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Camping Magazine
Buffet, Serving Line, and Family Style: The Pros and Cons
January 1, 2020
What type of dining service does your camp use? To get an idea of what is currently popular in camps, I conducted a survey among camp food service directors and received some...
2019 November/December Camping Magazine
Mon, 11/04/2019 - 15:45
Increasing Your Community Footprint: A Case Study in Equitable Camping
November 1, 2019
“Without Camplify? Gosh, I don’t know where we would be.” What began as a challenging weekend camp in elementary school has transformed into a year-round leadership journey for...
Crafting Healthy Conceptions of Masculinity: What the Summer Camp Experience Can Provide for Boys
November 1, 2019
I was sitting in our chapel benches surrounded by towering pines as I listened to our leadership director, Dave Irwin, give his Sunday chapel talk in late July of 2016 at YMCA Camp...
A Through Line: Caring, Compassion, and Conflict Resolution
November 1, 2019
July’s Camp Kindness Day showcased the role that organized camping plays in promoting character traits that ultimately transcend June, July, and August, amplifying that what young...
MESH Essential Eligibility Criteria: Creating a Recipe for Camper Success
November 4, 2019
For generations, the family was known throughout the area as masters of making the most amazing fudge. Taking days to prepare, fudge making was an event — and those lucky enough to...
Healthy Camp People 2030: A Conceptual Framework for Tomorrow
November 1, 2019
This column is different from what I usually provide. It poses a vision for the future of our camp community’s health profile. As you read, ask if the ideas reflect your desire for...
Whatever the Weather
November 1, 2019
One of my fondest camp memories is of sitting in a large platform tent with my other new friends during a torrential downpour. Like most suburban kids I knew, I had long been...
Campocalypse: Seven Predictions about Summer Youth Programs
November 1, 2019
Forget camp as you know it, because the world is changing faster than camp professionals are holding their ground. Forget camp’s unique combination of community living away from...
Can We Talk? Difficult Management Conversations
November 1, 2019
“Can I talk to you for a minute?” It’s a simple question that in the blink of an eye can send the receiver on an emotional roller coaster. Take a moment and slowly read the...
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