What Sustains Us - Love Letters From Parents
October 23, 2015
Nine months out of twelve, a sleepaway summer camp is quiet. We don’t have the smiles and laughter and excitement that make our job so clearly wor...
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What Sustains Us - Love Letters From Counselors
October 06, 2015
“Working at camp this weekend made school seem like a vacation. I felt like I was just coming back home, back to a normal day at work.” I heard this ...
Camp's Quiet
September 22, 2015
It’s an interesting, if mildly disconcerting, experience to remain at camp once all the campers have gone. For three months, this place is alive w...
Ripples Through Time and Space - Beyond Summer Camp in Texas
August 13, 2015
About 10 years ago, a good friend of mine who is a management consultant shared an odd thought with me, “You know what I hate? I hate ‘problem solver...
An Appreciated Email on the Benefits of Summer Camp
August 12, 2015
Every now and then, Susie Ma’am and I get an email that simply makes our day, if not our week. Last Friday, we got the email below. After looking i...
Simple Joys of Free Play
August 10, 2015
Tonight featured yet another once-a-summer event: the Luau. Rather than eat in the Fillin Station (our dining hall) or have a picnic next to the Fil...