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Camp Includes Me: Where Do We Go From Here?
September 1, 2017
This feature article is the first of an ongoing series of articles in Camping Magazine that will focus on inclusion, diversity, and cross-cultural agility to share in our individual communities and out in the world.
Inclusive Camp: Making Summer Camp a Joyful Place for Everyone
September 1, 2017
Summer camp is a sacred community which, as a rule, has always been willing to find common ground in respecting and accommodating individual values and needs. The values and needs...
Sit & Get Won't Grow Dendrites: Professional Learning Strategies That Engage the Adult Brain
January 1, 2006
by Marcia L. Tate, Ph.D. Visualize the worst presentation or training session that you ever attended. The chances are that you were talked at by a presenter who was either boring...
Social Capital and Organized Camping: It's About Community!
March 1, 2008
We can't really define it, but we know it when we see it. We lament the loss of it to our friends and neighbors as we continually look for new ways to build it. What is IT? It is a...
Disaster Response and Recovery: Is Your Camp Ready?
March 1, 2007
Fortunately the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season didn't meet the forecasters' predictions. The mild weather pattern was a welcome relief to those at risk following two devastating...
There’s No Business Like Trade Show Business
January 1, 2009
Trade shows, camp fairs, and community expos bring vendors together in a virtual mega mall where like-minded people can efficiently research and compare products, services...
2017 July/August Camping Magazine
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Rogue Camp Volunteer Management: When Old Campers Love Camp Too Much
July 1, 2017
At the ACA National Conference in Atlanta in 2016, 4-H camp directors from across the country spent a day exploring relevant topics. Nationally, 4-H is one branch of the Extension...
A Community of Healing: An Interview with Andrew Gappa and Deb Paschke of Camp Hometown Heroes
July 1, 2017
Camp Hometown Heroes is a national, free, week-long residential summer camp for children and siblings ages seven to 17 of fallen U.S. service members. These are active or inactive...
5,000 Girls of Camp Kear Sarge — A Reunion Story
July 1, 2017
Standing on a dark platform at Grand Central Station in June 1965, I saw a huge pile of black trunks with silver latch hooks and little locks just like mine. I had watched my...
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