Falling in Love With Camp
August 10, 2022
[Note: Susie Ma’am is our guest blogger for this one.] I came to the summer camp experience late in life. I was never a camper as a child. While ...
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Siren Song of the Silicon
August 10, 2022
Below is an article I share with our families each summer. I have also included a video we made several summers ago that talks about being tech-free ...
Definition of a Champion
August 10, 2022
“Our passion is to help every camper grow into the Champion he or she is intended to be.” —Camp Champions’ Mission Statement When I share our mission ...
Camp is Like College
August 09, 2022
When I started my career as a camp director in 1993, my mother shared the following thought with me: summer camp is like college, but just a little bi...
"Disruptive Moments" at Camp
August 09, 2022
[The following is an article I wrote for Psychology Today: Disruptive Moments. It is a little less conversational than my normal blogs, but I hope you...
Homesickness and the Letter
August 09, 2022
[This is the first of two articles about homesickness at camp. It is also a parent favorite.] Almost fifty summers ago, my mother received a letter...