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Category Archives: Sep/Oct 10
This-N-That
News & Events Do you have a favorite letter from a parent thanking your camp for making their child’s summer special? Send it to us and we’ll give you all the bragging rights that come with an audience of 10,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Camp Business, Issues, Sep/Oct 10
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Urgent Life
I wrote and rewrote the first few paragraphs of this story three or four times because I kept worrying about being politically correct. I worried over leaving someone out of the matrix that went along with the story. I kept … Continue reading
Posted in Camp Business, Issues, Sep/Oct 10, Writers
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Sidestepping Stereotypes
Alongside the pop-culture image of summer camps as frivolous playgrounds for food fights and panty raids lie insidious and maladaptive gender-role stereotypes. Boys’ camps are thought to be full of manly men whose superior upper-body strength and testosterone-saturated blood shape … Continue reading
Posted in Camp Business, Dr. Chris Thurber, Issues, Programming, Sep/Oct 10
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The Spirit of Sportsmanship
Situated on 425 acres in the heart of Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains, the International Sports Training Camp (ISTC) offers a unique experience that combines traditional camping with a one-week sports camp. With its picturesque surroundings, including the private 100-acre Trout Lake, … Continue reading
Posted in Aquatics, Camp Business, Facilities + Grounds, Issues, Sep/Oct 10
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Specialty Swimming Instruction
Aggghhhhhhhhh!!!!” Sara screams as her parents struggle to get her into her bathing suit for her first swim lesson. She’s terrified of the water, the unfamiliar surroundings, and the change in routine. Fortunately her instructor, Nancy (a certified recreation therapist) … Continue reading
Posted in Aquatics, Camp Business, Issues, Sep/Oct 10
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