Tag: summer camp

Big Things in Small Moments

This week’s guest contribution comes from the Camp Starlight blog: One of the best parts of camp is observing moments when campers could teach grown-ups a thing or two. One of them is the way in which campers are able to capture a moment. There are lots of big events at camp.  We write about… 자세히보기 »

Healthy Competition

“Healthy Competition” is a term that is often used at summer camp.  While they also offer a wide selection of niche and hobby type activities, traditional summer camps focus heavily on sports.  The emphasis, however, is more about encouraging campers to be active and improve their skills.  This is not to say that campers do… 자세히보기 »

The Anatomy of a Summer Camp

Summer camp is often thought of as a whole, a single place where campers convene for several weeks each summer.  Few think of summer camp in the context of its smaller parts.  Yet, for campers, the special memories that make up “summer camp” in their minds are not merely the product of a whole, but… 자세히보기 »

A Camper Reflects on the Day before Camp Begins

Over the past several days, all of America’s Summer Camps welcomed their campers and the summer is officially underway.  For our guest blog this week, however, we wanted to share a blog submitted by one of the campers at Camp Starlight, who reflected on what campers feel the day before camp. I am nearing the… 자세히보기 »

Eagerly Awaiting the Arrival of Campers!

In just a few short days, campers will arrive at each of America’s Finest Summer Camps in droves.  But summer camp campuses all over the country have already been populated by someone else for the past several days: staff.  Working with children 24/7 requires more preparation than simply showing up ready to work and being… 자세히보기 »

Summer Camp: A Place for Exploration

Adventure, tradition, fun, and nature are all words that come to mind when one mentions “summer camp.”  One word that doesn’t instantly come to mind, however, is “exploration.” Summer camp is an exercise in exploration. There is, of course, literal exploration.  Traditional summer camps are primarily located in rural areas, away from the city and… 자세히보기 »

5 Tips for First Time Counselors

You’ve accepted the position and completed the paperwork.  It’s official!  You’re about to spend your first summer as a camp counselor.  Naturally, a lot of people experience a few nerves in the days leading up to camp.  After all, even when you’re a grown adult, leaving behind your family and friends to spend the summer… 자세히보기 »

Camp: Independence, Excitement, Fun…and Even Some Nerves

The guest blog this week is from Camp Laurel South and addresses a very relevant subject with camp growing nearer: Nerves. It’s that time of year. Departure for camp draws ever closer. Excitement builds in the household. And for a first-time camp parent, anxiety is normal. It’s natural to worry about missing your child. Just… 자세히보기 »

Eye on the Bullseye

As long as there has been summer camp, archery has been a part of it.  Although the amount of available activities at summer camp has grown immensely since the early days of camp, archery still remains popular.  It’s a classic outdoor sport that doesn’t require the stamina or athletic prowess of, say, soccer, but a… 자세히보기 »

8 Million and Counting

< ![endif]–> According to the American Camping Association, 8 million children attend summer camp each summer in the United States. Will your child be one of them? 50 days (give or take a few) until the start of Summer 2013!