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Attention college and university students: Have you started to think about how you’re going to spend next summer? Sure, it’s winter, it’s cold outside, and the thing you’re most worried about now are your upcoming finals. Perhaps in the back of your mind you’ve toyed with the idea of applying for an internship or two…. Leer más »
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10 Camp Things for Which We’re Thankful All Year Long
The holidays are upon us and ‘tis the season to ponder those things for which we’re truly thankful. For those of us who are fortunate enough to eat, sleep and breathe camp 24/7, 365 days a year, it’s hard not to make an exclusive “camp” list. After all, camp is just as much a part… Leer más »
Watching Campers Grow
Campers may begin attending camp when they’re seven. They come in as frosh or juniors and you observe them. They’re young. They’re cute. You blink. They’re in upper camp. As a camp staff member, there are few things as satisfying as watching your campers grow older. Every year, you get to see them mature. They… Leer más »
10 Reasons Working as a Camp Counselor This Past Summer Was the Most Awesome Job Decision You Ever Made…
1.) Being able to put “Provided excellent care and fun for several hundred children” or “helped children improve athletic skills” on your resume is a pretty sweet bonus. 2.) Saying, “My friend who lives in Australia…” or “My friend who lives in Arizona…” sounds a lot cooler (and more worldly) than, “My friend who works… Leer más »
The Many Role Models of Camp
There aren’t many places children can go to be surrounded by positive role models that provide them the opportunity to develop relationships on multiple levels. For most kids, adult mentors are limited to parents, coaches and teachers. There’s one place, however, where children are surrounded by mentors on multiple levels 24/7: summer camp. Most summer… Leer más »
Camp Mom
Recently, we posted a blog how the staff who watch over children at summer camp. To further expand on that point, our guest blog this week is from Lindsay at Camp Starlight regarding one of the essential members of not only Starlight’s staff but many other camps a well…The Camp Mom. One of the most… Leer más »
Who is Watching Your Children? A Look at Camp Staff and Leadership
If you submit prospective babysitters through background and reference checks just for a date night with your spouse or significant other, then you probably have an extreme interest in just who will be taking care of your children at summer camp. Thanks in part to movies and television, many parents have images of young, barely… Leer más »
An International Staff Member Reflects on Working at Summer Camp
A couple of weeks ago, an American Camp staff member reflected on his camp experience. This week, we’d like to share the sentiments of an international staff member: «An average camp is considered to be successful if the kids come home safe at the end of the summer and had fun. Camp is about so… Leer más »
A Camp Staff Member Reflects on His Weequahic Experience
A Camp Weequahic staff member reflects on why he loves Weequahic and working at camp in the guest blog this week: Hi everyone. My name is Chad Razey and I’m 22 years old and attend the University of Georgia. Go Dawgs! I will graduate in May of 2012 and look to continue my education at… Leer más »
Who Works at Summer Camp?
Spring is just around the corner and summer will be here before you know it, which makes now the time to start thinking about how you’re going to spend your summer. If you’re a college student, you could toil away as a server or cook at the local pizza joint or operate rides or peddle… Leer más »