Batman, Mac 'n' Cheese and Advice
June 09, 2011
Finding the Inner Batman We have a camper who is here in for his third summer. Frankly, he was very late to sign up this year (luckily, he is male...
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Scheduling and Backwards Day
June 08, 2011
Activity Selection Yesterday, I wrote about the physical improvements to camp that we made since last year. Today I would love to share a big operatio...
The Year of Improvements
June 07, 2011
Every August after camp ends, we spend several days brainstorming ideas to improve camp. We read the parent surveys, share comments from our staff a...
Orange You Glad We Have a Wood-Fired Oven?
June 06, 2011
Opening the OCP The first day of the OCP (Outdoor Cooking Pavilion) has proven to be a huge success with the first groups of campers. It, however, ...
Great First Day
June 06, 2011
It is almost 11:00 and your children are in bed and resting for another day at camp. Camp is peaceful. A light breeze blows through the screens and th...
Optimism and Success
June 03, 2011
Yesterday, we had a powerful guest speaker, Shawn Achor. He is an international consultant, author of The Happiness Advantage and the teacher of the ...