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Tag: youth development
Working at Camp Kippewa: What to Expect as a First-Year Camp Counselor
Camp Kippewa off-season is in full swing as we get ready for the busy summer, and hiring staff is…
Give the Gift of the Outdoors: How Summer Camp Exercises Your Brain
It may be that when we no longer know which way to go that we have come to our…
Girls Becoming Their Best Selves – A Podcast Interview With Ginger Clare
Our Camp Director Ginger met recently with the great folks at Campfire Conversation to discuss how we can help girls…
Rock, Paper, Scissors, SUPPORT!: Teaching Kids To Build Each Other Up at Camp
There’s something very right about a room full of confident girls doing their own thing. That’s one of the biggest…
The Confidence Gap for Girls: 5 Tips for Parents of Tween and Teen Girls (A NYT Article)
Between the ages of 8 and 14, girls’ confidence levels fall by 30 percent. Fighting it requires taking some risks….
Strengthening the Mind Through Movement and How Summer Camp Can Help
Physical exercise has a substantial link to brain function and thinking skills, according to a study carried out by the…
Outside the Lines: Fostering Organic Creativity at Summer Camp
Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up – Pablo Picasso …
