The Inane Can Keep You Sane
August 04, 2020
Since my other blogs today are long, please allow just a short one to share two fun snippets. First, tonight was T-Bone night. Each session, we have ...
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The Great 8: The Benefits of Summer Camp on Skill Development
August 04, 2020
Warning - this blog is a little serious and not particularly amusing. It is a short piece I wrote for counselor orientation. Each summer, we have on...
Taking Reasonable Risks
August 04, 2020
(This is the third in 4 articles on the “Four R’s” that we stress at Camp Champions) As you might have seen in a previous article, we focus on the “F...
Summer Camp and Orthodontia
August 03, 2020
Long before anyone took summer camps seriously as a growth opportunity for children, my grandmother told one of her friends, “The two best things I ev...
Showing Respect
August 03, 2020
(This is the second in 4 articles on the “Four R’s” that we stress at Camp Champions) As you might have seen in a previous article, we focus on th...
Staying in the Bubble (or Missing Wal-Mart")"
August 02, 2020
Each year, I am amused by a simple fact: our counselors crave trips to Wal-Mart and Sonic. On their nights off, these trips become almost treasured ...