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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… 阅读更多»
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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… 阅读更多»
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… 阅读更多»
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… 阅读更多»
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… 阅读更多»
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… 阅读更多»
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… 阅读更多»
Camp Tools for School
This week’s guest blog comes to us from Camp Weequahic Director Cole Kelly and features some helpful advice for campers about how to apply what they learned at camp in school. “Well campers, it’s time for school. I know you’d rather be at camp – so would I! However, it’s time to leave your camp… 阅读更多»
After Camp: Keeping the Camp Momentum Going
Sure the kids are home from camp and are settling back into their school routines. Maybe they’re still a little bit camp sick, but it’s possible to keep the camp momentum going throughout the year. Here are a few suggestions we thought we’d pass along. Talk about camp with them. Not only do children love… 阅读更多»
Making Global Connections
One thing that isn’t entirely evident to people who’ve only recently begun to familiarize themselves with the world of summer camp is the level of connection that it provides, not just to a regional network of people, but to those from different states and even countries. The campers and staff members that make up America’s… 阅读更多»