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This week’s guest blog is from Camp Starlight… When the time comes to make the decision about sending a child to summer camp, many parents worry because it will often be the first time their children will be “on their own”. How will they decide what to wear, what to eat, and in which activity… 続きを読む »
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Which is Right for You? Session Camp or Full Season
You’re looking through camp literature, checking out camp Facebook pages and camp websites and find yourself debating whether to send your child to a shorter session camp next summer or a full season seven week camp. What’s really the difference? Will my children feel like they had less of an experience of they attend a… 続きを読む »
Where is Your Ideal Summer Camp?
You’ve begun to think about summer camp, hope to have your prospects narrowed to a handful by the first of the year, but are struggling with how far you should expand your search area for potential camps. How far is too far? The “right” answer to this question is very different for many families and… 続きを読む »
Make Your Camp Counselor Experience an Effective Tool in Your Job Search
So you’ve spent a summer—or maybe the better part of your college career—working as a summer camp counselor. You’re nearing graduation and you’re starting to pull together your resume for finding a job in the “real world”. You’ve been wondering, ‘How do I adequately articulate my summer camp experience?’ You’re worried that it will sound… 続きを読む »
Now is the Time to Start Choosing a Summer Camp
The leaves are falling off the trees and the weather is starting to cool down, but it’s not too early to start thinking about sending your children to summer camp next summer. There is certainly no shortage of American summer camps and finding the right one for your children is essential to their success there…. 続きを読む »
Being a Camp Counselor Builds Skills for Your Future
The guest blog this week is from Alyson, Camp Starlight’s Assistant Director. “Most of hype you hear about why you should be a summer camp counselor involves fun, friendship, and sunshine! However, it may come as a surprise that one of the best reasons to become a camp counselor is the impact it will have… 続きを読む »
Create a Camp Atmosphere All Year Long
Just because your children are no longer at camp doesn’t mean you can’t create a camp atmosphere in your home. There are several things you can do to keep the camp spirit alive all year long. This doesn’t have to be a radical flip of the switch that completely eliminates conveniences and luxuries from your… 続きを読む »
Camp is…Friends, Skill, and Fun
The featured guest blog this week is from Camp Laurel South… “The clothes have been washed (and washed again). The sleeping bag has been aired out. The stories have been told – many of them, anyway. Right now, camp takes a back seat to the new school year. It’s a little early to think about… 続きを読む »
Summer Camp: Defining Routine and Ritual
Routines. Everyone has them. For some, they encompass everything that takes place from the time we wake in the morning until we go to bed at night. For others, they come in short bursts throughout the day, such as at mealtimes or bedtime. However, establishing routines as daily parts of our lives is important, especially… 続きを読む »
Everything I Need to Know, I Learned at Summer Camp
This week, we have a guest blog from Lindsay at Camp Starlight… Back in 1988, the book Everything I Need to Know, I Learned in Kindergarten was written by Robert Fulghum. However true the points the author makes may be, it is arguable that those who go to summer camp would feel otherwise. Although summer… 続きを読む »