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How Summer Camp Made me a Better Person – a “Her Campus” Article
As the summer draws near, there are still some of you out there scurrying to decide…
Your Kid is not the Fine China: Building Resilience and the Notion to Create
by Margaret Stockard “A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships…
Benefits of Sending Your Daughter to an All-Girls Summer Camp
by Margaret Stockard Adolescence is the age-old purgatorial suspension between shedding a certain part of childhood and transitioning into what’s…
Awesome and Color-Tastic Things to Make With Kids!
A+ recently put out a great article with some very fun, cool, wacky, and colorful things to make with kids. During…
The Parental Inter-Camp Relationship: Navigating Perspectives When One Parent Went to Camp and the Other Did Not
by Eva Gruenberg Much of our “off-season” is spent educating others about the camp experience,…
10 Tips for Making the Most of Your First Year – An Article by The American Camp Association
The American Camp Association has posted a great article with 10 tips for first year counselors/camp staff. I…
Camp and the Unplugged Child: Loosening the Digital Grip
by Margaret Stockard As I write this on my technological device, I think about how important digital advancements have…
10 of the Best Books for Thinking Parents
Benjamin Franklin once said: “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I…
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions: Camp vs. Internships and How a Summer in the Woods Changed My Life
by Margaret Stockard The new year is upon us and for many students, this is the home stretch toward…