Camp is Like College
August 07, 2020
[Note from Susie - this is one of the articles I reference in my blog today.] When I started my career as a camp director in 1993, my mother shared th...
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The Siren Song of the Silicon
July 31, 2020
Below is an article I share with our families each summer. I have also included a video that we made a few summers ago that talks about being tech-f...
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...
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...
A Surprising Revelation
July 22, 2020
When Liam and Terrill started at the University of Texas, they received a pre-orientation packet. Upon opening it, they found a “Parent Handbook” ...
21st Century Skills
June 25, 2020
[Warning from Susie Ma’am: this is one of Steve Sir’s longer article, but I think it is one that you will appreciate. We parents are looking for ways ...