Camp Champions In ABC News Article
July 29, 2020
I thought about a wide variety of topics for today’s blog, but Susie Ma’am suggested that I instead share an article from ABC News that went live tod...
Camp Champions Blog
Falling in Love with Camp (by Susie Ma'am)
July 29, 2020
   Steve Sir and me with our own, now adult “campers” I came to the summer camp experience late in life.    I was never a camper as a child. Wh...
Counselor Heroes
July 29, 2020
For years we have talked about hiring “counselor heroes”. A friend unfamiliar with summer camps asked me to define what we mean by this and to explai...
An Unflappable Teen
July 28, 2020
After writing yesterday’s blog, Susie Ma’am chided me, “You showed chicken pictures and left out the best one?!?!”  She, of course, was correct. ...
Homesickness and the Letter
July 28, 2020
[This is the first of two articles about homesickness at camp. It is also a parent favorite.]   Over forty summers ago, my mother received a let...
Helping Kids Shine
July 28, 2020
 The following article is one I wrote for Psychology Today. It was the second of two articles. With that context, I hope it makes sense. I had...