Fostering Strength (Building "Stress Wood")
August 10, 2023
In 1991, an Arizona facility called Biosphere 2 began a series of experiments. [Note from Susie Ma’am: Steve Sir can go off on the occasional tangent....
Camp Champions Blog
A Surprising Revelation
August 09, 2023
I would like to share a story about our first experience sending our own children to camp 20 years ago. Like many of you, Steve Sir and I would pore ...
How Camp Prepared Me for College
August 09, 2023
During the second semester of his senior year in high school (7 years ago), I asked our son Liam whether he had a case of “senioritis”. He responded ...
Building Strong Kids!
August 08, 2023
This blog is one I wrote 2 years ago, but Susie Ma’am asked that I repost it for you now. I might not be a wise man, but I am wise enough to listen t...
Camp is Like College
August 08, 2023
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...
Counter-Point - I Am Doing My Jobs Perfectly!
August 07, 2023
I saw Steve Sir’s critique of my guard-dog skills. Please allow me to address that separately. First, I want to say what it is like to be a Camp Dog...