Category Archives: Jan/Feb 11

Get ‘Em On The Same Page

Posted on January 4, 2011

Cultivating cooperative, caring and compassionate staff members can be a daunting task for even the most seasoned camp director. While candidates may have exemplary backgrounds, solid leadership experience and superior activity-related skills, training them to coalesce and promote the camp’s … Continue reading →

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Alternative Adventures

Posted on January 4, 2011

At our summer day camp for children ages 5 to 12, we have had great success with inflatable water slides and obstacle courses to increase program activities without spending big money on new facilities. The 30-foot double-lane water slide cost … Continue reading →

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Operation Purple Camp

Posted on January 4, 2011

This fall, millions of American children returned to school after a carefree summer break with family. Each year, the National Military Family Association sends children separated from their deployed parents to camp for a different type of break–one from the … Continue reading →

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Share And Share Alike

Posted on January 4, 2011

We’ve covered a lot of ground in 11 years. In fact, if the more than 700 articles currently loaded to our Web site are any indication, you’d think we’ve explored most every nook and cranny of the camp business. But, … Continue reading →

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This-N-That

Posted on January 4, 2011

Looking Ahead To the Editor, Having just finished the 2010 camp season a couple of weeks ago and having just sweated out 5 days of 90+ degree temperatures here in the Northeast, I was just about ready to put this … Continue reading →

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