our contemporary culture interprets antisocial, incompatible and abrasive behavior from a different perspective than in the “good old days” when conformity and a clear differentiation between acceptable and unacceptable behavior was more clearly defined. Some of the factors include the … Continue reading

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Hand-Me-Down Traditions

Putting my hand on my son’s shoulder, I watched the muddy waters of the engorged creek behind our house carry sticks and other natural debris to the tributaries and streams headed for Lake Erie and remembered years gone by. Back … Continue reading

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