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I've pretty much resurrected this blog and gained the help of my good camp friend Goose to create On The Loose. I'm not even sure if anyone is still reading this one or not, but it's there if you're interested. -
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This is from the Jan/Feb 2009 edition of Camp Business magazine. Check it out and grab your free subscription.
You Sunk My Battleship!
Our Leaders in Training (LITs) create a new evening activity each year. Three summers ago, the all-camp activity was Water Balloon Battleship, and campers have loved to participate in it ever since. They hang black ( Read more... ) -
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If anyone reading this trade Girl Scout or other Camp patches, or any sort of patches, please check out my blogspot blog! -
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I will now distract you with pictures of a baby deer and OMG WHAT IS THAT?! GET AWAY FROM MY NOMS, YOU CRAZY FURRY, FLOPPY THING!
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Ticks!
Ticks creep me the eff out. And leeches. Pretty much anything attempting to suck my blood and/or insert it's entire head into my skin is a no-no in my world. The last tick I caught I found on my upper thigh, nearing my butt. Needless to say, I felt violated by the little guy who crawled down my pants. Thankfully, I found him before he got in too ( Read more... ) -
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Camps
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Camps
Christopher A. Thurber, Ph.D.
Rebuild or Reload?
Highly effective camps establish more than a healthy culture. They incorporate habits that keep the camping fundamentals solid and that afford them the luxury of fine-tuning the delivery of their stated mission. Such camps can elevate a simple ( Read more... ) -
Metamorphosis: My First Summer at Camp
Metamorphosis: My First Summer at Camp
Stories from Camp
by Stefanie Klaus
When a caterpillar reaches a point of imminent metamorphosis, it enters another world, a fleeting but fundamental microcosm of its everyday life of tree branches and windowpanes. The caterpillar is meek and inexperienced to the sights, sounds, scents, and ( Read more... ) -
Teaching Campers to be Stewards of the Environment
Teaching Campers to be Stewards of the Environment
by Ben Lawhon
1861 - The Gunnery Camp is founded - The Gunnery Camp is considered the first organized American camp. Frederick W. Gunn and his wife Abigail operated a home school for boys in Washington, Connecticut. In 1861, they took the whole school on a two-week trip. The class hiked to their ( Read more... ) -
Nature IS the Program
Nature IS the Program
by Virginia D. Bourdeau
The question, "What do I need to teach nature programs at camp?" is generally followed by a statement like (panic rising), "I can't afford to buy a whole bunch of stuff!" As an extension 4-H specialist for natural science programs, I get this type of inquiry from new nature program ( Read more... ) -
Seven Absolutes of Camp Counseling
Seven Absolutes of Camp Counseling
by Jeffrey Leiken, M.A.
Those who have tracked my work over the years might be asking what in the world I would be doing making a list of seven absolute anythings when it comes to working with youth. I have always maintained there is no simple formula for working with humans because they are both ( Read more... )