Camping Magazine articles from January 1997

Camping Magazine archives from January 1997

Get the staff you need this summer. (summer camp)
January 1, 1997... The dilemma Camp directors have trouble finding staff for some very good reasons. Because the counselor-age population (Generation X) has decreased, all businesses and organizations that rely on summer help are competing for a smaller number...

Preparing for change.
January 1, 1997... I cannot believe it is 1997! It seems like only yesterday that I became accustomed to putting 1996 on everything from letters to checks. The speed at which the years roll by seems to be accelerating. There is one other thing that seems to be...

Volunteers or employees: which are they?
January 1, 1997... Volunteers can be valuable assets to many camps and nonprofit organizations. They also require that camps examine a number of legal and risk management issues. When volunteers and camp employees perform the same services, the camp faces a unique...

Camp is where the sidewalk ends. (nature activities in camps)
January 1, 1997... There is a place where the sidewalk ends And before the street begins, And there the grass grows soft and white, And there the sun burns crimson bright, And there the moon-bird rests from his flight To cool in the peppermint wind....

The new opportunity for camp: a deeper commitment to people.
January 1, 1997... Two bricklayers were working on a major building project many years ago. When a passerby asked what they were doing, the first bricklayer sarcastically replied, "What does it look like? I'm laying bricks." The second bricklayer thought for a...

Cliques mirror society; what we know about ADD. (Attention Deficit Disorder)
January 1, 1997... Cliques and Society Researchers Adler and Adler studied cliques, which are circles of friends who see themselves as mutually connected. Cliques are hierarchical, dominated by peer leaders, and offer membership to a select few. Cliques include...

Coaching emotional skills at camp.
January 1, 1997... You bet you can! Have you ever thought about camp as a place where we could coach emotional skills just as we teach athletic competence? Why not spotlight self-esteem as the touchstone of the camp experience? Or empower your staff with tools...

Encouraging religious and spiritual identity: steps camps can take.(includes related article on recruiting campers for service projects)
January 1, 1997... Developmental psychology teaches us that life offers stages of readiness for certain activities. Spiritual and religious identification emerge in early adolescence, a time when young people have a heightened level of awareness. Rapid changes...

Curative factors in the camp experience.
January 1, 1997... Promoting developmental growth When young people attend camp, they automatically experience beneficial psychological curative factors that help them move toward healthy developmental growth. These curative factors naturally exist at camp. By...

The National Camp Evaluation Project. (study of specialized camps for the disabled)
January 1, 1997... A national study on the effects of specialized camps Participation in outdoor programs is a traditional and well established aspect of recreation and leisure for children, youth, and adults in our country. Experts agree that outdoor experiences...

Inclusionary practices. (survey of mainstream camps serving youth of all abilities)
January 1, 1997... A nationwide survey of mainstream camps serving all youth There is a strong movement in the United States to fully include people of all abilities in society. Although most past research has been conducted in the public schools, inclusion needs...

Building self-esteem. (camps)
January 1, 1997... Through the camp experience Like many youth-serving institutions, camps are trying to strengthen and better explain the contributions they make in young people's lives. Our outcome-oriented society challenges camps to interpret for parents and...

Camouflage at camp. (wearing camouflage clothing at camps)
January 1, 1997... Each year, with the anticipation of the summer camp season, I would agonize over Scouts and leaders who would wear camouflage and military clothing to camp. In my role as camp director, I would often stand at flag ceremonies - chewing on the...