Durable Skills in Action
April 11, 2025
Picture this: Camp Champions basketball courts, mid-summer. 60 campers moving this way and that. Basketballs flying towards the hoop. Different animal...
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Camp Builds Durable Kids
March 27, 2025
We Knew Camp Built Strong Kids. Now We Know How. For years, we’ve said that Camp Champions builds strong kids. We believed it because it’s true. Camp ...
Big News and a Request From Steve Sir
February 12, 2025
Next week, I’ll begin a three-year term as Chair of the American Camp Association. Plus, I just celebrated a big birthday, 40! Just kidding, 60. This ...
Counter-Point - I Am Doing My Jobs Perfectly!
August 05, 2024
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...
Point - Dodger Ma'am is not a Great Guard
August 05, 2024
[This is the first of two blogs - a Point/Counter-Point (like 60 Minutes used to do). Here is the “Point”. Dodger Ma’am will submit her “Counter-Poin...
Phones and Hangout Time
April 18, 2024
A recent article by Derek Thompson highlighted two strong trends affecting teens: A massive decrease in face-to-face hangout time and A disturbing i...